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A method of real-time image correction of a video stream from a surgical endoscope of a surgical robotic system, the video stream comprising a sequence of images, the method comprising: for an image in the sequence of images, identifying a plurality of regions, each region having a different range of values of at least one image property to another region; applying a mask to the image which applies a region-specific modification to each region, each region-specific modification modifying the at least one image property of that region; deriving data from the surgical robotic system; determining a relationship between features in the image from the derived data; determining, from the relationship between features in the image, a predicted relationship between the same features at the time of a subsequent image in the video stream; modifying the mask based on the predicted relationship between the features at the time of the subsequent image (n) in the video stream; and applying the modified mask to the subsequent image (n) in the video stream. for an image in the sequence of images, identifying a plurality of regions, each region having a different range of values of at least one image property to another region; applying a mask to the image which applies a region-specific modification to each region, each region-specific modification modifying the at least one image property of that region; deriving data from the surgical robotic system; determining a relationship between features in the image from the derived data; determining, from the relationship between features in the image, a predicted relationship between the same features at the time of a subsequent image in the video stream; modifying the mask based on the predicted relationship between the features at the time of the subsequent image (n) in the video stream; and applying the modified mask to the subsequent image (n) in the video stream.
An image processing apparatus comprising: fundus image acquisition means configured to acquire a fundus image (1101; 411; 511) of an eye (Er); tomographic image acquisition means configured to acquire a polarization-sensitive tomographic image (1103; 431, 441; 531, 541) of the eye; layer extraction means configured to extract a predetermined layer from the polarization-sensitive tomographic image (431, 441; 531, 541); and identification means configured to identify a discontinuous portion of the predetermined layer; wherein the image processing apparatus is configured to obtain a two-dimensional region (1102, 1104) corresponding to the discontinuous portion in the predetermined layer of the eye shown in the polarization-sensitive tomographic image; and the image processing apparatus further comprises display control means configured to cause display means to display said two-dimensional region superimposed on a position in the fundus image which corresponds to the discontinuous portion in the predetermined layer of the eye shown in the polarization-sensitive tomographic image. fundus image acquisition means configured to acquire a fundus image (1101; 411; 511) of an eye (Er); tomographic image acquisition means configured to acquire a polarization-sensitive tomographic image (1103; 431, 441; 531, 541) of the eye; layer extraction means configured to extract a predetermined layer from the polarization-sensitive tomographic image (431, 441; 531, 541); and identification means configured to identify a discontinuous portion of the predetermined layer; wherein the image processing apparatus is configured to obtain a two-dimensional region (1102, 1104) corresponding to the discontinuous portion in the predetermined layer of the eye shown in the polarization-sensitive tomographic image; and the image processing apparatus further comprises display control means configured to cause display means to display said two-dimensional region superimposed on a position in the fundus image which corresponds to the discontinuous portion in the predetermined layer of the eye shown in the polarization-sensitive tomographic image.
A resin composition including a resin and a hydrogen storage alloy powder, wherein the resin is a gel-like resin having a glass transition temperature lower than room temperature.
Anti-theft bicycle locking device, wherein the bicycle has a saddle column, a saddle held by the saddle column and a rear frame tube in which the saddle column can be fitted and its position can be adjusted and fixed, said device, comprising the saddle column, has a foldable locking loop that can be wrapped around the bicycle and a stationary object to prevent removal of the bicycle, the loop comprises a plurality of loop portions of which each has a predetermined length, a first loop portion is constituted by the saddle column being a hollow tube, and a second loop portion (8, 16, 20) that has an outer diameter smaller than the diameter of the saddle column and has a first end slidably connected to and moving in the interior of the saddle column, a closure member (11, 17) in the remote end part of the saddle column preventing the removal of the second loop portion (16, 20) from the saddle column, a lock is attached to an upper portion of the saddle column close to the saddle, and a lock part is attached to a free end of the last portion of the loop, the lock part can be fitted in and engaged by the lock, and said loop portions can be pushed to take a compressed state and pulled to form the loop, and in compressed state said loop portions except for the saddle column are positioned in the hollow inner space of the saddle column and the rear tube, wherein the loop comprises at least one further loop portion attached to the remote end of the second loop portion (8, 16, 20), characterised in that the loop has a minimum length in fully unfolded state which is at least as long as the combined length of the rear frame tube and twice the length of the saddle column, in equation: LL ≥ LFT + 2 ∗ LSC, and a support member is inserted in the interior of the saddle column that has an outer diameter that loosely fits in the inner diameter of the saddle column, and the support member has a downwardly narrowing portion, and the second loop portion is a tube with an upper end pivotally coupled to said narrowing portion of the support member, and the closure member has an opening allowing the passage of the pivotal connection, whereby when the tube is fully pulled out from the saddle column the tube can be freely bent at least by 90° degrees.
A transmission rate adjustment device for adjusting a transmission rate of an input Moving Picture Experts Group2-Transport Stream, MPEG2-TS, the transmission rate adjustment device taking as input a MPEG2-TS that comprises a plurality of transport packets having a fixed packet length in which encoded data are stored, and in which Program Clock References, PCR, are inscribed at fixed time intervals, said transmission rate adjustment device comprising: a buffer; a buffer write unit adapted to both successively write transport packets of said input MPEG2-TS to said buffer and to detect PCRs in said input MPEG2-TS; and a buffer read unit, wherein said buffer write unit, upon detecting said PCRs, is adapted to store in said buffer: a difference between a first PCR that has been detected this time and a second PCR that was previously detected, a number of transport packets that are present in an interval between the first and second PCRs, and a value of said second PCR as appended information of the transport packet to which said second PCR is inscribed, characterized in that said buffer read unit is adapted to take as input both a frequency division rate signal that designates a frequency division rate and a system clock of a decoder for decoding said encoded data, and to transmit to said decoder transport packets that have been sequentially read from said buffer at a transmission rate determined by a clock, TS clock, obtained by frequency-dividing the input system clock by the frequency division rate designated by the input frequency division rate signal; said buffer read unit, upon reading from said buffer the transport packet to which said second PCR has been inscribed, based on the difference between said first and second PCRs included in the appended information and the transmission rate determined by said clock, TS clock, is adapted to calculate a number of transport packets between said first and second PCRs after transmission rate adjustment; to calculate from results of this calculation a number of NULL packets that should be inserted; and to insert the calculated number of NULL packets between transport packets that have been read from said buffer to achieve adjustment such that said transport packets are transmitted at said transmission rate; when reading from said buffer the transport packet to which said first PCR has been inscribed, said buffer read unit being adapted to calculate a third PCR based on the number of transport packets that are present in said interval between said first and second PCRs and the value of said second PCR that are included in said appended information, and to rewrite the PCR of the transport packet to said third PCR; and said buffer read unit being adapted to uniformly insert said NULL packets between transport packets that have been read from said buffer; and a difference between a number of NULL packets that are inserted between each packet of the transport packets read from said buffer is always 1 or less.
A system for connecting electrical conductors with potentials which differ from one another, consisting of: at least two electrical terminals which are located next to one another with plug-in receptacles and at least two plug-in jumpers, each of which has at least two plug-in contacts (14.2) which are connected to one another via a head web (14.1) and are insertable into the plug-in receptacles, wherein the plug-in jumpers and the electrical terminals are matched to one another such that one plug-in jumper is insertable into plug-in receptacles of the same electrical terminal and the other plug-in jumper is insertable crosswise into plug-in receptacles of two electrical terminals which are located directly or indirectly next to one another, characterised in that the plug-in jumpers and the electrical terminals are matched to one another such that the distance between the individual plug-in receptacles of one electrical terminal and the plug-in receptacles of two adjacent electrical terminals correspond substantially to one another and the plug-in jumpers can be produced from identical endless plug-in jumpers that are adapted to this uniform measure. at least two electrical terminals which are located next to one another with plug-in receptacles and at least two plug-in jumpers, each of which has at least two plug-in contacts (14.2) which are connected to one another via a head web (14.1) and are insertable into the plug-in receptacles, wherein the plug-in jumpers and the electrical terminals are matched to one another such that one plug-in jumper is insertable into plug-in receptacles of the same electrical terminal and the other plug-in jumper is insertable crosswise into plug-in receptacles of two electrical terminals which are located directly or indirectly next to one another, characterised in that the plug-in jumpers and the electrical terminals are matched to one another such that the distance between the individual plug-in receptacles of one electrical terminal and the plug-in receptacles of two adjacent electrical terminals correspond substantially to one another and the plug-in jumpers can be produced from identical endless plug-in jumpers that are adapted to this uniform measure.
A method of making a prosthetic valve that can take a first form wherein the valve is open and a second form wherein the valve is closed, the valve comprising a leaflet assembly having at least two leaflets attached to a supporting element, the leaflets having a free margin that can move between a first position wherein the valve takes the first form and a second position wherein the valve takes the second form, the method comprising: o providing a single piece of fabric, made by weaving warp and fill threads into a seamless tubular woven fabric having at least one stabilized edge, and o forming the piece of fabric into a leaflet assembly having an inner layer forming the leaflets with the stabilized edge forming the free margin, and an outer layer forming the supporting element. o providing a single piece of fabric, made by weaving warp and fill threads into a seamless tubular woven fabric having at least one stabilized edge, and o forming the piece of fabric into a leaflet assembly having an inner layer forming the leaflets with the stabilized edge forming the free margin, and an outer layer forming the supporting element.
A polyolefin compositions comprising: A) From 77 wt% to 90 wt%, of a propylene homopolymer having the fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C lower than 2 wt% (as determined in the experimental part); B) from 10 wt% to 23 wt% of a copolymer of ethylene with one C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefin containing from 20 wt% to 30 wt%, of said C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefin derived units; said composition having - the value of melt flow rate at 230 °C, 2.16 kg of from 0.5 to 4.5 g/10 min (ISO1133, condition L); - the total content of ethylene of from 7 wt% to 18 wt% (as determined in the experimental part); - the value of the intrinsic viscosity of the total amorphous fraction soluble in Xylene at 25°C (AMXSIVtot) is less than 1.5 dl/g (as determined in the experimental part). A) From 77 wt% to 90 wt%, of a propylene homopolymer having the fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C lower than 2 wt% (as determined in the experimental part); B) from 10 wt% to 23 wt% of a copolymer of ethylene with one C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefin containing from 20 wt% to 30 wt%, of said C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefin derived units; said composition having - the value of melt flow rate at 230 °C, 2.16 kg of from 0.5 to 4.5 g/10 min (ISO1133, condition L); - the total content of ethylene of from 7 wt% to 18 wt% (as determined in the experimental part); - the value of the intrinsic viscosity of the total amorphous fraction soluble in Xylene at 25°C (AMXSIVtot) is less than 1.5 dl/g (as determined in the experimental part). - the value of melt flow rate at 230 °C, 2.16 kg of from 0.5 to 4.5 g/10 min (ISO1133, condition L); - the total content of ethylene of from 7 wt% to 18 wt% (as determined in the experimental part); - the value of the intrinsic viscosity of the total amorphous fraction soluble in Xylene at 25°C (AMXSIVtot) is less than 1.5 dl/g (as determined in the experimental part).
A silencer for a shotgun comprising an outer housing and an inner hollow body arranged in the outer housing, where the outer housing comprises a main part and a first and second end part (2B, 2C) connected to the main part, whereby the silencer is configured to be connected to a barrel of a shotgun such that a flushing connection is provided between the inner hollow body and the barrel of the shotgun, characterized in that the inner hollow body is provided with a plurality of longitudinal elevations extending over a length of the inner hollow body and arranged spaced apart around an inner circumference of the inner hollow body, wherein the plurality of longitudinal elevations follow a straight line and wherein a plurality of spaced throughgoing openings are provided between two adjacent longitudinal elevations over the length of the inner hollow body.
Medical imaging device, in particular a computed tomography device and/or magnetic resonance device, having at least one component able to be moved by means of an actuator and/or adjusted by means of an adjustment means, in particular comprising at least one patient couch, furthermore having an operating device for controlling the operation of the at least one component and a control device assigned to the operating device, wherein the operating device has a touch-sensitive and force-sensitive means of operation having at least one touch sensor and at least one force sensor measuring the strength of the touch, characterised in that the control device is embodied, on detection of at least one first operating action, depending on the touch position of the first operating action, to define at least two operating areas (22, 23, 24, 25) of the operating surface of the means of operation, in which second operating actions assigned to different functionalities are able to be detected in each case.
A method for producing a pigment composition for ink, the method comprising a first processing step of crushing or cracking a pigment component in a raw material composition containing the pigment component and a liquid medium using a rotor-stator processing machine, wherein the processing machine is an in-line processing machine into which the raw material composition is continuously supplied, the temperature in the first processing step is 50 to 80°C, and the processing machine has a circumferential speed in a range of 15 m/s to 35 m/s. the processing machine is an in-line processing machine into which the raw material composition is continuously supplied, the temperature in the first processing step is 50 to 80°C, and the processing machine has a circumferential speed in a range of 15 m/s to 35 m/s.
A method for detecting whether one or more analytes is present in a sample, the method comprising: a) introducing a fluid comprising the sample and a plurality of magnetic particles coated with a first capture agent into a fluid chamber, wherein the first capture agent is capable of binding at least one of the analytes, and at least one surface of the fluid chamber comprises an acoustic device coated with a second capture agent capable of binding magnetic particles that have bound analytes; b) applying a retractable source of magnetic flux in proximity to the acoustic device to attract at least one of the plurality of magnetic particles toward said surface; c) after removing the retractable source of magnetic flux, flowing a solution through the fluid chamber to remove magnetic particles not bound to the surface, and d) monitoring signal output by said acoustic device in the absence of magnetic flux applied to the fluid chamber, thereby detecting whether one or more analytes is present in the sample. a) introducing a fluid comprising the sample and a plurality of magnetic particles coated with a first capture agent into a fluid chamber, wherein the first capture agent is capable of binding at least one of the analytes, and at least one surface of the fluid chamber comprises an acoustic device coated with a second capture agent capable of binding magnetic particles that have bound analytes; b) applying a retractable source of magnetic flux in proximity to the acoustic device to attract at least one of the plurality of magnetic particles toward said surface; c) after removing the retractable source of magnetic flux, flowing a solution through the fluid chamber to remove magnetic particles not bound to the surface, and d) monitoring signal output by said acoustic device in the absence of magnetic flux applied to the fluid chamber, thereby detecting whether one or more analytes is present in the sample.
A solid electrolyte layer for a fuel cell, comprising: a proton conductor having a perovskite structure, the proton conductor being represented by formula: Ba x Zr y Ce z M 1-(y+z) O 3-δ where element M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Y, Yb, Er, Ho, Tm, Gd, and Sc, 0.85 ≤ x < 0.98, 0.70 ≤ y + z < 1.00, a ratio of y/z is 0.5/0.5 to 1/0, and δ is an oxygen vacancy concentration, wherein: letting a thickness of the solid electrolyte layer be T, letting a ratio of Ba at a position 0.25T from one surface of the solid electrolyte layer be x1, and letting a ratio of Ba at a position 0.25T from the other surface of the solid electrolyte layer be x2, x1 > x2 is satisfied, the other surface is brought into contact with a cathode of a fuel cell, and at least the other surface in contact with the cathode fulfils formula. letting a thickness of the solid electrolyte layer be T, letting a ratio of Ba at a position 0.25T from one surface of the solid electrolyte layer be x1, and letting a ratio of Ba at a position 0.25T from the other surface of the solid electrolyte layer be x2, x1 > x2 is satisfied, the other surface is brought into contact with a cathode of a fuel cell, and at least the other surface in contact with the cathode fulfils formula.
A variable angle bone screw that extends along a central screw axis, the variable angle bone screw comprising: a first portion defining at least a portion of a head having at least one external thread configured to mate with a thread of a variable angle locking hole of a bone plate when the central screw axis is oriented at any one of a plurality of angles within a range of angles with respect to a central axis of the variable angle locking hole at which the head is configured to threadedly mate with the thread of the variable angle locking hole; a second portion defining at least a portion of a shaft having at least one thread configured to purchase with bone, wherein the at least one thread of the first portion has a first material hardness, the at least one thread of the second portion has a second material hardness less than the first material hardness, and the second portion is separate from the first portion and attached to the first portion at a joint, characterized in that the first portion comprises a material that is hardened, and the second portion comprises the material that is non-hardened. a first portion defining at least a portion of a head having at least one external thread configured to mate with a thread of a variable angle locking hole of a bone plate when the central screw axis is oriented at any one of a plurality of angles within a range of angles with respect to a central axis of the variable angle locking hole at which the head is configured to threadedly mate with the thread of the variable angle locking hole; a second portion defining at least a portion of a shaft having at least one thread configured to purchase with bone, wherein the at least one thread of the first portion has a first material hardness, the at least one thread of the second portion has a second material hardness less than the first material hardness, and the second portion is separate from the first portion and attached to the first portion at a joint, characterized in that the first portion comprises a material that is hardened, and the second portion comprises the material that is non-hardened.
Method for detecting an object in an area surrounding a motor vehicle, in which during a measuring cycle a multiplicity of ultrasonic sensors are operated in chronologically successive activation phases, a measurement for determining a distance between the motor vehicle and the object is carried out with the respective ultrasonic sensor during each of the activation phases, wherein during each of the activation phases the measurement is carried out after expiry of a respective predefined pause time (tpl, tp2, tp3, tp4), characterized in that a random value is determined by means of a control device, wherein the control device is connected to the ultrasonic sensors for the transmission of data, wherein the control device receives corresponding measured values from the ultrasonic sensors, and in that the pause time (tpl, tp2, tp3, tp4) for each of the activation phases is predefined by means of the control device on the basis of the random value, wherein the pause times (tpl, tp2, tp3, tp4) are different in the respective activation phases during a measuring cycle, and the pause times (tpl, tp2, tp3, tp4) are respectively different in successive measuring cycles.