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An apparatus configured to process a lightfield image of a scene, wherein the apparatus comprises a memory to store data representative of the lightfield image and a processor, the apparatus being characterized in that the processor is configured to: - obtain a first focal stack comprising a plurality of first images (1001A to 1007A) each representative of the scene, a different depth value of a plurality of depth values being associated with each first image, said first images (1001A to 1007A) being generated from a first set of pixels of said lightfield image ; - obtain a second focal stack comprising a plurality of second images (1001B to 1007B) each representative of the scene, a different depth value of said plurality of depth values being associated with each second image, said second images (1001A to 1007A) being generated from a second set of pixels of said lightfield image , the second set being different from the first set; and - for each pair of a plurality of pairs of first and second images having a same associated depth value, associate a depth information with pixels of said each pair having as disparity value a value close to 0, said depth information corresponding to said depth value of said each pair. - obtain a first focal stack comprising a plurality of first images (1001A to 1007A) each representative of the scene, a different depth value of a plurality of depth values being associated with each first image, said first images (1001A to 1007A) being generated from a first set of pixels of said lightfield image ; - obtain a second focal stack comprising a plurality of second images (1001B to 1007B) each representative of the scene, a different depth value of said plurality of depth values being associated with each second image, said second images (1001A to 1007A) being generated from a second set of pixels of said lightfield image , the second set being different from the first set; and - for each pair of a plurality of pairs of first and second images having a same associated depth value, associate a depth information with pixels of said each pair having as disparity value a value close to 0, said depth information corresponding to said depth value of said each pair.
Additive for hydraulically setting compositions, comprising a colloidally disperse preparation comprising a) at least one salt of a polyvalent metal cation with at least one organic phosphonate and/or phosphate compound as anion, optionally in a mixture with at least one compound capable of releasing an inorganic anion selected from carbonate, oxalate, silicate, phosphate, polyphosphate, phosphite, borate, aluminate and sulphate, which forms a sparingly soluble salt with the polyvalent metal cation, wherein the solubility of the sparingly soluble salt in water under standard conditions of 20°C and standard pressure is less than 5 g/l, and b) at least one polymeric dispersant comprising anionic and/or anionogenic groups and polyether side chains, wherein the polyvalent metal cation selected from Al 3+ , Fe 3+ , Fe 2+ , Zn 2+ , Mn 2+ , Cu 2+ , Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ , Sr 2+ , Ba 2+ and mixtures thereof, and wherein the metal cation is present in such an amount that the following ratio (a) is greater than 1 and less than 30: 0.1 < ∑ i z K , i ∗ n K , i ∑ j z S , j ∗ n S , j < 50 where z K,i is the magnitude of the charge of the polyvalent metal cation, n K,i is the number of moles of the polyvalent metal cation weighed in, z S,j is the magnitude of the charge of the anionic and anionogenic group present in the polymeric dispersant, n S,j is the number of moles of the anionic and anionogenic group present in the polymeric dispersant weighed in, the indices i and j are independent of one another and are an integer greater than 0, where i is the number of different kinds of polyvalent metal cations and j is the number of different kinds of anionic and anionogenic groups present in the polymeric dispersant. a) at least one salt of a polyvalent metal cation with at least one organic phosphonate and/or phosphate compound as anion, optionally in a mixture with at least one compound capable of releasing an inorganic anion selected from carbonate, oxalate, silicate, phosphate, polyphosphate, phosphite, borate, aluminate and sulphate, which forms a sparingly soluble salt with the polyvalent metal cation, wherein the solubility of the sparingly soluble salt in water under standard conditions of 20°C and standard pressure is less than 5 g/l, and b) at least one polymeric dispersant comprising anionic and/or anionogenic groups and polyether side chains, z K,i is the magnitude of the charge of the polyvalent metal cation, n K,i is the number of moles of the polyvalent metal cation weighed in, z S,j is the magnitude of the charge of the anionic and anionogenic group present in the polymeric dispersant, n S,j is the number of moles of the anionic and anionogenic group present in the polymeric dispersant weighed in,
Heating attachment for a smoke head of a water pipe, wherein the smoke head comprises a tobacco chamber for receiving tobacco (T) and the tobacco chamber can be heated by means of an electric heating element , characterised in that - the heating attachment comprises a coil body-like bushing having a tubular central part (2.1) and a first and second flange part (2.2, 2.3) moulded onto the tubular central part at the end face, - the electric heating element is arranged in the tubular central part (2.1) of the coil body-like bushing , and - the coil body-like bushing comprises an annular space (2.4) between the flange parts (2.2, 2.3), in which annular space an exchangeable electrical energy store is arranged and is electrically connected to the electric heating element . - the heating attachment comprises a coil body-like bushing having a tubular central part (2.1) and a first and second flange part (2.2, 2.3) moulded onto the tubular central part at the end face, - the electric heating element is arranged in the tubular central part (2.1) of the coil body-like bushing , and - the coil body-like bushing comprises an annular space (2.4) between the flange parts (2.2, 2.3), in which annular space an exchangeable electrical energy store is arranged and is electrically connected to the electric heating element .
A method for audio and video synchronization, applicable to an audio player connected to a video player via a network, the method comprising: receiving audio data sent by the video player, wherein the audio data comprises more than one audio sampling points; obtaining a network delay change between the audio player and the video player, wherein the network delay change refers to a time difference between network delay monitored for the first time and network delay monitored for the last time; determining a total amount of audio data to be adjusted according to the network delay change; and adding audio sampling points to the received audio data or deleting audio sampling points from the received audio data according to the total amount of audio data to be adjusted and a preset adjustment strategy, so that the audio player is synchronized with the video player, and playing the added or deleted audio data; characterized in that , the preset adjustment strategy comprises: a preset number of the audio sampling points are added to or deleted from the received audio data per unit time of an adjustment time interval, so that a total amount of the audio sampling points added or deleted within the adjustment time interval reaches the total amount of audio data to be adjusted. receiving audio data sent by the video player, wherein the audio data comprises more than one audio sampling points; obtaining a network delay change between the audio player and the video player, wherein the network delay change refers to a time difference between network delay monitored for the first time and network delay monitored for the last time; determining a total amount of audio data to be adjusted according to the network delay change; and adding audio sampling points to the received audio data or deleting audio sampling points from the received audio data according to the total amount of audio data to be adjusted and a preset adjustment strategy, so that the audio player is synchronized with the video player, and playing the added or deleted audio data; characterized in that , the preset adjustment strategy comprises: a preset number of the audio sampling points are added to or deleted from the received audio data per unit time of an adjustment time interval, so that a total amount of the audio sampling points added or deleted within the adjustment time interval reaches the total amount of audio data to be adjusted.
A method for controlling an electronic cigarette with multiple output modes comprising: determining by a first controller whether button signals are input for a first preset number of times via a button when a system is powered on; controlling the system to enter a locked state if the button signals are input for the first preset number of times; determining by the first controller whether a switch signal for switching between the output modes is input to the first controller via the button under the locked state, the output modes comprising a voltage output mode and a power output mode which is able to be stored in a memory of the first controller; switching from a current output mode to a new output mode and storing the new output mode in the memory by the first controller if the switch signal is input, and controlling outputs by the first controller according to the stored output mode after a user unlocks the system and the first controller receives a smoking signal. determining by a first controller whether button signals are input for a first preset number of times via a button when a system is powered on; controlling the system to enter a locked state if the button signals are input for the first preset number of times; determining by the first controller whether a switch signal for switching between the output modes is input to the first controller via the button under the locked state, the output modes comprising a voltage output mode and a power output mode which is able to be stored in a memory of the first controller; switching from a current output mode to a new output mode and storing the new output mode in the memory by the first controller if the switch signal is input, and controlling outputs by the first controller according to the stored output mode after a user unlocks the system and the first controller receives a smoking signal.
Interconnector for the interconnection between two conductors of a stator winding of an electric machine, extending over an angular sector (a) about an axis X, the interconnector comprising at least two angularly offset electrically conductive fastening tabs , each electrically conductive fastening tab having a radial end surface defining a connection surface for a portion of conductor of the winding of the electric machine, each fastening tab having a free end , characterized in that said tab has a distance to the axis that varies with increasing proximity to its free end, the radial end surfaces of the tabs being parallel.
Guide apparatus for an offshore pile , the apparatus comprising a guide portion configured to provide an acoustic barrier between a pile and a surrounding body of water during deployment of a pile at a body of water, wherein the guide portion comprises a dampening structure configured to provide the acoustic barrier, the guide portion comprising one or more segments , said guide apparatus being characterized in that each segment comprises an inner fabric material which is of drop-stitch type.
A system for detecting a fracture or fracture zone in a rock formation , the system comprising: an electromagnetic source configured to generate an electromagnetic field in a vicinity or at a surface of the rock formation , wherein the electromagnetic source includes one or more electric dipole sources that are arranged in the vicinity of the surface or at the surface so as to generate a substantially vertical electric field; an electromagnetic receiver associated with the electromagnetic source , the electromagnetic receiver being configured to measure at the surface a component of the electromagnetic field of the rock formation ; and a processor configured to convert the measured component of the electromagnetic field measured at the electromagnetic receiver into an electromagnetic field response per unit moment of the electromagnetic source , wherein the electromagnetic field response provides information about characteristics parameters of the fracture or fracture zone, characterized in that the processor is configured to control the electromagnetic receiver to measure the component of the electromagnetic field before fracturing the rock formation to obtain a first electromagnetic response, and to measure the component of the electromagnetic field after fracturing the rock formation to obtain a second electromagnetic response; and fracturing the rock formation includes injecting a conductive fluid into the rock formation to increase an electrical conductivity of the rock formation by displacing less conductive fluids that naturally exist within the rock formation . an electromagnetic source configured to generate an electromagnetic field in a vicinity or at a surface of the rock formation , wherein the electromagnetic source includes one or more electric dipole sources that are arranged in the vicinity of the surface or at the surface so as to generate a substantially vertical electric field; an electromagnetic receiver associated with the electromagnetic source , the electromagnetic receiver being configured to measure at the surface a component of the electromagnetic field of the rock formation ; and a processor configured to convert the measured component of the electromagnetic field measured at the electromagnetic receiver into an electromagnetic field response per unit moment of the electromagnetic source , wherein the electromagnetic field response provides information about characteristics parameters of the fracture or fracture zone, characterized in that the processor is configured to control the electromagnetic receiver to measure the component of the electromagnetic field before fracturing the rock formation to obtain a first electromagnetic response, and to measure the component of the electromagnetic field after fracturing the rock formation to obtain a second electromagnetic response; and fracturing the rock formation includes injecting a conductive fluid into the rock formation to increase an electrical conductivity of the rock formation by displacing less conductive fluids that naturally exist within the rock formation .
A composition comprising a thin film having a thickness of 10 μm +/-10% or less, wherein the thin film comprises functional basement membrane material comprising extracellular matrix material (ECM) or decellularized tissue, that has been liquified or homogenized; the thin film defines an interior volume and a boundary between a first interior volume and a second interior volume; and the thin film is capable of fluid filtration, gas diffusion, secretion or absorption of an electrolyte, diffusion of a hormone, or combinations thereof, and wherein at least one of the first interior volume and second interior volume forms a vascular channel network. the thin film comprises functional basement membrane material comprising extracellular matrix material (ECM) or decellularized tissue, that has been liquified or homogenized; the thin film defines an interior volume and a boundary between a first interior volume and a second interior volume; and the thin film is capable of fluid filtration, gas diffusion, secretion or absorption of an electrolyte, diffusion of a hormone, or combinations thereof, and wherein at least one of the first interior volume and second interior volume forms a vascular channel network.
A fire detector for monitoring an environment , the fire detector comprising a smoke sensor and characterised by further comprising a volatile organic compound VOC, sensor , and the fire detector being configured to adjust a smoke sensitivity of the fire detector based on a VOC concentration detected by the VOC sensor.
A method for making (poly)alkylene glycol monalkyl ether, comprising the step: contacting an olefin, an alcohol, a metallosilicate catalyst that is an aluminosilicate compound having a crystal lattice that has had one or more metal elements substituted in the crystal lattice for a silicon atom, and a solvent, wherein the solvent comprises structure (I): wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen or an alkyl group and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group or an alkoxy group.
An ultrasonic flow measurement system comprising: a first ultrasonic sensor comprising a first ultrasonic transducer and a first ultrasonic buffer ; and a second ultrasonic sensor comprising a second ultrasonic transducer and a second ultrasonic buffer ; wherein the second ultrasonic sensor is aligned with the first ultrasonic sensor along a common axis such that a portion of an ultrasonic signal is transmitted from the first ultrasonic transducer via the first ultrasonic buffer and the second ultrasonic buffer to the second ultrasonic transducer along a main ultrasonic signal path which is co-axial with the common axis , wherein the first ultrasonic buffer has a first cross section in a plane that is perpendicular to the common axis and the second ultrasonic buffer has a second cross section in a plane that is perpendicular to the common axis , and wherein the first cross section of the first ultrasonic buffer is different from the second cross section of the second ultrasonic buffer . a first ultrasonic sensor comprising a first ultrasonic transducer and a first ultrasonic buffer ; and a second ultrasonic sensor comprising a second ultrasonic transducer and a second ultrasonic buffer ; wherein the second ultrasonic sensor is aligned with the first ultrasonic sensor along a common axis such that a portion of an ultrasonic signal is transmitted from the first ultrasonic transducer via the first ultrasonic buffer and the second ultrasonic buffer to the second ultrasonic transducer along a main ultrasonic signal path which is co-axial with the common axis , wherein the first ultrasonic buffer has a first cross section in a plane that is perpendicular to the common axis and the second ultrasonic buffer has a second cross section in a plane that is perpendicular to the common axis , and wherein the first cross section of the first ultrasonic buffer is different from the second cross section of the second ultrasonic buffer .
A composition obtained by simultaneous mixing at least one polyisocyanate selected from diphenylmethane diisocyanate in the form of its 2,4'- 2,2'- and 4,4'-isomers and mixtures thereof and the mixtures of diphenylmethane diisocyanates and oligomers thereof, at least one polyether and at least one amino resin, wherein said polyether comprises at least 15 % by weight ethylene oxide groups and at least one isocyanate reactive group selected from the group comprising hydroxyl, amino, epoxy, and thiol, and wherein said amino resin is the condensation product of an aldehyde with a compound selected from the group comprising urea, melamine, benzoguanamine, glycoluril, acetoguanamine and mixtures thereof.
Fibre-laying head for the laying of three-dimensional semi-finished fibre profiles for the production of a fibre composite component, wherein the semi-finished fibre profile is formed from a fibre material as part of a fibre composite material, having a head fastening for fastening the fibre-laying head to an automaton as end effector, having a fibre material provision device which is configured to provide a flat, not three-dimensionally formed fibre material , and having a laying unit to which the fibre material provided to the fibre-laying head by the fibre material provision device is continuously fed and which is configured to lay the continuously fed fibre material on a tool for the production of the fibre composite component, wherein integrated in the fibre-laying head , between the fibre material provision device and the laying unit , is a forming device to which the fibre material of the fibre material provision device is continuously fed and which is configured for the continuous forming of the flat, not three-dimensionally formed fibre material into a three-dimensional profile shape in order to form a semi-finished fibre profile , wherein the laying unit is configured to lay the three-dimensional semi-finished fibre profile , which is formed in a continuous manner by the forming device , on a tool surface which corresponds with the profile shape of the semi-finished fibre profile , wherein the forming device comprises one or more guide surfaces, the fibre material being guided along said surfaces for forming purposes and sliding over the guide surfaces in a form-fitting manner, wherein the guide surfaces, at least in an end portion , have a cross-sectional shape which corresponds with the profile shape of the semi-finished fibre profile or matches said profile shape in order to form the flat fibre material into the three-dimensional profile shape.
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, comprising: a variable voltage supply unit configured to supply a driving voltage; a transmission circuit configured to generate a pulse signal for generating an ultrasonic signal using the driving voltage; and a controller configured to store compensation information for compensating for a voltage drop of the driving voltage and to provide a voltage control signal (VCS) comprising information on a driving voltage for which the voltage drop is compensated for based on the compensation information to the variable voltage supply unit, wherein the variable voltage supply unit is configured to supply the compensated driving voltage to the transmission circuit in response to the voltage control signal. a variable voltage supply unit configured to supply a driving voltage; a transmission circuit configured to generate a pulse signal for generating an ultrasonic signal using the driving voltage; and a controller configured to store compensation information for compensating for a voltage drop of the driving voltage and to provide a voltage control signal (VCS) comprising information on a driving voltage for which the voltage drop is compensated for based on the compensation information to the variable voltage supply unit, wherein the variable voltage supply unit is configured to supply the compensated driving voltage to the transmission circuit in response to the voltage control signal.
An adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding a gene product that is light-sensitive and/or that modulates endogenous light-sensitive signalling in a photoreceptor cell, for use in a method of improving vision in a patient with cone photoreceptor dysfunction and/or degeneration by introduction of said nucleic acid into healthy rod photoreceptors in the retina of the patient and expression of said gene product therein, such that the range of light intensities to which the rod photoreceptor responds is extended and/or the speed at which the rod photoreceptor responds to light is increased, wherein: the gene product is ArchT, Jaws (cruxhalorhodopsin), iC1C2, or R9AP; the capsid of the AAV vector is an AAV8 capsid, and the nucleic acid is expressed under the control of a rod-specific promoter. the gene product is ArchT, Jaws (cruxhalorhodopsin), iC1C2, or R9AP; the capsid of the AAV vector is an AAV8 capsid, and the nucleic acid is expressed under the control of a rod-specific promoter.