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An image processing apparatus comprising: a tomographic image acquisition means configured to acquire a tomographic image indicating a polarization state of a subject, the tomographic image acquisition means being configured to form the tomographic image based on beams of different polarizations obtained by splitting a combined beam which is obtained by combining a return beam from the subject irradiated with a measuring beam and a reference beam; an extraction means configured to extract a region of a retinal pigment epithelium from the tomographic image; and a display control means configured to cause a display means to display a first index (714; 814; 824) indicating a first form in the region of the retinal pigment epithelium and a second index (715; 815; 825) indicating a second form in the region of the retinal pigment epithelium. a tomographic image acquisition means configured to acquire a tomographic image indicating a polarization state of a subject, the tomographic image acquisition means being configured to form the tomographic image based on beams of different polarizations obtained by splitting a combined beam which is obtained by combining a return beam from the subject irradiated with a measuring beam and a reference beam; an extraction means configured to extract a region of a retinal pigment epithelium from the tomographic image; and a display control means configured to cause a display means to display a first index (714; 814; 824) indicating a first form in the region of the retinal pigment epithelium and a second index (715; 815; 825) indicating a second form in the region of the retinal pigment epithelium.
A method for the production of isopropanol by microbial fermentation, comprising fermenting a substrate comprising CO using a recombinant carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism capable of producing isopropanol by fermentation of CO, wherein the microorganism expresses the enzymes: acetyl-coenzyme A acetyltransferase (thiolase; ThlA; E.C. 2.3.1.9); acetoacetyl-CoA:acetate coenzyme A transferase A (CoA transferase; CtfA; EC 2.8.3.9); and acetoacetyl-CoA:acetate coenzyme A transferase B (CoA transferase; CtfB; EC 2.8.3.9); and wherein the microorganism further expresses the enzyme: a. acetoacetate decarboxylase (Adc; EC 4.1.1.4); or b. alpha-ketoisovalerate decarboxylase (decarboxylase; KivD; EC4.1.1.74); wherein the enzymes are not naturally present in a parental microorganism from which the recombinant microorganism is derived. a. acetoacetate decarboxylase (Adc; EC 4.1.1.4); or b. alpha-ketoisovalerate decarboxylase (decarboxylase; KivD; EC4.1.1.74);
A control cage assembly for a centrifugal blast wheel machine, the control cage assembly comprising: a control cage having a cylindrical wall defining an interior chamber and a media outlet formed in the cylindrical wall to allow the egress of blast media from the interior chamber; a locking ring secured to a peripheral edge of the cylindrical wall, the locking ring including an indicator projecting radially outwardly from the locking ring; an adaptor plate configured to be secured to a wheel assembly of the centrifugal blast wheel machine, the adaptor plate including a central opening configured to receive the cylindrical wall of the control cage therein and at least one recess (48, 50) formed therein configured to receive the indicator when securing the locking ring and the control cage to the adaptor plate; and a retaining ring configured to be secured to the adaptor plate and to firmly secure the locking ring and the control cage in place. a control cage having a cylindrical wall defining an interior chamber and a media outlet formed in the cylindrical wall to allow the egress of blast media from the interior chamber; a locking ring secured to a peripheral edge of the cylindrical wall, the locking ring including an indicator projecting radially outwardly from the locking ring; an adaptor plate configured to be secured to a wheel assembly of the centrifugal blast wheel machine, the adaptor plate including a central opening configured to receive the cylindrical wall of the control cage therein and at least one recess (48, 50) formed therein configured to receive the indicator when securing the locking ring and the control cage to the adaptor plate; and a retaining ring configured to be secured to the adaptor plate and to firmly secure the locking ring and the control cage in place.
Welding apparatus, comprising at least a current contact nozzle, wherein the current contact nozzle comprises an elongate guide device for guiding a welding wire, a nozzle holder, wherein the current contact nozzle is arranged on or in the nozzle holder, a feed device for transferring the welding wire from a first orientation into a second orientation, wherein the welding wire can be fed to the feed device in the first orientation and can be conducted out of the feed device in the second orientation, in particular can be conducted in the direction of the nozzle holder, wherein the feed device comprises a preferably conical feeding surface, and an elongate line element, characterized in that the line element can receive a plurality of welding wire cores (8, 10), wherein the welding wire cores (8, 10) can be introduced into the line element via a first line element end and wherein the welding wire guided in the welding wire cores (8, 10) can be guided out of the line element via a second line element end, wherein the welding wire guided out of the line element via the second line element end can be conducted in the direction of the feed device, in particular passes into the feed device in the first orientation.
Method for opening and closing a part which can be rotated or tilted on a vehicle, in particular a door, of a hinged window, a boot lid, an engine bonnet or a folding roof, wherein the part is moved in a movement range between a closed position and an opened position, wherein when the part is opened and/or closed obstacles are detected and a movement of the part is stopped or reversed by means of a control unit, and sensors which are arranged on the outside and/or inside (20, 22) of the part or of the vehicle pass on, during the adjustment of the part, a signal to the control unit to stop or reverse the movement of the part as soon as the part approaches an obstacle to less than the minimum distance, characterized in that the part is adjusted by means of an adjustment rotor, and in order to detect an obstacle measurement values of at least one parameter which is representative of an adjustment force of the part, are continuously detected and evaluated and compared with a predefined threshold value, and when the threshold value is exceeded the adjustment motor is stopped or reversed, and in that the movement range of the part is divided into detection ranges (36, 38) in which the obstacle is detected by means of the specified sensors, and other regions in which the obstacle is detected by means of the specified parameter which represents the adjustment force of the part.
A laser welding method comprising: a first step of causing a first steel plate having a protrusion and a second steel plate to overlap so that a tip of the protrusion provided on the first steel plate makes contact with the second steel plate; and a second step of irradiating the protrusion with laser light in an irradiation pattern having a size larger than a size of the protrusion in plan view after the first step, wherein at least one of a surface of the first steel plate that faces the second steel plate and a surface of the second steel plate that faces the first steel plate is plated, the protrusion has a circular shape in the plan view, the protrusion has a diameter in a range from 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm inclusive in the plan view, and the protrusion is irradiated with the laser light in a spiral irradiation pattern having a size larger than the size of the protrusion by 0.5 mm or more. a first step of causing a first steel plate having a protrusion and a second steel plate to overlap so that a tip of the protrusion provided on the first steel plate makes contact with the second steel plate; and a second step of irradiating the protrusion with laser light in an irradiation pattern having a size larger than a size of the protrusion in plan view after the first step, wherein at least one of a surface of the first steel plate that faces the second steel plate and a surface of the second steel plate that faces the first steel plate is plated, the protrusion has a circular shape in the plan view, the protrusion has a diameter in a range from 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm inclusive in the plan view, and the protrusion is irradiated with the laser light in a spiral irradiation pattern having a size larger than the size of the protrusion by 0.5 mm or more.
Method for counting persons in a scene located in a field of view of a stereoscopic device, characterized in that it includes the following steps implemented by said stereoscopic device: - generating a left image (Ig) and a right image (Id) from two video cameras associated with optical systems; - producing images (Igr, Idr), called left and right rectified images, in which one point of the scene corresponds to pixels located in a given row of the left rectified image (Igr) and of the right rectified image (Idr); - identifying, for each pixel of an image (Igr, Idr), the corresponding pixel of the scene in the other image and deducing therefrom an image, called the image of disparities (Im_depth), in which the value of each pixel corresponds to the divergence in a given row between the rank of the corresponding pixels in the two images; - calculating a gradient (grad1) between each pixel of the image of disparities (Im_depth) and a pixel that precedes it in a given row; - detecting a person depending on the calculated gradients (grad1) and counting the persons thus detected; and in that the image of disparities (Im_depth) is determined from the comparison of a first image of left to right disparities (Im_dispGD) corresponding to the divergence in a given row between a rank of each pixel of the left image and the rank of each corresponding pixel of the scene in the right image, and a second image of right to left disparities (Im_dispDG) corresponding to the divergence in a given row between the rank of each pixel of the right image and the rank of each corresponding pixel of the scene of the left image. - generating a left image (Ig) and a right image (Id) from two video cameras associated with optical systems; - producing images (Igr, Idr), called left and right rectified images, in which one point of the scene corresponds to pixels located in a given row of the left rectified image (Igr) and of the right rectified image (Idr); - identifying, for each pixel of an image (Igr, Idr), the corresponding pixel of the scene in the other image and deducing therefrom an image, called the image of disparities (Im_depth), in which the value of each pixel corresponds to the divergence in a given row between the rank of the corresponding pixels in the two images; - calculating a gradient (grad1) between each pixel of the image of disparities (Im_depth) and a pixel that precedes it in a given row; - detecting a person depending on the calculated gradients (grad1) and counting the persons thus detected;
A heterogeneous catalyst comprising platinum and rhodium on a support selected from the group consisting of zirconia comprised of zirconia and no more than 5 wt% of other materials, stabilized (doped) zirconia comprised of zirconia and between 1 wt% and 40 wt% of dopants, and mixtures thereof, wherein the molar ratio of platinum to rhodium is in the range of from 3:1 to 1:2, platinum is present in an amount in the range of from 0.4 wt% to 1.4 wt%, rhodium is present in an amount in the range of from 0.1 wt% to 0.8 wt%, and wherein the average pore diameter of the support is in the range of 5nm to 70nm.
Fibre-opening machine, fibre-blending machine or fleece-forming machine having a device with a sealing disc and a sealing means for preventing accumulation of fibres between a cylinder of the machine and a boundary wall of the machine using the sealing means, wherein the sealing disc does not co-rotate with the cylinder, characterised in that the sealing disc rests on the boundary wall and has a shoulder which, with an inner jacket of the cylinder and the boundary wall of the machine, forms an annular channel into which the sealing means is inserted, and in that an opening is provided in the boundary wall in a portion of the annular channel.
A compound for use in a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease, the method comprising administering to a subject the compound as the sole active pharmaceutical agent in a therapeutically effective amount, which compound is selected from the group consisting of: (a) compounds of formula X-O, formula X-R, formula XII-O, and formula XII-R: where R 11, R 12, and R 13 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, -C 1 -C 4 alkyl, -C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, -CN, -F, -Cl, -Br, and -I, with the proviso that if any of R 11, R 12, or R 13 is H, then at least one of the other two substituents is neither H nor methyl; and stereoisomers, mixtures of stereoisomers, solvates, and hydrates thereof; and (b) compounds of formula VII-O, formula VII-R, formula IX-O, and formula IX-R: where R 1, R 2, and R 3 are independently selected from -C 1 -C 4 alkyl, with the proviso that at least one of R 1, R 2, and R 3 is not methyl; and stereoisomers, mixtures of stereoisomers, solvates, and hydrates thereof. (a) compounds of formula X-O, formula X-R, formula XII-O, and formula XII-R: where R 11, R 12, and R 13 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, -C 1 -C 4 alkyl, -C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, -CN, -F, -Cl, -Br, and -I, with the proviso that if any of R 11, R 12, or R 13 is H, then at least one of the other two substituents is neither H nor methyl; and stereoisomers, mixtures of stereoisomers, solvates, and hydrates thereof; and (b) compounds of formula VII-O, formula VII-R, formula IX-O, and formula IX-R: where R 1, R 2, and R 3 are independently selected from -C 1 -C 4 alkyl, with the proviso that at least one of R 1, R 2, and R 3 is not methyl; and stereoisomers, mixtures of stereoisomers, solvates, and hydrates thereof.
An aerosol generating device comprising a heater assembly (110, 610, 620) for heating a cigarette accommodated in the aerosol generating device, comprising: a heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560) that extends in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette and includes a ferromagnetic substance that is configured to generate heat by an external magnetic field; and a temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560), wherein the heater assembly (110, 610, 620) is disposed at an inner end portion of an accommodation space provided in the aerosol generating device to accommodate the cigarette, wherein the heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560) further comprises a hollow, wherein the temperature sensor abuts an inner surface of the heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560), the aerosol generating device being characterised in that the temperature sensor abuts an inner surface of a section other than the ferromagnetic substance in the heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560). a heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560) that extends in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette and includes a ferromagnetic substance that is configured to generate heat by an external magnetic field; and a temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560), wherein the heater assembly (110, 610, 620) is disposed at an inner end portion of an accommodation space provided in the aerosol generating device to accommodate the cigarette, wherein the heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560) further comprises a hollow, wherein the temperature sensor abuts an inner surface of the heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560), the aerosol generating device being characterised in that the temperature sensor abuts an inner surface of a section other than the ferromagnetic substance in the heating element (111, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560).
An environmental probe (102, 200, 400, 500, 510, 520) configured to be at least partially inserted into the ground at a location, the environmental probe (102, 200, 400, 500, 510, 520) comprising: one or more environmental sensors configured to generate environmental measurement data indicating one or more environmental measurements at the location; one or more wireless interfaces; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the one or more wireless interfaces, and the one or more environmental sensors, wherein the processor is configured to: determine an alert state at the location based on the environmental measurement data; and initiate transmission of an indicator of the alert state to a remote device (140, 150) via the one or more wireless interfaces, wherein the environmental probe (102, 200, 400, 500, 510, 520) is characterized in that the environmental probe (102, 200, 400, 500, 510, 520) further comprises a storage chamber (122, 210, 502) configured to store a substance for dispersal at the location, and a detachable nose cone (212, 402, 600) attached to the environmental probe below an opening of the storage chamber (122, 210, 502), the detachable nose cone (212, 402, 600) comprising one or more dissolvable walls configured to dissolve to cause dispersal of the substance at the location. one or more environmental sensors configured to generate environmental measurement data indicating one or more environmental measurements at the location; one or more wireless interfaces; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the one or more wireless interfaces, and the one or more environmental sensors, wherein the processor is configured to: determine an alert state at the location based on the environmental measurement data; and initiate transmission of an indicator of the alert state to a remote device (140, 150) via the one or more wireless interfaces, determine an alert state at the location based on the environmental measurement data; and initiate transmission of an indicator of the alert state to a remote device (140, 150) via the one or more wireless interfaces, wherein the environmental probe (102, 200, 400, 500, 510, 520) is characterized in that the environmental probe (102, 200, 400, 500, 510, 520) further comprises a storage chamber (122, 210, 502) configured to store a substance for dispersal at the location, and a detachable nose cone (212, 402, 600) attached to the environmental probe below an opening of the storage chamber (122, 210, 502), the detachable nose cone (212, 402, 600) comprising one or more dissolvable walls configured to dissolve to cause dispersal of the substance at the location.
Cooling circuit for an engine, comprising functional members, with in particular a first functional member of the engine being an oil cooler and a second functional member of the engine being a liquid coolant pump, the liquid coolant pump being arranged upstream of the engine in the direction of flow of the liquid coolant in the cooling circuit, the cooling circuit comprising in particular a unit heater, a radiator and also a plurality of ducts (18, 20, 22, 24, 26) for passage of the liquid coolant between functional members, one of the ducts being a liquid coolant passage duct for a motor vehicle internal combustion engine, which connects the oil cooler to the liquid coolant pump, the duct comprising a tubular portion, said tubular portion having an upstream end intended to be connected to a first functional member of the engine, in particular the oil cooler, and a downstream end opposite the upstream end and intended to be connected to a second functional member of the engine, in particular the liquid coolant pump, the tubular portion comprising at least one receiving orifice capable of receiving at least one element for heating the liquid coolant, and said passage duct comprising a branch connected to the duct emanating from the unit heater.
A method for acquiring Radio Resource Control, RRC, reestablishment information, comprising: Receiving, by a Donor eNB, DeNB, serving a source Relay Node, RN, from which a User Equipment, UE, performs handover, or a target RN to which a UE performs handover, a handover request message from the source RN, when the UE performs handover from the source RN and the DeNB is not a target node of the handover, or from another eNB, when the UE performs handover to the target RN; characterized by further comprising: Parsing, by the DeNB, handover preparation information in the handover request message to obtain RRC reestablishment information of one or more cells; and Selecting, by the DeNB, RRC reestablishment information of a cell managed by the DeNB from the obtained RRC reestablishment information and storing the selected RRC reestablishment information. Parsing, by the DeNB, handover preparation information in the handover request message to obtain RRC reestablishment information of one or more cells; and Selecting, by the DeNB, RRC reestablishment information of a cell managed by the DeNB from the obtained RRC reestablishment information and storing the selected RRC reestablishment information.
A system, comprising: an electric field generator; and an implantable device in electrical communication with the field generator and configured for positioning proximate to or within a target site of a patient, wherein the electric field generator is configured to use the implantable device to generate electric fields at a frequency of from about 50 kHz to about 500 kHz; wherein the electric field generator is configured to periodically change a direction of the electric fields, characterised in that the electric field generator is configured to change the direction at a frequency of between 0.03 seconds and 0.5 seconds. an electric field generator; and an implantable device in electrical communication with the field generator and configured for positioning proximate to or within a target site of a patient, wherein the electric field generator is configured to use the implantable device to generate electric fields at a frequency of from about 50 kHz to about 500 kHz; wherein the electric field generator is configured to periodically change a direction of the electric fields, characterised in that the electric field generator is configured to change the direction at a frequency of between 0.03 seconds and 0.5 seconds.
Articulation device for deploying a structure on a spacecraft, wherein the articulation device comprises: - a first leg, - a second leg, - a pivot shaft, which is mounted on the first leg so as to rotate about its central longitudinal axis and is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second leg, - at least two drive devices (40, 40') each for causing rotation of the pivot shaft in at least one rotational direction, wherein the drive devices (40, 40') each comprise an overrunning clutch, which is connected to the pivot shaft. - a first leg, - a second leg, - a pivot shaft, which is mounted on the first leg so as to rotate about its central longitudinal axis and is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second leg, - at least two drive devices (40, 40') each for causing rotation of the pivot shaft in at least one rotational direction,