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Laser for nonlinear microscopy comprising - a source configured to emit a burst of ultrashort pump pulses comprising a first, a second and subsequent pump pulses of a first wavelength λ 1 , - an optical resonator formed by at least two mirrors, - a solid-state nonlinear Raman medium placed inside said optical resonator , wherein - the burst of ultrashort pump pulses is arranged to enter the optical resonator with the Raman medium placed on a path of a laser beam and generates a burst of ultrashort pulses of a second wavelength λ 2 , - a length of the optical resonator is chosen so that the second and subsequent pump pulses (12-18) at least partially overlap in time with a pulse of the second wavelength λ 2 circulating inside the resonator when it propagates through the Raman medium , - duration of the pump pulses (11-18) is from 30fs to 1ps, characterized in that - the first pump pulse from the burst of pump pulses has a higher energy than other pump pulses (12-18) from the burst ; - in the Raman medium , said first pump pulse generates a supercontinuum broadband radiation with a bandwidth overlapping the second wavelength λ 2 ; - the burst of ultrashort pump pulses consists of three to several tens of pulses. - a source configured to emit a burst of ultrashort pump pulses comprising a first, a second and subsequent pump pulses of a first wavelength λ 1 , - an optical resonator formed by at least two mirrors, - a solid-state nonlinear Raman medium placed inside said optical resonator , wherein - the burst of ultrashort pump pulses is arranged to enter the optical resonator with the Raman medium placed on a path of a laser beam and generates a burst of ultrashort pulses of a second wavelength λ 2 , - a length of the optical resonator is chosen so that the second and subsequent pump pulses (12-18) at least partially overlap in time with a pulse of the second wavelength λ 2 circulating inside the resonator when it propagates through the Raman medium , - duration of the pump pulses (11-18) is from 30fs to 1ps, - the first pump pulse from the burst of pump pulses has a higher energy than other pump pulses (12-18) from the burst ; - in the Raman medium , said first pump pulse generates a supercontinuum broadband radiation with a bandwidth overlapping the second wavelength λ 2 ; - the burst of ultrashort pump pulses consists of three to several tens of pulses.
An automobile image processing method, comprising: obtaining a to-be-processed image collected by a collecting point of automobile images, wherein the collecting point is provided on a self-driving device; processing the to-be-processed image using a deep learning model, and outputting a state parameter of an automobile in the to-be-processed image, wherein the state parameter is used to indicate one or more of the following automobile states: a brake lamp state, a steering lamp state, a door state, a trunk door state, a wheel pointing direction state, and a distance between the automobile and the collecting point of automobile images; and determining an automobile behavior in the to-be-processed image according to the state parameter, wherein the automobile behavior comprises one of the following: a braking behavior, a traveling behavior, a steering behavior, and a parking behavior; characterized in that the determining the automobile behavior in the to-be-processed image according to the state parameter comprises: determining that the automobile has a braking behavior when a value of the distance between the automobile and the collecting point of automobile images is relatively small; and determining that the automobile has a steering behavior when the wheel pointing direction state indicates that an orientation of a front wheel is not consistent with an orientation of a rear wheel. obtaining a to-be-processed image collected by a collecting point of automobile images, wherein the collecting point is provided on a self-driving device; processing the to-be-processed image using a deep learning model, and outputting a state parameter of an automobile in the to-be-processed image, wherein the state parameter is used to indicate one or more of the following automobile states: a brake lamp state, a steering lamp state, a door state, a trunk door state, a wheel pointing direction state, and a distance between the automobile and the collecting point of automobile images; and determining an automobile behavior in the to-be-processed image according to the state parameter, wherein the automobile behavior comprises one of the following: a braking behavior, a traveling behavior, a steering behavior, and a parking behavior; characterized in that the determining the automobile behavior in the to-be-processed image according to the state parameter comprises: determining that the automobile has a braking behavior when a value of the distance between the automobile and the collecting point of automobile images is relatively small; and determining that the automobile has a steering behavior when the wheel pointing direction state indicates that an orientation of a front wheel is not consistent with an orientation of a rear wheel. determining that the automobile has a braking behavior when a value of the distance between the automobile and the collecting point of automobile images is relatively small; and determining that the automobile has a steering behavior when the wheel pointing direction state indicates that an orientation of a front wheel is not consistent with an orientation of a rear wheel.
A charge avalanche photodetector system (CAPD system) with a charge avalanche photodetector based on the charge avalanche principle, preferably with a semiconductor photomultiplier or an avalanche photodiode, wherein the CAPD system has amplifier electronics electrically connected downstream (1-2) of the charge avalanche photodetector , wherein the charge avalanche photodetector is selectively operable either with a bias voltage V bias or without such a bias voltage V bias , characterized in that the CAPD system, both in operation of the charge avalanche photodetector with a bias voltage V bias and in operation of the charge avalanche photodetector without such a bias voltage V bias , is operable selectively either with the amplifier electronics switched on or with the amplifier electronics switched off, wherein the amplifier electronics comprises a multi-stage transimpedance amplifier. wherein the CAPD system has amplifier electronics electrically connected downstream (1-2) of the charge avalanche photodetector , wherein the charge avalanche photodetector is selectively operable either with a bias voltage V bias or without such a bias voltage V bias , characterized in that the CAPD system, both in operation of the charge avalanche photodetector with a bias voltage V bias and in operation of the charge avalanche photodetector without such a bias voltage V bias , is operable selectively either with the amplifier electronics switched on or with the amplifier electronics switched off, wherein the amplifier electronics comprises a multi-stage transimpedance amplifier.
Method for operating the externally visible lighting of a motor vehicle (K) with side windows, wherein the operation is carried out in such a way that a multiplicity of luminous regions are sequentially varied one after the other in such a way that a light effect image (LE) continuously varying relative to the motor vehicle (K) at least in a longitudinal direction (L) of the motor vehicle (K) is produced, the sequential variation of the luminous regions is carried out when the motor vehicle (K) is driving away in such a way that the light effect image (LE) moves with at least one change boundary region (G, G', G1, G2) relative to the motor vehicle (K) in the opposite direction to the current direction of travel (F) thereof, wherein a change boundary region is a region in which a defined luminous region just changes from one defined state to another state, characterized in that luminous regions within the areas of the side windows are varied sequentially, and the sequential variation of the luminous regions is synchronized with a current speed of travel (v K , v K' ,v K" ) of the motor vehicle (K) in such a way that relative to the motor vehicle (K) a speed (v G , v G1 , v G2 ) of the change boundary region (G, G', G1, G2) moving in the opposite direction to the current direction of travel (F) corresponds to the current speed of travel (v K , v K' ,v K" ).
A synthetic nutritional composition comprising 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL) as the only fucosylated oligosaccharide and lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT) as the only N-acetylated oligosaccharide, for use in preventing and/or treating infections and/or inflammations of the lower respiratory tract and/or of the ear in an infant, wherein 2'-FL is in a total amount of 0.75-1.65 g/L of the composition and/or in a total amount of 0.52-1.15 g/100g of composition on a dry weight basis; LNnT is in a total amount of 0.45-0.85 g/L of the composition and/or in a total amount of 0.31-0.59 g/100g of composition on a dry weight basis; the infant is a child under the age of 12 months; and the composition does not contain any sialylated oligosaccharide(s).
Emergency power supply unit for operating an emergency lighting means , preferably comprising at least one LED ; wherein the emergency power supply unit comprises: - an energy storage unit , preferably a rechargeable battery; - a charging unit comprising a first actively switched converter with at least a first switch (S1) and at least a first energy storage (L1), wherein the first actively switched converter is configured to charge the energy storage unit with electrical energy from an external electrical energy source ; - a driving unit comprising a second actively switched converter with at least a second switch (S2) and at least a second energy storage (L2), wherein the second actively switched converter is configured to supply the emergency lighting means with electrical energy from the energy storage unit ; and - a control unit configured to operate - the first actively switched converter based on feedback information fed back from the first actively switched converter and - the second actively switched converter based on feedback information fed back from the second actively switched converter ; characterized in that - the control unit is configured to receive via a single first pin (P1) the feedback information fed back from the first actively switched converter and the feedback information fed back from the second actively switched converter . - an energy storage unit , preferably a rechargeable battery; - a charging unit comprising a first actively switched converter with at least a first switch (S1) and at least a first energy storage (L1), wherein the first actively switched converter is configured to charge the energy storage unit with electrical energy from an external electrical energy source ; - a driving unit comprising a second actively switched converter with at least a second switch (S2) and at least a second energy storage (L2), wherein the second actively switched converter is configured to supply the emergency lighting means with electrical energy from the energy storage unit ; and - a control unit configured to operate - the first actively switched converter based on feedback information fed back from the first actively switched converter and - the second actively switched converter based on feedback information fed back from the second actively switched converter ; characterized in that - the first actively switched converter based on feedback information fed back from the first actively switched converter and - the second actively switched converter based on feedback information fed back from the second actively switched converter ; - the control unit is configured to receive via a single first pin (P1) the feedback information fed back from the first actively switched converter and the feedback information fed back from the second actively switched converter .
A tendon stripper , comprising: a shaft including a tip provided at a distal end of the shaft; and a retention structure moveable between an open position and a closed position to capture and retain a tendon relative to the tip , wherein the retention structure is provided entirely in a common plane (P) containing a centerline of the shaft, wherein the retention structure is a hook which is bisected by the common plane, wherein the hook includes a first linear portion , a second linear portion , and a curved portion connecting the first and second linear portions, wherein the first and second linear portions are substantially parallel to one another along their respective lengths, and the tip tapers to an edge coincident with the common plane and the edge intersects the centerline of the shaft. a shaft including a tip provided at a distal end of the shaft; and a retention structure moveable between an open position and a closed position to capture and retain a tendon relative to the tip , wherein the retention structure is provided entirely in a common plane (P) containing a centerline of the shaft, wherein the retention structure is a hook which is bisected by the common plane, wherein the hook includes a first linear portion , a second linear portion , and a curved portion connecting the first and second linear portions, wherein the first and second linear portions are substantially parallel to one another along their respective lengths, and the tip tapers to an edge coincident with the common plane and the edge intersects the centerline of the shaft.
An air displacement pipette comprising a tip mounting shaft having an interior surface and a distal end , a piston mounted for axial movement within the shaft and having a distal face , and a pipette tip mountable to the tip mounting shaft, the pipette tip having a generally elongated tubular configuration with an open proximal end and a tapered open distal end , and the shaft and piston together defining an interior space between the piston and the interior surface of the shaft; characterized by : the pipette tip comprising a mount portion and a liquid handling portion , wherein the mount portion includes the open proximal end of the tip and has an inward-facing sealing region adapted to seal against the piston, wherein the liquid handling portion includes the tapered open distal end of the tip, and wherein the mount portion is adapted for sliding insertion into the distal end of the shaft; the mount portion of the tip extending into the interior space between the piston and the shaft, the piston penetrating the open proximal end of the pipette tip, and the sealing region of the pipette tip forming an air tight seal against the piston when the tip is mounted on the shaft; a cooperative_structure on the pipette tip-mounting shaft and pipette tip for preventing the tip from moving axially with respect to the pipette when the piston is moved through the air tight seal between the piston and the tip; and the piston being axially movable within the mount portion of the tip, wherein an air volume only within the pipette tip is displaced to move liquid in and out of the pipette tip by the axial movement of the piston. the pipette tip comprising a mount portion and a liquid handling portion , wherein the mount portion includes the open proximal end of the tip and has an inward-facing sealing region adapted to seal against the piston, wherein the liquid handling portion includes the tapered open distal end of the tip, and wherein the mount portion is adapted for sliding insertion into the distal end of the shaft; the mount portion of the tip extending into the interior space between the piston and the shaft, the piston penetrating the open proximal end of the pipette tip, and the sealing region of the pipette tip forming an air tight seal against the piston when the tip is mounted on the shaft; a cooperative_structure on the pipette tip-mounting shaft and pipette tip for preventing the tip from moving axially with respect to the pipette when the piston is moved through the air tight seal between the piston and the tip; and the piston being axially movable within the mount portion of the tip, wherein an air volume only within the pipette tip is displaced to move liquid in and out of the pipette tip by the axial movement of the piston.
A method of providing a constant driving range over a multi-year period for an electric vehicle , wherein said electric vehicle is comprised of a battery pack coupled to an electric drive train, wherein said battery pack has an initial battery pack capacity at a beginning of said multi-year period and a final battery pack capacity at an end of said multi-year period, and wherein said final battery pack capacity is less than said initial battery pack capacity, the method comprising: setting a preset driving range at said beginning of said multi-year period, wherein said preset driving range corresponds to a percentage of an achievable driving range determined for said initial battery pack capacity, wherein said percentage is less than 100 percent; and prior to each charge cycle during said multi-year period, the method comprising: determining a current battery pack capacity; and determining a set of optimized charging parameters based on said current battery pack capacity and said preset driving range, wherein said set of optimized charging parameters are selected to optimize battery life while providing sufficient charge to said battery pack to insure said electric vehicle is capable of achieving said preset driving range; and charging said battery pack in accordance with said set of optimized charging parameters. setting a preset driving range at said beginning of said multi-year period, wherein said preset driving range corresponds to a percentage of an achievable driving range determined for said initial battery pack capacity, wherein said percentage is less than 100 percent; and prior to each charge cycle during said multi-year period, the method comprising: determining a current battery pack capacity; and determining a set of optimized charging parameters based on said current battery pack capacity and said preset driving range, wherein said set of optimized charging parameters are selected to optimize battery life while providing sufficient charge to said battery pack to insure said electric vehicle is capable of achieving said preset driving range; and determining a current battery pack capacity; and determining a set of optimized charging parameters based on said current battery pack capacity and said preset driving range, wherein said set of optimized charging parameters are selected to optimize battery life while providing sufficient charge to said battery pack to insure said electric vehicle is capable of achieving said preset driving range; and charging said battery pack in accordance with said set of optimized charging parameters.
Automatic welding machine for welding overlapping plastic material webs along their edges, with a heating device arranged at a chassis for melting the plastic material webs at the edges, the chassis having a support frame on which at least two running rollers disposed offset from each other, at least two pressing and feed rollers disposed opposite to each other, wherein a respective lower one is disposed stationary and a respective other upper one is disposed pivotably supported, and at least one drive unit with a transmission is arranged, wherein the running rollers are configured for supporting on a base, the pressing and feed rollers for passing an edge of the overlapping plastic material webs through and the drive unit with the transmission for driving the pressing and feed rollers , with a longitudinal bending arm of the support frame which protrudes in a welding direction from the support frame and which is elastically deformable at least in a direction that is vertical in an operating position of the automatic welding machine , wherein the longitudinal bending arm is rigidly fixed at the support frame with an end of the bending arm that is oriented backward in the welding direction, wherein the heating device is fixated with an installation section that is oriented backward in the welding direction at an end of the longitudinal bending arm that is oriented forward in the welding direction and wherein an actuation device for the longitudinal bending arm with the heating device is arranged at the support frame , with which the forward arm end can be bend downward, wherein the actuation device impacts the longitudinal bending arm directly through an actuation lever or indirectly through the heating device and thereby bends the longitudinal bending arm vertically downward in the operating position of the automatic welding machine .
An agent capable of promoting proliferation and differentiation of granulosa cells, said agent comprising a growth and differentiation factor-9 (GDF9) protein comprising a modified GDF9 polypeptide monomer which includes at least one amino acid substitution that enhances binding to and/or activation of activin-like kinase 4 and/or 5 receptor (ALK4/5), wherein the at least one amino acid substitution that enhances binding to and/or activation of ALK4/5 is/are selected from substitutions at one or more amino acid positions selected from the group consisting of positions 363, 366 and 369 of the human wild-type GDF9 (hGDF9) amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 1, or corresponding positions of other GDF9 proteins of other mammalian species, and wherein the at least one amino acid substitution that enhances binding to and/or activation of ALK4/5 is/are selected from the following amino acid substitutions: (i) S363R, S363K or S363H; (ii) K366G, K366A, K366V, K366I, K366L or K366M; and (iii) N369H, N369K or N369R. (i) S363R, S363K or S363H; (ii) K366G, K366A, K366V, K366I, K366L or K366M; and (iii) N369H, N369K or N369R.