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A method of entropy encoding video data, the method comprising: obtaining a pre-defined initialization value for a context of a plurality of contexts used in a context-adaptive entropy coding process to entropy encode a value for a syntax element in a slice of the video data, wherein the pre-defined initialization value is stored with N-bit precision; determining, based on the pre-defined initialization value and using a look-up table, an initial probability state of the context for the slice of the video data, wherein a number of probability states for the context is 2 M where M is the bit precision of the context and M is greater than N, and wherein an i th value in the look-up table is an integer equal to the ceil of a sum of: a product of the number of probability states for the context and an i th value in a table that represents a set of probabilities of a one symbol; and an offset value; and entropy encoding, based on the initial probability state of the context, a bin of the value for the syntax element. obtaining a pre-defined initialization value for a context of a plurality of contexts used in a context-adaptive entropy coding process to entropy encode a value for a syntax element in a slice of the video data, wherein the pre-defined initialization value is stored with N-bit precision; determining, based on the pre-defined initialization value and using a look-up table, an initial probability state of the context for the slice of the video data, wherein a number of probability states for the context is 2 M where M is the bit precision of the context and M is greater than N, and wherein an i th value in the look-up table is an integer equal to the ceil of a sum of: a product of the number of probability states for the context and an i th value in a table that represents a set of probabilities of a one symbol; and an offset value; and a product of the number of probability states for the context and an i th value in a table that represents a set of probabilities of a one symbol; and an offset value; and entropy encoding, based on the initial probability state of the context, a bin of the value for the syntax element.
Surgical instrument comprising an instrument handle , an instrument shaft connected to the instrument handle , the instrument shaft defining an instrument axis, an angled instrument tip that is connected to the instrument shaft and has an operating point that is not located on the instrument axis, as well as a first locator arranged on the instrument handle or the instrument shaft , wherein the first locator is designed to detect six degrees of freedom and configured as a position sensor, and has two coils, and the instrument shaft is deflectable between the first locator and the operating point when the surgical instrument is in use, and a second locator is arranged at a distance from the first locator and, in relation to the latter, closer to the operating point and in an area of the instrument shaft that is adjacent to the instrument tip, wherein the second locator is designed to detect only five degrees of freedom and configured as a position sensor, and has one coil, with the dimensions of the second locator being smaller than those of the first locator . and the instrument shaft is deflectable between the first locator and the operating point when the surgical instrument is in use, and a second locator is arranged at a distance from the first locator and, in relation to the latter, closer to the operating point and in an area of the instrument shaft that is adjacent to the instrument tip, wherein the second locator is designed to detect only five degrees of freedom and configured as a position sensor, and has one coil, with the dimensions of the second locator being smaller than those of the first locator .
Method of splicing a new web to a web in use comprising: - a first advancement phase during which the web in use is advanced at a working advancement speed along a working advancement path (Q); - a second advancement phase during which the new web is advanced along an auxiliary path (R) at a splicing advancement speed being substantially equal to the working advancement speed; and - a bonding phase during which the web in use (4, 5,) and the new web are adhesively bonded to one another at a bonding station ; the method further comprises: - a web in use cutting phase during which the web in use is cut by means of a respective blade element at a respective cutting station and during which the respective blade element advances, at least during the cutting of the web in use at a speed being at least equal to the working advancement speed; and/or - a new web cutting phase during which the new web is cut by means of a respective blade member at a respective cutting station while the respective blade member advances, at least at the moment of cutting the new web at a speed being at least equal to the working advancement speed; characterized in that during the web in use cutting phase the blade element advances at least during the cutting of the web in use into a respective direction, which substantially equals the advancement direction of the web in use; and/or wherein during the new web cutting phase the blade member advances at least during the cutting of the new web into a respective direction, which substantially equals the advancement direction of the web in use . - a first advancement phase during which the web in use is advanced at a working advancement speed along a working advancement path (Q); - a second advancement phase during which the new web is advanced along an auxiliary path (R) at a splicing advancement speed being substantially equal to the working advancement speed; and - a bonding phase during which the web in use (4, 5,) and the new web are adhesively bonded to one another at a bonding station ; - a web in use cutting phase during which the web in use is cut by means of a respective blade element at a respective cutting station and during which the respective blade element advances, at least during the cutting of the web in use at a speed being at least equal to the working advancement speed; and/or - a new web cutting phase during which the new web is cut by means of a respective blade member at a respective cutting station while the respective blade member advances, at least at the moment of cutting the new web at a speed being at least equal to the working advancement speed;
A method for thermally processing and consolidating unprocessed components within a thermal processing and consolidation system , comprising: positioning a first tool (300; 818) on a lower assembly , the first tool (300; 818) positioned in alignment with an upper assembly , wherein the first tool (300; 818) contacts and supports a first set of unprocessed components ; coupling the upper assembly and the lower assembly to form a plenum, the plenum operable to maintain a pressurized environment about the first tool (300; 818); providing services to the first tool (300; 818) and the plenum via a service interface, the service interface comprising an automatic coupling system ; thermally processing and consolidating the first set of unprocessed components within the first tool (300; 818) wherein the services are supplied to the first tool (300; 818) as directed by a set of process parameters; disengaging the services from the first tool (300; 818) and the plenum via the service interface; uncoupling the upper assembly from the lower assembly to form a separation between the upper assembly and the lower assembly ; and withdrawing the first tool (300; 818) via the separation, wherein a height between the upper assembly and the lower assembly is the same or greater than a height of the first tool (300; 818), wherein the set of process parameters comprises a temperature, pressure and/or vacuum profile to be applied to the first set of unprocessed components . positioning a first tool (300; 818) on a lower assembly , the first tool (300; 818) positioned in alignment with an upper assembly , wherein the first tool (300; 818) contacts and supports a first set of unprocessed components ; coupling the upper assembly and the lower assembly to form a plenum, the plenum operable to maintain a pressurized environment about the first tool (300; 818); providing services to the first tool (300; 818) and the plenum via a service interface, the service interface comprising an automatic coupling system ; thermally processing and consolidating the first set of unprocessed components within the first tool (300; 818) wherein the services are supplied to the first tool (300; 818) as directed by a set of process parameters; disengaging the services from the first tool (300; 818) and the plenum via the service interface; uncoupling the upper assembly from the lower assembly to form a separation between the upper assembly and the lower assembly ; and withdrawing the first tool (300; 818) via the separation, wherein a height between the upper assembly and the lower assembly is the same or greater than a height of the first tool (300; 818), wherein the set of process parameters comprises a temperature, pressure and/or vacuum profile to be applied to the first set of unprocessed components .
A deuterated compound having an imaging isotope, wherein the compound has formula (Ie): and wherein the carbon marked * has a deuterium isotopic enrichment factor of at least 3500.
A garment portion having stretch zones , comprising: a garment body portion made from a material having low-stretch characteristics, the material having an external surface and an internal surface ; and at least one defined stretch zone on the garment body portion, the stretch zone having an area less than an area of the garment body portion, comprising: an exterior facing layer defined by the external surface of the garment body portion; an interior layer affixed to the internal surface of the garment body portion, the interior layer having an area corresponding to the area of the stretch zone and having higher stretch properties than the material of the garment body portion; and a plurality of spaced apart slits extending through the material of the garment body portion within the stretch zone area, the garment being characterized in that the slits are of varying length across the stretch zone , and in that the slits have a longer length in the middle of the stretch zone and a shorter length near outer edges of the stretch zone . a garment body portion made from a material having low-stretch characteristics, the material having an external surface and an internal surface ; and at least one defined stretch zone on the garment body portion, the stretch zone having an area less than an area of the garment body portion, comprising: an exterior facing layer defined by the external surface of the garment body portion; an interior layer affixed to the internal surface of the garment body portion, the interior layer having an area corresponding to the area of the stretch zone and having higher stretch properties than the material of the garment body portion; and a plurality of spaced apart slits extending through an exterior facing layer defined by the external surface of the garment body portion; an interior layer affixed to the internal surface of the garment body portion, the interior layer having an area corresponding to the area of the stretch zone and having higher stretch properties than the material of the garment body portion; and a plurality of spaced apart slits extending through the material of the garment body portion within the stretch zone area, the garment being characterized in that the slits are of varying length across the stretch zone , and in that the slits have a longer length in the middle of the stretch zone and a shorter length near outer edges of the stretch zone .
A method of treating a spent aromatization catalyst comprising a transition metal and a catalyst support, the method comprising: contacting the spent aromatization catalyst with a halogen-containing stream comprising chlorine gas (Cl2) and fluorine gas (F 2 ) to produce a halogenated spent aromatization catalyst; and either: (A) contacting the halogenated spent aromatization catalyst with a purging stream consisting essentially of an inert gas; and contacting the halogenated spent aromatization catalyst with a decoking gas stream comprising oxygen, wherein the decoking gas stream contains less than 100 ppmw of halogen-containing compounds; or (B) contacting the halogenated spent aromatization catalyst with a decoking gas stream comprising oxygen; wherein the decoking gas stream contains less than 100 ppmw of halogen-containing compounds. contacting the spent aromatization catalyst with a halogen-containing stream comprising chlorine gas (Cl2) and fluorine gas (F 2 ) to produce a halogenated spent aromatization catalyst; and either: (A) contacting the halogenated spent aromatization catalyst with a purging stream consisting essentially of an inert gas; and contacting the halogenated spent aromatization catalyst with a decoking gas stream comprising oxygen, wherein the decoking gas stream contains less than 100 ppmw of halogen-containing compounds; or (B) contacting the halogenated spent aromatization catalyst with a decoking gas stream comprising oxygen;
A heater assembly couplable to an aerosol-generating device body to form an aerosol-generating device , the heater assembly comprising: a heating element mount ; a heating element rotatably coupled to the heating element mount and configured to penetrate an aerosol-generating article ; and a heater assembly rotation resistance mechanism configured to resist rotation of the heating element in a first direction relative to the heating element mount, wherein the heater assembly rotation resistance mechanism is configured to limit rotation of the heating element in the first direction relative to the heating element mount up to a threshold torque applied to the heating element and, when the torque applied to the heating element exceeds the threshold torque, is configured to allow further rotation of the heating element. a heating element mount ; a heating element rotatably coupled to the heating element mount and configured to penetrate an aerosol-generating article ; and a heater assembly rotation resistance mechanism configured to resist rotation of the heating element in a first direction relative to the heating element mount, wherein the heater assembly rotation resistance mechanism is configured to limit rotation of the heating element in the first direction relative to the heating element mount up to a threshold torque applied to the heating element and, when the torque applied to the heating element exceeds the threshold torque, is configured to allow further rotation of the heating element.
A process of producing an Al 2 O 3 -15-40 vol-% (ZrO 2 -8 mole-% Y 2 O 3 ) coating, wherein an oxide composite composition is manufactured, with which a substrate is coated, whereby the coating is carried out by manufacturing the composition, by heating it and finally by spraying it onto the substrate by a thermal spraying process into a 95 - 100 % amorphous coating, characterized in that the oxide composite composition is a powder manufactured from Al 2 O 3 -ZrO 2 -Y 2 O, and in that a HVOF (high-velocity oxy-fuel) process is used in the spraying, and in that the composition is heated before spraying in such a way that it melts completely, and in that during the spraying the cooling rate is 10 2 -10 8 K/s.
A stretchable laminate , comprising: an elastomer layer , wherein the elastomer layer comprises an olefin-based elastomer as a main component, wherein the content of the olefin-based elastomer serving as a main component in the elastomer layer is from 50 wt% to 100 wt%, wherein the olefin-based elastomer is propylene-based elastomer; and a non-woven fabric layer arranged on at least one side of the elastomer layer , wherein the non-woven fabric forming the non-woven fabric layer contains polyolefin fibers, wherein the polyolefin fibers are polypropyene fibers, the stretchable laminate further comprising a hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive between the elastomer layer and the non-woven fabric layer , the hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an olefin component, wherein the olefin component comprises an olefin-based polymer, wherein the olefin-based polymer comprises a 1-butene copolymer as an essential component, wherein a content of the 1-butene copolymer in the hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive is from 35 wt% to 60 wt%. an elastomer layer , wherein the elastomer layer comprises an olefin-based elastomer as a main component, wherein the content of the olefin-based elastomer serving as a main component in the elastomer layer is from 50 wt% to 100 wt%, wherein the olefin-based elastomer is propylene-based elastomer; and a non-woven fabric layer arranged on at least one side of the elastomer layer , wherein the non-woven fabric forming the non-woven fabric layer contains polyolefin fibers, wherein the polyolefin fibers are polypropyene fibers, the stretchable laminate further comprising a hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive between the elastomer layer and the non-woven fabric layer , the hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an olefin component, wherein the olefin component comprises an olefin-based polymer, wherein the olefin-based polymer comprises a 1-butene copolymer as an essential component, wherein a content of the 1-butene copolymer in the hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive is from 35 wt% to 60 wt%.
A method for suspension culturing a population of small mobile stem (SMS) cells derived from peripheral blood or umbilical cord blood, the method comprising: culturing an isolated population of SMS cells in a vessel configured to promote the growth of SMS cells in a suspension, wherein the vessel is a flask or bioreactor having a circulation of medium, wherein the circulation of medium is generated by stirring, shaking, or swirling, and wherein the vessel is a polypropylene vessel or a pretreated siliconized vessel comprising a growth medium comprising calf serum, thereby maintaining the isolated population of SMS cells in suspension in an undifferentiated state, wherein said undifferentiated SMS cells are about 5.5 μm in diameter, adherent equi-dimensional cells with strict radial symmetry, and exhibit a translucent cytoplasm. about 5.5 μm in diameter, adherent equi-dimensional cells with strict radial symmetry, and exhibit a translucent cytoplasm.
A surgical stapling instrument, comprising an end effector , comprising: a first jaw ; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration to grasp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw; an anvil ; and a staple cartridge comprising staples deployable into the tissue and deformable by the anvil; and a control circuit configured to: determine an electrical parameter of the tissue, preferably tissue impedance, at each of predetermined zones between the anvil and the staple cartridge; characterised in that the control circuit is further configured to: detect an irregularity in tissue distribution within the end effector based on the determined electrical parameters; and adjust a closure parameter of the end effector in accordance with the irregularity. an end effector , comprising: a first jaw ; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration to grasp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw; an anvil ; and a staple cartridge comprising staples deployable into the tissue and deformable by the anvil; and a first jaw ; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration to grasp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw; an anvil ; and a staple cartridge comprising staples deployable into the tissue and deformable by the anvil; and a control circuit configured to: determine an electrical parameter of the tissue, preferably tissue impedance, at each of predetermined zones between the anvil and the staple cartridge; characterised in that the control circuit is further configured to: detect an irregularity in tissue distribution within the end effector based on the determined electrical parameters; and adjust a closure parameter of the end effector in accordance with the irregularity. detect an irregularity in tissue distribution within the end effector based on the determined electrical parameters; and adjust a closure parameter of the end effector in accordance with the irregularity.
Road finisher comprising an undercarriage ; a chassis ; a hopper , which is mounted at the chassis at the front of the road finisher with respect to a paving direction (F) for receiving paving material; a paving screed provided at the rear of the road finisher with respect to the paving direction (F) for compacting paving material, said paving screed being attached to the chassis by means of tie bars ; and a lifting device adapted to lift the chassis relative to the undercarriage at least in a rear region of the road finisher , characterized in that the lifting device comprises a rocker which is mounted rotatably about an undercarriage rotation axis (A) on an undercarriage-side bearing surface and rotatably about a chassis rotation axis (B) on a chassis-side bearing surface , wherein the lifting device further comprises a length-variable adjustment element connecting a chassis-side link point to a rocker-side link point and being configured to change, by changing its length, a distance between the chassis-side link point and the rocker-side link point and thereby selectively lift or lower the chassis relative to the undercarriage , wherein a distance (d) between the chassis rotation axis (B) and the undercarriage rotation axis (A) is greater than a distance (e) between the chassis rotation axis (B) and the chassis-side bearing surface .