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Drumstick for a percussion instrument, comprising a substantially elongate drumstick shaft , wherein a connection piece is integrally formed at least at one shaft end, and said connection piece is covered by a drumstick head , characterized in that the drumstick head comprises a blind hole which receives the connection piece , the blind hole comprises an inner lateral surface which is in contact with the connection piece , and at least one depression is provided on the inner lateral surface such that at least one cavity is formed between the connection piece and the depression .
A sunscreen composition comprising two or more oil-soluble ultraviolet absorbers, composite silicone particles having an average particle diameter of 10 μm or less, and at least one electrolyte, which is at least one member selected from the group consisting of adenosine phosphate, ascorbic acid, ascorbic acid derivatives, salts thereof, sodium chloride, magnesium chloride and calcium chloride, wherein the sunscreen composition is free of an ultraviolet scattering agent, the electrolyte is contained in an amount of 0.5 wt.% or more in the sunscreen composition, the sunscreen composition is in the form of a water-in-oil type (W/O) emulsion, and the ascorbic acid derivatives are selected from the group consisting of magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, disodium ascorbyl sulfate, glucoside ascorbate, glucosamine ascorbate and dehydroascorbic acid.
Grain pan for a combine harvester , the grain pan being adapted to be moved back and forth in at least a main direction of transportation in order to convey harvested crop in at least the main direction of transportation , the grain pan comprising: a plurality of grain pan members one behind the other in a direction substantially parallel to the main direction of transportation with a closed grain contacting surface adapted to engage the harvested crop, characterized in that : each of said plurality of grain pan members comprises a first connection element and a second connection element, the first connection element being adapted to effectuate a detachable connection with the second connection element of another grain pan member .
A method of controlling Variable Frequency Drives, `VFD' , each VFD including an individual identifier and being configured to generate a Pulse Width Modulated, 'PWM', signal to drive a motor, in each of a plurality of successive time intervals: for each controlled VFD , calculating a plurality of drive signals to switch a plurality of power transistors in a power section of the VFD for a subsequent time interval, to generate a desired PWM signal; and characterized by wirelessly transmitting, the plurality of drive signals to respective VFDs in a single main downlink, 'DL', frame of a DL transmission packet for the VFDs , the downlink frame instructing the VFDs as to which of the plurality of power transistors are switched on and off in the subsequent time interval; wherein the single DL transmission packet for the VFDs is transmitted over a packet-switched network. for each controlled VFD , calculating a plurality of drive signals to switch a plurality of power transistors in a power section of the VFD for a subsequent time interval, to generate a desired PWM signal; and characterized by wirelessly transmitting, the plurality of drive signals to respective VFDs in a single main downlink, 'DL', frame of a DL transmission packet for the VFDs , the downlink frame instructing the VFDs as to which of the plurality of power transistors are switched on and off in the subsequent time interval; wherein the single DL transmission packet for the VFDs is transmitted over a packet-switched network.
A cardboard cup of the type comprising a generally frustoconical side wall and a hollow pedestal which extends from this side wall , the hollow pedestal comprising a bottom wall , a circular edge and a peripheral wall which axially connects the circular edge to the bottom wall , the cup having at least one internal boss in the side wall , at a distance from the pedestal wall , the peripheral wall of the hollow pedestal being flared in the direction of the circular edge , at least in the vicinity thereof, and the flaring of the peripheral wall of the hollow pedestal being such that the boss has an axial stop at the circular edge of the pedestal of a counterpart cup , the axial stop being active upon inserting the counterpart cup , characterised in that the flaring of the peripheral wall of the hollow pedestal is such that the circular edge has a diameter substantially greater than a diameter of the side wall where the boss connects to the remainder of the side wall , so that the circular edge of the counterpart cup and the boss together provide a sealed junction between the hollow pedestal of the counterpart cup and the side wall when the axial stop is active.
A touch-type blood pressure measurement apparatus comprising: a touch sensor (110, 110', 110"; 210; 310; 710) configured to sense a contact area between a finger of a user and the touch sensor and to generate a contact area signal indicative of the contact area, when the finger is in contact with the touch sensor; a force sensor (130; 230; 330; 720) configured to generate a touch force signal of the finger in contact with the touch sensor; at least one photoplethysmogram, PPG, sensor (120; 220; 320) configured to generate a PPG signal of the user while the finger is in contact with the touch sensor; and a controller (140; 250; 350; 730) configured: to determine a contact pressure based on the contact area signal and the touch force signal; and to obtain a blood pressure of the user based on a change of the PPG signal according to the contact pressure. a touch sensor (110, 110', 110"; 210; 310; 710) configured to sense a contact area between a finger of a user and the touch sensor and to generate a contact area signal indicative of the contact area, when the finger is in contact with the touch sensor; a force sensor (130; 230; 330; 720) configured to generate a touch force signal of the finger in contact with the touch sensor; at least one photoplethysmogram, PPG, sensor (120; 220; 320) configured to generate a PPG signal of the user while the finger is in contact with the touch sensor; and a controller (140; 250; 350; 730) configured: to determine a contact pressure based on the contact area signal and the touch force signal; and to obtain a blood pressure of the user based on a change of the PPG signal according to the contact pressure. to determine a contact pressure based on the contact area signal and the touch force signal; and to obtain a blood pressure of the user based on a change of the PPG signal according to the contact pressure.
A method performed by one or more data processing apparatus, the method comprising: maintaining one or more application profiles, each application profile associated with one or more network activities in a network and corresponding to an application configured to execute on one or more devices in the network; detecting one or more network activities in the network associated with an application running on a device; determining that the one or more detected network activities associated with the application running on the device substantially match network activities associated with a first application profile; associating the device with a restricted network profile upon determining that the one or more detected network activities substantially match network activities associated with the first application profile, the restricted network profile configured to deny access by the device to one or more first resources on the network and configured to allow access by the device to one or more second resources on the network; and based upon the determination that the device is no longer running the application associated with the first application profile, determining that the device is not associated with the restricted network profile. maintaining one or more application profiles, each application profile associated with one or more network activities in a network and corresponding to an application configured to execute on one or more devices in the network; detecting one or more network activities in the network associated with an application running on a device; determining that the one or more detected network activities associated with the application running on the device substantially match network activities associated with a first application profile; associating the device with a restricted network profile upon determining that the one or more detected network activities substantially match network activities associated with the first application profile, the restricted network profile configured to deny access by the device to one or more first resources on the network and configured to allow access by the device to one or more second resources on the network; and based upon the determination that the device is no longer running the application associated with the first application profile, determining that the device is not associated with the restricted network profile.
Arrangement of a furniture panel and movement fitting for movable furniture parts, wherein the furniture panel has a recess and an integrated assembly element for accommodating the movement fitting , wherein the assembly element comprises a base and lateral portions protruding therefrom on at least two sides of the base , and wherein the assembly element is inserted into the recess of the furniture panel , and the recess extends from a lateral surface and at least one end face of the furniture panel , wherein at least the base of the assembly element is connected in a force-locked or materially-bonded manner to an opposing surface of the recess and the assembly element comprises means for fastening the movement fitting , wherein the movement fitting is insertable essentially completely into the furniture panel , and wherein movable parts of the movement fitting are extendable out of an end face of the furniture panel, wherein guides are arranged or formed on the assembly element which enable the movement fitting to be pushed in parallel to the base .
A coding method, comprising: obtaining a to-be-encoded information bit sequence and a target code length M of a polar code, wherein the to-be-encoded information bit sequence comprises an information block having a length K, the target code length M is greater than Nmax, Nmax is a maximum mother code length that is equal to 1024; for a given code rate R, if the length K of the information block is greater than a preset threshold, segmenting the to-be-encoded information bit sequence into p subsegments, and separately performing independent polar encoding on the p subsegments, to obtain p encoded bit sequences whose lengths are respectively mother code lengths of the subsegments, wherein p is an integer greater than or equal to 2; separately performing rate matching on the p encoded bit sequences, to obtain p rate-matched encoded bit sequences whose lengths are respectively target code lengths of the subsegments; and combining the p rate-matched encoded bit sequences, to obtain an encoded bit sequence whose length is M. obtaining a to-be-encoded information bit sequence and a target code length M of a polar code, wherein the to-be-encoded information bit sequence comprises an information block having a length K, the target code length M is greater than Nmax, Nmax is a maximum mother code length that is equal to 1024; for a given code rate R, if the length K of the information block is greater than a preset threshold, segmenting the to-be-encoded information bit sequence into p subsegments, and separately performing independent polar encoding on the p subsegments, to obtain p encoded bit sequences whose lengths are respectively mother code lengths of the subsegments, wherein p is an integer greater than or equal to 2; separately performing rate matching on the p encoded bit sequences, to obtain p rate-matched encoded bit sequences whose lengths are respectively target code lengths of the subsegments; and combining the p rate-matched encoded bit sequences, to obtain an encoded bit sequence whose length is M.
A microelectromechanical systems, MEMS, device, comprising: at least one inner frame gyroscope configured to sense a first component of angular velocity associated with the MEMS device around a first axis; an outer frame gyroscope flexibly coupled to the at least one inner frame gyroscope and configured to sense a second component of angular velocity associated with the MEMS device around a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis; and at least two drive shuttles coupled to the at least one inner frame gyroscope and to the outer frame gyroscope and configured to force the at least one inner frame gyroscope and the outer frame gyroscope into oscillation; wherein the outer frame gyroscope surrounds the at least one inner frame gyroscope and the at least two drive shuttles. at least one inner frame gyroscope configured to sense a first component of angular velocity associated with the MEMS device around a first axis; an outer frame gyroscope flexibly coupled to the at least one inner frame gyroscope and configured to sense a second component of angular velocity associated with the MEMS device around a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis; and at least two drive shuttles coupled to the at least one inner frame gyroscope and to the outer frame gyroscope and configured to force the at least one inner frame gyroscope and the outer frame gyroscope into oscillation; wherein the outer frame gyroscope surrounds the at least one inner frame gyroscope and the at least two drive shuttles.
An earphone device comprising: a housing ; at least one microphone arranged in said housing facing outwards and configured to generate a microphone signal; and a dial rotatably attached to said housing through a pivot , said dial being substantially flat and arranged to form a narrow gap between the housing and the dial ; wherein the dial is further arranged to cover said at least one microphone , and wherein said pivot is arranged to limit said gap to a size small enough to hinder an entrance of dust particles while allowing acoustic waves to reach the at least one microphone. a housing ; at least one microphone arranged in said housing facing outwards and configured to generate a microphone signal; and a dial rotatably attached to said housing through a pivot , said dial being substantially flat and arranged to form a narrow gap between the housing and the dial ; wherein the dial is further arranged to cover said at least one microphone , and wherein said pivot is arranged to limit said gap to a size small enough to hinder an entrance of dust particles while allowing acoustic waves to reach the at least one microphone.
An imaging method of imaging by an imaging device comprising an imager and an illuminator configured to illuminate an imaging object of the imager , the method comprising: performing (S22) respective imagings according to respective imaging conditions, each condition including an exposure time (te) of the imager and an amount of illumination to the imaging object by the illuminator , wherein a ratio between the amount of illumination and the exposure time (te) is different for the imagings; characterized in that the method further comprises storing (S24) respective combinations of brightnesses of respective images obtained by the respective imagings and the imaging conditions of the respective images in a memory; obtaining (S36) an estimate of a first parameter ( k_off ) indicating degree of influence of variation of the exposure time on brightness of images and an estimate of a second parameter ( k_on ) indicating degree of influence of variation of the amount of the illumination on brightness of images, based on the combinations of the brightnesses and the imaging conditions stored in the memory; and determining (S37) an imaging condition to be used in a next imaging based on the estimate of the first parameter (k off ) and the estimate of the second parameter (k on). performing (S22) respective imagings according to respective imaging conditions, each condition including an exposure time (te) of the imager and an amount of illumination to the imaging object by the illuminator , wherein a ratio between the amount of illumination and the exposure time (te) is different for the imagings; characterized in that the method further comprises storing (S24) respective combinations of brightnesses of respective images obtained by the respective imagings and the imaging conditions of the respective images in a memory; obtaining (S36) an estimate of a first parameter ( k_off ) indicating degree of influence of variation of the exposure time on brightness of images and an estimate of a second parameter ( k_on ) indicating degree of influence of variation of the amount of the illumination on brightness of images, based on the combinations of the brightnesses and the imaging conditions stored in the memory; and determining (S37) an imaging condition to be used in a next imaging based on the estimate of the first parameter (k off ) and the estimate of the second parameter (k on).
A system for multi-modality breast imaging, comprising: - a first shape model constructing sub-system for constructing a first shape model of the breast as represented in a first image of a first modality , in which the breast has a first deformation state; - a second shape model constructing sub-system for constructing a second shape model of the breast as represented in a second image of a second modality , in which the breast is compressed such that the breast has a second deformation state different from the first deformation state; and - a deformation estimating sub-system for estimating a volumetric deformation field defining a mapping between the first image and the second image on the basis of the shape models and an elastic deformation model of the breast, wherein the deformation estimating sub-system further comprises a landmark identifying sub-system for identifying a lymph node or at least part of a milk duct as a landmark in the first image and in the second image . - a first shape model constructing sub-system for constructing a first shape model of the breast as represented in a first image of a first modality , in which the breast has a first deformation state; - a second shape model constructing sub-system for constructing a second shape model of the breast as represented in a second image of a second modality , in which the breast is compressed such that the breast has a second deformation state different from the first deformation state; and - a deformation estimating sub-system for estimating a volumetric deformation field defining a mapping between the first image and the second image on the basis of the shape models and an elastic deformation model of the breast,
A method comprising: thermal spray of a first ceramic layer onto a substrate ; sol infiltration of ceramic particles into the first ceramic layer, said particles comprising one or more of zirconia, alumina, and hafnia; and after the sol infiltration, thermal spray of a second ceramic layer atop the first ceramic layer, wherein: (i) the same material and thermal spray deposition parameters are used for both the first layer precursor and the second layer, the second layer has a lower amount of infiltrated ceramic particles in its gaps, cracks or pores, than does the first layer, and the second layer has a greater porosity than the first layer; or (ii) the second layer has a greater porosity than the first layer precursor. thermal spray of a first ceramic layer onto a substrate ; sol infiltration of ceramic particles into the first ceramic layer, said particles comprising one or more of zirconia, alumina, and hafnia; and after the sol infiltration, thermal spray of a second ceramic layer atop the first ceramic layer, wherein: (i) the same material and thermal spray deposition parameters are used for both the first layer precursor and the second layer, the second layer has a lower amount of infiltrated ceramic particles in its gaps, cracks or pores, than does the first layer, and the second layer has a greater porosity than the first layer; or (ii) the second layer has a greater porosity than the first layer precursor. (i) the same material and thermal spray deposition parameters are used for both the first layer precursor and the second layer, the second layer has a lower amount of infiltrated ceramic particles in its gaps, cracks or pores, than does the first layer, and the second layer has a greater porosity than the first layer; or (ii) the second layer has a greater porosity than the first layer precursor.
An article comprising: a substrate that includes a physical surface; a multi-dimensional machine-readable optical code embodied on the physical surface, wherein the multi-dimensional machine-readable optical code comprises optical elements that represent binary or n -ary information and which are not readable to a human and/or contain no information meaningful to a human, each optical element representing an encoded value in a set of encoded values, wherein the optical elements of the multi-dimensional machine-readable optical code comprise a static data, SD, optical element set and a lookup data, LD, optical element set, each set being embodied on the physical surface, wherein the LD optical element set encodes a look-up value that references dynamically changeable data, wherein the SD optical element set encodes static data that does not reference other data, wherein the LD optical element set is not decodable at a distance greater than a threshold distance, wherein the SD optical element set is decodable at the distance greater than the threshold distance, and wherein the SD optical element set includes a first plurality of optical elements each of a first size and the LD optical element set includes a second plurality of optical elements each of a second size that is smaller than the first size. a substrate that includes a physical surface; a multi-dimensional machine-readable optical code embodied on the physical surface, wherein the multi-dimensional machine-readable optical code comprises optical elements that represent binary or n -ary information and which are not readable to a human and/or contain no information meaningful to a human, each optical element representing an encoded value in a set of encoded values, wherein the optical elements of the multi-dimensional machine-readable optical code comprise a static data, SD, optical element set and a lookup data, LD, optical element set, each set being embodied on the physical surface, wherein the LD optical element set encodes a look-up value that references dynamically changeable data, wherein the SD optical element set encodes static data that does not reference other data, wherein the LD optical element set is not decodable at a distance greater than a threshold distance, wherein the SD optical element set is decodable at the distance greater than the threshold distance, and wherein the SD optical element set includes a first plurality of optical elements each of a first size and the LD optical element set includes a second plurality of optical elements each of a second size that is smaller than the first size.