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Rotor blade with a leading edge and a trailing edge, designed and configured for being exposed to a fluid flowing substantially from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the rotor blade, which rotor blade comprises a portion which has the shape of an airfoil comprising a pressure side and a suction side, each confined by the trailing edge and the leading edge, characterized in that the rotor blade comprises - two membranes (31, 32) arranged at the surface of the rotor blade, one on the pressure side and one on the suction side of the airfoil, and connected by a flexible tube, - each membrane (31, 32) acting as a sensor for detecting flow characteristics of the fluid and as an actuator for producing an anti-noise signal, - the membranes (31, 32) arranged and prepared such that flow-induced edge noise of the rotor blade, which is generated by the fluid at the trailing edge of the rotor blade, is at least partly cancelled out by the anti-noise signal being produced by the membranes (31, 32). - two membranes (31, 32) arranged at the surface of the rotor blade, one on the pressure side and one on the suction side of the airfoil, and connected by a flexible tube, - each membrane (31, 32) acting as a sensor for detecting flow characteristics of the fluid and as an actuator for producing an anti-noise signal, - the membranes (31, 32) arranged and prepared such that flow-induced edge noise of the rotor blade, which is generated by the fluid at the trailing edge of the rotor blade, is at least partly cancelled out by the anti-noise signal being produced by the membranes (31, 32).
A level measurement sensor for measuring the level of the surface of a liquid phase metal for a continuous casting plant that includes an ingot mold having an upper face into which an opening, into which the liquid metal is fed, leads, characterized in that the sensor comprises: - An air excitation coil powered by a current to create a magnetic field whose field lines are propagated along upper field lines which move away from the ingot mold and along lower field lines which cover the upper face of the ingot mold and the molten metal surface, - a lower air reception coil parallel to the excitation coil in which an induced voltage is generated by the action of the lower filed lines, the latter being likely to be modified by a variation of the level of the molten metal surface and, - an upper air reception coil parallel to the excitation coil, and directly superposed on the lower reception coil, and with geometry and characteristics identical thereto in which an induced voltage is generated by the action of the upper field lines, the latter being substantially free of disturbances generated by the molten metal surface, characterized in that the excitation coil, the lower reception coil and the upper reception coil are oriented in planes perpendicular to the surface whose level is measured; the sensor is designed to be positioned on the upper surface of the ingot mold in proximity to the opening. - An air excitation coil powered by a current to create a magnetic field whose field lines are propagated along upper field lines which move away from the ingot mold and along lower field lines which cover the upper face of the ingot mold and the molten metal surface, - a lower air reception coil parallel to the excitation coil in which an induced voltage is generated by the action of the lower filed lines, the latter being likely to be modified by a variation of the level of the molten metal surface and, - an upper air reception coil parallel to the excitation coil, and directly superposed on the lower reception coil, and with geometry and characteristics identical thereto in which an induced voltage is generated by the action of the upper field lines, the latter being substantially free of disturbances generated by the molten metal surface,
An image processing apparatus adapted to detect an abnormal region, which is a specific region, from a sequence of observation images picked up at different imaging distances by a capsule endoscope, comprising: a distance estimation reference data storage unit that stores reference data employed for image distance estimation processing; a distance estimation unit that estimates an imaging distance at a time of image pickup of a target image among the sequence of observation images; an abnormal region detection unit that detects the abnormal region from the target image using an abnormality detection parameter for detecting the abnormal region; an abnormality detection parameter storage unit that stores a parameter value corresponding to the imaging distance in advance; and an image processing control unit that sets a parameter value corresponding to a result of estimation by the distance estimation unit as the abnormality detection parameter, and causes the abnormal region detection unit to detect the abnormal region using the abnormality detection parameter, wherein the image processing control unit sets as the abnormality detection parameter, a parameter value, among the parameter values stored in the abnormality detection parameter storage unit, corresponding to the imaging distance estimated by the distance estimation unit. a distance estimation reference data storage unit that stores reference data employed for image distance estimation processing; a distance estimation unit that estimates an imaging distance at a time of image pickup of a target image among the sequence of observation images; an abnormal region detection unit that detects the abnormal region from the target image using an abnormality detection parameter for detecting the abnormal region; an abnormality detection parameter storage unit that stores a parameter value corresponding to the imaging distance in advance; and an image processing control unit that sets a parameter value corresponding to a result of estimation by the distance estimation unit as the abnormality detection parameter, and causes the abnormal region detection unit to detect the abnormal region using the abnormality detection parameter, wherein the image processing control unit sets as the abnormality detection parameter, a parameter value, among the parameter values stored in the abnormality detection parameter storage unit, corresponding to the imaging distance estimated by the distance estimation unit.
A method for analyzing scans of a shoe part to generate dimension data, which is useable to model three-dimensional (3-D) features of the shoe part, the method comprising: attaching a first shoe part onto a second shoe part, such that a terminal edge of the first shoe part encircles the second shoe part; projecting a laser beam onto the first shoe part and the second shoe part, such that a first segment of a projected laser line extends on the first shoe part and a second segment of the projected laser line extends on the second shoe part; recording, with at least one camera (32, 438), an image of the projected laser line that depicts a first-segment representation and a second-segment representation, wherein an interface region between the first-segment representation and the second-segment representation represents a position of the terminal edge; identifying a coordinate point of the interface region that defines a position of the interface region as depicted in the image; and converting the coordinate point to a geometric coordinate point of the second shoe part, wherein the geometric coordinate point is deemed a bite point that represents a position on the second shoe part that is aligned with a portion of the terminal edge, wherein settings of the at least one camera (32, 438) and/or a color of the laser beam and/or a power level of the laser beam is/are adjusted based on a color of the first shoe part and the second shoe part. attaching a first shoe part onto a second shoe part, such that a terminal edge of the first shoe part encircles the second shoe part; projecting a laser beam onto the first shoe part and the second shoe part, such that a first segment of a projected laser line extends on the first shoe part and a second segment of the projected laser line extends on the second shoe part; recording, with at least one camera (32, 438), an image of the projected laser line that depicts a first-segment representation and a second-segment representation, wherein an interface region between the first-segment representation and the second-segment representation represents a position of the terminal edge; identifying a coordinate point of the interface region that defines a position of the interface region as depicted in the image; and converting the coordinate point to a geometric coordinate point of the second shoe part, wherein the geometric coordinate point is deemed a bite point that represents a position on the second shoe part that is aligned with a portion of the terminal edge, wherein settings of the at least one camera (32, 438) and/or a color of the laser beam and/or a power level of the laser beam is/are adjusted based on a color of the first shoe part and the second shoe part.
A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet composed of 2.5 to 3.5% by mass of Si, optionally further C: 0.005% or less P: 0.005% or less N: 0.005% or less S: 0.005% or less Ti: 0.005% or less Bi: 0.005% or less Nb: 0.005% or less Se: 0.005% or less Al: 0.01% or less Mn: 0.01% or less Sn: 0.01% or less Sb: 0.01% or less and/or Cu: 0.01% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable elements, and having a sheet thickness of 0.18 to 0.35 mm, wherein its metallographic structure after secondary-recrystallized annealing includes matrix grains of Goss-oriented secondary recrystallized grains, and wherein, in the metallographic structure, the existence frequency of Goss-oriented crystal grains having a major (long) diameter of 5 mm or less present in the matrix grains is 1.5 grains/cm 2 or more and 8 grains/cm 2 or less, and the magnetic flux density B8 is 1.88T or more, wherein the deviation angles from the rolling direction of direction of the Goss-oriented crystal grains are 7° or less and 5° or less, in terms of a simple (arithmetic) average of α angle and β angle, respectively, wherein the α angle and the β angle are as follows: α angle; the angle formed by the longitudinal direction and the projection of the on specimen surface, and β angle; the tilt of the out of the specimen surface. α angle; the angle formed by the longitudinal direction and the projection of the on specimen surface, and β angle; the tilt of the out of the specimen surface.
A diesel fuel composition comprising: a. a renewable paraffinic diesel component at most 95 vol-% of the total diesel fuel composition volume, the renewable paraffinic diesel component comprising paraffins in the range of carbon number C15-C18 at least 70 wt-% of the total weight of paraffins in the renewable paraffinic diesel component; and b. di-glycerol tert-butyl ether (di-GTBE) at least 5 vol-% of the total diesel fuel composition volume. a. a renewable paraffinic diesel component at most 95 vol-% of the total diesel fuel composition volume, the renewable paraffinic diesel component comprising paraffins in the range of carbon number C15-C18 at least 70 wt-% of the total weight of paraffins in the renewable paraffinic diesel component; and b. di-glycerol tert-butyl ether (di-GTBE) at least 5 vol-% of the total diesel fuel composition volume.
A stent delivery system having three independent controls (106, 108, 110) for retracting an outer jacket to deliver a stent or similar prosthesis, wherein, when any of the three controls is actuated, it creates a proximal force on the jacket thereby retracting the jacket and releasing said stent or similar prosthesis at a distal end of the delivery system.
A phosphor composition comprising a first phosphor comprising a phase of general formula L 3 ZO 4 (Br 2-n X n):Eu 2+ wherein 0 ≤ n ≤ 1; L is Zn, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, or combinations thereof; Z is Si, Ge, or a combination thereof; and X is F, Cl, I, or combinations thereof, wherein the first phosphor further comprises an additional phase of general formula, general formula, or a combination thereof, L9Z3O12(Br6-nXn):Eu2+ L5Z2O7(Br4-nXn):Eu2+ wherein 0 ≤ n ≤ 1; L is Zn, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, or combinations thereof; Z is Si, Ge, or a combination thereof; and X is F, Cl, I, or combinations thereof.
A light irradiation apparatus comprising: a light source for outputting light; a dispersive element for dispersing the light; a spatial light modulator for modulating a phase spectrum or an intensity spectrum of the dispersed light; characterized in that: the light source is configured to output pulsed light; the light irradiation apparatus being further characterized by a focusing element for receiving the light modulated by the spatial light modulator in a dispersing state and focusing the light on a focusing region, such that the light in the focusing region is pulsed light of a temporal waveform, adjusted according to the modulation by the spatial light modulator; and further wherein the spatial light modulator modulates the phase spectrum or the intensity spectrum of the dispersed light to compensate for wavelength dependency of a focusing characteristic of the focusing element. a light source for outputting light; a dispersive element for dispersing the light; a spatial light modulator for modulating a phase spectrum or an intensity spectrum of the dispersed light; characterized in that: the light source is configured to output pulsed light; the light irradiation apparatus being further characterized by a focusing element for receiving the light modulated by the spatial light modulator in a dispersing state and focusing the light on a focusing region, such that the light in the focusing region is pulsed light of a temporal waveform, adjusted according to the modulation by the spatial light modulator; and further wherein the spatial light modulator modulates the phase spectrum or the intensity spectrum of the dispersed light to compensate for wavelength dependency of a focusing characteristic of the focusing element. the light source is configured to output pulsed light; the light irradiation apparatus being further characterized by a focusing element for receiving the light modulated by the spatial light modulator in a dispersing state and focusing the light on a focusing region, such that the light in the focusing region is pulsed light of a temporal waveform, adjusted according to the modulation by the spatial light modulator; and further wherein the spatial light modulator modulates the phase spectrum or the intensity spectrum of the dispersed light to compensate for wavelength dependency of a focusing characteristic of the focusing element.
A fuel control arrangement comprising a fuel injector, a fuel control valve, a hydraulic working fluid pressure source, a primary fuel path and a secondary fuel path, the fuel injector being coupled to the fuel control valve, the fuel control valve receiving a fuel flow having a fuel pressure to determine fuel flow rate to the injector through a variable aperture port, the fuel control valve being coupled to the hydraulic working fluid pressure source that is provided remotely from the fuel control valve in a distinct temperature environment location compared to the fuel control valve, the fuel control valve being coupled with the primary fuel path and the secondary fuel path either side of the fuel injector, the variable aperture port being arranged to maintain some fluid flow between the primary fuel path and the secondary fuel path, and the hydraulic working fluid pressure source providing a working fluid pressure operating the control valve to alter the available aperture opening area of the variable aperture port dependent upon the working fluid pressure.
An in vitro or ex vivo method of enhancing a therapeutic activity of a plurality of fibroblasts, comprising the step of providing to the fibroblasts an effective amount of one or more agents and/or conditions, wherein the one or more agents and/or conditions comprises a combination of hypoxia and carbon monoxide, and wherein the therapeutic activity comprises regenerative activity of the fibroblasts.
A method of acquiring synchronization and transmitting a device-to-device, D2D, signal by a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: acquiring synchronization from at least one of a global navigation satellite system, GNSS, or an evolved Node B, eNB; and transmitting a D2D signal to another UE based on the acquired synchronization, wherein when the UE is a) located within a time division duplex, TDD, cell and b) the UE is an in-coverage UE, and c) the eNB configures a system frame number, SFN, boundary in a time domain based on a GNSS timing, the UE applies a predetermined offset to transmission of the D2D signal irrespective of whether the UE uses the GNSS as a synchronization reference, wherein the method further comprises: transmitting, by the UE, the predetermined offset in a physical sidelink broadcast channel, PSBCH, to the another UE, and wherein the predetermined offset is applied to transmitting a D2D signal by the another UE being an out-coverage UE, based on the predetermined offset being received by the another UE. acquiring synchronization from at least one of a global navigation satellite system, GNSS, or an evolved Node B, eNB; and transmitting a D2D signal to another UE based on the acquired synchronization, wherein when the UE is a) located within a time division duplex, TDD, cell and b) the UE is an in-coverage UE, and c) the eNB configures a system frame number, SFN, boundary in a time domain based on a GNSS timing, the UE applies a predetermined offset to transmission of the D2D signal irrespective of whether the UE uses the GNSS as a synchronization reference, wherein the method further comprises: transmitting, by the UE, the predetermined offset in a physical sidelink broadcast channel, PSBCH, to the another UE, and wherein the predetermined offset is applied to transmitting a D2D signal by the another UE being an out-coverage UE, based on the predetermined offset being received by the another UE.
A binaural hearing system comprising left and right hearing devices (HD l, HD r) adapted for being located at or in left and right ears of a user, or adapted for being fully or partially implanted in the head of the user, each of the left and right hearing devices comprising a) A multitude of input units IU i, i=1,..., M, M being larger than or equal to two, each being configured to provide a time-variant electric input signal x i (t) representing sound received at an i th input unit, t representing time, the electric input signal x i (t) comprising a target signal component s i (t) and a noise signal component v i (t), the target signal component originating from a target signal source; b) A configurable signal processing unit for processing the electric input signals x i (t) and providing a processed signal y(t); c) An output unit for creating output stimuli configured to be perceivable by the user as sound based on the processed signal ( y l (t), y r (t)) from the signal processing unit, d) Transceiver circuitry for allowing a communication link (LINK) to be established and information to be exchanged between said left and right hearing devices (HD l, HD r), CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the binaural hearing system further comprises e) A binaural speech intelligibility prediction unit (BIN-SI) for providing a binaural SI-measure of the predicted speech intelligibility of the user when exposed to said output stimuli, based on the processed signals y l (t), y r (t) from the signal processing units of the respective left and right hearing devices (HD l, HD r), wherein the configurable signal processing units of the left and right hearing devices (HD l, HD r) are adapted to control the processing of the respective electric input signals (x i,l (t), x i,r (t)) based on said binaural SI-measure. a) A multitude of input units IU i, i=1,..., M, M being larger than or equal to two, each being configured to provide a time-variant electric input signal x i (t) representing sound received at an i th input unit, t representing time, the electric input signal x i (t) comprising a target signal component s i (t) and a noise signal component v i (t), the target signal component originating from a target signal source; b) A configurable signal processing unit for processing the electric input signals x i (t) and providing a processed signal y(t); c) An output unit for creating output stimuli configured to be perceivable by the user as sound based on the processed signal ( y l (t), y r (t)) from the signal processing unit, d) Transceiver circuitry for allowing a communication link (LINK) to be established and information to be exchanged between said left and right hearing devices (HD l, HD r), CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the binaural hearing system further comprises e) A binaural speech intelligibility prediction unit (BIN-SI) for providing a binaural SI-measure of the predicted speech intelligibility of the user when exposed to said output stimuli, based on the processed signals y l (t), y r (t) from the signal processing units of the respective left and right hearing devices (HD l, HD r),
A zirconia-containing ceramic composition capable of providing a thermal barrier coating wherein the zirconia is stabilized in the cubic crystalline phase, and which comprises: 1. at least 50 mole % zirconia; and 2. a stabilizing amount up to 49 mole % of a stabilizer component comprising: a. a first metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ytterbia, neodymia, mixtures of ytterbia and neodymia, mixtures of ytterbia and lanthana, mixtures of neodymia and lanthana, and mixtures of ytterbia, neodymia and lanthana in an amount of from 5 to 49 mole % of the composition; b. a second metal oxide selected from the group consisting of yttria, calcia, ceria, scandia, magnesia, india and mixtures thereof in an amount of 4 mole % or less of the composition; and 3. one or more of a third metal oxide selected from the group consisting of: a. hafnia in an amount from 0.5 to 40 mole % of the composition; and b. tantala in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 mole % of the composition. 1. at least 50 mole % zirconia; and 2. a stabilizing amount up to 49 mole % of a stabilizer component comprising: a. a first metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ytterbia, neodymia, mixtures of ytterbia and neodymia, mixtures of ytterbia and lanthana, mixtures of neodymia and lanthana, and mixtures of ytterbia, neodymia and lanthana in an amount of from 5 to 49 mole % of the composition; b. a second metal oxide selected from the group consisting of yttria, calcia, ceria, scandia, magnesia, india and mixtures thereof in an amount of 4 mole % or less of the composition; and a. a first metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ytterbia, neodymia, mixtures of ytterbia and neodymia, mixtures of ytterbia and lanthana, mixtures of neodymia and lanthana, and mixtures of ytterbia, neodymia and lanthana in an amount of from 5 to 49 mole % of the composition; b. a second metal oxide selected from the group consisting of yttria, calcia, ceria, scandia, magnesia, india and mixtures thereof in an amount of 4 mole % or less of the composition; and 3. one or more of a third metal oxide selected from the group consisting of: a. hafnia in an amount from 0.5 to 40 mole % of the composition; and b. tantala in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 mole % of the composition. a. hafnia in an amount from 0.5 to 40 mole % of the composition; and b. tantala in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 mole % of the composition.