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A computer implemented method for the automatic classification of pancreatic cysts using computed tomography, CT, images, the method comprising: accessing, by a computer, a set of CT images of a patient, each image of the set of CT images representing a different slice; performing, by the computer, a filtering operation on the set of CT images, and defining a region of interest, ROI, candidate to contain a pancreatic cyst within the filtered set of CT images; performing, by the computer, a segmentation operation of the defined ROI using a neural network, obtaining a segmented image as a result, the segmented image representing values of a first value for the pixels occupied by a pancreatic cyst and values of at least a second value for the pixels not occupied by a pancreatic cyst; performing, by the computer, a morphological analysis of the pancreatic cyst using an image processing algorithm that computes a value of eccentricity and of convexity of the pancreatic cyst by processing the pixels with the first value, and computes a value of a relative position of the pancreatic cyst by dividing the pixels with the second value in three thirds in a 3D space and by checking a 3D position of the pancreatic cyst within the divided three thirds; and classifying, by the computer, the pancreatic cyst based on the morphological analysis performed in the previous step and demographic data of the patient, the demographic data, at least, including the gender and age of the patient. accessing, by a computer, a set of CT images of a patient, each image of the set of CT images representing a different slice; performing, by the computer, a filtering operation on the set of CT images, and defining a region of interest, ROI, candidate to contain a pancreatic cyst within the filtered set of CT images; performing, by the computer, a segmentation operation of the defined ROI using a neural network, obtaining a segmented image as a result, the segmented image representing values of a first value for the pixels occupied by a pancreatic cyst and values of at least a second value for the pixels not occupied by a pancreatic cyst; performing, by the computer, a morphological analysis of the pancreatic cyst using an image processing algorithm that computes a value of eccentricity and of convexity of the pancreatic cyst by processing the pixels with the first value, and computes a value of a relative position of the pancreatic cyst by dividing the pixels with the second value in three thirds in a 3D space and by checking a 3D position of the pancreatic cyst within the divided three thirds; and classifying, by the computer, the pancreatic cyst based on the morphological analysis performed in the previous step and demographic data of the patient, the demographic data, at least, including the gender and age of the patient.
A temperature sensing device capable of automatically switching operational mode, comprising: a control unit configured to determine that the temperature sensing device is selectively to enter or to leave from a first mode, or to enter a temperature measurement mode; and a power circuit , electrically connected to the control unit for power supply, comprising a power supply unit configured to provide power required by the temperature sensing device ; characterized in that the power circuit further comprises a touch sensing circuit and a shake sensing circuit, wherein the touch sensing circuit and the shake sensing circuit are electrically connected to the control unit respectively, and, under the first mode, the touch sensing circuit is configured to detect when the temperature sensing device is touched by a user, and then enable the control unit to determine that the temperature sensing device is to leave from the first mode, wherein, when the temperature sensing device is not in the first mode, the shake sensing circuit is configured to detect whether the temperature sensing device is shaken by the user, and then enable the control unit to determine that the temperature sensing device is to enter the temperature measurement mode or return to the first mode. a control unit configured to determine that the temperature sensing device is selectively to enter or to leave from a first mode, or to enter a temperature measurement mode; and a power circuit , electrically connected to the control unit for power supply, comprising a power supply unit configured to provide power required by the temperature sensing device ; characterized in that the power circuit further comprises a touch sensing circuit and a shake sensing circuit, wherein the touch sensing circuit and the shake sensing circuit are electrically connected to the control unit respectively, and, under the first mode, the touch sensing circuit is configured to detect when the temperature sensing device is touched by a user, and then enable the control unit to determine that the temperature sensing device is to leave from the first mode, wherein, when the temperature sensing device is not in the first mode, the shake sensing circuit is configured to detect whether the temperature sensing device is shaken by the user, and then enable the control unit to determine that the temperature sensing device is to enter the temperature measurement mode or return to the first mode.
An apparatus for testing a sample , comprising: a sensor element comprising a first conductor, a second conductor and a third conductor, wherein: the first conductor , second conductor and third conductor are connected together electrically in series; the first conductor is connected to the second conductor at a first sensing junction ; the second conductor is connected to the third conductor at a second sensing junction ; and the apparatus further comprises a measurement unit , characterized in that the measurement unit is configured to: apply heating to a sample under test via Joule heating in the second conductor , the Joule heating being generated by driving an electrical current in series through the first conductor , second conductor and third conductor ; measure a thermal response of the sample to the heating by measuring a potential difference between the first conductor and the third conductor , wherein the potential difference is influenced by a temperature gradient along the first conductor and a temperature gradient along the third conductor via the Seebeck effect; and generate an indication of whether the sample satisfies a predetermined criterion based on the measured thermal response. the first conductor , second conductor and third conductor are connected together electrically in series; the first conductor is connected to the second conductor at a first sensing junction ; the second conductor is connected to the third conductor at a second sensing junction ; and the apparatus further comprises a measurement unit , characterized in that the measurement unit is configured to: apply heating to a sample under test via Joule heating in the second conductor , the Joule heating being generated by driving an electrical current in series through the first conductor , second conductor and third conductor ; measure a thermal response of the sample to the heating by measuring a potential difference between the first conductor and the third conductor , wherein the potential difference is influenced by a temperature gradient along the first conductor and a temperature gradient along the third conductor via the Seebeck effect; and generate an indication of whether the sample satisfies a predetermined criterion based on the measured thermal response. apply heating to a sample under test via Joule heating in the second conductor , the Joule heating being generated by driving an electrical current in series through the first conductor , second conductor and third conductor ; measure a thermal response of the sample to the heating by measuring a potential difference between the first conductor and the third conductor , wherein the potential difference is influenced by a temperature gradient along the first conductor and a temperature gradient along the third conductor via the Seebeck effect; and generate an indication of whether the sample satisfies a predetermined criterion based on the measured thermal response.
A hybrid construction machine comprising: an engine ; a motor-generator that is connected mechanically to said engine ; an electricity storage device that is connected electrically to said motor-generator ; a hydraulic pump that is driven by torque of said engine and/or said motor-generator ; a plurality of hydraulic actuators that are driven by pressurized oil from said hydraulic pump ; a controller that controls output of said electricity storage device ; and a monitor device that is connected to said controller ; an electricity storage device state detecting section that detects a plurality of state-amounts indicative of a state of said electricity storage device ; a low speed mode executing section that, when any one of the plurality of state-amounts detected by said electricity storage device state detecting section surpasses a given threshold, executes a low speed mode for reducing a movement speed of said hydraulic actuator in accordance with the surpassing degree; characterised in that : said controller includes: a speed reduction degree calculating section that calculates a speed reduction degree of a speed of said hydraulic actuator in said low speed mode; wherein said monitor device includes a speed reduction degree displaying part that displays the speed reduction degree of the speed of said hydraulic actuator. an engine ; a motor-generator that is connected mechanically to said engine ; an electricity storage device that is connected electrically to said motor-generator ; a hydraulic pump that is driven by torque of said engine and/or said motor-generator ; a plurality of hydraulic actuators that are driven by pressurized oil from said hydraulic pump ; a controller that controls output of said electricity storage device ; and a monitor device that is connected to said controller ; an electricity storage device state detecting section that detects a plurality of state-amounts indicative of a state of said electricity storage device ; a low speed mode executing section that, when any one of the plurality of state-amounts detected by said electricity storage device state detecting section surpasses a given threshold, executes a low speed mode for reducing a movement speed of said hydraulic actuator in accordance with the surpassing degree; characterised in that : said controller includes: a speed reduction degree calculating section that calculates a speed reduction degree of a speed of said hydraulic actuator in said low speed mode; wherein said monitor device includes a speed reduction degree displaying part that displays the speed reduction degree of the speed of said hydraulic actuator. a speed reduction degree calculating section that calculates a speed reduction degree of a speed of said hydraulic actuator in said low speed mode; wherein said monitor device includes a speed reduction degree displaying part that displays the speed reduction degree of the speed of said hydraulic actuator.
A process for removing an alkylene carbonate from a polyether-carbonate, comprising contacting a starting polyether-carbonate that contains at least 0.25 weight-%, based on the weight of the starting polyether carbonate, of one or more alkylene carbonates, with a solid absorbent that contains pores having an average pore size of at least 1 nm up to 100 nm as measured by gas absorption methods, at a temperature of 30 to 150°C and at which temperature the starting polyether-carbonate is a liquid.
Floor mat ,-which can be used at a standing workplace, having a mat surface , wherein a mat structure formed under the mat surface is made of an elastomeric material, in said mat structure irregularly distributed elements are disposed, the texture of said elements being harder than the texture of the elastomeric material of the mat structure , wherein the mat structure is disposed on a base part , on/at which said elements are formed in the shape of protrusions , characterized in that the mat structure is an upper part with recesses formed therein in which the hard elements are receivable.
A method for (i) providing information on the progression of chronic myeloid leukemia to an acute phase, (ii) providing information on the prognosis of chronic myeloid leukemia, (iii) providing information on the resistance of a chronic myeloid leukemia patient to a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, the method comprising: - measuring the expression level of Cordon-bleu protein-like 1 (Cobll1) in a patient's biological samples, wherein the biological sample is one or more selected from the group consisting of blood, plasma, serum and bone marrow, - comparing the obtained values with those of a control group, wherein, if the measured Cobll1 value is increased with respect to the control: (i) chronic myeloid leukemia has progressed to the acute phase, (ii) the prognosis is negative and survival is predicted to be short, (iii) the patient is resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. - measuring the expression level of Cordon-bleu protein-like 1 (Cobll1) in a patient's biological samples, wherein the biological sample is one or more selected from the group consisting of blood, plasma, serum and bone marrow, - comparing the obtained values with those of a control group,
A method of transmitting data by an apparatus in a communication system, the method comprising: generating a hash value by applying a hash function to original data; identifying whether there is an existing hash value equal to the generated hash value and a current time value exceeds a first timestamp value related to the effective time of the existing hash value; when there is the existing hash value equal to the generated hash value and the current time value does not exceed the first timestamp value related to an effective time of the existing hash value, generating a message including the generated hash value and not including the original data; when there is no existing hash value equal to the generated hash value or the current time value exceeds the first timestamp value, generating a message including both the original data and the generated hash value and storing the original data, the generated hash value, and a second timestamp value for the generated hash value; and transmitting the message. generating a hash value by applying a hash function to original data; identifying whether there is an existing hash value equal to the generated hash value and a current time value exceeds a first timestamp value related to the effective time of the existing hash value; when there is the existing hash value equal to the generated hash value and the current time value does not exceed the first timestamp value related to an effective time of the existing hash value, generating a message including the generated hash value and not including the original data; when there is no existing hash value equal to the generated hash value or the current time value exceeds the first timestamp value, generating a message including both the original data and the generated hash value and storing the original data, the generated hash value, and a second timestamp value for the generated hash value; and transmitting the message.
An antibody to solute carrier family 5 member 12 (Slc5a12) for use in the treatment of an inflammatory disease, wherein the antibody is a specific inhibitor of Slc5a12.
A non-flammable refrigerant mixture consisting essentially of: a. from 23 weight percent to 25.5 weight percent HFO-1234yf; b. from 22 weight percent to 24.5 weight percent HFC-32; c. from 24.5 weight percent to 27 weight percent HFC-125; and d. from 25.5 weight percent to 28 weight percent HFC-134a. a. from 23 weight percent to 25.5 weight percent HFO-1234yf; b. from 22 weight percent to 24.5 weight percent HFC-32; c. from 24.5 weight percent to 27 weight percent HFC-125; and d. from 25.5 weight percent to 28 weight percent HFC-134a.
Device for substance exchange between blood and at least one gas/gas mixture, comprising a first chamber which is able to be flowed through by blood and in which a multiplicity of substance-permeable hollow fibres are arranged around an axially extending first core element , wherein the hollow fibres are able to be flowed through by a gas/gas mixture and are able to be flowed around by blood, and a second chamber which is able to be flowed through by blood and in which a multiplicity of substance-permeable hollow fibres are arranged around an axially extending second core element , wherein the hollow fibres are able to be flowed through by a gas/gas mixture and are able to be flowed around by blood, wherein, in terms of flow, the second chamber is arranged so as to follow the first chamber in the blood-flow direction, wherein a. the first and second chambers are arranged next to one another with a spacing between their core-element central axes , and b. the two chambers have a connection in an axial end region, via which connection the chamber volumes able to be flowed through by blood are connected in the direction of the spacing, characterized in that, c. at the end region having the connection , a ring space is arranged around the respective hollow fibres of each chamber , wherein the two ring spaces overlap in the connection region . a. the first and second chambers are arranged next to one another with a spacing between their core-element central axes , and b. the two chambers have a connection in an axial end region, via which connection the chamber volumes able to be flowed through by blood are connected in the direction of the spacing,
A secure picture generating device for securing a picture , the secure generating device comprising: a processor ; and a memory that stores processor-executable instructions where the processor interfaces with the memory and the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured for: receiving the picture, segmenting the picture into a plurality of picture frames (120 1 , 120 2 , 120 3 ... 120 x ), creating a plurality of picture fragment sets (122 1 , 122 2 , 122 3 ... 122 x ), wherein each picture fragment set comprises a different set of picture frames selected from the plurality of picture frames, and the selected picture frames, when taken together collectively represent the picture, wherein upon receipt of the plurality of picture fragment sets at a secure picture displaying device, the selected picture frames of each picture fragment set are displayed one after another, and sending the plurality of picture fragment sets to a secure picture displaying device. a processor ; and a memory that stores processor-executable instructions where the processor interfaces with the memory and the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured for: receiving the picture, segmenting the picture into a plurality of picture frames (120 1 , 120 2 , 120 3 ... 120 x ), creating a plurality of picture fragment sets (122 1 , 122 2 , 122 3 ... 122 x ), wherein each picture fragment set comprises a different set of picture frames selected from the plurality of picture frames, and the selected picture frames, when taken together collectively represent the picture, wherein upon receipt of the plurality of picture fragment sets at a secure picture displaying device, the selected picture frames of each picture fragment set are displayed one after another, and sending the plurality of picture fragment sets to a secure picture displaying device. receiving the picture, segmenting the picture into a plurality of picture frames (120 1 , 120 2 , 120 3 ... 120 x ), creating a plurality of picture fragment sets (122 1 , 122 2 , 122 3 ... 122 x ), wherein each picture fragment set comprises a different set of picture frames selected from the plurality of picture frames, and the selected picture frames, when taken together collectively represent the picture, wherein upon receipt of the plurality of picture fragment sets at a secure picture displaying device, the selected picture frames of each picture fragment set are displayed one after another, and sending the plurality of picture fragment sets to a secure picture displaying device.
A method for detecting an edge of an iris in optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging of an eye, the method comprising: obtaining OCT data obtained from a scan of the eye, the OCT data comprising a plurality of A-lines, some of which pass through the iris and the lens of the eye and some of which pass through the lens but not the iris ; detecting a first interface extending across adjacent A-lines, wherein at least a portion of the detected first interface is assumed to correspond to either the anterior surface or posterior surface of the iris ; determining, for each of the adjacent A-lines, a first metric derived from one or more A-line pixels near the detected first interface, such that the first metric reflects an OCT signal intensity associated with the first interface; characterized by determining, for each of the adjacent A-lines, a second metric derived from one or more A-line pixels further from the detected first interface than the one or more A-line pixels used to derive the first metric, such that the second metric reflects OCT signal attenuation at a point or points posterior to the detected first interface; calculating an attenuation parameter for each of the adjacent A-lines, based on the first and second metrics; and determining, for each of the adjacent A-lines, whether the A-line passes through the iris , by comparing the attenuation parameter to a threshold value . obtaining OCT data obtained from a scan of the eye, the OCT data comprising a plurality of A-lines, some of which pass through the iris and the lens of the eye and some of which pass through the lens but not the iris ; detecting a first interface extending across adjacent A-lines, wherein at least a portion of the detected first interface is assumed to correspond to either the anterior surface or posterior surface of the iris ; determining, for each of the adjacent A-lines, a first metric derived from one or more A-line pixels near the detected first interface, such that the first metric reflects an OCT signal intensity associated with the first interface; characterized by determining, for each of the adjacent A-lines, a second metric derived from one or more A-line pixels further from the detected first interface than the one or more A-line pixels used to derive the first metric, such that the second metric reflects OCT signal attenuation at a point or points posterior to the detected first interface; calculating an attenuation parameter for each of the adjacent A-lines, based on the first and second metrics; and determining, for each of the adjacent A-lines, whether the A-line passes through the iris , by comparing the attenuation parameter to a threshold value .