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A method for charging a receiver by a charging pad, said receiver having NFC, Near Field Communication, functionality and being capable of being charged according to a predetermined charging standard, and said charging pad being capable of charging according to any of a plurality of different charging standards, said method comprising: transmitting via NFC from said receiver to said charging pad information about said predetermined charging standard; causing said charging pad to charge said receiver according to said predetermined charging standard; characterised in that said charging pad has a plurality of charging coils (22, 23, 24) and a controller for receiving said information about said predetermined charging standard, wherein each of said plurality of different charging standards is associated with different ones of said plurality of charging coils (22, 23, 24); and the method further comprising: choosing by means of said controller, according to said information about said predetermined charging standard, at least one of said charging coils (22, 23, 24) associated with said predetermined charging standard for charging said receiver; wherein said at least one charging coil (22, 23, 24) which is chosen by said controller has an associated transmitter (12, 13, 14) for providing charging energy.
A method for manufacturing a nickel composite hydroxide that is a precursor to a cathode active material for a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, the nickel composite hydroxide being obtained by a crystallization reaction and that is expressed by a general expression: Ni x Mn y Co z M t 2+a (x + y + z + t = 1, 0.3 ≤ x, 0 ≤ y ≤ 0.55, 0 ≤ z ≤ 0.4, 0 ≤ t ≤ 0.1, 0 ≤ a ≤ 0.5, and M is one or more kind of additional element that is selected from among Al, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W), characterized in that the method comprises: a nucleation process that performs nucleation by controlling a nucleation aqueous solution that includes a metal compound that contains at least nickel and an ammonium ion donor so that a pH value at a standard solution temperature of 25 °C becomes 12.0 to 14.0; and a particle growth process causes nuclei that were formed in the nucleation process to grow by controlling a particle growth aqueous solution that contains the nuclei so that the pH value at a standard solution temperature of 25 °C becomes 10.5 to 12.0, and so that the pH value during the particle growth process is lower than the pH value during the nucleation process; and the crystallization reaction is performed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at least in a range after the processing time exceeds at least 40% of the total time of the particle growth process from the start of the particle growth process where the oxygen concentration is 1 volume % or less, and with controlling an agitation power requirement per unit volume into a range of 0.5 kW/m 3 to 4 kW/m 3 at least during the nucleation process. a nucleation process that performs nucleation by controlling a nucleation aqueous solution that includes a metal compound that contains at least nickel and an ammonium ion donor so that a pH value at a standard solution temperature of 25 °C becomes 12.0 to 14.0; and a particle growth process causes nuclei that were formed in the nucleation process to grow by controlling a particle growth aqueous solution that contains the nuclei so that the pH value at a standard solution temperature of 25 °C becomes 10.5 to 12.0, and so that the pH value during the particle growth process is lower than the pH value during the nucleation process; and the crystallization reaction is performed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at least in a range after the processing time exceeds at least 40% of the total time of the particle growth process from the start of the particle growth process where the oxygen concentration is 1 volume % or less, and with controlling an agitation power requirement per unit volume into a range of 0.5 kW/m 3 to 4 kW/m 3 at least during the nucleation process.
A process for preparing a polyester polyol comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a reaction mixture comprising the following components: A: at least one carboxylic acid recovered from natural raw materials and having at least two acid groups, selected from the group consisting of: sebacic acid, azelaic acid, dodecanedioic acid and succinic acid; B: at least one polyhydric alcohol, C: at least one organic phosphite compound, D: at least one Lewis acid; (b) heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of at least 160°C and removing the water formed in the course of the reaction; (c) heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of at least 210°C under a pressure below 1013 mbar for a period of time in the range from 0.1 to 25 hours. (a) preparing a reaction mixture comprising the following components: A: at least one carboxylic acid recovered from natural raw materials and having at least two acid groups, selected from the group consisting of: sebacic acid, azelaic acid, dodecanedioic acid and succinic acid; B: at least one polyhydric alcohol, C: at least one organic phosphite compound, D: at least one Lewis acid; A: at least one carboxylic acid recovered from natural raw materials and having at least two acid groups, selected from the group consisting of: sebacic acid, azelaic acid, dodecanedioic acid and succinic acid; B: at least one polyhydric alcohol, C: at least one organic phosphite compound, D: at least one Lewis acid; (b) heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of at least 160°C and removing the water formed in the course of the reaction; (c) heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of at least 210°C under a pressure below 1013 mbar for a period of time in the range from 0.1 to 25 hours.
A method for selecting a packet loss concealment procedure, the method comprising: classifying a received audio frame as speech or music by determining a stability of a spectral envelope of signals of received audio frames, wherein stability of the classifying is increased using a Markov chain; and determining a packet loss concealment procedure based at least partially on the speech/music classification. classifying a received audio frame as speech or music by determining a stability of a spectral envelope of signals of received audio frames, wherein stability of the classifying is increased using a Markov chain; and determining a packet loss concealment procedure based at least partially on the speech/music classification.
A magnetic resonance imaging device and an MRI compatible visual system configured to provide high resolution images to patients positioned in the magnetic resonance imaging device, the MRI device comprising a head coil, the head coil arranged to surround a patient's head and to provide MRI images thereof, the MRI device is connected to a shielded cable which is configured to bring an electrical signal into a small faradays cage that contains a micro display for receiving video or picture image signals from an external source, the MRI device further comprises displaying means (14, 28, 34, 29) for displaying a video or picture image, said display means being arranged in a housing, characterized in that said housing being suspended in an arm comprising at least two successive members (38, 39), wherein a joint between the housing and the adjacent member, a joint or joints between the successive members (38, 39), and a joint between an attachment element for attaching the apparatus to the head coil, or other part of the MRI device, and the member adjacent to the coil attachment element, each is hinged to allow rotation of the joints (40, 41, 42), said display means (14, 28, 34, 29) comprising a micro display chip inside the Faraday cage, the micro display chip comprising means for converting a video or picture image signal to a visible image on a small screen, the Faraday cage at its lower end comprising a shielded window the shielded window comprises wires or a mesh of metal configured to keep a shielding function intact, the MRI device between the patient's eye(s) and the shielded window comprises a beam splitter adjacent to optical elements, the optical elements configured to adjustably enlarge the image from the micro display.
A single-use auto-injector for injection of a dosage of a drug into a human body, comprising: a housing; a dosing unit arranged in at least part of the housing, the dosing unit comprising: a needle, a drug container comprising the drug, a plunger movable in the container, a first mechanical power supply for supplying a first mechanical force for moving the plunger via a shaft to deliver a drug to the human body, an activation mechanism configured to release the first mechanical power of the first mechanical power supply, and a mechanical damper configured to control the velocity of the shaft; a second mechanical power supply for supplying a second mechanical force; the auto-injector having: a first state in which the needle is protected from needle damage or contamination, a second state in which the needle is ready to penetrate the human body for dosing the drug, a third state in which the needle has penetrated the human body and is ready to dose, and a fourth state in which the needle is shielded to avoid unintended needle sticks; and wherein the second mechanical power supply is configured to shift the auto-injector from the third state to the fourth state by releasing the second mechanical force. a housing; a dosing unit arranged in at least part of the housing, the dosing unit comprising: a needle, a drug container comprising the drug, a plunger movable in the container, a first mechanical power supply for supplying a first mechanical force for moving the plunger via a shaft to deliver a drug to the human body, an activation mechanism configured to release the first mechanical power of the first mechanical power supply, and a mechanical damper configured to control the velocity of the shaft; a needle, a drug container comprising the drug, a plunger movable in the container, a first mechanical power supply for supplying a first mechanical force for moving the plunger via a shaft to deliver a drug to the human body, an activation mechanism configured to release the first mechanical power of the first mechanical power supply, and a mechanical damper configured to control the velocity of the shaft; a second mechanical power supply for supplying a second mechanical force; the auto-injector having: a first state in which the needle is protected from needle damage or contamination, a second state in which the needle is ready to penetrate the human body for dosing the drug, a third state in which the needle has penetrated the human body and is ready to dose, and a fourth state in which the needle is shielded to avoid unintended needle sticks; and a first state in which the needle is protected from needle damage or contamination, a second state in which the needle is ready to penetrate the human body for dosing the drug, a third state in which the needle has penetrated the human body and is ready to dose, and a fourth state in which the needle is shielded to avoid unintended needle sticks; and wherein the second mechanical power supply is configured to shift the auto-injector from the third state to the fourth state by releasing the second mechanical force.
A steel material comprising a chemical composition consisting of, in mass%, C: 0.15 to 0.45%, Si: 0.10 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.10 to less than 0.90%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, N: 0.010% or less, Cr: 0.1 to 2.5%, Mo: 0.35 to 3.0%, Co: 0.50 to 3.0%, Cu: 0 to 0.5%, Ni: 0 to 0.5%, Ti: 0 to 0.03%, Nb: 0 to 0.15%, V: 0 to 0.5%, B: 0 to 0.003%, Ca: 0 to 0.004%, Mg: 0 to 0.004%, Zr: 0 to 0.004%, and rare earth metal: 0 to 0.004%, with a balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying expressions and, wherein the microstructure comprises, by volume ratio, 90% or more of tempered martensite: C + Mn / 6 + Cr + Mo + V / 5 + Cu + Ni / 15 − Co / 6 + α ≥ 0.50 3 C + Mo + 3 Co / 3 Mn + Cr ≥ 1.0 Effective B = B − 11 N − Ti / 3.4 / 14 where, α in expression is 0.250 when effective B in mass% defined by expression is 0.0003% or more, and is 0 when the effective B is less than 0.0003%, where, a content in mass% of a corresponding element is substituted for each symbol of an element in expression to expression.
A method of manufacturing a tangible substrate with a thermal film that is cut according to computer instructions, the method comprising: obtaining an input digital image of a design that is to be transferred to the tangible substrate and storing the input digital image in electronic digital memory of a computer; using the computer, rendering a plurality of design elements of the design as a single output image; using the computer and based upon the output image, a bleed size value, a maximum number of negative areas, a maximum number of positive areas, and one or more substrate attribute values: resizing the output image to include a border for bleed; filling all transparent areas of the output image with the one or more substrate attribute values; creating and storing a cutting path; creating and storing a mask image; digitally inverting the mask image in the memory; modifying the mask image to adjust one or more fill areas around one or more details, to limit negative areas to be less than the maximum number of negative areas, and to limit positive areas to be less than the maximum number of positive areas, resulting in a modified mask image; creating and storing cutting path data in the memory, comprising a vector path on an outline of the mask image; transmitting the cutting path data over a computer network. obtaining an input digital image of a design that is to be transferred to the tangible substrate and storing the input digital image in electronic digital memory of a computer; using the computer, rendering a plurality of design elements of the design as a single output image; using the computer and based upon the output image, a bleed size value, a maximum number of negative areas, a maximum number of positive areas, and one or more substrate attribute values: resizing the output image to include a border for bleed; filling all transparent areas of the output image with the one or more substrate attribute values; creating and storing a cutting path; creating and storing a mask image; digitally inverting the mask image in the memory; modifying the mask image to adjust one or more fill areas around one or more details, to limit negative areas to be less than the maximum number of negative areas, and to limit positive areas to be less than the maximum number of positive areas, resulting in a modified mask image; creating and storing cutting path data in the memory, comprising a vector path on an outline of the mask image; transmitting the cutting path data over a computer network.
A dry flowable composition comprising granules, said granules comprising (a) a powdered plant extract, (b) a carrier mixture comprising a water-soluble substance selected from a sugar and/or sugar alcohol and a separating agent at a weight ratio from 4: 1 to 11: 1, and (c) a surfactant; wherein the sugar and/or sugar alcohol is selected from glucose, fructose, mannose, sucrose, maltose, lactose, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol, isomalt, or mixtures thereof; and/or the separating agent is selected from calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, fumaric acid, or mixtures thereof, and wherein the granules comprise from 10 to 70 wt.-% powdered plant extract; from 20 to 80 wt.-% sugar and/or sugar alcohol; from 3 to 20 wt.-% separating agent; and from 0.01 to 3 wt.-% surfactant. (a) a powdered plant extract, (b) a carrier mixture comprising a water-soluble substance selected from a sugar and/or sugar alcohol and a separating agent at a weight ratio from 4: 1 to 11: 1, and (c) a surfactant; wherein the sugar and/or sugar alcohol is selected from glucose, fructose, mannose, sucrose, maltose, lactose, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol, isomalt, or mixtures thereof; and/or the separating agent is selected from calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, fumaric acid, or mixtures thereof, and wherein the granules comprise from 10 to 70 wt.-% powdered plant extract; from 20 to 80 wt.-% sugar and/or sugar alcohol; from 3 to 20 wt.-% separating agent; and from 0.01 to 3 wt.-% surfactant. from 10 to 70 wt.-% powdered plant extract; from 20 to 80 wt.-% sugar and/or sugar alcohol; from 3 to 20 wt.-% separating agent; and from 0.01 to 3 wt.-% surfactant.
A method for producing an alcohol, comprising a step of contacting an alcohol solution comprising sugar and/or sugar alcohol as impurities and comprising an alcohol other than sugar alcohol as a main component, with one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds selected from zeolite, an ion-exchange resin, silica-alumina and alumina, thereby adsorbing and removing the sugar and/or sugar alcohol, wherein the alcohol other than sugar alcohol is an alcohol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein a concentration of the alcohol other than sugar alcohol in the alcohol solution is 50 weight % or more.
A method of providing patient-specific medications, the method comprising the steps of: providing a sub-drawer comprising: configuring a body to be secured within a containment pocket of a drawer of a dispensing cabinet, the body comprising a compartment, coupling a lid to the body, enclosing the compartment by the selectably securable lid in a closed position, coupling a lid latch to the body and configuring the lid latch to secure and selectably release the lid; coupling a sub-drawer latch to the body and including a sliding member captured in a guide and coupled to a motor of the sub-drawer latch, wherein the sliding member is coupled to a rotating member that pivots about a pin; configuring a processor of the sub-drawer to (i) receive signals from an external device through a communication interface, the signals including any of a lid-release signal and sub-drawer release signal, (ii) to cause the lid latch to release a lid hook upon receipt of a lid-release signal and (iii) to cause the sub-drawer latch to release a retention hook of the containment pocket upon receipt of a sub-drawer release signal; extending the sliding member such that the rotating member engages the retention hook of the containment pocket when the sub-drawer is loaded into the containment pocket of the dispensing cabinet to prevent removal of the sub-drawer from the containment pocket; and retracting the sliding member such that the rotating member rotates and disengages the retention hook of the containment pocket to allow the sub-drawer to be removed from the containment pocket. configuring a body to be secured within a containment pocket of a drawer of a dispensing cabinet, the body comprising a compartment, coupling a lid to the body, enclosing the compartment by the selectably securable lid in a closed position, coupling a lid latch to the body and configuring the lid latch to secure and selectably release the lid; coupling a sub-drawer latch to the body and including a sliding member captured in a guide and coupled to a motor of the sub-drawer latch, wherein the sliding member is coupled to a rotating member that pivots about a pin; configuring a processor of the sub-drawer to (i) receive signals from an external device through a communication interface, the signals including any of a lid-release signal and sub-drawer release signal, (ii) to cause the lid latch to release a lid hook upon receipt of a lid-release signal and (iii) to cause the sub-drawer latch to release a retention hook of the containment pocket upon receipt of a sub-drawer release signal; extending the sliding member such that the rotating member engages the retention hook of the containment pocket when the sub-drawer is loaded into the containment pocket of the dispensing cabinet to prevent removal of the sub-drawer from the containment pocket; and retracting the sliding member such that the rotating member rotates and disengages the retention hook of the containment pocket to allow the sub-drawer to be removed from the containment pocket.
A method of decoding an image, the method comprising: reconstructing a target region and at least one reference region in the image based on information obtained from a bitstream, wherein the target region is encoded after applying at least one of down-sampling or low-pass filtering to the target region, and the at least one reference region is encoded at normal quality or high quality; determining the at least one reference region to be referenced by the target region; extracting a reference texture feature from the determined at least one reference region by inputting the at least one reference region to a first convolutional neural network, CNN, configured to extract texture features; post-processing the target region by applying at least one of up-sampling or high-pass filtering to the target region, and changing pixel values of the post-processed target region based on the reference texture feature by applying the target region and the at least one reference region to a second CNN trained to minimize distance between a texture feature of the target region and the reference texture feature of the at least one reference region, wherein a texture region is determined in the image in consideration of characteristics of the image including pixel values, the texture region being a region having similar texture features, wherein the texture region of the image is split into a plurality of regions in consideration of features of the texture region, and the target region and the at least one reference region selected from among the plurality of regions. reconstructing a target region and at least one reference region in the image based on information obtained from a bitstream, wherein the target region is encoded after applying at least one of down-sampling or low-pass filtering to the target region, and the at least one reference region is encoded at normal quality or high quality; determining the at least one reference region to be referenced by the target region; extracting a reference texture feature from the determined at least one reference region by inputting the at least one reference region to a first convolutional neural network, CNN, configured to extract texture features; post-processing the target region by applying at least one of up-sampling or high-pass filtering to the target region, and changing pixel values of the post-processed target region based on the reference texture feature by applying the target region and the at least one reference region to a second CNN trained to minimize distance between a texture feature of the target region and the reference texture feature of the at least one reference region, wherein a texture region is determined in the image in consideration of characteristics of the image including pixel values, the texture region being a region having similar texture features, wherein the texture region of the image is split into a plurality of regions in consideration of features of the texture region, and the target region and the at least one reference region selected from among the plurality of regions.
An element for attaching to a mounting a tubular body comprising a member on the periphery thereof with freedom of movement, said element having a main portion in the form of a ring surrounding directly or indirectly at least partially said tubular body, from which ring a securing arm extends towards the mounting, being able to be secured to said mounting, characterized in that said element comprises means (6, 6bis, 13)for indexing the member supported by said body into a predetermined position.
A compound comprising crystalline Form II of compound in an isolated form that is at least 90% by weight pure, and exhibiting: an X-ray powder diffraction pattern, obtained using copper Kα radiation, comprising a peak of 2-theta angle of about 5.9 degree.