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Method for manufacturing a tampon, comprising the steps of: a. supplying a continuous first web material ; b. supplying a continuous second web material ; c. cutting strips of the continuous second web material , whereby the strips are cut transversally, preferably perpendicularly, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the continuous second web material and equidistantly repeated over the longitudinal axis of the continuous second web material ; d. bonding a first-end of the strip of second web material to the continuous first web material , thereby forming a partially laminated structure at a bonding station ; e. conveying said partially laminated structure to a winding station ; f. clamping the partially laminated structure by rotatable clamping means and rolling-up the clamped partially laminated structure , thereby separating the partially laminated structure into strips along breaking points; g. winding the partially laminated structure strip so that the strip of second web material forms the outer layer around the first web material ; h. transferring the wound partially laminated structure strip to a sealing station ; and i. sealing the second-end of the strip of second web material to the first web material and/or second web material , characterized in that the sealing step comprises ultrasonic bonding, wherein the bonding step concurrently comprises an embossing step where the bonding station comprise an embossment roller that has spaced apart protrusions , the partially laminated structure being arranged in a way that the first web material comes into contact with the embossment roller . a. supplying a continuous first web material ; b. supplying a continuous second web material ; c. cutting strips of the continuous second web material , whereby the strips are cut transversally, preferably perpendicularly, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the continuous second web material and equidistantly repeated over the longitudinal axis of the continuous second web material ; d. bonding a first-end of the strip of second web material to the continuous first web material , thereby forming a partially laminated structure at a bonding station ; e. conveying said partially laminated structure to a winding station ; f. clamping the partially laminated structure by rotatable clamping means and rolling-up the clamped partially laminated structure , thereby separating the partially laminated structure into strips along breaking points; g. winding the partially laminated structure strip so that the strip of second web material forms the outer layer around the first web material ; h. transferring the wound partially laminated structure strip to a sealing station ; and i. sealing the second-end of the strip of second web material to the first web material and/or second web material ,
Method for decoding stereo loudspeaker signals l ( t ) from a three-dimensional spatial higher-order Ambisonics audio signal a ( t ) , from azimuth angle values φ L and φ R of left and right loudspeakers, and from S sampling points on a circle, said method including the steps: - calculating , from the azimuth angle values φ L and φ R of the left and right loudspeakers, desired panning functions g L ( φ ) and g R ( φ ), and from the number S of virtual sampling points on a circle, a matrix G containing the values of the desired panning functions for all virtual sampling points, wherein G = g L φ 1 ⋯ g L φ S g R φ 1 ⋯ g R φ S and the g L ( φ 1 ) to g L (φ S ), g R ( φ 1 ) to g R ( φ S ), are the values of the desired panning functions at the S different sampling points; - determining the order N of said Ambisonics audio signal a ( t ); - calculating from said number S and from said order N a mode matrix Ξ and the corresponding pseudo-inverse Ξ + of said mode matrix Ξ , wherein Ξ = y ∗ φ 1 , y ∗ φ 2 , ... , y ∗ φ S and y ∗ φ = Y − N ∗ φ , ... , Y 0 ∗ φ , ... , Y N ∗ φ T is the complex conjugation of the circular harmonics vector y ( φ ) = [ Y -N ( φ ), ..., Y 0 ( φ ), ..., Y N ( φ )] T of said Ambisonics audio signal a ( t ) and Y m ( φ ) are the circular harmonic functions; - calculating from said matrices G and Ξ + a decoding matrix D = G Ξ + ; said method being characterized in that : - calculating the loudspeaker signals l ( t ) = Da ( t ), wherein a 3D-to-2D conversion of a ( t ) is carried out for this calculating. - calculating , from the azimuth angle values φ L and φ R of the left and right loudspeakers, desired panning functions g L ( φ ) and g R ( φ ), and from the number S of virtual sampling points on a circle, a matrix G containing the values of the desired panning functions for all virtual sampling points, wherein G = g L φ 1 ⋯ g L φ S g R φ 1 ⋯ g R φ S and the g L ( φ 1 ) to g L (φ S ), g R ( φ 1 ) to g R ( φ S ), are the values of the desired panning functions at the S different sampling points; - determining the order N of said Ambisonics audio signal a ( t ); - calculating from said number S and from said order N a mode matrix Ξ and the corresponding pseudo-inverse Ξ + of said mode matrix Ξ , wherein Ξ = y ∗ φ 1 , y ∗ φ 2 , ... , y ∗ φ S and y ∗ φ = Y − N ∗ φ , ... , Y 0 ∗ φ , ... , Y N ∗ φ T is the complex conjugation of the circular harmonics vector y ( φ ) = [ Y -N ( φ ), ..., Y 0 ( φ ), ..., Y N ( φ )] T of said Ambisonics audio signal a ( t ) and Y m ( φ ) are the circular harmonic functions; - calculating from said matrices G and Ξ + a decoding matrix D = G Ξ + ; - calculating the loudspeaker signals l ( t ) = Da ( t ), wherein a 3D-to-2D conversion of a ( t ) is carried out for this calculating.
A coffee brewing apparatus comprising: a reservoir for holding water; a receptacle for containing coffee grounds; a delivery outlet at which water is supplied into the receptacle; a one-way valve ; tubing for carrying water from the one-way valve to the delivery outlet, a heatable section of the tubing being configured such that water in the heatable section is heated to generate water vapor bubbles, and the delivery outlet being at an elevated position, in use, relative to the heatable section, wherein the one-way valve is arranged to permit water transport therethrough from the reservoir towards the heatable section but restrict transport of the heated water comprising said water vapor bubbles from the heatable section back towards the reservoir, the heated water comprising said water vapor bubbles being thereby caused to rise in the tubing from the heatable section to the delivery outlet; a sensor configured to sense bubbling in water in the tubing between the heatable section and the delivery outlet; and a controller configured to: determine, based on sensory data from the sensor, a start of bubbling in the tubing between the heatable section and the delivery outlet following initiation of power supply to heat the water in the heatable section; and control heated water delivery to the receptacle based on the determined start of bubbling. a reservoir for holding water; a receptacle for containing coffee grounds; a delivery outlet at which water is supplied into the receptacle; a one-way valve ; tubing for carrying water from the one-way valve to the delivery outlet, a heatable section of the tubing being configured such that water in the heatable section is heated to generate water vapor bubbles, and the delivery outlet being at an elevated position, in use, relative to the heatable section, wherein the one-way valve is arranged to permit water transport therethrough from the reservoir towards the heatable section but restrict transport of the heated water comprising said water vapor bubbles from the heatable section back towards the reservoir, the heated water comprising said water vapor bubbles being thereby caused to rise in the tubing from the heatable section to the delivery outlet; a sensor configured to sense bubbling in water in the tubing between the heatable section and the delivery outlet; and a controller configured to: determine, based on sensory data from the sensor, a start of bubbling in the tubing between the heatable section and the delivery outlet following initiation of power supply to heat the water in the heatable section; and control heated water delivery to the receptacle based on the determined start of bubbling. determine, based on sensory data from the sensor, a start of bubbling in the tubing between the heatable section and the delivery outlet following initiation of power supply to heat the water in the heatable section; and control heated water delivery to the receptacle based on the determined start of bubbling.
A method for traffic light detection, comprising: obtaining a color image; calculating pixel response values for pixels of the color image, respectively, where each pixel response value is calculated using R, G, and B values of the corresponding pixel, identifying pixels whose pixel response values are distributed on the first side or the second side of a predetermined range in a pixel response value distribution as candidate pixels; identifying candidate blobs based on the candidate pixels; and verifying whether the candidate blobs are traffic lights, characterised in that : each pixel response value is calculated by multiplying a first value and a second value for the corresponding pixel, where the first value is a sum of the three weighted components R, G and B of the corresponding pixel, the weight applied on the R component having a first sign and the respective weights applied on the G and B components having the opposite sign, and the second value is a sum of the two weighted components R and G of the corresponding pixel, the two weights having the same sign. obtaining a color image; calculating pixel response values for pixels of the color image, respectively, where each pixel response value is calculated using R, G, and B values of the corresponding pixel, identifying pixels whose pixel response values are distributed on the first side or the second side of a predetermined range in a pixel response value distribution as candidate pixels; identifying candidate blobs based on the candidate pixels; and verifying whether the candidate blobs are traffic lights, characterised in that : each pixel response value is calculated by multiplying a first value and a second value for the corresponding pixel, where the first value is a sum of the three weighted components R, G and B of the corresponding pixel, the weight applied on the R component having a first sign and the respective weights applied on the G and B components having the opposite sign, and the second value is a sum of the two weighted components R and G of the corresponding pixel, the two weights having the same sign. each pixel response value is calculated by multiplying a first value and a second value for the corresponding pixel, where the first value is a sum of the three weighted components R, G and B of the corresponding pixel, the weight applied on the R component having a first sign and the respective weights applied on the G and B components having the opposite sign, and the second value is a sum of the two weighted components R and G of the corresponding pixel, the two weights having the same sign.
A printing apparatus comprising: a feeding roller configured to feed a sheet ; a conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet fed by the feeding roller; printing means for printing the sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller; reversing means for reversing the sheet from a first surface to a second surface; and control means for, when performing a printing operation on the first surface and the second surface of a preceding sheet, starting to feed a succeeding sheet (1-B) before the printing operation on the second surface of the preceding sheet (1-A) is complete; characterized in that the control means is configured to start to feed the succeeding sheet when a trailing edge of the preceding sheet after being reversed by the reversing means reaches a predetermined position and to feed the succeeding sheet so that a distance between the trailing edge of the preceding sheet and a leading edge of the succeeding sheet is within a predetermined range, and the control means is configured to rotate the feeding roller which feeds the succeeding sheet at a rotation speed higher than that of the conveyance roller which conveys the preceding sheet so as to narrow the distance. a feeding roller configured to feed a sheet ; a conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet fed by the feeding roller; printing means for printing the sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller; reversing means for reversing the sheet from a first surface to a second surface; and control means for, when performing a printing operation on the first surface and the second surface of a preceding sheet, starting to feed a succeeding sheet (1-B) before the printing operation on the second surface of the preceding sheet (1-A) is complete; characterized in that the control means is configured to start to feed the succeeding sheet when a trailing edge of the preceding sheet after being reversed by the reversing means reaches a predetermined position and to feed the succeeding sheet so that a distance between the trailing edge of the preceding sheet and a leading edge of the succeeding sheet is within a predetermined range, and the control means is configured to rotate the feeding roller which feeds the succeeding sheet at a rotation speed higher than that of the conveyance roller which conveys the preceding sheet so as to narrow the distance.
A method for accessing data in a memory coupled to a processor , comprising: receiving a memory reference instruction for accessing data of a first size at an address in the memory, the memory reference instruction specifying the first size; determining, by the processor, a memory address alignment size of the address in the memory; determining if the memory address alignment size is greater than or equal to a maximum block concurrent memory reference size of the received memory reference instruction; in response to the alignment size being greater than or equal to the maximum block concurrent memory reference size, accessing the data of the first size in one or more groups of data, each group of data having a size equal to the maximum block concurrent memory reference size; and in response to the alignment size not being greater than or equal to the maximum block concurrent memory reference size: determining a greatest common divisor of the first size and the memory address alignment size; and accessing the data of the first size in one or more groups of data, each group of data having a size equal to the size of the greatest common divisor. receiving a memory reference instruction for accessing data of a first size at an address in the memory, the memory reference instruction specifying the first size; determining, by the processor, a memory address alignment size of the address in the memory; determining if the memory address alignment size is greater than or equal to a maximum block concurrent memory reference size of the received memory reference instruction; in response to the alignment size being greater than or equal to the maximum block concurrent memory reference size, accessing the data of the first size in one or more groups of data, each group of data having a size equal to the maximum block concurrent memory reference size; and in response to the alignment size not being greater than or equal to the maximum block concurrent memory reference size: determining a greatest common divisor of the first size and the memory address alignment size; and accessing the data of the first size in one or more groups of data, each group of data having a size equal to the size of the greatest common divisor. determining a greatest common divisor of the first size and the memory address alignment size; and accessing the data of the first size in one or more groups of data, each group of data having a size equal to the size of the greatest common divisor.
A device on user equipment side in a wireless communication system, the device comprising: circuitry configured to: determine whether a radio link problem has occurred in a first radio link between user equipment and a first node, the user equipment being simultaneously communicatively connected with the first node and a second node via the first radio link and a second radio link respectively; start a first timer when it has been detected that the radio link problem has occurred in the first radio link, wherein when the first timer expires, the user equipment considers it has been detected that a radio link failure event has occurred in the first radio link; and report, when it has been detected that the radio link problem has occurred in the first radio link, content comprising radio link information of the first radio link to the second node via the second radio link between the user equipment and the second node. determine whether a radio link problem has occurred in a first radio link between user equipment and a first node, the user equipment being simultaneously communicatively connected with the first node and a second node via the first radio link and a second radio link respectively; start a first timer when it has been detected that the radio link problem has occurred in the first radio link, wherein when the first timer expires, the user equipment considers it has been detected that a radio link failure event has occurred in the first radio link; and report, when it has been detected that the radio link problem has occurred in the first radio link, content comprising radio link information of the first radio link to the second node via the second radio link between the user equipment and the second node.
An apparatus for pretreating a biomass, comprising: a reaction part for pretreating a biomass, the reaction part including an inlet part which is formed at one end and through which a water-reactive anhydride can be input, wherein the water-reactive anhydride is anhydrous ammonia; an outlet part which is formed at an opposite end and through which the water-reactive anhydride can be output; a biomass supply part for supplying a biomass to the reaction part ; a water supply part formed between the biomass supply part and reaction part to supply water to the biomass; a washing part connected to the reaction part to wash the biomass; a separation part for separating components extracted from the biomass; wherein the inlet , the outlet , and the biomass supply parts are configured such that the direction of flow of the water-reactive anhydride through the reaction part is the reverse of the direction of transfer of the biomass through the reaction part ; and wherein pretreating the biomass comprises removing lignin extracted from the pretreated biomass. a reaction part for pretreating a biomass, the reaction part including an inlet part which is formed at one end and through which a water-reactive anhydride can be input, wherein the water-reactive anhydride is anhydrous ammonia; an outlet part which is formed at an opposite end and through which the water-reactive anhydride can be output; a biomass supply part for supplying a biomass to the reaction part ; a water supply part formed between the biomass supply part and reaction part to supply water to the biomass; a washing part connected to the reaction part to wash the biomass; a separation part for separating components extracted from the biomass; wherein the inlet , the outlet , and the biomass supply parts are configured such that the direction of flow of the water-reactive anhydride through the reaction part is the reverse of the direction of transfer of the biomass through the reaction part ; and wherein pretreating the biomass comprises removing lignin extracted from the pretreated biomass.
Method for operating a modular current converter with a plurality of submodules , wherein the modular current converter generates an AC voltage at at least one AC voltage-side terminal by way of switching operations of power semiconductors of the submodules , and a switchover between a first voltage and a second voltage takes place due to the switching operations of the power semiconductors of the submodules with a different slew rate , characterised in that the switchover, due to a correspondingly slow switching behaviour of the power semiconductors , takes place such that the temporal behaviour for the switching process between the first voltage and the second voltage corresponds to a ramp with a continuous characteristic.
A soluble polypeptide comprising a modified glycoprotein V (GPV) lacking a functional transmembrane domain for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a thrombotic disease in a subject, said treatment or prevention comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of said soluble polypeptide, wherein the soluble polypeptide is incapable of being integrated into a cell membrane via said transmembrane domain, wherein the term GPV denotes a protein having a sequence identity of at least 70 % to the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID No:3.
A shielded electric wire comprising: an electric wire including a conductor portion and a cover portion covering the conductor portion ; a shielded braid formed of a conductive linear material, the shielded braid covering an outer periphery of the cover portion ; and a sheath formed of an insulating resin, the sheath being provided around the shielded braid , wherein the electric wire and the shielded braid together form only one electric wire assembly (WA), and wherein a flexible value of the sheath is equal to or smaller than a flexible value of the electric wire assembly (WA), the flexible value being a value of a load required for bending an object for a predetermined extent, characterized in that , when an environmental temperature is 25°C, an occupancy rate is equal to or smaller than 45%, the occupancy rate being a value obtained by dividing a sum of a cross-sectional area of the electric wire and a cross-sectional area of the shielded braid by an area of a circle whose diameter being an inner diameter of the sheath , and the occupancy rate is equal to or greater than 30%. an electric wire including a conductor portion and a cover portion covering the conductor portion ; a shielded braid formed of a conductive linear material, the shielded braid covering an outer periphery of the cover portion ; and a sheath formed of an insulating resin, the sheath being provided around the shielded braid , wherein the electric wire and the shielded braid together form only one electric wire assembly (WA), and wherein a flexible value of the sheath is equal to or smaller than a flexible value of the electric wire assembly (WA), the flexible value being a value of a load required for bending an object for a predetermined extent, characterized in that , when an environmental temperature is 25°C, an occupancy rate is equal to or smaller than 45%, the occupancy rate being a value obtained by dividing a sum of a cross-sectional area of the electric wire and a cross-sectional area of the shielded braid by an area of a circle whose diameter being an inner diameter of the sheath , and the occupancy rate is equal to or greater than 30%.