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An image processing apparatus for detecting a striped unevenness that occurs periodically with a period λ in a printed image, the apparatus comprising: a dividing unit (S3, S11, S12) configured to divide first image data generated by reading the printed image into a plurality of sets of division areas, wherein each division area of a set has a predetermined size and the sets have mutually different origins with respect to an origin of the first image data; an averaging unit configured to average, for each set of division areas, pixel values in each of the division areas of that set; an addition unit configured to generate pixel values of second image data by adding, for each of pixel positions in the second image data, values of averaged pixel values obtained by the averaging unit, the values of averaged pixel values of division areas which include a corresponding pixel position (Px) in the first image data being added for the pixel position in the second image data; a setting unit configured to, with respect to the period λ, set a size S of each of the plurality of division areas in a direction in which the striped unevenness may appear with the period λ, so as to meet S < λ; and a detecting unit configured to detect the striped unevenness on the basis of the second image data. a dividing unit (S3, S11, S12) configured to divide first image data generated by reading the printed image into a plurality of sets of division areas, wherein each division area of a set has a predetermined size and the sets have mutually different origins with respect to an origin of the first image data; an averaging unit configured to average, for each set of division areas, pixel values in each of the division areas of that set; an addition unit configured to generate pixel values of second image data by adding, for each of pixel positions in the second image data, values of averaged pixel values obtained by the averaging unit, the values of averaged pixel values of division areas which include a corresponding pixel position (Px) in the first image data being added for the pixel position in the second image data; a setting unit configured to, with respect to the period λ, set a size S of each of the plurality of division areas in a direction in which the striped unevenness may appear with the period λ, so as to meet S < λ; and a detecting unit configured to detect the striped unevenness on the basis of the second image data.
Stackable spacer adapted to support a reinforcement grid, where the spacer comprises a circumferential body section having an upper support surface adapted to support the reinforcement grid, where the outer shape of the circumferential body section is larger than a mesh in the reinforcement grid that is to be supported, wherein the stackable spacer comprises a plurality of leg sections each having a foot adapted to be placed on a mould surface for the concrete, where each side wall of a leg section is inclined with respect to a vertical direction and that a leg section is provided with a void adapted to house a leg section of another spacer, such that a plurality of spacers can be stacked in each other with the leg sections of one spacer extending into the corresponding voids of a subsequent spacer, such that the side wall of a leg section is parallel with the side wall of a leg section of the subsequent spacer, characterized in that the stackable spacer is a wall spacer and each foot is pointed or is provided with a radius such that a small footprint is provided.
A method for constructing a picture frame, including: cutting to size a pair of first and second cooperating profile lengths (11, 12) to form a frame of a required dimension; providing a cover sheet to fit within the frame; providing a backing sheet to fit within the frame; providing a continuous spacer locatable between the cover sheet and backing sheet to form a border within which an article can be mounted; fastening together the first and second cooperating profile lengths by use of an adjustable fastener disposed through the first and second cooperating profile lengths at the edges of the frame and thereby adjustably compressing the spacer between the cover sheet and backing sheet. cutting to size a pair of first and second cooperating profile lengths (11, 12) to form a frame of a required dimension; providing a cover sheet to fit within the frame; providing a backing sheet to fit within the frame; providing a continuous spacer locatable between the cover sheet and backing sheet to form a border within which an article can be mounted; fastening together the first and second cooperating profile lengths by use of an adjustable fastener disposed through the first and second cooperating profile lengths at the edges of the frame and thereby adjustably compressing the spacer between the cover sheet and backing sheet.
A molding material containing: polyoxymethylene in which at least 50% of the terminal groups are hydroxyl groups, which has a melt volume rate MVR of less than 20 cm 3 /10 minutes, measured according to ISO 1133 at 190°C and 2.16 kg, and the proportion thereof of low molecular weight constituents having molecular weights below 10 000 Dalton is 0 to less than 15% by weight, based on the total mass of the polyoxymethylene, wherein the amount of component a) is at least 30 % by weight, based on the total mass of the molding material, b) at least 5% by weight, thermoplastic elastomer, having active hydrogen atoms; and from 0.1 to 10 % by weight of at least one component c) which contains groups for covalent coupling of the components a) and b). polyoxymethylene in which at least 50% of the terminal groups are hydroxyl groups, which has a melt volume rate MVR of less than 20 cm 3 /10 minutes, measured according to ISO 1133 at 190°C and 2.16 kg, and the proportion thereof of low molecular weight constituents having molecular weights below 10 000 Dalton is 0 to less than 15% by weight, based on the total mass of the polyoxymethylene, wherein the amount of component a) is at least 30 % by weight, based on the total mass of the molding material, b) at least 5% by weight, thermoplastic elastomer, having active hydrogen atoms; and from 0.1 to 10 % by weight of at least one component c) which contains groups for covalent coupling of the components a) and b).
An extract isolated from a rabbit skin inflamed by inoculation with vaccinia virus for use in any one of the following methods comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment said extract: (a) a method for treating degenerative intervertebral discs comprising promoting the synthesis of proteoglycan and/or collagen in intervertebral disc cells; and (b) a method for treating pain caused by intervertebral disc degeneration comprising promoting the synthesis of proteoglycan and/or collagen in intervertebral disc cells. (a) a method for treating degenerative intervertebral discs comprising promoting the synthesis of proteoglycan and/or collagen in intervertebral disc cells; and (b) a method for treating pain caused by intervertebral disc degeneration comprising promoting the synthesis of proteoglycan and/or collagen in intervertebral disc cells.
A method for preparing a water-dispersed emulsion comprising: (a) dissolving, in an organic solvent at a temperature below 100°C, a water-dispersible polyester resin comprising, as repeating units, (i) an acid component comprising 1 to 3 mol%, based on the acid component, of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having a metal salt of sulfonic acid, and (ii) a glycol component comprising a linear glycol, wherein the polyester resin comprises at least 20 wt% of the linear glycol based on the total weight of the resin; (b) adding water at a rate of 2.5 to 5.0 g/min based on 100 g of the dissolution product to the dissolution product obtained in step (a) and then stirring the dissolution product for self-emulsification; and (c) depressurizing the self-emulsion obtained in step (b) and then removing the organic solvent to thereby prepare the water-dispersed emulsion, and wherein the water-dispersed emulsion has a solid content of 40 to 60 wt%. (a) dissolving, in an organic solvent at a temperature below 100°C, a water-dispersible polyester resin comprising, as repeating units, (i) an acid component comprising 1 to 3 mol%, based on the acid component, of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having a metal salt of sulfonic acid, and (ii) a glycol component comprising a linear glycol, wherein the polyester resin comprises at least 20 wt% of the linear glycol based on the total weight of the resin; (b) adding water at a rate of 2.5 to 5.0 g/min based on 100 g of the dissolution product to the dissolution product obtained in step (a) and then stirring the dissolution product for self-emulsification; and (c) depressurizing the self-emulsion obtained in step (b) and then removing the organic solvent to thereby prepare the water-dispersed emulsion, and wherein the water-dispersed emulsion has a solid content of 40 to 60 wt%.
A compound for use in reducing serum uric acid levels in a human to be treated prophylactically or therapeutically of any disease or disorder in which aberrant levels of uric acid plays a role, wherein the compound is 2-((3-(4-cyanonaphthalen-1-yl)pyridin-4-yl)thio)-2-methylpropanoic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and wherein less than 50 mg per day of 2-((3-(4-cyanonaphthalen-1-yl)pyridin-4-yl)thio)-2-methylpropanoic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered to the human, and wherein the disease or disorder is hyperuricemia, gout, gouty arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, kidney disease, nephrolithiasis, joint inflammation, deposition of urate crystals in joints, urolithiasis, deposition of urate crystals in renal parenchyma, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, Kelley-Seegmiller syndrome, gout flare, tophaceous gout, kidney failure, a recurrent gout attack, hypertension, a cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, kidney stones, arthritis, plumbism, hyperparathyroidism, psoriasis, sarcoidosis, hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) deficiency, or a combination thereof.
A powder delivery nozzle for a personal care appliance, the nozzle comprising: a body having at least one air-liquid channel configured for delivery of air, liquid, or a combination of air and liquid from a proximal end to a distal end thereof; a guidance tip located at the distal end of the body, wherein said guidance tip includes an orifice coupled to the air-liquid channel and configured to expel a pulse of air, liquid, or a combination of air and liquid; a powder chamber for storing a powder and having at least one powder outlet port; characterised in that the powder chamber further has at least one air intake port, and in that the nozzle further comprises a flexible membrane disposed between a portion of the powder chamber and the air-liquid channel, wherein responsive to delivery of a pulse of air, liquid, or a combination of air and liquid via the air-liquid channel, a pulse of pressure is applied to the flexible membrane for actuating a release of powder expelled from the powder chamber via the powder outlet port. a body having at least one air-liquid channel configured for delivery of air, liquid, or a combination of air and liquid from a proximal end to a distal end thereof; a guidance tip located at the distal end of the body, wherein said guidance tip includes an orifice coupled to the air-liquid channel and configured to expel a pulse of air, liquid, or a combination of air and liquid; a powder chamber for storing a powder and having at least one powder outlet port; characterised in that the powder chamber further has at least one air intake port, and in that the nozzle further comprises a flexible membrane disposed between a portion of the powder chamber and the air-liquid channel, wherein responsive to delivery of a pulse of air, liquid, or a combination of air and liquid via the air-liquid channel, a pulse of pressure is applied to the flexible membrane for actuating a release of powder expelled from the powder chamber via the powder outlet port.
A rubber track assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a track assembly undercarriage; at least one idler; and a rubber track belt, kept in tension by said at least one idler which is pressed outwardly using a hydraulic tensioner cylinder; characterized in that: each said idler has two idler wheels spaced apart on an axle, the two idler wheels each having a tapered outer surface having an inner diameter and an outer diameter (d), the inner diameter being greater than the outer diameter (d), the tapered outer surfaces of the two idler wheels together defining a tapered profile for causing the rubber track belt to self-center upon the rubber track assembly. a track assembly undercarriage; at least one idler; and a rubber track belt, kept in tension by said at least one idler which is pressed outwardly using a hydraulic tensioner cylinder; characterized in that: each said idler has two idler wheels spaced apart on an axle, the two idler wheels each having a tapered outer surface having an inner diameter and an outer diameter (d), the inner diameter being greater than the outer diameter (d), the tapered outer surfaces of the two idler wheels together defining a tapered profile for causing the rubber track belt to self-center upon the rubber track assembly.
Method for producing a compound having the general formula: R 3 In 2 Cl 3 comprising the reaction steps of a1) reacting indium with an alkyl donor in the presence of an activator to form compound, wherein the alkyl donor is alkyl chloride, a2) and optionally isolating compound from the reaction mixture; wherein R is an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and wherein R is branched or unbranched. a1) reacting indium with an alkyl donor in the presence of an activator to form compound, wherein the alkyl donor is alkyl chloride, a2) and optionally isolating compound from the reaction mixture;
A water extract of a spearmint plant comprising 5% rosmarinic acid for use by oral administration in an amount of said extract between 0.01 and 50 mg/kg/day in therapeutically enhancing, improving or sustaining cognitive health and/or cognitive function in mammals experiencing normal aging cognitive changes.
Conveyor line for the transport of objects by means of a conveyor belt (2, 3, 4), with at least - one belt support frame with at least two longitudinal beams (11, 12) running in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of cross beams running transversely to the longitudinal direction of the conveyor, - a plurality of belt support modules (20, 20'), preferably being a single piece, coupled with the cross beams, which extend in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor line between at least two cross beams and each comprise a belt supporting surface pointing towards a conveyor belt (2, 3, 4) in the intended use, wherein the belt support modules (20, 20') are essentially manufactured by means of an injection moulding process, wherein the belt support modules (20, 20') each comprise a number of coupling elements (27, 29, 31, 33) to detachably fix the band support modules (20, 20') to the cross beams. - one belt support frame with at least two longitudinal beams (11, 12) running in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of cross beams running transversely to the longitudinal direction of the conveyor, - a plurality of belt support modules (20, 20'), preferably being a single piece, coupled with the cross beams, which extend in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor line between at least two cross beams and each comprise a belt supporting surface pointing towards a conveyor belt (2, 3, 4) in the intended use, wherein the belt support modules (20, 20') are essentially manufactured by means of an injection moulding process, wherein the belt support modules (20, 20') each comprise a number of coupling elements (27, 29, 31, 33) to detachably fix the band support modules (20, 20') to the cross beams.
A method for reading at least one attribute stored in an ID token (106, 106'), wherein the ID token is assigned to a user, the method having the following steps: - authenticating the user to the ID token, - authenticating a first computer system to the ID token, - after successful authentication of the user and the first computer system relative to the ID token, granting the first computer system read access to the at least one attribute stored in the ID token for transmission of the at least one attribute, after its signing by the first computer system with use of a private key of the first computer system, along with a time indication and a transaction identifier to a second computer system, wherein the time indication for the at least one attribute is generated by the first computer system, wherein the at least one attribute, the time indication and the transaction identifier are signed jointly or separately by the first computer system, - transmitting the at least one attribute, the time indication and the transaction identifier to the second computer system, - checking, by the second computer system, of the validity of the joint signature or the separate signatures of the at least one attribute, the time indication and the transaction identifier, - checking, by the second computer system and with use of the time indication, whether the at least one attribute is still valid. - authenticating the user to the ID token, - authenticating a first computer system to the ID token, - after successful authentication of the user and the first computer system relative to the ID token, granting the first computer system read access to the at least one attribute stored in the ID token for transmission of the at least one attribute, after its signing by the first computer system with use of a private key of the first computer system, along with a time indication and a transaction identifier to a second computer system, wherein the time indication for the at least one attribute is generated by the first computer system, wherein the at least one attribute, the time indication and the transaction identifier are signed jointly or separately by the first computer system, - transmitting the at least one attribute, the time indication and the transaction identifier to the second computer system, - checking, by the second computer system, of the validity of the joint signature or the separate signatures of the at least one attribute, the time indication and the transaction identifier, - checking, by the second computer system and with use of the time indication, whether the at least one attribute is still valid.
A freezing and refrigerating device, comprising a box body and a door body pivotably connected to the box body, wherein inside the box body are defined: at least one storage compartment for storing articles; an air supply path configured to supply cooling air flow to the at least one storage compartment; an air return path configured to allow the air flow from the at least one storage compartment to pass; a cooling chamber which comprises an air feeding opening part allowing air inside the cooling chamber to flow to the air supply path and an air return opening part allowing air from the air return path to enter, and contains an evaporator for cooling the air entering the cooling chamber from the air return opening part, a blower for driving the air inside the cooling chamber to flow towards the air feeding opening part, and a defrosting heater provided on the evaporator; and a defrosting air return path located behind the cooling chamber and communicating with the air feeding opening part and the air return opening part of the cooling chamber, wherein the air supply path and the defrosting air return path are provided with an air supply door and a defrosting air return door respectively to selectively connect or block the air supply path and the defrosting air return path; characterized by an air discharging path communicating with the defrosting air return path and an ambient space to allow the air passing the defrosting air return path to be discharged to the ambient space directly. at least one storage compartment for storing articles; an air supply path configured to supply cooling air flow to the at least one storage compartment; an air return path configured to allow the air flow from the at least one storage compartment to pass; a cooling chamber which comprises an air feeding opening part allowing air inside the cooling chamber to flow to the air supply path and an air return opening part allowing air from the air return path to enter, and contains an evaporator for cooling the air entering the cooling chamber from the air return opening part, a blower for driving the air inside the cooling chamber to flow towards the air feeding opening part, and a defrosting heater provided on the evaporator; and a defrosting air return path located behind the cooling chamber and communicating with the air feeding opening part and the air return opening part of the cooling chamber, wherein the air supply path and the defrosting air return path are provided with an air supply door and a defrosting air return door respectively to selectively connect or block the air supply path and the defrosting air return path;
A vehicle lamp comprising: a light source that is able to emit rays of laser light (R, G, B) of multiple colors and to generate laser light in diverse composite colors; an optical mechanism that performs scanning of a place in front of the vehicle with the composite laser light and a control apparatus which is configured to operate the light source and the optical mechanism, to perform compositing of rays of laser light (R, G, B) of multiple colors, to radiate the composite laser light, and to depict a figure having a predetermined shape including a low beam light distribution pattern (Lb) formed by composite white laser light, the control apparatus is configured to radiate light other than white light among the rays of laser light (R, G, B) of multiple colors and to depict a bright portion other than white, characterized in that the control apparatus is configured to reduce at least rays of laser light of some colors among the rays of laser light (R, G, B) of multiple colors and to depict a dark portion within said low beam light distribution pattern (Lb), whereby the bright portion is depicted within the dark portion. a light source that is able to emit rays of laser light (R, G, B) of multiple colors and to generate laser light in diverse composite colors; an optical mechanism that performs scanning of a place in front of the vehicle with the composite laser light and a control apparatus which is configured to operate the light source and the optical mechanism, to perform compositing of rays of laser light (R, G, B) of multiple colors, to radiate the composite laser light, and to depict a figure having a predetermined shape including a low beam light distribution pattern (Lb) formed by composite white laser light, the control apparatus is configured to radiate light other than white light among the rays of laser light (R, G, B) of multiple colors and to depict a bright portion other than white, characterized in that the control apparatus is configured to reduce at least rays of laser light of some colors among the rays of laser light (R, G, B) of multiple colors and to depict a dark portion within said low beam light distribution pattern (Lb), whereby the bright portion is depicted within the dark portion.