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An apparatus for image acquisition, comprising: a main lens, a micro lens array, an image sensor, and a focal length control unit, wherein: the main lens, the micro lens array, and the image sensor are successively disposed alternately, and the image sensor is configured to: sense an optical signal that is transmitted from the main lens and the micro lens array, and convert the optical signal into an electrical signal; and the focal length control unit is configured to control at least one of a focal length f 1 of the main lens and a focal length f 2 of a micro lens in the micro lens array; wherein the focal length control unit is a voltage-controlled focal length control unit, the main lens and the micro lens are voltage-controlled zoom lenses, and the focal length control unit changes the at least one of the focal lengths f 1, f 2 of the main lens and the micro lens by controlling at least one of voltages imposed on the main lens and the micro lens array; characterized by that the apparatus is switched between a first light field camera mode and a second light field camera mode; wherein a distance a between the micro lens array and the image sensor and a distance b between the micro lens array and the main lens satisfy an equation b / d 1 = a / d 2, wherein d 1 is an aperture of the main lens, and d 2 is an aperture of the micro lens; wherein f 1 / d 1 = f 2 / d 2, b = f 1, and a = f 2 in the first light field camera mode; and wherein f 1 / d 1 = f 2 / d 2, b > f 1 or b < f 1, and a > f 2 or a < f 2 in the second light field camera mode. the main lens, the micro lens array, and the image sensor are successively disposed alternately, and the image sensor is configured to: sense an optical signal that is transmitted from the main lens and the micro lens array, and convert the optical signal into an electrical signal; and the focal length control unit is configured to control at least one of a focal length f 1 of the main lens and a focal length f 2 of a micro lens in the micro lens array; wherein the focal length control unit is a voltage-controlled focal length control unit, the main lens and the micro lens are voltage-controlled zoom lenses, and the focal length control unit changes the at least one of the focal lengths f 1, f 2 of the main lens and the micro lens by controlling at least one of voltages imposed on the main lens and the micro lens array; characterized by that the apparatus is switched between a first light field camera mode and a second light field camera mode; wherein a distance a between the micro lens array and the image sensor and a distance b between the micro lens array and the main lens satisfy an equation b / d 1 = a / d 2, wherein d 1 is an aperture of the main lens, and d 2 is an aperture of the micro lens; wherein f 1 / d 1 = f 2 / d 2, b = f 1, and a = f 2 in the first light field camera mode; and wherein f 1 / d 1 = f 2 / d 2, b > f 1 or b < f 1, and a > f 2 or a < f 2 in the second light field camera mode.
A method for controlling an interference implemented in a LTE device from among a plurality of devices that are capable of performing inter-devices communication, the plurality of devices including the LTE device and at least one IoT device, the method comprising: selecting, based on a traffic type corresponding to a priority of data which is being transmitted/received, from among the plurality of devices, a device having a lower priority of data than other devices for executing interference avoidance; determining an interference avoidance method based on interference avoidance information required for the interference avoidance; if an IoT device is selected, instructing the selected loT device to execute an interference avoidance operation; if the LTE device itself is selected, executing an interference avoidance operation. selecting, based on a traffic type corresponding to a priority of data which is being transmitted/received, from among the plurality of devices, a device having a lower priority of data than other devices for executing interference avoidance; determining an interference avoidance method based on interference avoidance information required for the interference avoidance; if an IoT device is selected, instructing the selected loT device to execute an interference avoidance operation; if the LTE device itself is selected, executing an interference avoidance operation.
A suction/compression assembly for aspirating/compressing a first gas from/in a system, said assembly including an operating machine comprising a body, which defines a chamber, within which one or more rotors are housed, each rotating about a corresponding rotation axis, wherein said assembly comprises a device for injecting a second gas into said chamber, said injection device comprising a main manifold, connectable to a source of said second gas, and a plurality of injection pipes connected to said main manifold and to said body of said machine, wherein said body defines a plurality of injection passages (12',12") each of which is configured to make each of said injection pipes communicating with said chamber of said machine, characterized in that said machine comprises a plurality of connecting elements (25',25") configured to connect said machine to fixed or movable equipment, said connecting elements (25',25") defining a support surface for said operating machine, wherein at least two of said connecting elements (25") are connected to a first part of the body and wherein at least one further connecting element (25") is connected to a second part (11") of the body opposite to said first part with respect to a first reference plane which is substantially orthogonal to said support surface and on which said rotation axis lays, said further connecting element (25") being connected to said second part (11") in a position interposed between two injection passages (12"), wherein said plurality of passages (12',12") comprises first passages defined in a position above a second reference plane which is substantially orthogonal to said plane and second passages (12") defined in a position underneath said second plane, said further connecting element (25") being connected to said second part (11") in a position interposed between two of said second passages (12"), said plurality of injection pipes (65',65") comprising first pipes, each of which communicating with one of said first passages, and second pipes (65"), each of which communicating with one of said second passages (12").
An apparatus configured to support resin molding, comprising: a prediction unit configured to generate a probability distribution of prediction values of analysis target characteristics of a resin molded body, that correspond to values of a plurality of molding factors of the resin molding; and a display processing unit configured to execute display processing for causing a display apparatus to display the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics, wherein the prediction unit is configured to calculate a change of the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics when a value of at least one of the plurality of molding factors of the resin molding is changed within a predetermined range, and the display processing unit is configured to execute display processing for causing the display apparatus to display the change of the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics and to execute display processing for causing the display apparatus to display a range of the molding factors that have a possibility of satisfying a target value of the analysis target characteristics. a prediction unit configured to generate a probability distribution of prediction values of analysis target characteristics of a resin molded body, that correspond to values of a plurality of molding factors of the resin molding; and a display processing unit configured to execute display processing for causing a display apparatus to display the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics, wherein the prediction unit is configured to calculate a change of the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics when a value of at least one of the plurality of molding factors of the resin molding is changed within a predetermined range, and the display processing unit is configured to execute display processing for causing the display apparatus to display the change of the probability distribution of the prediction values of the analysis target characteristics and to execute display processing for causing the display apparatus to display a range of the molding factors that have a possibility of satisfying a target value of the analysis target characteristics.
A method of reducing the growth of pathogenic bacteria in powdered infant formula after reconstitution, the method comprising the step of including living lactic acid bacteria in the powdered infant formula in an amount of at least 5x10 7 CFU/g of powder, wherein the lactic acid bacterium is Streptococcus thermophilus TH4. (DSM 15957)
A method for the quantification of a vaccine strain of Marek's Disease Virus Serotype-1 (MDV-1) in a sample from a bird, comprising the steps of: (i) providing a biological sample which has been obtained from the bird; (ii) subjecting the biological sample of (i) to real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) comprising: (a) amplification of a region of the pp38 gene within the nucleic acid sample of (i), said region containing a consistent single nucleotide polymorphism difference between vaccine and virulent strains of MDV-1, said SNP being a G/A polymorphism located at position 320 of the sequences of Figure 1 ((a) and (b)); and (b) contacting the amplified nucleic acid of (a) with a detectable nucleic acid probe specific for the SNP of the vaccine strain of MDV-1; (iii) Measuring changes in the detectable signal produced by the probe of (ii) (i) providing a biological sample which has been obtained from the bird; (ii) subjecting the biological sample of (i) to real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) comprising: (a) amplification of a region of the pp38 gene within the nucleic acid sample of (i), said region containing a consistent single nucleotide polymorphism difference between vaccine and virulent strains of MDV-1, said SNP being a G/A polymorphism located at position 320 of the sequences of Figure 1 ((a) and (b)); and (b) contacting the amplified nucleic acid of (a) with a detectable nucleic acid probe specific for the SNP of the vaccine strain of MDV-1; (a) amplification of a region of the pp38 gene within the nucleic acid sample of (i), said region containing a consistent single nucleotide polymorphism difference between vaccine and virulent strains of MDV-1, said SNP being a G/A polymorphism located at position 320 of the sequences of Figure 1 ((a) and (b)); and (b) contacting the amplified nucleic acid of (a) with a detectable nucleic acid probe specific for the SNP of the vaccine strain of MDV-1; (iii) Measuring changes in the detectable signal produced by the probe of (ii)
A vehicle comprising: a body; and a suspension member that is attached to a lower portion of the body, at a vehicle-front side, the suspension member including a pair of side rails extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a front cross member disposed between the side rails, and extending in a vehicle-width direction, and a pair of connecting members that connects the front cross member and the side rails, characterized in that each of the connecting members includes an upper plate that is joined to an upper face of the side rail and that projects from the side rail inward in the vehicle-width direction, a lower plate that is joined to a lower face of the side rail and that projects from the side rail inward in the vehicle-width direction, and a side plate that connects the upper plate and the lower plate that project from the side rail, wherein the lower plate and an upper face of the front cross member are joined together. a body; and a suspension member that is attached to a lower portion of the body, at a vehicle-front side, the suspension member including a pair of side rails extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a front cross member disposed between the side rails, and extending in a vehicle-width direction, and a pair of connecting members that connects the front cross member and the side rails, characterized in that each of the connecting members includes an upper plate that is joined to an upper face of the side rail and that projects from the side rail inward in the vehicle-width direction, a lower plate that is joined to a lower face of the side rail and that projects from the side rail inward in the vehicle-width direction, and a side plate that connects the upper plate and the lower plate that project from the side rail, wherein a pair of side rails extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a front cross member disposed between the side rails, and extending in a vehicle-width direction, and a pair of connecting members that connects the front cross member and the side rails, characterized in that each of the connecting members includes an upper plate that is joined to an upper face of the side rail and that projects from the side rail inward in the vehicle-width direction, a lower plate that is joined to a lower face of the side rail and that projects from the side rail inward in the vehicle-width direction, and a side plate that connects the upper plate and the lower plate that project from the side rail, wherein an upper plate that is joined to an upper face of the side rail and that projects from the side rail inward in the vehicle-width direction, a lower plate that is joined to a lower face of the side rail and that projects from the side rail inward in the vehicle-width direction, and a side plate that connects the upper plate and the lower plate that project from the side rail, wherein the lower plate and an upper face of the front cross member are joined together.
An optical fiber coupler comprising: a first optical fiber having a first cross-talk portion located between a first end and a second end, and having a first single-mode core, at least one inner multi-mode cladding, and a first outer cladding, the first cross-talk portion having a first etendue; a second optical fiber having a second cross-talk portion located between a third end and a fourth end, the second cross-talk portion having a second etendue, the second etendue forming an etendue ratio differing from one relative to the first etendue; and a coupling region where the first cross-talk portion is optically coupled to the second cross-talk portion; wherein the etendue ratio is indicative of a transmission of a multi-mode signal between the second end of the first optical fiber and the third end of the second optical fiber; wherein a first cross-sectional area of the at least one inner multi-mode cladding of the first optical fiber is different from a second cross-sectional area of the second optical fiber; and wherein an inner one of the at least one inner multi-mode cladding is tapered to form an inner single-mode cladding enabling the single-mode signal propagating along the single-mode core to propagate adiabatically along the inner single-mode cladding of the first optical fiber. a first optical fiber having a first cross-talk portion located between a first end and a second end, and having a first single-mode core, at least one inner multi-mode cladding, and a first outer cladding, the first cross-talk portion having a first etendue; a second optical fiber having a second cross-talk portion located between a third end and a fourth end, the second cross-talk portion having a second etendue, the second etendue forming an etendue ratio differing from one relative to the first etendue; and a coupling region where the first cross-talk portion is optically coupled to the second cross-talk portion; wherein the etendue ratio is indicative of a transmission of a multi-mode signal between the second end of the first optical fiber and the third end of the second optical fiber; wherein a first cross-sectional area of the at least one inner multi-mode cladding of the first optical fiber is different from a second cross-sectional area of the second optical fiber; and wherein an inner one of the at least one inner multi-mode cladding is tapered to form an inner single-mode cladding enabling the single-mode signal propagating along the single-mode core to propagate adiabatically along the inner single-mode cladding of the first optical fiber.
A method for transmitting a reference signal generated with a time-frequency pattern in a wireless communication system comprising: generating, a first time-frequency reference signal using a first time-frequency reference signal pattern at a first base station, the first time-frequency reference signal pattern being modified from a mother pattern of time-frequency of a fixed size, wherein the modified version of the mother pattern comprises a column of the mother pattern punctured in time domain and wherein OFDM symbols with cell specific reference signal, CRS, in the punctured column are truncated; and transmitting, the first time-frequency reference signal to a mobile station. generating, a first time-frequency reference signal using a first time-frequency reference signal pattern at a first base station, the first time-frequency reference signal pattern being modified from a mother pattern of time-frequency of a fixed size, wherein the modified version of the mother pattern comprises a column of the mother pattern punctured in time domain and wherein OFDM symbols with cell specific reference signal, CRS, in the punctured column are truncated; and transmitting, the first time-frequency reference signal to a mobile station.
A method for producing compound, a salt thereof, or a hydrate of the compound or the salt: the method comprising: mixing a compound represented by formula (1-x), a salt thereof, or a hydrate of the compound or the salt: wherein X represents a halogen atom or a -O-S 2 -R 0 group (wherein R 0 represents an optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl group or an optionally substituted phenyl group) with any of the following (B-1): (B-1): (i) a compound represented by formula (3-a): R 1 -OH (3-a) under a carbon monoxide atmosphere wherein R 1 represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, and (ii) a compound represented by formula (4-a): R 1 -O-CHO (4-a) wherein R 1 is as defined above in the presence of a base and a palladium catalyst (containing a phosphine ligand) in a solvent to produce a compound represented by formula or a salt thereof: wherein R 1 is as defined above; and subsequently mixing the compound represented by formula with a compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof: in the presence of a phosphoric acid (tri)alkali metal salt or a carbonic acid alkali metal salt to produce compound, a salt thereof, or a hydrate of the compound or the salt. mixing a compound represented by formula (1-x), a salt thereof, or a hydrate of the compound or the salt: wherein X represents a halogen atom or a -O-S 2 -R 0 group (wherein R 0 represents an optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl group or an optionally substituted phenyl group) with any of the following (B-1): (B-1): (i) a compound represented by formula (3-a): R 1 -OH (3-a) under a carbon monoxide atmosphere wherein R 1 represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, and (ii) a compound represented by formula (4-a): R 1 -O-CHO (4-a) wherein R 1 is as defined above (i) a compound represented by formula (3-a): R 1 -OH (3-a) under a carbon monoxide atmosphere wherein R 1 represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, and (ii) a compound represented by formula (4-a): R 1 -O-CHO (4-a) in the presence of a base and a palladium catalyst (containing a phosphine ligand) in a solvent to produce a compound represented by formula or a salt thereof: wherein R 1 is as defined above; and subsequently mixing the compound represented by formula with a compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof: in the presence of a phosphoric acid (tri)alkali metal salt or a carbonic acid alkali metal salt to produce compound, a salt thereof, or a hydrate of the compound or the salt.
A therapy device for trismus prevention and treatment, comprising: a first arm having a first end and a second end, said first arm including a first bite pad disposed at said second end; a second arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second arm being hingedly connected to the first end of the first arm, said second arm including a second bite pad disposed at said second end; said first and second bite pads being sized to fit in a user's mouth; characterized in that a spring member made from an elastomeric material is disposed between said first and second arms (12, 14), wherein at least one of said first and second arms (12, 14) includes a pocket for storing an additional spring member (32, 34) that is not in use between the first and second arms (12, 14). a first arm having a first end and a second end, said first arm including a first bite pad disposed at said second end; a second arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second arm being hingedly connected to the first end of the first arm, said second arm including a second bite pad disposed at said second end; said first and second bite pads being sized to fit in a user's mouth; characterized in that a spring member made from an elastomeric material is disposed between said first and second arms (12, 14), wherein at least one of said first and second arms (12, 14) includes a pocket for storing an additional spring member (32, 34) that is not in use between the first and second arms (12, 14).