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A physical hardware system to provide multipath mitigation in a time-of-flight, ToF, system , the physical hardware system comprising: a camera configured to acquire k images, k being two or more, represented by k matrices in response to illuminating a target with a light source using a first spatial pattern at k different light frequencies and to acquire an additional k+1 th image represented by an additional k+1 th matrix in response to illuminating the target with the light source using a second spatial pattern , the second spatial pattern being different from the first spatial pattern ; and an image analyzer configured to determine one or more parameters of a direct component of light and a global component of light received at the camera from the target ; characterised by : a denoising module configured to generate a denoising coefficient based on a kernel matrix applied to each pixel location in each of the acquired k+1 images; and by the image analyzer being configured to determine the parameters by a method which comprises applying the denoising coefficient to the k matrices and the additional k+1 th matrix to increase the signal to noise ratio. a camera configured to acquire k images, k being two or more, represented by k matrices in response to illuminating a target with a light source using a first spatial pattern at k different light frequencies and to acquire an additional k+1 th image represented by an additional k+1 th matrix in response to illuminating the target with the light source using a second spatial pattern , the second spatial pattern being different from the first spatial pattern ; and an image analyzer configured to determine one or more parameters of a direct component of light and a global component of light received at the camera from the target ; characterised by : a denoising module configured to generate a denoising coefficient based on a kernel matrix applied to each pixel location in each of the acquired k+1 images; and by the image analyzer being configured to determine the parameters by a method which comprises applying the denoising coefficient to the k matrices and the additional k+1 th matrix to increase the signal to noise ratio. a denoising module configured to generate a denoising coefficient based on a kernel matrix applied to each pixel location in each of the acquired k+1 images; and by the image analyzer being configured to determine the parameters by a method which comprises applying the denoising coefficient to the k matrices and the additional k+1 th matrix to increase the signal to noise ratio.
A method for producing a basic amino acid or a fermentation product containing the basic amino acid, the method comprising the following steps (A) and (B): (A) a step of culturing a microorganism having a basic amino acid-producing ability in a culture medium so that bicarbonate ions and/or carbonate ions serve as counter ions for the basic amino acid, to obtain a fermentation broth containing the basic amino acid, wherein the step is carried out so that the total ammonia concentration in the culture medium is controlled to 300 mM or lower during at least a partial period of culture; (B) a step of subjecting the fermentation broth to a heat treatment under a pressure sufficient for preventing generation of carbon dioxide gas from the fermentation broth, wherein the temperature of the heat treatment is 60°C or higher. (A) a step of culturing a microorganism having a basic amino acid-producing ability in a culture medium so that bicarbonate ions and/or carbonate ions serve as counter ions for the basic amino acid, to obtain a fermentation broth containing the basic amino acid, wherein the step is carried out so that the total ammonia concentration in the culture medium is controlled to 300 mM or lower during at least a partial period of culture; (B) a step of subjecting the fermentation broth to a heat treatment under a pressure sufficient for preventing generation of carbon dioxide gas from the fermentation broth, wherein the temperature of the heat treatment is 60°C or higher.
Vertical screw press for separation of solids, e.g. in fibrous sludges, for example from deinking plants or fibres in a fibrous suspension, for example a pulp suspension, with a cylindrical screen basket and a pressing screw pivot-mounted in the screen basket via a drive, with a central screw shaft and preferably double screw flighting mounted on it and extending at least over the greater part of the screw shaft, a suspension feed, filtrate drain and dewatered solids discharge being provided and the cylindrical screw basket being surrounded by a filtrate backwater vessel , comprising several parts when viewed in axial direction and at least one part, preferably the bottommost part (5,) having a filtrate backwater vessel with a larger diameter, the filtrate backwater vessel with a larger diameter being designed to be movable vertically, i.e. in axial direction, the feed for the suspension being provided at the upper end and the discharge for the dewatered solids being provided at the lower end, resulting in the conveying direction of the screw press running from top to bottom, and a drain for the filtrate being provided at the bottom end of the filtrate backwater vessel , the bottommost part of the screen basket being formed as half-shells and being easy to detach and remove.
A compound according to formula I, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of O, NH and S, n is 0, 1 or 2, and R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, methyl and ethyl, or together form a group CR 3 R 4 wherein R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, methyl and ethyl, or a solvate or salt thereof, for use in a treatment comprising the inhibition of the growth and/or survival of cancer stem cells in a patient suffering from a cancer disease.
An industrial robot comprising: hands on which objects-to-be-transferred are to be mounted; an arm to which said hands are rotatably joined with the front end side thereof; and a main body portion to which the base end side of said arm is rotatably joined; wherein said main body portion is provided with an elevating unit to which the base end side of the said arm is rotatably joined on the top surface side thereof, a housing which holds said elevating unit to be raised/lowered and in which at least part of the bottom end of said elevating unit is housed, and an elevating mechanism for raising/lowering said elevating unit ; said elevating unit is provided with a protruding portion , which protrudes toward one side in the horizontal direction, on the top end thereof; and said base end side of said arm is arranged on the top surface side of said protruding portion and rotatably joined with said protruding portion ; the industrial robot characterized in that in the top end of the front surface of the housing , a notch portion is formed into which the protruding portion is to be positioned when the elevating unit is lowered. hands on which objects-to-be-transferred are to be mounted; an arm to which said hands are rotatably joined with the front end side thereof; and a main body portion to which the base end side of said arm is rotatably joined; wherein said main body portion is provided with an elevating unit to which the base end side of the said arm is rotatably joined on the top surface side thereof, a housing which holds said elevating unit to be raised/lowered and in which at least part of the bottom end of said elevating unit is housed, and an elevating mechanism for raising/lowering said elevating unit ; said elevating unit is provided with a protruding portion , which protrudes toward one side in the horizontal direction, on the top end thereof; and said base end side of said arm is arranged on the top surface side of said protruding portion and rotatably joined with said protruding portion ; the industrial robot characterized in that in the top end of the front surface of the housing , a notch portion is formed into which the protruding portion is to be positioned when the elevating unit is lowered.
A process of treating plastic waste, comprising converting one or more plastic polymers selected from the group consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene, polystyrene (PS) and poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC) into a liquid form either by dissolving in an organic solvent or by melting, and degrading said polymer(s) with the aid of alkali hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide, wherein the molar ratio between said hydrogen peroxide and said alkali hydroxide is at least 1.1:1, optionally in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst.
A battery abnormality diagnosis apparatus , comprising: a sensing unit measuring a voltage and a current of a battery cell; a differential data calculating unit calculating differential data for a capacity and the voltage of the battery cell; and an abnormality diagnosing unit diagnosing abnormality of the battery cell based on the differential data and classifying a type of the abnormality, wherein the abnormality diagnosing unit classifies the type of the abnormality of the battery cell based on a voltage at a peak of the differential data and a peak intensity of the differential data, wherein the abnormality diagnosing unit classifies the abnormality of the battery cell as a first type of abnormality by comparing a sum of voltages at the peak of the differential data with a preset first reference value. a sensing unit measuring a voltage and a current of a battery cell; a differential data calculating unit calculating differential data for a capacity and the voltage of the battery cell; and an abnormality diagnosing unit diagnosing abnormality of the battery cell based on the differential data and classifying a type of the abnormality, wherein the abnormality diagnosing unit classifies the type of the abnormality of the battery cell based on a voltage at a peak of the differential data and a peak intensity of the differential data, wherein the abnormality diagnosing unit classifies the abnormality of the battery cell as a first type of abnormality by comparing a sum of voltages at the peak of the differential data with a preset first reference value.
A safety brake device adapted for a hydraulic brake system including hydraulic wheel brakes of an autonomous vehicle further having an electrical power supply and signaling system for enabling an autonomous drive mode, the safety brake device comprising: a pressure storage canister adapted to contain brake fluid; an electrical power and signaling connector , connectable to said electrical power supply and signaling system of the autonomous vehicle ; a supervisor ECU for monitoring electrical power supplies and signaling from said electrical power supply and signaling system of the autonomous vehicle a pressure pump connected to the pressure storage canister via an inlet valve ; a hydraulic brake system connector connected to the pressure storage canister via a pressure application valve and connectable to a hydraulic brake system of an autonomous vehicle ; where the pressure pump , the inlet valve and the pressure application valve also are adapted to be controlled by the supervisor ECU ; and wherein the supervisor ECU is arranged to open the pressure application valve to release brake fluid into a connected hydraulic brake system of an autonomous vehicle to activate the wheel brakes thereof upon determining loss of the monitored signaling of the connected autonomous vehicle . a pressure storage canister adapted to contain brake fluid; an electrical power and signaling connector , connectable to said electrical power supply and signaling system of the autonomous vehicle ; a supervisor ECU for monitoring electrical power supplies and signaling from said electrical power supply and signaling system of the autonomous vehicle a pressure pump connected to the pressure storage canister via an inlet valve ; a hydraulic brake system connector connected to the pressure storage canister via a pressure application valve and connectable to a hydraulic brake system of an autonomous vehicle ; where the pressure pump , the inlet valve and the pressure application valve also are adapted to be controlled by the supervisor ECU ; and wherein the supervisor ECU is arranged to open the pressure application valve to release brake fluid into a connected hydraulic brake system of an autonomous vehicle to activate the wheel brakes thereof upon determining loss of the monitored signaling of the connected autonomous vehicle .
A photovoltaic device comprising: a plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells , wherein the photovoltaic cells comprise a conducting layer having a first surface and a second surface , the first surface facing an absorber layer ; an insulating material disposed on the second surface over at least one of the photovoltaic cells ; a conductive member on the insulating material , wherein the insulating material is configured to electrically insulate the conductive member from the second surface ; a bus member electrically coupled to the one of the plurality of photovoltaic cells and to the conductive member ; and an edge seal comprising a sealant material extending over at least a portion of the one of the plurality of photovoltaic cells ; wherein the bus member is disposed between the edge seal and the plurality of photovoltaic cells , and characterized in that the bus member is between the edge seal and the conductive member . a plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells , wherein the photovoltaic cells comprise a conducting layer having a first surface and a second surface , the first surface facing an absorber layer ; an insulating material disposed on the second surface over at least one of the photovoltaic cells ; a conductive member on the insulating material , wherein the insulating material is configured to electrically insulate the conductive member from the second surface ; a bus member electrically coupled to the one of the plurality of photovoltaic cells and to the conductive member ; and an edge seal comprising a sealant material extending over at least a portion of the one of the plurality of photovoltaic cells ; wherein the bus member is disposed between the edge seal and the plurality of photovoltaic cells , and characterized in that the bus member is between the edge seal and the conductive member .
A single photon avalanche diode, SPAD, formed by a CMOS fabrication process, the SPAD comprising: a first region comprising a deep well of a first conductivity type, the first region being formed above a second region of a second conductivity type; a first contact connected to the first region via a conductive pathway of the first conductivity type; and a second contact connected to the second region via a conductive pathway of the second conductivity type; wherein the doping in the vicinity of the first region is controlled such that the breakdown voltage is smaller at the junction between the bottom of the deep well and the second region than elsewhere around the first region, whereby the junction forms a SPAD multiplication region when an appropriate bias voltage is applied between the contacts; characterised in that the second region is a substrate or epi-layer. a first region comprising a deep well of a first conductivity type, the first region being formed above a second region of a second conductivity type; a first contact connected to the first region via a conductive pathway of the first conductivity type; and a second contact connected to the second region via a conductive pathway of the second conductivity type; wherein the doping in the vicinity of the first region is controlled such that the breakdown voltage is smaller at the junction between the bottom of the deep well and the second region than elsewhere around the first region, whereby the junction forms a SPAD multiplication region when an appropriate bias voltage is applied between the contacts; characterised in that the second region is a substrate or epi-layer.
system for a concrete wall formwork comprising an anchor rod and a locking device for the anchor rod of the wall formwork, wherein the locking device provides a mounting device for mounting the locking device to a wall formwork, wherein the locking device having a thread for screw mounting of one end of the anchor rod, wherein the locking device is configured such that a user may tightly connect the end of the anchor rod to the locking device at two defined positions without the need of looking at the locking device at the time of konnecting, wherein the locking device furthermore comprises a stop which is removable from its stop position for the end of the anchor rod which is to be connected to the locking device, specifically screwed to the thread , wherein the stop is for sensing the a first mounting position of said anchor rod without the need of having to look at the liacking device, said system being characterized by a second stop position of said anchor rod , wherein said system , which enables sensing the reach of the second stop position without the need of having to look at the locking device, wherein the system is configured such that in case that the stop has not been removed, the end of the anchor rod may not be inserted into the locking device beyond the first mounting position defined by the stop , while in case that the stop will be removed, the end of the anchor rod may further be advanced beyond the first mounting position into the locking device, specifically maximally to be inserted to the second stop position.
Device for protecting a means for measuring a parameter of a distant element , said device comprising a measuring means piece able to comprise at least an optical element (O), and a protection piece for protecting said optical element (O), wherein said protection piece comprises a hollow body and extends longitudinally from a first extremity coupled to the measuring means piece , to a second extremity intended for facing said element , wherein said protection piece further comprises an inlet of pressurized gas in fluidic communication with gas projection means which are located along an active part of the periphery of the second extremity and configured to project an inclined pressurized gas curtain delimiting a protected internal space inside of the protection piece , wherein the hollow body has a circular cross-section, characterized in that the second extremity of the hollow body is divided into a first bevelled edge in the thickness of which said gas projection means are located, and an opposite reverse bevelled edge , and and in that the gas projection means are configured to project an inclined pressurized gas curtain in the direction of said reverse bevelled edge .
A dentifrice composition comprising: (a) 45% to 75% water, preferably from 50% to 60% water, by weight of the composition; (b) 25% to 50%, preferably from 27% to 47%, more preferably from 27% to 37% of a calcium-containing abrasive by weight of the composition; (c) a pH modifying agent comprising monosodium phosphate, trisodium phosphate, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, alkali metal carbonate salts, sodium carbonate, imidazole, pyrophosphate salts, sodium gluconate, lactic acid, sodium lactate, citric acid, sodium citrate, phosphoric acid, wherein the pH is at or greater than 9; and wherein the composition is free of a humectant selected from glycerin and sorbitol. (a) 45% to 75% water, preferably from 50% to 60% water, by weight of the composition; (b) 25% to 50%, preferably from 27% to 47%, more preferably from 27% to 37% of a calcium-containing abrasive by weight of the composition; (c) a pH modifying agent comprising monosodium phosphate, trisodium phosphate, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, alkali metal carbonate salts, sodium carbonate, imidazole, pyrophosphate salts, sodium gluconate, lactic acid, sodium lactate, citric acid, sodium citrate, phosphoric acid, wherein the pH is at or greater than 9; and wherein the composition is free of a humectant selected from glycerin and sorbitol.
Gum base including - 30 to 70% by mass of an elastomer, - 1 to 20% by mass of wheat gluten, - 1 to 20% by mass of plasticizer, - 5 to 25% by mass of wax, said wax having a melting point of between 50 and 90 °C, and - 0.1 to 25% by mass of mineral filler. - 30 to 70% by mass of an elastomer, - 1 to 20% by mass of wheat gluten, - 1 to 20% by mass of plasticizer, - 5 to 25% by mass of wax, said wax having a melting point of between 50 and 90 °C, and - 0.1 to 25% by mass of mineral filler.
A method for thermal control of a building, called thermally controlled building , wherein a volume of a liquid is used to control at least one air temperature inside said thermally controlled building , wherein at least one tank, called buffer tank , containing at least a part of said volume of said liquid extends below at least one building, called protector building , provided with foundations and a floor of lower level below these foundations ; said buffer tank is housed in a space, called underground space , of said protector building , limited in terms of height by the floor of said protector building , said volume of said liquid is used as heat capacity; said underground space is limited laterally by the foundations of said protector building , and has a depth at most equal to that of the foundations ; and at least one envelope portion, called exchange portion , of at least one buffer tank is placed in contact with at least one ground surface part delimiting said underground space in terms of depth, so as to allow a heat exchange by conduction between at least one part of said surface part and said liquid contained in at least one buffer tank . wherein at least one tank, called buffer tank , containing at least a part of said volume of said liquid extends below at least one building, called protector building , provided with foundations and a floor of lower level below these foundations ; said buffer tank is housed in a space, called underground space , of said protector building , limited in terms of height by the floor of said protector building , said volume of said liquid is used as heat capacity; said underground space is limited laterally by the foundations of said protector building , and has a depth at most equal to that of the foundations ; and at least one envelope portion, called exchange portion , of at least one buffer tank is placed in contact with at least one ground surface part delimiting said underground space in terms of depth, so as to allow a heat exchange by conduction between at least one part of said surface part and said liquid contained in at least one buffer tank .