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A delay estimation method performed by an audio coding device, wherein the method comprises: determining a cross-correlation coefficient of a multi-channel audio signal of a current frame; determining a delay track estimation value of the current frame based on buffered inter-channel time difference information of at least one past frame; determining an adaptive window function of the current frame; performing weighting on the cross-correlation coefficient based on the delay track estimation value of the current frame and the adaptive window function of the current frame, to obtain a weighted cross-correlation coefficient; and determining an inter-channel time difference of the current frame based on the weighted cross-correlation coefficient. determining a cross-correlation coefficient of a multi-channel audio signal of a current frame; determining a delay track estimation value of the current frame based on buffered inter-channel time difference information of at least one past frame; determining an adaptive window function of the current frame; performing weighting on the cross-correlation coefficient based on the delay track estimation value of the current frame and the adaptive window function of the current frame, to obtain a weighted cross-correlation coefficient; and determining an inter-channel time difference of the current frame based on the weighted cross-correlation coefficient.
A pneumatic tire having a tread, the tread comprising a rubber composition comprising a diene elastomer, silica, a blocked mercaptosilane, and a polybutadiene functionalized with an alkoxysilane functional group, the polybutadiene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of from 1000 to 25000 g/ mol, wherein the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is measured with gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using polystyrene calibration standards according to ASTM 3536, characterized in that the diene elastomer comprises from 70 to 90 phr of at least one styrene-butadiene rubber, and from 10 to 30 phr of a natural rubber or synthetic polyisoprene, wherein said at least one styrene-butadiene rubber comprises a first styrene-butadiene rubber and a second styrene-butadiene rubber, wherein at least one of said first and second styrene-butadiene rubber is functionalized with an alkoxysilane group and at least one group selected from a sulfur containing functional group and primary amino functional groups.
Transducer device having an electroactive polymer transducer that has at least two electrode layers arranged in parallel with one another and that are connected to one another through the interposition of a respective elastic intermediate layer , and having a circuit (50; 50a), which has electronic components (51 to 54), for generating a voltage (U A ) present at the electrode layers of the polymer transducer , wherein the circuit (50; 50a) is designed such that an input voltage (U B ) is boosted to the voltage (U A ) that is higher than the input voltage (U B ) , wherein the circuit (50; 50a) is at least partly received between a plurality of electrically insulating layers (31 to 34) and is preferably surrounded by the layers (31 to 34), wherein the circuit (50; 50a), together with the polymer transducer , forms a common structural unit in which the regions at which the voltage (U A ) of the circuit (50; 50a) for supplying voltage to the polymer transducer is present are electrically insulated, wherein a carrier element is provided for attachment of the polymer transducer, wherein the electrode layers and the intermediate layer of the polymer transducer are designed in a ring shape, and wherein a weighted element is arranged in a central region of the polymer transducer and aligns the central region parallel to and at a distance from the carrier element (30; 30a).
A composition comprising, in an aqueous medium: (a) at least one anti-dandruff agent chosen from pyridinethione salts; (b) at least one viscosity modifying agent chosen among polymers based on acrylic acid crosslinked with allyl ether of pentaerythritol or an allyl ether of sucrose or an allyl ether of propylene; (b) being present in the composition in a total amount ranging from 0.01 to 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition; (c) at least one acrylic-based polymeric compound different from (b); (c) being present in the composition in a total amount ranging from 0.05 to 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition; (d) at least two surfactants chosen from (C8-20)alkylbetaines, (C8-20 alkyl)amido(C6-8 alkyl)betaines and mixtures thereof; and (e) optionally, at least one conditioning agent. (a) at least one anti-dandruff agent chosen from pyridinethione salts; (b) at least one viscosity modifying agent chosen among polymers based on acrylic acid crosslinked with allyl ether of pentaerythritol or an allyl ether of sucrose or an allyl ether of propylene; (b) being present in the composition in a total amount ranging from 0.01 to 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition; (c) at least one acrylic-based polymeric compound different from (b); (c) being present in the composition in a total amount ranging from 0.05 to 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition; (d) at least two surfactants chosen from (C8-20)alkylbetaines, (C8-20 alkyl)amido(C6-8 alkyl)betaines and mixtures thereof; and (e) optionally, at least one conditioning agent.
Separation device for separating contamination in the form of solids from a gaseous medium, such as air, with a spiral separator , which comprises a guide apparatus in the form of a spiral, and a hollow, cylindrical filter element , which are arranged in a housing comprising a cylindrical housing inner wall , the media flow being able to be conveyed to the guide apparatus , thus causing an at least partial separation of the respective contamination from the media flow, the guide apparatus comprising a plurality of spiral arms , in pairs, adjacent to and opposite one another, which delimit radially extending flow chambers such that the media flow is guided radially outwards and moves in a spiral manner with respect to the inner wall of the housing , the separation device being set up such that the media flow is accelerated by the spiral guidance and passed along the inner wall of the housing in the direction of a media outlet , such that the solid contamination is slowed down during this operation due to friction on the inner wall of the housing and separated from the housing and such that the remaining gas is then further purified by the filter element , said filter element , when viewed in the radial direction, being at a pre-definable distance from the housing , characterised in that the individual spiral arms sit on one end surface of an underlying cup-shaped receptacle , in which the filter element is inserted, and in that the spiral separator , when viewed in the radial direction, is at a pre-definable distance from the housing .
A microscope slide holder for an optical microscope, comprising - a base portion , which is a lower portion of the slide holder intended to come against a stationary sample stage of the optical microscope , - a slide holder portion arranged on the base portion and having a mounting zone capable of receiving microscope slides of one or more slide types, the slide holder portion being movably arranged on the base portion , - a manipulator for moving the slide holder portion with respect to the base portion in at least two orthogonal dimensions, characterized in that - the base portion is dimensioned to fit onto a mounting zone on the stationary sample stage of the optical microscope designed for at least one of said one or more microscope slide types, wherein the largest dimension of the base portion is less than 80 mm +/- 1 mm; and - wherein the thickness of the base portion is less than 5 mm, in particular 0.5 mm - 2.5 mm, on one, two or more subportions thereof, the subportions being open so as to allow one or more mechanical slide immobilization members of a microscope to immobilize the slide holder on the stationary sample stage of the microscope . - a base portion , which is a lower portion of the slide holder intended to come against a stationary sample stage of the optical microscope , - a slide holder portion arranged on the base portion and having a mounting zone capable of receiving microscope slides of one or more slide types, the slide holder portion being movably arranged on the base portion , - a manipulator for moving the slide holder portion with respect to the base portion in at least two orthogonal dimensions, characterized in that - the base portion is dimensioned to fit onto a mounting zone on the stationary sample stage of the optical microscope designed for at least one of said one or more microscope slide types, wherein the largest dimension of the base portion is less than 80 mm +/- 1 mm; and - wherein the thickness of the base portion is less than 5 mm, in particular 0.5 mm - 2.5 mm, on one, two or more subportions thereof, the subportions being open so as to allow one or more mechanical slide immobilization members of a microscope to immobilize the slide holder on the stationary sample stage of the microscope .
A road equipment monitoring device configured for monitoring the position of a road equipment , wherein said monitoring device comprises a housing comprising: - a power source ; - a control unit electrically connected to the power source and being configured to monitor the position (P) of the road equipment , wherein the monitoring device comprises: - an accelerometer configured to measure the position (P) of the road equipment ; - an orientation detection member adapted to measure the orientation (θ) of the road equipment ; - a processing unit connected to the accelerometer and the orientation detection member and being configured to process data from said accelerometer and orientation detection member and hereby generate data information; - a communication unit configured to communicate wirelessly via the Internet or an external receiver , wherein said communication unit is configured to wirelessly send signals containing said data information about the position (P) of the road equipment and the orientation (θ) of the road equipment , wherein the monitoring device is configured to generate an alarm when the position (P) and/or orientation (θ) of the monitoring device is no longer within a predefined range for a predefined time period (ΔT 1 , ΔT 2 ), characterised in that the predefined time period is a time period of one second, 5 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, one minute, two minutes, 5 minutes or a longer time period. - a power source ; - a control unit electrically connected to the power source and being configured to monitor the position (P) of the road equipment , - an accelerometer configured to measure the position (P) of the road equipment ; - an orientation detection member adapted to measure the orientation (θ) of the road equipment ; - a processing unit connected to the accelerometer and the orientation detection member and being configured to process data from said accelerometer and orientation detection member and hereby generate data information; - a communication unit configured to communicate wirelessly via the Internet or an external receiver , wherein said communication unit is configured to wirelessly send signals containing said data information about the position (P) of the road equipment and the orientation (θ) of the road equipment ,
A method of forming a non-pneumatic tire comprising the steps of: providing an outer shear band ring ; providing an intermediate section that has a supporting structure and an inner shear band ring , wherein the inner shear band ring is located outward from the supporting structure in a radial direction of the tire ; providing a hub ; positioning the intermediate section inside of the outer shear band ring such that the outer shear band ring is located outward from the intermediate section in a radial direction of the tire ; and positioning the hub inside of the intermediate section such that the intermediate section is located outward from the hub in the radial direction , wherein the inner shear band ring and the outer shear band ring are part of a shear band ring; and providing tread attached to the outer shear band ring of the shear band ring . providing an outer shear band ring ; providing an intermediate section that has a supporting structure and an inner shear band ring , wherein the inner shear band ring is located outward from the supporting structure in a radial direction of the tire ; providing a hub ; positioning the intermediate section inside of the outer shear band ring such that the outer shear band ring is located outward from the intermediate section in a radial direction of the tire ; and positioning the hub inside of the intermediate section such that the intermediate section is located outward from the hub in the radial direction , wherein the inner shear band ring and the outer shear band ring are part of a shear band ring; and providing tread attached to the outer shear band ring of the shear band ring .
A fuel cell manifold device , comprising a self-supporting polymer material liner body including a generally planar primary wall and a plurality of sidewalls , the sidewalls respectively extending generally perpendicularly from the primary wall , interior surfaces on the primary wall and the sidewalls collectively defining a cavity, the primary wall having a length (L) and a width (W) that is smaller than the length (L), the primary wall including a plurality of ribs situated widthwise along the primary wall , the plurality of ribs being spaced apart from each other in a lengthwise direction, the plurality of ribs providing flexibility to allow for some thermal expansion of the liner body.
A passenger restraint system for roller coasters designed to maintain a passenger (P) in an essentially seated or lying posture, with suspended feet, the passenger restraint system comprising a fixed column and a seat column designed to support and hold the passenger (P), which seat column is coupled to the fixed column so as to be displaceable with respect to the fixed column during a roller coaster ride, the passenger restraint system further comprising a balancing device ensuring a balancing of the seat column , which balancing device is fixed, at a first end , to the fixed column and, at a second end , to the seat column . the passenger restraint system comprising a fixed column and a seat column designed to support and hold the passenger (P), which seat column is coupled to the fixed column so as to be displaceable with respect to the fixed column during a roller coaster ride, the passenger restraint system further comprising a balancing device ensuring a balancing of the seat column , which balancing device is fixed, at a first end , to the fixed column and, at a second end , to the seat column .
A wireless communications device that is constituted from a control station and a slave station that are configured to perform encrypted communication using an encryption key and that is configured to change the encryption key during a call in a predetermined procedure, wherein the control station includes a controller that is configured to monitor communication quality of the call to the slave station , wherein the device is characterized in that the controller is configured to determine whether or not to change the encryption key based on the communication quality of the call after a prescribed time elapses during the call, wherein the control station , in a case where the communication quality degrades to below a threshold that is determined in advance, is configured to operate in such a manner that a procedure for changing the encryption key, which is determined in advance, is not activated, and the controller is configured to make the determination after the prescribed time elapses one more time in a case where it is determined that the encryption key has not been changed.
A method for identifying a subject at risk of developing a recurrent or metastatic cancer, comprising detecting PD-L1 + circulating tumor cells in a mesenteric venous blood sample of the subject, wherein the presence of one or more PD-L1 + circulating tumor cells indicates that the subject is at risk of developing a recurrent or metastatic cancer, and wherein the subject has a gastrointestinal cancer or head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma and the blood sample is derived from the subject before a therapy for, or during a surgery of curative resection of the gastrointestinal cancer or head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma.
A negative pressure wound closure device , comprising: a wound filler material that is sized and shaped to fit within a wound opening, wherein the wound filler material has a length dimension along a y-axis, a width dimension along an x-axis and a height dimension along a z-axis, wherein portions of the wound filler material are made from more rigid material than the wound filler material surrounding said portions, and wherein said portions of the wound filler material formed from a more rigid material comprise a plurality of stabilizer elements , comprising z-axis stabilizer elements that extend in the height dimension so that, upon application of a negative pressure to the wound filler material , the stabilizing elements enable collapse of the wound filler material in the x-direction, and the z-axis stabilizer elements inhibit collapse of the wound filler material in the height dimension. a wound filler material that is sized and shaped to fit within a wound opening, wherein the wound filler material has a length dimension along a y-axis, a width dimension along an x-axis and a height dimension along a z-axis, wherein portions of the wound filler material are made from more rigid material than the wound filler material surrounding said portions, and wherein said portions of the wound filler material formed from a more rigid material comprise a plurality of stabilizer elements , comprising z-axis stabilizer elements that extend in the height dimension so that, upon application of a negative pressure to the wound filler material , the stabilizing elements enable collapse of the wound filler material in the x-direction, and the z-axis stabilizer elements inhibit collapse of the wound filler material in the height dimension.
Plant for packaging products (P) arranged on a support , said plant comprising: ➢ at least one conveyor configured for receiving and moving a plurality of supports along a predetermined advancement path (A), ➢ a plurality of packaging apparatuses flanked to the conveyor , each packaging apparatus being configured for receiving at least one support bearing a product (P) and for engaging a portion of a film with said support for making at least one package , characterized by the fact that the plant further comprises: ➢ at least one transfer device configured, in at least one operative condition, for transferring at least one support moving on the conveyor from said conveyor to at least one respective of said packaging apparatuses , wherein the transfer device comprises: ➢ at least one guide exhibiting a rectilinear tract (T1) transverse to the advancement path (A) of the supports on the conveyor , said guide extending across the conveyor up to at least one packaging apparatus , and being fixed with respect to said packaging apparatuses at least when the transfer device is in said operative condition, the tract (T1) of the guide being tilted with respect to the advancement path (A) of the conveyor by an angle comprised between 10° and 80°, ➢ at least one displacement element engaged with the guide and configured, at least when the transfer device is in said operative condition, for being moved along said tract (T1) and intercepting at least one support on the conveyor , moving it to the respective packaging apparatus . ➢ at least one conveyor configured for receiving and moving a plurality of supports along a predetermined advancement path (A), ➢ a plurality of packaging apparatuses flanked to the conveyor , each packaging apparatus being configured for receiving at least one support bearing a product (P) and for engaging a portion of a film with said support for making at least one package , ➢ at least one guide exhibiting a rectilinear tract (T1) transverse to the advancement path (A) of the supports on the conveyor , said guide extending across the conveyor up to at least one packaging apparatus , and being fixed with respect to said packaging apparatuses at least when the transfer device is in said operative condition, the tract (T1) of the guide being tilted with respect to the advancement path (A) of the conveyor by an angle comprised between 10° and 80°, ➢ at least one displacement element engaged with the guide and configured, at least when the transfer device is in said operative condition, for being moved along said tract (T1) and intercepting at least one support on the conveyor , moving it to the respective packaging apparatus .
An ultrasound imaging system, comprising: an intraluminal ultrasound device configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, the intraluminal ultrasound device comprising a transducer array disposed along a distal portion of a flexible elongate member, wherein the transducer array comprises an asymmetric aperture and is configured to obtain imaging data along one or more imaging planes ; and a processor in communication with the transducer array, the processor configured to: receive first imaging data from the transducer array along a first imaging plane at a first angular position with respect to an axial direction of the aperture ; compare the first angular position to a threshold angular position above which compromised imaging performance occurs; output, to a display device in communication with the processor, the first imaging data; and output, to the display device, a visual representation of the first angular position of the first imaging plane with respect to the axial direction of the aperture and wherein the visual representation is based on the comparison of the first angular position to the threshold angular position. an intraluminal ultrasound device configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, the intraluminal ultrasound device comprising a transducer array disposed along a distal portion of a flexible elongate member, wherein the transducer array comprises an asymmetric aperture and is configured to obtain imaging data along one or more imaging planes ; and a processor in communication with the transducer array, the processor configured to: receive first imaging data from the transducer array along a first imaging plane at a first angular position with respect to an axial direction of the aperture ; compare the first angular position to a threshold angular position above which compromised imaging performance occurs; output, to a display device in communication with the processor, the first imaging data; and output, to the display device, a visual representation of the first angular position of the first imaging plane with respect to the axial direction of the aperture and wherein the visual representation is based on the comparison of the first angular position to the threshold angular position. receive first imaging data from the transducer array along a first imaging plane at a first angular position with respect to an axial direction of the aperture ; compare the first angular position to a threshold angular position above which compromised imaging performance occurs; output, to a display device in communication with the processor, the first imaging data; and output, to the display device, a visual representation of the first angular position of the first imaging plane with respect to the axial direction of the aperture and wherein the visual representation is based on the comparison of the first angular position to the threshold angular position.