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A computer implemented method for preparing to prefetch a texel for graphics processing, the method comprising: receiving a first memory address of a first texel of a texture map to be sampled for application to a three-dimensional model, the first texel corresponding to a first pixel in an image; receiving a second memory address of a second texel of the texture map, the second texel corresponding to a second pixel in the image; computing, using at least one processor operatively coupled with a memory, a derivative by dividing a difference between the first and second memory addresses by a distance between locations of the first and second pixels (105, 106) of the image; and estimating a third memory address of a third texel of the texture map based on the computed derivative, and prefetching texel information using said estimated third memory address, wherein the memory addresses of the texture map are continuous. receiving a first memory address of a first texel of a texture map to be sampled for application to a three-dimensional model, the first texel corresponding to a first pixel in an image; receiving a second memory address of a second texel of the texture map, the second texel corresponding to a second pixel in the image; computing, using at least one processor operatively coupled with a memory, a derivative by dividing a difference between the first and second memory addresses by a distance between locations of the first and second pixels (105, 106) of the image; and estimating a third memory address of a third texel of the texture map based on the computed derivative, and prefetching texel information using said estimated third memory address, wherein the memory addresses of the texture map are continuous.
A method for manufacturing a strainer of an ejector used to transfer fuel between two tanks of an aircraft or to supply fuel to an engine, said strainer comprising a conduit whereof a first end is for example intended to be connected to an inlet of the ejector, and whereof a second end is located within a housing comprising an open face for the passage of the fuel, the open face being closed off by a grate acting as a filter, the method being characterized in that it consists of manufacturing the conduit, the housing and the grate of the strainer as a single monobloc part, in a metallic material, preferably aluminum, by an additive manufacturing technique, layer by layer.
A method of diagnosing over active bladder disorder, the method comprising: measuring the concentrations of adenosine triphosphate, acetylcholine (ACh), nitrite, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and interleukin 5 (IL-5) in a sample obtained from a subject; normalising the concentrations to the concentration of creatinine (Cr) in the sample; range standardising the normalised concentrations and subject's age to the following values: Age to 120 years old; ATP/Cr to 0.000001 mole/mgxdl -1; ACh/Cr to 0.1 mole/ mgxdl -1; Nitrite to 200 nM/mgxdl -1; MCP-1/Cr to 100 pgxml -1 /mgxdl -1; IL-5/Cr 100 pgxml -1 /mgxdl -1; applying the normalised and range standardised concentrations to the following formula: Logit (p) = -1.738±1.404 + 4.985±2.914 × subject's age + 3315.959±5435.254 x /[Cr] + (-25204.194±20268.337) x [ACh]/[Cr] + 26.799±32.967 x [nitrite]/[Cr] + 6.755±25.132 [MCP-1]/[Cr] + (-61.838±148.740) [IL-5]/[Cr] and calculating Logit; wherein a Logit value above a predetermined threshold indicates that the subject has OAB. measuring the concentrations of adenosine triphosphate, acetylcholine (ACh), nitrite, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and interleukin 5 (IL-5) in a sample obtained from a subject; normalising the concentrations to the concentration of creatinine (Cr) in the sample; range standardising the normalised concentrations and subject's age to the following values: Age to 120 years old; ATP/Cr to 0.000001 mole/mgxdl -1; ACh/Cr to 0.1 mole/ mgxdl -1; Nitrite to 200 nM/mgxdl -1; MCP-1/Cr to 100 pgxml -1 /mgxdl -1; IL-5/Cr 100 pgxml -1 /mgxdl -1; applying the normalised and range standardised concentrations to the following formula: Logit (p) = -1.738±1.404 + 4.985±2.914 × subject's age + 3315.959±5435.254 x /[Cr] + (-25204.194±20268.337) x [ACh]/[Cr] + 26.799±32.967 x [nitrite]/[Cr] + 6.755±25.132 [MCP-1]/[Cr] + (-61.838±148.740) [IL-5]/[Cr] and calculating Logit; wherein a Logit value above a predetermined threshold indicates that the subject has OAB.
A bone cement formed by a combination of solid and liquid components comprising: a solid component including a contrast agent, a polymerization initiator, a calcium phosphate based bone substitute material, and a solid polymer, and a liquid component including a liquid monomer, a polymerization accelerator, and optionally, a polymerization inhibitor; characterized in that the bone cement has an initial injectable viscosity greater than 50 Pa•s suitable for manual injection onto or into a targeted anatomical location, and wherein said initial injectable viscosity is formed within a waiting time of two minutes or less after combining the solid component and the liquid component, the viscosity being measured as disclosed in the description section defining the term "initial viscosity", wherein the solid component includes: the contrast agent in a range of 38 to 42 percent by weight of the solid component; the polymerization initiator in the range of 0.3 to 0.5 percent by weight of the solid component; the bone substitute material comprising hydroxyapatite, in the range of 14 to 16 percent by weight of the solid component; and, the solid polymer comprising a mixture of poly(methylacrylate-co-methylmethacrylate), and poly(methylmethacrylate) in the range of 43 to 46 percent by weight of the solid component, wherein the poly(methylmethacrylate) is in the range of 3 percent to 15 percent by weight of the solid polymer. a solid component including a contrast agent, a polymerization initiator, a calcium phosphate based bone substitute material, and a solid polymer, and a liquid component including a liquid monomer, a polymerization accelerator, and optionally, a polymerization inhibitor; the bone cement has an initial injectable viscosity greater than 50 Pa•s suitable for manual injection onto or into a targeted anatomical location, and wherein said initial injectable viscosity is formed within a waiting time of two minutes or less after combining the solid component and the liquid component, the viscosity being measured as disclosed in the description section defining the term "initial viscosity", the contrast agent in a range of 38 to 42 percent by weight of the solid component; the polymerization initiator in the range of 0.3 to 0.5 percent by weight of the solid component; the bone substitute material comprising hydroxyapatite, in the range of 14 to 16 percent by weight of the solid component; and,
A mowing or mulching device by means of which vegetation projecting from an underground and forming a vegetation surface, in particular between two neighbouring rows of plants, is to be cut off, consisting of: - a support rack movable in a movement direction, - at least two cutting tools (8, 9) rotatably supported on the support rack, which are arranged in an adjustable height position parallel to the underground and by means of which the vegetation can be cut off respectively in a predetermined cutting width, and - wherein the respective cutting tool (8, 9) can be caused to rotate by a motor of an agricultural machine, wherein between the first and the second cutting tool (8, 9) a space is provided transversely to the movement direction, whose width, in the state of movement, creates a vegetation strip on the underground that is separate from the vegetation surface, wherein a support frame is attached to the support rack at the free end whereof a third cutting tool is arranged in the region of the vegetation strip and the cutting width whereof at least corresponds with the width of the space between the two cutting tools (8, 9), wherein the distance between the third cutting tool and the underground is variably adjustable by means of the support frame, and wherein the third cutting tool can be coupled with the motor of the agricultural machine at the support frame by means of ball joints and a telescopic shaft, characterised in that the first and/or the second cutting tool (8, 9) are pivotable in the plane parallel and spaced with respect to the underground, such that the width of the mowing or mulching device is adjustable to the distance between the two rows of plants. - a support rack movable in a movement direction, - at least two cutting tools (8, 9) rotatably supported on the support rack, which are arranged in an adjustable height position parallel to the underground and by means of which the vegetation can be cut off respectively in a predetermined cutting width, and - wherein the respective cutting tool (8, 9) can be caused to rotate by a motor of an agricultural machine, wherein between the first and the second cutting tool (8, 9) a space is provided transversely to the movement direction, whose width, in the state of movement, creates a vegetation strip on the underground that is separate from the vegetation surface, wherein a support frame is attached to the support rack at the free end whereof a third cutting tool is arranged in the region of the vegetation strip and the cutting width whereof at least corresponds with the width of the space between the two cutting tools (8, 9), wherein the distance between the third cutting tool and the underground is variably adjustable by means of the support frame, and wherein the third cutting tool can be coupled with the motor of the agricultural machine at the support frame by means of ball joints and a telescopic shaft, characterised in that the first and/or the second cutting tool (8, 9) are pivotable in the plane parallel and spaced with respect to the underground, such that the width of the mowing or mulching device is adjustable to the distance between the two rows of plants.
Surgical drive unit of a surgical instrument, comprising a motor with at least two motor windings (72a, 72b, 72c), and a memory device for storing data characterizing the drive unit and/or the motor, wherein the drive unit comprises a first transmitting and receiving device, which is connected to the memory device, and a second transmitting and receiving device, which is connected to at least two connection contacts (70a, 70c) of the motor, and wherein the first and second transmitting and receiving devices (82a, 82b) are configured and interact in such a way that data are transferable between them in a contactless manner, characterized in that one of the at least two motor windings (72a, 72b, 72c) forms the second transmitting and receiving device.
A complex comprising a peptide having the amino acid sequence according to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 12-21, 26-33 and 43-46 and a cargo molecule, wherein the cargo molecule is a nucleic acid.
A mask comprising a mask body that covers at least wearer's mouth and nose and a pair of ear straps that extend from both sides of the mask body and are designed to be hooked around wearer's ears, wherein: the mask body includes a first fiber sheet and a second fiber sheet which are laid one on the other such that the second fiber sheet is located on a wearer's side of the first fiber sheet when the mask is worn, and a third fiber sheet that is laid on a side of the second fiber sheet facing away from the first fiber sheet, and the first fiber sheet comprises hydrophobic fibers, wherein the second fiber sheet includes a first fiber layer which is formed of polyolefin fibers containing an inorganic antimicrobial agent and a second fiber layer which is formed of polyolefin fibers and has a larger fiber diameter than the first fiber layer, wherein the fiber diameter of the first fiber layer is within a range of 0.5 to 2.8 μm and the ratio of a particle diameter of the inorganic antimicrobial agent with respect to the fiber diameter is within a range of 0.1 to 6.0. the mask body includes a first fiber sheet and a second fiber sheet which are laid one on the other such that the second fiber sheet is located on a wearer's side of the first fiber sheet when the mask is worn, and a third fiber sheet that is laid on a side of the second fiber sheet facing away from the first fiber sheet, and the first fiber sheet comprises hydrophobic fibers, wherein the second fiber sheet includes a first fiber layer which is formed of polyolefin fibers containing an inorganic antimicrobial agent and a second fiber layer which is formed of polyolefin fibers and has a larger fiber diameter than the first fiber layer, wherein the fiber diameter of the first fiber layer is within a range of 0.5 to 2.8 μm and the ratio of a particle diameter of the inorganic antimicrobial agent with respect to the fiber diameter is within a range of 0.1 to 6.0.
A production method for a steel wire for a spring, the method comprising: heating the entirety of the steel wire to a higher temperature than a temperature of austenite transformation point and then quenching the steel wire; heating only a surface layer of the steel wire to a temperature ranging from 800 to 1000 °C that is higher than the temperature of the austenite transformation point (T AC3) while heating a center portion of the steel wire to a lower temperature than a tempering temperature (T temp) in the subsequent tempering, wherein an intermediate layer between the surface layer and the center portion is heated to a lower temperature than the temperature of the austenite transformation point (T AC3) and higher than the tempering temperature (T temp), and then quenching the steel wire; and tempering the entirety of the steel wire by heating, wherein the above steps are performed in the above order, thereby forming the surface layer, the intermediate layer interior to the surface layer, and the center portion interior to the intermediate layer and reaches a center of the steel wire, and the intermediate layer having lower hardness than the surface layer and the center portion. heating the entirety of the steel wire to a higher temperature than a temperature of austenite transformation point and then quenching the steel wire; heating only a surface layer of the steel wire to a temperature ranging from 800 to 1000 °C that is higher than the temperature of the austenite transformation point (T AC3) while heating a center portion of the steel wire to a lower temperature than a tempering temperature (T temp) in the subsequent tempering, wherein an intermediate layer between the surface layer and the center portion is heated to a lower temperature than the temperature of the austenite transformation point (T AC3) and higher than the tempering temperature (T temp), and then quenching the steel wire; and tempering the entirety of the steel wire by heating, wherein the above steps are performed in the above order, thereby forming the surface layer, the intermediate layer interior to the surface layer, and the center portion interior to the intermediate layer and reaches a center of the steel wire, and the intermediate layer having lower hardness than the surface layer and the center portion.
Active decoy body with an active pyrotechnic composition and with a structure surrounding the active composition, where the structure surrounds the active composition in such a way that gas produced on burn-up of the active composition is hindered by the structure from flowing off from the active composition to an extent such that the gas pressure on 100% of the overall surface area of the active composition is higher than outside the structure, where the structure is present - in the form of a metal mesh, or - in the form of a woven fabric, nonwoven fabric or wool consisting of an inorganic material, where the inorganic material is stone, quartz, aluminium oxide, ceramic or glass, or - in the form of a combustion chamber which has openings distributed over the complete surface area of the combustion chamber and which consists of a metal or of a ceramic or of a ceramic stabilized with a metal mesh, or - in the form of a fine mesh of heat-resistant material. - in the form of a metal mesh, or - in the form of a woven fabric, nonwoven fabric or wool consisting of an inorganic material, where the inorganic material is stone, quartz, aluminium oxide, ceramic or glass, or - in the form of a combustion chamber which has openings distributed over the complete surface area of the combustion chamber and which consists of a metal or of a ceramic or of a ceramic stabilized with a metal mesh, or - in the form of a fine mesh of heat-resistant material.
A bobbin-holder plate for automated winding machines or ring spinning machines comprising: - a plate body with a base and a central pin having a first central through-hole configured to house and support an associable bobbin, - at least one RFID tag, associated to the plate body, in order to allow a position and/or a state of the bobbin to be tracked, wherein said RFID tag contains information for the identification of the associable bobbin, characterized in that said RFID tag is fixed onto the bobbin-holder plate by means of a fixing cap associated with the plate body wherein said fixing cap is associated with the base of the plate body and is provided with a second through-hole coaxial with said central pin and in fluidic connection with said first central through-hole. - a plate body with a base and a central pin having a first central through-hole configured to house and support an associable bobbin, - at least one RFID tag, associated to the plate body, in order to allow a position and/or a state of the bobbin to be tracked, wherein said RFID tag contains information for the identification of the associable bobbin,
A tire force estimating processor unit which is configured to estimate tire forces which are forces applied from a ground surface to a wheel of a vehicle which turns in a bank state in which a vehicle body is tilted around a forward-rearward axis, the tire force estimating processor unit comprising: a first tire force estimating section which is configured to obtain a change over time of a motion state of the vehicle body in a vertical direction within a plane perpendicular to the forward-rearward axis, based on a value associated with a change over time of a bank angle of the vehicle body, and to estimate a vertical force applied in the vertical direction from the ground surface to the wheel, based on the change over time of the motion state of the vehicle body in the vertical direction. to obtain a change over time of a motion state of the vehicle body in a vertical direction within a plane perpendicular to the forward-rearward axis, based on a value associated with a change over time of a bank angle of the vehicle body, and to estimate a vertical force applied in the vertical direction from the ground surface to the wheel, based on the change over time of the motion state of the vehicle body in the vertical direction.
A method of verifying whether a transparent layer of a given medium is integrally applied onto a support material, in which method a layer of said medium is applied onto an applicator roller, said applicator roller being then used to apply the medium layer to the support material which is to be coated, characterised in that - a surface structure is formed in the medium layer during or after the application of the medium layer onto the applicator roller and prior to the application of the medium layer onto the support material, - prior to the application of the medium layer from the applicator roller to the support material, the surface structure of the layer is captured by means of an image acquisition device comprising at least one camera and one lighting device which are oriented towards the surface structure and activated by a control device, and said surface structure is evaluated by an evaluation device. - a surface structure is formed in the medium layer during or after the application of the medium layer onto the applicator roller and prior to the application of the medium layer onto the support material, - prior to the application of the medium layer from the applicator roller to the support material, the surface structure of the layer is captured by means of an image acquisition device comprising at least one camera and one lighting device which are oriented towards the surface structure and activated by a control device, and said surface structure is evaluated by an evaluation device.
An intervertebral implant configured to be inserted into an intervertebral space along a direction of insertion, the intervertebral space defined by a superior vertebral body and an inferior vertebral body, the intervertebral implant comprising: a body having first and second opposing outer surfaces (36, 38) each configured to engage one of the superior and inferior vertebral bodies (12a, 12b); a first keel extending out from the first outer surface, the first keel including a first locking member that defines a first body facing surface; a second keel extending out from the second outer surface, the second keel including a second locking member that defines a second body facing surface, characterized in that the first body facing surface diverges from the first outer surface of the body along the direction of insertion, and the second body facing surface diverges from the second outer surface of the body along the direction of insertion. a body having first and second opposing outer surfaces (36, 38) each configured to engage one of the superior and inferior vertebral bodies (12a, 12b); a first keel extending out from the first outer surface, the first keel including a first locking member that defines a first body facing surface; a second keel extending out from the second outer surface, the second keel including a second locking member that defines a second body facing surface, characterized in that the first body facing surface diverges from the first outer surface of the body along the direction of insertion, and the second body facing surface diverges from the second outer surface of the body along the direction of insertion.
A cache controller of a shared cache memory system, comprising: means for receiving a memory access request comprising a Quality of Service, QoS, identifier, QoSID, corresponding to a QoS class (112, 112) of a plurality of QoS classes; means for determining whether the memory access request corresponds to a cache line of a plurality of cache lines of the shared cache memory system; means for selecting, as a target partition, one of a minimum partition mapped to the QoS class corresponding to the QoSID by a minimum mapping bitmask (200, 200) and a maximum partition mapped to the QoS class corresponding to the QoSID by a maximum mapping bitmask (202, 202), responsive to determining that the memory access request does not correspond to the cache line of the plurality of cache lines; and means for allocating the cache line of the plurality of cache lines within the target partition for a cache fill operation, responsive to determining that the memory access request does not correspond to the cache line of the plurality of cache lines. means for receiving a memory access request comprising a Quality of Service, QoS, identifier, QoSID, corresponding to a QoS class (112, 112) of a plurality of QoS classes; means for determining whether the memory access request corresponds to a cache line of a plurality of cache lines of the shared cache memory system; means for selecting, as a target partition, one of a minimum partition mapped to the QoS class corresponding to the QoSID by a minimum mapping bitmask (200, 200) and a maximum partition mapped to the QoS class corresponding to the QoSID by a maximum mapping bitmask (202, 202), responsive to determining that the memory access request does not correspond to the cache line of the plurality of cache lines; and means for allocating the cache line of the plurality of cache lines within the target partition for a cache fill operation, responsive to determining that the memory access request does not correspond to the cache line of the plurality of cache lines.