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A method of improving diagnostic and functional imaging, comprising: a) obtaining at least one input image of a subject, using a medical imager, wherein said at least one input image comprises a first contrast; b) generating a plurality of copies of said at least one input image of said subject using spatial filtering, using an appropriately programmed computer, wherein each said input image copy of said subject comprises different spatial characteristics; c) applying, using said appropriately programmed computer, a trained deep network on said at least one input image and said plurality of copies of said at least one input image of said subject to generate a nonlinearly restored image, wherein said trained deep network comprises data augmentation and is trained based on at least one reference image of said subject, wherein said at least one reference image of said subject comprises a second contrast that is higher than said first contrast, wherein said at least one reference image of said subject comprises one or more imaging characteristics that are different from said at least one input image of said subject, and wherein said trained deep network is applied for improving and denoising said at least one input image; and d) outputting the nonlinearly restored image for analysis or visualization by a physician. a) obtaining at least one input image of a subject, using a medical imager, wherein said at least one input image comprises a first contrast; b) generating a plurality of copies of said at least one input image of said subject using spatial filtering, using an appropriately programmed computer, wherein each said input image copy of said subject comprises different spatial characteristics; c) applying, using said appropriately programmed computer, a trained deep network on said at least one input image and said plurality of copies of said at least one input image of said subject to generate a nonlinearly restored image, wherein said trained deep network comprises data augmentation and is trained based on at least one reference image of said subject, wherein said at least one reference image of said subject comprises a second contrast that is higher than said first contrast, wherein said at least one reference image of said subject comprises one or more imaging characteristics that are different from said at least one input image of said subject, and wherein said trained deep network is applied for improving and denoising said at least one input image; and d) outputting the nonlinearly restored image for analysis or visualization by a physician.
An asymmetric oral dosage unit containing a bioactive, wherein the dosage unit has opposing end portions along a longitudinal axis, one end portion having a substantially cylindrical shape and an opposite end portion having a flattened area with a thickness smaller than a radius of the cylindrical portion, so that the dosage unit is asymmetric with respect to a rotational axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the dosage form, the rotational axis being located substantially at a mid point along the longitudinal axis, so as to reduce the contact patch of the oral dosage unit with a flat surface and decrease esophageal transit time when orally administered compared to a dosage unit of the same size which is symmetric with respect to the rotational axis.
A transport device (10; 800; 900), comprising: a wheel base assembly ; at least two wheels (210; 1002) coupled to the wheel base assembly , each having a braking mechanism ; a rotatable actuation mechanism positioned adjacent the braking mechanism ; and a handle extending upward from the actuation mechanism such that the handle extends above a top surface of the wheel base assembly to allow a user to grab the handle , and configured to move the actuation mechanism between an open position at which no stopping force is applied, and a braking position at which the actuation mechanism causes the braking mechanism to apply, wherein the rotatable actuation mechanism includes a horizontal bar that is coupled to the handle and extends between each side of the wheel base assembly , and characterized in that the handle is U-shaped and extends from a surface of the horizontal bar vertically upwards. a wheel base assembly ; at least two wheels (210; 1002) coupled to the wheel base assembly , each having a braking mechanism ; a rotatable actuation mechanism positioned adjacent the braking mechanism ; and a handle extending upward from the actuation mechanism such that the handle extends above a top surface of the wheel base assembly to allow a user to grab the handle , and configured to move the actuation mechanism between an open position at which no stopping force is applied, and a braking position at which the actuation mechanism causes the braking mechanism to apply, wherein the rotatable actuation mechanism includes a horizontal bar that is coupled to the handle and extends between each side of the wheel base assembly , and characterized in that the handle is U-shaped and extends from a surface of the horizontal bar vertically upwards.
A container for consumer goods, the container comprising: a box for housing the consumer goods, the box comprising a box front wall , a box back wall , a box bottom wall and box side walls , wherein the top face of the box is at least partially open to provide an access opening for accessing the consumer goods; and a lid flap hingedly connected to the box back wall and comprising a lid top wall and a lid front wall , wherein in a closed position of the lid flap the lid top wall and the lid front wall overlie the access opening and the box front wall , wherein prior to first opening of the container , the lid front wall is connected to each of the box side walls along a line of weakness extending along the front edge of the respective box side wall , and wherein upon separation of the lid flap from the box along the line of weakness , the lid flap is movable into an open position in which the access opening is uncovered. a box for housing the consumer goods, the box comprising a box front wall , a box back wall , a box bottom wall and box side walls , wherein the top face of the box is at least partially open to provide an access opening for accessing the consumer goods; and a lid flap hingedly connected to the box back wall and comprising a lid top wall and a lid front wall , wherein in a closed position of the lid flap the lid top wall and the lid front wall overlie the access opening and the box front wall , wherein prior to first opening of the container , the lid front wall is connected to each of the box side walls along a line of weakness extending along the front edge of the respective box side wall , and wherein upon separation of the lid flap from the box along the line of weakness , the lid flap is movable into an open position in which the access opening is uncovered.
A solenoid configured to use magnetic action in energization of a coil to drive a core , in an axial direction of the core , the core being formed by a first magnetic resistor, wherein the solenoid comprises: the coil , the core , a shaft attached to the core ; bearings , wherein the core comprises two axial end portions, one at a first axial end of the core and the other at the opposite second axial end of the core, wherein the bearings are arranged around the shaft at both axial sides of the core for supporting both axial end portions of the core , and a second magnetic resistor having a magnetic resistance different from that of the first magnetic resistor and configured to generate force for moving at least the core in a radial direction of the core by the magnetic action, wherein the core is provided with cutouts located at both axial end portions of the core , each cutout, located at a respective axial end portion of the core, being formed in such a manner that part of a radially outer peripheral face of the core and part of a respective axial core end face are cut out, such that said cutout extends only over a part of the radially outer circumference of the core, wherein the cutouts form the second magnetic resistor . the coil , the core , a shaft attached to the core ; bearings , wherein the core comprises two axial end portions, one at a first axial end of the core and the other at the opposite second axial end of the core, wherein the bearings are arranged around the shaft at both axial sides of the core for supporting both axial end portions of the core , and a second magnetic resistor having a magnetic resistance different from that of the first magnetic resistor and configured to generate force for moving at least the core in a radial direction of the core by the magnetic action, wherein the core is provided with cutouts located at both axial end portions of the core , each cutout, located at a respective axial end portion of the core, being formed in such a manner that part of a radially outer peripheral face of the core and part of a respective axial core end face are cut out, such that said cutout extends only over a part of the radially outer circumference of the core, wherein the cutouts form the second magnetic resistor .
An insulating member comprising a vacuum insulation panel in a board-like shape and an elastic body, wherein the vacuum insulation panel has a core material and a gas barrier film covering the core material, and the core material is decompressed and encapsulated in an outer sheath formed of the gas barrier film, and the elastic body has a degree of elongation of at least 10%, an Asker F hardness of at least 10 and an Asker C hardness of at most 30, and the elastic body is provided on at least the periphery of an application surface of the vacuum insulation panel, wherein the degree of elongation is measured in accordance with JIS K6400, and the Asker F hardness and the Asker C hardness are measured in accordance with JIS K6253 at a temperature of 22°C using an ASKER Durometer Type F and Type C, respectively, and wherein the elastic body is an elastic foam, which is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a flexible polyurethane foam, a polyethylene foam, a polypropylene foam, a melamine foam, a polyimide foam, a natural rubber foam and a synthetic rubber foam.
Method for generating synchronization signals for wireless communication systems, said method comprising the steps of: - mapping, by a base station, a number sequence on a first set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H̃ u ; wherein said number sequence d u [ n ] ,n = 0,1, ...,L - 1 is of length L, said number sequence being centrally symmetric around the element n = ( L - 1)/2 of said number sequence, L being an odd positive integer and n denoting element index; - generating, by the base station, a second set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H u ; and - transforming, by the base station, said second set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H u into a time domain signal, characterized in that the generating, by the base station, a second set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H u , is by frequency shifting said first set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H̃_u by m shifts, where m is an integer except zero. - mapping, by a base station, a number sequence on a first set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H̃ u ; wherein said number sequence d u [ n ] ,n = 0,1, ...,L - 1 is of length L, said number sequence being centrally symmetric around the element n = ( L - 1)/2 of said number sequence, L being an odd positive integer and n denoting element index; - generating, by the base station, a second set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H u ; and - transforming, by the base station, said second set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H u into a time domain signal, characterized in that the generating, by the base station, a second set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H u , is by frequency shifting said first set of discrete Fourier frequency coefficients H̃_u by m shifts, where m is an integer except zero.
An elbow prosthesis comprising: a humeral component comprising condyle portions having humeral bushings suitable to receive a hinging axle along a hinging axis ; an ulnar component comprising an ulnar bearing and an ulnar body configured for reciprocal coupling in a coupled condition, the condyle portions and the ulnar bearing being configured for reciprocal articulation about the hinging axis in an articulation condition; the ulnar bearing comprising an ulnar hinging hole ; the ulnar body comprising an ulnar coupling hole aligned to said ulnar hinging hole along said hinging axis in said coupled condition, said hinging axle being fixedly attachable to said ulnar coupling hole , the ulnar coupling hole and the ulnar hinging hole being further aligned with said humeral bushings along said hinging axis in said articulation condition, for insertion of said hinging axle . a humeral component comprising condyle portions having humeral bushings suitable to receive a hinging axle along a hinging axis ; an ulnar component comprising an ulnar bearing and an ulnar body configured for reciprocal coupling in a coupled condition, the condyle portions and the ulnar bearing being configured for reciprocal articulation about the hinging axis in an articulation condition; the ulnar bearing comprising an ulnar hinging hole ; the ulnar body comprising an ulnar coupling hole aligned to said ulnar hinging hole along said hinging axis in said coupled condition, said hinging axle being fixedly attachable to said ulnar coupling hole , the ulnar coupling hole and the ulnar hinging hole being further aligned with said humeral bushings along said hinging axis in said articulation condition, for insertion of said hinging axle .
Method for manufacturing inductively heatable tobacco products, the method comprising the steps of: providing a tobacco product , and providing a first receiving portion comprising a flute for accommodating the tobacco product; providing a susceptor segment , and providing a second receiving portion comprising a receiving section for accommodating the susceptor segment; positioning the susceptor segment in the tobacco product by moving the susceptor segment and the tobacco product relative to each other, thereby pushing the susceptor segment into the tobacco product; aligning a longitudinal axis of the flute of the first receiving portion with the receiving section of the second receiving portion , such that upon relatively moving the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion against each other pushing and positioning the susceptor segment of the second receiving portion into and in the tobacco product of the first receiving portion. providing a tobacco product , and providing a first receiving portion comprising a flute for accommodating the tobacco product; providing a susceptor segment , and providing a second receiving portion comprising a receiving section for accommodating the susceptor segment; positioning the susceptor segment in the tobacco product by moving the susceptor segment and the tobacco product relative to each other, thereby pushing the susceptor segment into the tobacco product; aligning a longitudinal axis of the flute of the first receiving portion with the receiving section of the second receiving portion , such that upon relatively moving the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion against each other pushing and positioning the susceptor segment of the second receiving portion into and in the tobacco product of the first receiving portion.
A stopper for sealing an opening of a material-containing vessel, the stopper being configured to minimize an oxygen content within the vessel, the stopper comprising: a sealing element having an oxygen transmission rate, the sealing element being configured to seal an opening of a vessel, characterised in that the sealing element comprises a first portion and a second portion , and wherein the first portion has an oxygen transmission rate higher than the second portion ; and an oxygen scavenging element contained within an interior cavity of at least the first portion of the sealing element , the oxygen scavenging element configured to scavenge oxygen from a headspace of the vessel. a sealing element having an oxygen transmission rate, the sealing element being configured to seal an opening of a vessel, characterised in that the sealing element comprises a first portion and a second portion , and wherein the first portion has an oxygen transmission rate higher than the second portion ; and an oxygen scavenging element contained within an interior cavity of at least the first portion of the sealing element , the oxygen scavenging element configured to scavenge oxygen from a headspace of the vessel.
Electrical interruption switch , in particular for interrupting high currents at high voltages, (a) with a casing , which surrounds a contact unit defining the current path through the interruption switch , and (b) wherein the contact unit has a first and second connection contact , a separation region and an upsetting region , (c) wherein the contact unit is formed such that a current can be supplied to it via the first connection contact and can be discharged therefrom via the second connection contact , or vice versa, (d) wherein the contact unit has a sabot or is connected to a sabot , which is formed such that it can be moved from a starting position into an end position by exposure to pressure, wherein in the end position of the sabot the separation region is separated and an insulation spacing between the first and the second connection contact is achieved, (e) wherein the upsetting region is formed such that it is upset during the movement of the sabot from the starting position into the end position, (f) wherein the upsetting region is formed as a tubular or rod-shaped element, the axial direction of extent of which runs along an axis X, wherein the tubular or rod-shaped element has one or more tapers in its cross-sectional surface area along the axis X, wherein the cross-sectional surface area is perpendicular to the axis X, (g) wherein the tubular or rod-shaped element merges at its two opposite end regions in each case into flanges which extend in the direction of the casing and perpendicular to the axis X. characterized in that the upsetting region runs conically from one flange-side end to the other flange-side end with an increasing cross-section. (a) with a casing , which surrounds a contact unit defining the current path through the interruption switch , and (b) wherein the contact unit has a first and second connection contact , a separation region and an upsetting region , (c) wherein the contact unit is formed such that a current can be supplied to it via the first connection contact and can be discharged therefrom via the second connection contact , or vice versa, (d) wherein the contact unit has a sabot or is connected to a sabot , which is formed such that it can be moved from a starting position into an end position by exposure to pressure, wherein in the end position of the sabot the separation region is separated and an insulation spacing between the first and the second connection contact is achieved, (e) wherein the upsetting region is formed such that it is upset during the movement of the sabot from the starting position into the end position, (f) wherein the upsetting region is formed as a tubular or rod-shaped element, the axial direction of extent of which runs along an axis X, wherein the tubular or rod-shaped element has one or more tapers in its cross-sectional surface area along the axis X, wherein the cross-sectional surface area is perpendicular to the axis X, (g) wherein the tubular or rod-shaped element merges at its two opposite end regions in each case into flanges which extend in the direction of the casing and perpendicular to the axis X.
Method for operating a data communication network having a Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure, NFVI, the method comprising: by a Cloud Service Provider, CSP, providing a centralized Management and Orchestration, MANO, system that manages the NFVI and that orchestrates the allocation of resources needed by at least one of Network Services, NSs, or Virtualized Network Functions, VNFs, configured in the network, by the centralized MANO system , upon request from a tenant , allocating resources of the NFVI to the tenant and providing the tenant its own MANO instance for being employed by the tenant to implement the tenant's policies independently from the centralized MANO framework provided by the CSP, wherein Management Level Agreements, MLAs, negotiated between the CSP and the tenant determine the scope of the tenant's autonomy over the tenant's MANO instance . by a Cloud Service Provider, CSP, providing a centralized Management and Orchestration, MANO, system that manages the NFVI and that orchestrates the allocation of resources needed by at least one of Network Services, NSs, or Virtualized Network Functions, VNFs, configured in the network, by the centralized MANO system , upon request from a tenant , allocating resources of the NFVI to the tenant and providing the tenant its own MANO instance for being employed by the tenant to implement the tenant's policies independently from the centralized MANO framework provided by the CSP, wherein Management Level Agreements, MLAs, negotiated between the CSP and the tenant determine the scope of the tenant's autonomy over the tenant's MANO instance .
A method for adapting access timing parameters when using a dedicated short range communications, DSRC, spectrum, the method being executed by an apparatus, comprising: operating a multimode device outside of the DSRC spectrum, thereby using at least one access timing parameter; determining an activity level of DSRC transmissions within the DSRC spectrum; determining whether to use the DSRC spectrum for non-DSRC transmissions by determining whether the determined activity level of DSRC transmissions meets a preset threshold, if it is determined that the activity level of DSRC transmissions meet said threshold, adapting a duration of said at least one access timing parameter of the multi-mode device for operation of the multi-mode device within the DSRC spectrum, the at least one access timing parameter being adapted to provide priority, over transmissions of the multi-mode device, to transmissions of DSRC devices using the DSRC spectrum; and if it is determined that the activity level of DSRC transmissions exceeds said threshold, continuing to operate the multi mode device outside of the DSRC spectrum. operating a multimode device outside of the DSRC spectrum, thereby using at least one access timing parameter; determining an activity level of DSRC transmissions within the DSRC spectrum; determining whether to use the DSRC spectrum for non-DSRC transmissions by determining whether the determined activity level of DSRC transmissions meets a preset threshold, if it is determined that the activity level of DSRC transmissions meet said threshold, adapting a duration of said at least one access timing parameter of the multi-mode device for operation of the multi-mode device within the DSRC spectrum, the at least one access timing parameter being adapted to provide priority, over transmissions of the multi-mode device, to transmissions of DSRC devices using the DSRC spectrum; and if it is determined that the activity level of DSRC transmissions exceeds said threshold, continuing to operate the multi mode device outside of the DSRC spectrum.
Use of an excipient selected from the group consisting of creatine, creatinine, carnitine and mixtures thereof to reduce the viscosity of an aqueous liquid pharmaceutical solution suitable for parenteral administration, said solution comprising a therapeutic protein at a concentration of at least 70 mg/ml.