mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A computer-implemented method for extracting an excerpt of a media object without requiring human input, the method comprising: computing, for each bar within a search zone (S, 104) of a media object having musical content, a pitch vector of the bar and a timbre vector of the bar; computing, by moving one bar at a time, a distance between bar i and bar i+N of the media object, for each of the pitch vector and the timbre vector, where N and i are integers and N is an adjustable number of bars for extracting the excerpt of the media object, and i=1, 2,..., N; sorting the bars by pitch distance in increasing order and retaining P% of top bars, and sorting the retained bars by timbre distance in increasing order and retaining T% of top bars, to generate a sorted list of bars of the media object; selecting, from the top part of the sorted list of bars, N bars with the highest energy; and extracting the portion of the media object corresponding to the selected N bars with the highest energy as the excerpt of the media object, for at least one of playback of the extracted excerpt of the media object on an electronic device and searching for similar media objects. computing, for each bar within a search zone (S, 104) of a media object having musical content, a pitch vector of the bar and a timbre vector of the bar; computing, by moving one bar at a time, a distance between bar i and bar i+N of the media object, for each of the pitch vector and the timbre vector, where N and i are integers and N is an adjustable number of bars for extracting the excerpt of the media object, and i=1, 2,..., N; sorting the bars by pitch distance in increasing order and retaining P% of top bars, and sorting the retained bars by timbre distance in increasing order and retaining T% of top bars, to generate a sorted list of bars of the media object; selecting, from the top part of the sorted list of bars, N bars with the highest energy; and extracting the portion of the media object corresponding to the selected N bars with the highest energy as the excerpt of the media object, for at least one of playback of the extracted excerpt of the media object on an electronic device and searching for similar media objects.
Operating circuit for an LED load, comprising: - a half-bridge circuit having two switches (HS, LS) connected in series, - a series resonant circuit supplied from the center point of the two switches (HS, LS), - a transformer, the leakage inductance of which is part of the resonant circuit, or which is arranged in series with a discrete resonant choke, and from the secondary side of which connections for an LED load are supplied, - a control circuit which is designed to clock the switches (HS, LS) of the half-bridge at a high frequency, and the control circuit is further designed to superimpose, on the high-frequency clocking, a PWM modulation of a low frequency in comparison thereto, and to adjust the high-frequency clocking by means of feedforward control and to change the duty cycle of the PWM modulation by means of feedback control, wherein a signal representing a current through the LED is fed to the control circuit for the feedback control. - a half-bridge circuit having two switches (HS, LS) connected in series, - a series resonant circuit supplied from the center point of the two switches (HS, LS), - a transformer, the leakage inductance of which is part of the resonant circuit, or which is arranged in series with a discrete resonant choke, and from the secondary side of which connections for an LED load are supplied, - a control circuit which is designed to clock the switches (HS, LS) of the half-bridge at a high frequency, and the control circuit is further designed to superimpose, on the high-frequency clocking, a PWM modulation of a low frequency in comparison thereto,
An in vitro method for asessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a human subject, comprising a) determining the concentration of protein APEX1 in a serum, plasma, or whole blood sample, and b) comparing the concentration of protein APEX1 determined in step (a) with a reference concentration of protein APEX1, wherein a concentration of protein APEX1 above a reference concentration is indicative for COPD. a) determining the concentration of protein APEX1 in a serum, plasma, or whole blood sample, and b) comparing the concentration of protein APEX1 determined in step (a) with a reference concentration of protein APEX1, wherein a concentration of protein APEX1 above a reference concentration is indicative for COPD.
A convertible shoe comprising: a top portion having a foot bed and an upper, and a bottom side attachment means; a middle insert portion having a top side attachment means and a bottom side attachment means; and a bottom portion having a top side attachment means and a tread; wherein said bottom side attachment means of said top portion and said middle insert are identical and said top side attachment means of said middle insert and bottom portion are identical, and wherein said top side attachment means are sized, spaced and configured to correspond and removably attach to said bottom side attachment means such that said top portion can attach directly to said bottom portion to create a low heeled shoe or said top portion can attach to said middle insert and said middle insert can attach to said bottom portion to create a high heeled shoe, and said bottom side attachment means includes a protruding perimeter ridge and bottom attachment material and said top side attachment means includes a recessed perimeter channel and top attachment material, and wherein said top attachment material mates with said bottom attachment material to securely hold said bottom side to said top side and wherein said perimeter ridge is sized and configured to fit within said perimeter channel to create a secure yet removable attachment. a top portion having a foot bed and an upper, and a bottom side attachment means; a middle insert portion having a top side attachment means and a bottom side attachment means; and a bottom portion having a top side attachment means and a tread; wherein said bottom side attachment means of said top portion and said middle insert are identical and said top side attachment means of said middle insert and bottom portion are identical, and wherein said top side attachment means are sized, spaced and configured to correspond and removably attach to said bottom side attachment means such that said top portion can attach directly to said bottom portion to create a low heeled shoe or said top portion can attach to said middle insert and said middle insert can attach to said bottom portion to create a high heeled shoe, and said bottom side attachment means includes a protruding perimeter ridge and bottom attachment material and said top side attachment means includes a recessed perimeter channel and top attachment material, and wherein said top attachment material mates with said bottom attachment material to securely hold said bottom side to said top side and wherein said perimeter ridge is sized and configured to fit within said perimeter channel to create a secure yet removable attachment.
A tensioner comprising: a base having a shaft; an adjusting member rotatably engaged within the shaft; a pivot arm pivotally engaged with a shaft exterior; a torsion spring engaged between the base and the pivot arm; a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a pulley axis of rotation B-B that is laterally offset from a pivot arm pivot axis A-A; the adjusting member configured for rotation about a fastener having an axis C-C, the axis C-C is laterally offset from the axis A-A; and characterized by: a rotary member rotationally engaged with the pivot arm, the rotary member in a first position allows rotation of the adjusting member about the fastener, and upon rotation of the rotary member to a second position the rotary member limits movement of the pivot arm in a predetermined range with respect to the adjusting member. a base having a shaft; an adjusting member rotatably engaged within the shaft; a pivot arm pivotally engaged with a shaft exterior; a torsion spring engaged between the base and the pivot arm; a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a pulley axis of rotation B-B that is laterally offset from a pivot arm pivot axis A-A; the adjusting member configured for rotation about a fastener having an axis C-C, the axis C-C is laterally offset from the axis A-A; and characterized by: a rotary member rotationally engaged with the pivot arm, the rotary member in a first position allows rotation of the adjusting member about the fastener, and upon rotation of the rotary member to a second position the rotary member limits movement of the pivot arm in a predetermined range with respect to the adjusting member.
A pack having an inner volume in which a food or beverage ingredient is stored and in which a food or beverage product is produced when a fluid is introduced inside, said inner volume being defined by sheets of material joined to one another at their edges and said inner volume presenting a generally plane shape defining a plane essentially vertically oriented during beverage production, said pack comprising at least one fluid inlet for supplying a fluid in the inner volume and at least two dispensing outlets (120, 130) for delivering the food or beverage product from said inner volume, said fluid inlet(s) and said dispensing outlets (120, 130) being positioned at the bottom of the pack and being at least partially positioned between two joined edges of the sheets of material, the fluid inlet being oriented essentially perpendicularly to the plane defined by the inner volume, the dispensing outlets (120, 130) being arranged in the vicinity one with respect to the other and presenting a sufficient section to enable a flow of the food or beverage product form the pack, the pack being characterized in that the at least two dispensing outlets (120, 130) differ by their internal design for providing different effects, at least one or a combination of: foam improvement, product mixing improvement, break foam to remove the foam, or outlet diameter adjustment.
An antenna device comprising: an antenna coil module including a coil conductor having a loop shape or a spiral shape in which a winding center portion defines a coil opening; and a conductor layer including a conductor opening and a slit connecting the conductor opening and an outer edge of the conductor layer; wherein the conductor layer is superposed on top of the coil conductor of the antenna coil module, and is larger than an area of a region in which the coil conductor is disposed; characterized in that the antenna coil module further comprises a magnetic layer that is arranged along the coil conductor; wherein the magnetic layer is arranged on a side of the coil conductor that is farther from the conductor layer than the coil conductor; and when the coil conductor is viewed in plan view, the distance between the outer edge of the conductor layer and the outer edge of the coil conductor is larger than the distance between the edge of the conductor opening and the inner edge of the coil conductor, and the whole coil conductor is arranged in the area between the edge of the conductor opening and the outer edge of the conductor layer. an antenna coil module including a coil conductor having a loop shape or a spiral shape in which a winding center portion defines a coil opening; and a conductor layer including a conductor opening and a slit connecting the conductor opening and an outer edge of the conductor layer; wherein the conductor layer is superposed on top of the coil conductor of the antenna coil module, and is larger than an area of a region in which the coil conductor is disposed; characterized in that the antenna coil module further comprises a magnetic layer that is arranged along the coil conductor; wherein the magnetic layer is arranged on a side of the coil conductor that is farther from the conductor layer than the coil conductor; and when the coil conductor is viewed in plan view, the distance between the outer edge of the conductor layer and the outer edge of the coil conductor is larger than the distance between the edge of the conductor opening and the inner edge of the coil conductor, and the whole coil conductor is arranged in the area between the edge of the conductor opening and the outer edge of the conductor layer.
A method for predicting clinical outcome for a subject diagnosed with colorectal cancer, skin cancer, head and neck cancer or lung cancer, comprising: (a) determining a normalized expression level of an RNA transcript of MYO5B and/or RAB8A, or an expression product thereof, in a biological sample comprising colorectal, skin, head and neck or lung cancer cells obtained from said subject; and (b) predicting the likelihood of a positive clinical outcome for said subject based on said normalized expression level, wherein an increased normalized expression of an RNA transcript of MYO5B and/or RAB8A, or an expression product thereof, is positively correlated with an increased likelihood of a positive outcome. (a) determining a normalized expression level of an RNA transcript of MYO5B and/or RAB8A, or an expression product thereof, in a biological sample comprising colorectal, skin, head and neck or lung cancer cells obtained from said subject; and (b) predicting the likelihood of a positive clinical outcome for said subject based on said normalized expression level,
An end effector for using with a substrate handler, comprising: a free end (124; 224) having a substrate supporting surface configured to support a substrate in parallel to a horizontal plane; and a fixed end (111; 211) configured to be mounted to a substrate handler, wherein the end effector (110; 210) is mountable to a substrate handler at a position such that the substrate supporting surface is at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal plane if no substrate is disposed on the free end (124; 224), wherein the predetermined angle is determined to compensate drooping of the end effector due to the weight of a substrate so that if the substrate is positioned on the end effector, the substrate is parallel to the horizontal plane, wherein the end effector has a bottom surface configured to be received by a mounting plane, the mounting plane being disposed horizontally, and wherein the bottom surface is sloped relative to the substrate supporting surface. a free end (124; 224) having a substrate supporting surface configured to support a substrate in parallel to a horizontal plane; and a fixed end (111; 211) configured to be mounted to a substrate handler, wherein the end effector (110; 210) is mountable to a substrate handler at a position such that the substrate supporting surface is at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal plane if no substrate is disposed on the free end (124; 224), wherein the predetermined angle is determined to compensate drooping of the end effector due to the weight of a substrate so that if the substrate is positioned on the end effector, the substrate is parallel to the horizontal plane, wherein the end effector has a bottom surface configured to be received by a mounting plane, the mounting plane being disposed horizontally, and wherein the bottom surface is sloped relative to the substrate supporting surface.
A highly corrosion resistant hot dip zinc (Zn) alloy plated steel sheet comprising: an underlying steel sheet; and a hot dip Zn alloy plating layer, wherein a composition of the hot dip Zn alloy plating layer includes about 1 wt% to about 3 wt% of aluminum (Al), about 1.5 wt% to about 4.0 wt% of magnesium (Mg), and Zn and unavoidable impurities as a remainder, in which Al + Mg is in a range of about 2.5 wt% to about 7.0 wt% and Al:(Al + Mg) is in a range of about 0.38 to about 0.48, wherein the hot dip Zn alloy plating layer comprises a plated structure in which a Zn-MgZn 2 binary eutectic structure is dispersed in a matrix of a Zn-Al-MgZn 2 ternary eutectic structure, a Zn single phase structure is included having an area fraction in a cross-sectional structure of the plating layer of about 10% or less, and a MgZn 2 structure is included as a remainder, and wherein phosphorous is adhered to a surface of the plating layer and a content thereof is in a range of about 0.01 mg/m 2 to about 500 mg/m 2. an underlying steel sheet; and a hot dip Zn alloy plating layer, wherein a composition of the hot dip Zn alloy plating layer includes about 1 wt% to about 3 wt% of aluminum (Al), about 1.5 wt% to about 4.0 wt% of magnesium (Mg), and Zn and unavoidable impurities as a remainder, in which Al + Mg is in a range of about 2.5 wt% to about 7.0 wt% and Al:(Al + Mg) is in a range of about 0.38 to about 0.48, wherein the hot dip Zn alloy plating layer comprises a plated structure in which a Zn-MgZn 2 binary eutectic structure is dispersed in a matrix of a Zn-Al-MgZn 2 ternary eutectic structure, a Zn single phase structure is included having an area fraction in a cross-sectional structure of the plating layer of about 10% or less, and a MgZn 2 structure is included as a remainder, and wherein phosphorous is adhered to a surface of the plating layer and a content thereof is in a range of about 0.01 mg/m 2 to about 500 mg/m 2.
A system, consisting of: at least one fiber composite pipe; another pipe, possibly consisting of other materials than the fiber composite pipe; and a connecting arrangement for non-positive fastening of the at least one fiber composite pipe to the other pipe, wherein a two-pieced sealing element (30, 31, 33) is provided, comprising at least two inner sleeve elements (31, 33) and having a positioning flange, said sealing element is joined at least with said fiber composite component (10, 20) by means of heating coil fusion technique, so that said sealing element surrounds the exposed fiber ends of the respective fiber composite pipe in a gas- and fluid tight manner, and that a loading element is provided which ensures the non-positive connection between the joined pipes, the loading element is provided with two heating coils (42, 42') at its side pointing towards the fiber composite pipe (10, 20), the heating coils being spaced apart from another, so that directly at a mirror surface, where the inner sleeve elements (31, 33) meet, it is not welded. at least one fiber composite pipe; another pipe, possibly consisting of other materials than the fiber composite pipe; and a connecting arrangement for non-positive fastening of the at least one fiber composite pipe to the other pipe, wherein a two-pieced sealing element (30, 31, 33) is provided, comprising at least two inner sleeve elements (31, 33) and having a positioning flange, said sealing element is joined at least with said fiber composite component (10, 20) by means of heating coil fusion technique, so that said sealing element surrounds the exposed fiber ends of the respective fiber composite pipe in a gas- and fluid tight manner, and that a loading element is provided which ensures the non-positive connection between the joined pipes, the loading element is provided with two heating coils (42, 42') at its side pointing towards the fiber composite pipe (10, 20), the heating coils being spaced apart from another, so that directly at a mirror surface, where the inner sleeve elements (31, 33) meet, it is not welded.
Suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner having a supporting structure, which is connected on one side to a suction nozzle housing and on the other side to a connecting piece for an insertion pipe of the vacuum cleaner, and having an undercarriage assembly which has at least two axes of rotation (16, 16') provided with wheels (15, 15') which are distanced from one another in the displacement direction and is rotatably mounted on the supporting structure, characterised in that the wheels (15, 15') disposed on each respective side of the supporting structure are rotatably mounted on a shared wheel bearing beam, which is pivotably received on its part by the supporting structure.
Wind energy installation comprising a wind rotor, a generator with a converter for generating electrical power, which generator is driven by the wind rotor, and an installation transformer which is connected via a connecting line and has at least one phase winding section for delivering the power to a network, wherein the installation transformer has a winding pair consisting of a low-voltage winding and a high-voltage winding for each phase winding section, which winding pairs form a first impedance of the installation transformer, characterized in that at least one second winding pair having a second low-voltage winding and a second high-voltage winding is provided for each phase winding section and is arranged at a distance from the first winding pair, and wherein each of the winding pairs (61, 65) is arranged in the stray field of the respective other winding pair (65, 61), wherein magnetic cross-coupling is formed between the windings (62, 63) of one winding pair and the windings (66, 67) of the other winding pair, and wherein the first and second winding pairs (61, 65) form winding sections for the power which are electrically connected in parallel.
A system, comprising scanning means adapted to perform a laser scanning of an object; said system further comprising a device for tomosynthesis imaging, the device comprising: - a mask generator module configured to generate a binary mask based on a geometric three-dimensional model of said scanned object, derived from scanning said object with said scanning means; - an image capturing module configured to scan a series of two-dimensional projection images of the object; and - an image processing module configured to apply the generated binary mask during a reconstruction of a three-dimensional image volume from the scanned series of two-dimensional projection images and to restrict an extent of the reconstructed image volume to the extent of the geometric model. - a mask generator module configured to generate a binary mask based on a geometric three-dimensional model of said scanned object, derived from scanning said object with said scanning means; - an image capturing module configured to scan a series of two-dimensional projection images of the object; and - an image processing module configured to apply the generated binary mask during a reconstruction of a three-dimensional image volume from the scanned series of two-dimensional projection images and to restrict an extent of the reconstructed image volume to the extent of the geometric model.
A method for extracting scandium from scandium-containing materials, said method comprising re-slurring of a cake of a scandium-containing material with a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, carbonization leaching of a slurry of the scandium-containing material with the mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, filtration and a precipitation of a scandium concentrate, characterized in that the carbonization leaching of the slurry is carried out with a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate having a Na 2 CO 3 concentration of 130-350 g/dm 3 and a NaHCO 3 concentration of 2-100 g/dm 3 at a pH value of 9.5-11.0, wherein, for maintaining the required pH value in the slurry, the slurry is gassed with a CO 2 -contaning gas-air mixture, and the scandium concentrate is precipitated in one stage by treating the solution resulting from the filtration of the slurry of the scandium-containing material with an alkaline solution.