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An ophthalmologic apparatus comprising: irradiation means configured to irradiate a subject's eye with a measuring beam emitted by scanning means that performs scanning in a main scanning direction and perpendicular thereto in sub scanning directions; first acquisition means configured to acquire a first image of the subject's eye based on the returned measuring beam from the subject's eye when the scanning means performs scanning in a first sub scanning direction; second acquisition means configured to acquire a second image of the subject's eye based on the returned measuring beam that travels from the subject's eye, at timing different from that for the first image, while the scanning means performs scanning in a second sub scanning direction, which is opposite to the first sub scanning direction; and calculation means configured to calculate blood flow velocity of the subject's eye based on a blood cell position in the first image and a blood cell position in the second image as well as based on the sub scanning direction of the scanning means. irradiation means configured to irradiate a subject's eye with a measuring beam emitted by scanning means that performs scanning in a main scanning direction and perpendicular thereto in sub scanning directions; first acquisition means configured to acquire a first image of the subject's eye based on the returned measuring beam from the subject's eye when the scanning means performs scanning in a first sub scanning direction; second acquisition means configured to acquire a second image of the subject's eye based on the returned measuring beam that travels from the subject's eye, at timing different from that for the first image, while the scanning means performs scanning in a second sub scanning direction, which is opposite to the first sub scanning direction; and calculation means configured to calculate blood flow velocity of the subject's eye based on a blood cell position in the first image and a blood cell position in the second image as well as based on the sub scanning direction of the scanning means.
Wind turbine with a concrete tower, wherein the tower comprises a plurality of sections formed by segments and a platform system comprising a plurality of platforms, wherein the platform system is configured to allow access to junction areas between adjacent sections characterized in that the platform system is further configured to be at least partially anchored in a detachable manner to a wall of the section which is inside the tower once erected; wherein the sections of the concrete tower comprise at least one first anchoring element attached to the wall of the section situated inside the tower once erected, the platform system being configured to be at least partially anchored in a detachable manner to at least the first anchoring element attached to the wall of the section situated inside the tower once erected; wherein the platforms of the platform system comprise at least one second anchoring element which assists the first anchoring element to achieve the detachable anchoring of the platform system to the wall of the section situated inside the tower once erected; and wherein the first anchoring element comprises a rod insertable into the wall of the segment situated inside the tower once erected and a head protruding from said rod, wherein the rod is disposed inside the section once lifted and stacked, while the second anchoring element comprises a pivoting fitting with a longitudinal groove so that the pivoting fitting is supportable on the rod of the first anchoring element. wherein the sections of the concrete tower comprise at least one first anchoring element attached to the wall of the section situated inside the tower once erected, the platform system being configured to be at least partially anchored in a detachable manner to at least the first anchoring element attached to the wall of the section situated inside the tower once erected; wherein the platforms of the platform system comprise at least one second anchoring element which assists the first anchoring element to achieve the detachable anchoring of the platform system to the wall of the section situated inside the tower once erected; and wherein the first anchoring element comprises a rod insertable into the wall of the segment situated inside the tower once erected and a head protruding from said rod, wherein the rod is disposed inside the section once lifted and stacked, while the second anchoring element comprises a pivoting fitting with a longitudinal groove so that the pivoting fitting is supportable on the rod of the first anchoring element.
A nutraceutical and/or pharmaceutical composition designed to stimulate the production of beta-defensins-2, characterised in that it comprises as a sole active ingredient a gluco-oligosaccharide satisfying the following basic oligomeric structure: for it use in treatment of intestinal inflammations.
A mobile device adapted to determine its location, the mobile device comprising RF receiver input means and processing means configured to: receive a common RF signal, using the RF receiver input means, on a common carrier frequency, wherein the common RF signal includes repeating periods of timeslots, wherein each period of timeslots includes at least one timeslot occupied by a respective RF signal output by each of three or more transmitters on a common time basis, wherein each of the three or more transmitters is positioned at a known location and wherein each period of timeslots further includes an unoccupied timeslot; the processing means further configured to: capture data representing the common RF signal; discriminate between each respective RF signal that forms the received common RF signal based on the captured data and timing of the unoccupied timeslot; calculate a relative phase shift of each respective RF signal; and calculate the location based on the determined relative phase shifts and the known locations of the three or more transmitters. receive a common RF signal, using the RF receiver input means, on a common carrier frequency, wherein the common RF signal includes repeating periods of timeslots, wherein each period of timeslots includes at least one timeslot occupied by a respective RF signal output by each of three or more transmitters on a common time basis, wherein each of the three or more transmitters is positioned at a known location and wherein each period of timeslots further includes an unoccupied timeslot; the processing means further configured to: capture data representing the common RF signal; discriminate between each respective RF signal that forms the received common RF signal based on the captured data and timing of the unoccupied timeslot; calculate a relative phase shift of each respective RF signal; and calculate the location based on the determined relative phase shifts and the known locations of the three or more transmitters. capture data representing the common RF signal; discriminate between each respective RF signal that forms the received common RF signal based on the captured data and timing of the unoccupied timeslot; calculate a relative phase shift of each respective RF signal; and calculate the location based on the determined relative phase shifts and the known locations of the three or more transmitters.
Mobile fence element comprising a base with at least one recess for a lifting device and at least two pillars (4, 5) between which a flat structure is arranged, wherein each of the pillars (4, 5) is inserted into a receiving groove or into a receiving bore of the base and fixed therein, characterised in that the base has on one side, on the side of the mobile fence element to be shielded, a channel designed as a receiving groove open transversely to the flat structure for receiving cables or tensioning ropes, which channel extends continuously along the entire length of the base.
A device for capacitive measurements in a multiphase medium, including: - at least one pair of excitation electrodes (1, 2), forming a capacitor; - a ground plane; - an electronic circuit, arranged to electrically connect the pair of excitation electrodes (1, 2) to the ground plane, and configured to: o apply an electrical potential (V+, V) to each excitation electrode (1, 2) at a working frequency, and o measure a mutual capacity between the pair of excitation electrodes(1, 2); the device being characterised in that it includes: - at least one control electrode, arranged at a distance ( l) from the capacitor, and intended to be inserted into the multiphase medium; - a switching circuit comprising a switch having an open state and a closed state in which the switch electrically both disconnects and connects the control electrode to the ground plane; the switching circuit being configured to: o apply to the control electrode a common electric potential to the ground plane when the switch is in the closed state, and o leave a floating electric potential for the control electrode when the switch is in the open state; and in that the electronic circuit is configured to measure the mutual capacitance between the pair of excitation electrodes (1, 2) when the switch is in the open state and when the switch is in the closed state. - at least one pair of excitation electrodes (1, 2), forming a capacitor; - a ground plane; - an electronic circuit, arranged to electrically connect the pair of excitation electrodes (1, 2) to the ground plane, and configured to: o apply an electrical potential (V+, V) to each excitation electrode (1, 2) at a working frequency, and o measure a mutual capacity between the pair of excitation electrodes(1, 2); the device being characterised in that it includes: - at least one control electrode, arranged at a distance ( l) from the capacitor, and intended to be inserted into the multiphase medium; o apply an electrical potential (V+, V) to each excitation electrode (1, 2) at a working frequency, and o measure a mutual capacity between the pair of excitation electrodes(1, 2); - a switching circuit comprising a switch having an open state and a closed state in which the switch electrically both disconnects and connects the control electrode to the ground plane; the switching circuit being configured to: o apply to the control electrode a common electric potential to the ground plane when the switch is in the closed state, and o leave a floating electric potential for the control electrode when the switch is in the open state; o apply to the control electrode a common electric potential to the ground plane when the switch is in the closed state, and o leave a floating electric potential for the control electrode when the switch is in the open state;
A sweetener particle comprising a solid core, a first solid layer on the solid core, and a second solid layer on the first solid layer, said second solid layer defining an outermost surface of the particle; wherein a) the solid core consists of a first edible carbohydrate that is psicose; b) the first solid layer comprises a non-carbohydrate sweetener and optionally a second edible carbohydrate which may be the same or different from the first edible carbohydrate; and c) the second solid layer comprises a sweet carbohydrate and does not include a non-carbohydrate sweetener; wherein the sweet carbohydrate is at least 20% as sweet as sucrose, but less than five times as sweet as sucrose on an equal weight basis, assessed according to the paired comparison test described in the Examples. a) the solid core consists of a first edible carbohydrate that is psicose; b) the first solid layer comprises a non-carbohydrate sweetener and optionally a second edible carbohydrate which may be the same or different from the first edible carbohydrate; and c) the second solid layer comprises a sweet carbohydrate and does not include a non-carbohydrate sweetener;
A cartridge for a stick-shaped aerosol-generating article, the article being for use with an inductively heating aerosol-generating device, the cartridge comprising: a vaporization chamber at a distal end portion of the cartridge for vaporizing aerosol-forming liquid therein; a reservoir chamber proximal the vaporization chamber for storing aerosol-forming liquid; a septum forming a common wall member of the vaporization chamber and the reservoir chamber; a liquid-conveying susceptor arrangement configured and arranged to convey aerosol-forming liquid from the reservoir chamber into the vaporization chamber and to be inductively heated in use with the device in order to vaporize aerosol-forming liquid within the vaporization chamber; a vapor-conveying conduit providing a fluid communication for vaporized aerosol-forming liquid from the vaporization chamber to a region proximal the reservoir chamber; wherein the septum comprises a through hole which the vapor-conveying conduit passes through or is supported in at a distal end portion, wherein the septum comprises at least one filling hole (169,) for filling aerosol-forming liquid into the reservoir chamber via the vaporization chamber. a vaporization chamber at a distal end portion of the cartridge for vaporizing aerosol-forming liquid therein; a reservoir chamber proximal the vaporization chamber for storing aerosol-forming liquid; a septum forming a common wall member of the vaporization chamber and the reservoir chamber; a liquid-conveying susceptor arrangement configured and arranged to convey aerosol-forming liquid from the reservoir chamber into the vaporization chamber and to be inductively heated in use with the device in order to vaporize aerosol-forming liquid within the vaporization chamber; a vapor-conveying conduit providing a fluid communication for vaporized aerosol-forming liquid from the vaporization chamber to a region proximal the reservoir chamber; wherein the septum comprises a through hole which the vapor-conveying conduit passes through or is supported in at a distal end portion, wherein the septum comprises at least one filling hole (169,) for filling aerosol-forming liquid into the reservoir chamber via the vaporization chamber.
Method for packing liquid pouches, e.g. pouches of milk, into packaging cartons, in which method the liquid pouches are transferred to a packing station, where they are dropped into packaging cartons in liquid pouch groups, characterized in that a film, more particularly a plastic film, is dropped into a packaging carton along with the liquid pouches, which film is cut before the dropping, and with which film the liquid pouch group is protected on at least some of its surfaces during the dropping and which in the packaging carton settles between the liquid pouches and the inside surfaces of the packaging carton.
A tank (102; 202; 302; 402; 502) for mounting on a vehicle, the tank comprising: - a container suitable for containing an ammonia precursor under the form of a urea solution, and - a system arranged for decomposing the ammonia precursor of the container into ammonia gas and storing it, characterized in that the system is located at least partially inside the container, preferably on a wall of the container. - a container suitable for containing an ammonia precursor under the form of a urea solution, and - a system arranged for decomposing the ammonia precursor of the container into ammonia gas and storing it,
A fixing device for fixing a self-inking stamp in a closed position, wherein the fixing device comprises a stop for a contact surface of a housing of the self-inking stamp and a latching element connected to the stop, wherein a front face of the latching element is designed for latching on an inner face of an operating part of the self-inking stamp, characterised in that the latching element is also designed to rest, with a rear face of the latching element opposite the inner face of the operating part, on the housing of the self-inking stamp fixed using the fixing device.
Internal combustion engine, having at least one combustion chamber which is partially delimited by a cylinder, having an injector which is assigned to the combustion chamber and by means of which a fuel can be injected directly into the combustion chamber, as a result of which a mixture comprising at least the fuel injected directly into the combustion chamber and air supplied to the combustion chamber can be generated in the combustion chamber, having a pre-chamber which is fluidically separated from the combustion chamber except for at least one passage opening and is fluidically connected via the at least one passage opening to the combustion chamber, from which at least a part of the mixture can be introduced via the at least one passage opening into the pre-chamber, having a first spark plug, by means of which at least one ignition spark for igniting that part of the mixture which is introduced via the at least one passage opening into the pre-chamber can be generated in the pre-chamber, and having a second spark plug which is assigned to the combustion chamber and by means of which at least one ignition spark for igniting the mixture received in the combustion chamber can be generated in the combustion chamber and outside the pre-chamber, wherein the pre-chamber, the injector and the second spark plug are arranged along a direction running in a plane extending perpendicular to the axial direction of the cylinder, in the following sequence: the pre-chamber - the injector - the second spark plug, characterized in that the pre-chamber is offset from the injector towards an exhaust side of the combustion chamber.
A Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum PS128 for use in a method for treating or preventing a movement disorder, wherein the movement disorder is a basal ganglia disorder or a tic disorder in a subject, wherein an effective amount of cells of a Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum PS128 is administered to the subject and wherein the PS128 is deposited under DSMZ Accession No. DSM 28632.
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section configured to perform image formation on a sheet; a body housing formed by a box body with a top surface and configured to contain the image forming section; a protruding housing disposed on the top surface and having a top portion protruding upward above the top surface; a light source disposed inside the body housing or the protruding housing and configured to emit light; a light guide (51A, 51B, 51C) having a base portion into which light emitted by the light source is incident, an end portion that functions as a light diffusing portion which diffuses the light outward, and a body portion that connects the base portion to the end portion; and a control unit configured to control illumination of the light source on the basis of information related to the image formation, characterized in that the light guide (51A, 51B, 51C) is formed by a transparent member, in that the top portion has a groove, the groove having a flat bottom portion whose front and back ends are open, the flat bottom portion having an opening, and in that the light diffusing portion protrudes through the opening from the bottom portion and is positioned inside the groove, the light diffusing portion including first and second cut surfaces (531, 532) that have a mountain-like cross-sectional shape in a front-back direction. an image forming section configured to perform image formation on a sheet; a body housing formed by a box body with a top surface and configured to contain the image forming section; a protruding housing disposed on the top surface and having a top portion protruding upward above the top surface; a light source disposed inside the body housing or the protruding housing and configured to emit light; a light guide (51A, 51B, 51C) having a base portion into which light emitted by the light source is incident, an end portion that functions as a light diffusing portion which diffuses the light outward, and a body portion that connects the base portion to the end portion; and a control unit configured to control illumination of the light source on the basis of information related to the image formation, characterized in that the light guide (51A, 51B, 51C) is formed by a transparent member, in that the top portion has a groove, the groove having a flat bottom portion whose front and back ends are open, the flat bottom portion having an opening, and in that the light diffusing portion protrudes through the opening from the bottom portion and is positioned inside the groove, the light diffusing portion including first and second cut surfaces (531, 532) that have a mountain-like cross-sectional shape in a front-back direction.
An arrangement for estimating the input torque of a dual-clutch transmission for a vehicle, said transmission comprising an inner input shaft and an outer input shaft being arranged concentrically with respect to said inner input shaft, said arrangement further comprising a dual-clutch assembly connecting said shafts (2, 3) to an output shaft of an engine, where it comprises a torque sensor arranged on said outer input shaft and connected to a transmission control unit; said arrangement being arranged for providing, by means of said torque sensor, a measured torque value (Tm) during operation of said outer input shaft and, characterized in that the arrangement providing an estimated torque value (Te) for the inner input shaft during operation of said inner input shaft, where the estimated torque value (Te) for the inner input shaft is determined in said transmission control unit and where the transmission control unit is arranged to calibrate said estimated torque value (Te) against said measured torque value (Tm) during operation of the outer input shaft.
A computer-implemented method for planning a cooperative driving maneuver, comprising the steps of observing the surroundings of a vehicle, determining a planned trajectory the vehicle drives on for a certain amount of time, determining a desired trajectory different from the planned trajectory requiring a cooperative driving maneuver with at least one of the surrounding vehicles (10B, 10C), starting a negotiation phase with said vehicles (10B, 10C) involved in the cooperative driving maneuver by sending a maneuver coordination message, waiting for the response messages from said involved vehicles (10B, 10C), determining a timeout value which limits the negotiation phase of said cooperative driving maneuver, and changing to the desired trajectory if said involved vehicles (10B, 10C) have accepted the desired trajectory before the negotiation phase has expired according to said timeout value, wherein said timeout value is entered into a payload field of the maneuver coordination message to inform said involved vehicles (10B, 10C) about a timeout value for the negotiation phase of the cooperative driving maneuver. for planning a cooperative driving maneuver, comprising the steps of observing the surroundings of a vehicle, determining a planned trajectory the vehicle drives on for a certain amount of time, determining a desired trajectory different from the planned trajectory requiring a cooperative driving maneuver with at least one of the surrounding vehicles (10B, 10C), starting a negotiation phase with said vehicles (10B, 10C) involved in the cooperative driving maneuver by sending a maneuver coordination message, waiting for the response messages from said involved vehicles (10B, 10C), determining a timeout value which limits the negotiation phase of said cooperative driving maneuver, and changing to the desired trajectory if said involved vehicles (10B, 10C) have accepted the desired trajectory before the negotiation phase has expired according to said timeout value, wherein said timeout value is entered into a payload field of the maneuver coordination message to inform said involved vehicles (10B, 10C) about a timeout value for the negotiation phase of the cooperative driving maneuver.