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A method of analyzing an image comprising: acquiring , by a computer , an image of a physical environment, wherein the image comprises a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a two-dimensional pixel location in a plane of the image and a depth value corresponding to a distance between a region of the physical environment and the plane of the image; for each pixel, converting , by the computer , the two dimensional pixel location and the depth value into a corresponding three-dimensional point in the physical environment, wherein each respective three-dimensional point corresponding to a pixel is defined by three coordinate components x, y, z, each of which has a value in physical units of measurement; determining , by the computer , a set of edge points within the plurality of three-dimensional points based, at least in part, on the z coordinate component of one or more of the plurality of points; generating , by the computer , a distance map, wherein the distance map comprises a matrix of cells; identifying , by the computer , for each cell of the distance map, a closest one of the edge points; and assigning , by the computer , to each cell of the distance map, a respective distance value representing a distance between the cell and the closest one edge point to that cell. acquiring , by a computer , an image of a physical environment, wherein the image comprises a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a two-dimensional pixel location in a plane of the image and a depth value corresponding to a distance between a region of the physical environment and the plane of the image; for each pixel, converting , by the computer , the two dimensional pixel location and the depth value into a corresponding three-dimensional point in the physical environment, wherein each respective three-dimensional point corresponding to a pixel is defined by three coordinate components x, y, z, each of which has a value in physical units of measurement; determining , by the computer , a set of edge points within the plurality of three-dimensional points based, at least in part, on the z coordinate component of one or more of the plurality of points; generating , by the computer , a distance map, wherein the distance map comprises a matrix of cells; identifying , by the computer , for each cell of the distance map, a closest one of the edge points; and assigning , by the computer , to each cell of the distance map, a respective distance value representing a distance between the cell and the closest one edge point to that cell.
A pump head cooling system for a carbon dioxide chromatography system, comprising: a first pump head defining a first coolant passageway and a second coolant passageway , each passageway having an inlet into the first pump head and an outlet out of the first pump head ; and a second pump head defining a third coolant passageway and a fourth coolant passageway , each passageway having an inlet into the second pump head and an outlet out of the second pump head 103, 203, 303, 505); wherein the outlet of the first coolant passageway is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the third coolant passageway , the outlet of the third coolant passageway is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the fourth coolant passageway , and the outlet of the fourth coolant passageway is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the second coolant passageway . a first pump head defining a first coolant passageway and a second coolant passageway , each passageway having an inlet into the first pump head and an outlet out of the first pump head ; and a second pump head defining a third coolant passageway and a fourth coolant passageway , each passageway having an inlet into the second pump head and an outlet out of the second pump head 103, 203, 303, 505); wherein the outlet of the first coolant passageway is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the third coolant passageway , the outlet of the third coolant passageway is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the fourth coolant passageway , and the outlet of the fourth coolant passageway is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the second coolant passageway .
A lithium metal oxide powder for use as a cathode material in a rechargeable battery, consisting of a core material and a surface layer, the core having a layered crystal structure consisting of the elements Li, a metal M and oxygen, wherein the metal M has the formula M=Co 1-a M' a , with 0≤a≤0.05, wherein M' is either one or more metals of the group consisting of Al, Ga and B; and the surface layer comprising a mixture of the elements of the core material Li, M and oxygen, inorganic N-based oxides and a cobalt-based spinel phase, wherein N is either one or more metals of the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Fe, Cu, Ca, Ba, Y, Sn, Sb, Na, Zn, Zr and Si.
A building or enclosure closure opening and/or closing apparatus comprising a building or enclosure closure opening and/or closing device including an actuator actuated by an actuating signal to allow or block access through a building or enclosure closure , a building or enclosure closure communication device for receiving and/or sending encrypted and/or signed messages ; and an individual authentication device per building or enclosure closure opening and/or closing device which initiates the actuation signal on the basis of the receipt of a valid authentication code generated from one or more code keys, and comprising at least one first individual mobile user terminal comprising a user terminal communication device for transmitting and/or receiving encrypted and/or signed messages and a memory for storing at least one individual user key , and an encryption device for encrypting and/or signing messages by means of said at least one individual user key , wherein the individual authentication device comprises an individual device key and comprises a memory and/or a register having stored and/or registered therein user identification information for each authorized user using a first individual mobile user terminal , wherein the authentication device is designed to calculate an individual user key for each first user terminal by means of a unique code calculation from the device key and the user identification information , wherein the at least one first user terminal is adapted to receive and store in the memory its individual user key for the respective individual authentication device during a registration phase. an actuator actuated by an actuating signal to allow or block access through a building or enclosure closure , a building or enclosure closure communication device for receiving and/or sending encrypted and/or signed messages ; and an individual authentication device per building or enclosure closure opening and/or closing device which initiates the actuation signal on the basis of the receipt of a valid authentication code generated from one or more code keys,
Method for removing heavy metals from an aqueous solution comprising the following steps: i) providing an aqueous solution comprising at least one heavy metal as well as sulphate ions, wherein said metal is present in the aqueous solution in the form of an oxoanion or any other anion, wherein said anions of said metal form insoluble lead salts in aqueous solution, ii) adding at least one water soluble lead salt to the water, wherein the lead reacts with the heavy metal so as to form a precipitate, wherein the amount of lead is over-stoichiometric to the amount of heavy metals in the aqueous solution, wherein excess of lead reacts with the sulphate and precipitates as lead sulphate, and iii) removing the formed precipitate from the water, so that no lead remains in the water. i) providing an aqueous solution comprising at least one heavy metal as well as sulphate ions, wherein said metal is present in the aqueous solution in the form of an oxoanion or any other anion, wherein said anions of said metal form insoluble lead salts in aqueous solution, ii) adding at least one water soluble lead salt to the water, wherein the lead reacts with the heavy metal so as to form a precipitate, wherein the amount of lead is over-stoichiometric to the amount of heavy metals in the aqueous solution, wherein excess of lead reacts with the sulphate and precipitates as lead sulphate, and iii) removing the formed precipitate from the water, so that no lead remains in the water.
Method for carrying out a reaction between at least two reactants in a liquid solution in at least one reaction zone to form a reaction product, characterized in that a) characterized in that the reaction takes place continuously in each case in a reaction flow per reaction zone along the extent of the at least one reaction zone to in each case at least one reaction product outlet , the at least one reaction zone being designed as at least one microchannel b) the reactants are introduced into the reaction flow via inlets in each case over the extent of the at least one reaction zone, and c) the reaction product is discharged via the at least one reaction product outlet , characterized in that the d) reactants are each gaseous or liquid, e) the inlets are spanned by mesh elements or membranes and f) the reactants are introduced serially alternatingly at in each case at at least two inlets over the extent of the at least one reaction zone in each case into the reaction flow until saturation in the solution, a sawtooth-like concentration profile of the respective reactants being produced in the reaction flow and the introduction taking place at points in the reaction flow at which the sawtooth-like concentration profile in each case has a minimum. a) characterized in that the reaction takes place continuously in each case in a reaction flow per reaction zone along the extent of the at least one reaction zone to in each case at least one reaction product outlet , the at least one reaction zone being designed as at least one microchannel b) the reactants are introduced into the reaction flow via inlets in each case over the extent of the at least one reaction zone, and c) the reaction product is discharged via the at least one reaction product outlet , characterized in that the d) reactants are each gaseous or liquid, e) the inlets are spanned by mesh elements or membranes and f) the reactants are introduced serially alternatingly at in each case at at least two inlets over the extent of the at least one reaction zone in each case into the reaction flow until saturation in the solution, a sawtooth-like concentration profile of the respective reactants being produced in the reaction flow and the introduction taking place at points in the reaction flow at which the sawtooth-like concentration profile in each case has a minimum.
An implantable composition comprising a biological matrix together with poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) copolymer (PLGA), polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 8000 g/mol (PEG 8000), and paclitaxel, wherein - the PLGA has a molecular weight ranging from about 20,000 g/mol to about 250,000 g/mol; - the PLGA has a lactide/glycolide molar ratio of about 40:60, about 45:55, about 53:47, about 55:45, about 50:50, or about 60:40; - the paclitaxel is present in an amount of 25 to 50% by weight based on the total weight of the PLGA and PEG 8000; - the PEG 8000 is present in an amount of between about 5% by weight to about 35% by weight based on the total weight of the PLGA and the paclitaxel; and the PLGA, PEG 8000, and paclitaxel are embedded in the matrix, coated on the matrix, or embedded in and coated on the matrix. - the PLGA has a molecular weight ranging from about 20,000 g/mol to about 250,000 g/mol; - the PLGA has a lactide/glycolide molar ratio of about 40:60, about 45:55, about 53:47, about 55:45, about 50:50, or about 60:40; - the paclitaxel is present in an amount of 25 to 50% by weight based on the total weight of the PLGA and PEG 8000; - the PEG 8000 is present in an amount of between about 5% by weight to about 35% by weight based on the total weight of the PLGA and the paclitaxel; and
A toothbrush head or a brush carrier comprising at least one carrier element ; at least one shape-shifting tuft mounted on the carrier element such that the shape-shifting tuft raises from a mounting end on a mounting surface of the carrier element generally along an extension direction towards a free end of the shape-shifting tuft ; the shape-shifting tuft having a length from the mounting base to the free end; the shape-shifting tuft comprising a plurality of fibers; and the shape-shifting tuft having a first cross-section having a first cross sectional area and shape at a first length along the extension direction , and a second cross-section having a second cross-sectional area and shape at a second length along the extension direction ; where the planes in which the cross-sections are taken are parallel to each other, and the first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area are substantially identical and the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape are different so that the first cross-sectional shape does not match the second cross-sectional shape independent from an angle by which the first cross-sectional shape is rotated and independent from a displacement of the first cross-sectional shape. at least one carrier element ; at least one shape-shifting tuft mounted on the carrier element such that the shape-shifting tuft raises from a mounting end on a mounting surface of the carrier element generally along an extension direction towards a free end of the shape-shifting tuft ; the shape-shifting tuft having a length from the mounting base to the free end; the shape-shifting tuft comprising a plurality of fibers; and the shape-shifting tuft having a first cross-section having a first cross sectional area and shape at a first length along the extension direction , and a second cross-section having a second cross-sectional area and shape at a second length along the extension direction ; where the planes in which the cross-sections are taken are parallel to each other, and the first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area are substantially identical and the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape are different so that the first cross-sectional shape does not match the second cross-sectional shape independent from an angle by which the first cross-sectional shape is rotated and independent from a displacement of the first cross-sectional shape.
A planar waveguide solid-state laser device comprising: a waveguide including a laser medium having a flat plate-like shape, an upper cladding joined to an upper surface of the laser medium , and a lower cladding joined to a lower surface of the laser medium ; and a substrate joined to an upper surface of the waveguide , characterized in that the substrate comprises a recess with a chamfered shape along an edge of an end facet of the substrate , the edge facing the waveguide , and the end facet of the substrate being perpendicular to an oscillation direction of laser light, and the planar waveguide solid-state laser device further comprises: a coating continuously covering an end facet of the waveguide perpendicular to the oscillation direction of laser light, and the upper surface of the waveguide facing the recess of the substrate . a waveguide including a laser medium having a flat plate-like shape, an upper cladding joined to an upper surface of the laser medium , and a lower cladding joined to a lower surface of the laser medium ; and a substrate joined to an upper surface of the waveguide , characterized in that the substrate comprises a recess with a chamfered shape along an edge of an end facet of the substrate , the edge facing the waveguide , and the end facet of the substrate being perpendicular to an oscillation direction of laser light, and the planar waveguide solid-state laser device further comprises: a coating continuously covering an end facet of the waveguide perpendicular to the oscillation direction of laser light, and the upper surface of the waveguide facing the recess of the substrate .
Aqueous dispersions comprising (A) β-ketocarbonyl-functional organosilicon compounds which comprise at least one Si-bonded radical A of the general formula (Si)-L 1 -[X 1 -L 2 -] y X 2 (I) where L 1 is identical or different and is a divalent, Si-C-bonded hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, L 2 is identical or different and is a divalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, X 1 is a radical of the formula -O-, -NZ-, -NR 2 - or -S-, preferably -NZ-, X 2 is a radical of the formula -O-Z, -NH-Z,-NR 2 -Z, -S-Z, preferably -NH-Z, Z is a radical of the formula -C(=O)-CHR 3 -C(=O)-CH 2 R 3 , R 2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 3 is a monovalent, optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having at least 12 carbon atoms, preferably having at least 14 carbon atoms, y is 0, 1, 2 or 3, preferably 0 or 1, more preferably 0, and (Si)- denotes the bond to the Si atom, (B1) at least one nonionic emulsifier having an HLB of not more than 15, where the HLB is calculated according to the formula stated in the description, and (C) water. (A) β-ketocarbonyl-functional organosilicon compounds which comprise at least one Si-bonded radical A of the general formula (Si)-L 1 -[X 1 -L 2 -] y X 2 (I) where L 1 is identical or different and is a divalent, Si-C-bonded hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, L 2 is identical or different and is a divalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, X 1 is a radical of the formula -O-, -NZ-, -NR 2 - or -S-, preferably -NZ-, X 2 is a radical of the formula -O-Z, -NH-Z,-NR 2 -Z, -S-Z, preferably -NH-Z, Z is a radical of the formula -C(=O)-CHR 3 -C(=O)-CH 2 R 3 , R 2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 3 is a monovalent, optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having at least 12 carbon atoms, preferably having at least 14 carbon atoms, y is 0, 1, 2 or 3, preferably 0 or 1, more preferably 0, and (Si)- denotes the bond to the Si atom, (B1) at least one nonionic emulsifier having an HLB of not more than 15, where the HLB is calculated according to the formula stated in the description, and (C) water. L 1 is identical or different and is a divalent, Si-C-bonded hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, L 2 is identical or different and is a divalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, X 1 is a radical of the formula -O-, -NZ-, -NR 2 - or -S-, preferably -NZ-, X 2 is a radical of the formula -O-Z, -NH-Z,-NR 2 -Z, -S-Z, preferably -NH-Z, Z is a radical of the formula -C(=O)-CHR 3 -C(=O)-CH 2 R 3 , R 2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 3 is a monovalent, optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having at least 12 carbon atoms, preferably having at least 14 carbon atoms, y is 0, 1, 2 or 3, preferably 0 or 1, more preferably 0, and (Si)- denotes the bond to the Si atom, (B1) at least one nonionic emulsifier having an HLB of not more than 15, where the HLB is calculated according to the formula stated in the description, and (C) water.
A low-energy radiation therapy system for superficial lesion treatment, comprising: an optical scanner configured to obtain 3D scanning data of a treatment region, said region comprising parts, including a superficial lesion part ; an irradiation unit configured to emit radiation to the treatment region ; a calculator configured to calculate energy of the radiation and adjustment values for radiation doses according to the parts based on the 3D scanning data, and generate shape data of a compensation unit based on the adjustment values for the radiation doses according to the parts; and a 3D printer configured to perform 3D printing based on the shape data to make the compensation unit ; characterized in that said calculator is further configured to calculate a skin dose; and said compensation unit is provided on an end portion of the irradiation unit such that it is not in contact with the superficial lesion part . an optical scanner configured to obtain 3D scanning data of a treatment region, said region comprising parts, including a superficial lesion part ; an irradiation unit configured to emit radiation to the treatment region ; a calculator configured to calculate energy of the radiation and adjustment values for radiation doses according to the parts based on the 3D scanning data, and generate shape data of a compensation unit based on the adjustment values for the radiation doses according to the parts; and a 3D printer configured to perform 3D printing based on the shape data to make the compensation unit ; characterized in that said calculator is further configured to calculate a skin dose; and said compensation unit is provided on an end portion of the irradiation unit such that it is not in contact with the superficial lesion part .
A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment, UE , comprising: receiving a semi-persistent scheduling, SPS activation for transmitting uplink SPS transmissions in short transmission time intervals, sTTIs, wherein the sTTIs have a first TTI duration that is shorter than a long TTI of a second duration; monitoring, with the SPS activated, a common search space in a long TTI physical downlink control channel, PDCCH transmission for a power control command for setting an uplink SPS sTTI transmission power; modifying, when a power control command is detected, power of an uplink SPS sTTI transmission according to the power control command, wherein the power control command for setting the uplink SPS sTTI transmission is separate from uplink power control commands for long TTI transmissions and for non-SPS sTTI transmissions, wherein the power control for the uplink SPS sTTI transmission is independent of uplink power control for long TTI transmissions and for non-SPS sTTI transmissions; and transmitting, after receiving the power control command, the uplink SPS sTTI transmission according to the power control command. receiving a semi-persistent scheduling, SPS activation for transmitting uplink SPS transmissions in short transmission time intervals, sTTIs, wherein the sTTIs have a first TTI duration that is shorter than a long TTI of a second duration; monitoring, with the SPS activated, a common search space in a long TTI physical downlink control channel, PDCCH transmission for a power control command for setting an uplink SPS sTTI transmission power; modifying, when a power control command is detected, power of an uplink SPS sTTI transmission according to the power control command, wherein the power control command for setting the uplink SPS sTTI transmission is separate from uplink power control commands for long TTI transmissions and for non-SPS sTTI transmissions, wherein the power control for the uplink SPS sTTI transmission is independent of uplink power control for long TTI transmissions and for non-SPS sTTI transmissions; and transmitting, after receiving the power control command, the uplink SPS sTTI transmission according to the power control command.
A signal transmitting device for conveying a signal for use in determining a distance between the signal transmitting device and a remote location, comprising a source transmitter configured to transmit a train of pulses forming a data stream representing a message including a series of preamble pulses having a common carrier frequency and a constant pulse strength, the series of preamble pulses corresponding to a predetermined preamble segment of the message, the data stream including a series of body pulses representative of a body segment of the message, the body pulses including a common carrier frequency with the preamble pulses, each of the body pulses having a pulse strength, the pulse strength varying across the series of body pulses in a predetermined pulse strength pattern, and wherein a ranging code quantifies the power level of each individual body pulse, according to a ranging algorithm, characterised in that the ranging code is an interleaved range-code where the power function R(x) = x, if x is an even number, and R(x) = N-x, if x x is an odd number, whereby x is a pulse number which increase from zero to N and N is the maximum power level.