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A valve, comprising: an orifice plate having a plurality of orifices each orifice configured to produce an air jet when coupled to a source of pressurized air, the air jet suitable for diverting ink drops; a plurality of elongate piezo-electric elements, each one of the elongate piezo-electric elements associated with a one of the plurality of orifices and having a respective face positioned to contact the orifice plate at the associated orifice, each elongate piezo-electric element having a first state in which it abuts the orifice plate to prevent flow of pressurized air through the associated orifice and a second state in which the face is spaced from the orifice plate to allow flow of pressurized air through the associated orifice to produce an air jet, and a controller configured to selectively apply a first voltage to the plurality of elongate piezo-electric elements to cause the elements to adopt the first state and further configured to selectively apply a second voltage to the plurality of elongate piezo-electric elements to cause the elements to adopt the second state; wherein each of the plurality of piezo-electric elements has a portion, remote from the face, fixed to a support, the remainder of the element being free to move between the first and second states. an orifice plate having a plurality of orifices each orifice configured to produce an air jet when coupled to a source of pressurized air, the air jet suitable for diverting ink drops; a plurality of elongate piezo-electric elements, each one of the elongate piezo-electric elements associated with a one of the plurality of orifices and having a respective face positioned to contact the orifice plate at the associated orifice, each elongate piezo-electric element having a first state in which it abuts the orifice plate to prevent flow of pressurized air through the associated orifice and a second state in which the face is spaced from the orifice plate to allow flow of pressurized air through the associated orifice to produce an air jet, and a controller configured to selectively apply a first voltage to the plurality of elongate piezo-electric elements to cause the elements to adopt the first state and further configured to selectively apply a second voltage to the plurality of elongate piezo-electric elements to cause the elements to adopt the second state; wherein each of the plurality of piezo-electric elements has a portion, remote from the face, fixed to a support, the remainder of the element being free to move between the first and second states.
An edge tool having a rake face and a flank, wherein said edge tool has, in a first region that is at least a part of said rake face, a first surface structure in which a network of first recesses (9X, 9Y) and first protuberances surrounded by the first recesses (9X, 9Y) are formed, in a cross section of said first surface structure taken along a plane that intersects a boundary between said rake face and said flank, the number of first protuberances satisfying the condition that a first inclination is larger than a second inclination is greater than the number of first protuberances satisfying the condition that the first inclination is not larger than the second inclination, the first inclination being an inclination of the same one side surface of each protuberance which is included in the first protuberances, the one side surface leading to an adjacent recess on a side of the boundary, the second inclination being an inclination of the other side surface of each protuberance, and the other side surface leading to an adjacent recess on the opposite side to the boundary, a value of a physical property of said first surface structure differs from a value of the physical property of an interior of said edge tool lying below said first surface structure, there is no solid-solid interface between said first surface structure and the interior of said edge tool, said edge tool has, in a second region that is at least a part of said flank, a second surface structure in which a network of second recesses (9X, 9Y) and second protuberances surrounded by the second recesses (9X, 9Y) are formed, in a cross section of said second surface structure taken along a plane that intersects the boundary between said rake face and said flank, the number of second protuberances satisfying the condition that a third inclination is larger than a fourth inclination is greater than the number of second protuberances satisfying the condition that the third inclination is not larger than the fourth inclination, the third inclination being an inclination of the same one side surface of each protuberance which is included in the second protuberances, the one side surface leading to an adjacent recess on a side of the boundary, the fourth inclination being an inclination of the other side surface of each protuberance, and the other side surface leading to an adjacent recess on the opposite side to the boundary, a value of a physical property of said second surface structure differs from a value of the physical property of the interior of said edge tool lying below said second surface structure, and there is no solid-solid interface between said second surface structure and the interior of said edge tool.
A method for separating seismic data, said method being characterized in that it comprises: firing two or more sources in a time overlapping manner using sweep sequences that have low-level cross-correlations, wherein one of the two or more sources generates seismic waves using a first sweep sequence and another of the two or more sources generates seismic waves using a second sweep sequence, and wherein the low-level cross-correlation is defined as a ratio between (i) a maximum of an auto-correlation of one of the first sweep sequence and the second sweep sequence and (ii) a mean level of cross-correlation between the first sweep sequence and the second sweep sequence; acquiring seismic data R associated with the firing of the two or more sources; recording a source signature S k for each of the two or more sources; and extracting, by applying a convolution model, a wave field E k associated with each of the two or more sources using the seismic data R and the source signatures S k, wherein the convolution model considers that the seismic data R is a sum of convolutions of corresponding source signatures S k and wave fields E k, a matrix S associated with the source signatures S k is a convolutional operator, the wave fields E k are obtained by using the seismic data R and a matrix S T S, which is a product of (i) a transpose S T of the matrix S and (ii) the matrix S, matrix S T S has non-diagonal terms that are cross-correlations of the source signatures S k, and matrix S T S has diagonal terms that are autocorrelations of the source signatures S k. firing two or more sources in a time overlapping manner using sweep sequences that have low-level cross-correlations, wherein one of the two or more sources generates seismic waves using a first sweep sequence and another of the two or more sources generates seismic waves using a second sweep sequence, and wherein the low-level cross-correlation is defined as a ratio between (i) a maximum of an auto-correlation of one of the first sweep sequence and the second sweep sequence and (ii) a mean level of cross-correlation between the first sweep sequence and the second sweep sequence; acquiring seismic data R associated with the firing of the two or more sources; recording a source signature S k for each of the two or more sources; and extracting, by applying a convolution model, a wave field E k associated with each of the two or more sources using the seismic data R and the source signatures S k, wherein the convolution model considers that the seismic data R is a sum of convolutions of corresponding source signatures S k and wave fields E k, a matrix S associated with the source signatures S k is a convolutional operator, the wave fields E k are obtained by using the seismic data R and a matrix S T S, which is a product of (i) a transpose S T of the matrix S and (ii) the matrix S, matrix S T S has non-diagonal terms that are cross-correlations of the source signatures S k, and matrix S T S has diagonal terms that are autocorrelations of the source signatures S k.
A video output device operable to play back and output an image with high grayscale comprising: an interface that connects the video output device with an external device; a controller for controlling said interface, characterized by a decoder operable to decode main video data containing normal grayscale data of an image which is represented by the main video data, and to decode sub video data including data for complementing said grayscale data of said main video data; wherein the interface is operable to output either the main video data or the main video data combined with the sub video data decoded by the decoder; the video output device is configured to perform a resizing process on the decoded main video data; when the resizing process is not performed on the main video data, the controller controls the interface to output data obtained by combining the decoded main video data and the decoded sub video data, and when the resizing process is performed on the main video data, the controller controls the interface to output only the decoded main video data.
A yeast belonging to Saccharomyces cerevisiae transformed by the gene encoding vanillyl alcohol oxidase, the sequence of which is the sequence SEQ ID No. 1 or any sequence having at least 70%, preferably 80%, very preferably 90%, identity with the sequence SEQ ID No. 1.
A portable porous pavement system comprising: (a) a plurality of porous pavement units; each porous pavement unit including intersecting walls defining a plurality of cells; and (b) a plurality of clamping devices; each of the porous pavement units being connected to an adjacent porous pavement unit by at least one clamping device; the pavement system being characterised in that each clamping device includes: (i) a first bracket defining a slot arrangement; (ii) a second bracket in intimate communication with the slot arrangement of the first bracket; the second bracket having a twisted arrangement to secure the second bracket and the first bracket together; and (iii) two adjacent walls of two adjacent porous pavement units being sandwiched between the first bracket and the second bracket to secure the two adjacent porous pavement units together. (a) a plurality of porous pavement units; each porous pavement unit including intersecting walls defining a plurality of cells; and (b) a plurality of clamping devices; each of the porous pavement units being connected to an adjacent porous pavement unit by at least one clamping device; the pavement system being characterised in that each clamping device includes: (i) a first bracket defining a slot arrangement; (ii) a second bracket in intimate communication with the slot arrangement of the first bracket; the second bracket having a twisted arrangement to secure the second bracket and the first bracket together; and (iii) two adjacent walls of two adjacent porous pavement units being sandwiched between the first bracket and the second bracket to secure the two adjacent porous pavement units together. (i) a first bracket defining a slot arrangement; (ii) a second bracket in intimate communication with the slot arrangement of the first bracket; the second bracket having a twisted arrangement to secure the second bracket and the first bracket together; and the second bracket having a twisted arrangement to secure the second bracket and the first bracket together; and (iii) two adjacent walls of two adjacent porous pavement units being sandwiched between the first bracket and the second bracket to secure the two adjacent porous pavement units together.
A method for noise suppression and echo control procession comprising: receiving, at a noise suppression component, a noisy audio signal input from an audio capture device; generating, by the noise suppression component, a noise-suppressed signal from the noisy audio signal; determining, by an echo control component, echo suppression based on the noisy audio signal input from the audio capture device; sending, by the noise suppression component, the noise-suppressed signal to the echo control component; and applying, by the echo control component, the determined echo suppression to the noise-suppressed signal. receiving, at a noise suppression component, a noisy audio signal input from an audio capture device; generating, by the noise suppression component, a noise-suppressed signal from the noisy audio signal; determining, by an echo control component, echo suppression based on the noisy audio signal input from the audio capture device; sending, by the noise suppression component, the noise-suppressed signal to the echo control component; and applying, by the echo control component, the determined echo suppression to the noise-suppressed signal.
Battery housing, comprising: - a bottom cover; - a protection member which is below the bottom cover in a coupled state; wherein the bottom cover comprises a plurality of first coupling members formed on a first surface of the bottom cover and the protection member comprises a plurality of second coupling members formed on a second surface of the protection member, the first and second surface (12, 32) face each other in the coupled state, and the first and second coupling members are adapted such that the protection member is mechanically coupled to the bottom cover by sliding the protection member in a first direction along the bottom cover until each of the second coupling members engage with corresponding first coupling members; characterized in that; one among the first coupling members and the second coupling members comprises openings and the other one among the first coupling members and the second coupling members comprises flaps, wherein each flap engages with a corresponding opening in the coupled state; wherein the flaps are formed in first cross members and the openings are formed in second cross members; and the first cross members and the second cross members comprise hollow profiles. - a bottom cover; - a protection member which is below the bottom cover in a coupled state; wherein the bottom cover comprises a plurality of first coupling members formed on a first surface of the bottom cover and the protection member comprises a plurality of second coupling members formed on a second surface of the protection member, the first and second surface (12, 32) face each other in the coupled state, and the first and second coupling members are adapted such that the protection member is mechanically coupled to the bottom cover by sliding the protection member in a first direction along the bottom cover until each of the second coupling members engage with corresponding first coupling members; characterized in that; one among the first coupling members and the second coupling members comprises openings and the other one among the first coupling members and the second coupling members comprises flaps, wherein each flap engages with a corresponding opening in the coupled state; wherein the flaps are formed in first cross members and the openings are formed in second cross members; and the first cross members and the second cross members comprise hollow profiles.
A method (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100) for preventing sharing vehicle parking congestion, performed in at least a node of a parking wireless network, wherein a sharing vehicle and a coordinator in a parking region form the parking wireless network such as ad hoc mesh network and wherein each sharing vehicle and the coordinator are deemed as a node in the parking wireless network; the method comprising: detecting (202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1002, 1102), by a first node, an incoming sharing vehicle; and wherein a command message comprising parking-related information is sent to the incoming sharing vehicle, and the command message is generated based on a congestion state of the parking wireless network. wherein a sharing vehicle and a coordinator in a parking region form the parking wireless network such as ad hoc mesh network and wherein each sharing vehicle and the coordinator are deemed as a node in the parking wireless network; the method comprising: detecting (202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1002, 1102), by a first node, an incoming sharing vehicle; and wherein a command message comprising parking-related information is sent to the incoming sharing vehicle, and the command message is generated based on a congestion state of the parking wireless network.
A method comprising: computing a shelf break for a geologic environment based at least in part on implicit function values associated with the geologic environment; identifying sea level variations with respect to geological time for the shelf break;and assigning at least one systems tract to the geologic environment based at least in part on the sea level variations; and performing petroleum systems analysis, wherein information about the at least one systems tract is received as input to assist with prediction of reservoir, seal, and charge systems for one or more potential traps in the geologic environment; characterised by: editing the sea level variations with respect to geological time for the shelf break; wherein the identifying comprises generating useful data for plotting relative eustacy versus relative geological age of at least a portion of the implicit function values; and wherein the assigning is further based on a template that links an abscissa of points of a "fall/rise" curve of the sea level to values of an implicit function representing corresponding surfaces. computing a shelf break for a geologic environment based at least in part on implicit function values associated with the geologic environment; identifying sea level variations with respect to geological time for the shelf break;and assigning at least one systems tract to the geologic environment based at least in part on the sea level variations; and performing petroleum systems analysis, wherein information about the at least one systems tract is received as input to assist with prediction of reservoir, seal, and charge systems for one or more potential traps in the geologic environment; characterised by: editing the sea level variations with respect to geological time for the shelf break; wherein the identifying comprises generating useful data for plotting relative eustacy versus relative geological age of at least a portion of the implicit function values; and wherein the assigning is further based on a template that links an abscissa of points of a "fall/rise" curve of the sea level to values of an implicit function representing corresponding surfaces. editing the sea level variations with respect to geological time for the shelf break; wherein the identifying comprises generating useful data for plotting relative eustacy versus relative geological age of at least a portion of the implicit function values; and wherein the assigning is further based on a template that links an abscissa of points of a "fall/rise" curve of the sea level to values of an implicit function representing corresponding surfaces.
A shoe having at least one opening and/or widening section for facilitating the stepping in/stepping out, wherein at least one lacing and at least one zip are associated with the opening and/or widening section such that the opening and/or widening section can be constricted and/or closed by tensioning the lacing and/or by closing the zip, wherein the zip comprises a zip slit closable by a zip slider and the lacing extends along at least one side of the zip and in so doing bridges a shoe wall slit (15a, 15b) provided in addition to the zip slit between the zip and a marginal region adjacent thereto, wherein the lacing is threaded moving to and fro by deflection means provided at both sides of the shoe wall slit (15a, 15b), characterised in that the deflection means are arranged at an inner side of the shoe wall and the lacing extends beneath the shoe wall substantially completely hidden with a closed shoe wall slit (15a, 15b).
A peptide synthesized through a chemical route or by a genetic engineering process, characterized in that the peptide has a functional domain capable of binding to a surface glycoprotein of a respiratory virus and has an activity of inhibiting infection of the respiratory virus; wherein the peptide has 5 or more basic amino acids and wherein 2 or more basic amino acids are in N-terminal region or C-terminal region thereof; and wherein the N-terminal region comprises a sequence of no more than 10 amino acids counting from the N-terminal amino acid of the peptide; and the C-terminal region comprises a sequence of no more than 10 amino acids counting from the C-terminal amino acid of the peptide, and wherein the peptide consists of an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 10.
A method of detecting vascular inflammation comprising determining perivascular water index (PVWi) of a blood vessel by: (i) using data gathered from a computer tomography scan along a length of the vessel to determine the total volume of voxels of water within an attenuation window around the attenuation of water within the perivascular space in a pre-determined distance from the outer wall of the vessel, and (ii) correcting the total volume of the voxels of water for the volume of the vessel by dividing the total volume of voxels of water determined in step (i) by the total perivascular volume, wherein the total perivascular volume is defined as the total volume of voxels within the pre-determined distance; wherein the pre-determined distance is a radial distance away from the outer wall of the vessel and is: a distance equal to the diameter or radius of the underlying vessel; a distance that is representative of any subdivision or multiple of the radius or diameter of the vessel; or a standard distance of 5 mm; wherein vascular inflammation is detected using the perivascular water index (PVWi) alone as a functional biomarker of the vascular inflammation; and wherein the method is not a method for performing a mental act. (i) using data gathered from a computer tomography scan along a length of the vessel to determine the total volume of voxels of water within an attenuation window around the attenuation of water within the perivascular space in a pre-determined distance from the outer wall of the vessel, and (ii) correcting the total volume of the voxels of water for the volume of the vessel by dividing the total volume of voxels of water determined in step (i) by the total perivascular volume, wherein the total perivascular volume is defined as the total volume of voxels within the pre-determined distance; wherein the pre-determined distance is a radial distance away from the outer wall of the vessel and is: a distance equal to the diameter or radius of the underlying vessel; a distance that is representative of any subdivision or multiple of the radius or diameter of the vessel; or a standard distance of 5 mm; wherein vascular inflammation is detected using the perivascular water index (PVWi) alone as a functional biomarker of the vascular inflammation; and wherein the method is not a method for performing a mental act. a distance equal to the diameter or radius of the underlying vessel; a distance that is representative of any subdivision or multiple of the radius or diameter of the vessel; or a standard distance of 5 mm; wherein vascular inflammation is detected using the perivascular water index (PVWi) alone as a functional biomarker of the vascular inflammation; and wherein the method is not a method for performing a mental act.