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An information processing method, comprising: obtaining (S401) a current modulation and coding scheme, MCS, based on a current channel status; determine (S402), based on the obtained MCS, an encoding code rate of a transport block; and if a first code rate R real is greater than or equal to a second code rate R min , determining (S404), based on a maximum code block length K max of an LDPC code, a quantity C of code blocks into which the transport block is to be segmented, wherein the first code rate R real is a largest one among the encoding code rate of the transport block, a code rate limit of the transport block, and a minimum code rate supported by the LDPC code, R min,K , wherein the code rate limit of the transport block is (TBS + L TB,CRC )/ N IR , TBS is a length of the transport block, L TB,CRC is a length of cyclic redundancy check, CRC, bits of the transport block, and N IR is a size of a buffer used by the receive end to store soft information of the transport block, and the second code rate R min is a minimum code rate corresponding to the maximum code block length of the LDPC code, or a larger one between a minimum code rate corresponding to the maximum code block length of the LDPC code and a code rate limit of the maximum code block length of the LDPC code, wherein the code rate limit of the maximum code block length of the LDPC code is K max / N CB,limit , and N CB , limit is a size of a buffer used by a receive end to store soft information of the code block. obtaining (S401) a current modulation and coding scheme, MCS, based on a current channel status; determine (S402), based on the obtained MCS, an encoding code rate of a transport block; and if a first code rate R real is greater than or equal to a second code rate R min , determining (S404), based on a maximum code block length K max of an LDPC code, a quantity C of code blocks into which the transport block is to be segmented, wherein the first code rate R real is a largest one among the encoding code rate of the transport block, a code rate limit of the transport block, and a minimum code rate supported by the LDPC code, R min,K , wherein the code rate limit of the transport block is (TBS + L TB,CRC )/ N IR , TBS is a length of the transport block, L TB,CRC is a length of cyclic redundancy check, CRC, bits of the transport block, and N IR is a size of a buffer used by the receive end to store soft information of the transport block, and the second code rate R min is a minimum code rate corresponding to the maximum code block length of the LDPC code, or a larger one between a minimum code rate corresponding to the maximum code block length of the LDPC code and a code rate limit of the maximum code block length of the LDPC code, wherein the code rate limit of the maximum code block length of the LDPC code is K max / N CB,limit , and N CB , limit is a size of a buffer used by a receive end to store soft information of the code block.
Computer-implemented method of segmenting anatomical structures in a 3D medical image representation by applying a trained neural network, wherein applying the trained neural network comprises the steps of - 1) selecting an odd lengthed sequence of 2D slices derived from said 3D medical image representation, - 2) passing said sequence through a contraction block consisting of a number of repeated time-distributed convolution and max-pooling layers, - 3) feeding the output of the contraction block for each of the slices of said sequence of 2D slices to a first bidirectional convolutional Long Short Term Memory, LSTM, block - 4) passing the output of said first bidirectional convolutional LSTM block to an expansion block, consisting of a number of time-distributed convolution and upsampling layers repeated until the spatial resolution of concatenated features reaches a present size, said expansion block being arranged to concatenate features input to said expansion block with corresponding features output by said contraction block, - 5) passing the sequence of features output by said expansion block to a second bidirectional convolutional LSTM block, wherein the sequence is processed bidirectionally and the outputs of processing the sequence in each direction are combined, - 6) applying features resulting from the previous step to a 1×1 convolutional layer, - 7) subjecting each pixel of the result of the application of said 1×1 convolutional layer individually to an activation by a sigmoid function so as to obtain a mask in the range resulting in a segmentation mask of the middle slice of said odd lengthed sequence of 2D slices. - 1) selecting an odd lengthed sequence of 2D slices derived from said 3D medical image representation, - 2) passing said sequence through a contraction block consisting of a number of repeated time-distributed convolution and max-pooling layers, - 3) feeding the output of the contraction block for each of the slices of said sequence of 2D slices to a first bidirectional convolutional Long Short Term Memory, LSTM, block - 4) passing the output of said first bidirectional convolutional LSTM block to an expansion block, consisting of a number of time-distributed convolution and upsampling layers repeated until the spatial resolution of concatenated features reaches a present size, said expansion block being arranged to concatenate features input to said expansion block with corresponding features output by said contraction block, - 5) passing the sequence of features output by said expansion block to a second bidirectional convolutional LSTM block, wherein the sequence is processed bidirectionally and the outputs of processing the sequence in each direction are combined, - 6) applying features resulting from the previous step to a 1×1 convolutional layer, - 7) subjecting each pixel of the result of the application of said 1×1 convolutional layer individually to an activation by a sigmoid function so as to obtain a mask in the range resulting in a segmentation mask of the middle slice of said odd lengthed sequence of 2D slices.
A wetting mechanism for wetting a tube of a male urinary catheter, the wetting mechanism comprising: a housing forming a gripping element for the catheter, the housing being configured to be positioned initially at or proximal to the tip end of the catheter tube ; wherein the housing comprises a wetting chamber into which at least a portion of the catheter tube is able to be introduced and be moved therethrough to move at least a portion of the catheter tube through the wetting chamber , in use; and wherein the wetting mechanism comprises a wetting applicator positioned within the wetting chamber configured to hold fluid therein and release said fluid to wet the catheter tube upon movement of the tube through the wetting chamber wherein the housing comprises a holding chamber containing a volume of wetting fluid therein, and wherein the wetting chamber is fluidly connected or connectable to the holding chamber , wherein the wetting mechanism comprises a fluid release control component operable, in use, to control release of the fluid from the holding chamber into the wetting chamber , characterised in that the fluid release control component comprises a container positioned within or at least partially defining the holding chamber and having the fluid contained therein, and wherein the container is rupturable or otherwise openable to release fluid contained therein. a housing forming a gripping element for the catheter, the housing being configured to be positioned initially at or proximal to the tip end of the catheter tube ; wherein the housing comprises a wetting chamber into which at least a portion of the catheter tube is able to be introduced and be moved therethrough to move at least a portion of the catheter tube through the wetting chamber , in use; and wherein the wetting mechanism comprises a wetting applicator positioned within the wetting chamber configured to hold fluid therein and release said fluid to wet the catheter tube upon movement of the tube through the wetting chamber wherein the housing comprises a holding chamber containing a volume of wetting fluid therein, and wherein the wetting chamber is fluidly connected or connectable to the holding chamber , wherein the wetting mechanism comprises a fluid release control component operable, in use, to control release of the fluid from the holding chamber into the wetting chamber , characterised in that the fluid release control component comprises a container positioned within or at least partially defining the holding chamber and having the fluid contained therein, and wherein the container is rupturable or otherwise openable to release fluid contained therein.
Coupling apparatus for rail vehicles, having at least one buffer and at least one associated traction transfer device , wherein the coupling apparatus comprises: - a coupling element for connecting to a second, compatible coupling element of another rail vehicle, - an arcuate rail , on which the coupling element is arranged in a movable manner, characterized in that the rail is able to be fastened to the rail vehicle by means of fastening means indirectly via the traction transfer device and the coupling element or directly via the traction transfer device . - a coupling element for connecting to a second, compatible coupling element of another rail vehicle, - an arcuate rail , on which the coupling element is arranged in a movable manner, characterized in that the rail is able to be fastened to the rail vehicle by means of fastening means indirectly via the traction transfer device and the coupling element or directly via the traction transfer device .
A work assistance device that assists works for resolving a plurality of momentary stoppages simultaneously occurring in a system having a plurality of devices for producing products, the work assistance device comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, at occurrence of the plurality of momentary stoppages, actual historical information on a processing time required to previously produce the product in each of the devices; an estimation unit configured to perform maximum a posteriori probability estimation of a processing time required to produce the product in each of the devices, based on prior distribution stored in a storage unit and the acquired actual historical information on the processing time; and a determination unit configured to determine a work priority order of the works to resolve simultaneously occurring momentary stoppages based on the estimated processing times, and output the work priority order. an acquisition unit configured to acquire, at occurrence of the plurality of momentary stoppages, actual historical information on a processing time required to previously produce the product in each of the devices; an estimation unit configured to perform maximum a posteriori probability estimation of a processing time required to produce the product in each of the devices, based on prior distribution stored in a storage unit and the acquired actual historical information on the processing time; and a determination unit configured to determine a work priority order of the works to resolve simultaneously occurring momentary stoppages based on the estimated processing times, and output the work priority order.
Device for securing an object on a rail, having an elongated base body that can be placed transversely on the rail and comprises on one end an integrated actuating element that when actuated by a user moves latching hooks in opposite directions, said latching hooks being integrated lying opposite one another in the actuating element and being suitable for engaging behind the rail, wherein a first latching hook is moveable in an actuating direction of the actuating element and a second latching hook is movable in the direction opposite the actuating direction of the actuating element , wherein the second latching hook is moved by means of a deflecting element that is integrated in the device in the direction that is opposite the actuating direction of the actuating element, wherein the deflecting element is formed as one on the device on an end of the base body , said end lying opposite the actuating element, wherein the deflecting element comprises a deflecting lever, wherein the deflecting lever comprises a central bearing point (L), wherein when the actuating element is actuated the deflecting lever moves in a rotational manner about its bearing point (L), and wherein the two opposite-lying latching hooks are provided between the actuating element and the deflecting element in the longitudinal direction of the base body .
A cross-linker composition comprising the formula: wherein R 1 is an alkyl group.
Tube for a product, in particular a cosmetic product, with liquid or pasty consistency, or in the form of a gel, comprising: - a tube head , - a skirt having a proximal end connected to the tube head and an opposite distal end and forming an inner space (V) adapted to receive the product, said skirt and said tube head comprising polypropylene, said skirt being multi-layered, and polypropylene being present in an inner layer of the skirt and the head being provided on said skirt so as to be in contact with said inner layer . - a tube head , - a skirt having a proximal end connected to the tube head and an opposite distal end and forming an inner space (V) adapted to receive the product,
Dual electrical energy store electric power supply system for an electric or hybrid motor vehicle, intended to be connected to a power network of said vehicle, of the type comprising a first electrical energy store having a first energy-to-weight ratio and a first power-to-weight ratio and a second electrical energy store having a second energy-to-weight ratio less than said first energy-to-weight ratio and a second power-to-weight ratio greater than said first power-to-weight ratio, said first and second electrical energy stores being electrically coupled by a bidirectional DC-to-DC converter that is controlled on the basis of the operating states of said vehicle, characterized in that said DC-to-DC converter is at least partly floating with respect to a reference line of said power network and comprises a self-inductor , a capacitor , two first freewheeling diodes and two first semiconductor switching elements forming a first electronic filtering inductor suitable for a first charge transfer from said first electrical energy store to said second electrical energy store .
Method for transporting trench shorings, wherein each trench shoring includes two parallel plates spaced apart from one another using cylinders, a cylinder including an end part to ensure the connection with a first plate, an end part to ensure the connection with a second plate and at least one cylinder extension disposed between the two end parts, characterised in that the trench shoring is disposed on a frame of a stowing and storage device having: - a so-called top face, - at least two holding pins attached to the frame and having a cylindrical shape, both holding pins being disposed symmetrically relative to a median axis (A-A') of the frame , - at least two abutments attached to the frame and each spaced from the median axis (A-A') by the same distance, the space between one abutment and the median axis (A-A') being less than the space between each holding pin and the same median axis (A-A'), the abutments being longitudinally offset from the median axis, and - means for lifting the stowing and storage device , in that the plates of the trench shorings extend longitudinally and perpendicularly to said top face, in that the plates corresponding to a first trench shoring and disposed between a holding pin and an outer edge of the frame, in that the plates corresponding to another trench shoring are longitudinally aligned each with an abutment, and in that the assembly formed by the trench shorings and the stowing and storage device is transported using a winch and chains, or similar, for loading onto a truck bed or in a truck body. - a so-called top face, - at least two holding pins attached to the frame and having a cylindrical shape, both holding pins being disposed symmetrically relative to a median axis (A-A') of the frame , - at least two abutments attached to the frame and each spaced from the median axis (A-A') by the same distance, the space between one abutment and the median axis (A-A') being less than the space between each holding pin and the same median axis (A-A'), the abutments being longitudinally offset from the median axis, and - means for lifting the stowing and storage device ,
A blister pack comprising: - a backing ; - a cover being configured to attach to at least a portion of the backing, the cover and backing in combination being configured to form at least one sealed cavity for containing at least one product therein; and - at least one active member being configured to fit within the at least one sealed cavity, characterized in that the at least one active member includes a depression therein or an opening extending therethrough, or both, the active member being configured to surround the product or support the product in the depression, the product being within the at least one sealed cavity . - a backing ; - a cover being configured to attach to at least a portion of the backing, the cover and backing in combination being configured to form at least one sealed cavity for containing at least one product therein; and - at least one active member being configured to fit within the at least one sealed cavity, characterized in that the at least one active member includes a depression therein or an opening extending therethrough, or both, the active member being configured to surround the product or support the product in the depression, the product being within the at least one sealed cavity .
Device for closing an opening of a structure, comprising a fixed panel closing a first part of said opening and a movable panel , capable of closing an opening corresponding to a second part of said opening , said movable panel being guided in two rails between: - a closing position of said opening, in a first plane defined by said fixed panel , referred to as a closing plane; and - a sliding position, in a second plane, referred to as a sliding plane, substantially parallel to said closing plane, each of said rails carries at least one movable shuttle sliding in said rail , along a sliding axis, and carrying at least one first fixed pin , said first fixed pin cooperating with a control groove for the passage from said closing position to said sliding position, and vice versa, said groove being carried by a support secured to a frame of said movable panel and having at least one first portion extending transversely, allowing a passage from said closing position to said sliding position, and vice versa, and a second portion locking extending substantially parallel to said sliding axis, the device comprising at least one actuating element mounted on said movable panel and movable with respect to the frame of this movable panel in a direction parallel to said sliding axis , characterised in that said actuating element has a slot extending perpendicularly to said sliding axis and overlapping an upper part of one of said first pins , such that the actuating element acts directly on one of said first pins , so as to move it into the control groove with which it cooperates. - a closing position of said opening, in a first plane defined by said fixed panel , referred to as a closing plane; and - a sliding position, in a second plane, referred to as a sliding plane, substantially parallel to said closing plane,
An apparatus for use in a heated environment comprising: a CMC turbine blade ; a metal turbine disk having a surface interface with the CMC turbine blade ; and an interfacing layer , the interfacing layer being metal and having an inner surface and an outer surface , and the interfacing layer having layer portions positioned between opposite layer portions , the interfacing layer being configured for insertion between root surface of the CMC turbine blade and mating surface of the metal turbine disk , wherein respective outer surfaces of opposite layer portions of interfacing layer form a first collective interfacing surface with a mating surface of metal turbine disk , and respective inner surfaces of opposite layer portions of interfacing layer form a second collective interfacing surface with root surfaces of the CMC turbine blade , wherein the surface interface of the metal interfacing layer is compliant relative to asperities of the surface interface of the CMC turbine blade , a coefficient of friction between the surface interface of the CMC turbine blade and the metal turbine disk being about 1.0 or less at an operating temperature between about 300°C to about 325°C and a limiting temperature of the metal turbine disk , wherein the metal interfacing layer is between about 0.08 mm and about 0.25 mm thick. a CMC turbine blade ; a metal turbine disk having a surface interface with the CMC turbine blade ; and an interfacing layer , the interfacing layer being metal and having an inner surface and an outer surface , and the interfacing layer having layer portions positioned between opposite layer portions , the interfacing layer being configured for insertion between root surface of the CMC turbine blade and mating surface of the metal turbine disk , wherein respective outer surfaces of opposite layer portions of interfacing layer form a first collective interfacing surface with a mating surface of metal turbine disk , and respective inner surfaces of opposite layer portions of interfacing layer form a second collective interfacing surface with root surfaces of the CMC turbine blade , wherein the surface interface of the metal interfacing layer is compliant relative to asperities of the surface interface of the CMC turbine blade , a coefficient of friction between the surface interface of the CMC turbine blade and the metal turbine disk being about 1.0 or less at an operating temperature between about 300°C to about 325°C and a limiting temperature of the metal turbine disk , wherein the metal interfacing layer is between about 0.08 mm and about 0.25 mm thick.
A method for use in additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional workpiece , comprising: depositing material (M) onto a substrate to form a shape of the workpiece in accordance with an additive manufacturing process; determining a thermal characteristic of a portion of the workpiece during the additive manufacturing process; determining that the thermal characteristic of the portion exceeds a threshold associated with the portion ; adjusting a cooling parameter of a cooling flow to be applied to the workpiece responsive to determining that the thermal characteristic of the portion exceeds the threshold associated with the portion ; and applying the cooling flow with the adjusted cooling parameter to the portion of the workpiece ; characterized in that , the thermal characteristic is one of: temperature gradients; or peak temperature over time or within a region; or average temperature over time or within a region. depositing material (M) onto a substrate to form a shape of the workpiece in accordance with an additive manufacturing process; determining a thermal characteristic of a portion of the workpiece during the additive manufacturing process; determining that the thermal characteristic of the portion exceeds a threshold associated with the portion ; adjusting a cooling parameter of a cooling flow to be applied to the workpiece responsive to determining that the thermal characteristic of the portion exceeds the threshold associated with the portion ; and applying the cooling flow with the adjusted cooling parameter to the portion of the workpiece ; characterized in that , the thermal characteristic is one of: temperature gradients; or peak temperature over time or within a region; or average temperature over time or within a region. temperature gradients; or peak temperature over time or within a region; or average temperature over time or within a region.
An antagonist of GM-CSF for use in the treatment of osteoarthritis, wherein the antagonist is an antibody specific for the GM-CSF receptor.