mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of delivering content from a source (810, 812, 814) to a destination (816, 818, 820) in a content delivery network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a request for an item of content; identifying or establishing a first multicast stream comprising a first copy of the content; identifying or establishing at least one second multicast stream comprising a second copy of the content, the second copy of the content being time-shifted by a time, M, from corresponding portions of the first copy of the content; the method being characterised by the further steps of: determining a demand profile for an item of content in response to receiving a request for the content; the demand profile comprising at least one of, and optionally a plurality of: a measure of the number of requests for the content in a preceding time period; a prediction of the number of expected requests for the content in a subsequent time period; or a determination of the geographical or topological distribution of the requesting destinations in the network; and electing to deliver the content using multiple time-staggered multicast streams based on the demand profile. receiving a request for an item of content; identifying or establishing a first multicast stream comprising a first copy of the content; identifying or establishing at least one second multicast stream comprising a second copy of the content, the second copy of the content being time-shifted by a time, M, from corresponding portions of the first copy of the content; the method being characterised by the further steps of: determining a demand profile for an item of content in response to receiving a request for the content; the demand profile comprising at least one of, and optionally a plurality of: a measure of the number of requests for the content in a preceding time period; a prediction of the number of expected requests for the content in a subsequent time period; or a determination of the geographical or topological distribution of the requesting destinations in the network; and electing to deliver the content using multiple time-staggered multicast streams based on the demand profile. a measure of the number of requests for the content in a preceding time period; a prediction of the number of expected requests for the content in a subsequent time period; or a determination of the geographical or topological distribution of the requesting destinations in the network; and electing to deliver the content using multiple time-staggered multicast streams based on the demand profile.
A method comprising: identifying a first location on a first part to place a first shim tab to form a first portion of a compound shim; applying the first shim tab to the first location on the first part with an end-effector; identifying a second location directly adjacent to the first location on the first part to place a second shim tab; and applying the second shim tab to the second location on the first part with the end-effector to form a second portion of the compound shim; characterized in that the method further comprises applying a third shim tab to the second shim tab at the second location to increase a thickness of the second portion of the compound shim. identifying a first location on a first part to place a first shim tab to form a first portion of a compound shim; applying the first shim tab to the first location on the first part with an end-effector; identifying a second location directly adjacent to the first location on the first part to place a second shim tab; and applying the second shim tab to the second location on the first part with the end-effector to form a second portion of the compound shim; characterized in that the method further comprises applying a third shim tab to the second shim tab at the second location to increase a thickness of the second portion of the compound shim.
A vehicular circuit body provided in a vehicle, comprising: a trunk line that extends in at least a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle; and a plurality of control boxes (51, 53, 57) that are provided in the trunk line, wherein the trunk line includes power source lines of two systems (23, 25) respectively having a predetermined current capacity and a communication line having a predetermined communication capacity, characterized in that one system is a main power system and the other system is a sub-power source system, the main power system is stacked on the sub-power source system forming the power source lines, the communication line is a pair of flat conductors arranged side by side stacked on an earth line stacked on the main power system. a trunk line that extends in at least a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle; and a plurality of control boxes (51, 53, 57) that are provided in the trunk line, wherein the trunk line includes power source lines of two systems (23, 25) respectively having a predetermined current capacity and a communication line having a predetermined communication capacity, characterized in that one system is a main power system and the other system is a sub-power source system, the main power system is stacked on the sub-power source system forming the power source lines, the communication line is a pair of flat conductors arranged side by side stacked on an earth line stacked on the main power system.
A polypeptide immunogen comprising an amino acid sequence with up to 9 alterations from SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein said polypeptide provides protective immunity against S. aureus, and wherein said polypeptide immunogen is not the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1, for use in a method of treatment of the human body by therapy.
A method of manufacturing a bipolar junction transistor, said method comprising: forming a masking layer on a target substrate including an emitter layer, a base layer and a collector layer; forming a stair-like profile in the masking layer such that a height of a step of the stair-like profile is smaller than the thickness of the masking layer; and performing an anisotropic etching of the masking layer and the target substrate simultaneously such that a structure having a stair-like profile comprising a plurality of steps is formed in the target substrate, wherein the step of the stair-like profile forming the base of the structure comprises part of the base layer and part of the emitter layer of the bipolar junction transistor. forming a masking layer on a target substrate including an emitter layer, a base layer and a collector layer; forming a stair-like profile in the masking layer such that a height of a step of the stair-like profile is smaller than the thickness of the masking layer; and performing an anisotropic etching of the masking layer and the target substrate simultaneously such that a structure having a stair-like profile comprising a plurality of steps is formed in the target substrate, wherein the step of the stair-like profile forming the base of the structure comprises part of the base layer and part of the emitter layer of the bipolar junction transistor.
A computer program including instructions executable by a processor for controlling a robotic arm in a robotic surgical system which, when the computer program is executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out steps of: defining a reference plane at a predetermined reference location for the robotic arm, wherein the robotic arm comprises a plurality of joints(J1, J21, J3, J4, J5, J6,-J7); and driving at least one of the plurality of joints (J1, J21, J3, J4, J5, J6,-J7) to guide the robotic arm through a series of predetermined poses substantially constrained within the reference plane, including enforcing a joint space virtual fixture on the at least one of the plurality of joints, to bias the robotic arm toward the reference plane. defining a reference plane at a predetermined reference location for the robotic arm, wherein the robotic arm comprises a plurality of joints(J1, J21, J3, J4, J5, J6,-J7); and driving at least one of the plurality of joints (J1, J21, J3, J4, J5, J6,-J7) to guide the robotic arm through a series of predetermined poses substantially constrained within the reference plane, including enforcing a joint space virtual fixture on the at least one of the plurality of joints, to bias the robotic arm toward the reference plane.
A purified TRELL polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: a) an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to a fragment of SEQ ID NO:4, wherein the fragment begins at any one of amino acids 81 to 139 of SEQ ID NO:4 and ends at amino acid 284 of SEQ ID NO:4; and b) an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO:4; wherein said polypeptide has the capability of regulating cell death. a) an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to a fragment of SEQ ID NO:4, wherein the fragment begins at any one of amino acids 81 to 139 of SEQ ID NO:4 and ends at amino acid 284 of SEQ ID NO:4; and b) an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO:4;
A hub of an intermediate casing for a turbofan engine, said hub comprising: - an inner shroud configured to externally delimit a primary flow space of the primary gas stream of the turbomachine, - an outer shroud configured to internally delimit a secondary flow space of the secondary gas stream of said turbomachine, - at least one discharge flow path duct extending between the inner shroud and the outer shroud, the discharge flow path duct opening into the secondary flow space through an outlet orifice formed in the outer shroud, said outlet orifice being comprised in a discharge plane substantially tangent to the outer shroud, and - discharge fins fixed in the discharge flow path duct at the outlet orifice of the outer shroud, said discharge fins comprising, from upstream to downstream in the direction of gas flow into the secondary flow space, an upstream fin extending adjacent to an upstream wall of the discharge flow path duct and comprising a leading edge disposed opposite a gas flow into the discharge flow path duct and a skeleton, and a downstream fin extending adjacent to a downstream wall of the discharge flow path duct and comprising a leading edge and a skeleton, the intermediate casing hub being characterized in that an upstream acute angle ( α upstream) between the discharge plane and a tangent to the skeleton at the leading edge of the upstream fin is smaller than a downstream acute angle ( α downstream) between the discharge plane and a tangent to the skeleton at the leading edge of the downstream fin. - an inner shroud configured to externally delimit a primary flow space of the primary gas stream of the turbomachine, - an outer shroud configured to internally delimit a secondary flow space of the secondary gas stream of said turbomachine, - at least one discharge flow path duct extending between the inner shroud and the outer shroud, the discharge flow path duct opening into the secondary flow space through an outlet orifice formed in the outer shroud, said outlet orifice being comprised in a discharge plane substantially tangent to the outer shroud, and - discharge fins fixed in the discharge flow path duct at the outlet orifice of the outer shroud, said discharge fins comprising, from upstream to downstream in the direction of gas flow into the secondary flow space, an upstream fin extending adjacent to an upstream wall of the discharge flow path duct and comprising a leading edge disposed opposite a gas flow into the discharge flow path duct and a skeleton, and a downstream fin extending adjacent to a downstream wall of the discharge flow path duct and comprising a leading edge and a skeleton, the intermediate casing hub being characterized in that an upstream acute angle ( α upstream) between the discharge plane and a tangent to the skeleton at the leading edge of the upstream fin is smaller than a downstream acute angle ( α downstream) between the discharge plane and a tangent to the skeleton at the leading edge of the downstream fin.
A composition for skin penetration, which comprises an ionic complex in which a cationic compound represented by Formula 4 and a protein are ionically bonded and which is for delivering the protein into the skin: wherein n is an integer of 1 to 8.
Measurement apparatus for alternating currents and voltages of physical plasmas, particularly of cold plasmas at atmospheric pressure, comprising - a current transformer having a ring core and a measurement winding on the ring core, - a cable guide configured for guiding a high voltage line running from an alternating high voltage source to a plasma electrode in a defined relative arrangement through the ring core, and - a measurement resistor connected between ends (17, 18) of the measurement winding, - wherein a first measurement alternating voltage (U IP,Mess) dropping over the measurement resistor is a first strictly monotonic increasing function of an amperage of the alternating currents flowing through the high voltage line to the plasma electrode, characterized in - that a measurement capacitance is connected between a center tap of the measurement winding and a reference potential connector, - wherein a second measurement voltage (U UP,Mess) dropping over the measurement capacitance is a second strictly monotonic increasing function of an amplitude of an alternating high voltage (U HV) applied to the plasma electrode via the alternating high voltage with respect to a reference potential connected to the reference potential connector. - a current transformer having a ring core and a measurement winding on the ring core, - a cable guide configured for guiding a high voltage line running from an alternating high voltage source to a plasma electrode in a defined relative arrangement through the ring core, and - a measurement resistor connected between ends (17, 18) of the measurement winding, - wherein a first measurement alternating voltage (U IP,Mess) dropping over the measurement resistor is a first strictly monotonic increasing function of an amperage of the alternating currents flowing through the high voltage line to the plasma electrode, - that a measurement capacitance is connected between a center tap of the measurement winding and a reference potential connector, - wherein a second measurement voltage (U UP,Mess) dropping over the measurement capacitance is a second strictly monotonic increasing function of an amplitude of an alternating high voltage (U HV) applied to the plasma electrode via the alternating high voltage with respect to a reference potential connected to the reference potential connector.
A seal assembly (100, 400A, 400B, 400C, 500A, 500B, 500C) of a gas turbine engine, comprising a seal nose configured to be in sealing contact with a rotating seal plate; and a bellows (110, 410A. 410B, 410C, 510A, 510B, 510C) extending between and coupling the seal nose to a support structure, characterised by a plurality of bristles (120, 420A, 420B, 420C, 520A, 520B, 520C) extending from the support structure toward the bellows (110, 410A. 410B, 410C, 510A, 510B, 510C), wherein at least one bristle (120, 420A, 420B, 420C, 520A, 520B, 520C) of the plurality of bristles (120, 420A, 420B, 420C, 520A, 520B, 520C) is in contact with the bellows (110, 410A. 410B, 410C, 510A, 510B, 510C) to damp vibration of the bellows (110, 410A. 410B, 410C, 510A, 510B, 510C).
A yarn for use in arc and flame protection consisting essentially of: (a) 10 to 40 weight percent meta-aramid fiber having a degree of crystallinity of at least 20%; (b) 20 to 60 weight percent modacrylic fiber; (c) 15 to 45 weight percent FR rayon." having one or more flame retardants and having a fiber tensile strength of at least 1.77 cN/dtex (2 grams per denier); and (d) 5 to 20 weight percent para-aramid fiber; based on the total weight of components (a), (b), (c), and (d). (a) 10 to 40 weight percent meta-aramid fiber having a degree of crystallinity of at least 20%; (b) 20 to 60 weight percent modacrylic fiber; (c) 15 to 45 weight percent FR rayon." having one or more flame retardants and having a fiber tensile strength of at least 1.77 cN/dtex (2 grams per denier); and (d) 5 to 20 weight percent para-aramid fiber; based on the total weight of components (a), (b), (c), and (d).
A semiconductor die, comprising: a driver; and a spatial alignment transducer (116-1, 700) electrically coupled to the driver, wherein the spatial alignment transducer is proximate to a surface of the semiconductor die and includes an array of signal lines, wherein the driver is configured to provide electrical signals having a common temporal frequency and different phases to the array of signal lines for establishing a spatially varying electric charge distribution in at least one direction in the spatial alignment transducer and to provide a temporal sequence of electrical signals during a time interval, wherein each electrical signal in the sequence has a duration and wherein a given electrical signal in the sequence has a temporal frequency that is different than the temporal frequencies associated with the other electrical signals, for facilitating determination of a vertical spacing between the surface of the semiconductor die and a surface of another semiconductor die. a driver; and a spatial alignment transducer (116-1, 700) electrically coupled to the driver, wherein the spatial alignment transducer is proximate to a surface of the semiconductor die and includes an array of signal lines, wherein the driver is configured to provide electrical signals having a common temporal frequency and different phases to the array of signal lines for establishing a spatially varying electric charge distribution in at least one direction in the spatial alignment transducer and to provide a temporal sequence of electrical signals during a time interval, wherein each electrical signal in the sequence has a duration and wherein a given electrical signal in the sequence has a temporal frequency that is different than the temporal frequencies associated with the other electrical signals, wherein each electrical signal in the sequence has a duration and wherein a given electrical signal in the sequence has a temporal frequency that is different than the temporal frequencies associated with the other electrical signals, for facilitating determination of a vertical spacing between the surface of the semiconductor die and a surface of another semiconductor die.
A radiation detection apparatus for PET or SPECT imaging, comprising: a detector; and processing circuitry configured to: obtain calibration data including an energy spectrum of radiation incident at the detector and irradiated from a calibration source; and characterized in that the processing circuitry is further configured to: determine an energy calibration by applying the energy spectrum to an input to a neural network, wherein, when the energy spectrum is applied as the input to the neural network, the neural network has been trained using a training dataset including input data and target data, the input data comprising radiation spectra acquired using the calibration source, and the target data comprising values of a mapping between measured signals and energies, the measured signals being time-over-threshold signals. a detector; and processing circuitry configured to: obtain calibration data including an energy spectrum of radiation incident at the detector and irradiated from a calibration source; and characterized in that the processing circuitry is further configured to: determine an energy calibration by applying the energy spectrum to an input to a neural network, wherein, when the energy spectrum is applied as the input to the neural network, the neural network has been trained using a training dataset including input data and target data, the input data comprising radiation spectra acquired using the calibration source, and the target data comprising values of a mapping between measured signals and energies, the measured signals being time-over-threshold signals.
A computer implemented method for identification of an indication of at least one visual object in at least one anatomical image of a target individual, comprising: providing at least one anatomical image of a body portion of a target individual; inputting the at least one anatomical image into a classification component of a neural network and inputting the at least one anatomical image into a segmentation component of the NN; computing a size feature according to segmentation data outputted by the segmentation component for each pixel element of the at least one anatomical image, wherein the size feature comprises an indication of a respective size of each at least one segmented visual object identified in the at least one anatomical image; feeding the size feature into the classification component of the NN; wherein the size feature is computed by multiplying each of a plurality of per pixel element segmentation probabilities outputted by the segmentation component, by a size associated with each pixel element to compute a plurality of sub-sizes, and summing the plurality of sub-sizes, wherein each segmentation probability is indicative of a respective probability of the respective pixel element indicative of the at least one visual object; and computing, by the classification component of the NN, an indication of at least one visual object in the at least one anatomical image. providing at least one anatomical image of a body portion of a target individual; inputting the at least one anatomical image into a classification component of a neural network and inputting the at least one anatomical image into a segmentation component of the NN; computing a size feature according to segmentation data outputted by the segmentation component for each pixel element of the at least one anatomical image, wherein the size feature comprises an indication of a respective size of each at least one segmented visual object identified in the at least one anatomical image; feeding the size feature into the classification component of the NN; wherein the size feature is computed by multiplying each of a plurality of per pixel element segmentation probabilities outputted by the segmentation component, by a size associated with each pixel element to compute a plurality of sub-sizes, and summing the plurality of sub-sizes, wherein each segmentation probability is indicative of a respective probability of the respective pixel element indicative of the at least one visual object; and computing, by the classification component of the NN, an indication of at least one visual object in the at least one anatomical image.
Tip plate module for use in a bushing assembly for the production of glass fibres, said tip plate module comprising side walls surrounding at least a portion of the perimeter of a tip plate forming the floor of the module, said tip plate forming a convex polygon, characterized in that, said polygonal tip plate comprises at least five edges (N ≥ 5), preferably at least six edges (N ≥ 6), more preferably it comprises six edges (N = 6).