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A computer implemented image processing method, comprising: acquiring an original image (Ia) which includes a cell which is cultured; dividing the original image (Ia) into blocks each of which consists of a predetermined number of pixels and obtaining spatial frequency components that an image in each block has; wherein the size of the block is selected so that one block can be put inside a cell in the image; wherein for each block, two-dimensional discrete cosine transform based on the pixel values of the pixels included in the block is performed classifying each of the blocks into a plurality of clusters (CL1, CL2, CL3, CL4) in a multi-dimensional feature value space using feature values extracted from each block, wherein the feature values comprise: the intensity of the DC component and the sum of the absolute values of the discrete cosine transform coefficients of each of a plurality of groups into which the discrete cosine transform coefficients representing the AC components are grouped in accordance with a level of the spatial frequency, or a value obtained by normalizing the sum in accordance with the number of discrete cosine transform coefficients which are summed up, dividing the original image (Ia) into a plurality of regions on the basis of a result of the classification. acquiring an original image (Ia) which includes a cell which is cultured; dividing the original image (Ia) into blocks each of which consists of a predetermined number of pixels and obtaining spatial frequency components that an image in each block has; wherein the size of the block is selected so that one block can be put inside a cell in the image; wherein for each block, two-dimensional discrete cosine transform based on the pixel values of the pixels included in the block is performed classifying each of the blocks into a plurality of clusters (CL1, CL2, CL3, CL4) in a multi-dimensional feature value space using feature values extracted from each block, wherein the feature values comprise: the intensity of the DC component and the sum of the absolute values of the discrete cosine transform coefficients of each of a plurality of groups into which the discrete cosine transform coefficients representing the AC components are grouped in accordance with a level of the spatial frequency, or a value obtained by normalizing the sum in accordance with the number of discrete cosine transform coefficients which are summed up, the intensity of the DC component and the sum of the absolute values of the discrete cosine transform coefficients of each of a plurality of groups into which the discrete cosine transform coefficients representing the AC components are grouped in accordance with a level of the spatial frequency, or a value obtained by normalizing the sum in accordance with the number of discrete cosine transform coefficients which are summed up, dividing the original image (Ia) into a plurality of regions on the basis of a result of the classification.
A scanning probe microscope comprising: a scanning probe comprising a flexible carrier, the flexible carrier having a movable part provided with a tip, a holder for holding a sample in an environment free from liquid, a scanning arrangement for inducing a relative motion of said scanning probe with respect to said sample along a surface of said sample, a driver to generate a drive signal (Sd) to induce an oscillating motion of said scanning probe relative to said surface, a measuring unit to measure a deflection of the scanning probe, and to provide a deflection signal (Sδ) indicative for said deflection; an amplitude detector to detect an amplitude of said oscillating motion as indicated by the deflection signal (Sδ) and to provide an amplitude signal (Sa) indicative for said amplitude, said scanning probe being accommodated in a casing comprising a liquid to dampen motion of said scanning probe, the uncontrolled scanning probe therewith having a quality factor Q which is less than or equal than 5, wherein the presence of said liquid alone provides for said damping of the motion of said scanning probe in its uncontrolled state, said tip of said scanning probe extending through an opening in said casing. a holder for holding a sample in an environment free from liquid, a scanning arrangement for inducing a relative motion of said scanning probe with respect to said sample along a surface of said sample, a driver to generate a drive signal (Sd) to induce an oscillating motion of said scanning probe relative to said surface, a measuring unit to measure a deflection of the scanning probe, and to provide a deflection signal (Sδ) indicative for said deflection; an amplitude detector to detect an amplitude of said oscillating motion as indicated by the deflection signal (Sδ) and to provide an amplitude signal (Sa) indicative for said amplitude, said scanning probe being accommodated in a casing comprising a liquid to dampen motion of said scanning probe, the uncontrolled scanning probe therewith having a quality factor Q which is less than or equal than 5, wherein the presence of said liquid alone provides for said damping of the motion of said scanning probe in its uncontrolled state, said tip of said scanning probe extending through an opening in said casing.
A cell culture apparatus comprising: a culture vessel for culturing cells; a culture medium storage unit for storing a culture medium supplied to the culture vessel; an image acquiring unit for acquiring images of the cells in the culture vessel; and a control unit for determining the culture state of the cells from the images of the cells acquired by the image acquiring unit and causing a culture operation to be carried out on the basis of the determination; wherein the culture vessel is placed on a platform and the platform for placing the culture vessel includes a non-elevating part and an area-changing part which is able to move upward and downward, and wherein the culture area of the culture vessel is controlled by the area-changing part. a culture vessel for culturing cells; a culture medium storage unit for storing a culture medium supplied to the culture vessel; an image acquiring unit for acquiring images of the cells in the culture vessel; and a control unit for determining the culture state of the cells from the images of the cells acquired by the image acquiring unit and causing a culture operation to be carried out on the basis of the determination; wherein the culture vessel is placed on a platform and the platform for placing the culture vessel includes a non-elevating part and an area-changing part which is able to move upward and downward, and wherein the culture area of the culture vessel is controlled by the area-changing part.
A radio frequency device for receiving a magnetic resonance signal in an MR imaging or spectroscopy subject, the RF device comprising: - an MR receive coil tuned to receive an MR signal in an MR frequency band; - an analog signal processing chain (54, 60) operatively connected with the MR receive coil and at least partly tuned to operate at the MR frequency band for receiving an analog signal at the MR frequency band from the MR receive coil, and including an analog dispersive delay line tuned to impose a frequency-dependent signal delay upon the analog signal at the MR frequency band received from the MR receive coil, the frequency-dependent signal delay being monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing over the MR frequency band, the analog dispersive delay line being connected to disperse the MR signal received by the MR receive coil to generate a dispersed MR signal, and - an A/D converter connected to generate a digitized dispersed MR signal from the dispersed MR signal, and - a digital signal processing chain (58, 70) at least partly tuned to operate at baseband, wherein the A/D converter is connecting the digital signal processing chain and the analog signal processing chain. - an MR receive coil tuned to receive an MR signal in an MR frequency band; - an analog signal processing chain (54, 60) operatively connected with the MR receive coil and at least partly tuned to operate at the MR frequency band for receiving an analog signal at the MR frequency band from the MR receive coil, and including an analog dispersive delay line tuned to impose a frequency-dependent signal delay upon the analog signal at the MR frequency band received from the MR receive coil, the frequency-dependent signal delay being monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing over the MR frequency band, the analog dispersive delay line being connected to disperse the MR signal received by the MR receive coil to generate a dispersed MR signal, and - an A/D converter connected to generate a digitized dispersed MR signal from the dispersed MR signal, and - a digital signal processing chain (58, 70) at least partly tuned to operate at baseband, wherein the A/D converter is connecting the digital signal processing chain and the analog signal processing chain.
A prognostic method for identifying if a woman subject undergoing a change in hormone levels is at risk of developing a blood clotting disease, the method comprising the steps of: a) Determining in a sample from said woman subject the genotype of single nucleotide polymorphism of rs1799853 (SEQ ID NO:1), rs4379368 (SEQ ID NO:2), rs6025 (SEQ ID NO:3), rs1799963 (SEQ ID NO:4), rs8176719 (SEQ ID NO:5), rs8176750 (SEQ ID NO:6), rs9574 (SEQ ID NO:7), rs2289252 (SEQ ID NO:8), and rs710446 (SEQ ID NO:9); b) Determining the clinical risk factors of said woman subject, said clinical risk factors are selected from the group comprising the smoking status, the BMI, the age, the familial history of blood clotting diseases and the change in hormone levels; c) Combining the genotyping data of step a) and the clinical risk factors of step b) on a decision support algorithm that gives a risk score; and d) Analysing the risk score in order to determine the risk of said woman subject to develop a blood clotting disease. a) Determining in a sample from said woman subject the genotype of single nucleotide polymorphism of rs1799853 (SEQ ID NO:1), rs4379368 (SEQ ID NO:2), rs6025 (SEQ ID NO:3), rs1799963 (SEQ ID NO:4), rs8176719 (SEQ ID NO:5), rs8176750 (SEQ ID NO:6), rs9574 (SEQ ID NO:7), rs2289252 (SEQ ID NO:8), and rs710446 (SEQ ID NO:9); b) Determining the clinical risk factors of said woman subject, said clinical risk factors are selected from the group comprising the smoking status, the BMI, the age, the familial history of blood clotting diseases and the change in hormone levels; c) Combining the genotyping data of step a) and the clinical risk factors of step b) on a decision support algorithm that gives a risk score; and d) Analysing the risk score in order to determine the risk of said woman subject to develop a blood clotting disease.
A method comprising: outputting, for display at a display device of a wearable computing device, a visual indication of information associated with a notification, wherein the notification is associated with a notification attribute; while the visual indication is being output: determining, based on motion data generated by one or motion sensors of the wearable computing device, that the display device is within a field of view of the user; and determining, based on the motion data, whether the display device remains within the field of view of the user for at least a threshold duration; predicting, by the wearable computing device, that the user has perceived the information associated with the notification based on determining that the display device remains within the field of view of the user for at least the threshold duration; responsive to predicting that the user has perceived the information associated with the notification, detecting, by the wearable computing device, at least one physiological parameter representative of a reaction of the user to the information associated with the notification; and modifying, by the wearable computing device and based on the at least one physiological parameter, at least one notification configuration setting related to outputting information associated with other notifications associated with the notification attribute. outputting, for display at a display device of a wearable computing device, a visual indication of information associated with a notification, wherein the notification is associated with a notification attribute; while the visual indication is being output: determining, based on motion data generated by one or motion sensors of the wearable computing device, that the display device is within a field of view of the user; and determining, based on the motion data, whether the display device remains within the field of view of the user for at least a threshold duration; determining, based on motion data generated by one or motion sensors of the wearable computing device, that the display device is within a field of view of the user; and determining, based on the motion data, whether the display device remains within the field of view of the user for at least a threshold duration; predicting, by the wearable computing device, that the user has perceived the information associated with the notification based on determining that the display device remains within the field of view of the user for at least the threshold duration; responsive to predicting that the user has perceived the information associated with the notification, detecting, by the wearable computing device, at least one physiological parameter representative of a reaction of the user to the information associated with the notification; and modifying, by the wearable computing device and based on the at least one physiological parameter, at least one notification configuration setting related to outputting information associated with other notifications associated with the notification attribute.
Foldable pedestal element as a base for merchandising units for presenting goods, having an encircling frame wall consisting of four side walls (2, 3, 4, 5) connected to one another, and at least one strengthening element connected to the frame wall on its inner side, wherein the pedestal element can be reversibly brought out of a flat transport position by an opening operation into a spatial usage position, wherein the frame wall consists of a one-piece, rectangular panel, which forms all four side walls (2, 3, 4, 5) arranged one alongside the other, which are pivotably connected to one another by folding lines (9, 10, 11), wherein the outer free ends of the narrow sides of the panel are connected by collapsing the two most outward of the four side walls (5, 2) by means of a gluing operation, and the strengthening element consists of a second rectangular panel that overlaps the bending line between the first most outward side wall and the neighbouring side wall on their inner sides, and is connected to each of the neighbouring side walls in question (5, 4) by means of an adhesive region running perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the first panel, wherein the strengthening element has two bending lines (15, 16) arranged in parallel to the adhesive regions between its adhesive regions arranged on its free ends, and wherein one of the two bending lines is arranged over the folding line between a first most outward side wall and the neighbouring side wall.
Containment body (1, 100, 200) configured for making a temporary and/or disposable spacer device to be implanted in the human body, for treating an infected bone seat or a joint seat inside the human body, said containment body (1, 100, 200) comprising a base portion (2, 102, 202), side walls (3, 103, 203) that extend from said base portion (2, 102, 202), said base portion (2, 102, 202) and said side walls (3, 103, 203) delimiting inside them at least one cavity (4, 104, 204), and comprising at least one opening (5, 105, 205) delimited by said side walls (3, 103, 203) for accessing to said at least one cavity (4, 104, 204), wherein said base portion (2, 102, 202) and said side walls (3, 103, 203) are made from biologically compatible material, of the type implantable inside the human body, wherein said base portion (2, 102, 202) and/or at least one of said side walls (3, 103, 203) have a plurality of pores (6, 106, 206) interconnected with one another and/or at least one through opening, configured so as to place said at least one cavity (4, 104, 204) in communication with the outside of said containment body (1, 100, 200), wherein said at least one cavity (4, 104, 204) is configured for being filled with a filling material that is a solidifiable fluid, and wherein said base portion (2, 102, 202) and said side walls (3, 103, 203) have a thickness between 0.5 mm and 20 mm.
An auto diagnostic security alarm system comprising: ignition lock module electrically configured to a wiring harness module through a detachable pair of connectors (202,203), said ignition lock module comprises an ignition lock switch and said wiring harness module comprises a plurality of loads (206,218) powered by a power source; and a relay control unit along with a relay unit configured in shunt to said ignition lock module and said wiring harness module, said relay unit comprises a relay coil and a plurality of contacts (218.219.220.221); wherein said relay coil is capable of deactivating at least one ignition circuit by controlling said plurality of contacts (218.219.220.221) when said pair of connectors (202, 203) are detached. ignition lock module electrically configured to a wiring harness module through a detachable pair of connectors (202,203), said ignition lock module comprises an ignition lock switch and said wiring harness module comprises a plurality of loads (206,218) powered by a power source; and a relay control unit along with a relay unit configured in shunt to said ignition lock module and said wiring harness module, said relay unit comprises a relay coil and a plurality of contacts (218.219.220.221); wherein said relay coil is capable of deactivating at least one ignition circuit by controlling said plurality of contacts (218.219.220.221) when said pair of connectors (202, 203) are detached.
A method, comprising: converting complex-valued data symbols to a transmit signal using a partial response pulse shaping function, wherein the pulse shaping function is given by p T t = ∑ l = 0 L − 1 f l ⋅ sinc t − lT s T s where L is an integer, single-sided memory span of the transmit filter, T s is the symbol duration, and f l is a coefficient associated with a memory l; modulating the transmit signal onto a carrier wave for transmission as a modulated transmit signal; receiving the modulated transmit signal at a nonlinear satellite transponder; amplifying the received modulated transmit signal using a nonlinear amplifier of the satellite transponder; and broadcasting the amplified modulated transmit signal from the satellite transponder to one or more downlink receivers; wherein f l is selected by running capacity simulations that compare signal spectrum and signal channel capacity for different sets of coefficients, and selecting, from the different sets of coefficients, the set of coefficients that provides acceptable signal channel capacity and the most compact signal spectrum. converting complex-valued data symbols to a transmit signal using a partial response pulse shaping function, wherein the pulse shaping function is given by p T t = ∑ l = 0 L − 1 f l ⋅ sinc t − lT s T s where L is an integer, single-sided memory span of the transmit filter, T s is the symbol duration, and f l is a coefficient associated with a memory l; modulating the transmit signal onto a carrier wave for transmission as a modulated transmit signal; receiving the modulated transmit signal at a nonlinear satellite transponder; amplifying the received modulated transmit signal using a nonlinear amplifier of the satellite transponder; and broadcasting the amplified modulated transmit signal from the satellite transponder to one or more downlink receivers; wherein f l is selected by running capacity simulations that compare signal spectrum and signal channel capacity for different sets of coefficients, and selecting, from the different sets of coefficients, the set of coefficients that provides acceptable signal channel capacity and the most compact signal spectrum.
A frame, comprising: an ear member having an end portion, the end portion of the ear member including an end surface; and a band having an inner side, an outer side, an upper side, a lower side, and an end portion, the end portion of the band including an end surface, the end surface disposed between the inner side and the outer side, the end surface extending along a plane that is oblique to surfaces defined by the inner side, the outer side, the upper side and the lower side, the end portion of the band being movably coupled to the end portion of the ear member, such that the frame can pivot between an expanded configuration in which a portion of the end surface of the band is abutting at least a portion of the end surface of the ear member and a collapsed configuration in which the ear member is disposed in substantially a same plane as the band. an ear member having an end portion, the end portion of the ear member including an end surface; and a band having an inner side, an outer side, an upper side, a lower side, and an end portion, the end portion of the band including an end surface, the end surface disposed between the inner side and the outer side, the end surface extending along a plane that is oblique to surfaces defined by the inner side, the outer side, the upper side and the lower side, the end portion of the band being movably coupled to the end portion of the ear member, such that the frame can pivot between an expanded configuration in which a portion of the end surface of the band is abutting at least a portion of the end surface of the ear member and a collapsed configuration in which the ear member is disposed in substantially a same plane as the band.
A subsea system comprising a subsea line monitoring device, a load (5, 7, 11) comprising a line or device to be tested, and a distribution network comprising a distribution unit, the subsea line monitoring device comprising a diagnostic unit having a first connector connected to the load and a second connector connected to the distribution network, the diagnostic unit being operable, in use, to output a signal indicative of the electrical integrity of a line or device connected to the first connector, the diagnostic unit being arranged to be deployed, in use, in a subsea location with the line or device connected to the first connector, characterised in that the first connector and the second connector are releasable, the line or device being releasably connectable to the first connector, the monitoring device further comprising a first cable connecting the second connector to the diagnostic unit, wherein the first and second connectors are directly connected to one another within the diagnostic unit through a switch connected in series between the first and second connectors (8, 12) so as to permit the transmission of power and/or signals therebetween and to permit operation in such a manner as to allow continued operation of the line or device to which the monitoring device is connected whilst the diagnostic unit monitors the integrity thereof, the diagnostic unit monitoring the integrity of the line or device connected to the first connector.