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A method for performing a machine vision process for finding and decoding a symbol in an image or identifying an item feature of interest in an image using a camera having a multi-focus lens having a lens field of view where the lens can be set at different focus positions, the method comprising the steps of: positioning at least one of the camera and an item to be imaged so the lens field of view is directed at the item to be imaged; setting an image formation setting; obtaining a subset of images at each of a plurality of different lens focus positions where the image formation setting is different for each of the images obtained at each lens focus position; after each image is obtained and while obtaining additional images, attempting to perform the machine vision process on the images until the machine vision process is successfully completed; and in response to successfully completing the machine vision process, ending the obtaining of additional images. positioning at least one of the camera and an item to be imaged so the lens field of view is directed at the item to be imaged; setting an image formation setting; obtaining a subset of images at each of a plurality of different lens focus positions where the image formation setting is different for each of the images obtained at each lens focus position; after each image is obtained and while obtaining additional images, attempting to perform the machine vision process on the images until the machine vision process is successfully completed; and in response to successfully completing the machine vision process, ending the obtaining of additional images.
A method for manufacturing a pre-insulated busbar , for use in the distribution of electricity, the pre-insulated busbar comprising an electrically conductive metallic body having an external surface disposed between peripheral ends , and a substantially ductile electrically insulating barrier of an epoxy thermoset material, wherein the insulating barrier is disposed on the external surface to overlay at least a portion of the external surface for substantially isolating the portion underlying the insulating barrier from an electrical contact, characterised in that , the method comprises the steps of: - providing an electrically conductive metallic body having an external surface disposed between peripheral ends ; - heating the metallic body to a temperature between 140°C and 200°C; - immersing at least a portion of the heated metallic body into a powder fluidized bed for a period of 3 to 10 seconds; and, - baking the metallic body at a temperature between 130°C and 170°C for a period of time greater than 20 minutes such that the insulating barrier has a structural integrity and insulating function that is maintained during a bending of the underlying portion of the metallic body through an angle up to 90°. - providing an electrically conductive metallic body having an external surface disposed between peripheral ends ; - heating the metallic body to a temperature between 140°C and 200°C; - immersing at least a portion of the heated metallic body into a powder fluidized bed for a period of 3 to 10 seconds; and, - baking the metallic body at a temperature between 130°C and 170°C for a period of time greater than 20 minutes
A method comprising: requesting, by a controller that operates in an out of band fashion with respect to a central processing unit , a firmware module from a computing system over a network ; and instructing, by the controller , the central processing unit to cease access to a previous version of the firmware module prior to causing the firmware module to be communicated to a storage controller for installation on a storage device , wherein the controller is coupled to the central processing unit and the storage controller ; causing the firmware module to be communicated to the storage controller for installation on the storage device ; transferring the firmware module from the storage controller to the storage device for storage thereon; sending, by the storage controller , a notification to the controller when the transfer of the firmware module to the storage device is complete; and upon receiving the notification, notifying, by the controller , the central processing unit to resume access to the firmware module . requesting, by a controller that operates in an out of band fashion with respect to a central processing unit , a firmware module from a computing system over a network ; and instructing, by the controller , the central processing unit to cease access to a previous version of the firmware module prior to causing the firmware module to be communicated to a storage controller for installation on a storage device , wherein the controller is coupled to the central processing unit and the storage controller ; causing the firmware module to be communicated to the storage controller for installation on the storage device ; transferring the firmware module from the storage controller to the storage device for storage thereon; sending, by the storage controller , a notification to the controller when the transfer of the firmware module to the storage device is complete; and upon receiving the notification, notifying, by the controller , the central processing unit to resume access to the firmware module .
A portable infusion pump system , comprising: a pump device including a pump housing that defines a space to receive a medicine, a drive system positioned in the pump housing to dispense the medicine from the pump device when the medicine is received in the space of the pump housing , and a moisture detector positioned in the pump housing , wherein the moisture detector provides an indication of a moisture level in the pump housing ; and a controller device removably attachable to the pump housing so as to electrically connect with the pump device , wherein the controller device houses control circuitry configured to communicate with the drive system positioned in the pump housing to control dispensation of the medicine from the pump device ; characterised in that the pump housing includes one or more miniature weep holes that are adjacent to the moisture detector and configured for liquid ingress; wherein the size of the one or more miniature weep holes is selected so that water can only seep inside of the pump housing if the pump device is exposed to water for a particular time duration. a pump device including a pump housing that defines a space to receive a medicine, a drive system positioned in the pump housing to dispense the medicine from the pump device when the medicine is received in the space of the pump housing , and a moisture detector positioned in the pump housing , wherein the moisture detector provides an indication of a moisture level in the pump housing ; and a controller device removably attachable to the pump housing so as to electrically connect with the pump device , wherein the controller device houses control circuitry configured to communicate with the drive system positioned in the pump housing to control dispensation of the medicine from the pump device ; characterised in that the pump housing includes one or more miniature weep holes that are adjacent to the moisture detector and configured for liquid ingress; wherein the size of the one or more miniature weep holes is selected so that water can only seep inside of the pump housing if the pump device is exposed to water for a particular time duration.
A glass frit comprising: (A) Ag 2 O, (B) V 2 O 5 , and (C) MoO 3 and ZnO, MoO 3 and CuO, or ZnO and CuO, wherein the frit does not contain lead, arsenic, antimony or tellurium, wherein a) when (C) is MoO 3 and ZnO, the glass frit has the following composition: (A) The Ag 2 O content is 52 to 65% by mass, (B) The V 2 O 5 content is 15 to 30% by mass, (C-1) The MoO 3 content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, (C-2) The ZnO content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, and b) when (C) is MoO 3 and CuO, the glass frit has the following composition: (A) The Ag 2 O content is 55 to 65% by mass, (B) The V 2 O 5 content is 25 to 30% by mass, (C-1) The MoO 3 content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, (C-2) The CuO content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, and c) when (C) is ZnO and CuO, the glass frit has the following composition: (A) The Ag 2 O content is 55 to 65% by mass, (B) The V 2 O 5 content is 25 to 30% by mass, (C-1) The ZnO content is 0.5 to 10% by mass, (C-2) The CuO content is 0.5 to 10% by mass, and wherein the composition of each component contained in the glass frit is expressed in % by mass with respect to the total mass of the glass frit in terms of oxide. a) when (C) is MoO 3 and ZnO, the glass frit has the following composition: (A) The Ag 2 O content is 52 to 65% by mass, (B) The V 2 O 5 content is 15 to 30% by mass, (C-1) The MoO 3 content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, (C-2) The ZnO content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, and (A) The Ag 2 O content is 52 to 65% by mass, (B) The V 2 O 5 content is 15 to 30% by mass, (C-1) The MoO 3 content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, (C-2) The ZnO content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, and b) when (C) is MoO 3 and CuO, the glass frit has the following composition: (A) The Ag 2 O content is 55 to 65% by mass, (B) The V 2 O 5 content is 25 to 30% by mass, (C-1) The MoO 3 content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, (C-2) The CuO content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, and (A) The Ag 2 O content is 55 to 65% by mass, (B) The V 2 O 5 content is 25 to 30% by mass, (C-1) The MoO 3 content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, (C-2) The CuO content is 0.5 to 12% by mass, and c) when (C) is ZnO and CuO, the glass frit has the following composition: (A) The Ag 2 O content is 55 to 65% by mass, (B) The V 2 O 5 content is 25 to 30% by mass, (C-1) The ZnO content is 0.5 to 10% by mass, (C-2) The CuO content is 0.5 to 10% by mass, and wherein the composition of each component contained in the glass frit is expressed in % by mass with respect to the total mass of the glass frit in terms of oxide. (A) The Ag 2 O content is 55 to 65% by mass, (B) The V 2 O 5 content is 25 to 30% by mass, (C-1) The ZnO content is 0.5 to 10% by mass, (C-2) The CuO content is 0.5 to 10% by mass,
An apparatus comprising: a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; a user input device; and a processor configured to enable a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to detection of the rocking of the apparatus characterised in that the user input device has a locked mode and the processor is configured to detect the rocking of the apparatus while the user input device is configured in the locked mode, and the function which is enabled displays status information on a display and is performed while the user input device is in the locked mode. a housing comprising a convex portion configured to enable the apparatus to rock in response to an impulse provided by a user; a user input device; and a processor configured to enable a function of the apparatus to be performed in response to detection of the rocking of the apparatus characterised in that the user input device has a locked mode and the processor is configured to detect the rocking of the apparatus while the user input device is configured in the locked mode, and the function which is enabled displays status information on a display and is performed while the user input device is in the locked mode.
An inspection method of an electrical storage device , comprising: constituting a circuit with the electrical storage device being charged and a power supply , and passing a current (IB) by the power supply to the circuit in a direction of charging the electrical storage device or in a direction of discharging the electrical storage device , an output voltage (VS) of the power supply being changed from an initial value with a passage of time; and in passing the current (IB), determining quality of the electrical storage device based on a converging state of the current (IB) passing through the circuit , wherein the current (IB) converges in a state of the current value increasing from an initial current value. constituting a circuit with the electrical storage device being charged and a power supply , and passing a current (IB) by the power supply to the circuit in a direction of charging the electrical storage device or in a direction of discharging the electrical storage device , an output voltage (VS) of the power supply being changed from an initial value with a passage of time; and in passing the current (IB), determining quality of the electrical storage device based on a converging state of the current (IB) passing through the circuit , wherein the current (IB) converges in a state of the current value increasing from an initial current value.
A pheromone-based composition comprising at least one carrier solvent characterized by the following properties: - a vapor pressure (VP) of between 1 and 10 Pa (measured at 20 or 25°C), and - a flash point of greater than or equal to 95°C, wherein the carrier solvent comprises at least one dibasic ester of formula (I) wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently linear or branched alkyl groups comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms. - a vapor pressure (VP) of between 1 and 10 Pa (measured at 20 or 25°C), and - a flash point of greater than or equal to 95°C, wherein the carrier solvent comprises at least one dibasic ester of formula (I) wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently linear or branched alkyl groups comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
A method of operating user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a wake up signal, WUS, generated based on a first sequence; wherein the first sequence is determined based on a cell identity, ID, a cover code, a number of resource elements, REs, for the WUS, and a length of Zadoff-Chu, ZC, sequence of the WUS, wherein the first sequence is mapped to first REs excluding REs for a cell specific reference signal, CRS, and wherein the first sequence is mapped to the first REs based on a frequency-first mapping method. receiving a wake up signal, WUS, generated based on a first sequence; wherein the first sequence is determined based on a cell identity, ID, a cover code, a number of resource elements, REs, for the WUS, and a length of Zadoff-Chu, ZC, sequence of the WUS, wherein the first sequence is mapped to first REs excluding REs for a cell specific reference signal, CRS, and wherein the first sequence is mapped to the first REs based on a frequency-first mapping method.
A method for distributing a load in a skin-stringer assembly , the skin-stringer assembly comprising a skin and a stringer including a flange , wherein the method comprises: coupling an end of the stringer of the skin-stringer assembly to a rib of an aircraft, the skin-stringer assembly including a bonding layer disposed between a first portion of the stringer and a first portion of the skin and a stress distribution layer disposed between a second portion of the stringer and a second portion of the skin , a material of the bonding layer different than a material of the stress distribution layer , wherein the stress distribution layer is disposed proximate to the end of the stringer ; and distributing a load between the stringer and the skin via the stress distribution layer ; wherein the flange has a first thickness at the first portion of the stringer and a second thickness at the second portion of the stringer , and wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness; wherein the skin has a first thickness at the first portion of the skin and a second thickness at the second portion of the skin , and wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness; and wherein there is an inverse relationship between the thickness of the skin panel and the thickness of the flange . coupling an end of the stringer of the skin-stringer assembly to a rib of an aircraft, the skin-stringer assembly including a bonding layer disposed between a first portion of the stringer and a first portion of the skin and a stress distribution layer disposed between a second portion of the stringer and a second portion of the skin , a material of the bonding layer different than a material of the stress distribution layer , wherein the stress distribution layer is disposed proximate to the end of the stringer ; and distributing a load between the stringer and the skin via the stress distribution layer ; wherein the flange has a first thickness at the first portion of the stringer and a second thickness at the second portion of the stringer , and wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness; wherein the skin has a first thickness at the first portion of the skin and a second thickness at the second portion of the skin , and wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness; and wherein there is an inverse relationship between the thickness of the skin panel and the thickness of the flange .
A burner for a combustor of a gas turbine, the burner comprises a body having a surface and an axis , a fuel lance , an igniter and a main air flow passage or passages , the fuel lance has an axis and comprises a fuel lance body defining a fuel flow passage and a liquid fuel tip attached to the fuel lance body , the liquid fuel tip comprises a fuel outlet and an array of air passages having outlets arranged about the fuel outlet , wherein fuel flows through the fuel flow passage and liquid fuel tip and issues from the fuel outlet and wherein the outlets are arranged outside a blank sector of a circumference around the fuel outlet , the blank sector is defined by an angle between and including 30° and 160° about the axis , the air from the outlets immediately impinges on the liquid fuel issuing from the fuel outlet and creates an asymmetric pilot vortex of fuel and air, wherein the outlets and the fuel outlet are located at or near to the surface , the igniter is at least partly housed within the body and has an end face , the end face is located at or near to the surface , characterised in that the main air flow passage is arranged to direct at least a part of a main air flow over the fuel lance and then over the igniter , the blank sector has a centre-line and the centre-line is angled between +120° and -120° from a radial line from the axis and passing through the fuel lance .
A compound according to Formula (I) wherein at least one atom is radioactive, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof, for use in imaging or quantifying the mGlu2 and 3 receptors.
Press-fit sleeve for connecting plastics pipes, comprising a cylindrical main body having a uniform wall thickness which surrounds an interior of the main body , the press-fit sleeve comprising at least one projection (18, 118, 218; 20, 120, 220) which protrudes radially outwards from an outer circumference of the main body , the at least one projection (18, 118, 218; 20, 120, 220) being formed in one piece with the main body by folding the material of the wall of the main body , and the at least one projection (18, 118, 218; 20, 120, 220) forming a wave peak (22, 122, 222; 24, 124, 224) having two flanks (26, 28, 126, 128, 226, 228; 30, 32, 130, 132, 230, 232) connected by the wave peak (22, 122, 222; 24, 124, 224), characterised in that the mutually facing inner surfaces of said flanks are arranged at a distance of at most 1 mm, in particular of at most 0.5 mm, advantageously of at most 0.1 mm, from one another or are in contact with one another, and in that the mutually facing inner surfaces of the flanks (26, 28, 126, 128, 226, 228; 30, 32, 130, 230, 232) abut one another in a first portion adjacent to the wave peak (22, 122, 222; 24, 124, 224) and, in a second portion adjacent to the interior of the main body , have a spacing which increases in the direction of the interior of the main body .
A method of screening for the onset of a large intestine neoplasm or monitoring the progress of a large intestine neoplasm in an individual, said method comprising assessing the methylation status of a DNA region defined by Hg19 coordinates chr7:50344378..50472799 and 2kb upstream of the transcription start site of the IKFZ1 gene, in a biological sample from said individual wherein a higher level of methylation of said DNA region relative to control levels is indicative of a large intestine neoplasm.
A polypeptide having amylase activity comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 78% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid substitution at position 240, with reference to the position numbering of the sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 1; wherein the polypeptide has improved thermostability compared to the amylase of SEQ ID NO: 1.
A composition for preparing a wood plastic composite article, said composition comprising: 15 weight % to 70 weight % of (a) a lignocellulosic-based filler; 29.5 weight % to 84.5 weight % of (b) an ethylene-based polymer; 0.5 weight % to 6 weight % of (c) a polydiorganosiloxane of formula where each R is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms that is free of aliphatic unsaturation, and subscript x has a value sufficient to give the polydiorganosiloxane a viscosity of > 350 mPa·s to 100,000 mPa·s measured at 25 °C at 0.1 RPM to 50 RPM on a Brookfield DV-III cone & plate viscometer with #CP-52 spindle; and 0 to 4 weight % of (d) a maleated ethylene-based polymer, where the maleated ethylene-based polymer is present; each based on combined weights of starting materials (a), (b), (c), and (d) in said composition. 15 weight % to 70 weight % of (a) a lignocellulosic-based filler; 29.5 weight % to 84.5 weight % of (b) an ethylene-based polymer; 0.5 weight % to 6 weight % of (c) a polydiorganosiloxane of formula where each R is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms that is free of aliphatic unsaturation, and subscript x has a value sufficient to give the polydiorganosiloxane a viscosity of > 350 mPa·s to 100,000 mPa·s measured at 25 °C at 0.1 RPM to 50 RPM on a Brookfield DV-III cone & plate viscometer with #CP-52 spindle; and 0 to 4 weight % of (d) a maleated ethylene-based polymer, where the maleated ethylene-based polymer is present; each based on combined weights of starting materials (a), (b), (c), and (d) in said composition.
A biocidal composition comprising 5-chloro-2-methylisothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one in a weight ratio of 5-chloro-2-methylisothiazolin-3-one to 2-methyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one in the range from 1:5 to 1:600, characterized in that the composition contains methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2% by weight, in relation to the total proportion of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one.
A medical device , comprising: an insertion shaft , having a longitudinal axis and having a distal end adapted for insertion into a body of a patient; a resilient end section , which is fixed to the distal end of the insertion shaft; and an array of electrodes disposed at respective locations along the end section, the electrodes having irrigation perforations coupled to a lumen in the end section, the lumen configured to carry irrigation fluid from the insertion shaft characterised in that the resilient end section is formed so as to define, when unconstrained, an arc oriented obliquely relative to the axis and centered on the axis. an insertion shaft , having a longitudinal axis and having a distal end adapted for insertion into a body of a patient; a resilient end section , which is fixed to the distal end of the insertion shaft; and an array of electrodes disposed at respective locations along the end section, the electrodes having irrigation perforations coupled to a lumen in the end section, the lumen configured to carry irrigation fluid from the insertion shaft characterised in that the resilient end section is formed so as to define, when unconstrained, an arc oriented obliquely relative to the axis and centered on the axis.