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A wastegate assembly for a turbine comprising: a turbine wheel; a turbine housing defining at least one gas inlet (19a, 19b, 40) upstream of the turbine wheel and a turbine outlet downstream of the turbine wheel; and a wastegate chamber communicating with the at least one gas inlet via one or more wastegate ports; the wastegate assembly comprising: a support member; at least one valve member (150; 250', 250") mounted on the support member for articulation about the support member, the or each valve member having a central axis, a sealing portion (152; 252', 252") having a sealing surface (153; 253', 253") for blocking a respective one of the wastegate ports, and a pin portion; and for each valve member, a respective washer connected to the valve member for retaining the pin portion of the respective valve member inserted through a corresponding aperture defined by the support member; each valve member comprising a concave support surface (155; 255', 255") which bears against a corresponding convex support surface of the support member, the valve member and support member being arranged for relative articulation as the two support surfaces slide against each other; a rear surface of the sealing portion opposite to the sealing surface including an limit area of the valve member which is further from an axis (151; 251', 251") of the pin portion than the support surface of the valve member, the limit area of the valve member being arranged to limit articulation of the valve member by colliding with a limit area of the support member, the limit area of the support member being a portion of a front surface of the support member facing towards the sealing portion of the valve member. a support member; at least one valve member (150; 250', 250") mounted on the support member for articulation about the support member, the or each valve member having a central axis, a sealing portion (152; 252', 252") having a sealing surface (153; 253', 253") for blocking a respective one of the wastegate ports, and a pin portion; and for each valve member, a respective washer connected to the valve member for retaining the pin portion of the respective valve member inserted through a corresponding aperture defined by the support member; each valve member comprising a concave support surface (155; 255', 255") which bears against a corresponding convex support surface of the support member, the valve member and support member being arranged for relative articulation as the two support surfaces slide against each other; a rear surface of the sealing portion opposite to the sealing surface including an limit area of the valve member which is further from an axis (151; 251', 251") of the pin portion than the support surface of the valve member, the limit area of the valve member being arranged to limit articulation of the valve member by colliding with a limit area of the support member, the limit area of the support member being a portion of a front surface of the support member facing towards the sealing portion of the valve member.
A kit for foot arthroplasty comprising a plurality of implants (10, 20, 30, 40) of increasing sizes and a single bit, each implant comprising, starting from a median portion, a proximal stem (12, 22, 32, 42) and a distal stem (13, 23, 33, 43) shorter than the proximal stem, characterized in that the stems and the bit have equal conical tapers comprised between 2 and 6°.
An electric plug-in connector for a separable flexible cable transfer, comprising an elongated contact-socket holder and a contact-pin part designed as a complement, and a flexible multicore connection cable which is introduced into the contact-pin part, and wherein the contact-socket holder includes at least two multipole line connectors (2, 3) arranged one beside the other in longitudinal direction, the counter-contacts for the line connectors (2, 3) of the contact-socket holder being arranged in the contact-pin part in contact bases (22, 23) which are carried by a printed circuit board accommodated in an elongated plug housing, characterized in that each line connector (2, 3) is firmly soldered up with the cores of a multicore connection line of a predefined length.
A long range LiDAR system (1,1',1") for taking scans of a target surface, the system having a scanner and being adapted for compensating an angle difference between outgoing and incoming beam of the scanner caused by the flight travel time of the beam and of a movement of a deflection unit of the scanner, the scanner comprising • a transmitter unit emitting laser pulses, • a movable deflection unit (11,11'), in particular comprising a sweeping mirror or a refractive scan element, for executing a scan pattern and directing the laser pulses towards the target surface, • a receiver unit, comprising receiving optics and a photo-sensitive time-of-flight sensor, and • a control and processing unit configured to determine a distance between the scanner and the target surface according to the pulse time-of-flight principle, characterized in that • the receiver unit comprises an active device (15,16,17,18,19) adapted for deflecting incoming laser pulses to compensate for the angle difference occurring between outgoing and incoming laser pulses, and • the control and processing unit is adapted for calculating a predicted angle difference between outgoing and incoming laser pulses based on a prediction of the time difference between outgoing and incoming laser pulses, and is further adapted for actuating the active device (15,16,17,18,19) of the receiver unit based on the predicted angle difference. • a transmitter unit emitting laser pulses, • a movable deflection unit (11,11'), in particular comprising a sweeping mirror or a refractive scan element, for executing a scan pattern and directing the laser pulses towards the target surface, • a receiver unit, comprising receiving optics and a photo-sensitive time-of-flight sensor, and • a control and processing unit configured to determine a distance between the scanner and the target surface according to the pulse time-of-flight principle, • the receiver unit comprises an active device (15,16,17,18,19) adapted for deflecting incoming laser pulses to compensate for the angle difference occurring between outgoing and incoming laser pulses, and • the control and processing unit is adapted for calculating a predicted angle difference between outgoing and incoming laser pulses based on a prediction of the time difference between outgoing and incoming laser pulses, and is further adapted for actuating the active device (15,16,17,18,19) of the receiver unit based on the predicted angle difference.
A method of detecting compression artifacts in a digital image, the method comprising the steps of: detecting at least one candidate banding artifact area in said digital image, where a banding artifact comprises a visually continuous band within said digital image, wherein each candidate banding artifact area is detected by satisfying that: the mean of the luminance component of the area in YUV color space exceeds a first threshold, the mean of the R component of the area in RGB color space is within a first range, the mean of the G component of the area in RGB color space is within a second range, the mean of the B component of the area in RGB color space is within a third range, the difference between the mean of the U component and the mean of the V component of the area in the YUV color space exceeds a second threshold, and the variance of the luminance component of the area is within a fourth range; and of determining, for each pixel within the candidate banding artifact area, whether the pixel has a banding artifact based on the maximum difference between said pixel and a plurality of neighboring pixels being within a predetermined range for all three components in the YUV color space, and said determining determines a total number of said candidate banding artifact pixels within said area and determines every candidate banding artifact pixel within the area to have said banding artifact when said total number of said candidate banding artifact pixels lies within a predetermined range; and computing a banding artifact strength metric for a set of pixels in said digital image based on a percentage of said pixels which have been determined to have a banding artifact, where said banding artifact strength metric represents the severity of said banding artifact. detecting at least one candidate banding artifact area in said digital image, where a banding artifact comprises a visually continuous band within said digital image, wherein each candidate banding artifact area is detected by satisfying that: the mean of the luminance component of the area in YUV color space exceeds a first threshold, the mean of the R component of the area in RGB color space is within a first range, the mean of the G component of the area in RGB color space is within a second range, the mean of the B component of the area in RGB color space is within a third range, the difference between the mean of the U component and the mean of the V component of the area in the YUV color space exceeds a second threshold, and the mean of the luminance component of the area in YUV color space exceeds a first threshold, the mean of the R component of the area in RGB color space is within a first range, the mean of the G component of the area in RGB color space is within a second range, the mean of the B component of the area in RGB color space is within a third range, the difference between the mean of the U component and the mean of the V component of the area in the YUV color space exceeds a second threshold, and
A method of casting thin steel strip comprising: a) assembling a pair of internally cooled casting rolls having a nip therebetween and with confining closures adjacent the ends of the nip; b) introducing molten carbon steel between the pair of casting rolls to form a casting pool supported on the casting surfaces of the casting rolls; c) counter rotating the casting rolls to form solidified metal shells on the casting surfaces of the casting rolls; and d) forming from said solidified shells thin steel strip downwardly through the nip between the casting rolls; characterised in that: the molten carbon steel introduced between the casting rolls has a carbon content of between 0.010% and 0.065% by weight, less than 5.0% by weight chromium, at least 70 ppm of total oxygen and between 20 and 70 ppm of free oxygen, an average manganese to sulphur ratio at least 250, and an average manganese to silicon ratio greater than 3.5. a) assembling a pair of internally cooled casting rolls having a nip therebetween and with confining closures adjacent the ends of the nip; b) introducing molten carbon steel between the pair of casting rolls to form a casting pool supported on the casting surfaces of the casting rolls; c) counter rotating the casting rolls to form solidified metal shells on the casting surfaces of the casting rolls; and d) forming from said solidified shells thin steel strip downwardly through the nip between the casting rolls; characterised in that: the molten carbon steel introduced between the casting rolls has a carbon content of between 0.010% and 0.065% by weight, less than 5.0% by weight chromium, at least 70 ppm of total oxygen and between 20 and 70 ppm of free oxygen, an average manganese to sulphur ratio at least 250, and an average manganese to silicon ratio greater than 3.5.
An image processing apparatus comprising: an image reading unit and an image storage unit, a size acquisition unit configured to acquire first size information indicating a first sheet size of a front sheet surface of an atypical-size document read by the image reading unit; a decision unit configured to decide second image information indicating a second image size of a second image to be stored on the image storage unit of the back sheet surface of the atypical-size document based on first image information indicating a first image size of a first image to be stored on the image storage unit based on the first size information, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a document difference, the document difference being the difference between the front sheet surface and the back sheet surface, wherein the size acquisition unit further acquires second size information indicating a second sheet size of the back sheet surface, and wherein the decision unit decides the first image information based on the first size information and the document difference received from the calculation unit. an image reading unit and an image storage unit, a size acquisition unit configured to acquire first size information indicating a first sheet size of a front sheet surface of an atypical-size document read by the image reading unit; a decision unit configured to decide second image information indicating a second image size of a second image to be stored on the image storage unit of the back sheet surface of the atypical-size document based on first image information indicating a first image size of a first image to be stored on the image storage unit based on the first size information, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a document difference, the document difference being the difference between the front sheet surface and the back sheet surface, wherein the size acquisition unit further acquires second size information indicating a second sheet size of the back sheet surface, and wherein the decision unit decides the first image information based on the first size information and the document difference received from the calculation unit.
A micro-bubble generating system comprising: an electrolytic bath configured to generate primary micro-bubbles; a water supply hose which is connected to an outlet end of the electrolytic bath; and a micro-bubble generating device which is connected to an outlet end of the water supply hose to generate secondary micro-bubbles having a smaller diameter than the primary micro-bubbles; wherein the micro-bubble generating device further includes: a body part, an inlet part which is defined at one end of the body part, and an outlet part which is defined at the other end of the body part; and wherein an orifice part and a venturi part which is extended from an outlet surface of the orifice part are formed inside the body part; characterized in that the body part is bent at a certain point, and a bending point is closer to the inlet part than the outlet part, the orifice part is formed inside the bent point, and an inflow port of the venturi part is formed at an end of the bent point. an electrolytic bath configured to generate primary micro-bubbles; a water supply hose which is connected to an outlet end of the electrolytic bath; and a micro-bubble generating device which is connected to an outlet end of the water supply hose to generate secondary micro-bubbles having a smaller diameter than the primary micro-bubbles; wherein the micro-bubble generating device further includes: a body part, an inlet part which is defined at one end of the body part, and an outlet part which is defined at the other end of the body part; and a body part, an inlet part which is defined at one end of the body part, and an outlet part which is defined at the other end of the body part; and wherein an orifice part and a venturi part which is extended from an outlet surface of the orifice part are formed inside the body part; characterized in that the body part is bent at a certain point, and a bending point is closer to the inlet part than the outlet part, the orifice part is formed inside the bent point, and an inflow port of the venturi part is formed at an end of the bent point.
A self-emulsifying preparation retaining a self-emulsifying composition in a capsule, the self-emulsifying composition comprising, when the total amount of the self-emulsifying composition is 100% by weight, a) 70 to 90% by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and its ester, b) 0.5 to 6% by weight of water, c) 1 to 29% by weight of an emulsifier which includes a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, but excludes lecithin, and d) 3 to 25 parts by weight of lecithin in relation to 100 parts by weight of the at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and its ester, wherein e) the content of ethanol and/or polyhydric alcohol is up to 4% by weight of the total amount of the composition, with the self-emulsifying preparation being prepared by encapsulating the composition in a hard capsule and/or a soft capsule. a) 70 to 90% by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and its ester, b) 0.5 to 6% by weight of water, c) 1 to 29% by weight of an emulsifier which includes a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, but excludes lecithin, and d) 3 to 25 parts by weight of lecithin in relation to 100 parts by weight of the at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and its ester, wherein e) the content of ethanol and/or polyhydric alcohol is up to 4% by weight of the total amount of the composition,
A method for the synthesis of a 4-(heterocycloalkyl)-benzene-1,3-diol corresponding to the general formula in which X represents an oxygen or a sulphur atom, wherein a compound corresponding to the general formula reacts with hydrogen in the presence of a palladium-based catalyst in a polar solvent when X represents an oxygen atom or with a reducing agent of the silicon hydride type and a Lewis acid in a nonpolar solvent when X represents a sulphur atom.
Valve for regulating the flow of the EGR gases in a loop enabling bleeding of some of the exhaust gases leaving a vehicle internal combustion engine, having a body delimiting an internal duct and including a flap (3, 30) mounted to pivot on an axle (4, 80) separating said flap (3, 30) into a first portion (5, 50) and a second portion, said flap (3, 30) being able to pivot between an open position allowing the passage of the gases in the duct and a closed position preventing said passage, and for which the first portion (5, 50) and the second portion come(s) to abut against a bearing element (7, 8), the first portion of the flap including a thickened region in order to reduce the gas flow section between said first portion and the bearing element for angles of opening of said flap less than a threshold value, characterized in that the bearing element is a seal (7, 8) of the valve, the seal sealing the valve at the perimeter of the first portion (5, 50) and the second portion of the flap when the valve is in the closed position.
A band limiting method for limiting a bandwidth of a signal that is transmitted/received between a transmitter (301, 401) and a receiver (302, 402), the method comprising: said receiver estimating a first signal-to-noise power ratio; said transmitter amplifying the signal by a gain proportional to a difference between a required second signal-to-noise power ratio and the first signal-to-noise power ratio, and transmitting the signal so that said receiver can obtain said second signal-to-noise power ratio; said receiver determining a roll-off rate of an adaptive filter (106, 108) that causes the filtering of a signal by said transmitter and said receiver to have roll-off characteristics based on said first signal-to-noise power ratio; and said transmitter using said adaptive filter including the determined roll-off rate to filter and transmit the signal, a total frequency band used for transmission/reception of a signal between the transmitter and the receiver is divided into a plurality of frequency blocks, and the frequency blocks used for transmission/reception of a signal are respectively filtered with a respective fixed roll-off rate and allocated in accordance with values of said determined roll-off rate. said receiver estimating a first signal-to-noise power ratio; said transmitter amplifying the signal by a gain proportional to a difference between a required second signal-to-noise power ratio and the first signal-to-noise power ratio, and transmitting the signal so that said receiver can obtain said second signal-to-noise power ratio; said receiver determining a roll-off rate of an adaptive filter (106, 108) that causes the filtering of a signal by said transmitter and said receiver to have roll-off characteristics based on said first signal-to-noise power ratio; and said transmitter using said adaptive filter including the determined roll-off rate to filter and transmit the signal, a total frequency band used for transmission/reception of a signal between the transmitter and the receiver is divided into a plurality of frequency blocks, and the frequency blocks used for transmission/reception of a signal are respectively filtered with a respective fixed roll-off rate and allocated in accordance with values of said determined roll-off rate.
A method for forming a photovoltaic device, the method comprising: providing a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure including a base layer; and wherein providing the semiconductor structure includes forming an emitter layer in the semiconductor structure, the emitter layer being made of a different material than the base layer and having a higher bandgap than the base layer, where the materials of the base layer and the emitter layer contain Group III-V materials, wherein providing the semiconductor structure includes forming an intermediate layer between the base layer and the emitter layer, the intermediate layer including a graded layer and a window layer, the graded layer including a material gradation ranging from the base layer to the window layer, where the gradation ranges from the material of the base layer at the graded layer side closer to the base layer, to the material of the window layer at the side closer to the window layer, and wherein a p-n junction of the semiconductor structure is formed between the emitter layer and the intermediate layer and a heterojunction is formed within the graded layer, such that when the p-n junction is under reverse-bias conditions in the resulting photovoltaic device the p-n junction provides a bypass function using a Zener breakdown effect that breaks down the p-n junction in a controlled manner and with an electrical field that is less than a threshold electrical field that would cause avalanche breakdown of the p-n junction. providing a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure including a base layer; and wherein providing the semiconductor structure includes forming an emitter layer in the semiconductor structure, the emitter layer being made of a different material than the base layer and having a higher bandgap than the base layer, where the materials of the base layer and the emitter layer contain Group III-V materials, wherein providing the semiconductor structure includes forming an intermediate layer between the base layer and the emitter layer, the intermediate layer including a graded layer and a window layer, the graded layer including a material gradation ranging from the base layer to the window layer, where the gradation ranges from the material of the base layer at the graded layer side closer to the base layer, to the material of the window layer at the side closer to the window layer, and wherein a p-n junction of the semiconductor structure is formed between the emitter layer and the intermediate layer and a heterojunction is formed within the graded layer, such that when the p-n junction is under reverse-bias conditions in the resulting photovoltaic device the p-n junction provides a bypass function using a Zener breakdown effect that breaks down the p-n junction in a controlled manner and with an electrical field that is less than a threshold electrical field that would cause avalanche breakdown of the p-n junction.