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An image processing device comprising: a communication interface configured to receive an original image from a camera; a processor configured to determine a mask area of the original image, extract a switched point among a series of pixels in the mask area, and switch, on the basis of the switched point, a first pixel value of a first pixel set and a second pixel value of a second pixel set and generate a masked image; and a memory storing the masked image and information about the switched point, wherein the switched point is one or more, the series of pixels sequentially comprise the first pixel set and the second pixel set, and the image processing device is a video recorder . a communication interface configured to receive an original image from a camera; a processor configured to determine a mask area of the original image, extract a switched point among a series of pixels in the mask area, and switch, on the basis of the switched point, a first pixel value of a first pixel set and a second pixel value of a second pixel set and generate a masked image; and a memory storing the masked image and information about the switched point, wherein the switched point is one or more, the series of pixels sequentially comprise the first pixel set and the second pixel set, and the image processing device is a video recorder .
A method for use in a frequency division duplex wireless network including a base station and a user equipment being in communication through a medium having an uplink communication channel supporting uplink data communications from the user equipment to the base station , and a downlink communication channel supporting downlink data communications from the base station to the user equipment , the method comprising: identifying, by an interference analyzer , an uplink frequency spectrum in the uplink communication channel being affected by an interfering signal; determining, by the interference analyzer , whether the interfering signal is external to the frequency division duplex wireless network; and in response to determining that that the interfering signal is external to the frequency division duplex wireless network, determining whether a frequency spectrum of the interfering signal changes as a function of time; in response to determining that the frequency spectrum of the interfering signal changes as a function of time, identifying a rate of change with respect to time of the frequency spectrum of the interfering signal; and selectively scheduling uplink transmissions to avoid the interfering signal based on the rate of change with respect to time of the frequency spectrum of the interfering signal. identifying, by an interference analyzer , an uplink frequency spectrum in the uplink communication channel being affected by an interfering signal; determining, by the interference analyzer , whether the interfering signal is external to the frequency division duplex wireless network; and in response to determining that that the interfering signal is external to the frequency division duplex wireless network, determining whether a frequency spectrum of the interfering signal changes as a function of time; in response to determining that the frequency spectrum of the interfering signal changes as a function of time, identifying a rate of change with respect to time of the frequency spectrum of the interfering signal; and selectively scheduling uplink transmissions to avoid the interfering signal based on the rate of change with respect to time of the frequency spectrum of the interfering signal.
A method of isolating nucleic acids comprising DNA from biological material, the method comprising the steps of: (i) effecting a lysing of the biological material with an aqueous solution which comprises lithium at a concentration of 0.05 to less than 1M, a chelating agent, and a surfactant to produce an aqueous lysed composition, (ii) treating the lysed composition with a solid support in the presence of a dissolved chaotropic agent at a concentration of 0.05 to 2M and 25% to 60% by volume in the liquid of a dissolved C 1-3 alkanol, said solid support being one capable of immobilising DNA, (iii) separating the solid support from liquid, (iv) treating the solid support with a first wash solution containing lithium at a concentration of 0.05 to 1M, said first wash solution containing 20% to 90% by volume of a dissolved C 1-3 alkanol, (v) separating the solid support from the first wash liquid, (vi) treating the solid support with a second wash liquid which comprises at least 80% by volume of a C 1-3 alkanol, the balance if any being water, (vii) separating the solid support from the second wash solution, and (viii) eluting DNA from the solid support. (i) effecting a lysing of the biological material with an aqueous solution which comprises lithium at a concentration of 0.05 to less than 1M, a chelating agent, and a surfactant to produce an aqueous lysed composition, (ii) treating the lysed composition with a solid support in the presence of a dissolved chaotropic agent at a concentration of 0.05 to 2M and 25% to 60% by volume in the liquid of a dissolved C 1-3 alkanol, said solid support being one capable of immobilising DNA, (iii) separating the solid support from liquid, (iv) treating the solid support with a first wash solution containing lithium at a concentration of 0.05 to 1M, said first wash solution containing 20% to 90% by volume of a dissolved C 1-3 alkanol, (v) separating the solid support from the first wash liquid, (vi) treating the solid support with a second wash liquid which comprises at least 80% by volume of a C 1-3 alkanol, the balance if any being water, (vii) separating the solid support from the second wash solution, and (viii) eluting DNA from the solid support.
A slide assembly for a firearm comprising: a slide having a top side , a proximal end , a mounting recess about the top side of the slide, and a housing recess about the proximal end of the slide; and an extractor assembly mounted within the housing recess , characterized in that : the extractor assembly includes a distal end for engaging a cartridge and a proximal end terminating at a position adjacent about a mid-portion of the mounting recess, the extractor assembly including: an extractor having a distal end for engaging a cartridge and a proximal end terminating at a position adjacent to a distal end of the mounting recess, a plunger extending proximally from the extractor, a biasing member biasing the plunger distally against the extractor, a bearing providing a backstop for the biasing member and limiting movement of the plunger with respect to the biasing member, and a stop limiting movement of the bearing. a slide having a top side , a proximal end , a mounting recess about the top side of the slide, and a housing recess about the proximal end of the slide; and an extractor assembly mounted within the housing recess , characterized in that : the extractor assembly includes a distal end for engaging a cartridge and a proximal end terminating at a position adjacent about a mid-portion of the mounting recess, the extractor assembly including: an extractor having a distal end for engaging a cartridge and a proximal end terminating at a position adjacent to a distal end of the mounting recess, a plunger extending proximally from the extractor, a biasing member biasing the plunger distally against the extractor, a bearing providing a backstop for the biasing member and limiting movement of the plunger with respect to the biasing member, and a stop limiting movement of the bearing. an extractor having a distal end for engaging a cartridge and a proximal end terminating at a position adjacent to a distal end of the mounting recess, a plunger extending proximally from the extractor, a biasing member biasing the plunger distally against the extractor, a bearing providing a backstop for the biasing member and limiting movement of the plunger with respect to the biasing member, and a stop limiting movement of the bearing.
A computer-implemented method of healthcare data handling by a trusted agent possessing or having an access to decryption keys for accessing healthcare data, the method comprising: - receiving a request from a requestor requesting accessing healthcare data, wherein the received request comprises data tag signaling that the received request is an emergency request, - the trusted agent generating a log comprising data relating to the request or the requestor or both, - a server receiving the log from said trusted agent and storing the received log in a memory of the server, wherein the memory of the server has further stored healthcare data, or decryption keys for accessing healthcare data, or a license comprising the decryption key together with associated license rules for access the healthcare data, or a combination thereof, - in response to receiving said log, the server providing the trusted agent with an access to the healthcare data by providing requested decryption keys, and - providing the requestor with an access to the healthcare data via the trusted agent by forwarding the requested decryption key from the trusted agent to the requester or by forwarding the healthcare data in a decrypted form to the requester. - receiving a request from a requestor requesting accessing healthcare data, wherein the received request comprises data tag signaling that the received request is an emergency request, - the trusted agent generating a log comprising data relating to the request or the requestor or both, - a server receiving the log from said trusted agent and storing the received log in a memory of the server, wherein the memory of the server has further stored healthcare data, or decryption keys for accessing healthcare data, or a license comprising the decryption key together with associated license rules for access the healthcare data, or a combination thereof, - in response to receiving said log, the server providing the trusted agent with an access to the healthcare data by providing requested decryption keys, and - providing the requestor with an access to the healthcare data via the trusted agent by forwarding the requested decryption key from the trusted agent to the requester or by forwarding the healthcare data in a decrypted form to the requester.
An optical fiber sensing method, comprising the steps of: providing an optical fiber measuring unit , a plurality of heat shrinkable tubes and at least one fixing element , wherein (i) the heat shrinkable tubes are fastened on an optical fiber of the optical fiber measuring unit , (ii) the optical fiber has at least one sensing segment , (iii) the heat shrinkable tubes are fastened at an upper end and a lower end of the at least one sensing segment , respectively, and (iv) the at least one fixing element is sleeved and fastened on the heat shrinkable tube at the lower end of the at least one sensing segment ; detachably connecting at least one floating element to the at least one fixing element , so that the at least one floating element provides tensile force on the at least one sensing segment of the optical fiber ; placing the at least one floating element into a fluid (W), so that the fluid (W) provides buoyant force on the at least one floating element ; and driving the optical fiber measuring unit to provide an input signal to the at least one sensing segment and generating an output signal after the input signal is processed by the at least one sensing segment , wherein the tensile force applied to the at least one sensing segment changes with variation of the buoyant force on the at least one floating element , resulting in change of the output signal; wherein the at least one fixing element and the at east one floating element are configured to be rapidly assembled with or detached from each other.
An occlusion device comprising a plurality of wire strands woven into a metal fabric, wherein the metal fabric has a memory property whereby the occlusion device tends to return to an expanded pre-set configuration when unconstrained, the occlusion device comprising an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration and comprising means for securing said metal fabric, thereby inhibiting unraveling of the strands, the expanded configuration of the device comprising a generally cylindrical body portion connected via a transition segment (H) to an outwardly extending forward disk end , wherein the transition segment (H) diameter is smaller than both the body portion diameter and the disk end diameter, characterised by : the transition segment is recessed within an indentation formed in an end of the body portion, and the device further comprises a plurality of hook members disposed on the body portion. the expanded configuration of the device comprising a generally cylindrical body portion connected via a transition segment (H) to an outwardly extending forward disk end , wherein the transition segment (H) diameter is smaller than both the body portion diameter and the disk end diameter, characterised by : the transition segment is recessed within an indentation formed in an end of the body portion, and the device further comprises a plurality of hook members disposed on the body portion.
A solar cell apparatus comprising: a substrate ; a plurality of first solar cells (C1) disposed on the substrate ; a plurality of second solar cells (C2) disposed on the substrate ; and a first bus bar disposed between the first solar cells (C1) and the second solar cells (C2), wherein the first bus bar is connected to the first solar cells (C1) and the second solar cells (C2), the solar cell apparatus further comprises a third solar cell (C3) disposed between the first solar cells (C1) and the second solar cells (C2) on the substrate , wherein the first bus bar is disposed on the third solar cell (C3) and is electrically connected to the third solar cell; wherein the first bus bar is connected to the first solar cells (C1) and the second solar cells (C2) through the third solar cell (C3); wherein the first solar cells (C1) are connected to each other in series between the third solar cell (C3) and a second bus bar connected to an outermost of the first solar cells (C1); wherein the second solar cells (C2) are connected to each other in series between the third solar cell (C3) and a third bus bar connected to an outermost of the second solar cells (C2); a connection part connecting the second bus bar to the third bus bar ; characterized in that the third solar cell (C3) has a plane area greater than the sum of a mean area of the first solar cells and a mean area of the second solar cells. a substrate ; a plurality of first solar cells (C1) disposed on the substrate ; a plurality of second solar cells (C2) disposed on the substrate ; and a first bus bar disposed between the first solar cells (C1) and the second solar cells (C2), wherein the first bus bar is connected to the first solar cells (C1) and the second solar cells (C2), the solar cell apparatus further comprises a third solar cell (C3) disposed between the first solar cells (C1) and the second solar cells (C2) on the substrate , wherein the first bus bar is disposed on the third solar cell (C3) and is electrically connected to the third solar cell; wherein the first bus bar is connected to the first solar cells (C1) and the second solar cells (C2) through the third solar cell (C3); wherein the first solar cells (C1) are connected to each other in series between the third solar cell (C3) and a second bus bar connected to an outermost of the first solar cells (C1); wherein the second solar cells (C2) are connected to each other in series between the third solar cell (C3) and a third bus bar connected to an outermost of the second solar cells (C2); a connection part connecting the second bus bar to the third bus bar ; characterized in that the third solar cell (C3) has a plane area greater than the sum of a mean area of the first solar cells and a mean area of the second solar cells.
A computer-implemented method of processing image analysis data derived from an image of a biological sample stained for presence of at least one lymphocyte biomarker, the method comprising: (a) detecting lymphocytes at least in part by segmenting lymphocyte nuclei from other objects depicted in the image of the biological sample; (b) computing a foreground segmentation mask based on the lymphocytes detected within the image; (c) identifying outlines of the detected lymphocytes in the image by filtering the image with the computed foreground segmentation mask; (d) deriving a shape metric for each detected lymphocyte based on the identified lymphocyte outlines; characterized in that the method further comprises: (e) associating at least the derived shape metric with corresponding location information for each detected lymphocyte; and (f) determining, based on the derived shape metric and the corresponding location information, that a particular lymphocyte of the detected lymphocytes is more likely to be motile relative to another lymphocyte of the detected lymphocytes. (a) detecting lymphocytes at least in part by segmenting lymphocyte nuclei from other objects depicted in the image of the biological sample; (b) computing a foreground segmentation mask based on the lymphocytes detected within the image; (c) identifying outlines of the detected lymphocytes in the image by filtering the image with the computed foreground segmentation mask; (d) deriving a shape metric for each detected lymphocyte based on the identified lymphocyte outlines; (e) associating at least the derived shape metric with corresponding location information for each detected lymphocyte; and (f) determining, based on the derived shape metric and the corresponding location information, that a particular lymphocyte of the detected lymphocytes is more likely to be motile relative to another lymphocyte of the detected lymphocytes.
An electric machine for a vehicle, comprising a stator and a rotor , the rotor comprising a plurality of poles and made from a plurality of laminated metal sheets, where each pole comprises a first V-shaped flux barrier and a second V-shaped flux barrier , where the first flux barrier comprises two magnets with a central d-axis of a pole inbetween, radially inner air cavities and radially outer air cavities , where the second flux barrier comprises two magnets with the central d-axis of a pole inbetween, radially inner air cavities and radially outer air cavities , and where the first and second flux barriers are arranged radially adjacent each other, with the magnets of the first and second flux barriers in parallel, and arranged symmetrically to the d-axis of the pole , where the radially inner air cavities of the first and second flux barriers are arranged close to the central d-axis of the pole and facing each other with the central d-axis of the pole inbetween and arranged at the radially inner side of the magnets of the first and second flux barrier , and where the radially outer air cavities of the first and second flux barrier are arranged at the opposite side of the magnets of the first and second flux barrier , wherein the pole comprises a first flux redirector having a boomerang shape and being arranged on the d-axis and between the first flux barrier and the second flux barrier , wherein the flux redirector is cut or stamped from the laminated metal sheets with a shape symmetrical to the d-axis, wherein the flux redirector has a root and tips, wherein a root height is larger than a width of the tips, and wherein an angle between legs of the flux redirector is equal to the angle between the magnets in the first and second flux barrier .
Drive circuit for generating a sawtooth voltage (Vpp) for a voltage regulator , having a V/I converter with a resistor and a capacitor for generating the sawtooth voltage (Vpp) in a voltage conversion operating state on the basis of an input voltage (Vin), wherein the V/I converter is configured to convert a predefined voltage into a current, wherein the voltage ramp du/dt of the sawtooth voltage (Vpp) is determined by the resistor and the capacitor , characterized in that the predefined voltage can be a reference voltage (Vref) or the input voltage (Vin), the resistor or the capacitor has multiple individually switchable elements , the drive circuit comprises a counter that drives the individually switchable elements in a stepwise manner to generate sawtooth voltages of different amplitudes, and wherein the drive circuit is configured such that, prior to the voltage conversion operating state, the counter is decremented by one level upon a rising edge of a clock signal (T) and when the amplitude of the sawtooth voltage (Vpp) has not reached the amplitude of the reference voltage (Vref), and wherein the drive circuit comprises a comparator that is configured to stop the counter when the sawtooth voltage (Vpp) reaches the reference voltage (Vref) within one period of a clock.
Adherent cells of placenta or adipose tissue for use in treating a condition selected from a delayed wound-healing, a deep wound and a burn wound, wherein the adherent cells are obtained from a three-dimensional culture.
A method implemented by a computer that is a node of a cluster , the method comprising: installing software on the node of the cluster from an image used to install the software on nodes of the cluster, the image including the software and a root secret of the cluster; booting the node of the cluster in a secure mode; upon booting, detecting by the node of the cluster that individualization is needed for the node to join the cluster; creating an identity of the node for authenticating with other nodes of the cluster; chaining the identity of the node to the root secret of the cluster available to the node; and securely erasing the root secret of the cluster from the node. installing software on the node of the cluster from an image used to install the software on nodes of the cluster, the image including the software and a root secret of the cluster; booting the node of the cluster in a secure mode; upon booting, detecting by the node of the cluster that individualization is needed for the node to join the cluster; creating an identity of the node for authenticating with other nodes of the cluster; chaining the identity of the node to the root secret of the cluster available to the node; and securely erasing the root secret of the cluster from the node.