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Computer-implemented method for characterization of solid particles, especially sand particles, comprising the steps of: a) Providing a sample of solid particles to be analyzed in a predefined sample area; b) Taking at least one digital image of the sample of solid particles with a camera of a mobile computer device; c) Performing an imaging particle analysis of the at least one digital image for extracting at least one particle size parameter, and optionally at least one particle shape parameter, of the population of particles identified in the at least one digital image; d) Making available the at least one particle size parameter, and optionally the at least one particle shape parameter, via a user interface, via a machine interface and/or on a data storage medium, characterized in that in step a) the sample area is a two-dimensional sample area which is aligned horizontally and wherein the solid particles are arranged in a single layer and/or such that there is essentially no overlap of particles in the sample area. a) Providing a sample of solid particles to be analyzed in a predefined sample area; b) Taking at least one digital image of the sample of solid particles with a camera of a mobile computer device; c) Performing an imaging particle analysis of the at least one digital image for extracting at least one particle size parameter, and optionally at least one particle shape parameter, of the population of particles identified in the at least one digital image; d) Making available the at least one particle size parameter, and optionally the at least one particle shape parameter, via a user interface, via a machine interface and/or on a data storage medium,
A method for testing earthquake resistance of an internal combustion engine , the method comprising the steps of operating the engine and simultaneously subjecting the engine to at least one excitation, which is not encountered during normal operation of the engine , characterized in that at least one internal excitation is induced by modifying the engine or the operation of the engine , causing unbalanced forces or torques, not encountered during normal operation of the engine.
A sanitary ware comprising: a sanitary ware body; and a glaze layer having a single-layer structure as a sole glaze layer on the sanitary ware body, the glaze layer comprising a phase-separated glass as the major part and the glaze layer having a surface roughness Ra of not more than 0.07 μm, characterized in that the glaze layer has a thickness of not less than 0.3 mm so that the surface of the glaze layer has a lightness L* of not less than 85, wherein the glaze layer has the following formulation: SiO 2 : 68 to 76% by mole Al 2 O 3 : 4.0 to 5.4% by mole CaO: 7.0 to 15.0% by mole MgO: 0 to 2.0% by mole ZnO: 5.0 to 10.0% by mole K 2 O: 2.0 to 5.0% by mole Na 2 O: 0 to 2.0% by mole. SiO 2 : 68 to 76% by mole Al 2 O 3 : 4.0 to 5.4% by mole CaO: 7.0 to 15.0% by mole MgO: 0 to 2.0% by mole ZnO: 5.0 to 10.0% by mole K 2 O: 2.0 to 5.0% by mole Na 2 O: 0 to 2.0% by mole.
A constant pressure vehicle tire inflation system (70;170;230), comprising: an air supply source; a first wheel valve being in fluid communication with a first tire of said vehicle; a second wheel valve being in fluid communication with a second tire of said vehicle; a pneumatic conduit extending between and being in fluid communication with said air supply source and said wheel valves (148A,B), at least a portion of said pneumatic conduit remaining charged with air from at least one of said supply source and said tires; and means (152;204;256) for distributing air flow between said pneumatic conduit and said first and second wheel valves (148A,B), whereby the wheel valves and said means (152;204;256) for distributing air flow selectively maintain fluid communication and flow between said first and second tires and the pneumatic conduit under normal operating conditions to provide pneumatic balancing between the first and second tires, characterised in that each said wheel valve is integrated with or directly attached to a hub cap (72;176;238) of the vehicle. an air supply source; a first wheel valve being in fluid communication with a first tire of said vehicle; a second wheel valve being in fluid communication with a second tire of said vehicle; a pneumatic conduit extending between and being in fluid communication with said air supply source and said wheel valves (148A,B), at least a portion of said pneumatic conduit remaining charged with air from at least one of said supply source and said tires; and means (152;204;256) for distributing air flow between said pneumatic conduit and said first and second wheel valves (148A,B), whereby the wheel valves and said means (152;204;256) for distributing air flow selectively maintain fluid communication and flow between said first and second tires and the pneumatic conduit under normal operating conditions to provide pneumatic balancing between the first and second tires, characterised in that each said wheel valve is integrated with or directly attached to a hub cap (72;176;238) of the vehicle.
A user equipment comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive, from a base station apparatus , a radio resource control, RRC, message(s) comprising more than one scheduling request, SR, configurations and bandwidth part, BWP, identifier(s) indicating one or more BWPs, wherein the BWP configuration is used for indicating uplink frequency location, uplink BW size, and numerology; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the base station apparatus , SR on a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, based on the one or more BWPs indicated by the BWP identifier(s); wherein each SR configuration is associated with a set of PUCCH resources for SR across different bandwidths in frequency domain and is corresponding to any one or more of the following: one or more logical channel groups, LCG, one or more priorities, or one or more subcarrier spacings. a receiving unit configured to receive, from a base station apparatus , a radio resource control, RRC, message(s) comprising more than one scheduling request, SR, configurations and bandwidth part, BWP, identifier(s) indicating one or more BWPs, wherein the BWP configuration is used for indicating uplink frequency location, uplink BW size, and numerology; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the base station apparatus , SR on a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, based on the one or more BWPs indicated by the BWP identifier(s); wherein each SR configuration is associated with a set of PUCCH resources for SR across different bandwidths in frequency domain and is corresponding to any one or more of the following: one or more logical channel groups, LCG, one or more priorities, or one or more subcarrier spacings. one or more logical channel groups, LCG, one or more priorities, or one or more subcarrier spacings.
A method of wireless communication by a user equipment, UE , comprising: receiving (308; 502), at the UE , a random access response including a first signal via a first physical channel and a second signal via a second physical channel from a base station, BS ; generating a connection request based on the random access response; estimating a carrier to interference plus noise ratio, CINR, of a random-access channel based on at least one of the first signal or the second signal; and sending (310; 508) a message including the CINR and the connection request to the BS in response to the random access response. receiving (308; 502), at the UE , a random access response including a first signal via a first physical channel and a second signal via a second physical channel from a base station, BS ; generating a connection request based on the random access response; estimating a carrier to interference plus noise ratio, CINR, of a random-access channel based on at least one of the first signal or the second signal; and sending (310; 508) a message including the CINR and the connection request to the BS in response to the random access response.
Apparatus for dispensing coins, comprising a coin conveying device and a coin container , from which coins can be fed to the coin conveying device, and also a coin outlet for dispensing coins, further comprising an electric drive motor for driving the coin conveying device, wherein during driving of the coin conveying device coins are conveyed through the coin conveying device to the coin outlet and dispensed, - wherein at least one electronic enable component is provided for receiving at least one enable signal, wherein the at least one electronic enable component enables actuation of the electric drive motor for driving the coin conveying device only after the at least one enable signal is received, - wherein the electric drive motor has a motor printed circuit board to which a plurality of actuation lines for sending the at least one enable signal and for actuating the electric drive motor are connected, wherein the electric drive motor together with its motor printed circuit board is accommodated in an encapsulation , wherein the encapsulation has a feedthrough through which the actuation lines are guided out of the encapsulation , and characterized - in that at least four actuation lines are provided, wherein, from amongst the at least four actuation lines , in each case two actuation lines are provided for transmitting the enable signal and two actuation lines are provided for transmitting an electrical supply voltage for the electric drive motor . - wherein at least one electronic enable component is provided for receiving at least one enable signal, wherein the at least one electronic enable component enables actuation of the electric drive motor for driving the coin conveying device only after the at least one enable signal is received, - wherein the electric drive motor has a motor printed circuit board to which a plurality of actuation lines for sending the at least one enable signal and for actuating the electric drive motor are connected, wherein the electric drive motor together with its motor printed circuit board is accommodated in an encapsulation , wherein the encapsulation has a feedthrough through which the actuation lines are guided out of the encapsulation , and characterized - in that at least four actuation lines are provided, wherein, from amongst the at least four actuation lines , in each case two actuation lines are provided for transmitting the enable signal and two actuation lines are provided for transmitting an electrical supply voltage for the electric drive motor .
A battery unit comprising: a power source a first detection part for detecting an output voltage of the power source ; a connection part to which a load for atomizing an aerosol source or heating a flavor source and a charger for charging the power source are connectable; and a control part configured to execute a power supplying mode that allows supply of electric power from the power source to the load and a charging mode that allows charging of the power source by the charger; characterised in that , if a decreased quantity of the output voltage per predetermined period in the charging mode is equal to or less than a threshold value that has been set based on a decreased quantity of the output voltage per the predetermined period in the power supplying mode, the control part determines that there is abnormality in the charging mode, wherein the threshold value is set to be a value equal to or less than the decreased quantity of the output voltage per the predetermined period in the power supplying mode. a power source a first detection part for detecting an output voltage of the power source ; a connection part to which a load for atomizing an aerosol source or heating a flavor source and a charger for charging the power source are connectable; and a control part configured to execute a power supplying mode that allows supply of electric power from the power source to the load and a charging mode that allows charging of the power source by the charger; characterised in that , if a decreased quantity of the output voltage per predetermined period in the charging mode is equal to or less than a threshold value that has been set based on a decreased quantity of the output voltage per the predetermined period in the power supplying mode, the control part determines that there is abnormality in the charging mode, wherein the threshold value is set to be a value equal to or less than the decreased quantity of the output voltage per the predetermined period in the power supplying mode.
A display control apparatus comprising a display control unit configured to control a display unit , comprising a rectangular display area, in a manner that content (C) is displayed on said rectangular display area of said display control apparatus on a basis of a mode selected from a plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of modes includes at least: a mode in which a rectangular object included in the content (C) is displayed obliquely with respect to a direction of a side of said rectangular display area, an individual rotation mode in which the object that is displayed obliquely with respect to the direction of the side includes a plurality of divided rectangular objects (D1-D3), and the plurality of divided rectangular objects (D1-D3) each have a center of rotation, the rotation being carried out from a substantially parallel state to an oblique state with respect to the direction of one of the sides of the rectangular display area, and a total rotation mode in which a center of rotation of the content (C) as a whole is present such that the rectangular object included in the content (C) as a whole is displayed obliquely with respect to said side of the display area, wherein the rectangular object is larger than the display area, such that in order to view all of the rectangular object it needs to be scrolled in at least one scrolling direction, characterized in that , when in the total rotation mode, when an edge of the rectangular object included in the content (C) reaches a corner (N1) of the display area, as a result of performing scrolling of the content in a scroll direction (Sc), the display control unit is configured to rotate the rectangular object included in the content (C) such that the direction of a side of the rectangular object (G11) and the direction of a side of the display area correspond with each other. a mode in which a rectangular object included in the content (C) is displayed obliquely with respect to a direction of a side of said rectangular display area, an individual rotation mode in which the object that is displayed obliquely with respect to the direction of the side includes a plurality of divided rectangular objects (D1-D3), and the plurality of divided rectangular objects (D1-D3) each have a center of rotation, the rotation being carried out from a substantially parallel state to an oblique state with respect to the direction of one of the sides of the rectangular display area, and a total rotation mode in which a center of rotation of the content (C) as a whole is present such that the rectangular object included in the content (C) as a whole is displayed obliquely with respect to said side of the display area, wherein the rectangular object is larger than the display area, such that in order to view all of the rectangular object it needs to be scrolled in at least one scrolling direction,
A method for differentially detecting C. difficile based on virulence, the method comprising: (i) performing a first immunoassay to detect toxin B of C. difficile in a sample obtained from a subject having or suspected of having C. difficile infection, wherein the first immunoassay involves a first antibody and a second antibody, both of which bind toxin B of both highly virulent and less virulent C. difficile strains; (ii) performing a second immunoassay to detect toxin B of C. difficile in the sample, wherein the second immunoassay involves the second antibody and a third antibody, wherein the third antibody differentially binds toxin B of highly virulent C. difficile strains as relative to toxin B of less virulent C. difficile strains; (iii) comparing results obtained from step (i) and step (ii); and (iv) determining whether the sample comprises a highly virulent C. difficile strain or a less virulent C. difficile strain based on the comparing result of step (iii). (i) performing a first immunoassay to detect toxin B of C. difficile in a sample obtained from a subject having or suspected of having C. difficile infection, wherein the first immunoassay involves a first antibody and a second antibody, both of which bind toxin B of both highly virulent and less virulent C. difficile strains; (ii) performing a second immunoassay to detect toxin B of C. difficile in the sample, wherein the second immunoassay involves the second antibody and a third antibody, wherein the third antibody differentially binds toxin B of highly virulent C. difficile strains as relative to toxin B of less virulent C. difficile strains; (iii) comparing results obtained from step (i) and step (ii); and (iv) determining whether the sample comprises a highly virulent C. difficile strain or a less virulent C. difficile strain based on the comparing result of step (iii).
A method of operating a laundry washing apparatus operating according to operating parameters and implementing operating programs, the value of the operating parameters of the laundry washing apparatus depending on the operating programs, said operating method comprising the following steps: - determining (E1) an amount of laundry inside the laundry washing apparatus , - selecting (E2), by the laundry washing apparatus , an operating program taking into account the determined amount of laundry, - displaying (E3) said selected operating program and the associated values of said operating parameters, and - putting into operation (E7) the laundry washing apparatus according to said operating program and the values of said displayed operating parameters, said operating method being characterized in that said selecting step (E2) comprises determining (E1) the operating program that was the most frequently used for said determined amount of laundry in a predetermined number of prior instances of putting into operation the laundry washing apparatus . - determining (E1) an amount of laundry inside the laundry washing apparatus , - selecting (E2), by the laundry washing apparatus , an operating program taking into account the determined amount of laundry, - displaying (E3) said selected operating program and the associated values of said operating parameters, and - putting into operation (E7) the laundry washing apparatus according to said operating program and the values of said displayed operating parameters,
A method of reading data from a NAND Flash non-volatile memory device , the memory device comprising N rows (R to R(N)) of memory cells (C to C(P,N)) and N word lines (WL , ..., WL(n)) coupled thereto, respectively, the method comprising: applying a first pre-pulse voltage level (Vp1) to an nth word line (WL(n)) while applying (S402) a second pre-pulse voltage level (Vp2) to an adjacent word line adjacent to the nth word line (WL(n)), the second pre-pulse voltage level exceeding the first pre-pulse voltage level, the n-th word line being a selected word line for data readout and the adjacent word line being an unselected word line, n being an integer ranging from 1 to N, N being an integer larger than 1, wherein the adjacent word line is the (n-1)th word line or the (n+1)th word line or both; grounding (S404) the nth word line (WL(n)) while maintaining the second pre-pulse voltage level on the adjacent word line; pulling (S406) a voltage on the nth word line (WL(n)) towards a start read voltage level (Vr ), wherein prior to the voltage on the nth word line (WL(n)) reaching the start read voltage level, driving (S408) a voltage on the adjacent word line to the first pre-pulse voltage level, characterized in that the first pre-pulse voltage level (Vp1) is positive and not zero and that the first pre-pulse voltage level (Vp1) on the nth word line (WL(n)) is reached prior to the second pre-pulse voltage level (Vp2) on the adjacent word line is reached. applying a first pre-pulse voltage level (Vp1) to an nth word line (WL(n)) while applying (S402) a second pre-pulse voltage level (Vp2) to an adjacent word line adjacent to the nth word line (WL(n)), the second pre-pulse voltage level exceeding the first pre-pulse voltage level, the n-th word line being a selected word line for data readout and the adjacent word line being an unselected word line, n being an integer ranging from 1 to N, N being an integer larger than 1, wherein the adjacent word line is the (n-1)th word line or the (n+1)th word line or both; grounding (S404) the nth word line (WL(n)) while maintaining the second pre-pulse voltage level on the adjacent word line; pulling (S406) a voltage on the nth word line (WL(n)) towards a start read voltage level (Vr ), wherein prior to the voltage on the nth word line (WL(n)) reaching the start read voltage level, driving (S408) a voltage on the adjacent word line to the first pre-pulse voltage level, characterized in that the first pre-pulse voltage level (Vp1) is positive and not zero and that the first pre-pulse voltage level (Vp1) on the nth word line (WL(n)) is reached prior to the second pre-pulse voltage level (Vp2) on the adjacent word line is reached.
A light panel comprising: a light source having a first generally planar, light emitting surface including a perimeter edge , a backsheet disposed in substantially parallel relation with the light emitting surface , and plural, spaced electrical feedthrough regions extending through the backsheet each at a location spaced inwardly of the perimeter; and a single generally planar, connector cable extending over the backsheet from the perimeter to each of the electrical feedthrough regions for establishing electrical connection at each feedthrough region with the light source; wherein: the light emitting surface is an OLED; and/or the connector cable is flexible; and the connector cable includes plural, spaced electrically conductive pads for establishing electrical connection with discrete light source portions, through said spaced electrical feedthrough regions ; characterized in that a cavity in the feedthrough regions is filled with an electrically conductive material through openings in the conductive pad . a light source having a first generally planar, light emitting surface including a perimeter edge , a backsheet disposed in substantially parallel relation with the light emitting surface , and plural, spaced electrical feedthrough regions extending through the backsheet each at a location spaced inwardly of the perimeter; and a single generally planar, connector cable extending over the backsheet from the perimeter to each of the electrical feedthrough regions for establishing electrical connection at each feedthrough region with the light source; wherein: the light emitting surface is an OLED; and/or the connector cable is flexible; and the connector cable includes plural, spaced electrically conductive pads for establishing electrical connection with discrete light source portions, through said spaced electrical feedthrough regions ; the light emitting surface is an OLED; and/or the connector cable is flexible; and the connector cable includes plural, spaced electrically conductive pads for establishing electrical connection with discrete light source portions, through said spaced electrical feedthrough regions ; characterized in that a cavity in the feedthrough regions is filled with an electrically conductive material through openings in the conductive pad .