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A method of milking a dairy animal, in particular a cow, comprising: - connecting teat cups (2,31,32,33) to respective teats of the dairy animal - milking the teats of the dairy animal - measuring a milking parameter (g1,g2,g3,g4) representative of the milk flow from the respective teat - providing a deactivation threshold (D1,D2,D3,D4*), and - ending the milking of the teats in dependence on the measured milking parameter (g1,g2,g3,g4) representative of the milk flow and in dependence on the deactivation threshold (D1,D2,D3,D4*), wherein the ending of the milking of the last teat depends on the lapse of a last-teat period, characterized in that the method further comprises providing historical milking data regarding the dairy animal, and calculating said last-teat period on the basis of the historical data, wherein the last-teat period is calculated during the milking on the basis of the historical milking data generated during said milking. - connecting teat cups (2,31,32,33) to respective teats of the dairy animal - milking the teats of the dairy animal - measuring a milking parameter (g1,g2,g3,g4) representative of the milk flow from the respective teat - providing a deactivation threshold (D1,D2,D3,D4*), and - ending the milking of the teats in dependence on the measured milking parameter (g1,g2,g3,g4) representative of the milk flow and in dependence on the deactivation threshold (D1,D2,D3,D4*), wherein the ending of the milking of the last teat depends on the lapse of a last-teat period,
A fixture assembly for manufacturing a fan blade comprising: a first fixture portion shaped to an airfoil contour suitable for receiving a blade body; a second fixture portion that interfaces with the first fixture portion; a sub-fixture movably mounted to the first fixture portion, wherein the sub-fixture comprises a multiple of sub-fixture elements and is arranged to define a peripheral diffusion bond to join a cover to a blade body; a multiple of actuators to selectively move the sub-fixture toward the second fixture portion; the fixture assembly characterised by a heating element within each sub-fixture element of the sub-fixture; and a control system, wherein each of the multiple of actuators is in communication with the control system and is arranged to be individually controlled in temperature and pressure, wherein each of the multiple of actuators is located between the first fixture portion and each sub-fixture element, and each of the multiple of actuators comprise a bellows mounted to a sub-fixture element, wherein the second fixture portion is shaped to an airfoil contour suitable for supporting the cover with respect to the blade body in response to movement of the sub-fixture within the first fixture portion driven by the multiple of actuators, wherein each of the multiple of actuators comprise a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor. a first fixture portion shaped to an airfoil contour suitable for receiving a blade body; a second fixture portion that interfaces with the first fixture portion; a sub-fixture movably mounted to the first fixture portion, wherein the sub-fixture comprises a multiple of sub-fixture elements and is arranged to define a peripheral diffusion bond to join a cover to a blade body; a multiple of actuators to selectively move the sub-fixture toward the second fixture portion; the fixture assembly characterised by a heating element within each sub-fixture element of the sub-fixture; and a control system, wherein each of the multiple of actuators is in communication with the control system and is arranged to be individually controlled in temperature and pressure, wherein each of the multiple of actuators is located between the first fixture portion and each sub-fixture element, and each of the multiple of actuators comprise a bellows mounted to a sub-fixture element, wherein the second fixture portion is shaped to an airfoil contour suitable for supporting the cover with respect to the blade body in response to movement of the sub-fixture within the first fixture portion driven by the multiple of actuators, wherein each of the multiple of actuators comprise a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor.
A genetically engineered yeast cell in which the activity of a protein having a sequence identity of 95% or more to an external mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase is decreased compared to a parent cell of the genetically engineered yeast cell due to a substitution or addition mutation, or deletion of part or all of a gene encoding the external mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase, wherein the yeast produces lactate.
A moving robot comprising: a travel unit configured to move a body; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a surrounding image of the body; a storage unit configured to store a plurality of continuous images acquired by the image acquisition unit; a sensor unit having one or more sensors configured to detect an obstacle while the body moves; a controller configured to: upon detection of an obstacle by the sensor unit, recognize an attribute of the obstacle based on an image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and control driving of the travel unit based on the recognized attribute of the obstacle; and a sound output unit configured to: output preset sound when the recognized attribute of the obstacle indicates a movable obstacle, characterized in that, the controller is configured to perform a control operation so that a partial region is extracted from an image, acquired by the image acquisition unit, in a direction from which an object is detected by the sensor unit. a travel unit configured to move a body; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a surrounding image of the body; a storage unit configured to store a plurality of continuous images acquired by the image acquisition unit; a sensor unit having one or more sensors configured to detect an obstacle while the body moves; a controller configured to: upon detection of an obstacle by the sensor unit, recognize an attribute of the obstacle based on an image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and control driving of the travel unit based on the recognized attribute of the obstacle; and a sound output unit configured to: output preset sound when the recognized attribute of the obstacle indicates a movable obstacle, characterized in that, the controller is configured to perform a control operation so that a partial region is extracted from an image, acquired by the image acquisition unit, in a direction from which an object is detected by the sensor unit.
A Channel State Information, CSI, transmission method at a User Equipment, UE, CSI comprising a first part and a second part, the CSI transmission method comprising determining a resource available for transmission of the first part of the CSI on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH, without Uplink Shared Channel, UL-SCH, in accordance with a target code rate used by the first part of the CSI; determining an available resource on the PUSCH other than the resource available for the transmission of the first part of the CSI as a resource available for transmission of the second part of the CSI on the PUSCH, wherein prior to determining the resource available for the transmission of the first part of the CSI on the PUSCH in accordance with the target code rate used by the first part of the CSI, the CSI transmission method further comprises: acquiring the target code rate used by the first part of the CSI, wherein the acquiring the target code rate used by the first part of the CSI comprises: predefining in a protocol a set of code rates capable of being used by the first part of the CSI, receiving DCI capable of triggering the UE to transmit the first part of the CSI, and determining one code rate in the set of code rates as the target code rate used by the first part of the CSI in accordance with indication information in a specific indication field of the DCI, the set of code rates comprising two or more code rates, said method characterized in that the specific indication field of the DCI is a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest, HARQ, process number indication information field. determining a resource available for transmission of the first part of the CSI on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH, without Uplink Shared Channel, UL-SCH, in accordance with a target code rate used by the first part of the CSI; determining an available resource on the PUSCH other than the resource available for the transmission of the first part of the CSI as a resource available for transmission of the second part of the CSI on the PUSCH, wherein prior to determining the resource available for the transmission of the first part of the CSI on the PUSCH in accordance with the target code rate used by the first part of the CSI, the CSI transmission method further comprises: acquiring the target code rate used by the first part of the CSI, wherein the acquiring the target code rate used by the first part of the CSI comprises: predefining in a protocol a set of code rates capable of being used by the first part of the CSI, receiving DCI capable of triggering the UE to transmit the first part of the CSI, and determining one code rate in the set of code rates as the target code rate used by the first part of the CSI in accordance with indication information in a specific indication field of the DCI, the set of code rates comprising two or more code rates, said method characterized in that the specific indication field of the DCI is a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest, HARQ, process number indication information field.
A method for determining a front facing view for a camera and centering an omnidirectional image captured by the camera, the method comprising: determining motion of the camera; determining an azimuthal angle (φ) and a polar angle (θ) for the camera based on the motion; determining the front facing view based on the azimuthal angle (φ) and the polar angle (θ); capturing the image based on the front facing view; segmenting the image into at least two sections; calculating an average motion vector for each section; determining two sections with mirrored motion vectors having substantially equal magnitude; and centering the image based on the two sections with mirrored motion vectors. determining motion of the camera; determining an azimuthal angle (φ) and a polar angle (θ) for the camera based on the motion; determining the front facing view based on the azimuthal angle (φ) and the polar angle (θ); capturing the image based on the front facing view; segmenting the image into at least two sections; calculating an average motion vector for each section; determining two sections with mirrored motion vectors having substantially equal magnitude; and centering the image based on the two sections with mirrored motion vectors.
Clambering device comprising a number of blocks built up from polygonal plates and corner pieces, the polygonal plates defining at least four geometrical surfaces, of which surfaces at least three surfaces have normals of which the one is at an angle to the surface in which the other two are situated, wherein at least two blocks are connected to each other at those surfaces, characterised in that the corner pieces connect the polygonal plates to each other, and that the corner pieces are arranged externally on the blocks.
An aqueous colloidal titanium dioxide dispersion comprising i. titanium dioxide particles, the titanium dioxide particles having a. a Z-average particle size in the range from 30 nm to 220 nm as determined by dynamic light scattering; and b. a particle size distribution span [(D90-D10)/] in the range from 0.7 to 1.5; ii. one or more dispersing agents comprising groups which bind to the titanium dioxide particles; and iii. if necessary, one or more pH value adjusting compounds:; characterized in that the one or more dispersion agents contain at least partially neutralized carboxylic acid groups. i. titanium dioxide particles, the titanium dioxide particles having a. a Z-average particle size in the range from 30 nm to 220 nm as determined by dynamic light scattering; and b. a particle size distribution span [(D90-D10)/] in the range from 0.7 to 1.5; a. a Z-average particle size in the range from 30 nm to 220 nm as determined by dynamic light scattering; and b. a particle size distribution span [(D90-D10)/] in the range from 0.7 to 1.5; ii. one or more dispersing agents comprising groups which bind to the titanium dioxide particles; and iii. if necessary, one or more pH value adjusting compounds:;
A system for tissue ablation including A cannula (101, 201) including an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a hub at the cannula proximal end, wherein the cannula shaft includes a lumen that is open at the proximal end, and the outer surface of the cannula shaft proximal end includes electrical insulation; and an electrode including an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end, a hub at the electrode proximal end, a connection to an electrosurgical generator, and a connection (151, 154) to a coolant supply, wherein the electrode shaft includes a lumen within which coolant from the coolant supply circulates; wherein when the electrode shaft is inserted into the cannula lumen via the opening at the cannula proximal end, and the electrode hub engages with the cannula hub, then the outer surface of the assembly of the electrode and cannula includes at least one electrically-conductive active tip (111, 164), an electrosurgical generator output signal connected to the electrode is conducted to the active tip (111, 164), and coolant flowing from a coolant supply into the electrode shaft cools the active tip (111, 164); wherein the cannula lumen includes an opening at the distal end of the cannula shaft, wherein the distal end of the electrode shaft is adapted to extend beyond, or to substantially align with, the opening when the electrode shaft is inserted into the cannula lumen; characterised in that the outer surface of the cannula shaft distal end is uninsulated and forms at least a part of the active tip (111, 164). A cannula (101, 201) including an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a hub at the cannula proximal end, wherein the cannula shaft includes a lumen that is open at the proximal end, and the outer surface of the cannula shaft proximal end includes electrical insulation; and an electrode including an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end, a hub at the electrode proximal end, a connection to an electrosurgical generator, and a connection (151, 154) to a coolant supply, wherein the electrode shaft includes a lumen within which coolant from the coolant supply circulates; wherein when the electrode shaft is inserted into the cannula lumen via the opening at the cannula proximal end, and the electrode hub engages with the cannula hub, then the outer surface of the assembly of the electrode and cannula includes at least one electrically-conductive active tip (111, 164), an electrosurgical generator output signal connected to the electrode is conducted to the active tip (111, 164), and coolant flowing from a coolant supply into the electrode shaft cools the active tip (111, 164); wherein the cannula lumen includes an opening at the distal end of the cannula shaft, wherein the distal end of the electrode shaft is adapted to extend beyond, or to substantially align with, the opening when the electrode shaft is inserted into the cannula lumen; characterised in that the outer surface of the cannula shaft distal end is uninsulated and forms at least a part of the active tip (111, 164).
A diagnosis apparatus for an exhaust gas sensor applied to an internal combustion engine comprising the exhaust gas sensor to output an output signal representing the oxygen concentration in exhaust gas, the exhaust gas sensor having a measuring part that is configured to measure the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas comprising a pair of electrodes including an exhaust gas side electrode exposed to the exhaust gas and an atmosphere side electrode exposed to the atmosphere and a porous diffusion rate limiting layer that allows the exhaust gas to travel to said exhaust gas side electrode while limiting the rate of diffusion of the exhaust gas delivered to said exhaust gas side electrode, and a protective cover that is configured to enclose said measuring part and including a plurality of air holes, comprising: a control unit that is configured to perform oxygen concentration control to change the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas; a calculation unit that is configured to calculate a responsiveness index correlating with the responsiveness of said exhaust gas sensor by dividing the largest value of an absolute change rate defined as the absolute value of the change rate of said output signal during a reference period defined as a period from the time at which said oxygen concentration control starts to be performed to the time at which said output signal changing with the performance of said oxygen concentration control converges by the difference between the value of said output signal at the time when said absolute change rate becomes largest and a converged value of said output signal with said reference period; and a responsiveness diagnosis unit that is configured to estimate the responsiveness of said exhaust gas sensor on the basis of said responsiveness index. a control unit that is configured to perform oxygen concentration control to change the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas; a calculation unit that is configured to calculate a responsiveness index correlating with the responsiveness of said exhaust gas sensor by dividing the largest value of an absolute change rate defined as the absolute value of the change rate of said output signal during a reference period defined as a period from the time at which said oxygen concentration control starts to be performed to the time at which said output signal changing with the performance of said oxygen concentration control converges by the difference between the value of said output signal at the time when said absolute change rate becomes largest and a converged value of said output signal with said reference period; and a responsiveness diagnosis unit that is configured to estimate the responsiveness of said exhaust gas sensor on the basis of said responsiveness index.
Method for manufacturing an optical grating having a lamellar multilayer amplitude grating (LMAG) structure for application in an optical device for electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the wavelength range between 0.1 nm and 100 nm, comprising the steps of (i) providing a multilayer structure, and (ii) arranging a lateral three-dimensional pattern in the multilayer structure, characterized in that step (ii) of arranging the three-dimensional lateral pattern is performed by means of a method for nano-imprint lithography. (i) providing a multilayer structure, and (ii) arranging a lateral three-dimensional pattern in the multilayer structure, characterized in that
A suspended particle device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a first electrode that can be controlled for a potential; a second electrode that can be controlled for a potential different from that of the first electrode; and a liquid suspension containing charged light control particles and a dispersion medium, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the liquid suspension is sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein an orientation state of the light control particles can be controlled by applying an alternating-current voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode, and the light control particles can be dispersed into the liquid suspension by applying a direct-current voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode, characterised in that the device comprises permanently electrified body disposed between the first and the second substrate, and the light control particles are capable of being accumulated to a periphery of the electrified body. a first substrate; a second substrate; a first electrode that can be controlled for a potential; a second electrode that can be controlled for a potential different from that of the first electrode; and a liquid suspension containing charged light control particles and a dispersion medium, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the liquid suspension is sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein an orientation state of the light control particles can be controlled by applying an alternating-current voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode, and the light control particles can be dispersed into the liquid suspension by applying a direct-current voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode, characterised in that the device comprises permanently electrified body disposed between the first and the second substrate, and the light control particles are capable of being accumulated to a periphery of the electrified body.
A rotary drum laundry treating appliance comprising: - a casing; - a drum rotatably enclosed within the casing, in which laundry to be treated can be loaded; and - at least one lifter comprising a main body projecting from an inner peripheral surface of the drum and an odorizer portion integral with the main body of said at least one lifter; characterized in that said odorizer portion is over-injected on said main body of the lifter. - a casing; - a drum rotatably enclosed within the casing, in which laundry to be treated can be loaded; and - at least one lifter comprising a main body projecting from an inner peripheral surface of the drum and an odorizer portion integral with the main body of said at least one lifter;