mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of assessing image quality of an image produced by a scanning imaging system, the method comprising: acquiring, by an image acquisition module, image data of an image produced by the scanning imaging system; calculating (S20 to S40), by a calculation module, for each section of a plurality of sections of the image covering different regions of the image a respective first value of a measure of at least one of a sharpness or a contrast of at least a part of the section, the measure being dependent on noise in the at least a part of the section, a respective second value that provides a measure of noise in at least a part of the section, characterised by further calculating, by the calculation module, for each of the plurality of sections of the image covering different regions of the image, a respective third value indicative of an image quality of the section by combining the respective calculated first value with the respective calculated second value, wherein, in the calculation of the respective third value for each of the plurality of sections of the image, the respective calculated first value and the respective calculated second value are combined such that the third values calculated for respective sections of the plurality of sections have a weaker dependency on the noise than the first values calculated for respective sections of the plurality of sections; and determining a quality score that is indicative of an image quality of the image based on a variation of the calculated third values among the sections. acquiring, by an image acquisition module, image data of an image produced by the scanning imaging system; calculating (S20 to S40), by a calculation module, for each section of a plurality of sections of the image covering different regions of the image a respective first value of a measure of at least one of a sharpness or a contrast of at least a part of the section, the measure being dependent on noise in the at least a part of the section, a respective second value that provides a measure of noise in at least a part of the section, characterised by further calculating, by the calculation module, for each of the plurality of sections of the image covering different regions of the image, a respective third value indicative of an image quality of the section by combining the respective calculated first value with the respective calculated second value, wherein, in the calculation of the respective third value for each of the plurality of sections of the image, the respective calculated first value and the respective calculated second value are combined such that the third values calculated for respective sections of the plurality of sections have a weaker dependency on the noise than the first values calculated for respective sections of the plurality of sections; and determining a quality score that is indicative of an image quality of the image based on a variation of the calculated third values among the sections.
A method for limiting the current in a DC power transmission system using a voltage source converter including a fault current path between an AC side and a DC side of the converter, said fault current path including at least one switching unit of a first type, where each switching unit of the first type includes a primary switching element together with an anti-parallel secondary controllable rectifying element, the method comprising the steps of: - blocking primary switching elements (T1, T2) of the converter, - detecting a fault in the DC power system, - changing the control of the controllable rectifying elements in the fault current path from a first control mode to a second control mode, the first control mode being to control the controllable rectifying elements to act as non-controllable rectifying elements so that they will always conduct current as a positive voltage is applied over them and the second control mode being to control the controllable rectifying elements to act as controllable rectifying elements, and - controlling, According to said second control mode, the controllable rectifying element of the fault current path to limit the current at the DC side of the converter. - blocking primary switching elements (T1, T2) of the converter, - detecting a fault in the DC power system, - changing the control of the controllable rectifying elements in the fault current path from a first control mode to a second control mode, the first control mode being to control the controllable rectifying elements to act as non-controllable rectifying elements so that they will always conduct current as a positive voltage is applied over them and the second control mode being to control the controllable rectifying elements to act as controllable rectifying elements, and - controlling, According to said second control mode, the controllable rectifying element of the fault current path to limit the current at the DC side of the converter.
A parking lock for a motor vehicle, the parking lock comprising: - a locking pawl, which is pivotably arranged about a rotation axis (a) and has a pawl tooth which is formed for positive engagement in a recess of a pawl toothing, - an actuator shaft rotatable about a further axis of rotation (c) for actuating the locking pawl so that, with the pawl tooth thereof, it can be brought reversibly into engagement with the recess, - a pawl actuating element linearly displaceable along a translation axis (d), the pivoting movement of the locking pawl being generatable by the linear displacement thereof, - a crank drive with a crank and a connecting rod, a rotational movement of the actuator shaft being convertible into the linear movement of the pawl actuating element with the crank drive, - a joint which connects the crank and the connecting rod to each other, the connecting rod being articulated to the pawl actuating element via an articulation point, characterised in that - the joint is arranged in the linear displacement direction of the pawl actuating element seen between the pawl tooth and the articulation point of the connecting rod on the pawl actuating element. - a locking pawl, which is pivotably arranged about a rotation axis (a) and has a pawl tooth which is formed for positive engagement in a recess of a pawl toothing, - an actuator shaft rotatable about a further axis of rotation (c) for actuating the locking pawl so that, with the pawl tooth thereof, it can be brought reversibly into engagement with the recess, - a pawl actuating element linearly displaceable along a translation axis (d), the pivoting movement of the locking pawl being generatable by the linear displacement thereof, - a crank drive with a crank and a connecting rod, a rotational movement of the actuator shaft being convertible into the linear movement of the pawl actuating element with the crank drive, - a joint which connects the crank and the connecting rod to each other, the connecting rod being articulated to the pawl actuating element via an articulation point, characterised in that - the joint is arranged in the linear displacement direction of the pawl actuating element seen between the pawl tooth and the articulation point of the connecting rod on the pawl actuating element.
Subscriber station (10; 20) for a bus system, having - a communication control device (11; 21) for creating or reading at least one message for/from at least one further subscriber station of the bus system, wherein the bus system includes a bus line and is designed such that access to the bus line by any participating subscriber station (10, 20, 30) is at least intermittently ensured as an exclusive, collision-free access, - a first checksum generator (12; 120) for generating a checksum for the message in order to detect bit errors in the message, and - a first configuration register (13; 130) for prescribing the initialization value (131; 131, 132) with which the first checksum generator (12; 120) is to be preloaded at the start of the message, wherein the subscriber station is adapted to store the initialization value (131; 131, 132) in the first configuration register (13; 130), and to be able to alter the initialization value (131; 131, 132) from a piece of software as required before the beginning of a communication in the bus system. - a communication control device (11; 21) for creating or reading at least one message for/from at least one further subscriber station of the bus system, wherein the bus system includes a bus line and is designed such that access to the bus line by any participating subscriber station (10, 20, 30) is at least intermittently ensured as an exclusive, collision-free access, - a first checksum generator (12; 120) for generating a checksum for the message in order to detect bit errors in the message, and - a first configuration register (13; 130) for prescribing the initialization value (131; 131, 132) with which the first checksum generator (12; 120) is to be preloaded at the start of the message, wherein the subscriber station is adapted to store the initialization value (131; 131, 132) in the first configuration register (13; 130), and to be able to alter the initialization value (131; 131, 132) from a piece of software as required before the beginning of a communication in the bus system.
Extendable coupling with a basic body for an injection nozzle sitting in a cylinder head, which extendable coupling is couplable at one end to a pulling device and at the other end to an external thread of a head part of the injection nozzle, characterized in that the basic body has an internal thread (8, 13) which is screwable onto the external thread in a fitting manner, and in that the basic body, in an axial extension to the internal thread (8, 13) thereof, is provided with a plurality of radially elastically deformable gripper elements which are braceable against the head part of the injection nozzle.
A variable geometry exhaust nozzle arrangement comprising: a plurality of hingeable exhaust petals projecting in a generally longitudinal direction and defining a perimeter of an exhaust duct; an annular ring which slidably engages against a radially outer surface of each petal; the annular ring being coupled to a plurality of circumferentially spaced actuator assemblies; each actuator assembly comprising first and second circumferentially spaced parallel actuator arms (34, 36) pivotably coupled to the annular ring at a first end and to a slide arrangement at a second end; each slide arrangement being mounted for linear sliding movement, such that sliding movement of each slide arrangement causes pivoting of the first and second actuator arms (34, 36) to thereby translate the annular ring in one or both of a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction. a plurality of hingeable exhaust petals projecting in a generally longitudinal direction and defining a perimeter of an exhaust duct; an annular ring which slidably engages against a radially outer surface of each petal; the annular ring being coupled to a plurality of circumferentially spaced actuator assemblies; each actuator assembly comprising first and second circumferentially spaced parallel actuator arms (34, 36) pivotably coupled to the annular ring at a first end and to a slide arrangement at a second end; each slide arrangement being mounted for linear sliding movement, such that sliding movement of each slide arrangement causes pivoting of the first and second actuator arms (34, 36) to thereby translate the annular ring in one or both of a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction.
Cosmetic product for changing the natural colour of keratinous fibres, in particular human hair, comprising (i) at least one package comprising at least one multilayer film containing at least one first polymer layer, at least one second polymer layer and at least one barrier layer, and (ii) at least one cosmetic composition, which is packaged in the packaging and contains: a) at least one oxidising compound, b) at least one C 8 -C 30 alcohol, and c) at least one non-ionic surfactant, characterised in that the first polymer layer is formed from polyethylene terephthalate; the second polymer layer is formed from polyethylene; and the barrier layer is formed from metallised, oriented polypropylene. (i) at least one package comprising at least one multilayer film containing at least one first polymer layer, at least one second polymer layer and at least one barrier layer, and (ii) at least one cosmetic composition, which is packaged in the packaging and contains: a) at least one oxidising compound, b) at least one C 8 -C 30 alcohol, and c) at least one non-ionic surfactant, a) at least one oxidising compound, b) at least one C 8 -C 30 alcohol, and c) at least one non-ionic surfactant,
A device for the application of cold comprising a bag divided by removable separation means into two compartments (2a, 2b) hermetically separated from one another; said device being characterized in that said first compartment houses a solid composition comprising a compound designed to solubilize in an endothermic way in water and a substance designed to favour formation of a gel by modulation of pH and/or of ionic force of an aqueous solution, and in that said second compartment houses an aqueous solution comprising water characterized in that a gelling substance is also located in the second compartment.
A biological fluid collection device, comprising: a housing having an upper portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, the upper portion having an inlet port and a cartridge receiving cavity; a puncturing element moveable between a pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within a portion of the upper portion of the housing and a puncturing position wherein the puncturing element extends through the inlet port and provides fluid communication with a portion of the cartridge receiving cavity; and a cartridge having a reservoir and an inlet, the cartridge removably receivable within the cartridge receiving cavity of the housing, the inlet of the cartridge configured to be pierced by the puncturing element, wherein the cartridge is adapted to receive a blood sample therein while the puncturing element is in the puncturing position, and wherein, with the cartridge received within the cartridge receiving cavity, the inlet port is in fluid communication with a portion of the reservoir of the cartridge. a housing having an upper portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, the upper portion having an inlet port and a cartridge receiving cavity; a puncturing element moveable between a pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within a portion of the upper portion of the housing and a puncturing position wherein the puncturing element extends through the inlet port and provides fluid communication with a portion of the cartridge receiving cavity; and a cartridge having a reservoir and an inlet, the cartridge removably receivable within the cartridge receiving cavity of the housing, the inlet of the cartridge configured to be pierced by the puncturing element, wherein the cartridge is adapted to receive a blood sample therein while the puncturing element is in the puncturing position, and wherein, with the cartridge received within the cartridge receiving cavity, the inlet port is in fluid communication with a portion of the reservoir of the cartridge.
A light emitting device comprising: a light mixing cavity having reflective side walls and a reflective bottom surface, at least the reflective bottom surface being diffusely reflective; a plurality of red, green, and blue light emitting diodes LEDs arranged on or near the bottom surface; and characterized by a plurality of specular rings, a specular ring surrounding the base of an individual LED, respectively, for reducing Lambertian reflections off the bottom surface in the vicinity of the LEDs. a light mixing cavity having reflective side walls and a reflective bottom surface, at least the reflective bottom surface being diffusely reflective; a plurality of red, green, and blue light emitting diodes LEDs arranged on or near the bottom surface; and characterized by a plurality of specular rings, a specular ring surrounding the base of an individual LED, respectively, for reducing Lambertian reflections off the bottom surface in the vicinity of the LEDs.
A method of determining an immune profile in a subject, wherein said immune profile is a secreted cytokine profile, said method comprising: providing a suspension of cells from a subject wherein the cells are peripheral blood mononuclear cells, deposited onto a moldable slab containing at least one microwell in a microwell array, wherein at least one microwell in said microwell array contains a single cell in a sub-nanoliter volume; contacting the microwell array with a substrate, wherein the substrate is pretreated with at least one detection agent and a second detection agent and wherein said first and second detection agent bind to a secreted product of said cell; measuring a level of said first and second detection agent on said substrate, said level corresponding to an amount of secreted cytokine of said single cell; said method further comprising determining a rate of secretion of each said secreted cytokine from said single cell, thereby determining said secreted cytokine profile characterized in that the method further comprises measuring a dynamic change, at single-cell level, in said secreted cytokine profile. providing a suspension of cells from a subject wherein the cells are peripheral blood mononuclear cells, deposited onto a moldable slab containing at least one microwell in a microwell array, wherein at least one microwell in said microwell array contains a single cell in a sub-nanoliter volume; contacting the microwell array with a substrate, wherein the substrate is pretreated with at least one detection agent and a second detection agent and wherein said first and second detection agent bind to a secreted product of said cell; measuring a level of said first and second detection agent on said substrate, said level corresponding to an amount of secreted cytokine of said single cell; said method further comprising determining a rate of secretion of each said secreted cytokine from said single cell, thereby determining said secreted cytokine profile characterized in that the method further comprises measuring a dynamic change, at single-cell level, in said secreted cytokine profile.
A packaging comprising or being made from heat-sealable paperboard, the heat-sealable paperboard comprising: - a paperboard substrate comprising a first side and a second side, - a first dispersion coating layer on the first side of the paperboard substrate, wherein the first dispersion coating layer has a grammage in a range from ≥ 5 g/m 2 to ≤ 10 g/m 2, - a second dispersion coating layer on the first dispersion coating layer, wherein the second dispersion coating layer has a grammage in a range from ≥ 5 g/m 2 to ≤ 10 g/m 2, and - a third dispersion coating layer on the second side of the paperboard substrate, wherein the first dispersion coating layer comprises a latex and pigment, the second dispersion coating layer comprises a polyolefin in an amount in a range from ≥ 90 wt% to ≤ 100 wt%, based on the dry solid content of the layer, and the third dispersion coating layer comprises polyolefin in an amount in a range from ≥ 90 wt% to ≤ 100 wt%, based on the dry solid content of the layer, wherein the coated first side of the paperboard substrate forms an inside of the packaging and the coated second side of the paperboard substrate forms a print side of the packaging, and wherein the reject level determined according to PTS test method RH021/97 received from the repulping of the paperboard is less than 12 wt%, based on a dry weight of the paperboard of 100 wt%. - a paperboard substrate comprising a first side and a second side, - a first dispersion coating layer on the first side of the paperboard substrate, wherein the first dispersion coating layer has a grammage in a range from ≥ 5 g/m 2 to ≤ 10 g/m 2, - a second dispersion coating layer on the first dispersion coating layer, wherein the second dispersion coating layer has a grammage in a range from ≥ 5 g/m 2 to ≤ 10 g/m 2, and - a third dispersion coating layer on the second side of the paperboard substrate, wherein the first dispersion coating layer comprises a latex and pigment, the second dispersion coating layer comprises a polyolefin in an amount in a range from ≥ 90 wt% to ≤ 100 wt%, based on the dry solid content of the layer, and the third dispersion coating layer comprises polyolefin in an amount in a range from ≥ 90 wt% to ≤ 100 wt%, based on the dry solid content of the layer, wherein the coated first side of the paperboard substrate forms an inside of the packaging and the coated second side of the paperboard substrate forms a print side of the packaging, and wherein the reject level determined according to PTS test method RH021/97 received from the repulping of the paperboard is less than 12 wt%, based on a dry weight of the paperboard of 100 wt%.
A method for manufacturing a capsule series, each capsule comprising a liquid body containing at least one first product and a gelled casing completely encapsulating the core, the method comprising the following steps: - separately conveying, in a double casing, a first liquid solution containing the first product and a second liquid solution containing a liquid polyelectrolyte able to gel; - forming, at the outlet of the double casing, a series of drops, each drop comprising a central core formed from the first solution and a peripheral film formed from the second solution and completely covering the central core; - immersing each drop in a gelling solution containing a reagent able to react with the polyelectrolyte of the film to make it go from a liquid state to a gelled state and form the gelled casing, the central core forming the liquid core; - recovering the capsules formed, wherein the drops formed by co-extrusion in the double casing fall by gravity through a volume of air into the gelling solution; characterized in that the second solution contains at least one surfactant before the former contacts the first solution and in that the ratio of the flow rate of the first solution to the flow rate of the second solution at the outlet of the double casing is between 1 and 200, advantageously between 10 and 200, the gelled casing having a thickness between 0.1% and 10%, advantageously between 0.1% and 2% of the diameter of the capsule, after recovery of the capsules formed. - separately conveying, in a double casing, a first liquid solution containing the first product and a second liquid solution containing a liquid polyelectrolyte able to gel; - forming, at the outlet of the double casing, a series of drops, each drop comprising a central core formed from the first solution and a peripheral film formed from the second solution and completely covering the central core; - immersing each drop in a gelling solution containing a reagent able to react with the polyelectrolyte of the film to make it go from a liquid state to a gelled state and form the gelled casing, the central core forming the liquid core; - recovering the capsules formed, wherein the drops formed by co-extrusion in the double casing fall by gravity through a volume of air into the gelling solution;