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Autonomous driving method in the agricultural field comprising the procedure of obtaining an interpolating function (r) of at least two pixels, of alignments of plants or swaths of a thermal image that appears in front of an agricultural vehicle, acquired through at least one infrared camera, said at least two pixels being corresponding to at least two homologous peaks (V1:M2 - V2:M2) identified in as many at least two vectors (V1, V2, V3...) built on values of temperature intensity of corresponding consecutive pixels belonging to as many straight and horizontal lines (line 1, line 2, line 3...) of pixels extracted from the thermal image and a procedure for calculating an angular phase shift (Alpha) and/or a lateral deviation (Delta) of the interpolating function (r) with respect to a vertical axis (Y, Y', Z) of the thermal image.
Apparatus for transdermal or subcutaneous delivery of a bioactive solution, including a plurality of needles (6, 22) fixed on a needle carrier in a spaced apart relationship and projecting from the needle carrier, each needle (6, 22) having a tip zone adapted to receive an amount of bioactive solution from a reservoir coupled to the needle carrier and to deliver the bioactive solution upon penetrating a skin, wherein the reservoir is disposed within the needle carrier, each needle having a lumen connecting the tip zone with the reservoir, each needle being provided with a gate element, the gate element being opened when the needle has penetrated the skin by a predefined depth, thus connecting the lumen of the needle with the reservoir; wherein the gate element is connected to a contact element projecting outwardly from the needle carrier, the contact element being movable together with the gate element between a first position in which the gate element is closed, and a second position in which the gate element is opened and bioactive solution can flow from the reservoir to the tip zone of the needle; characterized in that a ratchet and snap-back mechanism is provided connecting the contact element with the gate element, wherein the gate element upon closure snaps back from the second to the first position, causing an injection effect.
A control system for multivariable regulation of a flame-powered thermal power station for the generation of electricity from fuel, said flame-powered thermal power station comprising: - an assembly comprising a boiler and its auxiliaries forming the subject matter of a fuel supply for acting as heat source to a working fluid circuit such that the latter is in steam phase over part of said circuit, - a turbine supplied by said steam at a steam pressure and temperature, said turbine being mechanically connected to an electrical alternator producing electric power, the steam feed of said turbine being determined by the opening of regulating valves located upstream of said turbine, said control system comprising: - a regulating loop (200, 300) of steam pressure having a control variable and an instruction (P REF), - a regulating loop of electric power having a control variable and an instruction (W REF), such that for each of the regulating loops (200, 300, 400), a variable of a loop is taken into account as a disturbing influence in the other loop, characterized in that at least one of the regulating loops (200, 300, 400) is based on an internal model command type, defined in that it comprises a representation of a physical process to be controlled, taking into account a pure delay τ of one of the parameters of the internal model of the power station. - an assembly comprising a boiler and its auxiliaries forming the subject matter of a fuel supply for acting as heat source to a working fluid circuit such that the latter is in steam phase over part of said circuit, - a turbine supplied by said steam at a steam pressure and temperature, said turbine being mechanically connected to an electrical alternator producing electric power, the steam feed of said turbine being determined by the opening of regulating valves located upstream of said turbine, - a regulating loop (200, 300) of steam pressure having a control variable and an instruction (P REF), - a regulating loop of electric power having a control variable and an instruction (W REF),
A gas sensor, comprising: a gas-sensitive body layer (103, 203, 303, 403, 503) disposed above a substrate and including a metal oxide layer; a first electrode (104, 204, 304, 404, 504), formed by a material of which standard electrode potential is lower than that of the metal forming said metal oxide, disposed at a same layer level as a layer level of the gas-sensitive body layer above the substrate or disposed on the gas-sensitive body layer; and a second electrode (105, 205, 305, 405, 505), comprising a material that causes catalysis of hydrogen gas into hydrogen atoms, disposed at a same layer level as a layer level of the gas-sensitive body layer above the substrate or disposed on the gas-sensitive body layer, and further disposed on the first electrode, the second electrode being apart from the first electrode by a gap (106, 206, 306, 406, 506), wherein: the gas-sensitive body layer has a resistance change characteristic that reversibly transitions to a high-resistance state and a low-resistance state on basis of a voltage applied across the first electrode and the second electrode; at least a part of the gas-sensitive body layer is exposed via the gap; and the gas-sensitive body layer has a resistance that decreases when gas containing a hydrogen atom is in contact with the second electrode. a gas-sensitive body layer (103, 203, 303, 403, 503) disposed above a substrate and including a metal oxide layer; a first electrode (104, 204, 304, 404, 504), formed by a material of which standard electrode potential is lower than that of the metal forming said metal oxide, disposed at a same layer level as a layer level of the gas-sensitive body layer above the substrate or disposed on the gas-sensitive body layer; and a second electrode (105, 205, 305, 405, 505), comprising a material that causes catalysis of hydrogen gas into hydrogen atoms, disposed at a same layer level as a layer level of the gas-sensitive body layer above the substrate or disposed on the gas-sensitive body layer, and further disposed on the first electrode, the second electrode being apart from the first electrode by a gap (106, 206, 306, 406, 506), wherein: the gas-sensitive body layer has a resistance change characteristic that reversibly transitions to a high-resistance state and a low-resistance state on basis of a voltage applied across the first electrode and the second electrode; at least a part of the gas-sensitive body layer is exposed via the gap; and the gas-sensitive body layer has a resistance that decreases when gas containing a hydrogen atom is in contact with the second electrode. the gas-sensitive body layer has a resistance change characteristic that reversibly transitions to a high-resistance state and a low-resistance state on basis of a voltage applied across the first electrode and the second electrode; at least a part of the gas-sensitive body layer is exposed via the gap; and the gas-sensitive body layer has a resistance that decreases when gas containing a hydrogen atom is in contact with the second electrode.
Integrated electromechanical microstructure comprising a base substrate and a cavity closed by a protective cover, and mobile mechanical elements arranged in the cavity, said microstructure comprising pressure adjusting means comprising at least one element made of pyrotechnic material, combustion whereof releases gas into the cavity so as to adjust the pressure in the cavity after the protective cover has been sealed
A smart sand comprising: raw sand particles; synthetic SiO 2 particles attached to the raw sand particles; a first material attached to a first set of the synthetic SiO 2 particles; a second material attached to a second set of the synthetic SiO 2 particles; and a third material attached to the first material, wherein each of the first to third materials is different from each other, characterized in that the first material is (3-bromopropyl)trimethoxysilane, BPS, the second material is octadecyl-trimethoxy-silane, OTS, and the third material is poly(4-vinylpyridine), P4VP. raw sand particles; synthetic SiO 2 particles attached to the raw sand particles; a first material attached to a first set of the synthetic SiO 2 particles; a second material attached to a second set of the synthetic SiO 2 particles; and a third material attached to the first material, wherein each of the first to third materials is different from each other, characterized in that the first material is (3-bromopropyl)trimethoxysilane, BPS, the second material is octadecyl-trimethoxy-silane, OTS, and the third material is poly(4-vinylpyridine), P4VP.
A composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a protein comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2 for use in a method of treating parainfluenza or influenza virus infection, the method comprising administering said composition to the respiratory tract of a patient, wherein the composition is in liquid form and the administration is by nebulizer, wherein 0.1 - 10mg of the protein is administered to the patient per day.
Glass production process whereby: • molten glass is produced in a melting furnace heated by combustion of a fuel with at an oxidant, said combustion generating heat and fumes, said fumes being evacuated from the melting furnace at a temperature between 900°C and 1550°C, preferably of at least 1000°C, • the molten glass is continuously poured into a float chamber so as to form a glass ribbon floating on a molten tin bath inside the float chamber, whereafter said glass ribbon is continuously evacuated from the float chamber by conveyor rollers, • a gas composition consisting for 99.9%vol to 100%vol of an inert gas, preferably nitrogen, and a reducing gas, preferably hydrogen, is introduced into the float chamber so as to maintain a reducing atmosphere above the tin bath and the glass ribbon, said gas composition being continuously or intermittently evacuated from the float chamber and replaced with new gas composition mixture, characterized in that: • a gas component, corresponding to at least part of the gas composition, is preheated by heat exchange with the fumes evacuated from the melting furnace before being introduced in the float chamber as part of the gas composition. • molten glass is produced in a melting furnace heated by combustion of a fuel with at an oxidant, said combustion generating heat and fumes, said fumes being evacuated from the melting furnace at a temperature between 900°C and 1550°C, preferably of at least 1000°C, • the molten glass is continuously poured into a float chamber so as to form a glass ribbon floating on a molten tin bath inside the float chamber, whereafter said glass ribbon is continuously evacuated from the float chamber by conveyor rollers, • a gas composition consisting for 99.9%vol to 100%vol of an inert gas, preferably nitrogen, and a reducing gas, preferably hydrogen, is introduced into the float chamber so as to maintain a reducing atmosphere above the tin bath and the glass ribbon, said gas composition being continuously or intermittently evacuated from the float chamber and replaced with new gas composition mixture, • a gas component, corresponding to at least part of the gas composition, is preheated by heat exchange with the fumes evacuated from the melting furnace before being introduced in the float chamber as part of the gas composition.
An adjustable oral interface (1; 4; 6; 7) for a negative-pressure therapy system, which comprises: a shield (100; 400; 600; 700) adapted for being situated between a user's lips and front teeth; a negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) coupled with the shield (100; 400; 600; 700); and a tube (111; 411) fluidly communicated between the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) and a negative pressure generation source; wherein the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) is adapted for being adjustable to be situated at a space between the user's tongue and upper palate (506; 506') so as to be conformable to the contour of the upper palate (506; 506'), whereby the adjustable oral interface (1; 4; 6; 7) is adapted to deliver negative pressure via the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) to the front and back of the user's oral cavity to eliminate air space between the tongue and the upper palate (506; 506'), characterized in that the adjustable oral interface further comprises a body connector (110; 410) coupled to the shield (100; 400; 600; 700) and fluidly communicated between the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) and the tube (111; 411), wherein the body connector (110; 410) is provided with an axis to pivotally assemble the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) to the body connector (110; 410). a shield (100; 400; 600; 700) adapted for being situated between a user's lips and front teeth; a negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) coupled with the shield (100; 400; 600; 700); and a tube (111; 411) fluidly communicated between the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) and a negative pressure generation source; wherein the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) is adapted for being adjustable to be situated at a space between the user's tongue and upper palate (506; 506') so as to be conformable to the contour of the upper palate (506; 506'), whereby the adjustable oral interface (1; 4; 6; 7) is adapted to deliver negative pressure via the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) to the front and back of the user's oral cavity to eliminate air space between the tongue and the upper palate (506; 506'), characterized in that the adjustable oral interface further comprises a body connector (110; 410) coupled to the shield (100; 400; 600; 700) and fluidly communicated between the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) and the tube (111; 411), wherein the body connector (110; 410) is provided with an axis to pivotally assemble the negative pressure deliverable part (130; 440) to the body connector (110; 410).
Mechatronic assembly of a transmission control device, comprising: - a supporting circuit board with at least one populated flat side, on which the following components are arranged: - a plurality of electronic components, and - at least one mechanical insert part (4.1, 8) which is designed as a mechanical fixing element for the mechanical fixing of at least one electronic component on the supporting circuit board, wherein an encapsulation of one-piece design, in a form-fitting and cohesive manner, surrounds all of the components arranged on the populated flat side of the supporting circuit board. - a supporting circuit board with at least one populated flat side, on which the following components are arranged: - a plurality of electronic components, and - at least one mechanical insert part (4.1, 8) which is designed as a mechanical fixing element for the mechanical fixing of at least one electronic component on the supporting circuit board, wherein an encapsulation of one-piece design, in a form-fitting and cohesive manner, surrounds all of the components arranged on the populated flat side of the supporting circuit board. - a plurality of electronic components, and - at least one mechanical insert part (4.1, 8) which is designed as a mechanical fixing element for the mechanical fixing of at least one electronic component on the supporting circuit board, wherein an encapsulation of one-piece design, in a form-fitting and cohesive manner, surrounds all of the components arranged on the populated flat side of the supporting circuit board.
A computer-implemented data processing system (100, 200), comprising: a position converter index (302, 404, 408) maintained on a client, wherein the position converter index is an ordered index of rows used to track an expanded/collapsed state of rows included in a client viewset of the client; a collapsed set list (304, 406, 410) maintained on the client, wherein the collapsed set list is a list of collapsed rows configured to indicate whether a row is collapsed or expanded; a paging component as part of a server system for paging a hierarchical dataset of the server based on a row operation (106, 114; 300) on one or more rows of the client viewset, wherein the position converter index and the collapsed set list are processed by the client to request only relevant rows for the row operation from the hierarchical dataset, and wherein the relevant rows are not already included in the client viewset of the client; and an update component for updating the client viewset to include the relevant rows in response to the row operation (106, 114; 300), the update to the client viewset based on row keys associated with the paged hierarchical dataset. a position converter index (302, 404, 408) maintained on a client, wherein the position converter index is an ordered index of rows used to track an expanded/collapsed state of rows included in a client viewset of the client; a collapsed set list (304, 406, 410) maintained on the client, wherein the collapsed set list is a list of collapsed rows configured to indicate whether a row is collapsed or expanded; a paging component as part of a server system for paging a hierarchical dataset of the server based on a row operation (106, 114; 300) on one or more rows of the client viewset, wherein the position converter index and the collapsed set list are processed by the client to request only relevant rows for the row operation from the hierarchical dataset, and wherein the relevant rows are not already included in the client viewset of the client; and an update component for updating the client viewset to include the relevant rows in response to the row operation (106, 114; 300), the update to the client viewset based on row keys associated with the paged hierarchical dataset.
A method for determining at least one optical conception parameter for a progressive ophthalmic lens intended to equip a frame of a wearer, depending on the visual behavior of the latter, said at least one optical conception parameter comprising a restricted progression-length range [Lpmin; Lpmax] or a value of progression length (Lp), the method comprising the following steps: a) collecting data associated with the chosen frame and data relative to the prescription of the wearer and collecting a plurality of behavioral measurements relating to a plurality of gaze directions and/or positions of the wearer during a visual task; b) statistically processing said plurality of behavioral measurements in order to determine a zone of use of the area of an eyeglass fitted in said frame, said zone of use being representative of a statistical spatial distribution of said plurality of behavioral measurements; b1) calculating a position of the centroid of the zone of use and, respectively, b2) determining a sign of a difference Δ between a vertical position of the centroid and a reference vertical position, corresponding to a mean drop angle of the gaze relative to a primary direction of the far-vision gaze of the wearer; c) determining at least one optical conception parameter for said progressive ophthalmic lens comprising the restricted progression-length range [Lpmin; Lpmax] or the value of progression length (Lp), c1) depending on the position of the centroid of the zone of use and, respectively, c2) depending on the sign of the difference Δ between the vertical position of the centroid and the reference vertical position. a) collecting data associated with the chosen frame and data relative to the prescription of the wearer and collecting a plurality of behavioral measurements relating to a plurality of gaze directions and/or positions of the wearer during a visual task; b) statistically processing said plurality of behavioral measurements in order to determine a zone of use of the area of an eyeglass fitted in said frame, said zone of use being representative of a statistical spatial distribution of said plurality of behavioral measurements; b1) calculating a position of the centroid of the zone of use and, respectively, b2) determining a sign of a difference Δ between a vertical position of the centroid and a reference vertical position, corresponding to a mean drop angle of the gaze relative to a primary direction of the far-vision gaze of the wearer; c) determining at least one optical conception parameter for said progressive ophthalmic lens comprising the restricted progression-length range [Lpmin; Lpmax] or the value of progression length (Lp), c1) depending on the position of the centroid of the zone of use and, respectively, c2) depending on the sign of the difference Δ between the vertical position of the centroid and the reference vertical position.
A low profile heart valve system for endovascularly or transcatheterly replacing a patient's heart valve, comprising: a delivery system including a tube; a self-expandable annulus ring disposed in the tube of the delivery system, the self-expandable annulus ring including: a self-expandable anchoring and clipping structure; and a plurality of bridges, each having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the anchoring and clipping structure; and a replacement heart valve disposed in the tube of the delivery system and connected to the second ends of the plurality of bridges; wherein the second end of each bridge is located below the first end when the bridges are disposed in the tube of the delivery system, wherein each bridge is formed of a shape memory material with a memorized shape, wherein the memorized shape of the bridge is one in which the bridge folds inwardly and upwardly from its first end and in which the second end of the bridge is located above the first end. a delivery system including a tube; a self-expandable annulus ring disposed in the tube of the delivery system, the self-expandable annulus ring including: a self-expandable anchoring and clipping structure; and a plurality of bridges, each having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the anchoring and clipping structure; and a self-expandable anchoring and clipping structure; and a plurality of bridges, each having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the anchoring and clipping structure; and a replacement heart valve disposed in the tube of the delivery system and connected to the second ends of the plurality of bridges; wherein the second end of each bridge is located below the first end when the bridges are disposed in the tube of the delivery system, wherein each bridge is formed of a shape memory material with a memorized shape, wherein the memorized shape of the bridge is one in which the bridge folds inwardly and upwardly from its first end and in which the second end of the bridge is located above the first end.