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A method for selecting a coding mode, comprising: receiving at least one block of a signal to be encoded; determining a frame vertical pixel difference in said at least one block; determining a field vertical pixel difference in said at least one block; comparing said frame vertical pixel difference with said field vertical pixel difference to determine a first coding mode for said at least one block; wherein said first coding mode is a field coding mode for said at least one block if said frame vertical pixel difference is greater than said field vertical pixel difference, and wherein said first coding mode is a frame coding mode for said at least one block if said frame vertical pixel difference is less than or equal to said field vertical pixel difference; determining a field coding cost of motion estimation of said at least one block in accordance with a field coding mode; determining a frame coding cost of motion estimation of said at least one block in accordance with a frame coding mode; comparing said frame coding cost with said field coding cost to determine a second coding mode for said at least one block; and responsive to the first coding mode being the same as the second coding mode, selecting the coding mode as the first coding mode. receiving at least one block of a signal to be encoded; determining a frame vertical pixel difference in said at least one block; determining a field vertical pixel difference in said at least one block; comparing said frame vertical pixel difference with said field vertical pixel difference to determine a first coding mode for said at least one block; wherein said first coding mode is a field coding mode for said at least one block if said frame vertical pixel difference is greater than said field vertical pixel difference, and wherein said first coding mode is a frame coding mode for said at least one block if said frame vertical pixel difference is less than or equal to said field vertical pixel difference; determining a field coding cost of motion estimation of said at least one block in accordance with a field coding mode; determining a frame coding cost of motion estimation of said at least one block in accordance with a frame coding mode; comparing said frame coding cost with said field coding cost to determine a second coding mode for said at least one block; and responsive to the first coding mode being the same as the second coding mode, selecting the coding mode as the first coding mode.
A reduced-pressure, linear-wound closing bolster (126; 226) for managing a linear wound (102; 202), the bolster comprising: a pivotable frame (130; 230) having a first closing member (132; 232), a second closing member (146; 246), and an interior space, the pivotable frame operable to move between an extended position and a contracted position; a manifold member (175; 275) disposed within the interior space; a first gripping member (145; 245) for transmitting a closing force from the first closing member (132; 232) to a first edge of the linear wound; and a second gripping member (159; 259) for transmitting a closing force from the second closing member (146; 246) to a second edge of the linear wound. a pivotable frame (130; 230) having a first closing member (132; 232), a second closing member (146; 246), and an interior space, the pivotable frame operable to move between an extended position and a contracted position; a manifold member (175; 275) disposed within the interior space; a first gripping member (145; 245) for transmitting a closing force from the first closing member (132; 232) to a first edge of the linear wound; and a second gripping member (159; 259) for transmitting a closing force from the second closing member (146; 246) to a second edge of the linear wound.
A method for inspecting structures, comprising: using a plurality of independent unmanned mobile vehicles; equipping each of said unmanned mobile vehicles with a control and guidance system for enabling each said unmanned mobile vehicle to operate autonomously; programming each said unmanned mobile vehicle with a unique operating program that defines a unique path of travel for each said unmanned mobile vehicle, relative to a structure to be inspected; deploying each said unmanned mobile vehicle so that said unmanned mobile vehicles cooperatively form a swarm that travels about said structure; and using at least one of said unmanned mobile vehicles to obtain inspection data for a portion of said structure as it executes its respective said operating program. using a plurality of independent unmanned mobile vehicles; equipping each of said unmanned mobile vehicles with a control and guidance system for enabling each said unmanned mobile vehicle to operate autonomously; programming each said unmanned mobile vehicle with a unique operating program that defines a unique path of travel for each said unmanned mobile vehicle, relative to a structure to be inspected; deploying each said unmanned mobile vehicle so that said unmanned mobile vehicles cooperatively form a swarm that travels about said structure; and using at least one of said unmanned mobile vehicles to obtain inspection data for a portion of said structure as it executes its respective said operating program.
A method for compensating for interference in a small cell base station, the method comprising: detecting control signals from a neighboring base station associated with a wireless communication network, the control signals being transmitted by the neighboring base station at predetermined intervals; and compensating for self-induced interference caused by a transmitter of the small cell base station transmitting data to mobile devices connected to the small cell base station during the predetermined intervals in which control signals are received from the neighboring base station by reducing a transmit power level of the small cell base station such that the transmitter transmits data to the connected mobile devices at the reduced transmit power during the predetermined intervals. detecting control signals from a neighboring base station associated with a wireless communication network, the control signals being transmitted by the neighboring base station at predetermined intervals; and compensating for self-induced interference caused by a transmitter of the small cell base station transmitting data to mobile devices connected to the small cell base station during the predetermined intervals in which control signals are received from the neighboring base station by reducing a transmit power level of the small cell base station such that the transmitter transmits data to the connected mobile devices at the reduced transmit power during the predetermined intervals.
Hybrid structure for a surface acoustic wave device, comprising a useful layer of piezoelectric material having a free first face and a second face arranged on a support substrate of which the coefficient of thermal expansion is lower than that of the useful layer, the hybrid structure being characterized in that it comprises: • a trapping layer inserted between the useful layer and the support substrate; and • at least one functional interface of a determined roughness, between the useful layer and the trapping layer; the functional interface is formed by the interface between a first intermediate layer, arranged on the second face of the useful layer, and the trapping layer, the trapping layer having the determined roughness. • a trapping layer inserted between the useful layer and the support substrate; and • at least one functional interface of a determined roughness, between the useful layer and the trapping layer; the functional interface is formed by the interface between a first intermediate layer, arranged on the second face of the useful layer, and the trapping layer, the trapping layer having the determined roughness.
A three-phase transmitter, comprising: a first signal branch (102), a second signal branch (102), and a third signal branch (102), wherein each of the first signal branch, the second signal branch, and the third signal branch comprises a respective branch impedance (104 -104) and a respective driving impedance (106 - 106); wherein the three-phase transmitter is characterised by being configured to configure the respective driving impedance of a selected signal branch to be less than the respective branch impedance of the selected signal branch when a signal branch among the first signal branch, the second signal branch, and the third signal branch is selected to function as a common mode branch by being coupled to a common mode voltage. a first signal branch (102), a second signal branch (102), and a third signal branch (102), wherein each of the first signal branch, the second signal branch, and the third signal branch comprises a respective branch impedance (104 -104) and a respective driving impedance (106 - 106); wherein the three-phase transmitter is characterised by being configured to configure the respective driving impedance of a selected signal branch to be less than the respective branch impedance of the selected signal branch when a signal branch among the first signal branch, the second signal branch, and the third signal branch is selected to function as a common mode branch by being coupled to a common mode voltage.
A computer implemented method of determining non-intersecting primary and secondary routes between source and destination nodes in a communications network represented by a graph data structure of nodes and edges, edges having associated a weight corresponding to a resource involved in traversing the edge, the method comprising: defining a population set of primary routes based on at least one initial primary route between the source and the destination nodes and at least one additional primary route defined based on a mutation of the initial primary route, said mutation comprising randomly replacing a node in the initial primary route with an alternative node, wherein the initial primary route is determined by a greedy route-finding algorithm, and wherein each primary route in the population set identifies a secondary route based on the greedy route-finding algorithm applied to the graph having edges in the primary route excluded from the graph, such that the primary and secondary routes are non-intersecting routes through the graph; applying a genetic algorithm to the population set to iteratively select and crossover pairs of primary routes in the sorted population set, wherein crossover of a selected pair of primary routes includes dividing each route into a head portion and a tail portion and connecting the head of one route to the tail of the other and vice versa, so as to generate two new primary routes, the genetic algorithm being applied until a stopping condition is reached, wherein at least a subset of the selected primary routes are mutated in the population set; and selecting, from the population set, a primary route and corresponding secondary route having a lowest aggregate weight of edges. defining a population set of primary routes based on at least one initial primary route between the source and the destination nodes and at least one additional primary route defined based on a mutation of the initial primary route, said mutation comprising randomly replacing a node in the initial primary route with an alternative node, wherein the initial primary route is determined by a greedy route-finding algorithm, and wherein each primary route in the population set identifies a secondary route based on the greedy route-finding algorithm applied to the graph having edges in the primary route excluded from the graph, such that the primary and secondary routes are non-intersecting routes through the graph; applying a genetic algorithm to the population set to iteratively select and crossover pairs of primary routes in the sorted population set, wherein crossover of a selected pair of primary routes includes dividing each route into a head portion and a tail portion and connecting the head of one route to the tail of the other and vice versa, so as to generate two new primary routes, the genetic algorithm being applied until a stopping condition is reached, wherein at least a subset of the selected primary routes are mutated in the population set; and selecting, from the population set, a primary route and corresponding secondary route having a lowest aggregate weight of edges.
A composition for forming a polymeric cell culture surface comprising: - a first pre-polymer wherein the first pre-polymer comprises a cell adhesive peptide conjugated to a first polymer backbone; and, - a second pre-polymer wherein the second pre-polymer comprises a cross-linker moiety conjugated to a second polymer backbone, wherein the second pre-polymer comprises the polymerization product of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and the cross-linker moiety is a photo-reactive group selected from the group consisting of aryl azides, diazarenes, beta carbonyldiazo, benzophenones, and acetophenones. - a first pre-polymer wherein the first pre-polymer comprises a cell adhesive peptide conjugated to a first polymer backbone; and, - a second pre-polymer wherein the second pre-polymer comprises a cross-linker moiety conjugated to a second polymer backbone, wherein the second pre-polymer comprises the polymerization product of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and the cross-linker moiety is a photo-reactive group selected from the group consisting of aryl azides, diazarenes, beta carbonyldiazo, benzophenones, and acetophenones. wherein the second pre-polymer comprises the polymerization product of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and the cross-linker moiety is a photo-reactive group selected from the group consisting of aryl azides, diazarenes, beta carbonyldiazo, benzophenones, and acetophenones.
A method of theranostic classification, providing information with respect to diagnosis, prognosis, and optimizing treatment of a breast cancer tumor, the method comprising: - determining an expression status of ER, PR, and HER2 of a breast cancer tumor sample; - detecting an expression level of FOXC1 from the breast cancer tumor sample; - comparing the expression level of FOXC1 to a predetermined cutoff level; and - classifying the breast cancer tumor sample as belonging to a theranostic hybrid basal-like/triple-negative breast cancer tumor subtype when the expression status of ER is negative (ER-), the expression status of PR is negative (PR-), the expression status of HER2 is negative (HER2-) and the expression level of FOXC1 is higher than a predetermined cutoff level, wherein the predetermined cutoff level is determined by a 90th percentile level of FOXC1 expression levels for a dataset of breast cancer tumors, the dataset comprising all breast cancer subtypes. - determining an expression status of ER, PR, and HER2 of a breast cancer tumor sample; - detecting an expression level of FOXC1 from the breast cancer tumor sample; - comparing the expression level of FOXC1 to a predetermined cutoff level; and - classifying the breast cancer tumor sample as belonging to a theranostic hybrid basal-like/triple-negative breast cancer tumor subtype when the expression status of ER is negative (ER-), the expression status of PR is negative (PR-), the expression status of HER2 is negative (HER2-) and the expression level of FOXC1 is higher than a predetermined cutoff level, wherein the predetermined cutoff level is determined by a 90th percentile level of FOXC1 expression levels for a dataset of breast cancer tumors, the dataset comprising all breast cancer subtypes.
A wiring board (100, 100A, 100B) comprising: a semiconductor chip; an insulating layer in which the semiconductor chip is embedded; a wiring (105b, 108b, 113b, 116b) connected to the semiconductor chip; and reinforcing layers (103, 114) for reinforcing the insulating layer, the reinforcing layers respectively formed on a front face side of the insulating layer and a rear face side of the insulating layer, characterized in that the wiring board further comprises solder resist layers (117, 119) respectively formed to cover the reinforcing layers (103, 114), and in that the reinforcing layer on the rear face side of the insulating layer has an opening portion, and an electrode connected to the wiring is located in the opening portion, and/or in that an electrode (102, 118) connected to the wiring is located above the reinforcing layer on the front face side. a semiconductor chip; an insulating layer in which the semiconductor chip is embedded; a wiring (105b, 108b, 113b, 116b) connected to the semiconductor chip; and reinforcing layers (103, 114) for reinforcing the insulating layer, the reinforcing layers respectively formed on a front face side of the insulating layer and a rear face side of the insulating layer, characterized in that the wiring board further comprises solder resist layers (117, 119) respectively formed to cover the reinforcing layers (103, 114), and in that the reinforcing layer on the rear face side of the insulating layer has an opening portion, and an electrode connected to the wiring is located in the opening portion, and/or in that an electrode (102, 118) connected to the wiring is located above the reinforcing layer on the front face side.
A first microwave sensor device for detecting activity and for sending a communications signal to a second microwave sensor device, comprising: a microwave transceiver for transmitting a microwave transmit signal (T1a) and for receiving a microwave receive signal which is a reflection of the microwave transmit signal (T1a); a detector for processing the microwave transmit signal (T1a) and the microwave receive signal thereby to detect activity based on a first characteristic difference between the microwave transmit signal (T1a) and the microwave receive signal; and a control unit to control the microwave transceiver to transmit a communications signal (Tib) for detection at the second microwave sensor device, said communication signal (Tib) being with a second characteristic difference with respect to a characteristic of a microwave transmit signal (T2a) of the second microwave sensor device, which second characteristic difference is adapted to be detected by the second microwave sensor device so as to be aware of the communication characterised in that the control unit is adapted to transmit the communications signal (Tib) in response to the detection of movement as the activity; and said communications signal (Tib) is adapted to mimic the microwave transmit signal (T2a) of the second microwave sensor device reflected by a moving object, by having the second characteristic difference equal to the characteristic variation of the characteristic of the microwave transmit signal (T2a) of the second microwave sensor device caused by the moving object. a microwave transceiver for transmitting a microwave transmit signal (T1a) and for receiving a microwave receive signal which is a reflection of the microwave transmit signal (T1a); a detector for processing the microwave transmit signal (T1a) and the microwave receive signal thereby to detect activity based on a first characteristic difference between the microwave transmit signal (T1a) and the microwave receive signal; and a control unit to control the microwave transceiver to transmit a communications signal (Tib) for detection at the second microwave sensor device, said communication signal (Tib) being with a second characteristic difference with respect to a characteristic of a microwave transmit signal (T2a) of the second microwave sensor device, which second characteristic difference is adapted to be detected by the second microwave sensor device so as to be aware of the communication characterised in that the control unit is adapted to transmit the communications signal (Tib) in response to the detection of movement as the activity; and said communications signal (Tib) is adapted to mimic the microwave transmit signal (T2a) of the second microwave sensor device reflected by a moving object, by having the second characteristic difference equal to the characteristic variation of the characteristic of the microwave transmit signal (T2a) of the second microwave sensor device caused by the moving object.
A method for selecting information comprising first content and second content, which first content is defined by first attributes, and which second content is defined by second attributes, wherein a functional association between the first content and the second content is constituted in that a device or process displayable as first content conditions operation of a further device displayable as second content or execution of a further process displayable as second content to be displayed on a display surface of a screen, comprising the following steps: - determining the dimensions of the display surface, - selecting a first subregion of first attributes, by which selection a first subset of first content, which first subset of first content includes the first attributes, and a second subset of second content, which second subset of second content includes the second attributes are selected, which second attributes have a functional association with the first attitudes of the selected first subset of the first content, - displaying whether the selected information can be displayed on the display surface or by which amount the displaying surface is exceeded when displaying the information, - displaying a request to select further first attributes and/or second attributes, - displaying the selected information on the display surface, wherein third content, which displays a status of temporal association between the selected further first and/or second attributes, is also displayed. - determining the dimensions of the display surface, - selecting a first subregion of first attributes, by which selection a first subset of first content, which first subset of first content includes the first attributes, and a second subset of second content, which second subset of second content includes the second attributes are selected, which second attributes have a functional association with the first attitudes of the selected first subset of the first content, - displaying whether the selected information can be displayed on the display surface or by which amount the displaying surface is exceeded when displaying the information, - displaying a request to select further first attributes and/or second attributes, - displaying the selected information on the display surface, wherein third content, which displays a status of temporal association between the selected further first and/or second attributes, is also displayed.