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A picture coding device for coding a moving picture using inter prediction based on inter prediction information in units of blocks into which each picture of moving pictures is divided, the picture coding device comprising: a coding information storage unit configured to, at the beginning of each predetermined unit, initialize all history-based candidates in a history-based motion vector predictor candidate list by filling them with motion vectors equal to (0, 0) and reference indexes incremented by 1 from 0 to N-1, N being the number of reference pictures, and thereafter equal to 0, wherein the reference indexes are used to identify reference pictures in a reference picture list; a merging candidate list generation unit configured to generate a merging candidate list including at least a motion vector and a reference index of a block neighboring a coding target block as a merging candidate; a history-based merging candidate addition unit configured to add a history-based candidate included in the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list to the merging candidate list as a merging candidate; and a merging candidate selection unit configured to select a merging candidate from the merging candidate list as a selection merging candidate, wherein the coding information storage unit updates the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list by adding the selection merging candidate as a history-based candidate to the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list, and the predetermined unit is a picture, a slice or a tile. a coding information storage unit configured to, at the beginning of each predetermined unit, initialize all history-based candidates in a history-based motion vector predictor candidate list by filling them with motion vectors equal to (0, 0) and reference indexes incremented by 1 from 0 to N-1, N being the number of reference pictures, and thereafter equal to 0, wherein the reference indexes are used to identify reference pictures in a reference picture list; a merging candidate list generation unit configured to generate a merging candidate list including at least a motion vector and a reference index of a block neighboring a coding target block as a merging candidate; a history-based merging candidate addition unit configured to add a history-based candidate included in the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list to the merging candidate list as a merging candidate; and a merging candidate selection unit configured to select a merging candidate from the merging candidate list as a selection merging candidate, wherein the coding information storage unit updates the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list by adding the selection merging candidate as a history-based candidate to the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list, and the predetermined unit is a picture, a slice or a tile.
A method for processing at least two surface elements lying against one another, whereof at least one comprises perforations, wherein at least one layer (12, 12') of a deformable medium-tight material is applied on both sides of the surface elements, the surface elements together with the deformable layers (12, 12') are inserted between at least two moulding tool parts (3, 4), the deformable layers (12, 12') are clamped between the moulding tool parts (3, 4) with a projecting edge region circumferential around the surface elements, pressure is exerted on at least one region of a surface section of the inserted surface elements at a predetermined deformation temperature by the introduction of a medium between one of the deformable layers and a first moulding tool part, wherein the pressure acts directly against the deformable layer, and the surface elements are moulded together with the deformable layers (12, 12') into at least one adjacent cavity of a second moulding tool part by the generated pressure, wherein at least two of these surface elements are connected together by diffusion welding, characterised in that a structured surface is produced with at least one surface element comprising a perforated, a grid or a network structure, and that the surface element is removed from the deformable layers (12, 12') after the deformation.
Electric linear drive for a gear rack of a hydraulic valve, having: - a stepping motor, wherein the stepping motor has a rotor axle, - a holding plate, - a motor output gear wheel, and - a gearing with at least one gear shaft having two gear wheels (11, 12), and a bearing arrangement, wherein the holding plate, the stepping motor with the motor output gear wheel and the gearing form a drive unit which, together with a basic housing, forms an overall housing, wherein the overall housing has an opening for inserting a gear rack, and wherein a gear axle of the gear shaft is arranged in a direction parallel to the rotor axle, wherein a first gear wheel meshes with the motor output gear wheel, wherein a second gear wheel can be brought into engagement with the gear rack, which can be inserted via the opening, of a device to be driven, characterized in that the rotor axle is arranged perpendicularly to the direction of the lowest extent of the overall housing and perpendicularly to the gear rack to be driven. - a stepping motor, wherein the stepping motor has a rotor axle, - a holding plate, - a motor output gear wheel, and - a gearing with at least one gear shaft having two gear wheels (11, 12), and a bearing arrangement, wherein the holding plate, the stepping motor with the motor output gear wheel and the gearing form a drive unit which, together with a basic housing, forms an overall housing, wherein the overall housing has an opening for inserting a gear rack, and wherein a gear axle of the gear shaft is arranged in a direction parallel to the rotor axle, wherein a first gear wheel meshes with the motor output gear wheel, wherein a second gear wheel can be brought into engagement with the gear rack, which can be inserted via the opening, of a device to be driven, characterized in that the rotor axle is arranged perpendicularly to the direction of the lowest extent of the overall housing and perpendicularly to the gear rack to be driven. wherein the holding plate, the stepping motor with the motor output gear wheel and the gearing form a drive unit which, together with a basic housing, forms an overall housing, wherein the overall housing has an opening for inserting a gear rack, and wherein a gear axle of the gear shaft is arranged in a direction parallel to the rotor axle, wherein a first gear wheel meshes with the motor output gear wheel, wherein a second gear wheel can be brought into engagement with the gear rack, which can be inserted via the opening, of a device to be driven, characterized in that the rotor axle is arranged perpendicularly to the direction of the lowest extent of the overall housing and perpendicularly to the gear rack to be driven.
A cover for a camera, the cover comprising: a base material; and a laminated layer formed on the base material, wherein the base material includes resin, the laminated layer includes: a contact layer that includes a siloxane acrylic resin coating material, an acrylic resin coating material including silica, or a silane acrylic resin coating material; a hydrophilic layer that includes a waterborne coating material that is mainly made of silane acrylic resin; and an intermediate layer that includes resin coating material and serves as a binder to bind the contact layer and the hydrophilic layer, the contact layer, the intermediate layer, and the hydrophilic layer are stacked on the base material in stated order, the hydrophilic layer is a polymer brush, and the resin coating material that constitutes the intermediate layer includes amorphous silica. a base material; and a laminated layer formed on the base material, wherein the base material includes resin, the laminated layer includes: a contact layer that includes a siloxane acrylic resin coating material, an acrylic resin coating material including silica, or a silane acrylic resin coating material; a hydrophilic layer that includes a waterborne coating material that is mainly made of silane acrylic resin; and an intermediate layer that includes resin coating material and serves as a binder to bind the contact layer and the hydrophilic layer, the contact layer, the intermediate layer, and the hydrophilic layer are stacked on the base material in stated order, the hydrophilic layer is a polymer brush, and the resin coating material that constitutes the intermediate layer includes amorphous silica.
An in vitro method for the induction, expansion and/or generation of alloantigen-specific human regulatory T cells, comprising: contacting of allogeneic CD40-activated B cells with naive CD4 + CD25 - T cells for a period of time sufficient to induce, expand, and/or generate the alloantigen-specific human regulatory T cells; and isolating the alloantigen-specific human regulatory T cells from the cell population. contacting of allogeneic CD40-activated B cells with naive CD4 + CD25 - T cells for a period of time sufficient to induce, expand, and/or generate the alloantigen-specific human regulatory T cells; and isolating the alloantigen-specific human regulatory T cells from the cell population.
Rotary distributor having a transport line for conveying a medium, having a housing, wherein the housing surrounds the transport line at least in some sections and wherein the housing is arranged in such a way as to be able to rotate relative to the transport line, and having a sealing device for sealing off the transport line, wherein the sealing device has a channel, within which a sealing medium can flow, characterized in that the rotary distributor has at least a first sensor device (14, 14a, 24, 24a, 64, 64a) which detects at least one physical property of the sealing medium with the exception of a pressure, a temperature or a fill level, and which outputs a measurement signal that is characteristic of said physical property.
Annular light guide illuminator configured to guide light received at an entry surface to an exit surface for illuminating a zone at a distal end of said light guide illuminator, and to allow for the transmission, through an inner hole portion of said light guide illuminator, of light reflected/emitted from said zone, wherein: said annular light guide illuminator has a guiding portion between the entry surface and the exit surface for guiding light by reflection between an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface toward the exit surface; and said exit surface is configured to refract light received from the entry surface; and said exit surface is a boundary surface portion of a truncated-cone-shaped inner cavity, a base end of which opens onto said distal end and a truncated summit end of which positioned opposite to said base end opens onto said inner hole portion, characterized in that said exit surface has a curved generatrix with a concavity oriented toward the inner cavity to illuminate said zone with a uniform light intensity distribution, wherein the generatrix is a parabola. said annular light guide illuminator has a guiding portion between the entry surface and the exit surface for guiding light by reflection between an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface toward the exit surface; and said exit surface is configured to refract light received from the entry surface; and said exit surface is a boundary surface portion of a truncated-cone-shaped inner cavity, a base end of which opens onto said distal end and a truncated summit end of which positioned opposite to said base end opens onto said inner hole portion, characterized in that said exit surface has a curved generatrix with a concavity oriented toward the inner cavity to illuminate said zone with a uniform light intensity distribution, wherein the generatrix is a parabola.
A method of forming a seal ring, the method comprising: forming a thermoplastic rod from at least a longitudinal layer of a first polymer and a longitudinal layer of a second polymer, the first polymer comprising a filled polymer, the second polymer comprising an unfilled polymer, and the extruded rod having first and second ends; heating the thermoplastic rod to a first temperature above the glass transition temperature of the first and second polymers; bending the thermoplastic rod into a circular structure while maintaining the temperature at least at the first temperature; heating the first and second ends of the extruded rod to a temperature above the melting temperature of the first and second polymers; and bringing the heated first and second ends of the extruded rod together to form a weld joining the ends together, wherein the welded second polymer has at least a first mechanical property that is superior to the first mechanical property of the welded first polymer, so that the first mechanical property of the weld joining the ends of the extruded rod together is also superior to the first mechanical property of the welded first polymer, wherein the first mechanical property is selected from the group consisting of elongation at break or tensile strength. forming a thermoplastic rod from at least a longitudinal layer of a first polymer and a longitudinal layer of a second polymer, the first polymer comprising a filled polymer, the second polymer comprising an unfilled polymer, and the extruded rod having first and second ends; heating the thermoplastic rod to a first temperature above the glass transition temperature of the first and second polymers; bending the thermoplastic rod into a circular structure while maintaining the temperature at least at the first temperature; heating the first and second ends of the extruded rod to a temperature above the melting temperature of the first and second polymers; and bringing the heated first and second ends of the extruded rod together to form a weld joining the ends together, wherein the welded second polymer has at least a first mechanical property that is superior to the first mechanical property of the welded first polymer, so that the first mechanical property of the weld joining the ends of the extruded rod together is also superior to the first mechanical property of the welded first polymer, wherein the first mechanical property is selected from the group consisting of elongation at break or tensile strength.
A circumcision system for removing excess foreskin from the neonatal penis comprising: a ring component; an axial cutting device; and a radial clamping device; wherein the system further comprises a housing having a through bore; the radial clamping device having a plurality of longitudinal clamping arms, at least a portion of said radial clamping device being disposed within said bore of said housing; the axial cutting device having an axially oriented blade, said axial cutting device being fixedly attached to said housing within said bore, said axial cutting device having a cutting edge; the ring component having a clamping surface adapted to engage said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms and a cutting surface adapted to engage said axially oriented blade; an actuation mechanism being operably connected to said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms to radially translate said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms inward to clamp said ring component; and said actuation mechanism being operably connected to said axial cutting device to axially translate said cutting edge relative to said clamped ring component to cut the excess foreskin. a ring component; an axial cutting device; and a radial clamping device; wherein the system further comprises a housing having a through bore; the radial clamping device having a plurality of longitudinal clamping arms, at least a portion of said radial clamping device being disposed within said bore of said housing; the axial cutting device having an axially oriented blade, said axial cutting device being fixedly attached to said housing within said bore, said axial cutting device having a cutting edge; the ring component having a clamping surface adapted to engage said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms and a cutting surface adapted to engage said axially oriented blade; an actuation mechanism being operably connected to said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms to radially translate said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms inward to clamp said ring component; and said actuation mechanism being operably connected to said axial cutting device to axially translate said cutting edge relative to said clamped ring component to cut the excess foreskin.
Method for selecting a node in a local area network comprising nodes allowing an extension of wireless communication coverage in order to increase the range of the local area network by coordinating a plurality of access points incorporated in the nodes, the nodes being interconnected by an access-point interface of a backhaul network and a client interface of the backhaul network of another node, each node in the backhaul subnetwork sending at least one wireless network called fronthaul network, the nodes comprising at least two radio interfaces making it possible to communicate on two different channels, characterised in that the method comprises the steps, performed by an item of equipment for associating itself with the local area network, of: - obtaining, from each node allowing an extension of wireless communication coverage, information comprising at least one item of information representing the hierarchical level of the node as well as an item of information indicating whether the client interface of the radio interface of the node of the backhaul subnetwork is connected to an access-point interface of the backhaul subnetwork of a node of a higher hierarchical level, - selecting (E305, E311), from the information obtained and from the nodes allowing an extension of coverage for which the information comprising at least one item of information representing the hierarchical level of the node and the information indicating whether the client interface of the radio interface of the node of the backhaul subnetwork is connected to an access-point interface of the backhaul subnetwork of a node of a higher hierarchical level has been obtained, the node allowing an extension of wireless communication coverage with which the equipment associates itself. - obtaining, from each node allowing an extension of wireless communication coverage, information comprising at least one item of information representing the hierarchical level of the node as well as an item of information indicating whether the client interface of the radio interface of the node of the backhaul subnetwork is connected to an access-point interface of the backhaul subnetwork of a node of a higher hierarchical level, - selecting (E305, E311), from the information obtained and from the nodes allowing an extension of coverage for which the information comprising at least one item of information representing the hierarchical level of the node and the information indicating whether the client interface of the radio interface of the node of the backhaul subnetwork is connected to an access-point interface of the backhaul subnetwork of a node of a higher hierarchical level has been obtained, the node allowing an extension of wireless communication coverage with which the equipment associates itself.
A method for producing an article from a glass tube having an inner surface, the method comprising: introducing the glass tube to a converter having a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one heating station, at least one forming station, and a separating station; heating a proximal end of the glass tube at the at least one heating station, wherein alkali is released from the glass tube during the heating; forming at least one feature of the article at the proximal end of the glass tube in the at least one forming station; separating the article from the proximal end of the glass tube at the separating station; producing a flow of gas adjacent to the proximal end of the glass tube comprising introducing a gas pulse into the glass tube through a distal end of the glass tube, wherein the flow of gas is operable to remove at least a portion of the atmosphere in an interior of the glass tube; wherein separating the article from the glass tube comprises thermally separating the article from the glass tube and forming a meniscus of glass across a proximal end of the glass tube, wherein the gas pulse is sufficient to open the meniscus of the glass tube; and, wherein contamination of the inner surface by the alkali released from the glass tube is at least reduced. introducing the glass tube to a converter having a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one heating station, at least one forming station, and a separating station; heating a proximal end of the glass tube at the at least one heating station, wherein alkali is released from the glass tube during the heating; forming at least one feature of the article at the proximal end of the glass tube in the at least one forming station; separating the article from the proximal end of the glass tube at the separating station; producing a flow of gas adjacent to the proximal end of the glass tube comprising introducing a gas pulse into the glass tube through a distal end of the glass tube, wherein the flow of gas is operable to remove at least a portion of the atmosphere in an interior of the glass tube; wherein separating the article from the glass tube comprises thermally separating the article from the glass tube and forming a meniscus of glass across a proximal end of the glass tube, wherein the gas pulse is sufficient to open the meniscus of the glass tube; and, wherein contamination of the inner surface by the alkali released from the glass tube is at least reduced.
A method for controlling communications by a communication device, comprising receiving on a plurality of control channels information of resources allocated for the communication device for communications via a plurality of antennas in a service area, and communicating simultaneously via the plurality of antennas based on the information.