mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of screening for compounds that modify a trait selected from the group of increased desiccation or drought tolerance, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and increased disease resistance in plants, the method comprising the steps of: (a) contacting at least one test compound with a transgenic plant cell comprising a target trait-regulating promoter sequence that is operably linked to a polynucleotide sequence that encodes a DNA sequence-specific transactivator, and a reporter polynucleotide that is operably linked to a promoter sequence that can be recognized by the DNA sequence-specific transactivator; wherein the DNA sequence-specific transactivator is a translational fusion of a DNA binding domain and a transcriptional activation domain; wherein the target promoter sequence can be recognized by a transcriptional regulatory polypeptide that modulates specific signaling pathways to provide for increased desiccation or drought tolerance, increased nitrogen use efficiency, or increased disease resistance in plants; (b) selecting a compound that alters the reporter gene activity relative to controls; and (c) contacting a plant with the selected compound and detecting said modified trait in the plant relative to controls. (a) contacting at least one test compound with a transgenic plant cell comprising a target trait-regulating promoter sequence that is operably linked to a polynucleotide sequence that encodes a DNA sequence-specific transactivator, and a reporter polynucleotide that is operably linked to a promoter sequence that can be recognized by the DNA sequence-specific transactivator; wherein the DNA sequence-specific transactivator is a translational fusion of a DNA binding domain and a transcriptional activation domain; wherein the target promoter sequence can be recognized by a transcriptional regulatory polypeptide that modulates specific signaling pathways to provide for increased desiccation or drought tolerance, increased nitrogen use efficiency, or increased disease resistance in plants; (b) selecting a compound that alters the reporter gene activity relative to controls; and (c) contacting a plant with the selected compound and detecting said modified trait in the plant relative to controls.
A method of transmitting a first image to a first display device, the method comprising: - receiving a second image representative of a scene, said scene comprising a second display device displaying a third image; - receiving said third image displayed on the second display device, wherein the third image is received from a source device transmitting the third image to the second display device; - obtaining a first information representative of pose of said second display device with respect to the scene; - distorting said third image according to said first information; - generating said first image by combining the second image and the distorted third image using said obtained first information; - transmitting data representative of said first image. - receiving a second image representative of a scene, said scene comprising a second display device displaying a third image; - receiving said third image displayed on the second display device, wherein the third image is received from a source device transmitting the third image to the second display device; - obtaining a first information representative of pose of said second display device with respect to the scene; - distorting said third image according to said first information; - generating said first image by combining the second image and the distorted third image using said obtained first information; - transmitting data representative of said first image.
Apparatus for calibrating a mechanical coordinate measuring machine comprising a sensing probe, wherein the apparatus comprises: - a test sphere; - a base adapted to be fixed to a part of the coordinate measuring machine; - a shaft connecting the test sphere with the base, - a reference element located on the shaft and detectable by the coordinate measuring machine and having a fixed spatial relation between the reference element and a defined origin on the surface of the test sphere, whereby the reference element comprises a reference plane having a fixed distance to the test sphere and the reference plane is adapted to be used as contact part to define an orientation of the test sphere against a measuring axis in the system to calibrate the test sphere. - a test sphere; - a base adapted to be fixed to a part of the coordinate measuring machine; - a shaft connecting the test sphere with the base, - a reference element located on the shaft and detectable by the coordinate measuring machine and having a fixed spatial relation between the reference element and a defined origin on the surface of the test sphere, whereby the reference element comprises a reference plane having a fixed distance to the test sphere and the reference plane is adapted to be used as contact part to define an orientation of the test sphere against a measuring axis in the system to calibrate the test sphere.
A method comprising: obtaining, at data processing hardware of a user device, a plaintext query comprising a sequence of plaintext integers; generating, by the data processing hardware, a polynomial having coefficients, the coefficients comprising the sequence of plaintext integers of the plaintext query; encrypting, by the data processing hardware, the polynomial using a secret encryption key, the secret encryption key randomly sampled by the data processing hardware from a ciphertext space; transmitting, by the data processing hardware, the encrypted polynomial to a server in communication with the data processing hardware, the server configured to expand the encrypted polynomial using a public encryption key to obtain a sequence of encrypted integers, the sequence of encrypted integers corresponding to the sequence of plaintext integers of the plaintext query; and receiving, at the data processing hardware, an encrypted result from the server, the encrypted result based on the sequence of encrypted integers. obtaining, at data processing hardware of a user device, a plaintext query comprising a sequence of plaintext integers; generating, by the data processing hardware, a polynomial having coefficients, the coefficients comprising the sequence of plaintext integers of the plaintext query; encrypting, by the data processing hardware, the polynomial using a secret encryption key, the secret encryption key randomly sampled by the data processing hardware from a ciphertext space; transmitting, by the data processing hardware, the encrypted polynomial to a server in communication with the data processing hardware, the server configured to expand the encrypted polynomial using a public encryption key to obtain a sequence of encrypted integers, the sequence of encrypted integers corresponding to the sequence of plaintext integers of the plaintext query; and receiving, at the data processing hardware, an encrypted result from the server, the encrypted result based on the sequence of encrypted integers.
Method for determining parameters for controlling N electric generators at an instant t, said method including, for a required power P tot t = ∑ i = 1 N P i t at an instant t with P i ( t) the electric power supplied by the electric generator i at the instant t and a reserve power P reserve t ≤ ∑ i = 1 N P i max − P i t × δ i t at an instant t with P i max the maximum power that the electric generator i can develop and δ i ( t) the coefficient of activation of the electric generator i which is equal to 1 when said electric generator is on and 0 when said electric generator is off, a step of determining the optimal power P i opt ( t) at the instant t associated with each electric generator i so as to minimise the fuel consumption per unit of electrical energy produced sfc t = 1 P tot t ∑ i = 1 N f i P i t × P i t with f i ( x) the function giving the fuel consumption of the electric generator i for the electric power x.
Method for printing optical structures on a substrate by using a print head comprising the steps of providing the substrate, ejecting droplets of a printing ink towards the substrate, wherein the droplets are arranged side by side and one above the other partly overlapping each other, so that the optical structure mainly forms a 3D-structure which optically influences light passing the optical structure, and curing the deposited droplets, wherein the step of curing the deposited droplets is performed by using ultraviolet light emitted from at least one UV light source characterized in that the deposited droplets is cured by ultraviolet light emitted from at least two UV-LED's, wherein the step of curing the droplets is performed by firstly activating a first UV-LED of the at least two UV-LED's and subsequently activating a second UV-LED of the at least two UV-LED's.
A method for acquiring electrical signals from a living subject, comprising: injecting, via an injection electrode attached to the subject, a known calibration signal to the subject; measuring respective levels of output signals generated at input electrodes (30B-J) attached to the subject in response to the calibration signal; and deriving via a processor respective weighting factors for the input electrodes (30B-J) by comparing the respective levels to the calibration signal; wherein: the method further comprises the following step, carried out by the processor: applying the respective weighting factors to physiological signals acquired by the input electrodes (30B-J), so as to generate respective corrected physiological signals; wherein: the respective levels comprise respective amplitude levels generated at the input electrodes (30B-J), and the respective weighting factors are derived in response to inverse values of the respective amplitude levels; and/or the respective levels comprise respective phase levels generated at the input electrodes (30B-J), and the respective weighting factors are derived in response to negative values of the respective phase levels. injecting, via an injection electrode attached to the subject, a known calibration signal to the subject; measuring respective levels of output signals generated at input electrodes (30B-J) attached to the subject in response to the calibration signal; and deriving via a processor respective weighting factors for the input electrodes (30B-J) by comparing the respective levels to the calibration signal; applying the respective weighting factors to physiological signals acquired by the input electrodes (30B-J), so as to generate respective corrected physiological signals; wherein: the respective levels comprise respective amplitude levels generated at the input electrodes (30B-J), and the respective weighting factors are derived in response to inverse values of the respective amplitude levels; and/or the respective levels comprise respective phase levels generated at the input electrodes (30B-J), and the respective weighting factors are derived in response to negative values of the respective phase levels. the respective levels comprise respective amplitude levels generated at the input electrodes (30B-J), and the respective weighting factors are derived in response to inverse values of the respective amplitude levels; and/or the respective levels comprise respective phase levels generated at the input electrodes (30B-J), and the respective weighting factors are derived in response to negative values of the respective phase levels.
A reversible bottle cage for bicycles, comprising a cage body and two stoppers; wherein the cage body includes a rear plate whose two lateral sides are connected to one spring clip respectively; wherein the spring clips are bent forward; there is a height difference between the two spring clips; wherein a side opening is formed respectively over and under each spring clip; wherein the rear plate includes a first end and a second end while a mounting slot is disposed on the first end and the second end respectively; wherein a connection member is arranged in each mounting slot; wherein each stopper has a connection portion formed on one end thereof, and wherein, in use, the first end or the second end of the rear plate is mountable at an upper position according to the rider's handedness; characterized in that each of the stoppers is pivotally connected to the cage body by assembling the connection portion of the stopper with a corresponding one of the connection members and the stopper at a lower position can be rotated to get out of the mounting slot for supporting and positioning a water bottle which is adapted to be mounted through the side opening which is provided over the spring clip which is positioned at the lowest height.
A hermetic compressor with a heat dissipating system, said compressor comprising: a casing within which is defined an oil sump; a cylinder block mounted inside the casing and defining a cylinder, for compression of a refrigerant fluid, having an end closed by a cylinder head in which is defined a discharge chamber, and further comprising at least one thermal energy transfer duct having a heat absorbing end mounted to the cylinder block in order to absorb the heat generated by compression of the refrigerant fluid inside the cylinder, and a heat releasing end provided away from the cylinder block in order to conduct and liberate the heat absorbed therefrom to another means at a temperature which is lower than the temperature of the means in which absorption occurs, characterized in that the heat releasing end of the thermal energy transfer duct liberates heat to a means located inside the casing and defined by the oil contained in the interior of the latter.
A method for decreasing an amount or rate of hydrogen degradation of a material, comprising: (a) exposing a material to gaseous hydrogen peroxide; (b) forming a hydroxyl layer on a surface of the material within a chamber; and (c) after forming the hydroxyl layer, exposing the material to a hydrogen molecule, a hydrogen radical, a hydrogen ion, or hydrogen plasma during a controlled process or application, wherein the hydrogen degradation comprises hydrogen embrittlement, cracking, surface degradation of the material, blistering of the material, delamination of a layer from another layer or from the bulk of a material, and/or the formation of particles on or from the material. (a) exposing a material to gaseous hydrogen peroxide; (b) forming a hydroxyl layer on a surface of the material within a chamber; and (c) after forming the hydroxyl layer, exposing the material to a hydrogen molecule, a hydrogen radical, a hydrogen ion, or hydrogen plasma during a controlled process or application,
A wedge assembly comprising: a recess defined along an elongated upper surface of the wedge assembly, the recess configured to receive a main conductor or a tap conductor when the wedge assembly is installed in an electrical connector; a first tab extending downward distal from the elongated upper surface, the first tab configured to be received by a cavity defined in a bottom portion of a body member of the electrical connector, and the first tab defining a first aperture therethrough configured to receive a bolt of the electrical connector; a second tab defining a second aperture therethrough configured to receive the bolt (130, 530) of the electrical connector, wherein a front surface of the second tab is configured to abut a head of the bolt when the bolt is received by the first tab and the second tab; at least one retainer configured to releasably secure the bolt within the wedge assembly; characterized in that the at least one retainer comprises a retaining clip configured to be received by the bolt (130, 530) between the second tab and the first tab, wherein a rear surface of the second tab (126, 526) defines a cavity, and wherein the retaining clip is configured to abut the cavity defined by the rear surface of the second tab (126, 526) when the bolt (130, 530) is rotated for removal such that removal of the bolt (130, 530) from the wedge assembly is prevented. a recess defined along an elongated upper surface of the wedge assembly, the recess configured to receive a main conductor or a tap conductor when the wedge assembly is installed in an electrical connector; a first tab extending downward distal from the elongated upper surface, the first tab configured to be received by a cavity defined in a bottom portion of a body member of the electrical connector, and the first tab defining a first aperture therethrough configured to receive a bolt of the electrical connector; a second tab defining a second aperture therethrough configured to receive the bolt (130, 530) of the electrical connector, wherein a front surface of the second tab is configured to abut a head of the bolt when the bolt is received by the first tab and the second tab; at least one retainer configured to releasably secure the bolt within the wedge assembly; characterized in that the at least one retainer comprises a retaining clip configured to be received by the bolt (130, 530) between the second tab and the first tab, wherein a rear surface of the second tab (126, 526) defines a cavity, and wherein the retaining clip is configured to abut the cavity defined by the rear surface of the second tab (126, 526) when the bolt (130, 530) is rotated for removal such that removal of the bolt (130, 530) from the wedge assembly is prevented.
A module integrated with an optical sensor, comprising: at least one optical sensor, wherein the optical sensor receives an optical signal from a first side of the module; and at least one light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate and the optical sensor are arranged in a thickness direction of the module, and the light guide plate is disposed on a side that is of the optical sensor and that is away from the first side, wherein the light guide plate comprises a first part and a second part; and in the thickness direction of the module, the first part at least partially overlaps the optical sensor, and the second part does not overlap the optical sensor; and a surface that is of the first part and that is away from the optical sensor is a first protrusion structure, and an included angle between at least a partial side edge of the second part and the thickness direction of the module is greater than 0°, wherein the second part is configured to receive an optical signal that is from the first side of the module and that is around the optical sensor, wherein a tilt angle of the partial side edge of the second part corresponds to 90° minus the included angle and is set to match a refractive index of the light guide plate, to convert the received optical signal into light that is totally reflected inside the light guide plate. at least one optical sensor, wherein the optical sensor receives an optical signal from a first side of the module; and at least one light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate and the optical sensor are arranged in a thickness direction of the module, and the light guide plate is disposed on a side that is of the optical sensor and that is away from the first side, wherein the light guide plate comprises a first part and a second part; and in the thickness direction of the module, the first part at least partially overlaps the optical sensor, and the second part does not overlap the optical sensor; and a surface that is of the first part and that is away from the optical sensor is a first protrusion structure, and an included angle between at least a partial side edge of the second part and the thickness direction of the module is greater than 0°, wherein the second part is configured to receive an optical signal that is from the first side of the module and that is around the optical sensor, wherein a tilt angle of the partial side edge of the second part corresponds to 90° minus the included angle and is set to match a refractive index of the light guide plate, to convert the received optical signal into light that is totally reflected inside the light guide plate.
A current collecting plate, comprising: a circular current collecting plate, a center of the circular current collecting plate is provided with a central area, an edge of the circular current collecting plate is provided with at least one notch, and circumferences of concentric circles outside the central area of the circular current collecting plate are respectively provided with liquid guiding holes, a diameter of the liquid guiding hole of the concentric circles on an outer circle on the circular current collecting plate is larger than that of the liquid guiding hole on the concentric circles on an inner circle on the circular current collecting plate, and each liquid guiding hole and the notch are configured for guiding liquid for to a battery electrode group at a bottom of the circular current collecting plate; and wherein the circular current collecting plate is provided with a plurality of grooves, and a depth of each groove is greater than a thickness of the circular current collecting plate. a circular current collecting plate, a center of the circular current collecting plate is provided with a central area, an edge of the circular current collecting plate is provided with at least one notch, and circumferences of concentric circles outside the central area of the circular current collecting plate are respectively provided with liquid guiding holes, a diameter of the liquid guiding hole of the concentric circles on an outer circle on the circular current collecting plate is larger than that of the liquid guiding hole on the concentric circles on an inner circle on the circular current collecting plate, and each liquid guiding hole and the notch are configured for guiding liquid for to a battery electrode group at a bottom of the circular current collecting plate; and wherein the circular current collecting plate is provided with a plurality of grooves, and a depth of each groove is greater than a thickness of the circular current collecting plate.
Acetate ester salts of hexahydro-P-acid, having a structural formula as shown in formula: R 1 is isopropyl, isobutyl or sec-butyl; M is a divalent metal ion of copper, zinc, manganese, cobalt, iron, calcium or magnesium.
A multi-ply fibrous structure comprising a plurality of filaments and having two or more plies, wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a pore volume distribution such that greater than 8% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structure exists in pores in radii of from 2.5μm to 50μm as measured by the Pore Volume Distribution Test Method, wherein the multi-ply fibrous structure further comprises a visible interply void volume between two or more adjacent plies of fibrous structure of at least 20μm.
An apparatus arranged to package beverages comprising: a source of beverage concentrate at a first predetermined temperature; a source of diluent at a second predetermined temperature which is much lower than said first predetermined temperature; a first filling device arranged to supply a predetermined quantity of the beverage concentrate at the first predetermined temperature from the source thereof to a container; a second filling device arranged to immediately thereafter fill the container with the diluent at the second predetermined temperature to thereby cool a mixture of the concentrate and diluent to a third predetermined temperature; and a mechanism arranged to seal the container to form a package of beverage. a source of beverage concentrate at a first predetermined temperature; a source of diluent at a second predetermined temperature which is much lower than said first predetermined temperature; a first filling device arranged to supply a predetermined quantity of the beverage concentrate at the first predetermined temperature from the source thereof to a container; a second filling device arranged to immediately thereafter fill the container with the diluent at the second predetermined temperature to thereby cool a mixture of the concentrate and diluent to a third predetermined temperature; and a mechanism arranged to seal the container to form a package of beverage.