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An image sensor comprising: a pixel portion configured to output a pixel signal; a comparator configured to compare a reference voltage with the pixel signal, and to compare one of a plurality of comparison voltages having different slopes, each slope representing a constant rate of change with respect to time, with the pixel signal; a selector configured to select one of the plurality of comparison voltages according to a result of the comparison between the reference voltage and the pixel signal by the comparator; and a counter configured to count a number of clocks until the selected comparison voltage and the pixel signal become equal while the comparator compares the comparison voltage selected by the selector with the pixel signal, characterized by further comprising: setting means configured to set the reference voltage in accordance with a shooting condition, wherein an amplitude of the reference voltage is increased under a shooting condition in which dark current increases. a pixel portion configured to output a pixel signal; a comparator configured to compare a reference voltage with the pixel signal, and to compare one of a plurality of comparison voltages having different slopes, each slope representing a constant rate of change with respect to time, with the pixel signal; a selector configured to select one of the plurality of comparison voltages according to a result of the comparison between the reference voltage and the pixel signal by the comparator; and a counter configured to count a number of clocks until the selected comparison voltage and the pixel signal become equal while the comparator compares the comparison voltage selected by the selector with the pixel signal, characterized by further comprising: setting means configured to set the reference voltage in accordance with a shooting condition, wherein an amplitude of the reference voltage is increased under a shooting condition in which dark current increases. setting means configured to set the reference voltage in accordance with a shooting condition, wherein an amplitude of the reference voltage is increased under a shooting condition in which dark current increases.
A printing unit for printing sheet-shaped printing material (B) having a printing unit cylinder which is configured as a form cylinder , a printing unit cylinder which is configured as a transfer cylinder , and an impression cylinder which forms a printing point with the transfer cylinder in operation and comprises holding means for the sheet transport on the circumference, wherein the form cylinder of the printing unit is assigned an automatic or partially automatic printing form changing device for changing an elevator which is configured as a printing form , characterized in that the transfer cylinder of the printing unit is assigned a printing blanket changing device for automatically or at least partially automatically changing an elevator which is formed by way of a printing blanket with a leading and a trailing printing blanket end (24.1; 24.2) in operation.
An orthodontic device , comprising: a plurality of registration elements , individual ones of the plurality of registration elements comprising a retention support for holding the registration element to one or more teeth of a patient; an attachment support extending from one or more of the plurality of registration elements, the attachment support releasably coupled to one or more of an attachment or an attachment mold; and a first coupling means between adjacent first and second registration elements of the plurality of registration elements and a second coupling means between adjacent second and third registration elements of the plurality of registration elements, wherein the first and second coupling means allow for articulation between the adjacent registration elements and are configured to allow the second registration element to move with 3 translational degrees of freedom and 3 rotational degrees of freedom in relation to the first registration element and the third registration element, in order to allow a registration surface of the second retention element to move into rotational and translational alignment with an occlusal surface of a second tooth. a plurality of registration elements , individual ones of the plurality of registration elements comprising a retention support for holding the registration element to one or more teeth of a patient; an attachment support extending from one or more of the plurality of registration elements, the attachment support releasably coupled to one or more of an attachment or an attachment mold; and a first coupling means between adjacent first and second registration elements of the plurality of registration elements and a second coupling means between adjacent second and third registration elements of the plurality of registration elements, wherein the first and second coupling means allow for articulation between the adjacent registration elements and are configured to allow the second registration element to move with 3 translational degrees of freedom and 3 rotational degrees of freedom in relation to the first registration element and the third registration element, in order to allow a registration surface of the second retention element to move into rotational and translational alignment with an occlusal surface of a second tooth.
A computer-implemented method of identifying a healthy lumen diameter of a vasculature, the method comprising: receiving a data set including one or more lumen segmentations of known healthy vessel segments of a population of individuals; splitting each of the lumen segmentations of the population of individuals into stem-crown-root units, a stem unit being a lumen section of interest, a root unit being vasculature upstream of the stem unit, and a crown unit being vasculature downstream of the stem unit; for each stem-crown-root unit, extracting one or more features selected in the list consisting of: - average, maximum and minimum lumen area, volume, length, volume/area, volume/length for each of the stem unit, the root unit and the crown unit, - lumen local diameter using maximum inscribed spheres, and - lumen planar area; characterized in that the method further comprises: comparing features from the crown and root units to features of the stem unit, by a machine learning algorithm, to infer healthy lumen diameter at the stem; and using a random forest regressor to determine a population-based healthy lumen diameter for the stem based on the comparison of features. receiving a data set including one or more lumen segmentations of known healthy vessel segments of a population of individuals; splitting each of the lumen segmentations of the population of individuals into stem-crown-root units, a stem unit being a lumen section of interest, a root unit being vasculature upstream of the stem unit, and a crown unit being vasculature downstream of the stem unit; for each stem-crown-root unit, extracting one or more features selected in the list consisting of: - average, maximum and minimum lumen area, volume, length, volume/area, volume/length for each of the stem unit, the root unit and the crown unit, - lumen local diameter using maximum inscribed spheres, and - lumen planar area; characterized in that the method further comprises: comparing features from the crown and root units to features of the stem unit, by a machine learning algorithm, to infer healthy lumen diameter at the stem; and using a random forest regressor to determine a population-based healthy lumen diameter for the stem based on the comparison of features. - average, maximum and minimum lumen area, volume, length, volume/area, volume/length for each of the stem unit, the root unit and the crown unit, - lumen local diameter using maximum inscribed spheres, and - lumen planar area; characterized in that the method further comprises: comparing features from the crown and root units to features of the stem unit, by a machine learning algorithm, to infer healthy lumen diameter at the stem; and using a random forest regressor to determine a population-based healthy lumen diameter for the stem based on the comparison of features. comparing features from the crown and root units to features of the stem unit, by a machine learning algorithm, to infer healthy lumen diameter at the stem; and using a random forest regressor to determine a population-based healthy lumen diameter for the stem based on the comparison of features.
Windshield wiper device for a windshield of a scooter or the like, comprising a frame which is substantially constituted by a rectangular quadrilateral, said frame being fixedly mounted onto a surface of said windshield , and an elongated brush for wiping said surface of the windshield , the brush being arranged to slide with a linear motion onto said surface and between two opposite sides of the rectangular frame , wherein said frame encloses a kinematic mechanism which comprises a pair of pulleys and a continuous flexible tie or belt , said flexible tie or belt comprising connection means for supporting said brush , characterized in that it further comprises a kinematic transmission that comprises at least a pair of conical gears which engage each with a respective pulley , and a rotatable shaft connecting said pair of conical gears .
Curing bladder for a tyre comprising a body made of a flexible material suited to being inserted in the drawn-in position inside a pneumatic tyre in a curing mould and which is capable of being expanded so as to press the tyre against the internal surface of the mould, the said body having a cylindrical tube shape when the bladder is in the drawn-in position, the bladder being characterized in that the said body is based on a film made of a thermoplastic polymer.
A transmission apparatus, comprising: an application information table transmission section adapted to transmit an application information table which has an application profile field including an application profile which represents functions required by an application for HbbTV, HbbTV standing for hybrid broadcast broadband television, wherein the application profile is configured from a first bit region of high-order n bits and a second bit region of lower-order (16-n) bits of a bitmap structure, wherein each bit position in the second bit region is assigned to a different function and a type of a function assigned to each bit position in the second bit region relies upon the bit values of the bits in the first bit region. an application information table transmission section adapted to transmit an application information table which has an application profile field including an application profile which represents functions required by an application for HbbTV, HbbTV standing for hybrid broadcast broadband television, wherein the application profile is configured from a first bit region of high-order n bits and a second bit region of lower-order (16-n) bits of a bitmap structure, wherein each bit position in the second bit region is assigned to a different function and a type of a function assigned to each bit position in the second bit region relies upon the bit values of the bits in the first bit region.
A cosmetic blend, comprising or consisting of (a) at least one TRPV1 and/or TRPV3 modulator selected from vanillyl ethers of formula (II) wherein R1 stand for hydrogen or a C1-C7 alkyl radical and (b1) at least one 1,2-alkandiol having 5 to 12 carbon atoms selected from mixtures of 1,2-hexandiol and 1,2-octandiol and optionally (b2) at least one polyol having 3 to 12 carbon atoms and 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups, wherein components (a) and (b) are present in a ratio by weight of from about 10:90 to about 40:60. (a) at least one TRPV1 and/or TRPV3 modulator selected from vanillyl ethers of formula (II) wherein R1 stand for hydrogen or a C1-C7 alkyl radical and (b1) at least one 1,2-alkandiol having 5 to 12 carbon atoms selected from mixtures of 1,2-hexandiol and 1,2-octandiol and optionally (b2) at least one polyol having 3 to 12 carbon atoms and 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups, wherein components (a) and (b) are present in a ratio by weight of from about 10:90 to about 40:60. wherein R1 stand for hydrogen or a C1-C7 alkyl radical and (b1) at least one 1,2-alkandiol having 5 to 12 carbon atoms selected from mixtures of 1,2-hexandiol and 1,2-octandiol and optionally (b2) at least one polyol having 3 to 12 carbon atoms and 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups, wherein components (a) and (b) are present in a ratio by weight of from about 10:90 to about 40:60.
Modular fence structure, comprising at least one upright adapted to support at least one transverse containment element and/or at least one stringer , said at least one upright being constituted by a tubular body with a through hole , said modular fence structure further comprising at least one connection and support element of said at least one upright for the connection, e.g. removable, of said at least one upright to the ground (S) or in a curb or low wall (B) constrained to the ground (S) as well as for the support of said at least one upright , said at least one connection and support element being, on one side, connectable or fixable or fitted in the ground (S) or in a curb or low wall (B) and on the other side it is insertable or inserted in the through hole delimited by a respective upright or it is arranged side-by-side or outside a respective upright , said structure also comprising means for constraining or engaging said at least one connection and support element with said at least one upright , characterized in that said means for constraining or engaging comprise at least one U-shaped or C-shaped clamp or bracket placed at least partially around said at least one connection and support element and with at least one free end inserted in and constrained to said at least one upright .
A lid of a holder of a membrane for performing a technique of dot blot, in which through dispensing apertures and at least one discharge aperture are formed, characterized in that the through dispensing apertures are connected to the discharge aperture in the vicinity of their orifice on the underside of the lid either directly via discharge channels or via discharge channels and collecting channels , whereby discharge channels are connected to collecting channels , which are connected to the discharge aperture , whereby collecting channels have a larger cross-sectional area than discharge channels , whereby the discharge channels are made as open channels on the underside of the lid or configured as closed channels in the body of the lid , whereby each discharge channel has a cross-sectional area having a size of a maximum of 12000 μm 2 and is provided with at least one sealing chamber and/or with a hydrophobic surface coating or finish on at least a portion of its length, the sealing chamber and/or hydrophobic surface coating or finish preventing the backflow to the dispensing aperture , whereby if the discharge channels and/or the collecting channels and/or sealing chambers of the discharge channels are made as open, the lid is designed for use in combination of a membrane for the transfer of biomolecules arranged between two layers of foil which is provided with apertures which are aligned with the dispensing apertures of the lid .
A method performed by one or more device processors in a cellular communications network, the method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment, UE, in the cellular communications network, a positioning protocol message that includes an observed time difference of arrival, OTDOA cell information list data information element, the information element, IE including a cell identifier of a cell in the cellular communications network and virtual identifiers of one or more transmission points, TPs, in the cellular communications network, the virtual identifiers associating the one or more TPs with the cell; receiving, by the UE, a positioning reference signal, PRS from a first TP of the one or more TPs, wherein the PRS is generated using an initialization sequence that is based on at least the virtual identifier of the first TP and the cell identifier of the cell, a slot number within a radio frame, an OFDM symbol number within the slot, and one of a normal cyclic prefix, CP or an extended CP corresponding to the OFDM symbol; obtaining, by the UE from the IE in the positioning protocol message, the cell identifier and the virtual identifier of the first TP; and processing, by the UE, the PRS using the cell identifier and the virtual identifier of the first TP obtained from the IE in the positioning protocol message. receiving, by a user equipment, UE, in the cellular communications network, a positioning protocol message that includes an observed time difference of arrival, OTDOA cell information list data information element, the information element, IE including a cell identifier of a cell in the cellular communications network and virtual identifiers of one or more transmission points, TPs, in the cellular communications network, the virtual identifiers associating the one or more TPs with the cell; receiving, by the UE, a positioning reference signal, PRS from a first TP of the one or more TPs, wherein the PRS is generated using an initialization sequence that is based on at least the virtual identifier of the first TP and the cell identifier of the cell, a slot number within a radio frame, an OFDM symbol number within the slot, and one of a normal cyclic prefix, CP or an extended CP corresponding to the OFDM symbol; obtaining, by the UE from the IE in the positioning protocol message, the cell identifier and the virtual identifier of the first TP; and processing, by the UE, the PRS using the cell identifier and the virtual identifier of the first TP obtained from the IE in the positioning protocol message.
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, from a client device, a request for one or more trust tokens, the request comprising: at least one of (i) one or more device-level fraud detection signals obtained from the client device or (ii) data representing code of an application that initiated the request; and a respective nonce for each of the one or more trust tokens, wherein the nonce for each trust token is a blinded nonce that was blinded using a blind signature scheme; determining, based on at least one of (i) the one or more device-level fraud signals or (ii) the data representing the code of the application, to issue the one or more trust tokens to the client device; in response to determining to issue the one or more trust tokens to the client device: generating each of the one or more trust tokens using the nonce for the trust token; and providing the one or more trust tokens to the client device. receiving, from a client device, a request for one or more trust tokens, the request comprising: at least one of (i) one or more device-level fraud detection signals obtained from the client device or (ii) data representing code of an application that initiated the request; and a respective nonce for each of the one or more trust tokens, wherein the nonce for each trust token is a blinded nonce that was blinded using a blind signature scheme; at least one of (i) one or more device-level fraud detection signals obtained from the client device or (ii) data representing code of an application that initiated the request; and a respective nonce for each of the one or more trust tokens, wherein the nonce for each trust token is a blinded nonce that was blinded using a blind signature scheme; determining, based on at least one of (i) the one or more device-level fraud signals or (ii) the data representing the code of the application, to issue the one or more trust tokens to the client device; in response to determining to issue the one or more trust tokens to the client device: generating each of the one or more trust tokens using the nonce for the trust token; and providing the one or more trust tokens to the client device. generating each of the one or more trust tokens using the nonce for the trust token; and providing the one or more trust tokens to the client device.
A method of validating a first computing device for joining a network session operating without a central authority, based on a plurality of copies of a distributed database each storing a trust parameter indicative of a trusted or untrusted designation for each of a plurality of network connected second computing devices , the method performed by a certain second computing device designated as trusted and participating in the network session without the central authority, the method comprising: receiving a validation request for designation as trusted transmitted by the first computing device designated as untrusted, wherein the first computing device designated as untrusted is prevented from joining itself to the network session ; querying at least one trust-resource to determine whether the first computing device should be designated as trusted or untrusted ; when a trust parameter is obtained from the trust-resource, creating a new record storing the trust parameter of the first computing device, a first unique identifier indicative of the first computing device, and a second unique identifier indicative of the certain second computing device ; and distributing the new record over the network for local verification and updating of respective copies of the plurality of copies of the distributed database each locally stored in association with a respective second computing device , wherein the distributed database is arranged according to an order of creation of new records, wherein the first computing device is joined to the network session by another computing device upon obtaining a trusted designation of the first computing device stored in the new record of the distributed database. receiving a validation request for designation as trusted transmitted by the first computing device designated as untrusted, wherein the first computing device designated as untrusted is prevented from joining itself to the network session ; querying at least one trust-resource to determine whether the first computing device should be designated as trusted or untrusted ; when a trust parameter is obtained from the trust-resource, creating a new record storing the trust parameter of the first computing device, a first unique identifier indicative of the first computing device, and a second unique identifier indicative of the certain second computing device ; and distributing the new record over the network for local verification and updating of respective copies of the plurality of copies of the distributed database each locally stored in association with a respective second computing device , wherein the distributed database is arranged according to an order of creation of new records, wherein the first computing device is joined to the network session by another computing device upon obtaining a trusted designation of the first computing device stored in the new record of the distributed database.