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A method of printing on a curved surface of a pre-manufactured three-dimensional article , the method comprising: positioning the pre-manufactured three-dimensional article in a first position on an upper surface of a base of a printing system ; wherein the upper surface of the base defines a vertical axis that is perpendicular to the upper surface of the base ; and wherein the upper surface of the base defines a first horizontal axis (124; 126) that is parallel to the upper surface of the base and is perpendicular to the vertical axis ; discharging a print material from a nozzle of the printing system ; attaching the print material to a print surface of the pre-manufactured three-dimensional article , wherein the print surface includes at least one curved area, by moving the nozzle in a direction aligned with the vertical axis over the print surface and simultaneously moving the nozzle in a direction aligned with the first horizontal axis (122; 124) over the print surface ; and forming at least one embroidered pattern (1802; 1806) to the curved surface of the pre-manufactured three-dimensional article ; wherein the nozzle is spaced at a print distance from the print surface while attaching the print material to the print surface , and wherein for attaching the print material to the print surface the nozzle is moved from a non-zero print distance to a zero print distance such that the nozzle directly contacts the print surface of the pre-manufactured three-dimensional article . positioning the pre-manufactured three-dimensional article in a first position on an upper surface of a base of a printing system ; wherein the upper surface of the base defines a vertical axis that is perpendicular to the upper surface of the base ; and wherein the upper surface of the base defines a first horizontal axis (124; 126) that is parallel to the upper surface of the base and is perpendicular to the vertical axis ; discharging a print material from a nozzle of the printing system ; attaching the print material to a print surface of the pre-manufactured three-dimensional article , wherein the print surface includes at least one curved area, by moving the nozzle in a direction aligned with the vertical axis over the print surface and simultaneously moving the nozzle in a direction aligned with the first horizontal axis (122; 124) over the print surface ; and forming at least one embroidered pattern (1802; 1806) to the curved surface of the pre-manufactured three-dimensional article ; wherein the nozzle is spaced at a print distance from the print surface while attaching the print material to the print surface , and wherein for attaching the print material to the print surface the nozzle is moved from a non-zero print distance to a zero print distance such that the nozzle directly contacts the print surface of the pre-manufactured three-dimensional article .
A reception device configured to receive digital video broadcast - terrestrial signals compliant with a DVB-T2 standard, the signals including at least two different profiles including a first profile and a second profile, and to perform a channel scanning process for each of a plurality of reception frequency bands, and for each of the plurality of reception frequency bands, to demodulate a signal having the first profile which is a first received profile or a predetermined profile, and if the second profile is detected, to demodulate a signal having the second profile, or if the second profile is not detected, to skip the demodulating process for the second profile at a current frequency band. to receive digital video broadcast - terrestrial signals compliant with a DVB-T2 standard, the signals including at least two different profiles including a first profile and a second profile, and to perform a channel scanning process for each of a plurality of reception frequency bands, and for each of the plurality of reception frequency bands, to demodulate a signal having the first profile which is a first received profile or a predetermined profile, and if the second profile is detected, to demodulate a signal having the second profile, or if the second profile is not detected, to skip the demodulating process for the second profile at a current frequency band.
A receiving block for a ligature for woodwind instruments, such as clarinet or saxophone, in order to clamp a reed to a mouthpiece of the woodwind instrument, while preventing twisting or sliding, by exerting a compressive force onto the reed , so that an axis of symmetry or longitudinal direction of the reed is aligned with an axis of symmetry or longitudinal direction of a bearing surface of the mouthpiece , wherein the reed can be coupled to a mechanism of the receiving block or ligature either in a force-fitting or in a form-fitting manner with at least one side surface of the reed , wherein the receiving block is formed for use as a preassembled arrangement with a reed being mountable on the mouthpiece , wherein the reed , before the clamping of the receiving block or the ligature on the mouthpiece , is coupled in its predetermined relative position with respect to the ligature with the receiving block either in a force-fitting or even form-fitting and force-fitting manner, characterized in that the receiving block has at least one bow , springy elastic or formed with springy elastic material and mounted in the middle and/or so as to rotate which is formed for exerting a force-fit with a side surface of an insertable or inserted reed . wherein the receiving block is formed for use as a preassembled arrangement with a reed being mountable on the mouthpiece , wherein the reed , before the clamping of the receiving block or the ligature on the mouthpiece , is coupled in its predetermined relative position with respect to the ligature with the receiving block either in a force-fitting or even form-fitting and force-fitting manner, characterized in that the receiving block has at least one bow , springy elastic or formed with springy elastic material and mounted in the middle and/or so as to rotate which is formed for exerting a force-fit with a side surface of an insertable or inserted reed .
A fall protection system for a load in an elevated position, the fall protection system comprising at least two self-retracting lanyards configured to be removably coupled to the load , the at least two self-retracting lanyards associated with a single braking system that arrests movement of the at least two self-retracting lanyards when the single braking system mechanically senses a speed of any one of the at least two self-retracting lanyards has increased to a threshold brake speed; wherein the at least two self-retracting lanyards comprise respective lifelines wound on respective spools , and the respective spools are independently rotatable around a central axle of the fall protection system ; characterised in that : the single braking system comprises an end brake assembly and at least two spool brake assemblies respectively associated with the respective spools ; the end brake assembly is connected to one of the spool brake assemblies and comprises at least one end brake pawl ; the at least two spool brake assemblies and the end brake assembly are rotatable around the central axle of the fall protection system at a rotational speed equal to a fastest rotational speed of one of the respective spools that is rotating faster than any other of the respective spools ; and at least one end brake pawl is movable by centrifugal force acting against a spring force and positioned to engage an end brake gear to arrest movement of the at least two spool brake assemblies and the respective spools when at least one of the respective spools has reached the threshold brake speed. the at least two self-retracting lanyards comprise respective lifelines wound on respective spools , and the respective spools are independently rotatable around a central axle of the fall protection system ; characterised in that : the single braking system comprises an end brake assembly and at least two spool brake assemblies respectively associated with the respective spools ; the end brake assembly is connected to one of the spool brake assemblies and comprises at least one end brake pawl ; the at least two spool brake assemblies and the end brake assembly are rotatable around the central axle of the fall protection system at a rotational speed equal to a fastest rotational speed of one of the respective spools that is rotating faster than any other of the respective spools ; and at least one end brake pawl is movable by centrifugal force acting against a spring force and positioned to engage an end brake gear to arrest movement of the at least two spool brake assemblies and the respective spools when at least one of the respective spools has reached the threshold brake speed.
A generation method of generating quality control data for managing analysis accuracy of a sample analyzer, comprising: a step (S1) of obtaining a determination result regarding whether a sample is positive or negative from each of a plurality of sample analyzers; a step (S2) of generating an index for quality control based on a ratio of samples determined to be positive or negative by the plurality of sample analyzers, from a plurality of determination results obtained from the plurality of sample analyzers; and a step (S3) of generating quality control data for comparing the index with a ratio of samples determined to be positive or negative by a sample analyzer to be managed for analysis accuracy. a step (S1) of obtaining a determination result regarding whether a sample is positive or negative from each of a plurality of sample analyzers; a step (S2) of generating an index for quality control based on a ratio of samples determined to be positive or negative by the plurality of sample analyzers, from a plurality of determination results obtained from the plurality of sample analyzers; and a step (S3) of generating quality control data for comparing the index with a ratio of samples determined to be positive or negative by a sample analyzer to be managed for analysis accuracy.
A computing device that implements an image or video encoder adapted to perform a method comprising: encoding image or video content for which values of quantization parameter, QP, vary according to a relationship between a luma component and one or more chroma components, outputting at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content, wherein the encoding includes: determining a QP index from a luma component QP and a chroma component QP offset; and mapping the QP index to a chroma component QP, wherein the mapping follows a table that maps different values of QP index to corresponding values of chroma component QP, wherein qP I represents the QP index, wherein QP C represents a value of chroma QP, characterized in that the table is: qP I QP C qP I QP C <30 = qP I 37 34 30 29 38 35 31 30 39 35 32 31 40 36 33 32 41 36 34 33 42 37 35 33 43 37 36 34 >43 = qP I - 6 encoding image or video content for which values of quantization parameter, QP, vary according to a relationship between a luma component and one or more chroma components, outputting at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content, wherein the encoding includes: determining a QP index from a luma component QP and a chroma component QP offset; and mapping the QP index to a chroma component QP, wherein the mapping follows a table that maps different values of QP index to corresponding values of chroma component QP, wherein qP I represents the QP index, wherein QP C represents a value of chroma QP, characterized in that the table is: qP I QP C qP I QP C <30 = qP I 37 34 30 29 38 35 31 30 39 35 32 31 40 36 33 32 41 36 34 33 42 37 35 33 43 37 36 34 >43 = qP I - 6 determining a QP index from a luma component QP and a chroma component QP offset; and mapping the QP index to a chroma component QP, wherein the mapping follows a table that maps different values of QP index to corresponding values of chroma component QP, wherein qP I represents the QP index, wherein QP C represents a value of chroma QP, characterized in that the table is: qP I QP C qP I QP C <30 = qP I 37 34 30 29 38 35 31 30 39 35 32 31 40 36 33 32 41 36 34 33 42 37 35 33 43 37 36 34 >43 = qP I - 6
Checking method for checking the sensitivity of a microbe to an antimicrobial agent, comprising: a first step of preparing a first sample mixed with a liquid containing a microbe with the antimicrobial agent; a second step of keeping the first sample warm at a predefined temperature and of keeping a second sample warm at a predefined temperature, this second sample being a liquid containing a second microbe from the same strain as the first microbe but without antimicrobial agent; a third step of observing a first microbe in the first sample using a microscope at a plurality of predefined times which comprise an initial state in which the first microbe is not affected by the antimicrobial agent and of observing a second microbe using the microscope at at least one of the plurality of predefined times; a fourth step of analyzing the appearance of the first observed microbe and of comparing a first image regarding an appearance of the first microbe with a second image regarding an appearance of the second microbe at at least one of the plurality of predefined times; and a fifth step of evaluating the sensitivity of the first microbe to chemical agents with respect to the antimicrobial agent on the basis of a change in appearance of the first observed microbe, in which the microscope is a scanning electron microscope or a scanning probe microscope. a first step of preparing a first sample mixed with a liquid containing a microbe with the antimicrobial agent; a second step of keeping the first sample warm at a predefined temperature and of keeping a second sample warm at a predefined temperature, this second sample being a liquid containing a second microbe from the same strain as the first microbe but without antimicrobial agent; a third step of observing a first microbe in the first sample using a microscope at a plurality of predefined times which comprise an initial state in which the first microbe is not affected by the antimicrobial agent and of observing a second microbe using the microscope at at least one of the plurality of predefined times; a fourth step of analyzing the appearance of the first observed microbe and of comparing a first image regarding an appearance of the first microbe with a second image regarding an appearance of the second microbe at at least one of the plurality of predefined times; and a fifth step of evaluating the sensitivity of the first microbe to chemical agents with respect to the antimicrobial agent on the basis of a change in appearance of the first observed microbe, in which the microscope is a scanning electron microscope or a scanning probe microscope.
A method for detecting a failure in a system adapted to provide a medical treatment to a patient, wherein the system comprises • a reusable part having a processor and operating elements connected to the processor; and • a disposable cassette having a dedicated area intended to cooperate with at least one of the operating elements of the reusable part and a fluid pathway removably and fluidically connectable to the patient, wherein the system is adapted to infuse or to remove a fluid to or from the patient via the fluid pathway; the method comprising the following successive steps: • after the medical treatment is completed, blocking the fluidic communication between the patient and the fluid pathway; • performing a test, wherein the test comprises checking a feature of the fluid pathway or at least one of the operating elements interacting with the fluid pathway; • recording the test result; • monitoring a trend of several test results; and • determining, based on several test results, a normal operation and/or a malfunction. • a reusable part having a processor and operating elements connected to the processor; and • a disposable cassette having a dedicated area intended to cooperate with at least one of the operating elements of the reusable part and a fluid pathway removably and fluidically connectable to the patient, • after the medical treatment is completed, blocking the fluidic communication between the patient and the fluid pathway; • performing a test, wherein the test comprises checking a feature of the fluid pathway or at least one of the operating elements interacting with the fluid pathway; • recording the test result; • monitoring a trend of several test results; and • determining, based on several test results, a normal operation and/or a malfunction.
An ordering and payment facilitation system comprising: storage ; a plurality of user devices ; a plurality of resources ; one or more servers ; one or more partner devices associated with one or more partner premises; a back end point-of-sale, POS, application; and a front end application hosted on the one or more user devices and connected to the back end POS application, wherein the front end application is configured to: (i) enable a user to activate a trigger associated with packaging of a product by accessing a camera of the one of the plurality of user devices and, in response to the user waving the camera over a trigger image associated with the packaging of the product, activating the trigger, (ii) in response to the user activating the trigger, enabling the user to place an order for the product via a buy or reorder button in the video, and (iii) in response to the user placing the order, transmit the order directly to the back end POS application, wherein the back end POS application is configured to: in response to receiving the order from the front end application, enable a partner to fulfill the order, wherein the front end application is further configured to: in response to the user activating the trigger, provide the user with a video related to the product via the one of the plurality of user devices , and wherein front end application is further configured to: change the video based on a number of times the user activates the trigger. storage ; a plurality of user devices ; a plurality of resources ; one or more servers ; one or more partner devices associated with one or more partner premises; a back end point-of-sale, POS, application; and a front end application hosted on the one or more user devices and connected to the back end POS application, wherein the front end application is configured to: (i) enable a user to activate a trigger associated with packaging of a product by accessing a camera of the one of the plurality of user devices and, in response to the user waving the camera over a trigger image associated with the packaging of the product, activating the trigger, (ii) in response to the user activating the trigger, enabling the user to place an order for the product via a buy or reorder button in the video, and (iii) in response to the user placing the order, transmit the order directly to the back end POS application, wherein the back end POS application is configured to: in response to receiving the order from the front end application, enable a partner to fulfill the order, wherein the front end application is further configured to: in response to the user activating the trigger, provide the user with a video related to the product via the one of the plurality of user devices , and wherein front end application is further configured to: change the video based on a number of times the user activates the trigger.
A rubber composition comprising: a rubber component (A) containing a styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber (A1) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of -30°C or less, and a rubber (A2) other than the styrene-butadiene rubber (A1), the rubber (A2) being different in SP value by 0.35 (cal/cm 3 ) 1/2 or less from the styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber (A1); a thermoplastic resin (B); and a filler (C), the rubber component (A) containing 50 to 90 mass% of the styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber (A1), containing 10 to 50 mass% of the rubber (A2) different in SP value from the styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber (A1) by 0.35 (cal/cm 3 ) 1/2 or less, and containing 0 to 10 mass% of a rubber (A3) being different in SP value from the styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber (A1) by more than 0.35 (cal/cm 3 ) 1/2 , wherein the thermoplastic resin (B) is compounded by 5 to 40 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component (A), the rubber composition containing silica as the filler (C), wherein the filler (C) is compounded by 60 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component (A), and the silica is compounded by 40 to 70 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component (A).
A pivot cradle bearing having a curved cage segment , in which rolling bodies are guided, which are arranged between two bearing parts which can be pivoted with respect to one another, wherein a synchronization device , which is designed for synchronizing the relative movement of the bearing parts with the displacement of the cage segment , comprises a pivoting lever , which is mounted in the cage segment , characterized in that an articulated bearing is provided for mounting the pivoting lever in the cage segment , said articulated bearing being asymmetrical in design with respect to a tangential plane (TE) positioned centrally between an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the cage segment .
A computer-implemented method for processing borehole sonic dispersion data, comprising: receiving the borehole sonic dispersion data; categorizing the borehole sonic dispersion data into a plurality of discrete slowness-frequency points; inverting the categorized data to generate a dipole dispersion curve and a refined dataset; until a stop criterion is met, iteratively : applying an adaptive filter to the refined dataset to identify and remove points in the refined dataset that are outliers from the dipole dispersion curve; and inverting the refined dataset; and outputting the inverted dataset for use in interpreting properties of a formation and for performing mechanical characterization and formation petrophysical evaluation based in the interpreted formation properties. receiving the borehole sonic dispersion data; categorizing the borehole sonic dispersion data into a plurality of discrete slowness-frequency points; inverting the categorized data to generate a dipole dispersion curve and a refined dataset; until a stop criterion is met, iteratively : applying an adaptive filter to the refined dataset to identify and remove points in the refined dataset that are outliers from the dipole dispersion curve; and inverting the refined dataset; and applying an adaptive filter to the refined dataset to identify and remove points in the refined dataset that are outliers from the dipole dispersion curve; and inverting the refined dataset; and outputting the inverted dataset for use in interpreting properties of a formation and for performing mechanical characterization and formation petrophysical evaluation based in the interpreted formation properties.