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A method for crack monitoring in a structure of interest using Acoustic Emission (AE) sensing, comprising: - placing a plurality of AE detectors on a single device on the structure of interest, having known relative detector positions; - detecting during a preset time window acoustic power emitted by an AE source in selected detectors as time traces (S1); - for every set of waveforms detected at the detector locations, identifying a most plausible wave mode and speed in an optimization routine, by minimizing an error function (S2) associated with an assumed combination of the source location, speed of a dominant wave mode, and identified arrival times of a dominant wave mode with a maximum acoustic amplitude at the detector locations, thereby finding a location of a source of acoustic emission on the structure of interest (S21) and a dominant wave mode (S22); - identifying, in a frequency interval of interest a next to maximum acoustic amplitude as a non-dominant wave mode in the time window (S3); - correlating a ratio of dominant and non-dominant wave mode amplitudes to a crack depth using a characteristic curve that relates crack depth to an amplitude and ratio of wave mode compositions (S5); and - populating in a history bank crack depths measured for corresponding locations, so that for a selected crack, identified by a calculated location of the AE source, its depth be resolved by matching a calculated ratio of wave mode amplitudes on the characteristic curve - wherein the wave modes are expressed as zero order symmetric Lamb waves S0 and antisymmetric Lamb waves A0. - placing a plurality of AE detectors on a single device on the structure of interest, having known relative detector positions; - detecting during a preset time window acoustic power emitted by an AE source in selected detectors as time traces (S1); - for every set of waveforms detected at the detector locations, identifying a most plausible wave mode and speed in an optimization routine, by minimizing an error function (S2) associated with an assumed combination of the source location, speed of a dominant wave mode, and identified arrival times of a dominant wave mode with a maximum acoustic amplitude at the detector locations, thereby finding a location of a source of acoustic emission on the structure of interest (S21) and a dominant wave mode (S22); - identifying, in a frequency interval of interest a next to maximum acoustic amplitude as a non-dominant wave mode in the time window (S3); - correlating a ratio of dominant and non-dominant wave mode amplitudes to a crack depth using a characteristic curve that relates crack depth to an amplitude and ratio of wave mode compositions (S5); and - populating in a history bank crack depths measured for corresponding locations, so that for a selected crack, identified by a calculated location of the AE source, its depth be resolved by matching a calculated ratio of wave mode amplitudes on the characteristic curve - wherein the wave modes are expressed as zero order symmetric Lamb waves S0 and antisymmetric Lamb waves A0.
A lubricant base stock composition comprising a T10 distillation point of at least 900°F (482°C); a viscosity index of at least 80; a saturates content of at least 90 wt% (or at least 95 wt%); a sulfur content of less than 300 wppm; a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of at least 28 cSt; a kinematic viscosity at 40°C of at least 320 cSt (or at least 340 cSt, or at least 350 cSt); a pour point of -6°C or less; a cloud point of -2°C or less; a difference between the pour point and the cloud point of 20°C or less; and a sum of terminal and pendant propyl groups and terminal and pendant ethyl groups of at least 1.7 (or at least 1.8, or at least 1.9) per 100 carbon atoms of the composition.
A balloon catheter comprising: a catheter shaft having a proximal end, an opposite distal end and an outer surface; a heating element disposed about a portion of the outer surface of the catheter shaft ; a balloon mounted about the outer surface of the catheter shaft to coincide with the heating element ; and thermally expandable material disposed inside the mounted balloon , wherein the thermally expandable material is a thermally expandable solid, a thermally expandable liquid or a combination thereof and wherein heat produced by the heating element causes the thermally expandable material to expand, thereby increasing the outer diameter of the balloon. a catheter shaft having a proximal end, an opposite distal end and an outer surface; a heating element disposed about a portion of the outer surface of the catheter shaft ; a balloon mounted about the outer surface of the catheter shaft to coincide with the heating element ; and thermally expandable material disposed inside the mounted balloon , wherein the thermally expandable material is a thermally expandable solid, a thermally expandable liquid or a combination thereof and wherein heat produced by the heating element causes the thermally expandable material to expand, thereby increasing the outer diameter of the balloon.
A method for detecting cyber threats against a cloud-based application, comprising: receiving (S310) a request from a client device, the request directed to a cloud-based application computing platform, wherein the client device is associated with a user attempting to access the cloud-based application; determining whether the received request belongs to a current session of the client device accessing the cloud-based application; extracting (S330), from the received request, at least one application-layer parameter of the current session; comparing (S350) the at least one extracted application-layer parameter to application-layer parameters extracted from previous sessions to determine at least one risk factor, wherein the application-layer parameters from the previous sessions are obtained from a user profile associated with the user of the client device and are gathered when the user accessed or performed actions in a particular cloud-based application or across multiple cloud-based applications; and computing (S370) a risk score based on the determined at least one risk factor, wherein the risk score is indicative of a potential cyber threat. receiving (S310) a request from a client device, the request directed to a cloud-based application computing platform, wherein the client device is associated with a user attempting to access the cloud-based application; determining whether the received request belongs to a current session of the client device accessing the cloud-based application; extracting (S330), from the received request, at least one application-layer parameter of the current session; comparing (S350) the at least one extracted application-layer parameter to application-layer parameters extracted from previous sessions to determine at least one risk factor, wherein the application-layer parameters from the previous sessions are obtained from a user profile associated with the user of the client device and are gathered when the user accessed or performed actions in a particular cloud-based application or across multiple cloud-based applications; and computing (S370) a risk score based on the determined at least one risk factor, wherein the risk score is indicative of a potential cyber threat.
Cooking appliance , comprising at least one heatable cooking chamber , at least one cooking chamber door for closing a feed opening of the cooking chamber , at least one venting opening for venting the cooking chamber , and at least one closure element for automatically closing and/or opening the venting opening , at least one raised portion being arranged on the closure element and the closure element being slidably movable on the raised portion in order to close and/or open the venting opening , characterised in that the raised portion is arranged along an edge region of the closure element and in that the raised portion is annular and closed. characterised in that the raised portion is arranged along an edge region of the closure element and in that the raised portion is annular and closed.
An image processing apparatus comprising: operation means configured to control a mode that saves a color material to be used for printing; determining means for determining whether a character in image data is a white character by determining whether a density of the character is equal to or lower than a predetermined density; processing means for performing processing for increasing a width of white lines constituting a white character included in image data to reduce color material consumption in a case where the image data includes the white character on a colored background and the mode that saves the color material to be consumed by printing is instructed by the operation means ; and outputting means for outputting the image data processed by the processing means for printing. operation means configured to control a mode that saves a color material to be used for printing; determining means for determining whether a character in image data is a white character by determining whether a density of the character is equal to or lower than a predetermined density; processing means for performing processing for increasing a width of white lines constituting a white character included in image data to reduce color material consumption in a case where the image data includes the white character on a colored background and the mode that saves the color material to be consumed by printing is instructed by the operation means ; and outputting means for outputting the image data processed by the processing means for printing.
A reading apparatus, comprising: a captured-image reader configured to read, from an imaging apparatus that captures a captured image associated with distance information indicating distances to articles, the captured image associated with the distance information; an article detecting section configured to detect images of articles in a preset predetermined imaging region in the captured image; an object recognizing section configured to perform, based on the distance information, object recognition processing of an object, the object being an article closest from the imaging apparatus among the articles detected in the predetermined region; a code reader configured to perform, based on the distance information, if a distance between the object and the imaging apparatus is equal to or smaller than a predetermined distance, code reading processing for detecting a code symbol from the predetermined imaging region and reading code information from the code symbol; and an imaging-condition switching section configured to switch from the object recognition processing to the code reading processing if the distance between the object and the imaging apparatus is equal to or smaller than the predetermined distance. a captured-image reader configured to read, from an imaging apparatus that captures a captured image associated with distance information indicating distances to articles, the captured image associated with the distance information; an article detecting section configured to detect images of articles in a preset predetermined imaging region in the captured image; an object recognizing section configured to perform, based on the distance information, object recognition processing of an object, the object being an article closest from the imaging apparatus among the articles detected in the predetermined region; a code reader configured to perform, based on the distance information, if a distance between the object and the imaging apparatus is equal to or smaller than a predetermined distance, code reading processing for detecting a code symbol from the predetermined imaging region and reading code information from the code symbol; and an imaging-condition switching section configured to switch from the object recognition processing to the code reading processing if the distance between the object and the imaging apparatus is equal to or smaller than the predetermined distance.
Process for producing microstructures in a glass substrate, in particular made of quartz glass, with membrane-like, bridging or overhanging surfaces as a result of a weakening of material brought about by an etching process by removal of material to create at least one recess in the glass substrate, comprising the following process steps: • introducing modifications into the glass substrate by means of laser radiation along at least one preferably annularly closed peripheral contour and • etching the glass substrate from a glass substrate side facing away from the membrane layer , as a result of which material is removed at least substantially along the peripheral contour of the modifications of the laser-modified regions, • characterized by • applying a sacrificial layer to the glass substrate in a first region which encloses the peripheral contour of the modifications , • applying a membrane layer to the sacrificial layer in a second region enclosing the first region, • etching the glass substrate from a glass substrate side facing away from the membrane layer until the sacrificial layer is reached, with the result that dissolution or reduction of the sacrificial layer and lastly separation of the connection of the glass substrate contour enclosed by the peripheral contour from the surrounding glass substrate and from the membrane layer occurs. • introducing modifications into the glass substrate by means of laser radiation along at least one preferably annularly closed peripheral contour and • etching the glass substrate from a glass substrate side facing away from the membrane layer , as a result of which material is removed at least substantially along the peripheral contour of the modifications of the laser-modified regions, • characterized by • applying a sacrificial layer to the glass substrate in a first region which encloses the peripheral contour of the modifications , • applying a membrane layer to the sacrificial layer in a second region enclosing the first region, • etching the glass substrate from a glass substrate side facing away from the membrane layer until the sacrificial layer is reached, with the result that dissolution or reduction of the sacrificial layer and lastly separation of the connection of the glass substrate contour enclosed by the peripheral contour from the surrounding glass substrate and from the membrane layer occurs.
A method for the manufacture of a polymer [polymer (VDF)] comprising at least recurring units derived from 1,1-difluoroethylene (VDF), said method comprising the following steps: (I) contacting at least a first portion of 1,1-difluoroethylene (VDF), with an aqueous medium and at least one polymerization initiator, thus providing a first mixture [mixture (M1)]; (II) polymerizing at least a part of said first portion of VDF, thus providing a second mixture [mixture (M2)]; (III) contacting said mixture (M2) obtained in step (II) with at least a first portion of at least one acid-functionalized compound [compound (A)], or the corresponding alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salt of such compound, thus providing a third mixture [mixture (M3)]; and (IV) polymerizing said mixture (M3) obtained in step (III) by feeding at least a second portion of VDF, thus providing said polymer (VDF) in the form of a dispersion (D) comprising particles of said polymer (VDF) wherein said dispersion (D) comprises less than 1 ppm of fluorinated surfactants, with respect to the total weight of dispersion (D), wherein the polymerization in said step (II) is performed until VDF reaches a conversion of at least 0.5% and up to 15%, the conversion being defined as [(mass of polymer formed / mass of total polymer) x 100]. and wherein said compound (A) contains at least one vinyl group and at least one sulfonic acid or salt thereof with an alkaline metal. (I) contacting at least a first portion of 1,1-difluoroethylene (VDF), with an aqueous medium and at least one polymerization initiator, thus providing a first mixture [mixture (M1)]; (II) polymerizing at least a part of said first portion of VDF, thus providing a second mixture [mixture (M2)]; (III) contacting said mixture (M2) obtained in step (II) with at least a first portion of at least one acid-functionalized compound [compound (A)], or the corresponding alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salt of such compound, thus providing a third mixture [mixture (M3)]; and (IV) polymerizing said mixture (M3) obtained in step (III) by feeding at least a second portion of VDF, thus providing said polymer (VDF) in the form of a dispersion (D) comprising particles of said polymer (VDF) wherein said dispersion (D) comprises less than 1 ppm of fluorinated surfactants, with respect to the total weight of dispersion (D), wherein the polymerization in said step (II) is performed until VDF reaches a conversion of at least 0.5% and up to 15%, the conversion being defined as [(mass of polymer formed / mass of total polymer) x 100]. and wherein said compound (A) contains at least one vinyl group and at least one sulfonic acid or salt thereof with an alkaline metal.
Light source (L) for a sensor unit of a position measuring device, comprising - an electrically conductive substrate having a first surface (1.1) and further surfaces (1.2 to 1.6), wherein at least two of the further surfaces (1.2 to 1.6) are arranged in a manner inclined or offset relative to the first surface (1.1), - a semiconductor layer structure applied on the first surface (1.1), - an electrically conductive layer (3; 30), which contacts the substrate at the two of the further surfaces (1.2 to 1.6), - a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection , wherein the first electrical connection is connected to the electrically conductive layer (3; 30) and the second electrical connection is connected to the semiconductor layer structure , such that, upon an electrical voltage difference being applied to the connections , light is emittable with an orthogonal direction component with respect to the first surface (1.1) by means of the semiconductor layer structure at a first side (S) of the light source (L), wherein both connections are arranged at the first side (S) of the light source (L). - an electrically conductive substrate having a first surface (1.1) and further surfaces (1.2 to 1.6), wherein at least two of the further surfaces (1.2 to 1.6) are arranged in a manner inclined or offset relative to the first surface (1.1), - a semiconductor layer structure applied on the first surface (1.1), - an electrically conductive layer (3; 30), which contacts the substrate at the two of the further surfaces (1.2 to 1.6), - a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection , wherein the first electrical connection is connected to the electrically conductive layer (3; 30) and the second electrical connection is connected to the semiconductor layer structure , such that, upon an electrical voltage difference being applied to the connections , light is emittable with an orthogonal direction component with respect to the first surface (1.1) by means of the semiconductor layer structure at a first side (S) of the light source (L), wherein both connections are arranged at the first side (S) of the light source (L).
A composition comprising regulatory T (Treg) cells which stably express interleukin-2 (IL-2).
A system for performing cognitive function testing, the system comprising: a computer screen ; an eye camera ; a means for performing the cognitive function testing coupled to both the computer screen and the eye camera , wherein the means for performing causes the system to: move a visual cue on the computer screen in a predetermined pattern, and simultaneously create stimulus data, the stimulus data being a position of the visual cue on the computer screen as a function of time; read frames from the eye camera while the visual cue moves on the computer screen ; determine pupil position within the frames, thereby creating pupil position data as a function of time; correct offsets between the stimulus data and the pupil position data; translate the offset corrected pupil position data from a coordinate space of the eye camera to a coordinate space of the stimulus data; generate a test score being the cumulative distance between the stimulus data and the offset corrected pupil position data for each corresponding point in time; and calculate an indication of cognitive function based on the test score. a computer screen ; an eye camera ; a means for performing the cognitive function testing coupled to both the computer screen and the eye camera , wherein the means for performing causes the system to: move a visual cue on the computer screen in a predetermined pattern, and simultaneously create stimulus data, the stimulus data being a position of the visual cue on the computer screen as a function of time; read frames from the eye camera while the visual cue moves on the computer screen ; determine pupil position within the frames, thereby creating pupil position data as a function of time; correct offsets between the stimulus data and the pupil position data; translate the offset corrected pupil position data from a coordinate space of the eye camera to a coordinate space of the stimulus data; generate a test score being the cumulative distance between the stimulus data and the offset corrected pupil position data for each corresponding point in time; and calculate an indication of cognitive function based on the test score. move a visual cue on the computer screen in a predetermined pattern, and simultaneously create stimulus data, the stimulus data being a position of the visual cue on the computer screen as a function of time; read frames from the eye camera while the visual cue moves on the computer screen ; determine pupil position within the frames, thereby creating pupil position data as a function of time; correct offsets between the stimulus data and the pupil position data; translate the offset corrected pupil position data from a coordinate space of the eye camera to a coordinate space of the stimulus data; generate a test score being the cumulative distance between the stimulus data and the offset corrected pupil position data for each corresponding point in time; and calculate an indication of cognitive function based on the test score.
An display device comprising: a display panel ; a plurality of sound generating actuators at a plurality of sound output areas, the sound generating actuators configured to vibrate the display panel ; and a partition between each of the plurality of sound output areas and configured to surround at least one of the plurality of sound output areas, wherein the partition is comprised of four sides that surround each of the sound output areas, and one or more side among the four sides of the partition includes a protruding confining portion . a display panel ; a plurality of sound generating actuators at a plurality of sound output areas, the sound generating actuators configured to vibrate the display panel ; and a partition between each of the plurality of sound output areas and configured to surround at least one of the plurality of sound output areas, wherein the partition is comprised of four sides that surround each of the sound output areas, and one or more side among the four sides of the partition includes a protruding confining portion .