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A method of determining a pointing angle of a target object, the method being implemented by a controller and comprising: receiving a target point cloud representing at least a portion of the target object, the target point cloud comprised of a plurality of points defined by a distance from a sensor (step 302); rotating the target point cloud through a plurality of rotation angles (steps 306, 314); generating a first weighted histogram and a second weighted histogram for each of the plurality of rotation angles (steps 308), wherein the first weighted histogram includes a first plurality of bins, each bin having a width defined in an x-axis, wherein the second weighted histogram includes a second plurality of bins, each bin having a width defined in a y -axis, wherein each bin is weighted based on a number of points located within the bin and a distance spanned by points in a direction perpendicular to a width of the bin; generating a score for each of the plurality of rotation angles based on the first weighted histogram and the second weighted histogram (steps 310); determining if the target object is L-shaped based on the score generated at each of the plurality of angles of rotation , wherein if the target object is determined to be L-shaped, then the target object is assigned a pointing angle based on the scores generated at each of the plurality of rotation angles (step 318). receiving a target point cloud representing at least a portion of the target object, the target point cloud comprised of a plurality of points defined by a distance from a sensor (step 302); rotating the target point cloud through a plurality of rotation angles (steps 306, 314); generating a first weighted histogram and a second weighted histogram for each of the plurality of rotation angles (steps 308), wherein the first weighted histogram includes a first plurality of bins, each bin having a width defined in an x-axis, wherein the second weighted histogram includes a second plurality of bins, each bin having a width defined in a y -axis, wherein each bin is weighted based on a number of points located within the bin and a distance spanned by points in a direction perpendicular to a width of the bin; generating a score for each of the plurality of rotation angles based on the first weighted histogram and the second weighted histogram (steps 310); determining if the target object is L-shaped based on the score generated at each of the plurality of angles of rotation , wherein if the target object is determined to be L-shaped, then the target object is assigned a pointing angle based on the scores generated at each of the plurality of rotation angles (step 318).
Shock absorber for a high-voltage device, the shock absorber comprising - a rod element having an external thread running around a longitudinal axis of the rod element , - two holders which support the rod element , - a rotational element which runs in the manner of a ring around the rod element and has an internal thread engaging into the external thread , so that translations of the rod element along the longitudinal axis cause rotations of the rotational element about the longitudinal axis , and - a carrier element which is mounted on the rotational element in such a way that rotations of the rotational element about the longitudinal axis decouple from the carrier element , characterized in that at least one resetting element is included which, in the event of a deflection of the rotational element out of an equilibrium position relative to the rod element along the longitudinal axis , exerts a resetting force counteracting the deflection on the rotational element , and wherein each resetting element is designed as a helical spring running around a portion of the rod element , the helix axis of the helical spring running parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod element . - a rod element having an external thread running around a longitudinal axis of the rod element , - two holders which support the rod element , - a rotational element which runs in the manner of a ring around the rod element and has an internal thread engaging into the external thread , so that translations of the rod element along the longitudinal axis cause rotations of the rotational element about the longitudinal axis , and - a carrier element which is mounted on the rotational element in such a way that rotations of the rotational element about the longitudinal axis decouple from the carrier element ,
In vitro method for the diagnosis or prognosis of major depression which comprises measuring, in a biological sample obtained from the patient, the level of expression or concentration level of LRP1 or a fragment thereof selected from the list comprising: LRP1 of SEQ ID NO: 9 and/or pro-LRP1 of SEQ ID NO:7, wherein if a deviation or variation of the ratio of the expression or concentration level of LRP1 of SEQ ID NO: 9 / proLRP1 of SEQ ID NO: 7, or of the level of expression or concentration level of pro-LRP1 of SEQ ID NO:7 is identified, as compared with the reference level of expression or concentration level measured in healthy control subjects, this is indicative that the subject is suffering from major depression or has a bad prognosis.
A method for determining a correct test performance for a flow test element, the method comprising the steps of: • providing a flow test element having a plurality of functional zones , the plurality of functional zones being at least partially fluidly connected and comprising an application zone , a testing zone fluidly connected to the application zone and configured for determination of a marker in a whole blood sample, a bridging zone located between and fluidly connected to the application zone and the testing zone , and a control zone located downstream from and fluidly connected to the testing zone , wherein the bridging zone comprises a bridge membrane fluidly connected to the application zone and the testing zone configured to hinder migration of erythrocytes to the testing zone , • applying a small volume of a liquid sample to the sample application zone of the flow test element, such that the liquid sample at least partially flows to the testing zone and control zone , and • determining correct test performance for the flow test element by measuring at least one optical parameter for one or more functional zones (3; 4; 5; 6; 7), and comparing the at least one optical parameter measured to at least one predefined optical parameter assigned to the one or more functional zones (3; 4; 5; 6; 7), thereby optically determining whether a part of the applied liquid sample reaching one of the zones of the plurality of functional zones is a whole blood sample, and optionally determining the marker in the whole blood sample by reading the testing zone , if correct test performance is determined, wherein if in the step of determining correct test performance non-correct test performance is detected, further analysis is interrupted. • providing a flow test element having a plurality of functional zones , the plurality of functional zones being at least partially fluidly connected and comprising an application zone , a testing zone fluidly connected to the application zone and configured for determination of a marker in a whole blood sample, a bridging zone located between and fluidly connected to the application zone and the testing zone , and a control zone located downstream from and fluidly connected to the testing zone , wherein the bridging zone comprises a bridge membrane fluidly connected to the application zone and the testing zone configured to hinder migration of erythrocytes to the testing zone , • applying a small volume of a liquid sample to the sample application zone of the flow test element, such that the liquid sample at least partially flows to the testing zone and control zone , and • determining correct test performance for the flow test element by measuring at least one optical parameter for one or more functional zones (3; 4; 5; 6; 7), and comparing the at least one optical parameter measured to at least one predefined optical parameter assigned to the one or more functional zones (3; 4; 5; 6; 7), thereby optically determining whether a part of the applied liquid sample reaching one of the zones of the plurality of functional zones is a whole blood sample,
A method for authorizing online sharing of a digital photograph or video, the method comprising: receiving, at an electronic device , content including the digital photograph or video; identifying an image of a person in the content; identifying authorization conditions associated with the person; identifying an image of an object or audio in the content; based on both the image of the person identified and the image of the object or audio identified, determining if the authorization conditions associated with the person are met; in response to determining that the authorization conditions are met, providing online access to the digital photograph or video. receiving, at an electronic device , content including the digital photograph or video; identifying an image of a person in the content; identifying authorization conditions associated with the person; identifying an image of an object or audio in the content; based on both the image of the person identified and the image of the object or audio identified, determining if the authorization conditions associated with the person are met; in response to determining that the authorization conditions are met, providing online access to the digital photograph or video.
A method for communication in a wireless network comprising: executing by one or more discovery devices (120, 320-920) it least steps comprising: receiving an acknowledgment to obtain a discovery period designated by the wireless network; transmitting a request message for access information to one or more target devices (140, 340-940) during the discovery period; transmitting to a server (180, 380-980) a second request message for obtaining proximity information between at least one pair of discovery devices (120, 320-920) and target devices (140, 340-940) and information related to the one or more discovery devices (120, 320-920) prior to the discovery period, wherein the proximity information indicates whether at least one of the one or more discovery device (120, 320-920) is in proximity of at least one of the one or more target device (140, 340-940); and obtaining the proximity information prior to the discovery period and receiving a second acknowledgement message for the access information from the one or more target devices (140, 340-940) during the discovery period, wherein both the proximity information and the second acknowledgement message for the access information are for establishing a communication link between at least one pair of discovery devices (120, 320-920) and target devices (140, 340-940). receiving an acknowledgment to obtain a discovery period designated by the wireless network; transmitting a request message for access information to one or more target devices (140, 340-940) during the discovery period; transmitting to a server (180, 380-980) a second request message for obtaining proximity information between at least one pair of discovery devices (120, 320-920) and target devices (140, 340-940) and information related to the one or more discovery devices (120, 320-920) prior to the discovery period, wherein the proximity information indicates whether at least one of the one or more discovery device (120, 320-920) is in proximity of at least one of the one or more target device (140, 340-940); and obtaining the proximity information prior to the discovery period and receiving a second acknowledgement message for the access information from the one or more target devices (140, 340-940) during the discovery period, wherein both the proximity information and the second acknowledgement message for the access information are for establishing a communication link between at least one pair of discovery devices (120, 320-920) and target devices (140, 340-940).
A sunshade apparatus to be mounted over an opening (P) of a roof of a vehicle, comprising: a pair of guide rails (R, R) to be disposed on both sides of the opening; a screen (S) to move along a longitudinal direction of each of the pair of guide rails to open or close the opening; and a roll-up device to send off or roll up the screen, wherein the roll-up device comprises a roll-up shaft having bending flexibility; a pair of end members disposed at both ends of the roll-up shaft; a pair of support members to be fixed to the vehicle to support each of the pair of end members; and an abutment member including a push-up portion to bend the roll-up shaft so as to protrude upward and a positioning portion to be disposed relative to the roll-up shaft on the side of the opening to position the roll-up shaft in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, characterised in that the pair of end members are formed so as to be movable relative to the pair of support members in the front-rear direction : of the vehicle in which the screen is rolled up or sent off when the opening is opened or closed by use of the screen. a pair of guide rails (R, R) to be disposed on both sides of the opening; a screen (S) to move along a longitudinal direction of each of the pair of guide rails to open or close the opening; and a roll-up device to send off or roll up the screen, wherein the roll-up device comprises a roll-up shaft having bending flexibility; a pair of end members disposed at both ends of the roll-up shaft; a pair of support members to be fixed to the vehicle to support each of the pair of end members; and an abutment member including a push-up portion to bend the roll-up shaft so as to protrude upward and a positioning portion to be disposed relative to the roll-up shaft on the side of the opening to position the roll-up shaft in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, a roll-up shaft having bending flexibility; a pair of end members disposed at both ends of the roll-up shaft; a pair of support members to be fixed to the vehicle to support each of the pair of end members; and an abutment member including a push-up portion to bend the roll-up shaft so as to protrude upward and a positioning portion to be disposed relative to the roll-up shaft on the side of the opening to position the roll-up shaft in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, characterised in that the pair of end members are formed so as to be movable relative to the pair of support members in the front-rear direction : of the vehicle in which the screen is rolled up or sent off when the opening is opened or closed by use of the screen.
A method of making an ether, comprising the steps of: a) reacting an alcohol of the formula ROH or R 1 O-(R 2 O) n H, wherein R or R 1 is selected from a straight, linear, or branched monovalent moiety other than H, R 2 is an alkylene of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and n is an integer in the range of 2 to 10,000, with at least a 20 molar percent stoichiometric excess of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide as a base to form an intermediate product mixture comprising an alkoxide anion, any remaining alcohol, and excess base, said reaction occurring at a first temperature; b) heating the intermediate product mixture to a second temperature greater than the first temperature; (c) optionally holding the intermediate product mixture at a third temperature greater than the first temperature and d) in the presence of the excess base and any remaining alcohol, adding a stoichiometric excess of a hydrocarbyl halide to the intermediate product mixture and reacting the alkoxide anion with the hydrocarbyl halide at a fourth temperature to form a product mixture comprising an ether, wherein the second, third and fourth temperatures are at least 110°C. a) reacting an alcohol of the formula ROH or R 1 O-(R 2 O) n H, wherein R or R 1 is selected from a straight, linear, or branched monovalent moiety other than H, R 2 is an alkylene of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and n is an integer in the range of 2 to 10,000, with at least a 20 molar percent stoichiometric excess of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide as a base to form an intermediate product mixture comprising an alkoxide anion, any remaining alcohol, and excess base, said reaction occurring at a first temperature; b) heating the intermediate product mixture to a second temperature greater than the first temperature; (c) optionally holding the intermediate product mixture at a third temperature greater than the first temperature and d) in the presence of the excess base and any remaining alcohol, adding a stoichiometric excess of a hydrocarbyl halide to the intermediate product mixture and reacting the alkoxide anion with the hydrocarbyl halide at a fourth temperature to form a product mixture comprising an ether, wherein the second, third and fourth temperatures are at least 110°C.
A data transmission method, comprising: generating , by a network device, a single user physical layer protocol data unit ,SU PPDU; and sending , by the network device, the SU PPDU to a station, wherein a bandwidth for sending the SU PPDU is greater than 20 MHz, and the bandwidth comprises a first sub-bandwidth and a second sub-bandwidth, wherein the first sub-bandwidth carries a first content channel of an extremely high throughput-signaling, EHT-SIG field of the SU PPDU, and the second sub-bandwidth carries a second content channel of the EHT-SIG field; and an universal signal, U-SIG overflow field carried in a first (i-1) information bits of the first content channel is the same as an U-SIG overflow field carried in a first (i-1) information bits of the second content channel, and an i th information bit to a j th information bit of the first content channel carry a user field , and an i th information bit to a j th information bit of the second content channel carry a padding field, wherein both i and j are positive integers, and 1 < i < j. generating , by a network device, a single user physical layer protocol data unit ,SU PPDU; and sending , by the network device, the SU PPDU to a station, wherein a bandwidth for sending the SU PPDU is greater than 20 MHz, and the bandwidth comprises a first sub-bandwidth and a second sub-bandwidth, wherein the first sub-bandwidth carries a first content channel of an extremely high throughput-signaling, EHT-SIG field of the SU PPDU, and the second sub-bandwidth carries a second content channel of the EHT-SIG field; and an universal signal, U-SIG overflow field carried in a first (i-1) information bits of the first content channel is the same as an U-SIG overflow field carried in a first (i-1) information bits of the second content channel, and an i th information bit to a j th information bit of the first content channel carry a user field , and an i th information bit to a j th information bit of the second content channel carry a padding field, wherein both i and j are positive integers, and 1 < i < j.
A method comprising: etching a trench in a body, the body having an embedded waveguide ; depositing a material in the trench having a variable refractive index along a depth of the trench, the variable refractive index configured to focus light rays propagating from the waveguide along an axis parallel to the depth of the trench onto an area of a surface of the body, wherein the material in the trench is Silicon-Oxynitride, SiON, and wherein the relative amounts of Oxygen and Nitrogen in the material vary along the axis parallel to the depth of the trench; and forming a surface of the material in the trench into a curve , the curve configured to focus the light rays along an axis parallel to a length of the trench onto the area of the surface of the body, wherein the trench further comprises a curved surface, and wherein forming the surface of the material into a curve comprises filling the trench with the material such that the curve in the surface of the material is formed by the curved surface of the trench. etching a trench in a body, the body having an embedded waveguide ; depositing a material in the trench having a variable refractive index along a depth of the trench, the variable refractive index configured to focus light rays propagating from the waveguide along an axis parallel to the depth of the trench onto an area of a surface of the body, wherein the material in the trench is Silicon-Oxynitride, SiON, and wherein the relative amounts of Oxygen and Nitrogen in the material vary along the axis parallel to the depth of the trench; and forming a surface of the material in the trench into a curve , the curve configured to focus the light rays along an axis parallel to a length of the trench onto the area of the surface of the body, wherein the trench further comprises a curved surface, and wherein forming the surface of the material into a curve comprises filling the trench with the material such that the curve in the surface of the material is formed by the curved surface of the trench.
A hot-pressed member comprising: a steel chemical composition containing, by mass%, C: 0.28 % or more and less than 0.42 %, Si: 1.5 % or less, Mn: 1.1 % or more and 2.4 % or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005 % or less, Al: 0.01 % or more and 0.50 % or less, N: 0.010 % or less, and Nb: 0.005 % or more and 0.15 % or less, optionally at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.15 % or less, B: 0.0050 % or less, Mo: 0.50 % or less, Cr: 0.50 % or less, Sb: 0.001 % or more and 0.020 % or less, Ca: 0.005 % or less, Mg: 0.005 % or less, REM: 0.005 % or less, V: 0.15 % or less, Cu: 0.50 % or less, Ni: 0.50 % or less, Sn: 0.50 % or less, Zn: 0.10 % or less, Co: 0.10 % or less, Zr: 0.10 % or less, Ta: 0.10 % or less, and W: 0.10 % or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; a microstructure in which a prior austenite average grain size is 8 μm or less, an average aspect ratio of prior austenite grains is 2.5 or less, a volume fraction of martensite is 90 % or more, and at least 20 Nb-based precipitates having a grain size of 0.005 μm or more and less than 0.10 μm are present on average per 100 μm 2 of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the member, measured according to the description; a standard deviation of Vickers hardness measured every 200 μm on a surface of the member of 40 or less; and a tensile strength of 1780 MPa or more, measured in accordance with JIS Z 2241 on a JIS No. 5 tensile test specimen that is collected at the hat bottom portion of the hot-pressed member. a steel chemical composition containing, by mass%, C: 0.28 % or more and less than 0.42 %, Si: 1.5 % or less, Mn: 1.1 % or more and 2.4 % or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005 % or less, Al: 0.01 % or more and 0.50 % or less, N: 0.010 % or less, and Nb: 0.005 % or more and 0.15 % or less, optionally at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.15 % or less, B: 0.0050 % or less, Mo: 0.50 % or less, Cr: 0.50 % or less, Sb: 0.001 % or more and 0.020 % or less, Ca: 0.005 % or less, Mg: 0.005 % or less, REM: 0.005 % or less, V: 0.15 % or less, Cu: 0.50 % or less, Ni: 0.50 % or less, Sn: 0.50 % or less, Zn: 0.10 % or less, Co: 0.10 % or less, Zr: 0.10 % or less, Ta: 0.10 % or less, and W: 0.10 % or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; a microstructure in which a prior austenite average grain size is 8 μm or less, an average aspect ratio of prior austenite grains is 2.5 or less, a volume fraction of martensite is 90 % or more, and at least 20 Nb-based precipitates having a grain size of 0.005 μm or more and less than 0.10 μm are present on average per 100 μm 2 of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the member, measured according to the description; a standard deviation of Vickers hardness measured every 200 μm on a surface of the member of 40 or less; and a tensile strength of 1780 MPa or more, measured in accordance with JIS Z 2241 on a JIS No. 5 tensile test specimen that is collected at the hat bottom portion of the hot-pressed member.