mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A user equipment, UE, (104-116; 210,214; 300) for receiving a media content using dynamic adaptive streaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol, HTTP, DASH, comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a coordinator device (102; 200); and a processor configured to: receive one or more representations of the media content from a content provider, wherein each representation includes bit rate for streaming the media content; receive an initial resource price from the coordinator device, wherein the resource price is selected by the coordinator device as a price weighting the resource; determine an initial resource consumption required for receiving the media content based on the bit rate included in the one or more representations and the initial resource price; and transmit an initial resource request for indicating the required initial resource consumption to the coordinator device. a communication interface configured to communicate with a coordinator device (102; 200); and a processor configured to: receive one or more representations of the media content from a content provider, wherein each representation includes bit rate for streaming the media content; receive an initial resource price from the coordinator device, wherein the resource price is selected by the coordinator device as a price weighting the resource; determine an initial resource consumption required for receiving the media content based on the bit rate included in the one or more representations and the initial resource price; and transmit an initial resource request for indicating the required initial resource consumption to the coordinator device. receive one or more representations of the media content from a content provider, wherein each representation includes bit rate for streaming the media content; receive an initial resource price from the coordinator device, wherein the resource price is selected by the coordinator device as a price weighting the resource; determine an initial resource consumption required for receiving the media content based on the bit rate included in the one or more representations and the initial resource price; and transmit an initial resource request for indicating the required initial resource consumption to the coordinator device.
Method for predicting an image to be predicted, through forward motion compensation on the basis of at least one reference image, the reference image being divided into a set of non-overlapping blocks that cover the entire reference image, the forward motion compensation using displacement vectors pointing from the reference image to the image to be predicted, leading to uncovered zones in the image to be predicted, said method comprising the following steps: - for each block of the reference image, determining at least one displacement vector representative of a displacement between said block of the reference image and a corresponding block in the image to be predicted; said method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps, for at least one block of the reference image, termed reference block, for which a forward-motion-compensated block in the image to be predicted with the use of the at least one displacement vector of the reference block corresponds to a block in the vicinity of an uncovered zone of the image to be predicted: - determining at least one enlarged block, comprising said reference block and at least one point on a block adjacent to said reference block in said reference image; - determining a prediction value for at least one point on said uncovered zone of the image to be predicted through forward motion compensation of said at least one enlarged block by using the or said displacement vector(s) determined for said reference block. - for each block of the reference image, determining at least one displacement vector representative of a displacement between said block of the reference image and a corresponding block in the image to be predicted; - determining at least one enlarged block, comprising said reference block and at least one point on a block adjacent to said reference block in said reference image; - determining a prediction value for at least one point on said uncovered zone of the image to be predicted through forward motion compensation of said at least one enlarged block by using the or said displacement vector(s) determined for said reference block.
Device for detection of gaseous amines originating from disease in the human urogenital system, said device comprising an outer surface and an inner surface for facing the user and for facing away from the user, respectively, characterized in that said device comprises an indicator configured to detect gaseous amines, comprising amine sensitive chemichromic dyes that change color in the presence of amines; said device is made of a flexible material of a shape adapted to cover orifices of the human urogenital system but not the anus, the device having a liquid barrier near the outer surface and the inner surface is permeable to the gaseous amines that are to be detected by the indicator; wherein the shape of the device is generally triangular so that edges of the device abut the groins of the wearer thereby preventing undesired movement; the indicator is removably placeable in an indicator pocket provided in the gas permeable layer of the inner surface; and the indicator has an elongated shape and is essentially flat, and is made from a soft flexible material having a structural integrity that ensures that it may be easily introduced into the pocket. said device comprises an indicator configured to detect gaseous amines, comprising amine sensitive chemichromic dyes that change color in the presence of amines; said device is made of a flexible material of a shape adapted to cover orifices of the human urogenital system but not the anus, the device having a liquid barrier near the outer surface and the inner surface is permeable to the gaseous amines that are to be detected by the indicator; wherein the shape of the device is generally triangular so that edges of the device abut the groins of the wearer thereby preventing undesired movement; the indicator is removably placeable in an indicator pocket provided in the gas permeable layer of the inner surface; and the indicator has an elongated shape and is essentially flat, and is made from a soft flexible material having a structural integrity that ensures that it may be easily introduced into the pocket.
An apparatus, comprising means for: receiving (6.1) data representing a first frame of video content comprising a plurality of frames; determining (6.2), for at least one object in a first frame, an object type and position in the first frame; using a policy model, determining (6.3) a number of frames N to skip over based on a comparison of the type and position of the object in the first frame with the type and position of one or more objects in one or more prior frames, wherein the policy model has been trained using a reinforced learning method which takes as input a plurality of training frames, uses an object detection model for determining key frames in the plurality of training frames, a key frame being a frame in which a new object appears or object transitions occur, wherein the reinforced learning method uses a reward function that rewards, for given states indicative of the type and position of one or more objects in the training frames, an increase in the number of frames N skipped over, whilst penalizing the skipping over of determined key frames; and providing (6.4) the N + 1 frame, and not the skipped-over frames, to means for applying said frame to a vision model for analysing provided frames. receiving (6.1) data representing a first frame of video content comprising a plurality of frames; determining (6.2), for at least one object in a first frame, an object type and position in the first frame; using a policy model, determining (6.3) a number of frames N to skip over based on a comparison of the type and position of the object in the first frame with the type and position of one or more objects in one or more prior frames, wherein the policy model has been trained using a reinforced learning method which takes as input a plurality of training frames, uses an object detection model for determining key frames in the plurality of training frames, a key frame being a frame in which a new object appears or object transitions occur, wherein the reinforced learning method uses a reward function that rewards, for given states indicative of the type and position of one or more objects in the training frames, an increase in the number of frames N skipped over, whilst penalizing the skipping over of determined key frames; and providing (6.4) the N + 1 frame, and not the skipped-over frames, to means for applying said frame to a vision model for analysing provided frames.
An intratympanic composition for use in the treatment of an otic disease or condition, the composition comprising: between about 0.1 mg/mL to about 70 mg/mL of an aural pressure modulating agent, wherein the aural pressure modulating agent is a neurotrophic growth factor; between about 16% to about 21% by weight of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene triblock copolymer of general formula E106 P70 E106 (Poloxamer 407); sterile water, q.s., buffered to provide a perilymph-suitable pH between about 6.0 and about 7.6; wherein the composition has less than 5% by weight degradation products of the aural pressure modulating agent as characterized by HPLC, a perilymph-suitable osmolarity between about 250 and 320 mM, less than about 50 colony forming units (cfu) of microbiological agents per gram of composition, and less than about 5 endotoxin units per kg of body weight of a subject. between about 0.1 mg/mL to about 70 mg/mL of an aural pressure modulating agent, wherein the aural pressure modulating agent is a neurotrophic growth factor; between about 16% to about 21% by weight of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene triblock copolymer of general formula E106 P70 E106 (Poloxamer 407); sterile water, q.s., buffered to provide a perilymph-suitable pH between about 6.0 and about 7.6; wherein the composition has less than 5% by weight degradation products of the aural pressure modulating agent as characterized by HPLC, a perilymph-suitable osmolarity between about 250 and 320 mM, less than about 50 colony forming units (cfu) of microbiological agents per gram of composition, and less than about 5 endotoxin units per kg of body weight of a subject.
A DC/DC converter for supplying at least one electric component connected to said DC/DC converter with a constant supply voltage, the converter comprising at least one output power device (27, 28) adapted to supply the output supply voltage to said electric component; a transconductance amplifier, for receiving said output supply voltage as a feedback signal and configured to provide a comparator voltage (COMP); a load detection circuit comprising a comparator adapted to compare the comparator voltage (COMP) with a slope voltage of a slope signal and to provide a reset signal when the comparator voltage (COMP) reaches the slope voltage; the DC/DC converter characterized in that it further comprises: an inverter circuit adapted to invert said reset signal to provide an inverted reset signal; a latch circuit having a set input connected to said comparator for receiving said inverted reset signal, and a reset input connected to a time-out period counter and having an output connected to a NOR-gate for providing a mode control signal, said mode control signal indicating whether the DC/DC converter is in an energy saving light load operation mode (SLLM) or in a normal operation mode, wherein said DC/DC converter is configured to switch to the energy saving light load operation mode (SLLM) if the load detection circuit detects that the load of said electric component is low, based on the mode control signal. an inverter circuit adapted to invert said reset signal to provide an inverted reset signal; a latch circuit having a set input connected to said comparator for receiving said inverted reset signal, and a reset input connected to a time-out period counter and having an output connected to a NOR-gate for providing a mode control signal, said mode control signal indicating whether the DC/DC converter is in an energy saving light load operation mode (SLLM) or in a normal operation mode, wherein said DC/DC converter is configured to switch to the energy saving light load operation mode (SLLM) if the load detection circuit detects that the load of said electric component is low, based on the mode control signal.
A system configured to generate a two-dimensional view of an image volume dataset, comprising: - a feature detector for detecting a feature in the image volume dataset, wherein the feature comprises at least part of a border of an object represented by the image volume dataset, wherein the border comprises a border between a human or animal body and air, i.e. skin; - a distance computing subsystem for computing a distance from the feature to an image element of the image volume dataset; - a weighting subsystem for weighting an intensity value of the image element, based on the distance, to obtain a weighted intensity value, wherein the weighting subsystem is arranged for enhancing an image element located close to the skin and attenuating an image element located in a central portion of the body; - a view generator for generating the two-dimensional view of the image volume dataset, based on the weighted intensity value, wherein the two-dimensional view comprises one of: a maximum intensity projection, or a closest vessel projection, and a pixel value of the view is based on the weighted intensity value. - a feature detector for detecting a feature in the image volume dataset, wherein the feature comprises at least part of a border of an object represented by the image volume dataset, wherein the border comprises a border between a human or animal body and air, i.e. skin; - a distance computing subsystem for computing a distance from the feature to an image element of the image volume dataset; - a weighting subsystem for weighting an intensity value of the image element, based on the distance, to obtain a weighted intensity value, wherein the weighting subsystem is arranged for enhancing an image element located close to the skin and attenuating an image element located in a central portion of the body; - a view generator for generating the two-dimensional view of the image volume dataset, based on the weighted intensity value, wherein the two-dimensional view comprises one of: a maximum intensity projection, or a closest vessel projection, and a pixel value of the view is based on the weighted intensity value.
Use of an anti-viral polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO: 3 or a variant thereof, the variation consisting of rendering one or more of amino acid residues 45, 60, 71, or 104 of SEQ ID NO: 3 glycosylation resistant while maintaining antiviral activity, optionally as part of a polypeptide conjugate, for the preparation of a medicament for inhibiting a SARS viral infection in a host.
A polypeptide capable of binding to anti-HEV antibodies, chosen from: - a polypeptide comprising at least sequence 394-660 of a 660-amino acid p-ORF2 protein of the hepatitis E virus, and in which the three amino acids at positions 627, 630 and 638 are different from cysteine; wherein said 660-amino acid p-ORF2 protein having at least 89% identity with SEQ ID No. 11 and said sequence 394-660 having at least 90% identity with SEQ ID No. 26; and - a polypeptide comprising a sequence analog to SEQ ID No. 26 having at least 90% identity with SEQ ID No. 26 and derived from a p-ORF2 protein of the hepatitis E virus of a length different from 660 amino acids and having at least 89% identity with SEQ ID No. 11, and in which the three amino acids corresponding to the three cysteines at positions 627, 630 and 638 of SEQ ID No. 11 are different from cysteine. - a polypeptide comprising at least sequence 394-660 of a 660-amino acid p-ORF2 protein of the hepatitis E virus, and in which the three amino acids at positions 627, 630 and 638 are different from cysteine; wherein said 660-amino acid p-ORF2 protein having at least 89% identity with SEQ ID No. 11 and said sequence 394-660 having at least 90% identity with SEQ ID No. 26; and - a polypeptide comprising a sequence analog to SEQ ID No. 26 having at least 90% identity with SEQ ID No. 26 and derived from a p-ORF2 protein of the hepatitis E virus of a length different from 660 amino acids and having at least 89% identity with SEQ ID No. 11, and in which the three amino acids corresponding to the three cysteines at positions 627, 630 and 638 of SEQ ID No. 11 are different from cysteine.
A memory expansion device operable in a computer system, the computer system including a host computer (host) and a dedicated bus, the memory expansion device comprising: interface circuitry configured to communicate with the host via the dedicated bus based on a predefined protocol; a non-volatile memory subsystem; cache memory (127/327B); and control logic coupled to the interface circuitry, the cache memory (127/327B), and the NVM subsystem, wherein the control logic is configurable to: receive a first submission from the host, the first submission including a first read command and specifying a first payload in the NVM subsystem; and in response to the first submission being of first priority, request ownership of first cache lines corresponding to the first payload, indicate completion of the first submission after acquiring ownership of the first cache lines, and load the first payload to the cache memory (127/327B), the first cache lines corresponding to cache lines in a first coherent destination memory space accessible by the host. interface circuitry configured to communicate with the host via the dedicated bus based on a predefined protocol; a non-volatile memory subsystem; cache memory (127/327B); and control logic coupled to the interface circuitry, the cache memory (127/327B), and the NVM subsystem, wherein the control logic is configurable to: receive a first submission from the host, the first submission including a first read command and specifying a first payload in the NVM subsystem; and in response to the first submission being of first priority, request ownership of first cache lines corresponding to the first payload, indicate completion of the first submission after acquiring ownership of the first cache lines, and load the first payload to the cache memory (127/327B), the first cache lines corresponding to cache lines in a first coherent destination memory space accessible by the host. receive a first submission from the host, the first submission including a first read command and specifying a first payload in the NVM subsystem; and in response to the first submission being of first priority, request ownership of first cache lines corresponding to the first payload, indicate completion of the first submission after acquiring ownership of the first cache lines, and load the first payload to the cache memory (127/327B), the first cache lines corresponding to cache lines in a first coherent destination memory space accessible by the host.
A method for monitoring and controlling a die casting operation in a die casting machine comprising a die having an internal die surface defining a cavity fluidly interconnected to a shot of material to be introduced into the cavity for forming a part from the material after it is introduced into the cavity and cooled for a desired period of time, the die further comprising at least one cooling line (526, 204) extending through the die spaced from the cavity, each of the at least one cooling line (526, 204) having coolant passing therethrough at a coolant flow rate, an inlet wherein the coolant is at an inlet temperature and an outlet wherein the fluid is at an outlet temperature, comprising the steps of: determining a heat removed by each of the at least one cooling line (526, 204), wherein the heat removed is determined by calculating the heat removal rate of each of the at least one cooling line (526, 204) from the inlet temperature, outlet temperature, coolant flow rate, density of the coolant, and specific heat of the coolant; and controlling (32, 34, 36, 38) the coolant flow rate through each of the at least one cooling line (526, 204) in response to the step of determining the heat removed. determining a heat removed by each of the at least one cooling line (526, 204), wherein the heat removed is determined by calculating the heat removal rate of each of the at least one cooling line (526, 204) from the inlet temperature, outlet temperature, coolant flow rate, density of the coolant, and specific heat of the coolant; and controlling (32, 34, 36, 38) the coolant flow rate through each of the at least one cooling line (526, 204) in response to the step of determining the heat removed.
A tire temperature control device comprising: a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature of a tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR); a temperature control means configured to control the tire (4FL, 4FR) temperature of a front wheel and the tire (4RL, 4RR) temperature of a rear wheel; and an electronic control unit configured to store temperature characteristics of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) in advance and control the temperature control means, characterized in that the electronic control unit is adapted to compare any two of a temperature characteristic of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) related to maneuverability of a vehicle, a temperature characteristic of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) related to fuel economy of the vehicle, a temperature characteristic of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) related to a friction coefficient, the temperature characteristic of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) related to maneuverability, the fuel economy and the friction coefficient being stored in the electronic control unit in advance, and a temperature difference between the tire (4FL, 4FR) temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the front wheel and the tire (4RL, 4RR) temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the rear wheel of a vehicle, and the electronic control unit is adapted to control the temperature control means to control the tire (4FL, 4FR) temperature of a front wheel and the tire (4RL, 4RR) temperature of a rear wheel based on a result of comparison. a temperature sensor configured to detect temperature of a tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR); a temperature control means configured to control the tire (4FL, 4FR) temperature of a front wheel and the tire (4RL, 4RR) temperature of a rear wheel; and an electronic control unit configured to store temperature characteristics of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) in advance and control the temperature control means, characterized in that the electronic control unit is adapted to compare any two of a temperature characteristic of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) related to maneuverability of a vehicle, a temperature characteristic of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) related to fuel economy of the vehicle, a temperature characteristic of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) related to a friction coefficient, the temperature characteristic of the tire (4FL, 4FR, 4RL, 4RR) related to maneuverability, the fuel economy and the friction coefficient being stored in the electronic control unit in advance, and a temperature difference between the tire (4FL, 4FR) temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the front wheel and the tire (4RL, 4RR) temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the rear wheel of a vehicle, and the electronic control unit is adapted to control the temperature control means to control the tire (4FL, 4FR) temperature of a front wheel and the tire (4RL, 4RR) temperature of a rear wheel based on a result of comparison.