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A method for matching images, comprising: passing one or more articles through a security inspection equipment for a period of time, and, after that, reaching through an image acquisition range of an image acquisition apparatus installed near the security inspection equipment, or, alternatively, passing one or more articles through the image acquisition range of the image acquisition apparatus installed near the security inspection equipment firstly and then entering the security inspection equipment for a period of time; extracting a contour of an X-ray image and a contour of an appearance image, wherein the X-ray image is generated by the security inspection equipment, and the appearance image is generated by the image acquisition apparatus (S202); determining a similarity between the contours of the X-ray image and the appearance image (S204); and when the similarity between the contours of the X-ray image and the appearance image is larger than or equal to a preset similarity threshold, determining that the X-ray image and the appearance image are images of a same article (S206). passing one or more articles through a security inspection equipment for a period of time, and, after that, reaching through an image acquisition range of an image acquisition apparatus installed near the security inspection equipment, or, alternatively, passing one or more articles through the image acquisition range of the image acquisition apparatus installed near the security inspection equipment firstly and then entering the security inspection equipment for a period of time; extracting a contour of an X-ray image and a contour of an appearance image, wherein the X-ray image is generated by the security inspection equipment, and the appearance image is generated by the image acquisition apparatus (S202); determining a similarity between the contours of the X-ray image and the appearance image (S204); and when the similarity between the contours of the X-ray image and the appearance image is larger than or equal to a preset similarity threshold, determining that the X-ray image and the appearance image are images of a same article (S206).
An apparatus for rotating and for adjusting the vertical position of a polished rod of a pump, the apparatus comprising: a tubular rod carrier for receiving the polished rod therethrough, the rod carrier having external threads; means for fixing the rod carrier to the polished rod and means for preventing rotation of the rod carrier and the polished rod ; and a rotator surrounding the rod carrier , the rotator comprising a wheel having a threaded core for threaded connection with the external threads of the rod carrier , and a main thrust bearing for supporting the wheel ; wherein, when the polished rod rotates freely, rotation of the wheel rotates the rod carrier and the polished rod about its vertical axis, wherein, when the polished rod is prevented from rotation, rotation of the wheel relative to the rod carrier results in vertical movement of the rod carrier and the polished rod , and wherein the vertical movement occurs without disengaging the means for fixing the rod carrier to the polished rod . a tubular rod carrier for receiving the polished rod therethrough, the rod carrier having external threads; means for fixing the rod carrier to the polished rod and means for preventing rotation of the rod carrier and the polished rod ; and a rotator surrounding the rod carrier , the rotator comprising a wheel having a threaded core for threaded connection with the external threads of the rod carrier , and a main thrust bearing for supporting the wheel ; a wheel having a threaded core for threaded connection with the external threads of the rod carrier , and a main thrust bearing for supporting the wheel ; wherein, when the polished rod rotates freely, rotation of the wheel rotates the rod carrier and the polished rod about its vertical axis, wherein, when the polished rod is prevented from rotation, rotation of the wheel relative to the rod carrier results in vertical movement of the rod carrier and the polished rod , and wherein the vertical movement occurs without disengaging the means for fixing the rod carrier to the polished rod .
A needle assembly, comprising: a hub ; a needle fixedly connected to said hub ; an inner shield comprising a base and a projection extending from the base ; an outer cover for removably receiving said hub and said needle ; and a locking member for locking said hub and said needle in said outer cover , wherein said locking member comprises a flexible member disposed on an inner surface of said outer cover ; characterised in that , said hub is disposed on a proximal side of said flexible member for access by a user, and said hub is disposed on a distal side of said flexible member to lock said hub in said outer cover ; and the inner shield is disposable on said hub such that the projection covers a distal end of the needle and the base prevents movement of said hub to said distal side of said flexible member . a hub ; a needle fixedly connected to said hub ; an inner shield comprising a base and a projection extending from the base ; an outer cover for removably receiving said hub and said needle ; and a locking member for locking said hub and said needle in said outer cover , wherein said locking member comprises a flexible member disposed on an inner surface of said outer cover ; characterised in that , said hub is disposed on a proximal side of said flexible member for access by a user, and said hub is disposed on a distal side of said flexible member to lock said hub in said outer cover ; and the inner shield is disposable on said hub such that the projection covers a distal end of the needle and the base prevents movement of said hub to said distal side of said flexible member .
Method for dismounting a guide arrangement for a sliding door with a guide means which can be moved along a guide rail and is held on a sliding door , wherein the guide means can be moved into three different positions, namely a mounted position in which the guide means is engaged with the guide rail , a mounting position in which the guide means is disengaged from the guide rail and can therefore be dismounted, and an escape position in which the guide means is located entirely above a lower surface of the sliding door, comprising the following steps: - moving the guide means from the mounted position to the mounting position where the guide means is disposed out of engagement with the guide rail , and - lowering the sliding door onto a floor, whereby the guide means is moved from the mounting position to the escape position. - moving the guide means from the mounted position to the mounting position where the guide means is disposed out of engagement with the guide rail , and - lowering the sliding door onto a floor, whereby the guide means is moved from the mounting position to the escape position.
Method for scanning the surface (O) of metal workpieces (W), a welding torch having a consumable welding wire being moved over the surface (O) of the workpiece (W) during a scanning process (AP), and at predetermined times (t i ) the welding wire being moved at a forward speed (vsv) toward the surface (O) of the workpiece (W) until contact of the welding wire with the workpiece (W) is detected by a welding current source , and the welding wire subsequently being moved away from the workpiece (W) again at a reverse speed (v SR ), characterized in that prior to the scanning process (AP), a slag-removal process (SE) is carried out to remove slag at the end of the welding wire , the welding current being reduced to a minimum at the beginning of the slag-removal process (SE), and the welding wire being moved in a cyclical manner, with a rapid recurrent forward/backward movement, over a predetermined path length toward the workpiece (W) and over a shorter path distance away from the workpiece (W) again, so that the conveying of the welding wire toward the workpiece (W) is predominant, and the slag-removal process (SE) being repeated when no short-circuit (KS) is detected between the welding wire and the workpiece (W), and the slag removal process (SE) being terminated when a plurality of short circuits (KS) are detected consecutively between the welding wire and the workpiece (W), the slag-removal process (SE) being started when the wire feed rate (v d ) drops below a predetermined threshold value (v dS ) when moving the welding wire at a predetermined wire feed rate (v dc ) toward the workpiece (W) prior to the scanning process (AP).
A communication method for a multi-RAT network, wherein a network in an overlapping coverage area of the multi-RAT network serves as a basic network, the communication method comprising: retaining , in the overlapping coverage area of the multi-RAT network, a service channel and a common broadcast control channel of the basic network; receiving a service request initiated by a terminal via the basic network; and notifying (103; 304), when the basic network is incapable of bearing the service request, a non-basic network to allocate a service channel of the non-basic network for the terminal, wherein the non-basic network refers to other networks except the basic network in the overlapping coverage area of the multi-RAT network; characterized in that the method further comprises: notifying the non-basic network to deactivate all or part of the common broadcast control channels of the non-basic network and meanwhile retain a service channel of the non-basic network; and notifying, when cell load of the non-basic network is lower than a first preset threshold, the non-basic network to deactivate part of the service channels of the non-basic network, and at least one service channel of the non-basic network is retained for bearing a service request that the basic network fails to bear. retaining , in the overlapping coverage area of the multi-RAT network, a service channel and a common broadcast control channel of the basic network; receiving a service request initiated by a terminal via the basic network; and notifying (103; 304), when the basic network is incapable of bearing the service request, a non-basic network to allocate a service channel of the non-basic network for the terminal, wherein the non-basic network refers to other networks except the basic network in the overlapping coverage area of the multi-RAT network; characterized in that the method further comprises: notifying the non-basic network to deactivate all or part of the common broadcast control channels of the non-basic network and meanwhile retain a service channel of the non-basic network; and notifying, when cell load of the non-basic network is lower than a first preset threshold, the non-basic network to deactivate part of the service channels of the non-basic network, and at least one service channel of the non-basic network is retained for bearing a service request that the basic network fails to bear. notifying the non-basic network to deactivate all or part of the common broadcast control channels of the non-basic network and meanwhile retain a service channel of the non-basic network; and notifying, when cell load of the non-basic network is lower than a first preset threshold, the non-basic network to deactivate part of the service channels of the non-basic network, and at least one service channel of the non-basic network is retained for bearing a service request that the basic network fails to bear.
A motor vehicle, comprising an approach lighting means for generating a light distribution (LV) on the ground in the vicinity of the motor vehicle , wherein the approach lighting means has one or more projection modules for generating the light distribution (LV), wherein a respective projection module comprises at least one light source and one array comprising projection optical systems, which from the light of the at least one light source generates at least a part of the light distribution (LV), characterised in that a respective projection module is configured such that each projection optical system projects an individual image onto the ground which covers substantially the entire light distribution, and the light distribution (LV) is a superposition of the individual images of the projection optical systems.
Transportation vehicle equipment for performing on-roadway localization, the equipment comprising: at least one LiDAR sensor , wherein the at least one LiDAR sensor is a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave LiDAR sensor which provides coherent LiDAR using a continuously-emitting laser that varies frequency through a range and compares the frequency of returned signals with corresponding local reference signal to determine distance to a target; means for generating LiDAR point cloud data based on data received from said at least one LiDAR sensor, wherein the LiDAR point cloud data comprise speckle characteristics for samples of the generated data; means for analyzing said LiDAR point cloud data to detect at least one road wear reference line in a roadway on which the transportation vehicle is travelling, wherein speckle patterning analysis is utilized to provide information for detecting road wear based on a variation of the road surface roughness; and means, coupled to the means for analyzing the LiDAR point cloud data , for facilitating alignment of a center of at least one wheel surface of a transportation vehicle wheel with the detected center of the road wear reference line. at least one LiDAR sensor , wherein the at least one LiDAR sensor is a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave LiDAR sensor which provides coherent LiDAR using a continuously-emitting laser that varies frequency through a range and compares the frequency of returned signals with corresponding local reference signal to determine distance to a target; means for generating LiDAR point cloud data based on data received from said at least one LiDAR sensor, wherein the LiDAR point cloud data comprise speckle characteristics for samples of the generated data; means for analyzing said LiDAR point cloud data to detect at least one road wear reference line in a roadway on which the transportation vehicle is travelling, wherein speckle patterning analysis is utilized to provide information for detecting road wear based on a variation of the road surface roughness; and means, coupled to the means for analyzing the LiDAR point cloud data , for facilitating alignment of a center of at least one wheel surface of a transportation vehicle wheel with the detected center of the road wear reference line.
A blood collection tube tray , the tray comprising: a deck portion ; a sidewall portion disposed about at least a portion of a perimeter of the deck portion ; a plurality of wells including at least a first well defined within the deck portion and a second well defined within the deck portion , each well including a sidewall extending from the deck portion and toward a bottom edge of the tray to form a truncated semispherical bottom portion , the bottom portion of each well defining an aperture therein, and wherein each well is defined as a cylindrical recess defined within the tray ; and a plurality of structural ribs ; characterized in that the plurality of structural ribs comprises at least one inter-well structural rib that extends between and interconnects the first well and the second well without extending into the aperture of either of the first well or the second well and at least one sidewall-connecting structural rib that connects at least one well to the sidewall portion , the at least one inter-well structural rib and the at least one sidewall-connecting structural rib extending from the deck portion to the bottom portion of the first well and the second well , wherein the inter-well structural rib is defined along a first plane and the sidewall-connecting structural rib is defined along a second plane, the first plane being different from the second plane. a deck portion ; a sidewall portion disposed about at least a portion of a perimeter of the deck portion ; a plurality of wells including at least a first well defined within the deck portion and a second well defined within the deck portion , each well including a sidewall extending from the deck portion and toward a bottom edge of the tray to form a truncated semispherical bottom portion , the bottom portion of each well defining an aperture therein, and wherein each well is defined as a cylindrical recess defined within the tray ; and a plurality of structural ribs ; characterized in that the plurality of structural ribs comprises at least one inter-well structural rib that extends between and interconnects the first well and the second well without extending into the aperture of either of the first well or the second well and at least one sidewall-connecting structural rib that connects at least one well to the sidewall portion , the at least one inter-well structural rib and the at least one sidewall-connecting structural rib extending from the deck portion to the bottom portion of the first well and the second well , wherein the inter-well structural rib is defined along a first plane and the sidewall-connecting structural rib is defined along a second plane, the first plane being different from the second plane.
A recombinant adenovector comprising: a) an expression cassette encoding an HCV polypeptide, wherein said HCV polypeptide comprises HCV NS3-NS4A-NS4B-NS5A; and b) an adenovirus genome containing an E1 deletion, an E3 deletion, and an optional E4 deletion; provided that said genome encodes: i) a hexon region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; ii) a fiber region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; and iii) a penton region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 7, or i) a hexon region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 5; ii) a fiber region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 3; and iii) a penton region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 7, wherein said expression cassette is located at either the E1 or E3 deletion. a) an expression cassette encoding an HCV polypeptide, wherein said HCV polypeptide comprises HCV NS3-NS4A-NS4B-NS5A; and b) an adenovirus genome containing an E1 deletion, an E3 deletion, and an optional E4 deletion; provided that said genome encodes: i) a hexon region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; ii) a fiber region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; and iii) a penton region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 7, or i) a hexon region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 5; ii) a fiber region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 3; and iii) a penton region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 7, i) a hexon region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; ii) a fiber region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; and iii) a penton region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 7, or i) a hexon region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 5; ii) a fiber region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 3; and iii) a penton region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 7, i) a hexon region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 5; ii) a fiber region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 3; and iii) a penton region with an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 7,
A method for amplifying a nucleic acid sample, comprising: a) providing a support comprising a first primer; b) providing a first double-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising a first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and a second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule that is at least partially complementary to said first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, wherein the first double-stranded nucleic acid molecule is derived from the nucleic acid sample; c) at least partially denaturing the first double-stranded nucleic acid molecule by binding a first invader species free from said support to at least a portion of the first or second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, which binding exposes a segment of the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule that is complementary to the first primer; and d) coupling the first primer to the segment of the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and performing a first primer extension reaction using the first primer to generate a second double-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and a third single-stranded nucleic acid molecule that is complementary to at least a portion of the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, wherein the first primer extension reaction separates the second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule from the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule. a) providing a support comprising a first primer; b) providing a first double-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising a first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and a second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule that is at least partially complementary to said first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, wherein the first double-stranded nucleic acid molecule is derived from the nucleic acid sample; c) at least partially denaturing the first double-stranded nucleic acid molecule by binding a first invader species free from said support to at least a portion of the first or second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, which binding exposes a segment of the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule that is complementary to the first primer; and d) coupling the first primer to the segment of the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and performing a first primer extension reaction using the first primer to generate a second double-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and a third single-stranded nucleic acid molecule that is complementary to at least a portion of the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, wherein the first primer extension reaction separates the second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule from the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule.
An unmanned tethered aircraft comprising an onboard applications equipment , an electrical power connection for receiving electrical power from a remote source , and a power delivery system for delivering electrical power to the onboard applications equipment, the power delivery system being arranged to start delivering power to the onboard applications system after the aircraft has left the ground, characterised in that wherein the power delivery system comprises an electrical accumulator , the electrical accumulator being arranged to be charged from the electrical power connection during flight, and to deliver power to the onboard applications equipment when the charge in the accumulator exceeds a predetermined threshold.