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A method of forming a hydrocarbon fuel compound comprising: obtaining a quantity of a hexose sugar; reacting the hexose sugar to form an alkali metal levulinate, an alkali metal valerate, an alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or an alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate, wherein a) said alkali metal levulinate is produced by catalytic dehydration of hexose, followed by saponification, b) said alkali metal valerate is produced by catalytic dehydration of hexose, followed by catalytic reduction / catalytic hydrogenation, catalytic hydrogenation and saponification steps, c) said alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate or alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate is produced by catalytic dehydration of hexose, followed by catalytic reduction and base hydrolysis; preparing an anolyte comprising the alkali metal levulinate, the alkali metal valerate, the alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or the alkali metal 6-alkoxy pentanoate; and decarboxylating the alkali metal levulinate, the alkali metal valerate, the alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or the alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate to form radicals, wherein the radicals react to form a hydrocarbon fuel compound; wherein the decarboxylation occurs in an electrolytic cell, wherein the electrolytic cell comprises an anolyte compartment that houses the anolyte, a catholyte compartment that houses a catholyte, and an alkali ion conducting membrane that separates the anolyte compartment from the catholyte compartment; and wherein the alkali ion conduction membrane is a NaSICON membrane. obtaining a quantity of a hexose sugar; reacting the hexose sugar to form an alkali metal levulinate, an alkali metal valerate, an alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or an alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate, wherein a) said alkali metal levulinate is produced by catalytic dehydration of hexose, followed by saponification, b) said alkali metal valerate is produced by catalytic dehydration of hexose, followed by catalytic reduction / catalytic hydrogenation, catalytic hydrogenation and saponification steps, c) said alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate or alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate is produced by catalytic dehydration of hexose, followed by catalytic reduction and base hydrolysis; preparing an anolyte comprising the alkali metal levulinate, the alkali metal valerate, the alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or the alkali metal 6-alkoxy pentanoate; and decarboxylating the alkali metal levulinate, the alkali metal valerate, the alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or the alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate to form radicals, wherein the radicals react to form a hydrocarbon fuel compound; wherein the decarboxylation occurs in an electrolytic cell, wherein the electrolytic cell comprises an anolyte compartment that houses the anolyte, a catholyte compartment that houses a catholyte, and an alkali ion conducting membrane that separates the anolyte compartment from the catholyte compartment; and wherein the alkali ion conduction membrane is a NaSICON membrane.
A CT scanning method, comprising: determining, according to dual-camera images of a part to be scanned, a first coordinate of a mark point of the part to be imaged in a dual-camera coordinate system; converting the first coordinate into a second coordinate of the mark point in a CT coordinate system according to coordinate system transformation parameters; generating first locating information according to the second coordinate to drive a scanning table to move to a first location designated by the first locating information; obtaining projection images of the part to be scanned, wherein the projection images comprises a front-back direction projection image and a side-side direction projection image for the part to be scanned; determining second locating information and scanning information of the part to be scanned according to the projection images, wherein the scanning information comprises scanning region information and exposure parameter information; and driving the scanning table to move to a second location designated by the second locating information according to the second locating information and performing CT scanning according to the scanning information. determining, according to dual-camera images of a part to be scanned, a first coordinate of a mark point of the part to be imaged in a dual-camera coordinate system; converting the first coordinate into a second coordinate of the mark point in a CT coordinate system according to coordinate system transformation parameters; generating first locating information according to the second coordinate to drive a scanning table to move to a first location designated by the first locating information; obtaining projection images of the part to be scanned, wherein the projection images comprises a front-back direction projection image and a side-side direction projection image for the part to be scanned; determining second locating information and scanning information of the part to be scanned according to the projection images, wherein the scanning information comprises scanning region information and exposure parameter information; and driving the scanning table to move to a second location designated by the second locating information according to the second locating information and performing CT scanning according to the scanning information.
Method for improving an OCT image of an object, specifically the retina of an eye, wherein - a time series of OCT images generated from the object by means of optical coherence tomography by an imaging beam is provided, and - the method for improving an OCT image, in order to suppress vignetting effects by an object moved in the imaging beam, in particular a surgical instrument, combines various OCT images of the time series, - an OCT image to be corrected is established, - a region of the object that is vignetted by the object is determined in the OCT image to be corrected, - another, preferably older, OCT image, in which the region of the object is not vignetted by the object, is searched for in the time series, - image information for the region of the object is extracted from this other OCT image, - a corrected OCT image is generated, in that the extracted image information is inserted into the OCT image to be corrected, wherein the image information replaces the region of the object that is vignetted by the object in the OCT image to be corrected. - a time series of OCT images generated from the object by means of optical coherence tomography by an imaging beam is provided, and - the method for improving an OCT image, in order to suppress vignetting effects by an object moved in the imaging beam, in particular a surgical instrument, combines various OCT images of the time series, - an OCT image to be corrected is established, - a region of the object that is vignetted by the object is determined in the OCT image to be corrected, - another, preferably older, OCT image, in which the region of the object is not vignetted by the object, is searched for in the time series, - image information for the region of the object is extracted from this other OCT image, - a corrected OCT image is generated, in that the extracted image information is inserted into the OCT image to be corrected, wherein the image information replaces the region of the object that is vignetted by the object in the OCT image to be corrected.
An electronic cigarette, comprising: - a housing including a battery compartment; - a rechargeable battery arranged inside the battery compartment, wherein the battery comprises two end surfaces opposed along a central axis and a peripheral surface connecting the end surfaces and wherein battery terminals are provided on at least one of the end surfaces; and - a holding member biased against the peripheral surface of the battery and adapted to secure the battery inside the battery compartment regardless of its change of size, characterized in that the holding member is adapted to press the battery against a wall of the battery compartment opposite to the holding member. - a housing including a battery compartment; - a rechargeable battery arranged inside the battery compartment, wherein the battery comprises two end surfaces opposed along a central axis and a peripheral surface connecting the end surfaces and wherein battery terminals are provided on at least one of the end surfaces; and - a holding member biased against the peripheral surface of the battery and adapted to secure the battery inside the battery compartment regardless of its change of size, characterized in that the holding member is adapted to press the battery against a wall of the battery compartment opposite to the holding member.
A mask assembly comprising a mask seal, a mask base, and a mask seal adjustment mechanism coupled to the mask base, the mask seal adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the lateral distance between opposite walls of the mask seal by providing and controlling a lateral force to compress the mask seal primarily in a lateral direction across a width of the mask assembly, wherein the mask seal adjustment mechanism comprises a dial, and wherein the lateral force to compress the mask seal in the lateral direction is controlled by rotating the dial.
A road surface condition estimation apparatus of a tire, the road surface condition estimation apparatus comprising: a sensor module which is mounted on a tire; a receiver module which is configured to receive sensing information measured by the sensor module; a processing module which is configured to extract a parameter for estimating a road surface condition by analyzing the sensing information received by the receiver module; and an estimation module which is configured to estimate the road surface condition by using the parameter extracted by the processing module, wherein the sensing information comprises an acceleration of the tire, wherein the processing module is configured to extract the parameter by analyzing acceleration vibration characteristics through an acceleration waveform graph, wherein the processing module is configured to extract a contact area of the tire from the acceleration waveform graph and extracts the parameter through frequency analysis of the contact area, and characterized in that the processing module is configured to analyze a power spectrum density in a high frequency range in accordance with road surfaces to select a frequency range of interest, and to determine signal energy calculated within the frequency range of interest as the parameter input to machine learning. a sensor module which is mounted on a tire; a receiver module which is configured to receive sensing information measured by the sensor module; a processing module which is configured to extract a parameter for estimating a road surface condition by analyzing the sensing information received by the receiver module; and an estimation module which is configured to estimate the road surface condition by using the parameter extracted by the processing module, wherein the sensing information comprises an acceleration of the tire, wherein the processing module is configured to extract the parameter by analyzing acceleration vibration characteristics through an acceleration waveform graph, wherein the processing module is configured to extract a contact area of the tire from the acceleration waveform graph and extracts the parameter through frequency analysis of the contact area, and characterized in that the processing module is configured to analyze a power spectrum density in a high frequency range in accordance with road surfaces to select a frequency range of interest, and to determine signal energy calculated within the frequency range of interest as the parameter input to machine learning.
A composition comprising a dose of genetically engineered CD4+ and CD8+ T cells for use in a method of treating an autoimmune or inflammatory disease in a subject, wherein: (i) the CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are at a ratio between 5:1 and 1:5; (ii) the dose of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells is between 1 × 10 6 to 1 × 10 11 cells; (iii) the CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are genetically engineered with a chimeric antigen receptor, wherein the CAR: (a) recognizes an antigen expressed by cells of the autoimmune or inflammatory disease, wherein the antigen is CD19; (b) comprises an extracellular antigen recognition domain and an intracellular signaling domain comprising an ITAM-containing sequence and an intracellular signaling domain of a T cell costimulatory molecule; and (iv) the CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are from a sample obtained from the subject with the autoimmune or inflammatory disease. (i) the CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are at a ratio between 5:1 and 1:5; (ii) the dose of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells is between 1 × 10 6 to 1 × 10 11 cells; (iii) the CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are genetically engineered with a chimeric antigen receptor, wherein the CAR: (a) recognizes an antigen expressed by cells of the autoimmune or inflammatory disease, wherein the antigen is CD19; (b) comprises an extracellular antigen recognition domain and an intracellular signaling domain comprising an ITAM-containing sequence and an intracellular signaling domain of a T cell costimulatory molecule; and (a) recognizes an antigen expressed by cells of the autoimmune or inflammatory disease, wherein the antigen is CD19; (b) comprises an extracellular antigen recognition domain and an intracellular signaling domain comprising an ITAM-containing sequence and an intracellular signaling domain of a T cell costimulatory molecule; and (iv) the CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are from a sample obtained from the subject with the autoimmune or inflammatory disease.
Wiper device, particularly motor vehicle windscreen wiper device, having a wiper blade adapter (12a; 12b), wherein the wiper blade adapter (12a; 12b) comprises a pivot bearing (26a; 26b) which is provided to pivotably support a spring element (20a; 20b) and which has at least one punctiform and/or linear bearing surface (28a, 28b), on which the spring element (20a; 20b) rests in a mounted state at a particular point in time on the wiper blade adapter (12a; 12b) and which is provided to support the spring element (20a, 20b) in a mounted state, characterized in that the at least one bearing surface is arranged centrally in the wiper blade adapter, viewed in a longitudinal direction.
A storage device comprising: a non-volatile memory including a plurality of memory blocks (BLKs); and a storage controller comprising a history buffer including a plurality of history read level storage areas (S-AR) corresponding to the plurality of memory blocks, the storage device being characterised in that the storage controller is configured to dynamically adjust a number of the plurality of history read level storage areas allocated to at least one of the plurality of memory blocks based on reliabilities of the plurality of memory blocks during runtime of the storage device, wherein the storage controller is configured to increase a number of history read level storage areas allocated to a first memory block among the plurality of memory blocks that has a relatively low reliability with respect to the reliabilities of remaining ones of the plurality of memory blocks. a non-volatile memory including a plurality of memory blocks (BLKs); and a storage controller comprising a history buffer including a plurality of history read level storage areas (S-AR) corresponding to the plurality of memory blocks, the storage device being characterised in that the storage controller is configured to dynamically adjust a number of the plurality of history read level storage areas allocated to at least one of the plurality of memory blocks based on reliabilities of the plurality of memory blocks during runtime of the storage device, wherein the storage controller is configured to increase a number of history read level storage areas allocated to a first memory block among the plurality of memory blocks that has a relatively low reliability with respect to the reliabilities of remaining ones of the plurality of memory blocks.
A method of supporting data transmission by a wireless docking center, the method comprising: establishing (300, 302, 500, 502) a first single hop communication link between a proxy source module included in the wireless docking center and a peripheral device; establishing (308, 310, 510, 512) a second single hop communication link between a proxy sink module included in the wireless docking center and a dockee device; transmitting, from the proxy sink module to the dockee device, an internet protocol IP address and a medium access control MAC address of the peripheral device linked with the proxy source module; and transmitting (336, 538), from the proxy source module to the peripheral device through the first single hop communication link, content data received from the dockee device to the proxy sink module through the second single hop communication link, wherein the proxy source module is a source for transmitting the content data to the peripheral device and the proxy sink module is a sink for receiving the content data from the dockee device, and wherein the IP address and the MAC address of the peripheral device are set as a destination address of the content data. establishing (300, 302, 500, 502) a first single hop communication link between a proxy source module included in the wireless docking center and a peripheral device; establishing (308, 310, 510, 512) a second single hop communication link between a proxy sink module included in the wireless docking center and a dockee device; transmitting, from the proxy sink module to the dockee device, an internet protocol IP address and a medium access control MAC address of the peripheral device linked with the proxy source module; and transmitting (336, 538), from the proxy source module to the peripheral device through the first single hop communication link, content data received from the dockee device to the proxy sink module through the second single hop communication link, wherein the proxy source module is a source for transmitting the content data to the peripheral device and the proxy sink module is a sink for receiving the content data from the dockee device, and wherein the IP address and the MAC address of the peripheral device are set as a destination address of the content data.
Apparatus for treating a subject with a diseased mitral valve, the apparatus comprising: a docking element (100, 140) configured to be implanted within a left atrium of the subject, in its entirety, such that no portion of the docking element (100, 140) extends through the subject's mitral valve, the docking element (100, 140) being configured to become anchored to tissue of the left atrium at least partially via ingrowth of the tissue of the left atrium to the docking element (100, 140), the docking element (100, 140) comprising: a ring (102, 148) configured to be implanted in the vicinity of a mitral valve annulus of the subject; a frame (104, 146) extending upwardly from the ring (102, 148), a height of the frame (104, 146) being at least 15 mm, the frame (104, 146) being configured to radially expand against an inner wall of the subject's left atrium; and a prosthetic mitral valve apparatus configured: subsequent to the ingrowth of the tissue of the left atrium to the docking element (100, 140) having occurred, to be placed at least partially inside the docking element (100, 140), and to become anchored to the docking element (100, 140), at least partially by radially expanding against the ring (102, 148). a docking element (100, 140) configured to be implanted within a left atrium of the subject, in its entirety, such that no portion of the docking element (100, 140) extends through the subject's mitral valve, the docking element (100, 140) being configured to become anchored to tissue of the left atrium at least partially via ingrowth of the tissue of the left atrium to the docking element (100, 140), the docking element (100, 140) comprising: a ring (102, 148) configured to be implanted in the vicinity of a mitral valve annulus of the subject; a frame (104, 146) extending upwardly from the ring (102, 148), a height of the frame (104, 146) being at least 15 mm, the frame (104, 146) being configured to radially expand against an inner wall of the subject's left atrium; and a ring (102, 148) configured to be implanted in the vicinity of a mitral valve annulus of the subject; a frame (104, 146) extending upwardly from the ring (102, 148), a height of the frame (104, 146) being at least 15 mm, the frame (104, 146) being configured to radially expand against an inner wall of the subject's left atrium; and a prosthetic mitral valve apparatus configured: subsequent to the ingrowth of the tissue of the left atrium to the docking element (100, 140) having occurred, to be placed at least partially inside the docking element (100, 140), and to become anchored to the docking element (100, 140), at least partially by radially expanding against the ring (102, 148). subsequent to the ingrowth of the tissue of the left atrium to the docking element (100, 140) having occurred, to be placed at least partially inside the docking element (100, 140), and to become anchored to the docking element (100, 140), at least partially by radially expanding against the ring (102, 148).
Composite cable (10-1; 10-2) comprising: - an inner metallic core (10-A) consisting of a plurality of metallic strands (10-A'), and - a plurality of layers (10-B, 10-C; 10-B, 10-C, 10-D) formed around said inner metallic core (10-A), said plurality of layers (10-B, 10-C; 10-B, 10-C, 10-D) comprising: - a first fabric layer (10-B) at least braided with yarns or threads of aramid fibers or filaments constituted by aramid, which first layer (10-B) is formed around and covers said inner metallic core (10-A), and - a second fabric layer (10-C) at least braided with yarns or threads of polyester fibers, which second layer (10-C) is formed around and covers said first layer (10-B), wherein said composite cable (10-1; 10-2) is configured such that, at the tensile strength (Ts, BP, T1) of the composite cable (10-1; 10-2), it does not break completely, but the inner metallic core (10-A) ruptures first, while said layers (10-B, 10-C; 10-B, 10-C, 10-D) covering said inner metallic core (10-A) maintain a residual strength of the composite cable, whereby the composite cable (10-1; 10-2) breaks totally and completely only after the rupture of the inner metallic core (10-A). - an inner metallic core (10-A) consisting of a plurality of metallic strands (10-A'), and - a plurality of layers (10-B, 10-C; 10-B, 10-C, 10-D) formed around said inner metallic core (10-A), said plurality of layers (10-B, 10-C; 10-B, 10-C, 10-D) comprising: - a first fabric layer (10-B) at least braided with yarns or threads of aramid fibers or filaments constituted by aramid, which first layer (10-B) is formed around and covers said inner metallic core (10-A), and - a second fabric layer (10-C) at least braided with yarns or threads of polyester fibers, which second layer (10-C) is formed around and covers said first layer (10-B), - a first fabric layer (10-B) at least braided with yarns or threads of aramid fibers or filaments constituted by aramid, which first layer (10-B) is formed around and covers said inner metallic core (10-A), and - a second fabric layer (10-C) at least braided with yarns or threads of polyester fibers, which second layer (10-C) is formed around and covers said first layer (10-B),