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An optical imaging device comprising a flexible lightguide having a first end and a second end; a lens assembly attached to and optically coupled to the second end of the flexible lightguide, the lens assembly comprising a variable-focus lens element, the variable-focus lens element having a tunable focal length; and a photodetector coupled to the flexible lightguide to detect radiation propagating from the second end toward the first end of the flexible lightguide, wherein the variable focus lens element is an electrowetting lens element that comprises: a transparent substrate having a surface; one or more sidewalls extending from the surface of the substrate, the one or more sidewalls having surfaces defining a cavity; a polar liquid disposed within the cavity a second liquid disposed within the cavity, the second liquid being immiscible with the polar liquid and having a different index of refraction than the first liquid, the second liquid being substantially electrically insulating, the polar liquid and the second liquid forming two distinct liquid phases within the cavity; a plurality of separately-addressable first electrodes 375) disposed along and distributed around the sidewalls of the cavity; and one or more second electrodes 377) electrically isolated from the one or more first electrodes the plurality of separately-addressable first electrodes being configured such that the focal length of the electrowetting variable-focus lens and a focal position of the electrowetting variable-focus lens element in a dimension perpendicular to a direction of propagation of radiation from the flexible lightguide through the lens assembly can be changed by changing one or more voltage biases on one or more of the plurality of separately-addressable first electrodes. a transparent substrate having a surface; one or more sidewalls extending from the surface of the substrate, the one or more sidewalls having surfaces defining a cavity; a polar liquid disposed within the cavity a second liquid disposed within the cavity, the second liquid being immiscible with the polar liquid and having a different index of refraction than the first liquid, the second liquid being substantially electrically insulating, the polar liquid and the second liquid forming two distinct liquid phases within the cavity; a plurality of separately-addressable first electrodes 375) disposed along and distributed around the sidewalls of the cavity; and one or more second electrodes 377) electrically isolated from the one or more first electrodes the plurality of separately-addressable first electrodes being configured such that the focal length of the electrowetting variable-focus lens and a focal position of the electrowetting variable-focus lens element in a dimension perpendicular to a direction of propagation of radiation from the flexible lightguide through the lens assembly can be changed by changing one or more voltage biases on one or more of the plurality of separately-addressable first electrodes.
A lens barrel comprising: an imaging optical system including a focus adjustment lens; a drive unit configured to drive the focus adjustment lens; a transceiver configured to perform transmission and reception of a signal with a camera body; a memory that stores a plurality of image plane transfer coefficients; and a control unit configured to control the transceiver so that the transceiver transmits, to the camera body, a first value and a second value, the first value being an image plane transfer coefficient indicating a relationship between a movement amount of the focus adjustment lens and a movement amount of the image plane, the first value being determined corresponding to a position of the focus adjustment lens, and the second value being an image plane transfer coefficient which is smaller than a minimum value of the stored image plane transfer coefficients within a movable range of the focus adjustment lens, wherein the image plane transfer coefficient is a coefficient corresponding to TL/TI, the TL being the movement amount of the focus adjustment lens, TI being the movement amount of the image plane. an imaging optical system including a focus adjustment lens; a drive unit configured to drive the focus adjustment lens; a transceiver configured to perform transmission and reception of a signal with a camera body; a memory that stores a plurality of image plane transfer coefficients; and a control unit configured to control the transceiver so that the transceiver transmits, to the camera body, a first value and a second value, the first value being an image plane transfer coefficient indicating a relationship between a movement amount of the focus adjustment lens and a movement amount of the image plane, the first value being determined corresponding to a position of the focus adjustment lens, and the second value being an image plane transfer coefficient which is smaller than a minimum value of the stored image plane transfer coefficients within a movable range of the focus adjustment lens, the first value being an image plane transfer coefficient indicating a relationship between a movement amount of the focus adjustment lens and a movement amount of the image plane, the first value being determined corresponding to a position of the focus adjustment lens, and the second value being an image plane transfer coefficient which is smaller than a minimum value of the stored image plane transfer coefficients within a movable range of the focus adjustment lens, wherein the image plane transfer coefficient is a coefficient corresponding to TL/TI, the TL being the movement amount of the focus adjustment lens, TI being the movement amount of the image plane.
A method for creating and/or changing at least one virtual object using a mobile communication device which comprises a camera, a screen, and a user interface, comprising the steps of: a) providing a definition of at least one virtual object, wherein the definition comprises at least a position, an orientation, and a shape of the respective virtual object; b) determining the position and the orientation of the communication device in a higher-level spatial coordinate system not bound to the communication device; c) capturing an image of the real environment of the communication device using the camera; d) generating an overlay image by overlaying the captured image with the at least one virtual object; e) displaying the overlay image on the screen; f) detecting user inputs via the user interface; g) changing the definition of the at least one virtual object on the basis of the detected user inputs; and h) storing the changed definition of the at least one virtual object in an object memory, the stored definition comprising a position and an orientation of the virtual object in the higher-level spatial coordinate system; characterized in that the definition of the at least one virtual object for the position and/or orientation associated with the at least one virtual object comprises respective estimated values with an associated accuracy; and wherein the position and/or the orientation of the communication device in the higher-level spatial coordinate system is determined as estimated values with an associated accuracy, and the estimated values for position and/or orientation of the at least one virtual object in the higher-level spatial coordinate system and their associated accuracies are determined in dependence thereof; and wherein information is displayed on the screen, which represents the accuracies associated with the estimated value of the position and/or the estimated value of the orientation of the at least one virtual object. a) providing a definition of at least one virtual object, wherein the definition comprises at least a position, an orientation, and a shape of the respective virtual object; b) determining the position and the orientation of the communication device in a higher-level spatial coordinate system not bound to the communication device; c) capturing an image of the real environment of the communication device using the camera; d) generating an overlay image by overlaying the captured image with the at least one virtual object; e) displaying the overlay image on the screen; f) detecting user inputs via the user interface; g) changing the definition of the at least one virtual object on the basis of the detected user inputs; and h) storing the changed definition of the at least one virtual object in an object memory, the stored definition comprising a position and an orientation of the virtual object in the higher-level spatial coordinate system;
A braking system for a railroad car including a gauge-adjustable device being able to change positions of wheels at both sides through an unlocking rail and a braking system using pneumatic pressure, characterized in that the braking system comprises first and second distribution valves (20, 30) that are different types, and is configured to be able to selectively supply and discharge a braking pneumatic pressure to the first or second distribution valve (20, 30) in accordance with the kind of a gauge of a railroad on which the railroad car is driven.
A casein hydrolysate for use in the prevention and/or treatment of infections caused by herpesvirus, wherein the hydrolysate comprises peptides wherein the molar fraction of peptides carrying a carboxy terminal proline, expressed in %, is more than two times the molar fraction of proline, expressed in %, in the casein substrate used to generate the hydrolysate.
Apparatus for removal of a thrombus from a body of a subject, the apparatus comprising: an electrically-insulating tube, which comprises a distal end having a circumferential wall that is shaped to define multiple perforations arranged in one or more rows, configured for insertion into the body of the subject; an outer electrode, disposed over the distal end of the electrically-insulating tube without entirely covering the perforations such that a proximal electrode-end of the outer electrode is proximal to a proximalmost one of the perforations and a distal electrode-end of the outer electrode is distal to a distalmost one of the perforations, and configured to lie at least partly within the thrombus while the electrically-insulating tube is inside the body of the subject; and an inner electrode, configured to lie, within the tube, opposite the perforations, while the outer electrode lies at least partly within the thrombus; the outer electrode being configured to attract the thrombus while the outer electrode lies at least partly within the thrombus and the inner electrode lies opposite the perforations, when a positive voltage is applied between the outer electrode and the inner electrode such that electric current flows through the perforations; characterized in that the outer electrode comprises a coil that wraps around the distal end of the electrically-insulating tube; and in that the coil wraps around the distal end of the electrically-insulating tube between the perforations. an electrically-insulating tube, which comprises a distal end having a circumferential wall that is shaped to define multiple perforations arranged in one or more rows, configured for insertion into the body of the subject; an outer electrode, disposed over the distal end of the electrically-insulating tube without entirely covering the perforations such that a proximal electrode-end of the outer electrode is proximal to a proximalmost one of the perforations and a distal electrode-end of the outer electrode is distal to a distalmost one of the perforations, and configured to lie at least partly within the thrombus while the electrically-insulating tube is inside the body of the subject; and an inner electrode, configured to lie, within the tube, opposite the perforations, while the outer electrode lies at least partly within the thrombus; the outer electrode being configured to attract the thrombus while the outer electrode lies at least partly within the thrombus and the inner electrode lies opposite the perforations, when a positive voltage is applied between the outer electrode and the inner electrode such that electric current flows through the perforations; characterized in that the outer electrode comprises a coil that wraps around the distal end of the electrically-insulating tube; and in that the coil wraps around the distal end of the electrically-insulating tube between the perforations.
A UAV positioning mechanism for moving a UAV from a first position to a third position via a second position, comprising: a first guide assembly comprising: a first part having a first retaining member connected thereto; and a second part having a second retaining member connected thereto; a second guide assembly spaced apart from the first guide assembly, wherein the first and second guide assemblies define therebetween an area for receiving a UAV; and a drive system for moving the first guide assembly in a first direction and a second direction; wherein the drive system is arranged to: move the first guide assembly in the first direction towards the second guide assembly, such that the first part and the second part guide the UAV from a first position to a second position; and move the first guide assembly in the second direction to move the UAV from the second position to a third position; wherein the first and second retaining members are arranged to: engage the UAV when the UAV is positioned at the second position such that the UAV moves with the first guide assembly in the second direction to the third position. a first guide assembly comprising: a first part having a first retaining member connected thereto; and a second part having a second retaining member connected thereto; a first part having a first retaining member connected thereto; and a second part having a second retaining member connected thereto; a second guide assembly spaced apart from the first guide assembly, wherein the first and second guide assemblies define therebetween an area for receiving a UAV; and a drive system for moving the first guide assembly in a first direction and a second direction; wherein the drive system is arranged to: move the first guide assembly in the first direction towards the second guide assembly, such that the first part and the second part guide the UAV from a first position to a second position; and move the first guide assembly in the second direction to move the UAV from the second position to a third position; wherein the first and second retaining members are arranged to: engage the UAV when the UAV is positioned at the second position such that the UAV moves with the first guide assembly in the second direction to the third position. move the first guide assembly in the first direction towards the second guide assembly, such that the first part and the second part guide the UAV from a first position to a second position; and move the first guide assembly in the second direction to move the UAV from the second position to a third position; wherein the first and second retaining members are arranged to: engage the UAV when the UAV is positioned at the second position such that the UAV moves with the first guide assembly in the second direction to the third position.
A utility module system comprising at least a first utility module and a second utility module; the first utility module comprising a top portion configured at a back portion thereof with at least one back locking bar and at a front portion thereof with at least one front locking bar extending parallel to said back locking bar; said back locking bar and said front locking bar disposed parallel to a top surface of the top portion and being spaced from the top surface; the second utility module comprising a top portion and a base portion opposed to its top portion configured at a back portion thereof with a back bar coupling recess facing towards the back portion and having a back under-bar arresting surface (274, 334, 450) and a front bar locking arrangement, characterized in that the front bar locking arrangement comprises a front facing barrier wall (94, 244, 397),being part of a front side of the second utility module, and a locking lever comprising an arresting tongue (84, 252, 432) extendable in front of said front facing barrier wall (94, 244, 397) and having a front under-bar arresting surface (254, 434) said locking lever displaceable between a locked position at which the front under-bar arresting surface (254, 434) extends at a front locking bar arresting space (98, 196, 240, 391) in front of the front facing barrier wall (94, 244, 397) and an open position at which the locking lever is displaced to facilitate passage of the front locking bar into and from the front locking bar arresting space (98, 196, 240, 391).
A method, comprising: obtaining, at a base station of a cell of a cellular communication network, loading conditions of the cell (S1, S2) and loading conditions of at least one neighboring cell; adapting, at the base station of the cell, at least one parameter of communication resource control of the base station based on the loading conditions obtained (S4, S5); and transmitting, from the base station of the cell to terminals in the cell, adapting information including the at least one adapted parameter of communication resource control and, from the base station of the cell to the base station of the at least one neighboring cell, loading conditions of the cell, wherein said loading conditions are changed based on the at least one adapted parameter of communication resource control, wherein the obtaining is performed by information exchange between neighboring base stations, and wherein the cell is operated according to a time-based frequency reuse technique, wherein a communication between a terminal in the cell and the base station of the cell is based on a time frame structure comprising a plurality of time slots. obtaining, at a base station of a cell of a cellular communication network, loading conditions of the cell (S1, S2) and loading conditions of at least one neighboring cell; adapting, at the base station of the cell, at least one parameter of communication resource control of the base station based on the loading conditions obtained (S4, S5); and transmitting, from the base station of the cell to terminals in the cell, adapting information including the at least one adapted parameter of communication resource control and, from the base station of the cell to the base station of the at least one neighboring cell, loading conditions of the cell, wherein said loading conditions are changed based on the at least one adapted parameter of communication resource control,
A source collector apparatus for an extreme ultraviolet radiation lithographic apparatus wherein the extreme ultraviolet radiation is generated by exciting a fuel to provide a plasma emitting the radiation, the source collector apparatus comprising: an enclosing structure constructed and arranged to define a closed loop flow path for a buffer gas in the enclosing structure; and, a pump constructed and arranged to force the buffer gas through the closed loop flow path; a gas decomposer constructed and arranged to decompose a compound of fuel material and buffer gas material, and to feed back into the closed loop flow path at least a portion of said buffer gas material, wherein the enclosing structure comprises a chamber in fluid communication with a guide way external to the chamber, and the pump and the gas decomposer are positioned in the guide way, the gas decomposer is positioned upstream of the pump, a heat exchanger constructed and arranged to remove heat from gas flowing in said flow path is positioned between the gas decomposer and the pump and a supplementary gas decomposer is positioned in the guide way downstream of the pump. an enclosing structure constructed and arranged to define a closed loop flow path for a buffer gas in the enclosing structure; and, a pump constructed and arranged to force the buffer gas through the closed loop flow path; a gas decomposer constructed and arranged to decompose a compound of fuel material and buffer gas material, and to feed back into the closed loop flow path at least a portion of said buffer gas material, wherein the enclosing structure comprises a chamber in fluid communication with a guide way external to the chamber, and the pump and the gas decomposer are positioned in the guide way, the gas decomposer is positioned upstream of the pump, a heat exchanger constructed and arranged to remove heat from gas flowing in said flow path is positioned between the gas decomposer and the pump and a supplementary gas decomposer is positioned in the guide way downstream of the pump.
A method for measuring a cornea of an eye to be examined, in particular of a person, with an ophthalmological analysis system of a keratometer, wherein, with the ophthalmological analysis system, a topography of a cornea is measured, wherein, with the ophthalmological analysis system, in a measurement time interval, a number of image data sets of a surface area of the cornea is obtained, wherein, in the measurement time interval, a change in an intraocular pressure of the eye is effected by a cardiovascular activity, wherein, due to said change in the intraocular pressure, a repeated change in the topography of the cornea in the measurement time interval is caused, wherein the repeated change in the topography of the cornea, which is caused by the cardiovascular activity, is determined from the number of image data sets, wherein the repeated change in the topography of the cornea, which is caused by the cardiovascular activity, is measured, wherein, in each case, the change is measured for points of the surface area of the cornea which were measured during the topography measurement, characterised in that the ophthalmological analysis system comprises a database which contains data of conus stages of different persons, wherein the measurement results are compared with the stored measurement results of the persons.
A process for preparing cortexolone-17α-propionate in crystalline form I, wherein said crystalline form I is characterized by a DRX spectrum as represented in Figure 1 and by a DSC spectrum as represented in Figure 2 and by an IR spectrum as represented in Figure 3, said process comprising reacting a compound of Formula II: with a compound of Formula III R'OH in the presence of a lipase from Candida, wherein R is CH 3 -CH 2, and R' is a linear aliphatic chain containing 1-10 carbon atoms to give cortexolone-17α-propionate, and crystallizing said cortexolone-17α-propionate from tert-butylmethylether, to give cortexolone-17α-propionate in crystalline form I.
Floating wind turbine structure comprising - a rotor bearing at least one blade, - at least two support arms of a nacelle, said at least two support arms comprising upper and lower parts, said upper parts are associated with the nacelle and said lower parts are associated with means in the form of floats, - at least one support arm located upstream of the rotor relative to the wind direction, - at least one support arm located downstream of the rotor relative to the wind direction, characterised in that the rotor is provided with a hollow spindle arranged to rotate around the nacelle. - a rotor bearing at least one blade, - at least two support arms of a nacelle, said at least two support arms comprising upper and lower parts, said upper parts are associated with the nacelle and said lower parts are associated with means in the form of floats, - at least one support arm located upstream of the rotor relative to the wind direction, - at least one support arm located downstream of the rotor relative to the wind direction, characterised in that the rotor is provided with a hollow spindle arranged to rotate around the nacelle.