mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of mass and/or ion mobility spectrometry comprising: obtaining background reference sample spectra for one or more samples of each class of plural classes of sample; deriving background reference sample spectra noise profiles from the background reference sample spectra, wherein the background reference sample spectra noise profiles comprise one or more background reference sample spectra noise profiles for each class of the plural classes of sample, and wherein a background reference sample spectra noise profile for a class of the plural classes of sample is characteristic of a background noise profile when ionising samples of that class; and storing the background reference sample spectra noise profiles in a library in electronic storage for use when pre-processing and analysing one or more sample spectra obtained from a different sample to the one or more samples. obtaining background reference sample spectra for one or more samples of each class of plural classes of sample; deriving background reference sample spectra noise profiles from the background reference sample spectra, wherein the background reference sample spectra noise profiles comprise one or more background reference sample spectra noise profiles for each class of the plural classes of sample, and wherein a background reference sample spectra noise profile for a class of the plural classes of sample is characteristic of a background noise profile when ionising samples of that class; and storing the background reference sample spectra noise profiles in a library in electronic storage for use when pre-processing and analysing one or more sample spectra obtained from a different sample to the one or more samples.
A computer-implemented method of adjusting the contrast to reduce ringing artefacts of an input image formed of pixels in which each pixel has an input brightness level to produce an output image in which at least some of the pixels have an output brightness level that is different from their input brightness level, the method comprising: obtaining a blurred image corresponding to the input image, the brightness level of at least some of the pixels in the input image being varied to provide the blurred image; obtaining a ring likelihood for pixels in the input image; and, producing the output image as a sum of the brightness levels in the input image and the blurred image in dependence on the ring likelihoods such that if the ring likelihood of a pixel is high, then more weight is given to the brightness levels of the pixels of the blurred image in the sum; and if the ring likelihood of a pixel is low, then less weight is given to the brightness levels of the pixels of the blurred image in the sum, characterised in that the ring likelihood provides a measure of the likelihood that said pixels are non-edge pixels in the neighbourhood of an edge pixel, and in that the blurred image is obtained by filtering the brightness levels of the input image with at least one recursive spatially-adaptive edge-preserving filter (10,11) having recursion coefficients that are adaptive to edge information in the input image, and wherein the ring likelihood for a pixel is the product of (i) the likelihood that said pixel is a non-edge pixel and (ii) the likelihood of the strongest edge in the neighbourhood of said pixel, wherein said edge likelihoods (20,21) are obtained from said recursion coefficients. obtaining a blurred image corresponding to the input image, the brightness level of at least some of the pixels in the input image being varied to provide the blurred image; obtaining a ring likelihood for pixels in the input image; and, producing the output image as a sum of the brightness levels in the input image and the blurred image in dependence on the ring likelihoods such that if the ring likelihood of a pixel is high, then more weight is given to the brightness levels of the pixels of the blurred image in the sum; and if the ring likelihood of a pixel is low, then less weight is given to the brightness levels of the pixels of the blurred image in the sum, characterised in that the ring likelihood provides a measure of the likelihood that said pixels are non-edge pixels in the neighbourhood of an edge pixel, and in that the blurred image is obtained by filtering the brightness levels of the input image with at least one recursive spatially-adaptive edge-preserving filter (10,11) having recursion coefficients that are adaptive to edge information in the input image, and wherein the ring likelihood for a pixel is the product of (i) the likelihood that said pixel is a non-edge pixel and (ii) the likelihood of the strongest edge in the neighbourhood of said pixel, wherein said edge likelihoods (20,21) are obtained from said recursion coefficients.
An imaging method comprising: defining image regions on an object, each region being at a different bed position; setting imaging conditions for the defined image regions; acquiring, by data acquisition, a PET scout image for each of the defined image regions according to the set imaging conditions; wherein the plural PET scout images are combined together to form a scout image, used to pre-scan the object for further medical examination, wherein the acquired PET scout image for each of the defined image regions is an iteratively reconstructed PET image, and wherein the data acquisition of the plural PET scout images does not finish before starting the scout image reconstruction and the reconstruction iteration starts after the data acquisition starts. defining image regions on an object, each region being at a different bed position; setting imaging conditions for the defined image regions; acquiring, by data acquisition, a PET scout image for each of the defined image regions according to the set imaging conditions; wherein the plural PET scout images are combined together to form a scout image, used to pre-scan the object for further medical examination, wherein the acquired PET scout image for each of the defined image regions is an iteratively reconstructed PET image, and wherein the data acquisition of the plural PET scout images does not finish before starting the scout image reconstruction and the reconstruction iteration starts after the data acquisition starts. wherein the plural PET scout images are combined together to form a scout image, used to pre-scan the object for further medical examination, wherein the acquired PET scout image for each of the defined image regions is an iteratively reconstructed PET image, and wherein the data acquisition of the plural PET scout images does not finish before starting the scout image reconstruction and the reconstruction iteration starts after the data acquisition starts.
A cellular composition and placental extracellular matrix for use in a method of treatment of a human or animal body, wherein the method comprises forming a three-dimensional tissue comprising depositing the cellular composition and placental ECM onto a surface in or on a human or animal subject, wherein the cellular composition comprises insulin-producing cells, and wherein said cellular composition and said ECM are both printed onto said surface.
Biotechnological process for the synthesis of a biomass comprising or consisting of at least one plantaricin selected from plantaricins A, K or N, or mixtures thereof and Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 23213 and Lactobacillus rossiae DSM 23214 lactic acid bacteria, said process comprising or consisting of the following steps: a) culture propagation of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 23213 and Lactobacillus rossiae DSM 23214 lactic acid bacteria; b) co-inoculation of a substrate selected from the group consisting of Chemically Defined Medium, Wheat Flour Hydrolyzate, grape must, milk serum or fruit and vegetable product extracts, with aqueous suspension of lactic acid bacteria as defined in step a); c) incubation; and, optionally, d) centrifugation of the culture broth in order to remove the lactic acid bacteria cells. a) culture propagation of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 23213 and Lactobacillus rossiae DSM 23214 lactic acid bacteria; b) co-inoculation of a substrate selected from the group consisting of Chemically Defined Medium, Wheat Flour Hydrolyzate, grape must, milk serum or fruit and vegetable product extracts, with aqueous suspension of lactic acid bacteria as defined in step a); c) incubation; and, optionally, d) centrifugation of the culture broth in order to remove the lactic acid bacteria cells.
An ultrasonic testing apparatus comprising an ultrasonic probe for testing an internal component of a large-diameter bearing, the probe having a rigid housing adapted to be inserted into a large-diameter bearing, the housing having a coupling surface, a cover surface opposite the coupling surface, and first and second side surfaces (9, 11) perpendicular to the coupling surface and the cover surface, wherein the first and second side surfaces (9, 11) have the same vertical extent determining the height of the housing and extend transversely to one another, wherein a plurality of ultrasonic transducers for coupling ultrasonic waves into the component to be tested are mounted on the coupling surface, which ultrasonic transducers are arranged in at least one linear row and extend parallel to the lateral extent of the first side surfaces, wherein each ultrasonic transducer is contacted by contact wires extending within the housing, substantially in a plane parallel to the coupling surface and connected to cables coupled to one of the second side surfaces, characterized in that the ultrasonic transducers are cast within the housing by means of an acoustically damping and hardened suspension, and in that the coupling surface is formed by a layer of the damping and hardened suspension. wherein the first and second side surfaces (9, 11) have the same vertical extent determining the height of the housing and extend transversely to one another, wherein a plurality of ultrasonic transducers for coupling ultrasonic waves into the component to be tested are mounted on the coupling surface, which ultrasonic transducers are arranged in at least one linear row and extend parallel to the lateral extent of the first side surfaces, wherein each ultrasonic transducer is contacted by contact wires extending within the housing, substantially in a plane parallel to the coupling surface and connected to cables coupled to one of the second side surfaces, characterized in that the ultrasonic transducers are cast within the housing by means of an acoustically damping and hardened suspension, and in that the coupling surface is formed by a layer of the damping and hardened suspension.
Plug-connector device with a line plug connector that forms a plug connection between a first and a second conductor portion (121, 122), wherein the first and second conductor portions (121, 122) are hydraulic conductor portions, with a wind-protection casing comprising a plastic shell, - which has a first part-shell and a second part-shell, the first part-shell and the second part-shell enclosing a receiving space and - forming a first and a second line opening (13, 14), which connect the receiving space to the surrounding region outside the receiving space, - wherein the first conductor portion being led through the first line opening and the second conductor portion being led through the second line opening out of the receiving space into the surrounding region, - and with a holding means with a receiving geometry for a line plug connector, - which is arranged on the first part-shell and - is formed in such a way that a line plug connector received by the receiving geometry is held in the receiving space at a distance from the first part-shell and the second part-shell by an air gap - wherein the line plug connector is received in the receiving geometry. - which has a first part-shell and a second part-shell, the first part-shell and the second part-shell enclosing a receiving space and - forming a first and a second line opening (13, 14), which connect the receiving space to the surrounding region outside the receiving space, - wherein the first conductor portion being led through the first line opening and the second conductor portion being led through the second line opening out of the receiving space into the surrounding region, - and with a holding means with a receiving geometry for a line plug connector, - which is arranged on the first part-shell and - is formed in such a way that a line plug connector received by the receiving geometry is held in the receiving space at a distance from the first part-shell and the second part-shell by an air gap - wherein the line plug connector is received in the receiving geometry.
A notched patch in combination with a nonwoven garment wherein the patch is coupled to the nonwoven garment in which a tie is coupled to the notched patch, the notched patch and garment combination comprising: a patch including a notch formed therein and having a pair of spaced-apart arms, the patch having a tie coupled to at least a portion of the patch such that the tie is positioned to cross the notch and extend outward away from the notch, such that when the tie is pulled at a ninety degree angle relative to the patch, the arms adjacent the notch move downward against a fabric of the garment thereby holding the patch firmly thereon. a patch including a notch formed therein and having a pair of spaced-apart arms, the patch having a tie coupled to at least a portion of the patch such that the tie is positioned to cross the notch and extend outward away from the notch, such that when the tie is pulled at a ninety degree angle relative to the patch, the arms adjacent the notch move downward against a fabric of the garment thereby holding the patch firmly thereon.
A method of reducing the toxicity of at least one onium compound in an aqueous solution comprising adding to the aqueous solution an amount of an additive sufficient to reduce the toxicity of the onium compound, where the treated onium compound partitions into a non-aqueous phase; and removing the non-aqueous phase from the aqueous solution, where the additive is a compound selected from the group consisting of p-toluenesulfonic acid and dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, and alkali metal salts of these compounds and amine salts of these compounds.
An auto piecing unit for piecing broken yarns on a cop of a ring spinning machine, the auto piecing unit comprising: a motor; a gripping arrangement connected on a mounting means for holding said cop, the gripping arrangement being moveable downwards, for gripping and lifting the cop upwards, after lifting the cop, the cop is rotatable in a direction opposite to a normal winding direction by the motor; a scribing arrangement connected to a drive element for performing at least one of linear movement and/or sideways movement during said reverse rotation of the cop, thereby scribing the cop, for loosening and/or disentangling a broken yarn wound over the cop; a suction arrangement to suck the broken yarn for a piecing operation when positioned over the cop; whereby the auto piecing unit is characterized by comprising an indexing arrangement for rotating the gripping arrangement to 180 degrees so that the suction arrangement connected to the other end of the mounting means positions above the cop having the broken yarn. a motor; a gripping arrangement connected on a mounting means for holding said cop, the gripping arrangement being moveable downwards, for gripping and lifting the cop upwards, after lifting the cop, the cop is rotatable in a direction opposite to a normal winding direction by the motor; a scribing arrangement connected to a drive element for performing at least one of linear movement and/or sideways movement during said reverse rotation of the cop, thereby scribing the cop, for loosening and/or disentangling a broken yarn wound over the cop; a suction arrangement to suck the broken yarn for a piecing operation when positioned over the cop; whereby the auto piecing unit is characterized by comprising an indexing arrangement for rotating the gripping arrangement to 180 degrees so that the suction arrangement connected to the other end of the mounting means positions above the cop having the broken yarn.
An apparatus for power management in a multi-die assembly, comprising: a first inductive element and a second inductive element magnetically coupled to the first inductive element, an input node of the first inductive element to receive an input voltage (Vin); a plurality of dies, wherein a first die of the plurality of dies is to require a different voltage magnitude from a second die of the plurality of dies; switch control circuitry, the switch control circuitry disposed in the first die, the switch control circuitry to control a current through the first inductive element to produce a first voltage at an output node of the first inductive element in response to the input voltage (Vin) to power the first die; the second inductive element to produce a second voltage in response to the current through the first inductive element, the second voltage to power the second die; and a conductive link extending from the first die to the second die to convey the second voltage from an output node of the second inductive element to an anode of a diode on the second die. a first inductive element and a second inductive element magnetically coupled to the first inductive element, an input node of the first inductive element to receive an input voltage (Vin); a plurality of dies, wherein a first die of the plurality of dies is to require a different voltage magnitude from a second die of the plurality of dies; switch control circuitry, the switch control circuitry disposed in the first die, the switch control circuitry to control a current through the first inductive element to produce a first voltage at an output node of the first inductive element in response to the input voltage (Vin) to power the first die; the second inductive element to produce a second voltage in response to the current through the first inductive element, the second voltage to power the second die; and a conductive link extending from the first die to the second die to convey the second voltage from an output node of the second inductive element to an anode of a diode on the second die.
Masking device for an antenna or repeater of telecommunications - said antenna or repeater defining a main direction of extension, and comprising a main supporting pole, extending along said main direction of extension - said masking device being suitable to visually conceal said antenna or repeater without altering its characteristic transmission function, - a rigid, lattice support frame, defining the load-bearing structure of said masking device, - a covering membrane forming the outer cover of at least part of said masking device and connected to said rigid support frame, - tensioning means suitable to tighten and keep taut said covering membrane so that it adheres to said rigid support frame, - said masking device being characterised in that it comprises: - a detachable membrane, configurable in a closed position, in which it is connected to said covering membrane and forms part of the outer covering of at least part of said masking device substantially continuously with said covering membrane, and in an open position, in which it defines an opening which permits physical access to said antenna or repeater, - said detachable membrane being slidingly connected to two side rails parallel to and integral with said covering membrane, and wherein said detachable membrane in said open position is packed. - said antenna or repeater defining a main direction of extension, and comprising a main supporting pole, extending along said main direction of extension - said masking device being suitable to visually conceal said antenna or repeater without altering its characteristic transmission function, - a rigid, lattice support frame, defining the load-bearing structure of said masking device, - a covering membrane forming the outer cover of at least part of said masking device and connected to said rigid support frame, - tensioning means suitable to tighten and keep taut said covering membrane so that it adheres to said rigid support frame, - said masking device being characterised in that it comprises: - a detachable membrane, configurable in a closed position, in which it is connected to said covering membrane and forms part of the outer covering of at least part of said masking device substantially continuously with said covering membrane, and in an open position, in which it defines an opening which permits physical access to said antenna or repeater, - said detachable membrane being slidingly connected to two side rails parallel to and integral with said covering membrane, and wherein said detachable membrane in said open position is packed.
A method for closed loop operation of a capacitive accelerometer, the capacitive accelerometer comprising: a substantially planar proof mass mounted to a fixed substrate by flexible support legs so as to be linearly moveable in an in-plane sensing direction in response to an applied acceleration; first and second sets of moveable capacitive electrode fingers extending from the proof mass, substantially perpendicular to the sensing direction and spaced apart in the sensing direction; and first and second sets of fixed capacitive electrode fingers (110, 112) extending substantially perpendicular to the sensing direction and spaced apart in the sensing direction; wherein the first set of fixed capacitive electrode fingers is arranged to interdigitate with the first set of moveable capacitive electrode fingers and the second set of fixed capacitive electrode fingers is arranged to interdigitate with the second set of moveable capacitive electrode fingers; characterised in that the method comprises: using a single current source and a single current sink to apply via a switch an in-phase drive signal (V' 1) to the first set of fixed capacitive electrode fingers and a corresponding anti-phase drive signal (V' 2) to the second set of fixed capacitive electrode fingers so as to provide a net electrostatic restoring force on the proof mass for balancing the inertial force of the applied acceleration and maintaining the proof mass at a null position. a substantially planar proof mass mounted to a fixed substrate by flexible support legs so as to be linearly moveable in an in-plane sensing direction in response to an applied acceleration; first and second sets of moveable capacitive electrode fingers extending from the proof mass, substantially perpendicular to the sensing direction and spaced apart in the sensing direction; and first and second sets of fixed capacitive electrode fingers (110, 112) extending substantially perpendicular to the sensing direction and spaced apart in the sensing direction; wherein the first set of fixed capacitive electrode fingers is arranged to interdigitate with the first set of moveable capacitive electrode fingers and the second set of fixed capacitive electrode fingers is arranged to interdigitate with the second set of moveable capacitive electrode fingers; characterised in that the method comprises: using a single current source and a single current sink to apply via a switch an in-phase drive signal (V' 1) to the first set of fixed capacitive electrode fingers and a corresponding anti-phase drive signal (V' 2) to the second set of fixed capacitive electrode fingers so as to provide a net electrostatic restoring force on the proof mass for balancing the inertial force of the applied acceleration and maintaining the proof mass at a null position.
An acaricidal composition for use in a method of treating infections and diseases caused by Demodex spp. mite, which comprises essential oils of Eruca sativa Mill., Zingiber officinale and Alpinia officinarum, wherein the composition comprises incorporated in an acceptable solvent a proportion of Eruca sativa Mill. essential oil between 12.5 and 0.25%, a proportion of Zingiber officinale essential oil between 1 and 0.25%, and a proportion of Alpinia officinarum essential oil between 12.5 and 0.25%.