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An image processing method operable in an image acquisition system of a vehicle, the image acquisition system comprising a camera arranged to capture successive images with a field of view, FOV of a portion of an environment surrounding the vehicle, said FOV intersecting a window of the vehicle comprising one or more heater elements (130-1, 130-2, 130-n) that are visible within the FOV of the camera, the method comprising: obtaining an image; determining whether one or more sequences of pixels within the image corresponds to an image of a respective heater element, each pixel within the or each sequence of pixels having a colour and an intensity within respective thresholds; determining a shape of the or each heater element; and performing scanning of the or each sequence of pixels within the image along a scanning path corresponding to said shape; calibrating the image acquisition system by: (i) capturing an image of a scene with a constant colour, (ii) marking pixels not identified as being of said constant colour as pixels of the or each heater element, (iii) determining said shape corresponding to the distribution of pixels of the or each heater element, and (iv) storing said shape in a memory; retrieving the shape of the respective heater element from the memory; correcting, within the image, the or each sequence of pixels corresponding to a respective heater element by replacing pixel values for the or each sequence of pixels with pixel values derived from pixels which do not correspond with a heater element; and displaying said corrected image. obtaining an image; determining whether one or more sequences of pixels within the image corresponds to an image of a respective heater element, each pixel within the or each sequence of pixels having a colour and an intensity within respective thresholds; determining a shape of the or each heater element; and performing scanning of the or each sequence of pixels within the image along a scanning path corresponding to said shape; (i) capturing an image of a scene with a constant colour, (ii) marking pixels not identified as being of said constant colour as pixels of the or each heater element, (iii) determining said shape corresponding to the distribution of pixels of the or each heater element, and (iv) storing said shape in a memory; retrieving the shape of the respective heater element from the memory; correcting, within the image, the or each sequence of pixels corresponding to a respective heater element by replacing pixel values for the or each sequence of pixels with pixel values derived from pixels which do not correspond with a heater element; and displaying said corrected image.
A method of manufacturing a double-layer knitted fabric on a knitting machine having at least two needle beds (V,H), wherein the knitted fabric comprises an outer layer made of a hydrophilic yarn on the first needle bed and an inner layer made of a hydrophobic yarn on the second needle bed, wherein stitches with the hydrophilic yarn are also knitted on selected needles of the second needle bed, characterized in the method comprising the steps of and carried out in the following order: a. Forming of stitches with a hydrophilic yarn with all needles of the first needle bed and with selected needles of the second needle bed; b. transferring the stitches made of the hydrophilic yarn and formed on the selected needles of the second needle bed to needles of the first needle bed; c. immediately after transferring the stitches in step b. forming of stitches with a hydrophobic yarn on the selected needles of the second needle bed as well as with all other needles of the second needle bed such that the inner layer of the fabric has spaced apart split stitches of hydrophilic yarn. a. Forming of stitches with a hydrophilic yarn with all needles of the first needle bed and with selected needles of the second needle bed; b. transferring the stitches made of the hydrophilic yarn and formed on the selected needles of the second needle bed to needles of the first needle bed; c. immediately after transferring the stitches in step b. forming of stitches with a hydrophobic yarn on the selected needles of the second needle bed as well as with all other needles of the second needle bed such that the inner layer of the fabric has spaced apart split stitches of hydrophilic yarn.
A method for displaying information on a display, comprising: capturing a background image with a camera; generating one or more symbology, each symbology having a symbology attribute and a symbology region; segmenting the background image into a plurality of regions (22a-c) based on the symbology region; analyzing the plurality of regions of the background image to determine a region-wise image attribute for each of the plurality of regions; overlaying each symbology on a respective overlay region of the background image to generate a display image, wherein the overlay region is one of the plurality of regions of the background image corresponding to the symbology region; adjusting the symbology attribute of each symbology based on the region-wise image attribute of the respective overlay region to generate an adjusted display image; characterised in that the method further comprises: displaying the adjusted display image on the display, wherein the symbology attributes are adjusted relative to the associated region-wise image attributes such that the adjusted display image has a uniform symbology readability level throughout the adjusted display image. capturing a background image with a camera; generating one or more symbology, each symbology having a symbology attribute and a symbology region; segmenting the background image into a plurality of regions (22a-c) based on the symbology region; analyzing the plurality of regions of the background image to determine a region-wise image attribute for each of the plurality of regions; overlaying each symbology on a respective overlay region of the background image to generate a display image, wherein the overlay region is one of the plurality of regions of the background image corresponding to the symbology region; adjusting the symbology attribute of each symbology based on the region-wise image attribute of the respective overlay region to generate an adjusted display image; characterised in that the method further comprises: displaying the adjusted display image on the display, wherein the symbology attributes are adjusted relative to the associated region-wise image attributes such that the adjusted display image has a uniform symbology readability level throughout the adjusted display image. displaying the adjusted display image on the display, wherein the symbology attributes are adjusted relative to the associated region-wise image attributes such that the adjusted display image has a uniform symbology readability level throughout the adjusted display image.
An antiviral composition comprising less than 1% C1 to C3 alcohol comprising: (a) 0.001 to 5% by weight curcumin or extract of Curcuma longs or Curcuma aromatica; (b) 0.05 to 5% by weight benzalkonium chloride, and (c) a carrier. (a) 0.001 to 5% by weight curcumin or extract of Curcuma longs or Curcuma aromatica; (b) 0.05 to 5% by weight benzalkonium chloride, and (c) a carrier.
A method for wireless communication at a user equipment, UE, comprising: receiving control information indicating a resource allocation pattern for a downlink transmission that is configured for transmission using the plurality of beams and a plurality of mini-slots, wherein a duration of a mini-slot is less than a duration of a slot; identifying a start time of a first mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots and a duration of the first mini-slot based at least in part on the resource allocation pattern; determining a duration of a second mini-slot based at least in part on the duration of the first mini-slot and a duration of a slot encompassing the first mini-slot and the second mini-slot; determining a start time of the second mini-slot based at least in part on the duration of the first mini-slot; and receiving the downlink transmission based at least in part on the start time of the first mini-slot and the duration of the first mini-slot. receiving control information indicating a resource allocation pattern for a downlink transmission that is configured for transmission using the plurality of beams and a plurality of mini-slots, wherein a duration of a mini-slot is less than a duration of a slot; identifying a start time of a first mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots and a duration of the first mini-slot based at least in part on the resource allocation pattern; determining a duration of a second mini-slot based at least in part on the duration of the first mini-slot and a duration of a slot encompassing the first mini-slot and the second mini-slot; determining a start time of the second mini-slot based at least in part on the duration of the first mini-slot; and receiving the downlink transmission based at least in part on the start time of the first mini-slot and the duration of the first mini-slot.
Gear assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising: - a planetary gear unit with at least one ring gear and at least one planetary gear which, when rolling on the ring gear, exerts a force on the latter in the direction of a force vector; and - a holding device (40; 40') for fastening the at least one ring gear to another structure, with a first portion which extends in the axial direction on one side of the force vector and/or a straight extension of the latter, and with a second portion which extends in the axial direction on the other side of the force vector and/or the straight extension of the latter, characterized in that the first portion has an end, at which the first portion is connected to an end of the second portion, with the result that the first portion connects the at least one ring gear to the second portion, and is connected or can be connected via the second portion to the other structure, the first and the second portion (40a, 40b) each having a torsional rigidity (K1, K2), the ratio of these torsional rigidities being 1.0 ±0.1. - a planetary gear unit with at least one ring gear and at least one planetary gear which, when rolling on the ring gear, exerts a force on the latter in the direction of a force vector; and - a holding device (40; 40') for fastening the at least one ring gear to another structure, with a first portion which extends in the axial direction on one side of the force vector and/or a straight extension of the latter, and with a second portion which extends in the axial direction on the other side of the force vector and/or the straight extension of the latter,
A gastroretentive dosage form (GRDF) for extended retention in a stomach, comprising: a body having two or more parts, the body being configured to transform between a collapsed configuration for ingestion, an expanded configuration for retention within the stomach and a third configuration wherein after a predetermined time period has elapsed, the body disassembles into the two or more parts, wherein each of the two or more disassembled parts of the body is sized for exiting the stomach; and an active pharmaceutical ingredient or diagnostic, wherein the third configuration is induced by at least a partial release of the API or diagnostic. a body having two or more parts, the body being configured to transform between a collapsed configuration for ingestion, an expanded configuration for retention within the stomach and a third configuration wherein after a predetermined time period has elapsed, the body disassembles into the two or more parts, wherein each of the two or more disassembled parts of the body is sized for exiting the stomach; and an active pharmaceutical ingredient or diagnostic, wherein the third configuration is induced by at least a partial release of the API or diagnostic.
A method of manufacturing an oral care implement, the method comprising: providing a member and providing a group of non-parallel tooth cleaning elements that together define therebetween a conically-shaped cavity, wherein the tooth cleaning elements extend through a passage formed in the member so that respective first portions of the tooth cleaning elements are disposed on a first side of the member and respective second portions of the tooth cleaning elements are disposed on a second side of the member; and fixing together the second portions of the tooth cleaning elements at the second side of the member; characterized in that the providing comprises: inserting the tooth cleaning elements into the passage, so that each of the tooth cleaning elements has a first portion on the first side of the member and has a second portion on the second side of the member, and then arranging the tooth cleaning elements so that together the tooth cleaning elements define therebetween the conically-shaped cavity, wherein the group of non-parallel tooth cleaning elements together define a continuous wall around the cavity. providing a member and providing a group of non-parallel tooth cleaning elements that together define therebetween a conically-shaped cavity, wherein the tooth cleaning elements extend through a passage formed in the member so that respective first portions of the tooth cleaning elements are disposed on a first side of the member and respective second portions of the tooth cleaning elements are disposed on a second side of the member; and fixing together the second portions of the tooth cleaning elements at the second side of the member; characterized in that the providing comprises: inserting the tooth cleaning elements into the passage, so that each of the tooth cleaning elements has a first portion on the first side of the member and has a second portion on the second side of the member, and then arranging the tooth cleaning elements so that together the tooth cleaning elements define therebetween the conically-shaped cavity, wherein the group of non-parallel tooth cleaning elements together define a continuous wall around the cavity. inserting the tooth cleaning elements into the passage, so that each of the tooth cleaning elements has a first portion on the first side of the member and has a second portion on the second side of the member, and then arranging the tooth cleaning elements so that together the tooth cleaning elements define therebetween the conically-shaped cavity, wherein the group of non-parallel tooth cleaning elements together define a continuous wall around the cavity.
A thermal electromagnetic radiation detector, comprising: - at least one membrane suspended above a substrate, configured to absorb incident electromagnetic radiation and convert it into heat; and - a cover, transparent in a spectral sensitivity range of the electromagnetic radiation detector, and closing a hermetic cavity receiving the at least one membrane; characterised in that: - the cover has a thickness less than or equal to 10 μm; - the cover is suspended above the substrate, resting at least on support walls surrounding the membrane(s); - the detector has first and second metallic sealing layers (112A, 112B), interposed on each other between the cover and the support walls, and between which a peripheral bonding zone extends - the cover has one or more through opening(s) and a transparent filling layer covers the cover so as to contribute to the hermeticity of the hermetic cavity - the first and second sealing layers (112A, 112B) contribute to the hermeticity of the hermetic cavity. - at least one membrane suspended above a substrate, configured to absorb incident electromagnetic radiation and convert it into heat; and - a cover, transparent in a spectral sensitivity range of the electromagnetic radiation detector, and closing a hermetic cavity receiving the at least one membrane; - the cover has a thickness less than or equal to 10 μm; - the cover is suspended above the substrate, resting at least on support walls surrounding the membrane(s); - the detector has first and second metallic sealing layers (112A, 112B), interposed on each other between the cover and the support walls, and between which a peripheral bonding zone extends - the cover has one or more through opening(s) and a transparent filling layer covers the cover so as to contribute to the hermeticity of the hermetic cavity - the first and second sealing layers (112A, 112B) contribute to the hermeticity of the hermetic cavity.
Ground working system composed of at least one self-driving ground working device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) having a drive, a control unit and an on-board rechargeable battery for supplying energy to the ground working device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), wherein an operating region of the ground working device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) is determined by an edge boundary, and the ground working device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) is designed to travel a travelling path independently within the operating region, and having at least one charging station for charging the rechargeable battery of the ground working device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) by means of a charging connection that transmits electrical energy, wherein the charging connection is designed to serve simultaneously as a data connection for transmitting data packets, wherein the data connection is established by means of electrical power contacts (34.1, 44.1; 34.2, 44.2) of the charging connection, characterized in that the ground working system comprises a central server; the charging station and/or the ground working device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) are connected to the central server and the central server is designed to process the data packets transmitted by the ground working device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) to the charging station or to process the data packets transmitted by the charging station to the ground working device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3).
Connecting device for a protective device of motor vehicle wave emitting devices, the protective device comprising several defrosting devices (10, 12), the connecting device being characterized in that it comprises: - first connection means of at least one first defrosting device, arranged in such a way as to be substantially transparent to the waves emitted in a first range of wavelengths, to an energy source, and - second connection means of at least one second defrosting device, arranged in such a way as to be substantially transparent to the waves emitted in a second range of wavelengths different from the first, to an energy source, the second connection means being structurally different from the first connection means. - first connection means of at least one first defrosting device, arranged in such a way as to be substantially transparent to the waves emitted in a first range of wavelengths, to an energy source, and - second connection means of at least one second defrosting device, arranged in such a way as to be substantially transparent to the waves emitted in a second range of wavelengths different from the first, to an energy source, the second connection means being structurally different from the first connection means.
An incontinence treatment device comprising: a non-porous sub-urethral sling; a first extension member attached to a first end of the sling; a first anchor attached to the first extension member; a first line attached to the first end of the sling and inserted through a bore formed through the first anchor, the first line including a stop device fixed to the first line with the first anchor positioned between the stop device and the sling; a second extension member attached to a second end of the sling; a second anchor attached to the second extension member, the second anchor including a channel formed through the second anchor and a restrictor segment provided in the channel; and a second line attached to the second end of the sling and inserted through the channel, the second line including an adjustment device attached to the second line that is movable through the channel formed through the second anchor; wherein the restrictor segment is configured to resist movement of the adjustment device through the channel. a non-porous sub-urethral sling; a first extension member attached to a first end of the sling; a first anchor attached to the first extension member; a first line attached to the first end of the sling and inserted through a bore formed through the first anchor, the first line including a stop device fixed to the first line with the first anchor positioned between the stop device and the sling; a second extension member attached to a second end of the sling; a second anchor attached to the second extension member, the second anchor including a channel formed through the second anchor and a restrictor segment provided in the channel; and a second line attached to the second end of the sling and inserted through the channel, the second line including an adjustment device attached to the second line that is movable through the channel formed through the second anchor; wherein the restrictor segment is configured to resist movement of the adjustment device through the channel.
3D structures for ocular implants with interconnected porosity made by the 3D extrusion bioprinting method, characterized in that they are obtained from spray dried hybrid powder based on hydroxyapatite and polyurethane diol synthesized by the hydrothermal process at a pressure p = 1000 bar and temperature t = 100 °C, in 4: 1 weight ratio, in the form of spherical particles, having a diameter of 0.5-8 μm; mixed with water-soluble polymer binders.
A method for generating electrode stimulation signals for electrode contacts in an implantable cochlear implant (108, 306) electrode array, the method comprising: processing an input sound signal to generate a plurality of band pass signals, each band pass signal representing an associated band of audio frequencies and having a characteristic amplitude; and extracting a characteristic envelope signal for each band pass signal based on its amplitude; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of generating a spectrogram representative of frequency spectrum present in the input sound signal; applying an active contour model to estimate dominant frequencies present in the spectrogram; using the estimate of dominant frequencies to generate stimulation timing signals for the input sound signal; and producing the electrode stimulation signals for each electrode contact based on the envelope signals and the stimulation timing signals. processing an input sound signal to generate a plurality of band pass signals, each band pass signal representing an associated band of audio frequencies and having a characteristic amplitude; and extracting a characteristic envelope signal for each band pass signal based on its amplitude; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of generating a spectrogram representative of frequency spectrum present in the input sound signal; applying an active contour model to estimate dominant frequencies present in the spectrogram; using the estimate of dominant frequencies to generate stimulation timing signals for the input sound signal; and producing the electrode stimulation signals for each electrode contact based on the envelope signals and the stimulation timing signals.
A NKR3 antagonist for use in the treatment, prevention or amelioration of hot flushes in a human subject wherein the NKR3 antagonist is AZD2624 (3-(hydrosulfonylamino)-2-phenyl-N-[ -1-phenylpropyl]quinoline-4-carboxamide).