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An underwater mobile inspection apparatus capable of inspecting an inspection object on a seafloor while cruising, the underwater mobile inspection apparatus comprising: a cruising body configured to submerge under water and cruise along the inspection object in such a manner as not to come into contact with the inspection object; a first movable arm provided on the cruising body; an inspection tool unit for use in inspecting the inspection object, the inspection tool unit being provided on the first movable arm; and a controller configured to, when the cruising body cruises along the inspection object in such a manner as not to come into contact with the inspection object, operate the first movable arm to move the inspection tool unit, such that a positional relationship of the inspection tool unit with the inspection object becomes a predetermined target positional relationship, wherein the controller: has a memory which stores a map showing an installation location of the inspection object; and controls the cruising body based on installation location information indicated by the map and based on inspection object information, the installation location information specifying the installation location of the inspection object, such that the cruising body autonomously cruises along the inspection object in such a manner as not to come into contact with the inspection object. a cruising body configured to submerge under water and cruise along the inspection object in such a manner as not to come into contact with the inspection object; a first movable arm provided on the cruising body; an inspection tool unit for use in inspecting the inspection object, the inspection tool unit being provided on the first movable arm; and a controller configured to, when the cruising body cruises along the inspection object in such a manner as not to come into contact with the inspection object, operate the first movable arm to move the inspection tool unit, such that a positional relationship of the inspection tool unit with the inspection object becomes a predetermined target positional relationship, wherein the controller: has a memory which stores a map showing an installation location of the inspection object; and controls the cruising body based on installation location information indicated by the map and based on inspection object information, the installation location information specifying the installation location of the inspection object, such that the cruising body autonomously cruises along the inspection object in such a manner as not to come into contact with the inspection object. has a memory which stores a map showing an installation location of the inspection object; and controls the cruising body based on installation location information indicated by the map and based on inspection object information, the installation location information specifying the installation location of the inspection object, such that the cruising body autonomously cruises along the inspection object in such a manner as not to come into contact with the inspection object.
An imaging apparatus, comprising: an area imaging device (200, 300, 402) having a plurality of pixel sensors; an optical filter (202, 302, 400) disposed within an optical path of the area imaging device; an actuator (206, 306, 816) configured to move the optical filter with respect to the area imaging device in a direction of spectral variability of the optical filter; a control module configured to: determine a spatial region (502, 510) of interest of a scene to be captured by the area imaging device; determine a spectrum of interest of the scene; determine, based at least in part upon the optical filter and the spectrum of interest, a sampling distance that the optical filter is to be moved with respect to the area imaging device between sequential exposures taken by the area imaging device, for successive image capture; and direct the area imaging device to take successive exposures, separated by the sampling distance, wherein the sampling distance is determined such that the spatial region of interest is captured in the successive exposures at the spectrum of interest; and an imaging module configured to form an image of the scene based at least on the successive exposures. an area imaging device (200, 300, 402) having a plurality of pixel sensors; an optical filter (202, 302, 400) disposed within an optical path of the area imaging device; an actuator (206, 306, 816) configured to move the optical filter with respect to the area imaging device in a direction of spectral variability of the optical filter; a control module configured to: determine a spatial region (502, 510) of interest of a scene to be captured by the area imaging device; determine a spectrum of interest of the scene; determine, based at least in part upon the optical filter and the spectrum of interest, a sampling distance that the optical filter is to be moved with respect to the area imaging device between sequential exposures taken by the area imaging device, for successive image capture; and direct the area imaging device to take successive exposures, separated by the sampling distance, wherein the sampling distance is determined such that the spatial region of interest is captured in the successive exposures at the spectrum of interest; and determine a spatial region (502, 510) of interest of a scene to be captured by the area imaging device; determine a spectrum of interest of the scene; determine, based at least in part upon the optical filter and the spectrum of interest, a sampling distance that the optical filter is to be moved with respect to the area imaging device between sequential exposures taken by the area imaging device, for successive image capture; and direct the area imaging device to take successive exposures, separated by the sampling distance, wherein the sampling distance is determined such that the spatial region of interest is captured in the successive exposures at the spectrum of interest; and an imaging module configured to form an image of the scene based at least on the successive exposures.
An upper for an article of footwear or an article of apparel, the upper or the article of apparel comprising: a base layer (140, 240); and a first strand (150, 250, 352) comprising a thermoplastic polymer material, wherein the first strand (150, 250, 352) is embroidered with the base layer (140, 240) at a first embroidered area (144, 242), a second strand (152, 252, 354) is embroidered with the base layer, wherein the thermoplastic polymer material of the first strand (150, 250, 352) at least partially adheres to the base layer (140, 240), and wherein at least one of the first strand (150, 250, 352) and the second strand (152, 252, 354) are embroidered with the base layer (140, 240) at a second embroidered area (142, 246), wherein the first embroidered area (144, 242) has a first degree of a mechanical property, and wherein the second embroidered area (142, 246) has a second degree of the mechanical property that is different than the first degree of the mechanical property, wherein the first strand (150, 250, 352) comprises more of the thermoplastic polymer material per unit of length than the second strand (152, 252, 354). a base layer (140, 240); and a first strand (150, 250, 352) comprising a thermoplastic polymer material, wherein the first strand (150, 250, 352) is embroidered with the base layer (140, 240) at a first embroidered area (144, 242), a second strand (152, 252, 354) is embroidered with the base layer, wherein the thermoplastic polymer material of the first strand (150, 250, 352) at least partially adheres to the base layer (140, 240), and wherein at least one of the first strand (150, 250, 352) and the second strand (152, 252, 354) are embroidered with the base layer (140, 240) at a second embroidered area (142, 246), wherein the first embroidered area (144, 242) has a first degree of a mechanical property, and wherein the second embroidered area (142, 246) has a second degree of the mechanical property that is different than the first degree of the mechanical property, wherein the first strand (150, 250, 352) comprises more of the thermoplastic polymer material per unit of length than the second strand (152, 252, 354).
A microscopic system for processing a microscopic image of biological sample, comprising a region detector comprising an artifact detector for detecting a region comprising an artifact in the microscopic image; wherein the artifact is introduced by sample preparation or by physical handling; a parameter determining unit for determining a parameter, based on a portion of the microscopic image excluding the detected region; and an image processing module for processing the microscopic image, including the detected region comprising the artifact, using the derived parameter.
A therapeutic composition comprising an isolated arginine deiminase and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier, wherein the isolated ADI comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 6, 8, or 14, or a sequence at least 90% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 6, 8, or 14.
A luminal stent graft comprising a first tubular body and a second tubular body, wherein the second tubular body is sleeved outside the first tubular body and at least one end of the second tubular body is sealingly connected with the outer surface of the first tubular body, wherein the first tubular body is provided in a radial supporting section and comprises at least one first radial supporting structure distributed along a circumferential direction of the first tubular body, and the second tubular body comprises at least one second radial supporting structure distributed along a circumferential direction of the second tubular body, and a second graft covering the second radial supporting structure, wherein the radial deformability of the second radial supporting structure is greater than that of the first radial supporting structure, characterized in that the second radial supporting structure is a meshed structure comprising a plurality of grids and, in the naturally unfolded state, a maximum width of any grid in circumferential direction and a perimeter of the second tubular body at the grid, depending on the radial length of the second radial supporting structure, satisfies one of the following conditions: m1 is less than or equal to D/12, or m1 is less than or equal to D/13, or m1 is less than or equal to D/14. wherein the first tubular body is provided in a radial supporting section and comprises at least one first radial supporting structure distributed along a circumferential direction of the first tubular body, and the second tubular body comprises at least one second radial supporting structure distributed along a circumferential direction of the second tubular body, and a second graft covering the second radial supporting structure, wherein the radial deformability of the second radial supporting structure is greater than that of the first radial supporting structure, characterized in that the second radial supporting structure is a meshed structure comprising a plurality of grids and, in the naturally unfolded state, a maximum width of any grid in circumferential direction and a perimeter of the second tubular body at the grid, depending on the radial length of the second radial supporting structure, satisfies one of the following conditions: m1 is less than or equal to D/12, or m1 is less than or equal to D/13, or m1 is less than or equal to D/14.
A method for adjusting characteristics of a furnace process in a furnace space limited by a furnace shell of a metallurgical furnace, defined by a first providing step for providing a furnace aperture extending through the furnace shell, by a second providing step for providing an injection unit comprising a frame, at least one linearly movable injection device that is configured to move linearly with respect to the frame and that is configured to inject additives, mounting means for mounting the injection unit on the metallurgical furnace outside the furnace space, first moving means for linearly moving said at least one linearly movable injection device with respect to the frame, and second moving means for moving said at least one linearly movable injection device between a first position and a second position with respect to the mounting means, by a mounting step for mounting the injection unit by means of the mounting means on the metallurgical furnace outside the furnace space, by a first moving step for moving the first moving means by means of the second moving means with respect to the mounting means from the first position into the second position, where the first moving means is able to move said at least one linearly movable injection device linearly through the furnace aperture in the furnace shell, by a second moving step for moving said at least one linearly movable injection device by means of the first moving means in said second position linearly through the furnace aperture in the furnace shell at least partly into the furnace space, and an injection step for injecting additives into the furnace space by means of said at least one linearly movable injection device that is at least partly inside the furnace space, by a third moving step for moving said at least one linearly movable injection device by means of the first moving means in said second position linearly through the furnace aperture in the furnace shell out of the furnace space, by a fourth moving step for moving the first moving means by means of the second moving means with respect to the mounting means from the second position into a third position, where the first moving means is unable to linearly move said at least one linearly movable injection device linearly through the furnace aperture in the furnace shell, and characterized by mounting the injection unit by means of the mounting means on at least one of a furnace roof or a furnace steel structure above the furnace roof of the furnace shell.
A fixing device (20; 20S) for fixing an image on a recording medium, comprising: a fixing rotary body rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation; a heater disposed opposite and heating the fixing rotary body; an opposed body contacting the fixing rotary body to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed; a heat shield (27; 27S) movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater; and a driver connected to the heat shield (27; 27S) to drive and move the heat shield (27; 27S) between a shield position where the heat shield (27; 27S) is interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater and a retracted position where the heat shield (27; 27S) is retracted from the shield position, characterized in that the fixing device (20; 20S) further comprises: a reinforcement (53; 53U) mounted on a long edge of the heat shield (27; 27S), wherein the reinforcement (53; 53U) includes an edge portion (270; 270U) contiguous to the heat shield (27; 27S) and extending in a longitudinal direction of the heat shield (27; 27S) substantially throughout a long length of the heat shield (27; 27S), the edge portion (270; 270U) being bent, wherein the edge portion (270; 270 U) is bent in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the heat shield (27; 27S). a fixing rotary body rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation; a heater disposed opposite and heating the fixing rotary body; an opposed body contacting the fixing rotary body to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed; a heat shield (27; 27S) movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater; and a driver connected to the heat shield (27; 27S) to drive and move the heat shield (27; 27S) between a shield position where the heat shield (27; 27S) is interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater and a retracted position where the heat shield (27; 27S) is retracted from the shield position, characterized in that the fixing device (20; 20S) further comprises: a reinforcement (53; 53U) mounted on a long edge of the heat shield (27; 27S), wherein the reinforcement (53; 53U) includes an edge portion (270; 270U) contiguous to the heat shield (27; 27S) and extending in a longitudinal direction of the heat shield (27; 27S) substantially throughout a long length of the heat shield (27; 27S), the edge portion (270; 270U) being bent, wherein the edge portion (270; 270 U) is bent in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the heat shield (27; 27S).
An ophthalmoscopic contact lens (100,520,640,700) comprising: an optic including an anterior surface having an aspheric base profile and a posterior surface having a shape substantially corresponding to a shape of a cornea of an eye; a flange integrally formed with the optic and surrounding the optic, wherein the flange has a curvature substantially corresponding to the curvature of a sclera of an eye; and characterized by a rim integrally formed with the flange comprising a cylindrical tube that circumferentially surrounds the optic and extends above the anterior surface of the optic, opposite the flange, to form a protective edge around a peripheral circumference of the anterior surface of the optic. an optic including an anterior surface having an aspheric base profile and a posterior surface having a shape substantially corresponding to a shape of a cornea of an eye; a flange integrally formed with the optic and surrounding the optic, wherein the flange has a curvature substantially corresponding to the curvature of a sclera of an eye; and characterized by a rim integrally formed with the flange comprising a cylindrical tube that circumferentially surrounds the optic and extends above the anterior surface of the optic, opposite the flange, to form a protective edge around a peripheral circumference of the anterior surface of the optic.
Flexible sports shoe which comprises an external sole and an upper, the upper comprising a first casing which itself comprises a lower portion and an upper portion, the casing extending lengthways from a rear end to a front end, widthways between a lateral side and a central side, and upwards from the sole as far as an upper end, which upper end has an upper opening, the casing comprising a lateral region and a central region, the lateral region and central region delimiting a rear opening in the upper portion, the rear opening communicating with the upper opening, the lateral region and central region delimiting a front opening in the upper portion, the front opening communicating with the upper opening, characterized in that it comprises a flexible collar which constitutes a reversible closure means common to both the rear opening and front opening.
An electrode comprising: a plurality of graphite particles arranged on a current collector so as to have a plurality of pores; and a plurality of hard carbon particles arranged in the pores between the graphite particles, said graphite particles being larger in size than hard carbon particles, which have a size between 4 μm and 12 μm, and wherein the weight percent of the hard carbon particles is between 20% and 35% based on a total weight of graphene and hard carbon, and wherein the graphite particles and the hard carbon particles have a loading-level between 5 mg/cm 2 and 12 mg/cm 2. a plurality of graphite particles arranged on a current collector so as to have a plurality of pores; and a plurality of hard carbon particles arranged in the pores between the graphite particles, said graphite particles being larger in size than hard carbon particles, which have a size between 4 μm and 12 μm, and wherein the weight percent of the hard carbon particles is between 20% and 35% based on a total weight of graphene and hard carbon, and wherein the graphite particles and the hard carbon particles have a loading-level between 5 mg/cm 2 and 12 mg/cm 2.
An anti-angiogenic polypeptide suitable for reducing angiogenesis in an individual in need of angiogenesis reduction comprising a variation of domain one of CD2 polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide has a β-sheet formed by two segments having at least four amino acids alternating between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity, an anti-parallel fold, an inward-facing hydrophobic surface, and an outward-facing hydrophilic surface, wherein the polypeptide has an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of Sequence Id. No. 3, Sequence Id. No. 6, Sequence Id. No. 9, Sequence Id. No. 10, and Sequence Id. No. 11.
A closure with locking mechanism for fluid products, developed for containers or packages of fluid products with different consistencies, comprising a closure made of thermoplastic material or other material with equivalent characteristics, showing a laminar structure and being constituted basically of two distinct elements, namely, a main body and an external actuator that engages partially inside the base of the body; the base of the body of the closure presents preferably a circular shape, with an engaging means on the body of the container, this means defined by a lower internal threaded profile or other suitable fixing means; internally, the base of the body of the closure has a transversal laminar element fixed to its inner walls, providing also a central hole from which a dosing spout extends upwardly, equipped with radial ribs at its upper end which form holes, and said ribs are joined centrally by a closing pin; the closure presents a means for axial movement with a guide for the actuator, this guide made up by the central dosing spout; supported by the transversal laminar element, particularly at the base of the hollow dosing spout, there are provided at least four ribs of an opening ramp compression latch arranged two by two and diametrically opposed to each other; on the lower part, this transversal laminar element has a plug seal that actuates at the mouth of the fluid container; characterized in that the upper sides of the base of the body of the closure present extensions that extend upwardly, being interposed by two half-moon cutouts at the front and rear faces, which establish a recessed area; each of the lower internal and central portions of the half-moon cutouts made in the body of the closure base has a compression locking pin, said pin equipped with an entering chamfer of the compression locking pin, and also a lower lateral hole; on the upper part, this closure with locking mechanism also shows an actuator that engages partially inside the body of the closure base during its initial closed position; said actuator also shows a central upper through hole, and there are also provided two weakening side slots, corresponding to the lateral extensions of the base of body of said closure with locking mechanism; and two tabs that show a recess portion in its central areas, and at the center of its lower ends they comprise a through cutout of rectangular shape, named housing for the opening of the compression latch, said housing corresponding to the compression locking pin.