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A method, performed by an image capturing device , for detecting fog in a scene imaged using the image capturing device , wherein the image capturing device comprises an IR radiation source for emitting IR radiation, wherein the method comprises: capturing (A010) a first image of the scene with the IR radiation source being switched off, determining (A020) a first value of a measure relating to contrast for the first image, the method being characterized by: when the first value indicates that a first contrast of the first image less than a first threshold value, capturing (A030) a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene with IR radiation, determining (A040) a second value of the measure relating to contrast for the second image, when a difference between the first contrast and a second contrast, indicated by the second value, is greater than a second threshold value, determining (A050) that there is fog in the scene. capturing (A010) a first image of the scene with the IR radiation source being switched off, determining (A020) a first value of a measure relating to contrast for the first image, the method being characterized by: when the first value indicates that a first contrast of the first image less than a first threshold value, capturing (A030) a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene with IR radiation, determining (A040) a second value of the measure relating to contrast for the second image, when a difference between the first contrast and a second contrast, indicated by the second value, is greater than a second threshold value, determining (A050) that there is fog in the scene. when the first value indicates that a first contrast of the first image less than a first threshold value, capturing (A030) a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene with IR radiation, determining (A040) a second value of the measure relating to contrast for the second image, when a difference between the first contrast and a second contrast, indicated by the second value, is greater than a second threshold value, determining (A050) that there is fog in the scene.
A method for controlling foam while processing a foodstuff, comprising: forming a composition comprising a foodstuff and a compound of Formula I: wherein R 1 is a monovalent carbon-containing group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R 2 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R 3 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; and x is 0 to 5, and processing the composition, wherein the compound controls foam while processing the composition. forming a composition comprising a foodstuff and a compound of Formula I: wherein R 1 is a monovalent carbon-containing group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R 2 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R 3 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; and x is 0 to 5, and processing the composition, wherein the compound controls foam while processing the composition.
Clamping device for fastening a measuring probe, in particular a length measuring probe , to a carrier , having a clamping sleeve for engaging around a shank of the measuring probe, wherein the clamping sleeve is elastically deformable such that it is able to be pressed against the shank of the measuring probe, a first connecting element that surrounds the clamping sleeve such that a hollow-cylindrical intermediate space is formed between the clamping sleeve and the first connecting element , at least along a longitudinal portion of the clamping device , a second connecting element , wherein the first connecting element and the second connecting element are fastened to one another in a rotatable manner, a sliding ring element that is arranged, for the one part, between the clamping sleeve and the first connecting element and, for the other part, between the hollow-cylindrical intermediate space and a pressurizing part of the clamping device , and a compression element that has been introduced into the hollow-cylindrical intermediate space , wherein the clamping device is configured such that, when the two connecting elements are rotated relative to one another, the pressurizing part exerts an axial force, directed in the direction of the compression element , on the sliding ring element and as a result the sliding ring element moves against the compression element with the result that the axial force is transmitted to the compression element , wherein the compression element is configured such that, upon experiencing the axial force, it exerts a radial force (F R ), directed in the direction of the shank of the measuring probe, on the clamping sleeve and as a result presses the clamping sleeve against the shank of the measuring probe, and wherein the compressing element has a coefficient of thermal expansion which is matched to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the clamping sleeve and of the first connecting element such that a change in the radial force (F R ) caused by a change in temperature is avoided or at least reduced, characterized in that the compression element has a longitudinal coefficient of thermal expansion in the range from 8 to 25 x 10 -6 K -1 , in that the clamping sleeve , the first connecting element , the second connecting element and/or the sliding ring element have a longitudinal coefficient of thermal expansion in the range from 8 to 25 x 10 -6 K -1 , and in that the compression element comprises glass fibre roving, glass powder, glass balls, steel wire, steel powder, steel balls or a plastic having a particular glass fibre content.
A climate-controlled bed , comprising: a first thermal energy source, wherein the first thermal energy source is capable of simultaneously providing cooling and warming to separate air streams directed to different areas of the bed sleeping surface; and a control system that regulates a temperature of the bed via the first thermal energy source, wherein the control system varies the temperature during a sleep cycle of the user based on at least one predetermined sleep factor. a first thermal energy source, wherein the first thermal energy source is capable of simultaneously providing cooling and warming to separate air streams directed to different areas of the bed sleeping surface; and a control system that regulates a temperature of the bed via the first thermal energy source, wherein the control system varies the temperature during a sleep cycle of the user based on at least one predetermined sleep factor.
A coagulation test system comprising: a reagent comprising ellagic acid and an agent for stably solubilizing the ellagic acid; and a substrate comprising a thrombin-cleavable peptide with a detectable moiety, wherein the agent comprises a cyclodextrin and optionally a polyether compound, wherein the ellagic acid is stably solubilized, and wherein at least 80% of the ellagic acid is active ellagic acid. a reagent comprising ellagic acid and an agent for stably solubilizing the ellagic acid; and a substrate comprising a thrombin-cleavable peptide with a detectable moiety, wherein the agent comprises a cyclodextrin and optionally a polyether compound, wherein the ellagic acid is stably solubilized, and wherein at least 80% of the ellagic acid is active ellagic acid.
A vaping device comprising: a pre-vapor formulation housing configured to house a pre-vapor formulation, the pre-vapor formulation housing defining a channel there through; a heating element configured to heat at least a portion of the pre-vapor formulation into a vapor and provide the vapor to a first portion of the channel ; and an insert at a second portion of the channel and positioned to receive the vapor, wherein the insert is a removable insert, the insert being subdivided into at least a first section and a second section, the first section containing a first material that releases at a first temperature, the second section containing a second material that releases at a second temperature, the second temperature being less than the first temperature, characterized in the second section being arranged in the insert farther from the heating element than the first section. a pre-vapor formulation housing configured to house a pre-vapor formulation, the pre-vapor formulation housing defining a channel there through; a heating element configured to heat at least a portion of the pre-vapor formulation into a vapor and provide the vapor to a first portion of the channel ; and an insert at a second portion of the channel and positioned to receive the vapor, wherein the insert is a removable insert, the insert being subdivided into at least a first section and a second section, the first section containing a first material that releases at a first temperature, the second section containing a second material that releases at a second temperature, the second temperature being less than the first temperature, characterized in the second section being arranged in the insert farther from the heating element than the first section.
An assembly for an aircraft, comprising: a geartrain including a first gear system and a second gear system ; the first gear system including a first sun gear , a first ring gear , a plurality of first intermediate gears and a first carrier , the first ring gear rotatable about an axis , the plurality of first intermediate gears between and meshed with the first sun gear and the first ring gear , each of the plurality of first intermediate gears rotatably mounted to the first carrier , and the first carrier rotatable about the axis ; the second gear system including a second sun gear , a second ring gear , a plurality of second intermediate gears and a second carrier , the plurality of second intermediate gears between and meshed with the second sun gear and the second ring gear , and each of the plurality of second intermediate gears rotatably mounted to the second carrier ; a first propulsor rotor coupled to the first carrier ; and a rotating structure coupled to the first ring gear and comprising a turbine rotor , the rotating structure configured to drive rotation of the first propulsor rotor through the geartrain , characterised in that the second ring gear is rotatable about the axis and coupled to the first carrier . a geartrain including a first gear system and a second gear system ; the first gear system including a first sun gear , a first ring gear , a plurality of first intermediate gears and a first carrier , the first ring gear rotatable about an axis , the plurality of first intermediate gears between and meshed with the first sun gear and the first ring gear , each of the plurality of first intermediate gears rotatably mounted to the first carrier , and the first carrier rotatable about the axis ; the second gear system including a second sun gear , a second ring gear , a plurality of second intermediate gears and a second carrier , the plurality of second intermediate gears between and meshed with the second sun gear and the second ring gear , and each of the plurality of second intermediate gears rotatably mounted to the second carrier ; a first propulsor rotor coupled to the first carrier ; and a rotating structure coupled to the first ring gear and comprising a turbine rotor , the rotating structure configured to drive rotation of the first propulsor rotor through the geartrain , characterised in that the second ring gear is rotatable about the axis and coupled to the first carrier .
A method for manufacturing a chip constituted by a functional device formed on a silicon substrate from a silicon object , the method comprising: a functional device forming step of forming the functional device on one main face of a silicon object ; a first modified region forming step of converging a laser light (L) at the silicon object so as to form a first continuous modified region along the one main face of and within the silicon object at a predetermined depth, said predetermined depth corresponding to the thickness of the silicon substrate from the one main face; characterized by a second modified region forming step of converging the laser light (L) at the silicon object so as to form a second modified region extending along a side edge of the silicon substrate as seen from the one main face on the one main face side in the silicon object such that the second modified region joins with the first modified region along the thickness direction of the silicon object ; and an etching step of selectively advancing etching along the first and second modified regions after the first and second modified region forming steps so as to cut out a part of the silicon object as the silicon substrate of the chip , thereby manufacturing the chip constituted by the functional device formed on the silicon substrate . a functional device forming step of forming the functional device on one main face of a silicon object ; a first modified region forming step of converging a laser light (L) at the silicon object so as to form a first continuous modified region along the one main face of and within the silicon object at a predetermined depth, said predetermined depth corresponding to the thickness of the silicon substrate from the one main face; characterized by a second modified region forming step of converging the laser light (L) at the silicon object so as to form a second modified region extending along a side edge of the silicon substrate as seen from the one main face on the one main face side in the silicon object such that the second modified region joins with the first modified region along the thickness direction of the silicon object ; and an etching step of selectively advancing etching along the first and second modified regions after the first and second modified region forming steps so as to cut out a part of the silicon object as the silicon substrate of the chip , thereby manufacturing the chip constituted by the functional device formed on the silicon substrate .
A reprogramming method for producing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), comprising: a) transducing somatic differentiated cells with a vector expressing Δ133p53β isoform, Δ133p53γ isoform or both Δ133p53β and Δ133p53γ isoforms; b) culturing transduced somatic differentiated cells in a medium supporting their expansion; and c) isolating induced pluripotent stem cells. a) transducing somatic differentiated cells with a vector expressing Δ133p53β isoform, Δ133p53γ isoform or both Δ133p53β and Δ133p53γ isoforms; b) culturing transduced somatic differentiated cells in a medium supporting their expansion; and c) isolating induced pluripotent stem cells.
A downhole device for determining the depth, shape and orientation of a feature in a wellbore containing a ferrous tubing wherein the feature is a window that has a circumferential width that changes along a length of the wellbore, the feature formed in the ferrous tubing or in a separate item coupled to the ferrous tubing , the device comprising: at least one magnetic field sensor that detects an inherent magnetic field of the ferrous tubing ; and at least one orientation sensor that determines the orientation of the device within the wellbore ; and a processor configured to: determine the presence of the feature based on the inherent magnetic field of the ferrous tubing detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor ; receive and correlate the output from the at least one magnetic field sensor with the output from the at least one orientation sensor so that the orientation of the feature detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor within the wellbore can be determined, the feature having an inherent magnetic field less than the inherent magnetic field of the ferrous tubing ; and determine changes in the circumferential width of the window based on changes in the quantity of ferrous material detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor across the window . at least one magnetic field sensor that detects an inherent magnetic field of the ferrous tubing ; and at least one orientation sensor that determines the orientation of the device within the wellbore ; and a processor configured to: determine the presence of the feature based on the inherent magnetic field of the ferrous tubing detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor ; receive and correlate the output from the at least one magnetic field sensor with the output from the at least one orientation sensor so that the orientation of the feature detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor within the wellbore can be determined, the feature having an inherent magnetic field less than the inherent magnetic field of the ferrous tubing ; and determine changes in the circumferential width of the window based on changes in the quantity of ferrous material detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor across the window . determine the presence of the feature based on the inherent magnetic field of the ferrous tubing detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor ; receive and correlate the output from the at least one magnetic field sensor with the output from the at least one orientation sensor so that the orientation of the feature detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor within the wellbore can be determined, the feature having an inherent magnetic field less than the inherent magnetic field of the ferrous tubing ; and determine changes in the circumferential width of the window based on changes in the quantity of ferrous material detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor across the window .
A method for producing a vulcanized rubber composition that comprises a rubber component containing a polyisoprene rubber, and a syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene, wherein the syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene and the polyisoprene rubber are kneaded at a temperature higher by 10 to 100°C than the melting point of the syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene, and the resultant unvulcanized rubber composition is vulcanized at a temperature falling within a range of the melting point of the syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene ± 15°C.
A method for synchronizing data within a plurality of Multi-access Edge Computing, MEC, data centers located in a Radio Access Network of a wireless communication network, the method comprising: for a service or application defined in a MEC data center (110, 215-218), creating a community of MEC data centers associated to said service or application, a community being a group of MEC data centers within which data related to said service or application must be synchronized; at each MEC data center of the community , defining a routing table for propagating data within the community of MEC data centers; wherein, when by means of the Radio Access Network, data belonging to said service or application, captured by a device (101-104) in wireless communication with the Radio Access Network, is provided to a MEC data center of the community , said data is propagated with the MEC data centers of the community following the defined routing table, wherein said data is fully propagated within the MEC community when the data has reached all the MEC data centers in the community; wherein, when at least two pieces of data need to be simultaneously propagated by a MEC data center belonging to the community of MEC data centers, data propagation is prioritized according to at least one of the following criterion: a criticality parameter of the service or application to which the pieces of data are associated, an importance score of said data and a data propagation priority level; wherein, when all the MEC data centers of the community have received said data, the data is synchronized within the community . for a service or application defined in a MEC data center (110, 215-218), creating a community of MEC data centers associated to said service or application, a community being a group of MEC data centers within which data related to said service or application must be synchronized; at each MEC data center of the community , defining a routing table for propagating data within the community of MEC data centers; wherein, when by means of the Radio Access Network, data belonging to said service or application, captured by a device (101-104) in wireless communication with the Radio Access Network, is provided to a MEC data center of the community , said data is propagated with the MEC data centers of the community following the defined routing table, wherein said data is fully propagated within the MEC community when the data has reached all the MEC data centers in the community; wherein, when at least two pieces of data need to be simultaneously propagated by a MEC data center belonging to the community of MEC data centers, data propagation is prioritized according to at least one of the following criterion: a criticality parameter of the service or application to which the pieces of data are associated, an importance score of said data and a data propagation priority level; wherein, when all the MEC data centers of the community have received said data, the data is synchronized within the community .
A process comprising: storing a mapping cache containing hostnames of hosts in association with IP addresses and update information , particular update information associated with a particular hostname and a particular IP address indicating a priority with which to update the particular IP address ; using a policy service to deny, filter, or allow access to a host by using the mapping cache to resolve a requested IP address to a hostname and looking up the hostname in a policy database , the requested IP address being a IP address for which a request to connect is made by a client; adding a new hostname of a host to the mapping cache if a client of the policy service is denied access to the new host, including performing a forward DNS resolution to obtain any IP addresses associated with a hostname of the new host; obtaining a selection metric for prioritizing a subset of hosts for update based on the update information ; prioritizing the subset of the hosts for update based on comparing the update information of a host to the selection metric; and updating the IP addresses of the subset of the hosts, wherein prioritizing the subset of the hosts for update is performed according to a predictive process, the predictive process being configured to select the subset of the hosts based on frequency of change of IP addresses of the hosts. storing a mapping cache containing hostnames of hosts in association with IP addresses and update information , particular update information associated with a particular hostname and a particular IP address indicating a priority with which to update the particular IP address ; using a policy service to deny, filter, or allow access to a host by using the mapping cache to resolve a requested IP address to a hostname and looking up the hostname in a policy database , the requested IP address being a IP address for which a request to connect is made by a client; adding a new hostname of a host to the mapping cache if a client of the policy service is denied access to the new host, including performing a forward DNS resolution to obtain any IP addresses associated with a hostname of the new host; obtaining a selection metric for prioritizing a subset of hosts for update based on the update information ; prioritizing the subset of the hosts for update based on comparing the update information of a host to the selection metric; and updating the IP addresses of the subset of the hosts,