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A stimulation apparatus for the clitoris , wherein the stimulation apparatus is designed as a portable hand-held device and comprises: - a pressure field generation device having a drive unit and having a hollow space , wherein a pressure field made of temporally alternating negative and positive pressures can be generated in the hollow space by means of the drive unit by a change in volume of the hollow space , wherein the hollow space has an opening for placing over the clitoris ; - a control device , which is configured to control the drive unit ; - a sensor device , which is configured to detect a proximity of the stimulation apparatus to the clitoris and to emit an activation signal to the control device if a proximity is detected; wherein - the control device is configured to activate the drive unit when an activation signal is present; and - the pressure field generation device , the control device , and the sensor device are arranged in a housing of the stimulation apparatus . - a pressure field generation device having a drive unit and having a hollow space , wherein a pressure field made of temporally alternating negative and positive pressures can be generated in the hollow space by means of the drive unit by a change in volume of the hollow space , wherein the hollow space has an opening for placing over the clitoris ; - a control device , which is configured to control the drive unit ; - a sensor device , which is configured to detect a proximity of the stimulation apparatus to the clitoris and to emit an activation signal to the control device if a proximity is detected; - the control device is configured to activate the drive unit when an activation signal is present; and - the pressure field generation device , the control device , and the sensor device are arranged in a housing of the stimulation apparatus .
Fin deployment mechanism for a rotationally stabilized projectile , said mechanism comprising at least one fin and at least one actuator, wherein the fin is arranged in a deployable and retractable manner on the projectile , and wherein the fin and at least one balance weight are mechanically arranged so that, when the fin is deployed by the actuator, then the balance weight is displaced in towards the centre of the projectile and, when the fin is retracted by the actuator, then the balance weight is displaced out from the centre of the projectile characterized in that the displacement of the fin is a displacement in the radial direction of the projectile , and the opposite displacement of the at least one balance weight is a displacement in the radial direction of the projectile and a radial deployment force (F 1 ) acting on the fin is compensated with an equally large and equidirectional radial force (F 2 ) acting on the balance weight .
A gas turbine engine , comprising: an outer engine case structure ; a core engine arranged within the outer engine case structure ; a nozzle downstream from the core engine; a flow control device arranged around the nozzle and radially inward from the outer engine case structure , the flow control device comprising a plurality of arcuate segments , wherein the plurality of arcuate segments are movable radially to vary a bypass flow area by overlap of the plurality of arcuate segments ; a first bypass flow path about the core engine; and a second bypass flow path disposed radially outward of the first bypass flow path , wherein a divider separates a first bypass stream (B1) and a second bypass stream (B2), the first bypass stream (B1) flows adjacent to the core engine through the first bypass flow path and the second bypass stream flows adjacent to the outer engine case structure through the second bypass flow path , the flow control device is in the second bypass flow path , the plurality of arcuate segments are slidable with respect to one another to vary an amount of overlap between the segments , such that increasing the amount of overlap between the arcuate segments decreases a diameter of the flow control device , and decreasing the amount of overlap between the arcuate segments increases a diameter of the flow control device . an outer engine case structure ; a core engine arranged within the outer engine case structure ; a nozzle downstream from the core engine; a flow control device arranged around the nozzle and radially inward from the outer engine case structure , the flow control device comprising a plurality of arcuate segments , wherein the plurality of arcuate segments are movable radially to vary a bypass flow area by overlap of the plurality of arcuate segments ; a first bypass flow path about the core engine; and a second bypass flow path disposed radially outward of the first bypass flow path , wherein a divider separates a first bypass stream (B1) and a second bypass stream (B2), the first bypass stream (B1) flows adjacent to the core engine through the first bypass flow path and the second bypass stream flows adjacent to the outer engine case structure through the second bypass flow path , the flow control device is in the second bypass flow path , the plurality of arcuate segments are slidable with respect to one another to vary an amount of overlap between the segments , such that increasing the amount of overlap between the arcuate segments decreases a diameter of the flow control device , and decreasing the amount of overlap between the arcuate segments increases a diameter of the flow control device .
A distance measuring device, comprising a first housing and a second housing constituting a casing ; characterized in that the distance measuring device further comprises a third housing arranged in the casing between the first housing and the second housing ; the third housing and the second housing together rounded to form a tapeline cavity ; and wherein a laser ranging device is arranged between the first housing and the third housing . a first housing and a second housing constituting a casing ; characterized in that the distance measuring device further comprises a third housing arranged in the casing between the first housing and the second housing ; the third housing and the second housing together rounded to form a tapeline cavity ; and wherein a laser ranging device is arranged between the first housing and the third housing .
An isolated immunogenic peptide comprising: a natural killer T (NKT) cell epitope of an antigenic protein, comprising a [FWHY]-xx-[ILMV]-xx-[FWHY] motif; and a thioreductase [CST]-xx-C or C-xx-[CST] motif, which is either immediately adjacent to said NKT cell epitope, or separated from said NKT cell epitope by a linker of at most 7 amino acids, an optional flanking amino acid sequence of up to 10 amino acids at the N and/or C terminus of the peptide, wherein said antigenic protein does not comprise in its natural sequence a [CST]-xx-C or C-xx-[CST] motif within 11 amino acids N- or C terminally adjacent to said NKT cell epitope. a natural killer T (NKT) cell epitope of an antigenic protein, comprising a [FWHY]-xx-[ILMV]-xx-[FWHY] motif; and a thioreductase [CST]-xx-C or C-xx-[CST] motif, which is either immediately adjacent to said NKT cell epitope, or separated from said NKT cell epitope by a linker of at most 7 amino acids, an optional flanking amino acid sequence of up to 10 amino acids at the N and/or C terminus of the peptide,
A method of authentication of an electronic identity device presented by an individual, the method being characterized in that it comprises the implementation of steps of: (b) Reception by data processing means of a server , of an acquired image of said electronic identity device , the image representing at least one personal visual element of the individual and a dynamic verification code that are visible on said electronic identity device , said dynamic verification code containing at least one item of reference information representative of an expected appearance of said visual element, said visual element visible on said electronic identity device being a graphic element, in particular a photograph or a handwritten signature of the individual, the reference information representative of an expected appearance from said graphic element being Digital Photo Seal type security data; (c) Extraction by analysis of said acquired image by the data processing means of the server of: - an item of candidate information representative of the appearance of said visual element as represented in the acquired image; - the reference information representative of the expected appearance of said visual element contained in said dynamic verification code as represented in the acquired image; (d) Verification by the data processing means of the server that the extracted item of candidate information and reference information match. (b) Reception by data processing means of a server , of an acquired image of said electronic identity device , the image representing at least one personal visual element of the individual and a dynamic verification code that are visible on said electronic identity device , said dynamic verification code containing at least one item of reference information representative of an expected appearance of said visual element, said visual element visible on said electronic identity device being a graphic element, in particular a photograph or a handwritten signature of the individual, the reference information representative of an expected appearance from said graphic element being Digital Photo Seal type security data; (c) Extraction by analysis of said acquired image by the data processing means of the server of: - an item of candidate information representative of the appearance of said visual element as represented in the acquired image; - the reference information representative of the expected appearance of said visual element contained in said dynamic verification code as represented in the acquired image; - an item of candidate information representative of the appearance of said visual element as represented in the acquired image; - the reference information representative of the expected appearance of said visual element contained in said dynamic verification code as represented in the acquired image; (d) Verification by the data processing means of the server that the extracted item of candidate information and reference information match.
A compound of formula (I): wherein: R 1 is selected from hydrogen, C 1-3 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and X is -C(O)R 2 wherein R 2 is -NR 13 R 14 , wherein R 13 and R 14 are taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 4-membered heterocyclyl, wherein the heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with -NR 5 R 6 and R 7 , R 5 and R 6 are independently C 1-3 alkyl or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl optionally including an oxygen atom, R 7 is C 1-3 alkyl, optionally substituted with a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl containing one nitrogen atom, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. R 2 is -NR 13 R 14 , wherein R 13 and R 14 are taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 4-membered heterocyclyl, wherein the heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with -NR 5 R 6 and R 7 , R 5 and R 6 are independently C 1-3 alkyl or R 5 and R 6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl optionally including an oxygen atom, R 7 is C 1-3 alkyl, optionally substituted with a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl containing one nitrogen atom, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof.
Metering device for a coating system for the serial coating of workpieces with different colour shades, wherein by means of the metering device the current amount of applied coating material can be changed in a controlled manner during application, comprising a plurality of paint valves (FV) which are mounted or installed on or in the metering device or a storage container of the metering device and can be controlled by signals for the selection of the coating materials from paint lines , wherein the metering device a) is or comprises a gear metering pump , or b) is a piston-type metering means or comprises a piston-type metering means , the metering drive of which can be controlled in order to change the piston speed during application, wherein the piston-type metering means or a container arranged upstream thereof has an inlet (E1-E5) for each paint line , characterised in that the plurality of paint valves (FV) mounted on or installed in the metering device or a storage container of the metering device are formed by automatically controlled needle valve units (FV63, FV83, FV103). a) is or comprises a gear metering pump , or b) is a piston-type metering means or comprises a piston-type metering means , the metering drive of which can be controlled in order to change the piston speed during application, wherein the piston-type metering means or a container arranged upstream thereof has an inlet (E1-E5) for each paint line ,
A method for encoding an intra prediction mode of a current block using a list of most probable modes, wherein the list of most probable modes comprises more than one intra prediction mode, wherein the list of most probable modes is generated based on an intra prediction mode of a block to the left of the current block and an intra prediction mode of a block to the above of the current block, the method comprising: encoding, in a bitstream, a flag having a first value, wherein the first value of the flag indicates the intra prediction mode of the current block is in the list of most probable modes; and encoding, in the bitstream, an index indicating where the intra prediction mode of the current block is in the list of most probable modes; wherein the flag is encoded into the bitstream by a regular encoding mode of context adaptive binary arithmetic coding, characterized in that the index is encoded into the bitstream by a bypass encoding mode of the context adaptive binary arithmetic coding. encoding, in a bitstream, a flag having a first value, wherein the first value of the flag indicates the intra prediction mode of the current block is in the list of most probable modes; and encoding, in the bitstream, an index indicating where the intra prediction mode of the current block is in the list of most probable modes; wherein the flag is encoded into the bitstream by a regular encoding mode of context adaptive binary arithmetic coding, characterized in that the index is encoded into the bitstream by a bypass encoding mode of the context adaptive binary arithmetic coding.
A method for detecting leakages from sealed containers, said method comprising the steps of: - defining a detection zone in which a sealed container (CT) will be placed; - putting said detection zone in communication with at least one gas sensor (19; 219a, 219b) through at least one duct ; - introducing a flushing gas into said detection zone by making said flushing gas flow through said at least one duct in a first direction; - placing said container (CT) in said detection zone ; - sucking gas from said detection zone and transferring it to the sensor (19; 219a, 219b) for ascertaining the presence of a gas leakage in said container (CT), said gas being transferred from said detection zone to said sensor (19; 219a, 219b) by making it flow through said at least one duct in a second direction opposite to said first direction; wherein there is further provided a step of subjecting said container (CT), when placed in said detection zone , to squeezing for promoting possible spillage of fluid from said container (CT) through an opening that may be provided in said container. - defining a detection zone in which a sealed container (CT) will be placed; - putting said detection zone in communication with at least one gas sensor (19; 219a, 219b) through at least one duct ; - introducing a flushing gas into said detection zone by making said flushing gas flow through said at least one duct in a first direction; - placing said container (CT) in said detection zone ; - sucking gas from said detection zone and transferring it to the sensor (19; 219a, 219b) for ascertaining the presence of a gas leakage in said container (CT), said gas being transferred from said detection zone to said sensor (19; 219a, 219b) by making it flow through said at least one duct in a second direction opposite to said first direction;
A method for reducing noise in an image obtained using a computed tomography (CT) system, the method comprising: (a) accessing with a computer system, CT data acquired from a subject using the CT system, wherein the CT data comprise a first image of the subject and a second image of the subject, wherein the first image and the second image contain redundant data; (b) generating with the computer system a denoised image having reduced noise relative to the first image by: inputting the first image and the second image to an objective function that includes a regularization term that exploits the redundant data in the first image and the second image; minimizing the objective function in order to iteratively denoise the first image, generating output as the denoised image, characterized in that the first image has a thinner slice thickness than the second image, and the redundant data comprise structural similarities between the first image and the second image. (a) accessing with a computer system, CT data acquired from a subject using the CT system, wherein the CT data comprise a first image of the subject and a second image of the subject, wherein the first image and the second image contain redundant data; (b) generating with the computer system a denoised image having reduced noise relative to the first image by: inputting the first image and the second image to an objective function that includes a regularization term that exploits the redundant data in the first image and the second image; minimizing the objective function in order to iteratively denoise the first image, generating output as the denoised image, inputting the first image and the second image to an objective function that includes a regularization term that exploits the redundant data in the first image and the second image; minimizing the objective function in order to iteratively denoise the first image, generating output as the denoised image,
A method of encoding a signal in a color image comprising: obtaining CIELAB L*, a*, b* values representing a color image comprising Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow (CMY) channels; obtaining information representing a contour representing a constant L* for different values of CMY; at a color image location being changed, determining gradients of L*, a*, b* with respect to changes in the CMY ; using the determined L* gradient information to determine a direction in CMY-space which moves towards target a*, b* values representing the color image including the encoded signal while keeping L* unchanged or within a predetermined tolerance ; using the determined a*, b* gradient information to determine a scale along the direction to achieve the target a*, b* values ; applying the scale to change the CMY channels, said applying yielding changed CMY channels ; and determining whether L* has changed above or below the predetermined tolerance , and if so changed, determining a direction in CMY-space that changes L* while keeping a*, b* unchanged or within a predetermined tolerance . obtaining CIELAB L*, a*, b* values representing a color image comprising Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow (CMY) channels; obtaining information representing a contour representing a constant L* for different values of CMY; at a color image location being changed, determining gradients of L*, a*, b* with respect to changes in the CMY ; using the determined L* gradient information to determine a direction in CMY-space which moves towards target a*, b* values representing the color image including the encoded signal while keeping L* unchanged or within a predetermined tolerance ; using the determined a*, b* gradient information to determine a scale along the direction to achieve the target a*, b* values ; applying the scale to change the CMY channels, said applying yielding changed CMY channels ; and determining whether L* has changed above or below the predetermined tolerance , and if so changed, determining a direction in CMY-space that changes L* while keeping a*, b* unchanged or within a predetermined tolerance .
A composition for preventing odors containing odorless microorganisms of Caulobacter vibrioides HKMC-14 (Accession number: KCCM 11685P), Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens HKMC-15 (Accession number: KCCM 11686P), and Bradyrhizobium daqingense HKMC-16 (Accession number: KCCM 11687P), or a culture solution thereof.
An apparatus in a point-to-point optical wireless communication system , the apparatus comprising: - an optical receiver configured to receive a signal; - a power detector configured to detect a signal strength of the received signal; - a digital baseband module configured to demodulate the received signal and measure a data rate of the received signal; and the apparatus characterized in that : the apparatus comprising: - a controller configured to derive a gain setting adjustment according to a change of the measured data rate when the detected signal strength is above a certain threshold indicating the detected signal strength entering a saturation region; wherein the controller is further configured to derive a gain setting adjustment for a gain reduction when the detected signal strength is above the certain threshold and the measured data rate is reduced. - an optical receiver configured to receive a signal; - a power detector configured to detect a signal strength of the received signal; - a digital baseband module configured to demodulate the received signal and measure a data rate of the received signal; and - a controller configured to derive a gain setting adjustment according to a change of the measured data rate when the detected signal strength is above a certain threshold indicating the detected signal strength entering a saturation region;
A composition comprising a compound of Formula 1: where: m is an integer from 1 to 100; X comprises a food antigen selected from SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 26, and SEQ ID NO: 27, to which patients develop an allergic or hypersensitivity response, or an antigen selected from SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, and SEQ ID NO: 17, against which a patient develops an autoimmune response; Y comprises a linker moiety; and Z comprises a liver-targeting moiety; wherein the liver-targeting moiety comprises galactose, galactosamine or N-acetylgalactosamine. m is an integer from 1 to 100; X comprises a food antigen selected from SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 26, and SEQ ID NO: 27, to which patients develop an allergic or hypersensitivity response, or an antigen selected from SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, and SEQ ID NO: 17, against which a patient develops an autoimmune response; a food antigen selected from SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 26, and SEQ ID NO: 27, to which patients develop an allergic or hypersensitivity response, or an antigen selected from SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, and SEQ ID NO: 17, against which a patient develops an autoimmune response; Y comprises a linker moiety; and Z comprises a liver-targeting moiety; wherein the liver-targeting moiety comprises galactose, galactosamine or N-acetylgalactosamine.