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An apparatus for processing a three dimensional image, the apparatus comprising: a receiver for receiving a three dimensional image, each pixel of at least a group of pixels of the three dimensional image having associated an image value and a disparity value; a subset selector being arranged to detect a potential presence of a graphic overlay by evaluating an image property criterion for the image value of each pixel of the group of pixels and determining a subset of pixels of the group of pixels for which the image property criterion is met; a distribution evaluator for generating a frequency distribution for disparity values of the subset of pixels; an analyzer for determining a shape property for the frequency distribution, wherein the shape property is indicative of a property of a peakedness of the frequency distribution; an adaptor for determining a disparity range remapping in response to the shape property, wherein the adaptor is arranged to increase a disparity compression provided by the disparity remapping in response to an increasing peakedness of the frequency distribution; and a remapper for modifying the disparity values for at least some pixels of the three dimensional image by applying the disparity remapping to the disparity values for the at least some pixels. a receiver for receiving a three dimensional image, each pixel of at least a group of pixels of the three dimensional image having associated an image value and a disparity value; a subset selector being arranged to detect a potential presence of a graphic overlay by evaluating an image property criterion for the image value of each pixel of the group of pixels and determining a subset of pixels of the group of pixels for which the image property criterion is met; a distribution evaluator for generating a frequency distribution for disparity values of the subset of pixels; an analyzer for determining a shape property for the frequency distribution, wherein the shape property is indicative of a property of a peakedness of the frequency distribution; an adaptor for determining a disparity range remapping in response to the shape property, wherein the adaptor is arranged to increase a disparity compression provided by the disparity remapping in response to an increasing peakedness of the frequency distribution; and a remapper for modifying the disparity values for at least some pixels of the three dimensional image by applying the disparity remapping to the disparity values for the at least some pixels.
A method for the continuous production of engineered stone slabs, comprising the steps - provisioning raw materials comprising at least one mineral filler and at least one organic binder, - mixing the raw materials, - applying the mixed raw materials to a continuously moving lower belt of a dual-belt press , or a continuously moving conveying means mounted upstream of the lower belt , - continuously pressing the mixed raw materials to form a pressed material strand , - curing the organic binder, - separating the material strand to form individual engineered stone slabs, characterized in that the mixing of the raw materials is carried out in accordance with a first timing at staggered times in a batch mixing operation by means of at least two separate mixing devices , wherein the at least two mixing devices are supplied with a defined quantity of the raw materials before a respective batch mixing operation begins, and that the mixed raw materials are transferred, in accordance with a second timing and at staggered times, from the at least two mixing devices into one, or multiple, spreading device(s) , and the mixed raw materials are applied continuously and without interruption to the lower belt , or the conveying means mounted upstream of the lower belt , by means of the spreading device(s) . - provisioning raw materials comprising at least one mineral filler and at least one organic binder, - mixing the raw materials, - applying the mixed raw materials to a continuously moving lower belt of a dual-belt press , or a continuously moving conveying means mounted upstream of the lower belt , - continuously pressing the mixed raw materials to form a pressed material strand , - curing the organic binder, - separating the material strand to form individual engineered stone slabs, the mixing of the raw materials is carried out in accordance with a first timing at staggered times in a batch mixing operation by means of at least two separate mixing devices , wherein the at least two mixing devices are supplied with a defined quantity of the raw materials before a respective batch mixing operation begins, and that the mixed raw materials are transferred, in accordance with a second timing and at staggered times, from the at least two mixing devices into one, or multiple, spreading device(s) , and the mixed raw materials are applied continuously and without interruption to the lower belt , or the conveying means mounted upstream of the lower belt , by means of the spreading device(s) .
A core temperature sensor for a cooking appliance comprising a measuring tip , at least one measuring section which is arranged on the measuring tip , and at least one heating element which is in the form of a heating wire and extends in the measuring tip along the measuring section , the measuring section including a plurality of temperature sensors which are arranged spaced apart from each other, the heating element extending parallel to the measuring section , characterized in that the heating element includes at least one reference temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the heating element , which is arranged next to one of the temperature sensors of the measuring section , the distance of the temperature sensors from each other being smaller near the tip of the core temperature sensor than remote from the tip.
A capsule formulation, produced by encapsulating with a hydrophilic film, a capsule content formed by enclosing soft microparticles, which are produced by dissolving a water-soluble polymer in water, in an oily substance containing a porous microparticulate powder.
Heat exchange bank (4',4",4′′′), suitable for realizing a heat exchange between a first and a second fluid at different temperatures, comprising an exchange apparatus provided with a tube bundle , internally crossed by said first fluid, containment means of said second fluid, suitable to accommodate said exchange apparatus so that at least a portion of said tube bundle is externally lapped by said second fluid, - wherein said exchange apparatus comprises support means structurally distinct from said containment means and to which an upper end of said tube bundle is operatively connected, - wherein the support means comprise at least one chain comprising a plurality of links concatenated in series with each other, said chain extending parallel to the tubes of the tube bundle , - wherein said at least one chain is provided with an anti-rotation device , configured to prevent or at least limit a rotation of the chain and the tube bundle around a rotation axis parallel to said tubes, wherein said heat exchange apparatus comprises a containment box positioned at the end of the tube bundle operatively connected to the support means , the heat exchange bank being characterized by a frame crossed, in use, by cooling water, the frame being interposed between the containment box and the tube bundle . - wherein said exchange apparatus comprises support means structurally distinct from said containment means and to which an upper end of said tube bundle is operatively connected, - wherein the support means comprise at least one chain comprising a plurality of links concatenated in series with each other, said chain extending parallel to the tubes of the tube bundle , - wherein said at least one chain is provided with an anti-rotation device , configured to prevent or at least limit a rotation of the chain and the tube bundle around a rotation axis parallel to said tubes, wherein said heat exchange apparatus comprises a containment box positioned at the end of the tube bundle operatively connected to the support means ,
A pharmaceutical composition for use in preventing or treating aortic valvular calcification comprising a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor.
Welding electrode, with - a housing , and - a piston rod , which is displaceably mounted in the housing , - the piston rod being guided in a sliding bearing and having a piston , which is guided in a cylinder space of the housing , - a rod seal , which is passed through by the piston rod and seals off the cylinder space , being arranged in the housing , - the rod seal being supported on a first projection of the housing, and - the rod seal being located in a sealing seat of the housing and the sliding bearing being located in at least one first bearing seat of the housing , characterized - in that the sliding bearing is supported at least on a second projection of the housing , and - in that the first bearing seat has a greater inside diameter than the sealing seat and - in that the first bearing seat is arranged closer to the cylinder space than the sealing seat , so that a stepped arrangement is obtained. - a housing , and - a piston rod , which is displaceably mounted in the housing , - the piston rod being guided in a sliding bearing and having a piston , which is guided in a cylinder space of the housing , - a rod seal , which is passed through by the piston rod and seals off the cylinder space , being arranged in the housing , - the rod seal being supported on a first projection of the housing, and - the rod seal being located in a sealing seat of the housing and the sliding bearing being located in at least one first bearing seat of the housing , - in that the sliding bearing is supported at least on a second projection of the housing , and - in that the first bearing seat has a greater inside diameter than the sealing seat and - in that the first bearing seat is arranged closer to the cylinder space than the sealing seat , so that a stepped arrangement is obtained.
A method performed by a wireless device served by a master node , MN, and a secondary node , SN, in a dual connectivity, DC, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from the MN via a signalling radio bearer 1, SRB1, a first radio resource control, RRC, reconfiguration message of which a transaction identifier, ID, is set to a first value, wherein the first RRC reconfiguration message comprises a second RRC reconfiguration message of which a transaction ID is set to a second value and the second RRC reconfiguration message is related to a conditional primary secondary cell change, CPC, command; transmitting, to the MN , a first RRC reconfiguration complete message of which a transaction ID is set to the first value, as a response message for the first RRC reconfiguration message; performing a CPC execution based on a CPC condition related to the CPC command being satisfied; and transmitting, to the MN based on the CPC execution, an RRC message comprising a second RRC reconfiguration complete message of which a transaction ID is set to a third value, as a response message for the second RRC reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC message does not include any transaction ID for the RRC message. receiving, from the MN via a signalling radio bearer 1, SRB1, a first radio resource control, RRC, reconfiguration message of which a transaction identifier, ID, is set to a first value, wherein the first RRC reconfiguration message comprises a second RRC reconfiguration message of which a transaction ID is set to a second value and the second RRC reconfiguration message is related to a conditional primary secondary cell change, CPC, command; transmitting, to the MN , a first RRC reconfiguration complete message of which a transaction ID is set to the first value, as a response message for the first RRC reconfiguration message; performing a CPC execution based on a CPC condition related to the CPC command being satisfied; and transmitting, to the MN based on the CPC execution, an RRC message comprising a second RRC reconfiguration complete message of which a transaction ID is set to a third value, as a response message for the second RRC reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC message does not include any transaction ID for the RRC message.
A recombinant polypeptide comprising a truncated von Willebrand Factor (VWF) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a blood coagulation disorder, wherein the blood coagulation disorder is hemophilia A or von-Willebrand disease, said treatment or prophylaxis comprising administering the recombinant polypeptide extravascular and a Factor VIII protein (FVIII) to a subject having the blood coagulation disorder, wherein said recombinant polypeptide is capable of binding to said FVIII, wherein the truncated VWF comprises an amino acid sequence having a sequence identity of at least 90% to amino acids 764 to 1242 of SEQ ID NO:4, wherein said polypeptide comprises a half-life extending moiety (HLEM), wherein the polypeptide is present as a dimer wherein the ratio dimer : monomer of the polypeptide of the invention is at least 1.5, wherein the dimeric polypeptide has a FVIII binding affinity characterized by a dissociation constant K D of less than 1 nM, and wherein the molar ratio of the recombinant polypeptide to be administered to the FVIII to be administered is higher than 50.
A method for recording slaughter-animal-related data on a slaughtered slaughter animal by means of an image acquisition unit which comprises an image acquisition range in which a rear surface of the slaughter animal is optically recordable and in which pixels are recordable on the rear surface of the slaughter animal, and wherein the image acquisition unit is capable of providing the pixel data of the pixels in a transferable manner, and by means of an evaluation unit which is connected to the image acquisition unit and which is capable of recording the pixel data and of recording, on the basis of the pixel data, markings which are applied to the rear surface of the slaughter animal as sources of slaughter-animal-related information, and of providing the recorded markings as a storable acquisition result, comprising the following process steps: a) recording of the pixels on the rear surface of the slaughter animal by the image acquisition unit in the image acquisition range, wherein the pixels contain the markings, b) provision of the pixel data of the pixels in a transferable manner by the image acquisition unit, c) recording of the pixel data by the evaluation unit, d) assignment of a slaughter animal identification code to the pixel data, e) provision of the markings as a storable acquisition result with the assigned slaughter animal identification code by the evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit carries out an object identification on the basis of the pixel data, and wherein the markings are provided as a storable object identification result, f1) automatic generation of a control signal from the storable object identification result by the evaluation unit, wherein a slaughter processing operation can be controlled by means of the control signal. a) recording of the pixels on the rear surface of the slaughter animal by the image acquisition unit in the image acquisition range, wherein the pixels contain the markings, b) provision of the pixel data of the pixels in a transferable manner by the image acquisition unit, c) recording of the pixel data by the evaluation unit, d) assignment of a slaughter animal identification code to the pixel data, e) provision of the markings as a storable acquisition result with the assigned slaughter animal identification code by the evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit carries out an object identification on the basis of the pixel data, and wherein the markings are provided as a storable object identification result, f1) automatic generation of a control signal from the storable object identification result by the evaluation unit, wherein a slaughter processing operation can be controlled by means of the control signal.
Lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle, having an internal chamber accommodating an optical system and at least one element made of polymer material having a surface oriented towards the interior of the chamber , said surface oriented towards the interior of the chamber is equipped with a sealed layer forming a barrier to the passage of water molecules towards the interior of the chamber , characterized in that the sealed layer is a surface layer of the element made of polymer material, said surface layer being crosslinked by ion bombardment, so as to be sealed against the passage of water molecules.
A magnetic field sensor comprising: a coil responsive to an AC coil drive signal; at least two spaced apart magnetic field sensing elements responsive to a sensing element drive signal and positioned proximate to the coil; and a circuit coupled to the at least two magnetic field sensing elements to generate an output signal of the magnetic field sensor indicative of a difference between: (i) a first distance between a conductive target and a first of the at least two spaced apart magnetic field sensing elements; and (ii) a second distance between the conductive target and a second of the at least two magnetic field sensing elements, wherein the AC coil drive signal has a first frequency and the sensing element drive signal has a second frequency, and wherein the AC coil drive signal and the sensing element drive signal are provided by a common source and wherein the first frequency of the AC coil drive signal and the second frequency of the sensing element drive signal are substantially the same. a coil responsive to an AC coil drive signal; at least two spaced apart magnetic field sensing elements responsive to a sensing element drive signal and positioned proximate to the coil; and a circuit coupled to the at least two magnetic field sensing elements to generate an output signal of the magnetic field sensor indicative of a difference between: (i) a first distance between a conductive target and a first of the at least two spaced apart magnetic field sensing elements; and (ii) a second distance between the conductive target and a second of the at least two magnetic field sensing elements, wherein the AC coil drive signal has a first frequency and the sensing element drive signal has a second frequency, and wherein the AC coil drive signal and the sensing element drive signal are provided by a common source and wherein the first frequency of the AC coil drive signal and the second frequency of the sensing element drive signal are substantially the same.
A method for obtaining a radiographic image of a patient's maxillofacial region through x-ray CT imaging, the method comprising: - acquiring (S1) a set of data relative to a patient's maxillofacial region through an x-ray CT imaging apparatus, - reconstructing (S2) two types of data volumes from the same acquired set of data i.e. a Feldkamp David Kemp, FDK, volume and a metal artifact reduction, MAR, volume that both correspond to the same maxillofacial region, - displaying (S4) at least one slice of the patient's maxillofacial region with a first type of data volume among the FDK volume and the MAR volume, - selecting (S8) a region of interest, ROI, in the displayed at least one slice, the ROI corresponding to a first portion of said first type of data volume, and - displaying (S12) within the selected ROI a second portion of a second type of data volume, the at least one slice of the patient's maxillofacial region being displayed with the first type of data volume while the ROI is displayed with the second portion of the second type of data volume. - acquiring (S1) a set of data relative to a patient's maxillofacial region through an x-ray CT imaging apparatus, - reconstructing (S2) two types of data volumes from the same acquired set of data i.e. a Feldkamp David Kemp, FDK, volume and a metal artifact reduction, MAR, volume that both correspond to the same maxillofacial region, - displaying (S4) at least one slice of the patient's maxillofacial region with a first type of data volume among the FDK volume and the MAR volume, - selecting (S8) a region of interest, ROI, in the displayed at least one slice, the ROI corresponding to a first portion of said first type of data volume, and - displaying (S12) within the selected ROI a second portion of a second type of data volume, the at least one slice of the patient's maxillofacial region being displayed with the first type of data volume while the ROI is displayed with the second portion of the second type of data volume.
Marking assembly, comprising: a marking device , in particular a print head , configured to provide a marking on an object passing the marking device , a positioning mechanism , the positioning mechanism comprising an actuator for moving the marking device in a vertical direction, the positioning mechanism further comprising a counterweight , a release device , in particular a solenoid valve, for disengaging the actuator , a sensor , the sensor being suitable for detecting an object, in particular the height of the object, approaching the marking device , and a control unit configured to receive a signal from the sensor and configured to either activate the actuator to move the marking device to an elevated position with an increased speed or to activate the release device to disengage the actuator , thereby moving the marking device by the counterweight . a marking device , in particular a print head , configured to provide a marking on an object passing the marking device , a positioning mechanism , the positioning mechanism comprising an actuator for moving the marking device in a vertical direction, the positioning mechanism further comprising a counterweight , a release device , in particular a solenoid valve, for disengaging the actuator , a sensor , the sensor being suitable for detecting an object, in particular the height of the object, approaching the marking device , and a control unit configured to receive a signal from the sensor and configured to either activate the actuator to move the marking device to an elevated position with an increased speed or to activate the release device to disengage the actuator , thereby moving the marking device by the counterweight . either activate the actuator to move the marking device to an elevated position with an increased speed or to activate the release device to disengage the actuator , thereby moving the marking device by the counterweight .