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A method of determining risk of heart disease in a patient, the method comprising: receiving an image of a breast of the patient obtained during a mammogram; computing one or more points of interest on the image; grouping and mapping the points of intertest onto mesoscale regions of interest based on the computed one or more points of interest; characterized in that the method further comprises computing one or more connected components for the mesoscale regions of interest based on the one or more points of interest in the mesoscale regions of interest, connectivity indexes for the mesoscale regions of interest, and neighboring regions connected to the mesoscale regions of interest, wherein the one or more connected components represents branches of a global curvilinear structure; computing one or more physical properties of the one or more connected components; selecting a set of branches based on the computed physical properties of the branches of the global curvilinear structure; identifying remaining points of interest in remaining mesoscale regions of interest based on the selected set of branches; growing a chain formed by the remaining points of interest, wherein the chain represents a macroscopic, global curvilinear calcified arterial structure; and determining the risk of heart disease based on detected calcified arterial structures in the macroscopic, global curvilinear calcified arterial structure. receiving an image of a breast of the patient obtained during a mammogram; computing one or more points of interest on the image; grouping and mapping the points of intertest onto mesoscale regions of interest based on the computed one or more points of interest; characterized in that the method further comprises computing one or more connected components for the mesoscale regions of interest based on the one or more points of interest in the mesoscale regions of interest, connectivity indexes for the mesoscale regions of interest, and neighboring regions connected to the mesoscale regions of interest, wherein the one or more connected components represents branches of a global curvilinear structure; computing one or more physical properties of the one or more connected components; selecting a set of branches based on the computed physical properties of the branches of the global curvilinear structure; identifying remaining points of interest in remaining mesoscale regions of interest based on the selected set of branches; growing a chain formed by the remaining points of interest, wherein the chain represents a macroscopic, global curvilinear calcified arterial structure; and determining the risk of heart disease based on detected calcified arterial structures in the macroscopic, global curvilinear calcified arterial structure.
A method of creating a correlation between telephone numbers associated with different geographical areas, comprising: receiving, from a first telephony device , a request for the assignment of a first telephone number associated with a first geographical area that is to correspond to a second telephone number associated with a second geographical area (S502); assigning the first telephone number associated with the first geographical area to the second telephone number associated with the second geographical area, and creating an association between the first and second telephone numbers such that when a calling party places a telephone call to the first telephone number using the first telephony device , the calling party will be connected to the second telephone number (S506); and informing the first telephony device of the first telephone number (S508) wherein the method is characterised by ; the informing step comprising initiating a telephone call to the first telephony device , where caller ID information for the telephone call included the assigned first telephone number and an identity of the party reachable at the second telephone number. receiving, from a first telephony device , a request for the assignment of a first telephone number associated with a first geographical area that is to correspond to a second telephone number associated with a second geographical area (S502); assigning the first telephone number associated with the first geographical area to the second telephone number associated with the second geographical area, and creating an association between the first and second telephone numbers such that when a calling party places a telephone call to the first telephone number using the first telephony device , the calling party will be connected to the second telephone number (S506); and informing the first telephony device of the first telephone number (S508) wherein the method is characterised by ; the informing step comprising initiating a telephone call to the first telephony device , where caller ID information for the telephone call included the assigned first telephone number and an identity of the party reachable at the second telephone number.
Process for producing tyres for vehicle wheels comprising, for each tyre being processed: - building a carcass sleeve on a first forming drum , - dissociating the carcass sleeve from the first forming drum after having associated it with a first transfer device and transferring it into a waiting station by means of said first transfer device , - in said waiting station , releasing the carcass sleeve from said first transfer device , after having associated it with a second forming drum , - transferring the second forming drum , with the carcass sleeve associated with it, from said waiting station to a bead forming station to carry out, on the second forming drum , the engagement of axially opposite ends of the carcass sleeve to respective anchoring annular structures so as to form a carcass structure , - transferring the second forming drum , with the carcass structure associated with it, from said bead forming station to said waiting station . - building a carcass sleeve on a first forming drum , - dissociating the carcass sleeve from the first forming drum after having associated it with a first transfer device and transferring it into a waiting station by means of said first transfer device , - in said waiting station , releasing the carcass sleeve from said first transfer device , after having associated it with a second forming drum , - transferring the second forming drum , with the carcass sleeve associated with it, from said waiting station to a bead forming station to carry out, on the second forming drum , the engagement of axially opposite ends of the carcass sleeve to respective anchoring annular structures so as to form a carcass structure , - transferring the second forming drum , with the carcass structure associated with it, from said bead forming station to said waiting station .
An absorbent article having an outwardly body-facing surface and an outwardly garment-facing surface , the article comprising: a topsheet ; a backsheet that contains a nonwoven facing laminated to a film, wherein the nonwoven facing contains a first nonwoven web containing a plurality of fibers formed from a first polyolefin composition and a second nonwoven web containing a plurality of fibers formed from a second polyolefin composition, wherein the first polyolefin composition contains at least one ethylene polymer and the second polyolefin composition contains at least one rigid propylene polymer and at least one ductile propylene polymer, the second nonwoven web defining the garment-facing surface of the article; and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet ; wherein the first nonwoven web is positioned adjacent to the second nonwoven web; wherein the rigid propylene polymer has a modulus of elasticity of from 800 to 4,000 MPa, as determined in accordance with ASTM D638-10; and wherein the modulus of elasticity of the ductile polymer is from 1 to 500 MPa, as determined in accordance with ASTM D638-10. a topsheet ; a backsheet that contains a nonwoven facing laminated to a film, wherein the nonwoven facing contains a first nonwoven web containing a plurality of fibers formed from a first polyolefin composition and a second nonwoven web containing a plurality of fibers formed from a second polyolefin composition, wherein the first polyolefin composition contains at least one ethylene polymer and the second polyolefin composition contains at least one rigid propylene polymer and at least one ductile propylene polymer, the second nonwoven web defining the garment-facing surface of the article; and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet ; wherein the first nonwoven web is positioned adjacent to the second nonwoven web; wherein the rigid propylene polymer has a modulus of elasticity of from 800 to 4,000 MPa, as determined in accordance with ASTM D638-10; and wherein the modulus of elasticity of the ductile polymer is from 1 to 500 MPa, as determined in accordance with ASTM D638-10.
A method comprising: providing an optical transducer and an optical element adjacent to the optical transducer on a carrier ; encasing the optical transducer and the optical element with an encasement ; forming a connector receiver in the encasement at a top side of the encasement at a location proximate to the optical transducer , wherein the connector receiver is for receiving a tooth of an optical fiber connector ; and cutting the encasement and the optical element to expose a side of the optical element , wherein the side of the optical element is flush with the edge of the encasement . providing an optical transducer and an optical element adjacent to the optical transducer on a carrier ; encasing the optical transducer and the optical element with an encasement ; forming a connector receiver in the encasement at a top side of the encasement at a location proximate to the optical transducer , wherein the connector receiver is for receiving a tooth of an optical fiber connector ; and cutting the encasement and the optical element to expose a side of the optical element , wherein the side of the optical element is flush with the edge of the encasement .
Apparatus for layer-wise additive manufacturing of a complex three-dimensional component , comprising: a bed with a material powder ; a measurement device for continuously monitoring quality indicators during the manufacture of the component with at least one laser for the locally delimited melting of a topmost layer of the material powder in a melting zone and at least one optical sensor for the primary capturing of the quality indicators in the region of the melting zone , wherein the optical sensor is integrated in a guidance system of the at least one laser for spatially positioning the laser in relation to the component , wherein the laser radiation emitted by the at least one laser is deflectable onto the material powder of the topmost layer of the bed using a semi-transparent mirror and measurement radiation scattered by the material powder is feedable to the at least one optical sensor after the deflection-free passage through the mirror ; and a processing cell which is filled with an inert gas atmosphere and at least partially surrounds the measurement device and the bed . a bed with a material powder ; a measurement device for continuously monitoring quality indicators during the manufacture of the component with at least one laser for the locally delimited melting of a topmost layer of the material powder in a melting zone and at least one optical sensor for the primary capturing of the quality indicators in the region of the melting zone , wherein the optical sensor is integrated in a guidance system of the at least one laser for spatially positioning the laser in relation to the component , wherein the laser radiation emitted by the at least one laser is deflectable onto the material powder of the topmost layer of the bed using a semi-transparent mirror and measurement radiation scattered by the material powder is feedable to the at least one optical sensor after the deflection-free passage through the mirror ; and a processing cell which is filled with an inert gas atmosphere and at least partially surrounds the measurement device and the bed .
A clock recovery circuit, comprising: a data slicer configured to output data values based on an input signal; a first error block ; a phase adjustment loop , comprising: a first error slicer configured to generate a first error signal based on a comparison of a threshold voltage and an input voltage, and to provide the first error signal to the first error block and to a second error block , wherein the first error block is configured to selectively output the first error signal in response to a first pattern in the output data values; the second error block configured to selectively output the first error signal in response to a second pattern in the output data values; and a voltage threshold modification circuitry configured to adjust the threshold voltage based on output of the second error block ; a voltage-controlled oscillator , wherein the data slicer and the first error slicer are clocked based on output of the voltage-controlled oscillator ; and a loop filter configured to control a frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator based on output of the first error block , wherein the input voltage of the first error slicer is an output of the voltage-controlled oscillator , and wherein the first pattern and the second pattern are different patterns. a data slicer configured to output data values based on an input signal; a first error block ; a phase adjustment loop , comprising: a first error slicer configured to generate a first error signal based on a comparison of a threshold voltage and an input voltage, and to provide the first error signal to the first error block and to a second error block , wherein the first error block is configured to selectively output the first error signal in response to a first pattern in the output data values; the second error block configured to selectively output the first error signal in response to a second pattern in the output data values; and a voltage threshold modification circuitry configured to adjust the threshold voltage based on output of the second error block ; a first error slicer configured to generate a first error signal based on a comparison of a threshold voltage and an input voltage, and to provide the first error signal to the first error block and to a second error block , wherein the first error block is configured to selectively output the first error signal in response to a first pattern in the output data values; the second error block configured to selectively output the first error signal in response to a second pattern in the output data values; and a voltage threshold modification circuitry configured to adjust the threshold voltage based on output of the second error block ; a voltage-controlled oscillator , wherein the data slicer and the first error slicer are clocked based on output of the voltage-controlled oscillator ; and a loop filter configured to control a frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator based on output of the first error block , wherein the input voltage of the first error slicer is an output of the voltage-controlled oscillator , and wherein the first pattern and the second pattern are different patterns.
A decoding method, comprising: obtaining, by a decoding apparatus, a to-be-decoded sequence; performing, by the decoding apparatus, polar decoding using a serial cancellation list decoding manner with a cyclic redundancy check, CRC, on the to-be-decoded sequence to obtain a polar-decoded bit sequence, wherein the polar-decoded bit sequence comprises L CRC bits and A information bits, L and A are positive integers, L =6, and wherein the serial cancellation list decoding is performed based on the CRC check of the L CRC bits using the CRC polynomial D^6+D^5+1; and outputting, by the decoding apparatus, the polar-decoded bit sequence. obtaining, by a decoding apparatus, a to-be-decoded sequence; performing, by the decoding apparatus, polar decoding using a serial cancellation list decoding manner with a cyclic redundancy check, CRC, on the to-be-decoded sequence to obtain a polar-decoded bit sequence, wherein the polar-decoded bit sequence comprises L CRC bits and A information bits, L and A are positive integers, L =6, and wherein the serial cancellation list decoding is performed based on the CRC check of the L CRC bits using the CRC polynomial D^6+D^5+1; and outputting, by the decoding apparatus, the polar-decoded bit sequence.
A power distribution system comprising: a DC-DC converter which converts a DC power outputted from a DC power source into a DC power having a desired voltage level and outputs the DC power, the power distribution system further comprises: a power conditioner connected to the DC power source and an AC power system (AC), the power conditioner serving to convert the DC power outputted from the DC power source into an AC power synchronized with a phase of the AC power system (AC), output the AC power, and reversely supply the AC power to the AC power system (AC); and an operation control part which performs a control so that the DC-DC converter operates only when an input voltage of the DC-DC converter falls within a predetermined range, wherein the predetermined range is equal to or narrower than an operating voltage range of the power conditioner , wherein the power conditioner and the DC-DC converter are connected in parallel to the DC power source , so that the power conditioner and the DC-DC converter can be simultaneously operated. a DC-DC converter which converts a DC power outputted from a DC power source into a DC power having a desired voltage level and outputs the DC power, the power distribution system further comprises: a power conditioner connected to the DC power source and an AC power system (AC), the power conditioner serving to convert the DC power outputted from the DC power source into an AC power synchronized with a phase of the AC power system (AC), output the AC power, and reversely supply the AC power to the AC power system (AC); and an operation control part which performs a control so that the DC-DC converter operates only when an input voltage of the DC-DC converter falls within a predetermined range, wherein the predetermined range is equal to or narrower than an operating voltage range of the power conditioner , a power conditioner connected to the DC power source and an AC power system (AC), the power conditioner serving to convert the DC power outputted from the DC power source into an AC power synchronized with a phase of the AC power system (AC), output the AC power, and reversely supply the AC power to the AC power system (AC); and an operation control part which performs a control so that the DC-DC converter operates only when an input voltage of the DC-DC converter falls within a predetermined range, wherein the predetermined range is equal to or narrower than an operating voltage range of the power conditioner , wherein the power conditioner and the DC-DC converter are connected in parallel to the DC power source , so that the power conditioner and the DC-DC converter can be simultaneously operated.
A method for operating a digital assistant, the method comprising: at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory: receiving a user utterance; determining, based on a plurality of candidate text representations of the user utterance, a plurality of candidate user intents for the user utterance, wherein each candidate user intent of the plurality of candidate user intents corresponds to a respective candidate task flow of a plurality of candidate task flows; determining a plurality of task flow scores for the plurality of candidate task flows, each task flow score of the plurality of task flow scores corresponding to a respective candidate task flow of the plurality of candidate task flows; selecting, based on the plurality of task flow scores, a first candidate task flow of the plurality of candidate task flows; and executing the first candidate task flow, including presenting, to the user, results from executing the first candidate task flow. receiving a user utterance; determining, based on a plurality of candidate text representations of the user utterance, a plurality of candidate user intents for the user utterance, wherein each candidate user intent of the plurality of candidate user intents corresponds to a respective candidate task flow of a plurality of candidate task flows; determining a plurality of task flow scores for the plurality of candidate task flows, each task flow score of the plurality of task flow scores corresponding to a respective candidate task flow of the plurality of candidate task flows; selecting, based on the plurality of task flow scores, a first candidate task flow of the plurality of candidate task flows; and executing the first candidate task flow, including presenting, to the user, results from executing the first candidate task flow.
A method in a wireless device , comprising: obtaining , from a serving network node serving the wireless device in a serving cell , information related to a signal transmission configuration for a target network node , the information comprising a number of repetitions of a signal to be transmitted to the wireless device by the target network node as part of performing at least one radio operation, wherein the number of repetitions is based on a coverage enhancement level of the wireless device with respect to a neighbor cell associated with the target network node ; performing the at least one radio operation according to the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node , wherein the at least one radio operation comprises identifying a cell global identity ,CGI, of the neighbor cell associated with the target network node ; and the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node comprises the number of repetitions of a broadcast transmission to the wireless device by the target network node . obtaining , from a serving network node serving the wireless device in a serving cell , information related to a signal transmission configuration for a target network node , the information comprising a number of repetitions of a signal to be transmitted to the wireless device by the target network node as part of performing at least one radio operation, wherein the number of repetitions is based on a coverage enhancement level of the wireless device with respect to a neighbor cell associated with the target network node ; performing the at least one radio operation according to the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node , wherein the at least one radio operation comprises identifying a cell global identity ,CGI, of the neighbor cell associated with the target network node ; and the obtained information related to the signal transmission configuration for the target network node comprises the number of repetitions of a broadcast transmission to the wireless device by the target network node .
A medicament comprising paclitaxel for use in the treatment of a tumor of the pancreas by locally administering the paclitaxel to a tissue site of a patient in need of treatment by releasing a therapeutically effective amount of the paclitaxel from a drug-eluting device deployed at the tissue site, the device comprising a film that comprises a mixture of a degradable polymer comprising poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) and the paclitaxel, wherein the film has a thickness from about 2 μm to about 1000 μm, wherein the release of the therapeutically effective amount of the paclitaxel from the film is controlled by in vivo degradation of the polymer at the tissue site, and wherein the therapeutically effective amount is at least 1 mg/day of the paclitaxel.