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A method of illumination compensation in a three-dimensional, 3D, and multi-view coding system, the method comprising: receiving a current picture or slice in a dependent view; determining whether to enable or disable the illumination compensation for the current picture or slice based on a condition related to statistic associated with a selected reference picture or slice respectively, wherein an illumination compensation, IC, flag is present for coding units, CUs, of the selected reference picture or slice, which are coded using inter-view prediction, to indicate whether the illumination compensation is enabled at the CU level; if the illumination compensation is enabled, applying the illumination compensation to the current picture or slice respectively; and if the illumination compensation is disabled, skipping the illumination compensation for the current picture or slice respectively; characterized in that the statistic of the selected reference picture corresponds to an IC enabling ratio of the selected reference picture and the condition corresponds to whether the IC enabling ratio is larger than a threshold, wherein the IC enabling ratio corresponds to a ratio of a first number of CUs of the selected reference picture or slice, for which the illumination compensation is enabled by the respective IC flag, and a second number of CUs of the selected reference picture or slice, for which the IC flag is present. receiving a current picture or slice in a dependent view; determining whether to enable or disable the illumination compensation for the current picture or slice based on a condition related to statistic associated with a selected reference picture or slice respectively, wherein an illumination compensation, IC, flag is present for coding units, CUs, of the selected reference picture or slice, which are coded using inter-view prediction, to indicate whether the illumination compensation is enabled at the CU level; if the illumination compensation is enabled, applying the illumination compensation to the current picture or slice respectively; and if the illumination compensation is disabled, skipping the illumination compensation for the current picture or slice respectively;
Photonic integrated device comprising - a grating structure, - a waveguide embedded in a photonic substrate having a waveguide radiation exit surface and being in optical communication with said grating structure via the waveguide radiation exit surface and a slab area, - said grating structure having a plurality of curved elongate grating trenches adapted for diffracting radiation from said waveguide, characterized in that a subset of the plurality of the curved elongate grating trenches has a difference in angle of arc (φ) with respect to the centre of said waveguide radiation exit surface between two subsequent grating trenches such that a curved boundary is defined by the subset of the plurality of the curved elongate grating trenches and the light from the waveguide is reflected by the curved boundary as a curved mirror, thereby reducing back reflection. - a grating structure, - a waveguide embedded in a photonic substrate having a waveguide radiation exit surface and being in optical communication with said grating structure via the waveguide radiation exit surface and a slab area, - said grating structure having a plurality of curved elongate grating trenches adapted for diffracting radiation from said waveguide, characterized in that a subset of the plurality of the curved elongate grating trenches has a difference in angle of arc (φ) with respect to the centre of said waveguide radiation exit surface between two subsequent grating trenches such that a curved boundary is defined by the subset of the plurality of the curved elongate grating trenches and the light from the waveguide is reflected by the curved boundary as a curved mirror, thereby reducing back reflection.
A heating device for heating a dental material, the heating device comprising a body and a socket, wherein the socket is removably received within the body and comprising a socket wall that forms a receptacle for positioning a container for the dental material therein, wherein the body comprises a light source for emitting light toward the socket wall in a direction toward the receptacle, wherein the light source comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured for emitting infrared light, and wherein the socket wall is at least partially transmissive for infrared light, wherein infrared light being defined by light that exhibits a wavelength within a wavelength range of between 800 nm to 1500 nm.
An indoor unit of an air conditioner, characterized by comprising: an indoor unit body which is a housing whose lower face is opened; a heat exchanger accommodated inside the indoor unit body; a drain pan which is disposed below the heat exchanger and receives drain water generated at the heat exchanger; a drain pump which is detachably disposed within the indoor unit body, sucks drain water accumulated in the drain pan and discharges the drain water to the outside; a drain pump insertion port which is disposed at a bottom face wall section of the drain pan, the port being an opening portion through which the drain pump is insertable; and a closing member which openably closes the drain pump insertion port; characterized in that the closing member comprises a male thread portion at a circumferential face thereof, and the drain pump insertion port comprises a female thread portion at a circumferential face thereof, wherein the closing member is screwed and fixed to the drain pump insertion port, and wherein a water drain hole is disposed at the male thread portion of the closing member, and a water drain groove which discharges drain water in the drain pan while communicating with the water drain hole at some midpoint of opening the closing member is disposed at the female thread portion of the drain pump insertion port. an indoor unit body which is a housing whose lower face is opened; a heat exchanger accommodated inside the indoor unit body; a drain pan which is disposed below the heat exchanger and receives drain water generated at the heat exchanger; a drain pump which is detachably disposed within the indoor unit body, sucks drain water accumulated in the drain pan and discharges the drain water to the outside; a drain pump insertion port which is disposed at a bottom face wall section of the drain pan, the port being an opening portion through which the drain pump is insertable; and a closing member which openably closes the drain pump insertion port; characterized in that the closing member comprises a male thread portion at a circumferential face thereof, and the drain pump insertion port comprises a female thread portion at a circumferential face thereof, wherein the closing member is screwed and fixed to the drain pump insertion port, and wherein a water drain hole is disposed at the male thread portion of the closing member, and a water drain groove which discharges drain water in the drain pan while communicating with the water drain hole at some midpoint of opening the closing member is disposed at the female thread portion of the drain pump insertion port.
A method for detecting stability of a ladder, the ladder comprising a pair of side rails (16, 20), a plurality of steps that extend between the side rails (16, 20), and a sensor coupled with the ladder, the sensor 32 comprising a Hall effect sensor configured to detect loading on the ladder, the method comprising: communicating wirelessly, by a smartphone, with the sensor; detecting, by the smartphone, a presence of a user on the ladder; during the presence of a user on the ladder, monitoring the sensor, by the smartphone, for an instability condition; and when the instability condition occurs, generating an alert of the instability condition from an application loaded on the smartphone. communicating wirelessly, by a smartphone, with the sensor; detecting, by the smartphone, a presence of a user on the ladder; during the presence of a user on the ladder, monitoring the sensor, by the smartphone, for an instability condition; and when the instability condition occurs, generating an alert of the instability condition from an application loaded on the smartphone.
A method of manufacturing an electrode, the method comprising the steps of preparing an electrode forming composition comprising a catalyst and an ionomer, the catalyst including a carbon-based support and catalytic metal particles supported on the carbon-based support, the ionomer being a fluoro-based polymer having a cation exchange group; applying a low-frequency acoustic energy to the electrode forming composition, thereby performing resonant vibratory mixing of the electrode forming composition to coat the ionomer on the surface of the catalyst; and coating the electrode forming composition to manufacture the electrode. preparing an electrode forming composition comprising a catalyst and an ionomer, the catalyst including a carbon-based support and catalytic metal particles supported on the carbon-based support, the ionomer being a fluoro-based polymer having a cation exchange group; applying a low-frequency acoustic energy to the electrode forming composition, thereby performing resonant vibratory mixing of the electrode forming composition to coat the ionomer on the surface of the catalyst; and coating the electrode forming composition to manufacture the electrode.
Method for controlling a machine tool, in particular a sander, wherein the machine tool comprises a control apparatus, a drive, a tool which is driven by the drive, for example an abrasive means, an operating switch and also a lock switch, characterized by the process steps of: - activating the operating switch by exerting a force in a direction onto the operating switch for switching over the machine tool from a deactivation mode to an activation mode, so that the drive is adjusted to a first predetermined rotation speed value; - deactivating the operating switch, so that no more force is exerted in direction onto the operating switch, wherein the drive is adjusted into the first predetermined rotation speed value for a predetermined time period; - activating the lock switch within the first predetermined time period after deactivation of the operating switch, so that the drive is adjusted to a predetermined second rotation speed value; and - activating the operating switch by exerting a force in a direction onto the operating switch or activating the lock switch by exerting a force in a direction onto the lock switch for switching over the machine tool from the activation mode to the deactivation mode. - activating the operating switch by exerting a force in a direction onto the operating switch for switching over the machine tool from a deactivation mode to an activation mode, so that the drive is adjusted to a first predetermined rotation speed value; - deactivating the operating switch, so that no more force is exerted in direction onto the operating switch, wherein the drive is adjusted into the first predetermined rotation speed value for a predetermined time period; - activating the lock switch within the first predetermined time period after deactivation of the operating switch, so that the drive is adjusted to a predetermined second rotation speed value; and - activating the operating switch by exerting a force in a direction onto the operating switch or activating the lock switch by exerting a force in a direction onto the lock switch for switching over the machine tool from the activation mode to the deactivation mode.
A coaxial cable connector comprising: a male connector in which a male terminal assembly connectable to a coaxial cable is fixed and a female connector in which a female terminal assembly configured to be connected to the male terminal assembly during coupling between the male connector and the female connector is fixed, the female terminal assembly being connectable to another coaxial cable, wherein each of the male and female terminal assemblies (1a, 1b) has a catching protrusion provided at a top thereof, each of the male and female connectors (2a, 2b) has an elastic plate formed at a top of an inlet thereof, the elastic plate having a catching hole in which the corresponding catching protrusion is caught, each of the male and female terminal assemblies (1a, 1b) has a groove formed at a side thereof, and the male and female terminal assemblies (1a, 1b) are dually fixed to the male and female connectors (2a, 2b), characterized in that each of the male and female connectors (2a, 2b) has a fixing piece formed at a side of the inlet thereof, the fixing piece being fitted in the corresponding groove through a side of a corresponding one of the male and female connectors (2a, 2b), whereby the male and female terminal assemblies (1a, 1b) are dually fixed to the male and female connectors (2a, 2b); and the elastic plate has one side connected to a flange forming the inlet such that the other side is elastically lifted upward, the catching protrusion being caught in the catching hole of the elastic plate.
Smart card (100, 200, 1000) comprising a body (110, 210, 1010) and a microcircuit (120, 220) arranged in the body (110, 210, 1010), said body defining the format of said smart card and comprising, between outer layers of said body, a reinforcing substrate (150, 250, 450) comprising a reinforcing member (151, 251a, 251b, 251c, 451a, 451b, 451c, 1151), the smart card being characterized in that the reinforcing member (151, 251a, 251b, 251c, 451a, 451b, 451c, 1151) does not comprise an electrical connection and forms at least one zigzag portion.
Plate package for a heat exchanger device, wherein the plate package includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates of a first type and a plurality of heat exchanger plates of a second type arranged alternatingly in the plate package one on top of the other, wherein each heat exchanger plate has a geometrical main extension plane (q), wherein the alternatingly arranged heat exchanger plates form first plate interspaces which are substantially open and arranged to permit a flow of a medium to be evaporated there through, and second plate interspaces, which are closed and arranged to permit a flow of a fluid for evaporating the medium, wherein each of the heat exchanger plates of the first type and of the second type has a circumferential edge portion having an upper portion, a lower portion and two opposing side portions interconnecting the upper and lower portions (103, 104), wherein the heat exchanger plates of the first type and of the second type further comprise, along at least a section of the opposing side portions, mating abutment portions extending along and at a distance from the circumferential edge portion, thereby separating the respective first plate interspaces into an inner heat transferring portion and two outer draining portions, characterized in that at least the heat exchanger plates of the first type further comprise, along at least a section of the opposing side portions, a draining channel flange extending from the circumferential edge portion in direction from the geometrical main extension plane (q), and wherein the draining channel flanges of the respective heat exchanger plates are oriented in one and the same direction, and have an extension with a component along a normal to the main extension plane (q) such that a draining channel flange of a first heat exchanger plate of the first type abuts or overlaps a draining channel flange of a subsequent heat exchanger plate, said subsequent heat exchanger plate being either a heat exchanger plate of the first type or a heat exchanger plate of the second type, whereby the draining channel flanges form outer walls to the outer draining portions thereby transforming the outer draining portions into draining channels.
A method for producing a pharmaceutical composition for tissue healing in chronic phase disease, comprising the steps of: (a) treating adipose tissue-derived multilineage progenitor cells (ADMPCs)with interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α) or interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β); and (b) mixing the cells treated in step (a) with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein ADMPCs treated with interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α) or interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) increase expression and production of one or more factors that contribute to tissue repair selected from the group consisting of adiponectin, HGF, CSF2 (GM-CSF), CSF3 (G-CSF), MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-8, MMP-12, MMP-13 and FGF-13, and wherein the increase in expression or production of the one or more factors that contribute to tissue repair is 10 times or more after the treatment compared to that before treatment (a) treating adipose tissue-derived multilineage progenitor cells (ADMPCs)with interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α) or interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β); and (b) mixing the cells treated in step (a) with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein ADMPCs treated with interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α) or interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) increase expression and production of one or more factors that contribute to tissue repair selected from the group consisting of adiponectin, HGF, CSF2 (GM-CSF), CSF3 (G-CSF), MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-8, MMP-12, MMP-13 and FGF-13, and wherein the increase in expression or production of the one or more factors that contribute to tissue repair is 10 times or more after the treatment compared to that before treatment
A scent delivery system for a beverage container, comprising: a bottle to contain a fluid beverage, the bottle includes a body region and a neck region, the bottle including a collar that extends outward and circumferentially around the neck region, and a ledge structure that extends outward and circumferentially around the neck region and is positioned above the collar; a scent ring including a body loaded with a volatile chemical agent to emanate from the body of the scent ring to generate a scent, the scent ring includes at least one interior protruding structure that projects from an interior wall of the body of the scent ring, wherein the scent ring is configured to fasten around the neck region of the bottle based on contact between the at least one interior protruding structure of the scent ring and the ledge structure of the bottle, wherein the at least one interior protruding structure is positioned below the ledge structure; and a cap reversibly attachable to the bottle, the cap including an interior rim structure that projects from and circumferentially around an interior cap wall of the cap, wherein the cap is structured to enclose the scent ring in a compartment formed between the collar of the bottle and the interior rim structure of the cap when the cap is securely fastened to the bottle, wherein the scent delivery system is configured to trap the scent from the scent ring in the compartment when the cap is securely attached to the bottle and to release the scent into an outer environment of the bottle when the cap is detached from the bottle. a bottle to contain a fluid beverage, the bottle includes a body region and a neck region, the bottle including a collar that extends outward and circumferentially around the neck region, and a ledge structure that extends outward and circumferentially around the neck region and is positioned above the collar; a scent ring including a body loaded with a volatile chemical agent to emanate from the body of the scent ring to generate a scent, the scent ring includes at least one interior protruding structure that projects from an interior wall of the body of the scent ring, wherein the scent ring is configured to fasten around the neck region of the bottle based on contact between the at least one interior protruding structure of the scent ring and the ledge structure of the bottle, wherein the at least one interior protruding structure is positioned below the ledge structure; and a cap reversibly attachable to the bottle, the cap including an interior rim structure that projects from and circumferentially around an interior cap wall of the cap, wherein the cap is structured to enclose the scent ring in a compartment formed between the collar of the bottle and the interior rim structure of the cap when the cap is securely fastened to the bottle, wherein the scent delivery system is configured to trap the scent from the scent ring in the compartment when the cap is securely attached to the bottle and to release the scent into an outer environment of the bottle when the cap is detached from the bottle.
A method for analysing a component, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing the component in a first fluid flow; (ii) contacting the fluid flow with a second fluid flow, such as to generate a laminar flow. (iii) providing electrophoretic or thermophoretic movement of the component into the second fluid flow; (iv) diverting a part of the first fluid flow, a part of the second fluid flow, or parts of the first fluid flow and the second fluid flow, wherein one said diverted part is a third fluid flow which comprises the component; (v) contacting the third fluid flow with a fourth fluid flow, such as to generate a laminar flow; (vi) providing the diffusion of the component into the fourth fluid flow, (vii) diverting a part of the third fluid flow, a part of the fourth fluid flow, or parts of the third fluid flow and the fourth fluid flow, wherein one said diverted part is a fifth fluid flow which comprises the component, (viii) labelling the component in the third fluid flow or in the fifth fluid flow. (i) providing the component in a first fluid flow; (ii) contacting the fluid flow with a second fluid flow, such as to generate a laminar flow. (iii) providing electrophoretic or thermophoretic movement of the component into the second fluid flow; (iv) diverting a part of the first fluid flow, a part of the second fluid flow, or parts of the first fluid flow and the second fluid flow, wherein one said diverted part is a third fluid flow which comprises the component; (v) contacting the third fluid flow with a fourth fluid flow, such as to generate a laminar flow; (vi) providing the diffusion of the component into the fourth fluid flow, (vii) diverting a part of the third fluid flow, a part of the fourth fluid flow, or parts of the third fluid flow and the fourth fluid flow, wherein one said diverted part is a fifth fluid flow which comprises the component, (viii) labelling the component in the third fluid flow or in the fifth fluid flow.
Driver assistance system in a vehicle having a display unit and an evaluation unit for generating and displaying a refuelling and/or recharging message which can be generated as a function of or independently of a fuel tank filling level or a state of charge of a battery and can be displayed for a defined period of time, wherein the evaluation unit is configured to check for the presence of conditions which are to be predefined, and, when at least one condition applies, to generate on the basis thereof a refuelling and/or recharging message and output the latter via the display unit, wherein the conditions which are to be predefined take into account a momentary driving situation, which is derivable from data of a plurality of driver assistance environment sensors, characterised in that, when the driver assistance system derives a critical driving situation via the driver assistance environment sensors and detects that such a critical driving situation exists, and the fuel tank filling level or the state of charge of the battery reaches a level at which a refuelling and/or recharging message would normally be generated, the refuelling and/or recharging message remains suppressed during the critical driving situation and is not output until after the driving situation has become more relaxed.