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An image processing apparatus comprising a normalisation module operatively connected across a bus to a memory storing an image (40-2) in which a region of interest, ROI, has been identified within the image, the ROI being bound by a rectangle having a non-orthogonal orientation with respect to rows or columns of the image, the normalisation module being arranged to: divide said ROI into one or more slices along the non-orthogonal orientation of the ROI with respect to rows or columns of the image, each slice comprising a plurality of adjacent rectangular tiles; for each slice, successively read ROI information for each tile from said memory including: reading a portion of said image extending across at least the width of said slice line-by-line along an extent of a slice; for each tile, downsample said ROI information using either an integer downsampling factor or nearest neighbour downsampling to a buffer with a scale less than twice of a required scale for a normalised version of said ROI; and fractionally downsample and rotate downsampled information for a tile within said buffer to produce a respective normalised portion of the ROI at the required scale for the normalised ROI and having an orthogonal orientation with respect to rows or columns of the image; and accumulate downsampled and rotated information for each tile within a normalised ROI buffer comprising a rectangular portion of memory for subsequent processing by said image processing apparatus. divide said ROI into one or more slices along the non-orthogonal orientation of the ROI with respect to rows or columns of the image, each slice comprising a plurality of adjacent rectangular tiles; for each slice, successively read ROI information for each tile from said memory including: reading a portion of said image extending across at least the width of said slice line-by-line along an extent of a slice; for each tile, downsample said ROI information using either an integer downsampling factor or nearest neighbour downsampling to a buffer with a scale less than twice of a required scale for a normalised version of said ROI; and fractionally downsample and rotate downsampled information for a tile within said buffer to produce a respective normalised portion of the ROI at the required scale for the normalised ROI and having an orthogonal orientation with respect to rows or columns of the image; and accumulate downsampled and rotated information for each tile within a normalised ROI buffer comprising a rectangular portion of memory for subsequent processing by said image processing apparatus.
Use of a composite for extracting one or more contaminating specie(s) chosen among arsenic, selenium, germanium and tellurium or one or more metal(s) from an aqueous medium by selective binding, said composite comprising at least one porous metal organic framework functionalized by at least one polymer comprising one of the following chemical functions: primary, secondary or tertiary amine, amide, nitrile, pyridine, pyrrole, thiol, thioether, thiophene, thiadiazole, alcohol/hydroxyl, phenol, catechol, pyrogallol, carboxylic acid, aldehyde, ester, acyl, crown ether, phosphate, phosphoryl, epoxide, halogen, haloalkane ; wherein said polymer has been formed by polymerizing monomers in contact with the porous template formed by the metal organic framework so that most of the polymer is located inside the porous template rather than the outside surface, the polymer not being able to leave the porous template.
A computer-implemented method to create grayscale histograms of input images, comprising: in a graphics processing unit (GPU): receiving an input image comprising an array of pixels, each pixel having a grayscale value from a range of N grayscale values; for each particular input patch of pixels of a set of input patches partitioning the input image: in parallel for each particular grayscale value in the range, counting the number of pixels in the particular input patch having the particular grayscale value; and creating an output image patch as an ordered sequence of N pixels, with the color value of the nth pixel in each corresponding output patch representing the count of pixels in the particular input patch having the nth grayscale value; formatting the color value at each pixel of the output image patch in OpenGL RBGA unsigned integral format as a base 256 number with "R" as the least significant place, and "A" is the most significant place; and combining the output image patches into a single composite output image of N pixels for output as a grayscale histogram, the pixel value of the nth pixel in the single composite output image corresponding to the count of pixels in the input image having the nth grayscale value. receiving an input image comprising an array of pixels, each pixel having a grayscale value from a range of N grayscale values; for each particular input patch of pixels of a set of input patches partitioning the input image: in parallel for each particular grayscale value in the range, counting the number of pixels in the particular input patch having the particular grayscale value; and creating an output image patch as an ordered sequence of N pixels, with the color value of the nth pixel in each corresponding output patch representing the count of pixels in the particular input patch having the nth grayscale value; in parallel for each particular grayscale value in the range, counting the number of pixels in the particular input patch having the particular grayscale value; and creating an output image patch as an ordered sequence of N pixels, with the color value of the nth pixel in each corresponding output patch representing the count of pixels in the particular input patch having the nth grayscale value; formatting the color value at each pixel of the output image patch in OpenGL RBGA unsigned integral format as a base 256 number with "R" as the least significant place, and "A" is the most significant place; and combining the output image patches into a single composite output image of N pixels for output as a grayscale histogram, the pixel value of the nth pixel in the single composite output image corresponding to the count of pixels in the input image having the nth grayscale value.
Railcar adapter, for connecting a railcar body to a bearing , comprising: - a bearing seat adapted to be mounted on the bearing , forming a bearing seat side secured to the bearing , - a top cover adapted to be in contact with the railcar body, forming a frame seat side secured to a bogie frame of the railcar body, and - at least one damping element located between the top cover and the bearing seat , characterized in that the bearing seat is a part of a cylinder having an inner cylindrical surface in radial contact with the bearing and an outer cylindrical surface , and wherein the damping element has an inner cylindrical surface in radial contact with the outer cylindrical surface of the bearing seat , two axial edges projecting radially inwards, two lateral edges projecting radially inwards and an outer cylindrical surface in radial contact with the top cover . - a bearing seat adapted to be mounted on the bearing , forming a bearing seat side secured to the bearing , - a top cover adapted to be in contact with the railcar body, forming a frame seat side secured to a bogie frame of the railcar body, and - at least one damping element located between the top cover and the bearing seat ,
Vehicle seat or seat bench comprising at least one backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60) which is adjustable in inclination in relation to at least one seat part reversibly from a starting position (AP) into a comfort position (KP) and on which at least one armrest is arranged, said armrest being arranged in a substantially horizontal position in the starting position (AP) of the at least one backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60), wherein the at least one inclination-adjustable backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60) is assigned a triggering element which is positionally stable at least during the inclination adjustment, is connected indirectly or directly to a vehicle body (K) and acts on a synchronization mechanism arranged between the at least one backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60) and the at least one armrest , wherein, during the reversible inclination adjustment of the at least one backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60) from the starting position (AP) into the comfort position (KP), the synchronization mechanism brings about an unchanged horizontal position of the armrest about a central armrest pivot axis (y700), wherein the armrest is pivotable via the central armrest pivot axis (y700) from an adjustment position recessed in the at least one backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60) into the horizontal adjustment position in which the armrest is in the horizontal position, characterized in that the triggering element has a driver which, in the starting position (AP) of the at least one backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60), engages by means of its driver flank on a catch pin of a catch , which is arranged rotatably on a backrest strut of the at least one backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60), wherein the catch is connected rotatably to one end of a transmission element which is rotatably connected at its other end to a stop which is arranged rotatably on the backrest strut of the at least one backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60) and has a stop slot in which an end stop element of the armrest strikes and holds the armrest in the horizontal position in the starting position (AP) of the at least one backrest part (114; 114-40, 114-60).
Snow-clearing strip for the snow-clearing blade of a snowplow, having an attachment neck , onto which an elongated rubber body is vulcanized, which body has a wear section that projects downward and is freely flexible, and in which body hard-material wear bodies are embedded above the wear height (H), characterized in that a reinforcement is attached to the attachment neck , which reinforcement extends over at least the upper third of the wear height (H) and is connected with the rubber body with material bonding.
A male member of a snap fastener, comprising: an engagement protruding portion that cooperates with an eyelet of a female member of the snap fastener; and a cover that at least partially covers the engagement protruding portion on a side facing the female member when the male member is engaged with the female member , wherein the male member of the snap fastener is made of at least a plastic material and a metallic material, characterized in that the male member is made of at least two portions in which a first portion is made of a plastic material and a second portion as the cover is made of a metallic material, and wherein a holding unit that holds the male member on a support abuts against the cover on the side facing the female member when the male member is engaged with the female member . an engagement protruding portion that cooperates with an eyelet of a female member of the snap fastener; and a cover that at least partially covers the engagement protruding portion on a side facing the female member when the male member is engaged with the female member , wherein the male member of the snap fastener is made of at least a plastic material and a metallic material, characterized in that the male member is made of at least two portions in which a first portion is made of a plastic material and a second portion as the cover is made of a metallic material, and wherein a holding unit that holds the male member on a support abuts against the cover on the side facing the female member when the male member is engaged with the female member .
A radio access network, comprising: a radio access station ; and a first and a second transmitting entity (14A-G), controlled by the radio access station , wherein the radio access station is arranged to allocate a control channel in a first set of physical channels for the first transmitting entity; and wherein the radio access station is further arranged to allocate a control channel in a second set of physical channels, exclusive to the first set of physical channels, for the second transmitting entity, characterised in that the radio access station is further arranged to allocate a first traffic channel in a third set of physical channels, exclusive to both the first and the second sets of physical channels, for the first transmitting entity and to allocate a second traffic channel in the third set of physical channels for the second transmitting entity, wherein the control channels of the first and the second sets of physical channels comprise different radio access station identification data. a radio access station ; and a first and a second transmitting entity (14A-G), controlled by the radio access station , wherein the radio access station is arranged to allocate a control channel in a first set of physical channels for the first transmitting entity; and wherein the radio access station is further arranged to allocate a control channel in a second set of physical channels, exclusive to the first set of physical channels, for the second transmitting entity, characterised in that the radio access station is further arranged to allocate a first traffic channel in a third set of physical channels, exclusive to both the first and the second sets of physical channels, for the first transmitting entity and to allocate a second traffic channel in the third set of physical channels for the second transmitting entity, wherein the control channels of the first and the second sets of physical channels comprise different radio access station identification data.
Rotary vacuum pump , comprising a housing defining a pump chamber therein, and a rotor extending through a first axial end panel into the pump chamber and carrying at least one vane for rotary movement of the vane within the pump chamber , the rotor comprising an annular axial end face sealing against a corresponding contact surface of a second axial end panel , whereby the rotary vacuum pump further comprising an annular groove for reducing noise generation of the rotary vacuum pump during operation, wherein said groove is formed at said axial end face of said rotor , characterized in that the groove is substantially arranged centrally with respect to a rotor wall and runs along a middle portion of the axial end face and the groove is interrupted by a slot formed in the rotor for receiving the vane . a housing defining a pump chamber therein, and a rotor extending through a first axial end panel into the pump chamber and carrying at least one vane for rotary movement of the vane within the pump chamber , the rotor comprising an annular axial end face sealing against a corresponding contact surface of a second axial end panel , whereby the rotary vacuum pump further comprising an annular groove for reducing noise generation of the rotary vacuum pump during operation, wherein said groove is formed at said axial end face of said rotor , characterized in that the groove is substantially arranged centrally with respect to a rotor wall and runs along a middle portion of the axial end face and the groove is interrupted by a slot formed in the rotor for receiving the vane .
A tubular connecting arrangement comprising: a first tubular having a first shoulder and first threads ; a second tubular having a second shoulder and second threads ; a seal designed to be sealingly engageable to both the first shoulder and the second shoulder ; an insert designed to be attachable to the second tubular , the insert being configured to provide radial support to the second tubular and including a flange that is compressed between the first shoulder and the second shoulder when the seal is sealingly engaged with the first shoulder and the second shoulder ; and a sleeve designed to be threadably engageable with both the first threads and the second threads in response to being rotated in a same direction relative to both the first tubular and the second tubular such that the first shoulder and the second shoulder are moved toward one another to compress the seal therebetween without rotational movement of the first tubular relative to the second tubular . a first tubular having a first shoulder and first threads ; a second tubular having a second shoulder and second threads ; a seal designed to be sealingly engageable to both the first shoulder and the second shoulder ; an insert designed to be attachable to the second tubular , the insert being configured to provide radial support to the second tubular and including a flange that is compressed between the first shoulder and the second shoulder when the seal is sealingly engaged with the first shoulder and the second shoulder ; and a sleeve designed to be threadably engageable with both the first threads and the second threads in response to being rotated in a same direction relative to both the first tubular and the second tubular such that the first shoulder and the second shoulder are moved toward one another to compress the seal therebetween without rotational movement of the first tubular relative to the second tubular .
An electronic cigarette having an electronic child lock, the electronic cigarette comprises a vaporizer , a battery assembly , and the electronic child lock for controlling power-on and power-off of the electronic cigarette, wherein the vaporizer comprises a heating element for heating and vaporizing cigarette liquid, the battery assembly comprises a battery and a control circuit board , the electronic child lock comprises a microcontroller , a switching circuit, a readable and writable NFC chip , and an NFC antenna, which are arranged on the control circuit board, and comprises a mobile device having NFC function and installed with an electronic cigarette application program, wherein the electronic cigarette application program, the NFC chip , and the microcontroller are configured in such a manner that, the electronic cigarette application program is configured with a login interface and is configured to read a power-on password preset in the NFC chip and compare the power-on password preset in the NFC chip with a power-on password preset in the electronic cigarette application program when the mobile device is moved close to the NFC antenna in the case that a user is logged in the electronic cigarette application program of the mobile device through the login interface, and the electronic cigarette application program is configured to send a power-on enable signal by means of the mobile device if the power-on password is correct, the NFC chip is configured to receive and send the power-on enable signal to the microcontroller , the microcontroller is configured to control switching on of the switching circuit to enable a power-on operation such that the electronic cigarette is powered on to enter a standby state when a power-on command is input through the electronic cigarette application program, and the microcontroller is configured to control switching off of the switching circuit to perform a power-off operation if a standby time exceeds a preset standby time.
Cover for at least one antenna emitting and/or sensing electromagnetic radiation in at least one first frequency band, the cover comprising at least one first surface configured to face the antenna and at least one second surface configured to be averted to the antenna, the cover further comprising at least one first carrier layer into which at least one heating element is embedded, the heating element being connected to a terminal at least partly extending from and/or being at least partly located in the cover , wherein - the heating element comprises at least one wire , and - the wire is embedded at least partly in the first carrier layer on a first side of the first carrier layer facing the second surface and is extending from the first side to the terminal along a second side of the first carrier layer into the direction of the first surface , characterized in that the wire is further at least partly embedded in at least one second carrier layer , on a first side of the second carrier layer facing away from the first carrier layer and/or on a second side of the second carrier layer connecting the first side of the second carrier layer with the second side of the first carrier layer , the second carrier layer being located on a third side of the first carrier layer facing the first surface . - the heating element comprises at least one wire , and - the wire is embedded at least partly in the first carrier layer on a first side of the first carrier layer facing the second surface and is extending from the first side to the terminal along a second side of the first carrier layer into the direction of the first surface , characterized in that
A method of compressing image data from images forming part of a digital content stream, the method including for a number of sequences of n images within the digital content stream, wherein n is a number greater than two: a) obtaining image data for each of the n images; and, b) sequentially and individually compressing the image data for each of the n images using a different respective compression scheme, wherein each of the n images is compressed using a different compression scheme by compressing the sequence of n images using a sequence of different compression schemes, the sequentially and individually compressing the image data comprising: i) obtaining next image data for a next one of the n images; ii) compressing the next image data; and, iii) repeating steps i) and ii) for each of the n images; wherein each sequence of n images is compressed using the same sequence of compression schemes and wherein the sequence of different compression schemes is selected to minimise the perceived reduction in image quality by: a) interspersing highly compressed images with minimally compressed images; and, b) wherein the compression schemes in the sequence of different compression schemes have different compression artefacts. a) obtaining image data for each of the n images; and, b) sequentially and individually compressing the image data for each of the n images using a different respective compression scheme, wherein each of the n images is compressed using a different compression scheme by compressing the sequence of n images using a sequence of different compression schemes, the sequentially and individually compressing the image data comprising: i) obtaining next image data for a next one of the n images; ii) compressing the next image data; and, iii) repeating steps i) and ii) for each of the n images; i) obtaining next image data for a next one of the n images; ii) compressing the next image data; and, iii) repeating steps i) and ii) for each of the n images; a) interspersing highly compressed images with minimally compressed images; and, b) wherein the compression schemes in the sequence of different compression schemes have different compression artefacts.