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A lower vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising: a first cross member disposed on an intermediate portion of a front floor panel in a vehicle front-rear direction so as to serve as a bridge in a vehicle width direction; a second cross member disposed in a kick-up portion between the front floor panel and a rear floor panel so as to serve as a bridge in the vehicle width direction at a position in which at least a center portion in the vehicle width direction is higher than the first cross member ; and a battery unit disposed below at least the front floor panel to a rear end position of the front floor panel , wherein a high-strength portion for the front floor panel is formed on a rear end of the front floor panel in a lower end portion of the kick-up portion , the high-strength portion being coupled to both of a pair of left and right side sills . a first cross member disposed on an intermediate portion of a front floor panel in a vehicle front-rear direction so as to serve as a bridge in a vehicle width direction; a second cross member disposed in a kick-up portion between the front floor panel and a rear floor panel so as to serve as a bridge in the vehicle width direction at a position in which at least a center portion in the vehicle width direction is higher than the first cross member ; and a battery unit disposed below at least the front floor panel to a rear end position of the front floor panel , wherein a high-strength portion for the front floor panel is formed on a rear end of the front floor panel in a lower end portion of the kick-up portion , the high-strength portion being coupled to both of a pair of left and right side sills .
Side guide adapter for guiding and/or retaining a cargo item , in particular a pallet , in an aircraft, comprising: - at least one fastening element for fastening to a perforated rail section, of a side guide ; - at least one spacer element for bridging a distance to the cargo item , wherein the spacer element and the fastening element are hingedly connected to each other; and - at least one retaining section for the cargo item , which is arranged on an end face of the spacer element and comprises at least one retaining contour for guiding and/or retaining the cargo item characterized in that the retaining contour at least partially connects the side guide adapter to the cargo item in a form-fitting manner during use. - at least one fastening element for fastening to a perforated rail section, of a side guide ; - at least one spacer element for bridging a distance to the cargo item , wherein the spacer element and the fastening element are hingedly connected to each other; and - at least one retaining section for the cargo item , which is arranged on an end face of the spacer element and comprises at least one retaining contour for guiding and/or retaining the cargo item characterized in that the retaining contour at least partially connects the side guide adapter to the cargo item in a form-fitting manner during use.
A multi-audio stethoscope head, comprising a head body , a vibrating diaphragm and a fastener , wherein a sound collecting surface is provided on the head body, a sound guiding hole is provided in the sound collecting surface, and the fastener includes an axial through hole , a fastener sidewall configured for attaching to the head body and a diaphragm pressing portion configured for attaching the vibrating diaphragm to the head body; the vibrating diaphragm is disposed between the diaphragm pressing portion and the head body, and includes a lower surface facing the sound collecting surface of the head body and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, a sound collecting cavity is defined between the vibrating diaphragm and the sound collecting surface, wherein at least one protruding pole which protrudes towards the vibrating diaphragm is arranged on the sound collecting surface of the head body at an radially inner side of the through hole of the fastener, and the vibrating diaphragm, when not subjected to an external force, is spaced from the protruding pole so that a sound of a first frequency is heard by the stethoscope head; and when the vibrating diaphragm is pressed to concave downwards and rest against a top end of the protruding pole, the sound collecting cavity is not divided into a plurality of disconnected compartments and a sound of a second frequency different from the first frequency is heard by the stethoscope head.
A pre-formulation comprising a low viscosity, non-liquid crystalline, mixture of: i) at least one sorbitan ester; ii) at least one phospholipid; iii) at least one biocompatible, oxygen containing, low viscosity organic solvent; wherein component i) comprises at least one fatty acid ester of a sorbitan comprising a sorbitan head group and one to three fatty acyl tail groups; wherein the weight ratio of i) : ii) is in the range of 30:70 to 80:20; wherein the pre-formulation forms, or is capable of forming, at least one non-lamellar liquid crystalline phase structure upon contact with an aqueous fluid; and wherein the pre-formulation does not further comprise any of; triglycerides, retinyl palmitate, benzyl benzoate, cholesterol, ubiquinone, tocopherols or mixtures thereof; or the levels of triglycerides, retinyl palmitate, benzyl benzoate, ubiquinone, tocopherols, or cholesterol in the pre-formulation are all below 1,000 ppm by weight relative to the pre-formulation as a whole. i) at least one sorbitan ester; ii) at least one phospholipid; iii) at least one biocompatible, oxygen containing, low viscosity organic solvent; wherein the weight ratio of i) : ii) is in the range of 30:70 to 80:20; wherein the pre-formulation forms, or is capable of forming, at least one non-lamellar liquid crystalline phase structure upon contact with an aqueous fluid; and wherein the pre-formulation does not further comprise any of; triglycerides, retinyl palmitate, benzyl benzoate, cholesterol, ubiquinone, tocopherols or mixtures thereof; or the levels of triglycerides, retinyl palmitate, benzyl benzoate, ubiquinone, tocopherols, or cholesterol in the pre-formulation are all below 1,000 ppm by weight relative to the pre-formulation as a whole.
A method for local binary pattern based facial feature localization comprising: computing an active shape model (ASM) comprising a texture model for a global shape and an associated mean shape based on eye center positions , wherein the texture model for the global shape is based on a local binary pattern (LBP) model determined using a probability density for positive and negative samples of LBP features; and adjusting locations of feature points characterizing the mean shape based on the texture model for the global shape and an associated global shape model; determining an eye state by classification based on said probability density. computing an active shape model (ASM) comprising a texture model for a global shape and an associated mean shape based on eye center positions , wherein the texture model for the global shape is based on a local binary pattern (LBP) model determined using a probability density for positive and negative samples of LBP features; and adjusting locations of feature points characterizing the mean shape based on the texture model for the global shape and an associated global shape model; determining an eye state by classification based on said probability density.
A distance communication device between a watch and a communication terminal of a user, comprising a watch provided with a wireless communication module comprising an RFID chip , preferably passive, and a communication antenna associated with said RFID chip , characterized in that the communication module is housed in a crown or a mechanical push piece of said watch and in that the communication module comprises communication activation means configured to connect the communication module with an RFID receiver ; said communication activation means being implemented by human contact on a surface of said communication activation means and in that in response to the implementation of the communication activation means, the communication module is configured to send the RFID receiver a signal that generates the transmission, by a second communication module, of at least one information item in the form of an order or a command to the communication terminal .
An autonomous floor cleaner comprising: an autonomously moveable housing , a drive system for autonomously moving the housing over the surface to be cleaned, a controller for controlling the operation of the autonomous floor cleaner , and a plurality of occupiable space sensors having overlapping sensing zones and configured to detect open areas around the autonomous floor cleaner and provide this information as input to the controller ; wherein the controller is configured to: drive the autonomous floor cleaner in a zero-radius turn; analyze input from the plurality of occupiable space sensors to determine at least one area of occupiable space around the autonomous floor cleaner , wherein the at least one area of occupiable space comprises an open area large enough to drive the autonomous floor cleaner through; select a heading for the autonomous floor cleaner based on the determination of at least one area of occupiable space around the autonomous floor cleaner ; and operate the drive system to drive the autonomous floor cleaner forwardly on the heading. an autonomously moveable housing , a drive system for autonomously moving the housing over the surface to be cleaned, a controller for controlling the operation of the autonomous floor cleaner , and a plurality of occupiable space sensors having overlapping sensing zones and configured to detect open areas around the autonomous floor cleaner and provide this information as input to the controller ; wherein the controller is configured to: drive the autonomous floor cleaner in a zero-radius turn; analyze input from the plurality of occupiable space sensors to determine at least one area of occupiable space around the autonomous floor cleaner , wherein the at least one area of occupiable space comprises an open area large enough to drive the autonomous floor cleaner through; select a heading for the autonomous floor cleaner based on the determination of at least one area of occupiable space around the autonomous floor cleaner ; and operate the drive system to drive the autonomous floor cleaner forwardly on the heading. drive the autonomous floor cleaner in a zero-radius turn; analyze input from the plurality of occupiable space sensors to determine at least one area of occupiable space around the autonomous floor cleaner , wherein the at least one area of occupiable space comprises an open area large enough to drive the autonomous floor cleaner through; select a heading for the autonomous floor cleaner based on the determination of at least one area of occupiable space around the autonomous floor cleaner ; and operate the drive system to drive the autonomous floor cleaner forwardly on the heading.
An annuloplasty ring prosthesis comprising: a frame comprising an outer surface; and a cover surrounding the frame, the cover comprising a fixed, non-regenerative bioprosthetic tissue wherein: the cover comprises a sheet having a first edge and a second edge; the sheet covers the outer surface of the frame; the first edge and the second edge are joined together to form a seam; the sheet is dimensioned to permit the first edge and the second edge of the sheet to fold or roll upon each other to form a lip; and the lip protrudes away from the outer surface of the frame. a frame comprising an outer surface; and a cover surrounding the frame, the cover comprising a fixed, non-regenerative bioprosthetic tissue wherein: the cover comprises a sheet having a first edge and a second edge; the sheet covers the outer surface of the frame; the first edge and the second edge are joined together to form a seam; the sheet is dimensioned to permit the first edge and the second edge of the sheet to fold or roll upon each other to form a lip; and the lip protrudes away from the outer surface of the frame. the cover comprises a sheet having a first edge and a second edge; the sheet covers the outer surface of the frame; the first edge and the second edge are joined together to form a seam; the sheet is dimensioned to permit the first edge and the second edge of the sheet to fold or roll upon each other to form a lip; and the lip protrudes away from the outer surface of the frame.
A device comprising: a memory device configured to store a plurality of representations of a soundfield, each respective representation of the soundfield comprising a different set of ambisonic coefficients representative of the soundfield; and a processor, coupled to the memory device, the processor configured to: track a steering angle provided by one or more angles associated with a positioning of the device; and select, based on the steering angle, a particular representation of the soundfield from the plurality of representations stored to the memory device. a memory device configured to store a plurality of representations of a soundfield, each respective representation of the soundfield comprising a different set of ambisonic coefficients representative of the soundfield; and a processor, coupled to the memory device, the processor configured to: track a steering angle provided by one or more angles associated with a positioning of the device; and select, based on the steering angle, a particular representation of the soundfield from the plurality of representations stored to the memory device. track a steering angle provided by one or more angles associated with a positioning of the device; and select, based on the steering angle, a particular representation of the soundfield from the plurality of representations stored to the memory device.
Method of determining deformation along a first direction (D1) of an equipment in contact with hot material and comprising an inner face intended to be in contact with the hot material and an outer face opposite to the inner face , this method comprising the steps of: - providing the outer face with: o at least one first optical fibre (5 i ) set along the first direction (D1) and comprising at least two first Bragg gratings (6 ij ) having different grating periods for reflecting photons having different Bragg wavelengths, and o at least two second optical fibres (7 k ) set along at least one second direction (D2) that crosses the at least first optical fibre (5 i ) at a crossing point located in the vicinity of one of the first Bragg gratings (6 ij ), and each comprising, in the vicinity of a crossing point, a second Bragg grating (8 kn ) having a grating period for reflecting photons having a Bragg wavelength, - inputting photons having wavelengths belonging to a wavelength group comprising all of the Bragg wavelengths, into respective first ends of the first (5 i ) and second (7 k ) optical fibres, - determining wavelengths of photons reflected by a corresponding first (6 ij ) or second Bragg grating (8 kn ), and - determining a deformation of the equipment along the first direction from corresponding couples each comprising a determined wavelength λ R and a corresponding Bragg wavelength λ B . - providing the outer face with: o at least one first optical fibre (5 i ) set along the first direction (D1) and comprising at least two first Bragg gratings (6 ij ) having different grating periods for reflecting photons having different Bragg wavelengths, and o at least two second optical fibres (7 k ) set along at least one second direction (D2) that crosses the at least first optical fibre (5 i ) at a crossing point located in the vicinity of one of the first Bragg gratings (6 ij ), and each comprising, in the vicinity of a crossing point, a second Bragg grating (8 kn ) having a grating period for reflecting photons having a Bragg wavelength, o at least one first optical fibre (5 i ) set along the first direction (D1) and comprising at least two first Bragg gratings (6 ij ) having different grating periods for reflecting photons having different Bragg wavelengths, and o at least two second optical fibres (7 k ) set along at least one second direction (D2) that crosses the at least first optical fibre (5 i ) at a crossing point located in the vicinity of one of the first Bragg gratings (6 ij ), and each comprising, in the vicinity of a crossing point, a second Bragg grating (8 kn ) having a grating period for reflecting photons having a Bragg wavelength, - inputting photons having wavelengths belonging to a wavelength group comprising all of the Bragg wavelengths, into respective first ends of the first (5 i ) and second (7 k ) optical fibres, - determining wavelengths of photons reflected by a corresponding first (6 ij ) or second Bragg grating (8 kn ), and - determining a deformation of the equipment along the first direction from corresponding couples each comprising a determined wavelength λ R and a corresponding Bragg wavelength λ B .
An anticoagulant surface which surface has covalently bound thereto a plurality of fragments of heparin, wherein said fragments consist of 5-18 saccharide units and wherein said fragments of heparin are homogeneous in structure and all comprise polysaccharide sequence A: wherein R = Ac or SO 3 - which surface catalyses the inhibition of Flla and FXa by AT and wherein the fragments of heparin are end point attached. wherein R = Ac or SO 3 - which surface catalyses the inhibition of Flla and FXa by AT and wherein the fragments of heparin are end point attached.
An electrode for a rechargeable battery in which a current collector is coated with an electrode mixture including an electrode active material and a binder, the electrode comprising: a first electrode composite layer including PVdF as a first binder and the electrode active material and applied on a current collector; and a second electrode composite layer including a second binder and an electrode active material and applied on the first electrode composite layer, wherein crystallinity of the first binder is 58 or greater and crystallinity of the second binder is less than 58, wherein the thickness of the first electrode composite layer is smaller than the thickness of the second electrode composite layer, wherein crystallinity represents a weight ratio of a crystal part in the entirety of a polymer solid including the crystal part and a non-crystal part, and is measured by an NMR measurement method as defined in the description. a first electrode composite layer including PVdF as a first binder and the electrode active material and applied on a current collector; and a second electrode composite layer including a second binder and an electrode active material and applied on the first electrode composite layer, wherein crystallinity of the first binder is 58 or greater and crystallinity of the second binder is less than 58, wherein the thickness of the first electrode composite layer is smaller than the thickness of the second electrode composite layer, wherein crystallinity represents a weight ratio of a crystal part in the entirety of a polymer solid including the crystal part and a non-crystal part, and is measured by an NMR measurement method as defined in the description.
A clasp control mechanism for a delivery apparatus of an implantable prosthetic device ; the clasp control mechanism comprising a first side portion , and a second side portion and means for selectively coupling the first side portion and the second side portion ; wherein the first side portion is releasably coupleable to a first clasp control member being releasably coupled to a first clasp of the prosthetic device , and the second side portion is releasably coupleable to a second clasp control member being releasably coupled to a second clasp of the prosthetic device ; wherein, when the first side portion and the second side portion are coupled, the first side portion and the second side portion can be moved together to actuate the first clasp control member and the second clasp control member simultaneously; wherein, when the first side portion and the second side portion are uncoupled, the first side portion and the second side portion can be moved relative to each other to actuate the first clasp control member and the second clasp control member individually; and wherein actuating the clasp control members moves the clasps of the prosthetic device between an open configuration and a closed configuration. wherein the first side portion is releasably coupleable to a first clasp control member being releasably coupled to a first clasp of the prosthetic device , and the second side portion is releasably coupleable to a second clasp control member being releasably coupled to a second clasp of the prosthetic device ; wherein, when the first side portion and the second side portion are coupled, the first side portion and the second side portion can be moved together to actuate the first clasp control member and the second clasp control member simultaneously; wherein, when the first side portion and the second side portion are uncoupled, the first side portion and the second side portion can be moved relative to each other to actuate the first clasp control member and the second clasp control member individually; and wherein actuating the clasp control members moves the clasps of the prosthetic device between an open configuration and a closed configuration.
A system for controlling one or more suspended microchannel mechanical resonators and determining information from the resonator(s) behavior, comprising; at least one mechanical resonator, an excitation element configured to drive the resonator(s), a sensor configured to monitor the motion of the resonator(s), at least one phase locked loop (PLL) in feedback between the excitation element and monitoring sensor wherein each PLL is configured to operate at or near a different resonant mode of the resonator(s), and; a processor configured to determine information from PLL internal signals indicative of a resonator frequency shift; wherein the system is configured to determine one or more properties of a carried substance on the at least one suspended microchannel mechanical resonator by measuring the resonator frequency shift due to the presence of the carried substance as the carried substance flows through a channel on the resonator(s).