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Sprocket-carrying set for a bicycle rear wheel, comprising a sprocket-carrying body and an adapter, wherein the sprocket-carrying body is provided with grooves (16, 17) extending axially on the radially peripheral surface, and wherein the adapter comprises: - an annular body abutting at the sprocket-carrying body as an axial extension thereof in an axially outer direction, adapted to receive sprockets in a radially peripheral position, - a coupling element formed on the annular body to establish a shape coupling with the sprocket-carrying body that makes the adapter rotate as a unit with the sprocket-carrying body, - at least one sprocket-receiving seat (56, 59) formed on the annular body of the adapter and adapted for coupling with at least one sprocket (76, 77, 78), so as to make the adapter rotate as a unit with the sprocket, characterised in the annular body having an outer diameter corresponding to that of the sprocket-carrying body, and the coupling element comprising at least one front tooth projecting axially from the annular body, sized so as to be inserted in a respective groove of the sprocket-carrying body. - an annular body abutting at the sprocket-carrying body as an axial extension thereof in an axially outer direction, adapted to receive sprockets in a radially peripheral position, - a coupling element formed on the annular body to establish a shape coupling with the sprocket-carrying body that makes the adapter rotate as a unit with the sprocket-carrying body, - at least one sprocket-receiving seat (56, 59) formed on the annular body of the adapter and adapted for coupling with at least one sprocket (76, 77, 78), so as to make the adapter rotate as a unit with the sprocket,
A method of decoding a video image, the method comprising: determining coding units of a hierarchical structure by splitting a maximum coding unit according to split information about whether to divide a coding unit, the split information parsed from a received bitstream; determining at least one prediction unit from a current coding unit among the coding units of the hierarchical structure; obtaining a first predicted value of pixels of a current prediction unit among the at least one prediction unit by using an average of neighboring pixels of the current prediction unit; and obtaining a second predicted value of pixels located on the top border and the left border of the current prediction unit by using a weighted average of the obtained first predicted value and at least one neighboring pixels (2230, 2240). determining coding units of a hierarchical structure by splitting a maximum coding unit according to split information about whether to divide a coding unit, the split information parsed from a received bitstream; determining at least one prediction unit from a current coding unit among the coding units of the hierarchical structure; obtaining a first predicted value of pixels of a current prediction unit among the at least one prediction unit by using an average of neighboring pixels of the current prediction unit; and obtaining a second predicted value of pixels located on the top border and the left border of the current prediction unit by using a weighted average of the obtained first predicted value and at least one neighboring pixels (2230, 2240).
An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy alignment system comprising: a. a vacuum chamber; b. a sample stage mounted within the vacuum chamber; c. a Raman spectrometer having a Raman laser for providing a Raman laser beam; d. a Raman laser transfer optical assembly mounted within the vacuum chamber and configured to focus the Raman laser beam from the Raman spectrometer on a selected area on the sample stage; e. a video camera mounted outside the vacuum chamber and configured to provide images of the sample stage; and f. an X-ray source mounted within the vacuum chamber and configured to direct X-rays toward the same selected area of the sample stage; characterised by g. an X-ray alignment indicator mounted on the sample stage that provides a visual indication of X-ray location viewable by the video camera on the sample stage in response to X-rays directed toward the sample stage; h. an X-ray location for the X-rays and a laser beam location for the Raman laser beam on the sample stage configured to be substantially the same size and each less than about 20 microns in diameter; and i. a position of the Raman laser beam configured to be adjustable in X and Y directions of an X-Y plane, such that the laser beam location can be aligned with the X-ray location on the sample stage, wherein the adjustable position of the Raman laser beam is provided by the Raman spectrometer being mounted on a base plate that is mounted on the vacuum chamber, the base plate being adjustable in the X and Y directions of the X-Y plane, or by at least two kinematic mirrors located outside of the Raman spectrometer. a. a vacuum chamber; b. a sample stage mounted within the vacuum chamber; c. a Raman spectrometer having a Raman laser for providing a Raman laser beam; d. a Raman laser transfer optical assembly mounted within the vacuum chamber and configured to focus the Raman laser beam from the Raman spectrometer on a selected area on the sample stage; e. a video camera mounted outside the vacuum chamber and configured to provide images of the sample stage; and f. an X-ray source mounted within the vacuum chamber and configured to direct X-rays toward the same selected area of the sample stage; characterised by g. an X-ray alignment indicator mounted on the sample stage that provides a visual indication of X-ray location viewable by the video camera on the sample stage in response to X-rays directed toward the sample stage; h. an X-ray location for the X-rays and a laser beam location for the Raman laser beam on the sample stage configured to be substantially the same size and each less than about 20 microns in diameter; and i. a position of the Raman laser beam configured to be adjustable in X and Y directions of an X-Y plane, such that the laser beam location can be aligned with the X-ray location on the sample stage, wherein the adjustable position of the Raman laser beam is provided by the Raman spectrometer being mounted on a base plate that is mounted on the vacuum chamber, the base plate being adjustable in the X and Y directions of the X-Y plane, or by at least two kinematic mirrors located outside of the Raman spectrometer.
A device for dispensing a substance comprising a chamber with walls having a combination of at least a strong seal and at least a weak seal (101a, 101, 103, 103a) wherein said weak seal (101a, 101, 103, 103a) bridges the walls of a spout; said spout guides said substance to said at least a weak seal (101a, 101, 103, 103a); said spout defined by at least a wall formed by said at least a strong seal extending inwardly from said at least a weak seal (101a, 101, 103, 103a); having an outermost weak seal at the discharging end of said spout; said device dispenses said substance when an external pressure is applied to said chamber; said outermost weak seal provides a sealed spout to prevent external contamination of said spout; characterised in that said outermost weak seal has a sealing force range of 0.6 to 3.0 Newtons.
Animal litter including granules, each of the granules including a granular base material and multiple microcapsules adhering to a outer surface of the base material, wherein the base material includes a low absorbent material with an initial absorption rate of no greater than 10%, and each of the multiple microcapsules is an impact-disintegrating microcapsule including an outer shell made of at least one kind selected from a group of a melamine resin, polyurethane resin, polyurea resin, polyester resin, gelatin, polystyrene resin, polycarbonate resin and urea-formaldehyde resin, and an aromatic substance held inside the outer shell, wherein at least some of the multiple microcapsules are accumulated on the surface of the base material so that layers composed of the microcapsules are overlapping, wherein the multiple microcapsules include different types of microcapsules with different particle sizes, wherein the different types of microcapsules with different particle sizes include small particle size capsules with particle sizes of 1 to 4 μm at 20 to 50% and large particle size capsules with particle sizes of 8 to 10 μm at 3 to 30%. each of the granules including a granular base material and multiple microcapsules adhering to a outer surface of the base material, wherein the base material includes a low absorbent material with an initial absorption rate of no greater than 10%, and each of the multiple microcapsules is an impact-disintegrating microcapsule including an outer shell made of at least one kind selected from a group of a melamine resin, polyurethane resin, polyurea resin, polyester resin, gelatin, polystyrene resin, polycarbonate resin and urea-formaldehyde resin, and an aromatic substance held inside the outer shell, wherein at least some of the multiple microcapsules are accumulated on the surface of the base material so that layers composed of the microcapsules are overlapping,
An in vitro or ex vivo method of producing nanovesicles comprising an inhibitor oligonucleotide which is an inhibitor to a human MYC gene or gene product, said method comprising a) introducing a DNA sequence encoding an oligonucleotide capable of inhibiting a human MYC gene or gene product, into a mammalian cell; b) transfecting or transducing the cell with a construct comprising an L-Myc gene; c) maintaining the cell under conditions allowing the cell to express said inhibitor oligonucleotide and overexpress L-Myc; and d) obtaining nanovesicles containing said inhibitor oligonucleotide from said cell wherein said nanovesicles are cell-derived vesicles having a size of less than 500 nm. a) introducing a DNA sequence encoding an oligonucleotide capable of inhibiting a human MYC gene or gene product, into a mammalian cell; b) transfecting or transducing the cell with a construct comprising an L-Myc gene; c) maintaining the cell under conditions allowing the cell to express said inhibitor oligonucleotide and overexpress L-Myc; and d) obtaining nanovesicles containing said inhibitor oligonucleotide from said cell
A disposable refill unit (110; 510) for a foam dispenser (101; 501) that has an integral air compressor (150; 550), the refill unit (110; 510) comprising: a container (112; 512); a liquid pump secured to the container (112; 512), the liquid pump having a liquid chamber defined at least in part by a liquid inlet valve and a liquid outlet valve; a liquid piston, wherein movement of the piston causes the volume of the liquid chamber to expand and contract; a mixing chamber formed in an interior cavity and located downstream of the liquid chamber; an air inlet in fluid communication with the mixing chamber; wherein the container (112; 512) and the liquid pump are disposable; a suck back chamber in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, wherein said suck back chamber is compressible; characterized in that the disposable refill unit (110; 510) further comprises a sanitary seal located proximate the air inlet, the sanitary seal allows air to enter the mixing chamber and prevents liquid from exiting the mixing chamber through the air inlet, wherein the sanitary seal is disposable with the container (112; 512) and the liquid pump without disposing of the air compressor (150; 550). a container (112; 512); a liquid pump secured to the container (112; 512), the liquid pump having a liquid chamber defined at least in part by a liquid inlet valve and a liquid outlet valve; a liquid piston, wherein movement of the piston causes the volume of the liquid chamber to expand and contract; a mixing chamber formed in an interior cavity and located downstream of the liquid chamber; an air inlet in fluid communication with the mixing chamber; a liquid chamber defined at least in part by a liquid inlet valve and a liquid outlet valve; a liquid piston, wherein movement of the piston causes the volume of the liquid chamber to expand and contract; a mixing chamber formed in an interior cavity and located downstream of the liquid chamber; an air inlet in fluid communication with the mixing chamber; wherein the container (112; 512) and the liquid pump are disposable; a suck back chamber in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, wherein said suck back chamber is compressible; characterized in that the disposable refill unit (110; 510) further comprises a sanitary seal located proximate the air inlet, the sanitary seal allows air to enter the mixing chamber and prevents liquid from exiting the mixing chamber through the air inlet, wherein the sanitary seal is disposable with the container (112; 512) and the liquid pump without disposing of the air compressor (150; 550).
A method for operating non-volatile storage, comprising: applying a first series of programming pulses in a programming operation to a selected word line (WLn) in a set of word lines (WL0-WL63), the set of word lines is in communication with a set of storage elements (700, 710), and the selected word line is in communication with at least one selected storage element and at least one unselected storage element of the set of storage elements; determining if a switching criterion is met, the switching criterion depends on a temperature; and characterised by if the switching criterion is met, switching from the applying the first series of programming pulses to applying a second series of programming pulses in the programming operation to the selected word line, at least one programming pulse in the second series has a shorter duration (Δt2) than at least one programming pulse in the first series. applying a first series of programming pulses in a programming operation to a selected word line (WLn) in a set of word lines (WL0-WL63), the set of word lines is in communication with a set of storage elements (700, 710), and the selected word line is in communication with at least one selected storage element and at least one unselected storage element of the set of storage elements; determining if a switching criterion is met, the switching criterion depends on a temperature; and characterised by if the switching criterion is met, switching from the applying the first series of programming pulses to applying a second series of programming pulses in the programming operation to the selected word line, at least one programming pulse in the second series has a shorter duration (Δt2) than at least one programming pulse in the first series.
An entrainment unit for a rotary conveyor comprising an entrainment finger as an entrainment means for conveyed material and a holding body suitable for mounting the entrainment finger to the rotary conveyor, wherein the holding body has an insertion mounting in which the entrainment finger is inserted with an end portion and comprising a securing element which secures the entrainment finger to prevent release from the insertion mounting, wherein the securing element uses a portion arranged eccentrically relative to an axis of the securing element to hold the entrainment finger in the insertion mounting, characterised in that the eccentric portion is a locking portion which engages into a recess in the entrainment finger to lock the entrainment finger in a fixed position in the insertion mounting.
A transceiver (109 1) for a wireless communication system, wherein the transceiver (109 1) is configured to communicate with at least one other transceiver (109 2) of the wireless communication system using sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system, wherein the transceiver (109 1) is configured to transmit a data packet on one of the sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system to the other transceiver (109 2) of the wireless communication system, wherein the transceiver (109 1) is configured to, if a PPPR value associated with said data packet or with data contained in said data packet indicates a high reliability, to re-transmit said data packet at least once (300,300) - on another sidelink resource pool (302 2) of the sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system, - or on at least one other component carrier, - or on the same resource pool of the sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system, but on different carriers. wherein the transceiver (109 1) is configured to communicate with at least one other transceiver (109 2) of the wireless communication system using sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system, wherein the transceiver (109 1) is configured to transmit a data packet on one of the sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system to the other transceiver (109 2) of the wireless communication system, wherein the transceiver (109 1) is configured to, if a PPPR value associated with said data packet or with data contained in said data packet indicates a high reliability, to re-transmit said data packet at least once (300,300) - on another sidelink resource pool (302 2) of the sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system, - or on at least one other component carrier, - or on the same resource pool of the sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system, but on different carriers. - on another sidelink resource pool (302 2) of the sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system, - or on at least one other component carrier, - or on the same resource pool of the sidelink resource pools (302 1,302 2) of the wireless communication system, but on different carriers.
Method (S1-S5) for treating food to be cooked in a household cooking appliance having a cooking compartment, at least one unit for treating the food to be cooked and at least one sensor for determining at least one surface condition of the food to be cooked in which a) a local distribution (LBG1, LBG2) of at least one surface condition of the food to be cooked is measured by means of at least one sensor, b) a respective measure of deviation is calculated from the measured dimensionless distribution (LBG1, LBG2) of the at least one surface condition and multiple dimensionless local power distributions (LV1, LV2) that are known in advance in the region of the food to be cooked, wherein the power distributions (LV1, LV2) that are known in advance correspond to different sets of setting values of the at least one unit for treating the food to be cooked, and c) the at least one unit for treating the food to be cooked is operated using the set of setting values of the power distribution and the measure of deviation of said power distribution corresponds to the greatest deviation between the distributions (LBG1, LBG2, LV1, LV2). a) a local distribution (LBG1, LBG2) of at least one surface condition of the food to be cooked is measured by means of at least one sensor, b) a respective measure of deviation is calculated from the measured dimensionless distribution (LBG1, LBG2) of the at least one surface condition and multiple dimensionless local power distributions (LV1, LV2) that are known in advance in the region of the food to be cooked, wherein the power distributions (LV1, LV2) that are known in advance correspond to different sets of setting values of the at least one unit for treating the food to be cooked, and c) the at least one unit for treating the food to be cooked is operated using the set of setting values of the power distribution and the measure of deviation of said power distribution corresponds to the greatest deviation between the distributions (LBG1, LBG2, LV1, LV2).
A brake system that is to be provided in a vehicle including a right-side wheel and a left-side wheel disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the vehicle and a front wheel and a rear wheel disposed to be spaced apart from the right-side and left-side wheels in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and located between the right-side and left-side wheels in the width direction, said brake system comprising: brakes (32, 34, 36, 38) provided for the right-side wheel, the left-side wheel, the front wheel and the rear wheel, and configured to restrain rotations of the respective wheels by activations of brake actuators of said brakes; at least two energy sources (50, 52) independent from each other and configured to supply energy to said brake actuators; said brake system being characterized by comprising a first brake line including a first energy source that is one of said at least two energy sources, and one of said brake actuators provided for the front wheel and activatable by the energy supplied from said first energy source; and a second brake line being independent from said first brake line, and including a second energy source which is one of said at least two energy sources and which is other than said first energy source, and three of said brake actuators provided for the respective right-side, left-side and rear wheels and activatable by the energy supplied from said second energy source, wherein said one of said brake actuators provided for the front wheel is not activatable by the energy supplied from said second energy source, and said three of said brake actuators provided for the respective right-side, left-side and rear wheels are not activatable by the energy supplied from said first energy source. brakes (32, 34, 36, 38) provided for the right-side wheel, the left-side wheel, the front wheel and the rear wheel, and configured to restrain rotations of the respective wheels by activations of brake actuators of said brakes; at least two energy sources (50, 52) independent from each other and configured to supply energy to said brake actuators; said brake system being characterized by comprising a first brake line including a first energy source that is one of said at least two energy sources, and one of said brake actuators provided for the front wheel and activatable by the energy supplied from said first energy source; and a second brake line being independent from said first brake line, and including a second energy source which is one of said at least two energy sources and which is other than said first energy source, and three of said brake actuators provided for the respective right-side, left-side and rear wheels and activatable by the energy supplied from said second energy source, wherein said one of said brake actuators provided for the front wheel is not activatable by the energy supplied from said second energy source, and said three of said brake actuators provided for the respective right-side, left-side and rear wheels are not activatable by the energy supplied from said first energy source.
Treatment unit for surface treatment, in particular for painting, of objects, in particular of car body panels, with a) at least a treatment booth, which provides a treatment space; b) a conveying device, by means of which the objects can be conveyed into and back out of the treatment space, wherein c) the conveying device comprises a rotating element having a first and a second surface (56, 58), which are arranged in such a way that the first or second surfaces (56, 58) at least partially border the treatment space depending on the position of the rotating element, characterized in that d) the rotating element supports on a surface a conveyor robot, in particular a multi-axis conveyor robot, by means of which at least one object can be taken and released. a) at least a treatment booth, which provides a treatment space; b) a conveying device, by means of which the objects can be conveyed into and back out of the treatment space, wherein c) the conveying device comprises a rotating element having a first and a second surface (56, 58), which are arranged in such a way that the first or second surfaces (56, 58) at least partially border the treatment space depending on the position of the rotating element, characterized in that d) the rotating element supports on a surface a conveyor robot, in particular a multi-axis conveyor robot, by means of which at least one object can be taken and released.