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A method to store sample tubes in a laboratory storage and retrieval system , the laboratory storage and retrieval system comprising a storage section , a database comprising a sample tube inventory of the storage section , a control device , and at least one sample tube transport system , wherein the storage section comprises at least two storage subsections , wherein the control device controls the database comprising the sample tube inventory of the storage section and the at least one sample tube transport system , characterized in that the method comprising the following steps : a) the control device identifies at least two sample tubes with at least one substantially same sample tube attribute and distributed over the at least two storage subsections b) the at least one sample tube transport system consolidates the at least two sample tubes in at least one storage subsection , wherein the control device further determines in which of the at least two storage subsections the identified sample tubes are consolidated. a) the control device identifies at least two sample tubes with at least one substantially same sample tube attribute and distributed over the at least two storage subsections b) the at least one sample tube transport system consolidates the at least two sample tubes in at least one storage subsection , wherein the control device further determines in which of the at least two storage subsections the identified sample tubes are consolidated.
A sliding structure for an internal combustion engine having a cylinder and a piston , a sliding structure of a cylinder and a piston characterized in that : on an inner wall surface of the cylinder , a stroke center region having a plurality of recesses below an edge of a reference stroke region on a side of a top dead center (T), the reference stroke region being formed from a lower surface position of a ring groove of a lowermost piston ring at the top dead center (T) of the piston to an upper surface position of a ring groove of an uppermost piston ring at a bottom dead center of the piston (hereafter to be referred to as the reference stroke region ); and on the inner wall surface , an upper smooth region not having the recesses is formed entirely from the edge of the reference stroke region on the side of the top dead center (T) to an edge of the stroke center region on the side of the top dead center (T); characterized in that the piston rings installed in the ring grooves of the piston are configured such that both outer edges of an outer circumferential surface thereof in an axial direction opposed to the inner wall surface are provided with inclined surfaces that can be in contact with the inner wall surface while being inclined away from the inner wall surface outwardly in the axial direction, and a lubricating oil flows into a gap between the inner wall surface and the outer circumferential surface that relatively move via the inclined surfaces, thereby enabling fluid lubrication; and wherein a distance of the upper smooth region in a stroke direction is set to 30% or greater of a total distance of the reference stroke region . on an inner wall surface of the cylinder , a stroke center region having a plurality of recesses below an edge of a reference stroke region on a side of a top dead center (T), the reference stroke region being formed from a lower surface position of a ring groove of a lowermost piston ring at the top dead center (T) of the piston to an upper surface position of a ring groove of an uppermost piston ring at a bottom dead center of the piston (hereafter to be referred to as the reference stroke region ); and on the inner wall surface , an upper smooth region not having the recesses is formed entirely from the edge of the reference stroke region on the side of the top dead center (T) to an edge of the stroke center region on the side of the top dead center (T); characterized in that the piston rings installed in the ring grooves of the piston are configured such that both outer edges of an outer circumferential surface thereof in an axial direction opposed to the inner wall surface are provided with inclined surfaces that can be in contact with the inner wall surface while being inclined away from the inner wall surface outwardly in the axial direction, and a lubricating oil flows into a gap between the inner wall surface and the outer circumferential surface that relatively move via the inclined surfaces, thereby enabling fluid lubrication; and wherein a distance of the upper smooth region in a stroke direction is set to 30% or greater of a total distance of the reference stroke region .
A semiconductor device, comprising: a first vertical Hall element provided in a semiconductor substrate , and including a first plurality of electrodes (111-115) arranged at predetermined intervals on a first straight line (L1); a second vertical Hall element provided in the semiconductor substrate , and including a second plurality of electrodes (211-215) of the same number as a number of the first plurality of electrodes (111-115), the second plurality of electrodes (211-215) being arranged at the predetermined intervals on a second straight line (L2) parallel to the first straight line (LI); a first drive power source configured to drive the first vertical Hall element ; and a second drive power source configured to drive the second vertical Hall element and provided separately from the first drive power source , characterized in that the drive power of the first vertical Hall element and the drive power of the second Hall element are configured to be independently adjusted by independent power sources. a first vertical Hall element provided in a semiconductor substrate , and including a first plurality of electrodes (111-115) arranged at predetermined intervals on a first straight line (L1); a second vertical Hall element provided in the semiconductor substrate , and including a second plurality of electrodes (211-215) of the same number as a number of the first plurality of electrodes (111-115), the second plurality of electrodes (211-215) being arranged at the predetermined intervals on a second straight line (L2) parallel to the first straight line (LI); a first drive power source configured to drive the first vertical Hall element ; and a second drive power source configured to drive the second vertical Hall element and provided separately from the first drive power source , characterized in that the drive power of the first vertical Hall element and the drive power of the second Hall element are configured to be independently adjusted by independent power sources.
Operating system for an agricultural machine, having a display and/or operating unit of a data processing device for controlling and/or regulating various functions of the machine in the manual and/or automatic mode with button-like operating elements for activating a selection of the various functions, characterized in that the switching-on of these functions can be combined, wherein at least one button-like operating element referred to as a total auto button is present, in that this operating element can be freely configured for the simultaneous combined assignment of the functions selected by the operator, wherein it is possible to select in a configuration/settings menu which of the functions of the work machine can be activated together by the operating element.
A container for an aerosol provision device for providing an inhalable medium comprising an aerosol, the container comprising: an elongate body of fibrous material, the elongate body of fibrous material comprising a first section and second and third sections either side of the first section , wherein the fibrous material permits the aerosol generated in the device to flow into and through the container and wherein a first substance is distributed in the fibrous material in the first section , the first substance for modifying a property of the aerosol when the aerosol flows through the container and wherein the fibrous material in at least one of the second and third sections is substantially free of the first substance and acts as a barrier to prevent first substance exiting the container
A computer-implemented method for controlling a controllable object , comprising: determining a change in a baseline between a controlling object and the controllable object based on measurements from a first location sensor of the controlling object and a second location sensor of the controllable object , wherein the first location sensor and the second location sensor are satnav receivers , and wherein satellite signals received by the satnav receivers are used to make the measurements; mapping the baseline change to a corresponding state change for the controllable object based at least in part on a mapping function; and generating one or more control commands to effect the state change for the controllable object ; wherein the method is characterized in that determining the baseline change comprises: obtaining double-differenced measurements based on the measurements from the first location sensor and the second location sensor , and fixing carrier phase ambiguities based on the double-differenced measurements. determining a change in a baseline between a controlling object and the controllable object based on measurements from a first location sensor of the controlling object and a second location sensor of the controllable object , wherein the first location sensor and the second location sensor are satnav receivers , and wherein satellite signals received by the satnav receivers are used to make the measurements; mapping the baseline change to a corresponding state change for the controllable object based at least in part on a mapping function; and generating one or more control commands to effect the state change for the controllable object ; obtaining double-differenced measurements based on the measurements from the first location sensor and the second location sensor , and fixing carrier phase ambiguities based on the double-differenced measurements.
A method for transmitting a transaction message from a transaction device having a transaction device identifier I D to a transaction processing system , the method comprising: receiving, at the transaction device , transaction data from a transaction terminal of the transaction processing system ; receiving, at the transaction device , a public key P S for the transaction processing server generated based on a cyclic group G and a private key d S for the transaction processing server ; calculating, at the transaction device , a hash value h by inputting a hashing key K , known to both the transaction device and the transaction processing server , and a concatenation of the transaction device identifier and the transaction data; generating, at the transaction device , an ephemeral public key P D for the transaction device using the hash value h and the cyclic group G ; generating, at the transaction device , a shared secret S using the hash value h and a public key P S for the transaction processing server ; encrypting, at the transaction device , the transaction device identifier I D for the transaction device using the shared secret S to generate an encrypted transaction device identifier C; sending the transaction message to the transaction processing system , the transaction message comprising, at least, the ephemeral public key P D and the encrypted transaction device identifier C. receiving, at the transaction device , transaction data from a transaction terminal of the transaction processing system ; receiving, at the transaction device , a public key P S for the transaction processing server generated based on a cyclic group G and a private key d S for the transaction processing server ; calculating, at the transaction device , a hash value h by inputting a hashing key K , known to both the transaction device and the transaction processing server , and a concatenation of the transaction device identifier and the transaction data; generating, at the transaction device , an ephemeral public key P D for the transaction device using the hash value h and the cyclic group G ; generating, at the transaction device , a shared secret S using the hash value h and a public key P S for the transaction processing server ; encrypting, at the transaction device , the transaction device identifier I D for the transaction device using the shared secret S to generate an encrypted transaction device identifier C; sending the transaction message to the transaction processing system , the transaction message comprising, at least, the ephemeral public key P D and the encrypted transaction device identifier C.
A computer-implemented method for processing a face image, the method comprising: extracting a first image to be processed which includes an under-eye bag area in the face image; performing under-eye bag removal on the first image to be processed to obtain a first target image; extracting a second image to be processed which includes a lying silkworm area in the face image; acquiring a lying silkworm mask map according to the second image to be processed; and fusing the first target image with the face image by using the lying silkworm mask map to obtain a target face image; and wherein acquiring the lying silkworm mask map according to the second image to be processed includes: acquiring a reference mask map which is used to indicate the lying silkworm area in the second image to be processed; performing grayscale adjustment on the second image to be processed to obtain a reference grayscale image; and superimposing the reference mask map and the reference grayscale image to obtain the lying silkworm mask map. extracting a first image to be processed which includes an under-eye bag area in the face image; performing under-eye bag removal on the first image to be processed to obtain a first target image; extracting a second image to be processed which includes a lying silkworm area in the face image; acquiring a lying silkworm mask map according to the second image to be processed; and fusing the first target image with the face image by using the lying silkworm mask map to obtain a target face image; and wherein acquiring the lying silkworm mask map according to the second image to be processed includes: acquiring a reference mask map which is used to indicate the lying silkworm area in the second image to be processed; performing grayscale adjustment on the second image to be processed to obtain a reference grayscale image; and superimposing the reference mask map and the reference grayscale image to obtain the lying silkworm mask map. acquiring a reference mask map which is used to indicate the lying silkworm area in the second image to be processed; performing grayscale adjustment on the second image to be processed to obtain a reference grayscale image; and superimposing the reference mask map and the reference grayscale image to obtain the lying silkworm mask map.
Bellows having an at least two-layer construction, comprising at least a first layer and at least a second layer , which are connected to one another in a non-releasable manner as a result of their production, wherein the layers have densities that differ from one another, characterized in that the first layer and the second layer consist of the same material, and in that the material of one of the layers is unfoamed and the material of one of the layers is foamed.
A cyclotron , comprising: a magnet yoke having a yoke body surrounding an acceleration chamber , the yoke body having an exterior surface ; and a magnet assembly configured to produce magnetic fields to direct charged particles along a desired path, the magnet assembly located in the acceleration chamber , the magnetic fields propagating through the acceleration chamber and within the magnet yoke, wherein a portion of the magnetic fields escapes outside the exterior surface as stray fields, the exterior surface facing away from the acceleration chamber to an exterior of the cyclotron , wherein the magnet yoke is dimensioned to have a radial cross-sectional thickness (T4,T7) of about 200 mm, such that the stray fields do not exceed 5 Gauss at a distance of 1 meter from the exterior surface , wherein the yoke body comprises opposing pole tops having a space therebetween where the charged particles are directed along the desired path, wherein the average magnetic field strength between the pole tops is at least 1 Tesla. a magnet yoke having a yoke body surrounding an acceleration chamber , the yoke body having an exterior surface ; and a magnet assembly configured to produce magnetic fields to direct charged particles along a desired path, the magnet assembly located in the acceleration chamber , the magnetic fields propagating through the acceleration chamber and within the magnet yoke, wherein a portion of the magnetic fields escapes outside the exterior surface as stray fields, the exterior surface facing away from the acceleration chamber to an exterior of the cyclotron , wherein the magnet yoke is dimensioned to have a radial cross-sectional thickness (T4,T7) of about 200 mm, such that the stray fields do not exceed 5 Gauss at a distance of 1 meter from the exterior surface , wherein the yoke body comprises opposing pole tops having a space therebetween where the charged particles are directed along the desired path, wherein the average magnetic field strength between the pole tops is at least 1 Tesla.
A plant wall for growing plants comprising: a removable module for housing an inert growing medium , the removable module having a front, back, top, and bottom, the inert growing medium configured to receive at least one plant; a support frame for securing the removable module to a wall ; a drainage channel formed between the back of the module and the support frame , the drainage channel formed in a drainage membrane comprising a permeable membrane and an impermeable membrane , the permeable membrane positioned adjacent to the back of the removable module ; and an irrigation system for delivering water and nutrients to the growing medium , wherein the removable module and the irrigation system are configured such that the removable module may be removed from the support frame without removing the irrigation system, and wherein excess water delivered to the inert growing medium by the irrigation system exits from the growing medium through the permeable membrane and into the drainage channel without entering into another module located below. a removable module for housing an inert growing medium , the removable module having a front, back, top, and bottom, the inert growing medium configured to receive at least one plant; a support frame for securing the removable module to a wall ; a drainage channel formed between the back of the module and the support frame , the drainage channel formed in a drainage membrane comprising a permeable membrane and an impermeable membrane , the permeable membrane positioned adjacent to the back of the removable module ; and an irrigation system for delivering water and nutrients to the growing medium , wherein the removable module and the irrigation system are configured such that the removable module may be removed from the support frame without removing the irrigation system, and wherein excess water delivered to the inert growing medium by the irrigation system exits from the growing medium through the permeable membrane and into the drainage channel without entering into another module located below.
A method for routing data over a wireless communication link in a cellular network , the method being performed in an intermediate integrated access and backhaul, IAB, node, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a downstream signal from an upstream node, the downstream signal comprising control data and payload data, wherein the downstream signal is intended for a downstream IAB node ; determining that the downstream IAB node is the recipient of the downstream signal by determining that the control data of the downstream signal can be descrambled using a scrambling identifier of the downstream IAB node ; and forwarding the payload data of the downstream signal to the downstream IAB node . receiving a downstream signal from an upstream node, the downstream signal comprising control data and payload data, wherein the downstream signal is intended for a downstream IAB node ; determining that the downstream IAB node is the recipient of the downstream signal by determining that the control data of the downstream signal can be descrambled using a scrambling identifier of the downstream IAB node ; and forwarding the payload data of the downstream signal to the downstream IAB node .
A die support mechanism comprising: a die holding member including a slit that horizontally passes through the die holding member , wherein a lower side of the die holding member with respect to the slit forms a die holding base configured to hold a blanking die having a punch hole , an upper side of the die holding member with respect to the slit forms a ceiling portion having a ceiling hole concentric with the punch hole , wherein, in use, a part of a sheet metal (W1) inserted in the slit is punched out as a blank (W2) by a blanking punch descending to the punch hole through the ceiling hole , and the ceiling portion separates the sheet metal (W1) from the ascending blanking punch ; a support base configured to support the die holding member in a horizontally slidable manner; and a guide portion formed on an inner surface of the ceiling hole and configured to come into sliding contact with the blanking punch and to slide the die holding member to a position where the punch hole is centered on the blanking punch . a die holding member including a slit that horizontally passes through the die holding member , wherein a lower side of the die holding member with respect to the slit forms a die holding base configured to hold a blanking die having a punch hole , an upper side of the die holding member with respect to the slit forms a ceiling portion having a ceiling hole concentric with the punch hole , wherein, in use, a part of a sheet metal (W1) inserted in the slit is punched out as a blank (W2) by a blanking punch descending to the punch hole through the ceiling hole , and the ceiling portion separates the sheet metal (W1) from the ascending blanking punch ; a lower side of the die holding member with respect to the slit forms a die holding base configured to hold a blanking die having a punch hole , an upper side of the die holding member with respect to the slit forms a ceiling portion having a ceiling hole concentric with the punch hole , wherein, in use, a part of a sheet metal (W1) inserted in the slit is punched out as a blank (W2) by a blanking punch descending to the punch hole through the ceiling hole , and the ceiling portion separates the sheet metal (W1) from the ascending blanking punch ; a support base configured to support the die holding member in a horizontally slidable manner; and a guide portion formed on an inner surface of the ceiling hole and configured to come into sliding contact with the blanking punch and to slide the die holding member to a position where the punch hole is centered on the blanking punch .