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A segmentation method for determining pleura boundaries of a lung, comprising: acquiring image data from an imaging device; generating a set of two-dimensional slice images based on the acquired image data; determining, by a processor, a seed voxel in the set of 2D slice images as the intersection of the slice images of the set; applying, by the processor, a region growing process to a first slice image from the set of 2D slice images starting with a pixel corresponding to the seed voxel using a threshold value; generating, by the processor, a set of binarized 2D slice images based on the region grown from the pixel corresponding to the seed voxel; filtering out, by the processor, connected components of the lung in each slice image of the set of binarized 2D slice images; and identifying, by the processor, the pleural boundaries of the lung based on each of the filtered slice images of the set of binarized 2D slice images. acquiring image data from an imaging device; generating a set of two-dimensional slice images based on the acquired image data; determining, by a processor, a seed voxel in the set of 2D slice images as the intersection of the slice images of the set; applying, by the processor, a region growing process to a first slice image from the set of 2D slice images starting with a pixel corresponding to the seed voxel using a threshold value; generating, by the processor, a set of binarized 2D slice images based on the region grown from the pixel corresponding to the seed voxel; filtering out, by the processor, connected components of the lung in each slice image of the set of binarized 2D slice images; and identifying, by the processor, the pleural boundaries of the lung based on each of the filtered slice images of the set of binarized 2D slice images.
A solar cell stack structure, comprising: a solar cell; and an electrode formed on a first surface of the solar cell, wherein the solar cell is stacked on a center portion of a substrate with the electrode interposed therebetween, and wherein the electrode is in contact with an electrode line coated on an edge portion of the substrate, characterised in that the electrode is formed on the first surface of the solar cell in an attachment film and protrudes from both sides of the solar cell; a first protruding end of the electrode is in contact with a first end of the electrode line; a second end of the electrode line is connected with a wire member; and the solar cell structure has no gap between the solar cell and the substrate. a solar cell; and an electrode formed on a first surface of the solar cell, wherein the solar cell is stacked on a center portion of a substrate with the electrode interposed therebetween, and wherein the electrode is in contact with an electrode line coated on an edge portion of the substrate, characterised in that the electrode is formed on the first surface of the solar cell in an attachment film and protrudes from both sides of the solar cell; a first protruding end of the electrode is in contact with a first end of the electrode line; a second end of the electrode line is connected with a wire member; and the solar cell structure has no gap between the solar cell and the substrate.
A multilayer film comprising: an adhesive layer formed of a thermoplastic polymer composition containing a thermoplastic elastomer, which is a block copolymer or a hydrogenated block copolymer having a polymer block containing an aromatic vinyl compound unit and a polymer block containing a conjugated diene compound unit; and a base layer formed of an amorphous resin having an elastic modulus of 2 to 600 MPa at an arbitrary temperature of 110°C to 160°C, wherein elongation at break of the multilayer film at a temperature lower by 5°C than glass transition temperature of the amorphous resin is at least 160%; the polymer block containing the conjugated diene compound unit is a polymer block containing an isoprene unit, a butadiene unit or isoprene/butadiene units in which 1,2 bonds and 3,4 bonds together constitute at least 40 mol% of the bonds; the thermoplastic polymer composition contains an adhesion imparting component that is a polyvinyl acetal resin and/or a polar group-containing polypropylene resin in an amount of 10 to 100 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the thermoplastic elastomer; a thickness of the base layer is in the range of 10 to 500 μm; and the elastic modulus and the elongation at break are determined as disclosed in the description. an adhesive layer formed of a thermoplastic polymer composition containing a thermoplastic elastomer, which is a block copolymer or a hydrogenated block copolymer having a polymer block containing an aromatic vinyl compound unit and a polymer block containing a conjugated diene compound unit; and a base layer formed of an amorphous resin having an elastic modulus of 2 to 600 MPa at an arbitrary temperature of 110°C to 160°C, wherein elongation at break of the multilayer film at a temperature lower by 5°C than glass transition temperature of the amorphous resin is at least 160%; the polymer block containing the conjugated diene compound unit is a polymer block containing an isoprene unit, a butadiene unit or isoprene/butadiene units in which 1,2 bonds and 3,4 bonds together constitute at least 40 mol% of the bonds; the thermoplastic polymer composition contains an adhesion imparting component that is a polyvinyl acetal resin and/or a polar group-containing polypropylene resin in an amount of 10 to 100 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the thermoplastic elastomer; a thickness of the base layer is in the range of 10 to 500 μm; and the elastic modulus and the elongation at break are determined as disclosed in the description.
Method for managing radio resources in a cellular network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein for each node of interest of the network, a neighbourhood of this node of interest is determined, each node of said neighbourhood performing a local observation of its environment and by extracting a plurality of radio characteristics, characterised in that: - each node of said neighbourhood encodes each of the radio characteristics in the form of a message and transmits this message to the node of interest; - the node of interest generates a local mapping of each radio characteristic by aggregating the messages encoding this radio characteristic; - the node of interest merges the local mappings using fusion parameters to generate a hybrid local mapping of the different radio characteristics; - the node of interest decides at each time to perform an action from a finite set of possible actions, based on said hybrid local mapping and on a radio resource management strategy defined by a conditional probability parameterised distribution of each action, the set of fusion parameters as well as the set of parameters of the conditional probability distribution being subject to reinforcement learning in order to maximise a reward over time, the learning being dependent on a function-objective of the network. - each node of said neighbourhood encodes each of the radio characteristics in the form of a message and transmits this message to the node of interest; - the node of interest generates a local mapping of each radio characteristic by aggregating the messages encoding this radio characteristic; - the node of interest merges the local mappings using fusion parameters to generate a hybrid local mapping of the different radio characteristics; - the node of interest decides at each time to perform an action from a finite set of possible actions, based on said hybrid local mapping and on a radio resource management strategy defined by a conditional probability parameterised distribution of each action, the set of fusion parameters as well as the set of parameters of the conditional probability distribution being subject to reinforcement learning in order to maximise a reward over time, the learning being dependent on a function-objective of the network.
Cooling system for a motor vehicle with a cooling circuit in which at least one internal combustion engine, one pump and one cooling device are arranged, wherein - a short circuit line which bypasses the pump is provided, which connects a pressure side to an intake side of the pump, - a valve device which can be switched between at least two positions is provided in the region of the short circuit line, - in the first position at least most of the coolant flow flows through the short circuit line, and in the second position the entire coolant flow flows through the internal combustion engine and not through the short circuit line. characterised in that the valve device is configured as an annular slide valve with a combined valve disc and two springs (19',19"), wherein a first spring is configured as a safety spring, while an overpressure function is ensured with a second spring (19"). - a short circuit line which bypasses the pump is provided, which connects a pressure side to an intake side of the pump, - a valve device which can be switched between at least two positions is provided in the region of the short circuit line, - in the first position at least most of the coolant flow flows through the short circuit line, and in the second position the entire coolant flow flows through the internal combustion engine and not through the short circuit line.
Suspension spring for a seat or bed support, comprising at least two individual suspension springs (7, 7.1, 7.2; 7.3, 7.4; 7.5, 7.6, 7.7) arranged above one another in the spring effect direction, wherein the at least two individual suspension springs (7, 7.1, 7.2; 7.3, 7.4; 7.5, 7.6, 7.7) are rigidly connected to one another at their longitudinal axial ends and taking effect in the longitudinal extension, characterised in that the suspension spring (6, 6.1, 6.2) in the state when not subjected to loading is cambered against the spring effect direction over its tension width, the camber extends uniformly over the tension width, and the at least two individual suspension springs (7, 7.1, 7.2; 7.3, 7.4; 7.5, 7.6, 7.7) are connected at their longitudinal axial ends but with a spacing between them
Method for producing a hot forming tool comprising at least one metallic base body, characterized in that the base body is at least partially equipped with metallic disc rings or discs arranged at a distance from the base body in such a way that gaps between the disc rings or discs are created when the metallic disc rings or discs are applied, wherein the surfaces of the disc rings or discs are brought to the oxidation by means of a thermo-chemical process, and the gaps by the formation of the metallic oxides or of the scale will be narrowed or completely closed.
Motor vehicle comprising a data interface for transmitting data to a robot, wherein the motor vehicle comprises a controller that is configured to produce control signals for controlling the robot for a specified working task and to transmit said control signals to the robot via the data interface, characterized in that the motor vehicle comprises a sensor arrangement that is designed to detect a posture of the robot and/or axle positions of the robot and to transmit related data to the controller, which is configured to produce the control signals depending on said data, such that the motor vehicle is designed to use the sensor arrangement already installed in the motor vehicle also to detect the posture of the robot and/or the axle position of the robot in order to actuate the robot from the vehicle depending thereon, wherein the vehicle sensor arrangement is also used for other vehicle applications. wherein the motor vehicle comprises a controller that is configured to produce control signals for controlling the robot for a specified working task and to transmit said control signals to the robot via the data interface, characterized in that the motor vehicle comprises a sensor arrangement that is designed to detect a posture of the robot and/or axle positions of the robot and to transmit related data to the controller, which is configured to produce the control signals depending on said data, such that the motor vehicle is designed to use the sensor arrangement already installed in the motor vehicle also to detect the posture of the robot and/or the axle position of the robot in order to actuate the robot from the vehicle depending thereon, wherein the vehicle sensor arrangement is also used for other vehicle applications.
A thermal installation for drying pasty material, comprising a chamber in which said pasty material is heated and a steam circuit comprising successively: - means for aspirating mists resulting from the heating of said pasty material; - treatment means; - compression means; - at least one heat exchanger (23a, 23b) disposed within said chamber; the installation being characterized in that the aspiration means comprise means for increasing head losses so as to trap solid particles resulting from the heating of said pasty material and carried by said mists, the means for increasing head losses being disposed above the chamber and comprising means for vibrating the external wall, so that at least a portion of said trapped solid particles falls back into the chamber. - means for aspirating mists resulting from the heating of said pasty material; - treatment means; - compression means; - at least one heat exchanger (23a, 23b) disposed within said chamber;
Device for producing foam for wellness and/or hygiene applications with a vessel (2, 3, 4) to be filled with a mixture of water and a component producing foam, where said vessel (2, 3, 4) comprises a device for blowing air into said mixture to produce foam, wherein said device comprises at least two vessels (2, 3, 4) to be filled with said mixture arranged one above the other in a vertical direction in tiers, where said vessels (2, 3, 4) comprise said device for blowing air into said mixture to produce foam, where said vessels (2, 3, 4) are open towards an outlet region such that the foam produced in said vessels (2, 3, 4) is merged in said outlet region, characterized in that said devices for blowing air in are configured such that the air is introduced over a large area along the bases of said vessels (2, 3, 4), in that the air is introduced into the container or into the mixture contained therein in the region of an area of at least 40% of the area of the base of a vessel (2, 3, 4) just above the base or from the base.
A gas-volume controller (10, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610) comprising: an inlet (16, 216, 316, 416, 516, 616); an outlet (18, 218, 318, 418, 518, 618) separated from the inlet; characterized in that it comprises a one-piece fitting, said fitting defining the inlet and the outlet; and a circuitous helical path (28, 240, 340, 440) formed between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the circuitous path is configured to regulate a flow rate of gas exiting the outlet to be substantially constant such that the flow rate is substantially independent of pressure fluctuations from a set average pressure of the gas at the inlet. an inlet (16, 216, 316, 416, 516, 616); an outlet (18, 218, 318, 418, 518, 618) separated from the inlet; characterized in that it comprises a one-piece fitting, said fitting defining the inlet and the outlet; and a circuitous helical path (28, 240, 340, 440) formed between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the circuitous path is configured to regulate a flow rate of gas exiting the outlet to be substantially constant such that the flow rate is substantially independent of pressure fluctuations from a set average pressure of the gas at the inlet.
Acoustically-effective component, comprising: a) a pouch formed from at least a first cover layer, which forms a first chamber, wherein the first cover layer consists of a flexible material with an extended surface area, b) a first filling, which is arranged in the first chamber, wherein the first filling comprises foam particles, c) characterised in that the first cover layer has a specific flow resistance of between 10 and 1,500 rayls, where 1 rayl = 1 Pa·s·m -1, and is a non-woven material, or comprises such a material, wherein the materials of the first cover layer and/or the first filling, can be moulded thermoplastically. a) a pouch formed from at least a first cover layer, which forms a first chamber, wherein the first cover layer consists of a flexible material with an extended surface area, b) a first filling, which is arranged in the first chamber, wherein the first filling comprises foam particles, c) characterised in that the first cover layer has a specific flow resistance of between 10 and 1,500 rayls, where 1 rayl = 1 Pa·s·m -1, and is a non-woven material, or comprises such a material, wherein the materials of the first cover layer and/or the first filling, can be moulded thermoplastically.
A pericardial-liquid level control system comprising: a pipe that is configured to be inserted into the pericardium; a pump (1, 2) that is configured to supply and expel liquid to and from the pipe; an electrocardiographic-information detecting portion (7a, 7b) that is configured to detect electrocardiographic information; and a controlling portion that is configured to, in synchronization with the electrocardiographic information detected by the electrocardiographic-information detecting portion (7a, 7b), control the pump (1, 2) so that the liquid is supplied to the pericardium via the pipe during contraction of the heart and the liquid is expelled from the pericardium via the pipe during expansion of the heart, characterized in that the controlling portion is configured to perform control so as to keep the interior of the pericardium at a substantially constant pressure by causing the pump (1, 2) to operate so that the amount of liquid supplied to the pericardium and the amount of liquid expelled from the pericardium become substantially equal. a pipe that is configured to be inserted into the pericardium; a pump (1, 2) that is configured to supply and expel liquid to and from the pipe; an electrocardiographic-information detecting portion (7a, 7b) that is configured to detect electrocardiographic information; and a controlling portion that is configured to, in synchronization with the electrocardiographic information detected by the electrocardiographic-information detecting portion (7a, 7b), control the pump (1, 2) so that the liquid is supplied to the pericardium via the pipe during contraction of the heart and the liquid is expelled from the pericardium via the pipe during expansion of the heart, characterized in that the controlling portion is configured to perform control so as to keep the interior of the pericardium at a substantially constant pressure by causing the pump (1, 2) to operate so that the amount of liquid supplied to the pericardium and the amount of liquid expelled from the pericardium become substantially equal.
Method for detecting a fault in a DC voltage line that is connected to at least one controllable device (2, 3) for generating a current in the DC voltage line, in which - at least one target value of a control device for controlling the controllable device (2, 3) is set for a predetermined time in such a way that a time-variable current is generated through the DC voltage line, - a voltage and the current through the DC voltage line are measured, - an impedance of the DC voltage line is determined from the measured voltage and the measured current, - a characteristic parameter is derived from the impedance, wherein the characteristic parameter is a distance and is determined from the ratio of the measured impedance and a specific impedance of the DC voltage line, - a check is carried out as to whether the characteristic parameter is below a predetermined parameter threshold, - if the characteristic parameter is below the parameter threshold, a fault message is generated. - at least one target value of a control device for controlling the controllable device (2, 3) is set for a predetermined time in such a way that a time-variable current is generated through the DC voltage line, - a voltage and the current through the DC voltage line are measured, - an impedance of the DC voltage line is determined from the measured voltage and the measured current, - a characteristic parameter is derived from the impedance, wherein the characteristic parameter is a distance and is determined from the ratio of the measured impedance and a specific impedance of the DC voltage line, - a check is carried out as to whether the characteristic parameter is below a predetermined parameter threshold, - if the characteristic parameter is below the parameter threshold, a fault message is generated.
A method of preparing of an oxygen selective adsorbent containing Ba, Sr and Mg, the method comprising the steps of: (a) reacting a barium-containing compound with a magnesium precursor and a strontium precursor, wherein a second mixed solution of the magnesium precursor and the strontium precursor is slowly injected into a first mixed solution of the barium containing compound and a carbonate compound and reacted with stirring at 50 to 120°C, wherein the first mixed solution is prepared by mixing the barium-containing compound and the carbonate compound in distilled water, and dispersing the mixture by using an ultrasonic disperser and a stirrer to dissolve the barium-containing compound and the carbonate compound at room temperature, and wherein the second mixed solution is prepared by mixing the magnesium precursor and the strontium precursor in distilled water, (b) drying and sintering the product obtained in step (a), wherein the sintering is carried out at about 700°C to 800°C, wherein the mole ratio of Ba and Sr is 9:1 to 5:5, and the ratio mole number of Mg / mole number of (Ba + Sr) is more than 0 and 2 or less. (a) reacting a barium-containing compound with a magnesium precursor and a strontium precursor, wherein a second mixed solution of the magnesium precursor and the strontium precursor is slowly injected into a first mixed solution of the barium containing compound and a carbonate compound and reacted with stirring at 50 to 120°C, wherein the first mixed solution is prepared by mixing the barium-containing compound and the carbonate compound in distilled water, and dispersing the mixture by using an ultrasonic disperser and a stirrer to dissolve the barium-containing compound and the carbonate compound at room temperature, and wherein the second mixed solution is prepared by mixing the magnesium precursor and the strontium precursor in distilled water, a second mixed solution of the magnesium precursor and the strontium precursor is slowly injected into a first mixed solution of the barium containing compound and a carbonate compound the first mixed solution is prepared by mixing the barium-containing compound and the carbonate compound in distilled water, and dispersing the mixture by using an ultrasonic disperser and a stirrer to dissolve the barium-containing compound and the carbonate compound at room temperature, and wherein the second mixed solution is prepared by mixing the magnesium precursor and the strontium precursor in distilled water, (b) drying and sintering the product obtained in step (a), wherein the sintering is carried out at about 700°C to 800°C, wherein the mole ratio of Ba and Sr is 9:1 to 5:5, and the ratio mole number of Mg / mole number of (Ba + Sr) is more than 0 and 2 or less.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a mifepristone, for use in treating Cushing's syndrome in an adult or an adolescent patient, wherein said pharmaceutical composition is suitable for oral administration, and is administered at least three times a day, wherein the total daily amount of mifepristone administered is inferior or equal to 600mg.