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Computer-implemented method for segmenting metal objects in multiple two-dimensional projection images acquired using different projection geometries, each projection image showing a region of interest , wherein a three-dimensional x-ray image is reconstructed from the two-dimensional projection images in the region of interest , the method comprising the steps of: - using a trained artificial intelligence segmentation algorithm to calculate first binary metal masks for each projection image, - reconstructing a three-dimensional intermediate data set of a reconstruction region , which is larger than the region of interest , by determining, for each voxel of the intermediate data set, a metal value by back-projection of the first binary metal masks, wherein determining the metal value comprises counting, for each voxel of the resulting intermediate data set, how many pixels, associated with a ray crossing the voxel according to the respective known projection geometry and measured in a projection image, are described as showing metal by the first binary metal mask, - determining a three-dimensional binary metal mask, in which a voxel shows metal when the metal value is larger than a threshold value and no metal in all other cases, - determining second binary metal masks for each projection image by forward projecting the three-dimensional binary metal mask using the respective projection geometries. - using a trained artificial intelligence segmentation algorithm to calculate first binary metal masks for each projection image, - reconstructing a three-dimensional intermediate data set of a reconstruction region , which is larger than the region of interest , by determining, for each voxel of the intermediate data set, a metal value by back-projection of the first binary metal masks, wherein determining the metal value comprises counting, for each voxel of the resulting intermediate data set, how many pixels, associated with a ray crossing the voxel according to the respective known projection geometry and measured in a projection image, are described as showing metal by the first binary metal mask, - determining a three-dimensional binary metal mask, in which a voxel shows metal when the metal value is larger than a threshold value and no metal in all other cases, - determining second binary metal masks for each projection image by forward projecting the three-dimensional binary metal mask using the respective projection geometries.
An absorbent article comprising; (a) a topsheet having a skin facing side and a core facing side, the topsheet being liquid permeable and having the core facing side coated with at least about 0.01 mg/m 2 , preferably from about 0.05 mg/m 2 to about 0.2 mg/m 2 , of calcium carbonate; (b) a backsheet which is liquid impermeable; and (c) an absorbent core comprising an absorbent material, the absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; wherein the article further comprises a pair of barrier cuffs along the transverse side edges, wherein the pair of barrier cuffs are attached to the topsheet by a method selected from the group consisting of adhesive, heat, pressure, and combinations thereof; wherein the skin facing side of the topsheet is coated with from about 0.1% to about 1% per weight of the topsheet of a hydrophilic surfactant. (a) a topsheet having a skin facing side and a core facing side, the topsheet being liquid permeable and having the core facing side coated with at least about 0.01 mg/m 2 , preferably from about 0.05 mg/m 2 to about 0.2 mg/m 2 , of calcium carbonate; (b) a backsheet which is liquid impermeable; and (c) an absorbent core comprising an absorbent material, the absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; wherein the article further comprises a pair of barrier cuffs along the transverse side edges, wherein the pair of barrier cuffs are attached to the topsheet by a method selected from the group consisting of adhesive, heat, pressure, and combinations thereof; wherein the skin facing side of the topsheet is coated with from about 0.1% to about 1% per weight of the topsheet of a hydrophilic surfactant. wherein the article further comprises a pair of barrier cuffs along the transverse side edges, wherein the pair of barrier cuffs are attached to the topsheet by a method selected from the group consisting of adhesive, heat, pressure, and combinations thereof; wherein the skin facing side of the topsheet is coated with from about 0.1% to about 1% per weight of the topsheet of a hydrophilic surfactant.
Arrangement having a machine part and a secondary part, assembled on the machine part, for an ironless linear motor, having a spacer element and two yoke plates (2.1. 2.2) which lie parallel to one another and support magnets of alternating polarities, wherein the first yoke plate (2.1) and the second yoke plate (2.2) are held at a defined spacing by the spacer element and conjointly with the spacer element form a profile which is U-shaped in cross section and in which a primary part of the linear motor can move, and wherein the spacer element has at least two through bores , characterized in that a sleeve having in each case a first screw head (4.1) and in each case an internal thread is inserted in each case through the first yoke plate (2.1) and through the through bores , wherein the first screw heads (4.1) establish the first yoke plate (2.1) on the spacer element , and in that a screw having in each case a second screw head (5.1) is screwed into the respective sleeve through the second yoke plate (2.2) such that the second screw heads (5.1) establish the second yoke plate (2.2) on the spacer element , and in that the sleeves and the first screw heads (4.1) have in each case one common through bore with an internal thread, and in that the secondary part by means of an assembly screw is fastened to the machine part in that the assembly screw is inserted through a bore without a dedicated thread in the machine part and is screwed into the through bore of the sleeve .
A prescriptive seed treatment method comprising the steps of: providing a planter , a seed, and a seed-applied substance; calculating a location where the seed will be planted by the planter; selecting, based at least in part on a condition, a combination of seed and seed-applied substance to plant at the location; generating the combination of the seed and seed-applied substance prior to the combination being planted at the location; and planting the combination of the seed and seed-applied substance, characterized in that the step of generating the combination of the seed and seed-applied substance prior to the combination being planted at the location further comprises: providing a plurality of seed receptacles , wherein at least two of the plurality of seed receptacles contains a different combination of seed and seed-applied substance; generating the different combination of seed and seed-applied substance prior to placement into the at least two of the plurality of seed receptacles; selecting a seed receptacle from the plurality of seed receptacles containing the selected combination of seed and seed-applied substance; and delivering the selected combination of seed and seed-applied substance from the selected seed receptacle to be planted by the planter. providing a planter , a seed, and a seed-applied substance; calculating a location where the seed will be planted by the planter; selecting, based at least in part on a condition, a combination of seed and seed-applied substance to plant at the location; generating the combination of the seed and seed-applied substance prior to the combination being planted at the location; and planting the combination of the seed and seed-applied substance, characterized in that the step of generating the combination of the seed and seed-applied substance prior to the combination being planted at the location further comprises: providing a plurality of seed receptacles , wherein at least two of the plurality of seed receptacles contains a different combination of seed and seed-applied substance; generating the different combination of seed and seed-applied substance prior to placement into the at least two of the plurality of seed receptacles; selecting a seed receptacle from the plurality of seed receptacles containing the selected combination of seed and seed-applied substance; and delivering the selected combination of seed and seed-applied substance from the selected seed receptacle to be planted by the planter. providing a plurality of seed receptacles , wherein at least two of the plurality of seed receptacles contains a different combination of seed and seed-applied substance; generating the different combination of seed and seed-applied substance prior to placement into the at least two of the plurality of seed receptacles; selecting a seed receptacle from the plurality of seed receptacles containing the selected combination of seed and seed-applied substance; and delivering the selected combination of seed and seed-applied substance from the selected seed receptacle to be planted by the planter.
A retail merchandise pusher comprising: a housing ; a shaft rotatable in a first direction (R1) and a second direction (R2) about its axis; the retail merchandise pusher characterized by : a gear wheel coupled to the shaft such that the gear wheel is rotatable about the shaft in the second direction (R2); a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact ; wherein movement of the pusher along the track rotates the gear wheel , such that the gear wheel causes the first electrical contact to engage with the second electrical contact ; and a distance that the pusher has moved along the track can be measured by the total engagements between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact .
A method for issuing a warning of a discharge abnormality of a nozzle by using a self-organizing map (MP) defined by a plurality of nodes (ND), method comprising: (S10) acquiring detection data (DD), comprising a frequency signal (FS) indicating a discharge sound, indicating a discharge from the nozzle and acquiring a feature value (PP) from the detection data (DD); (S30) performing learning of the self-organizing map (MP) by using the detection data (DD), indicating a distance (D) between the feature value (PP) and a node (ND) closest to the feature value (PP) of the plurality of nodes, smaller than a predefined abnormality threshold value (Tha); (S40) storing the detection data (DD) indicating the distance larger than the abnormality threshold value (Tha) in a storage unit as recorded data (RD); and (S60) performing notification of the discharge abnormality of the nozzle when the number of pieces of the recorded data (RD) stored in the storage unit reaches a predetermined number (NTm). (S10) acquiring detection data (DD), comprising a frequency signal (FS) indicating a discharge sound, indicating a discharge from the nozzle and acquiring a feature value (PP) from the detection data (DD); (S30) performing learning of the self-organizing map (MP) by using the detection data (DD), indicating a distance (D) between the feature value (PP) and a node (ND) closest to the feature value (PP) of the plurality of nodes, smaller than a predefined abnormality threshold value (Tha); (S40) storing the detection data (DD) indicating the distance larger than the abnormality threshold value (Tha) in a storage unit as recorded data (RD); and (S60) performing notification of the discharge abnormality of the nozzle when the number of pieces of the recorded data (RD) stored in the storage unit reaches a predetermined number (NTm).
A method for recording and playing back an online conference, the method comprising the steps of : establishing, by a conferencing system , an audio conference between a plurality of participants accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; presenting, by the conferencing system , the audio conference and a conference interface displaying a participant object identifying each of the participants in the audio conference ; synchronously recording, by a client device, the audio conference with content presented in the conference interface ; storing, by the client device, the synchronized audio conference and content; and playing back, by the client device, the synchronized audio conference and content, wherein the step of synchronously recording the audio conference with content presented in the conference interface comprises the steps of : selecting, using an interface on the client device , a channel to record in the conference interface ; and selectively recording, by the client device, the content in the conference interface according to the user selection of one or more conference channels . establishing, by a conferencing system , an audio conference between a plurality of participants accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; presenting, by the conferencing system , the audio conference and a conference interface displaying a participant object identifying each of the participants in the audio conference ; synchronously recording, by a client device, the audio conference with content presented in the conference interface ; storing, by the client device, the synchronized audio conference and content; and playing back, by the client device, the synchronized audio conference and content, wherein the step of synchronously recording the audio conference with content presented in the conference interface comprises the steps of : selecting, using an interface on the client device , a channel to record in the conference interface ; and selectively recording, by the client device, the content in the conference interface according to the user selection of one or more conference channels . selecting, using an interface on the client device , a channel to record in the conference interface ; and selectively recording, by the client device, the content in the conference interface according to the user selection of one or more conference channels .
An electronic device comprising a substrate and at least two electrodes spaced by a nanogap, wherein the at least two electrodes are bridged by at least one nanoparticle and wherein the at least one nanoparticle has at least 2% of its projected area overlapping with the at least two electrodes spaced by a nanogap, wherein the at least two electrodes each have at least one straight side, said straight sides being parallel and the distance between adjacent said straight sides defining the nanogap, characterized in that the at least one nanoparticle is a nanosheet, a nanoplatelet, a nanoplate, a nanowall, a nanodisk, a nanoribbon, or a nanobelt, wherein the at least one nanoparticle is inorganic, and wherein the at least one nanoparticle comprises a material selected from Ge, HgS, HgSe, HgTe, PbS, PbSe, PbTe, CuInS 2 , CuInSe 2 , AgInS 2 , AgInSe 2 .
A Doppler-type log speed meter configured to measure a log speed of a ship, the log speed meter comprising: a measurement module arranged to acquire data of a time difference between a transmission wave and a received reflective wave, and the frequency of the reflective wave, and to output the acquired data to a ship speed calculation module as measurement data ; and a ship speed calculation module which calculates a flow velocity (U) at a given water depth (H) in fluid where the ship is floating based on the measurement data; wherein the ship speed calculation module is arranged to correct the flow velocity to calculate the log speed (V), characterized by : a data store which holds information on different correction coefficients according to navigational conditions of the ship; and a correction coefficient acquisition module which acquires the correction coefficient (α) corresponding to a navigational condition of the ship at a time of measuring the flow velocity, the navigational condition comprising at least one of a draft state (D) of the ship and the measured flow velocity (U), wherein the ship speed calculation module is arranged to correct the flow velocity based on the acquired correction coefficient (α) to calculate the log speed (V). a measurement module arranged to acquire data of a time difference between a transmission wave and a received reflective wave, and the frequency of the reflective wave, and to output the acquired data to a ship speed calculation module as measurement data ; and a ship speed calculation module which calculates a flow velocity (U) at a given water depth (H) in fluid where the ship is floating based on the measurement data; wherein the ship speed calculation module is arranged to correct the flow velocity to calculate the log speed (V), characterized by : a data store which holds information on different correction coefficients according to navigational conditions of the ship; and a correction coefficient acquisition module which acquires the correction coefficient (α) corresponding to a navigational condition of the ship at a time of measuring the flow velocity, the navigational condition comprising at least one of a draft state (D) of the ship and the measured flow velocity (U), wherein the ship speed calculation module is arranged to correct the flow velocity based on the acquired correction coefficient (α) to calculate the log speed (V). a data store which holds information on different correction coefficients according to navigational conditions of the ship; and a correction coefficient acquisition module which acquires the correction coefficient (α) corresponding to a navigational condition of the ship at a time of measuring the flow velocity, the navigational condition comprising at least one of a draft state (D) of the ship and the measured flow velocity (U), wherein the ship speed calculation module is arranged to correct the flow velocity based on the acquired correction coefficient (α) to calculate the log speed (V).
Use of a kit or device in the in vitro detection or diagnosis of stomach cancer, wherein said kit or device comprises a nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to a polynucleotide of stomach cancer marker: miR-718.
Parking lock arrangement for a drive train of a motor vehicle, comprising: a controllable locking mechanism for blocking a rotational movement of a drive element in the drive train of the motor vehicle, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spindle drive with a spindle shaft rotationally drivable about a spindle axis (X), an actuator for rotatingly driving the spindle shaft and a positioning element movable by rotating the spindle shaft for actuating a blocking element , which acts at least indirectly on the drive element in a blocking or releasing manner, and an unlocking mechanism for forced releasing of the locking mechanism , the unlocking mechanism comprises an unlocking element for rotating the spindle shaft and a manually operable control element for operating the unlocking element , characterized in that the unlocking element is movable via the control element from a normal position, in which the unlocking element is spaced apart from the spindle shaft , into an engagement position, in which the unlocking element is coupled in torque-transmitting manner to the spindle shaft for forced releasing of the locking mechanism . a controllable locking mechanism for blocking a rotational movement of a drive element in the drive train of the motor vehicle, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spindle drive with a spindle shaft rotationally drivable about a spindle axis (X), an actuator for rotatingly driving the spindle shaft and a positioning element movable by rotating the spindle shaft for actuating a blocking element , which acts at least indirectly on the drive element in a blocking or releasing manner, and an unlocking mechanism for forced releasing of the locking mechanism , the unlocking mechanism comprises an unlocking element for rotating the spindle shaft and a manually operable control element for operating the unlocking element , characterized in that the unlocking element is movable via the control element from a normal position, in which the unlocking element is spaced apart from the spindle shaft , into an engagement position, in which the unlocking element is coupled in torque-transmitting manner to the spindle shaft for forced releasing of the locking mechanism .
A process for purifying a recombinant polypeptide, wherein the recombinant polypeptide is not a membrane-inserted polypeptide, the process comprising the steps of: i) providing a solution comprising the recombinant polypeptide; ii) adding an alkyl glycoside to the solution; and iii) purifying the recombinant polypeptide by carrying out a step of chromatography on the solution, wherein step (iii) results in improved separation of the recombinant polypeptide from the host cell DNA and/or host cell protein in the solution compared to the same process without adding the alkyl glycoside to the solution, wherein optionally the alkyl glycoside is additionally included in the wash buffer of the chromatography step; or alternatively wherein the alkyl glycoside is not added to the solution in step ii), but only included in the wash buffer of the chromatography step.
A method for transferring a refrigerant composition containing difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, comprising transferring a refrigerant composition from a liquid phase in a supply source to a supply destination, wherein the liquid phase of the refrigerant composition in the supply source before the transfer contains 40.2 to 41.0 wt% difluoromethane, 29.5 to 31.0 wt% pentafluoroethane, and 28.0 to 30.3 wt% 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane.
Device for replacing a polishing disc made of a very soft material, in particular foam, foam rubber, felt or lambskin, which in function is coated with a polishing agent and is attached to a support plate of a polishing tool held by a robot by means of connecting elements, with a exchanging device with at least one dispenser in which a stack of polishing discs is arranged, wherein the dispenser has a removal opening whose clear width is greater than the associated dimension of the support plate and wherein an axially movable sliding device is provided on the side facing away from the removal opening, on which the stack rests, wherein the dispenser has limiting rods fixed to a floor and an intermediate floor passing through the limiting rods , on which the polishing discs can be stacked, characterized in that the length of the limiting rods forming a receiving cage for the polishing discs is adaptable to the stack height of the polishing discs , wherein the exchanging device is preceded by a removal device with which a polishing disc can be removed from the support plate , wherein the removal device is provided with a clamping device with which the polishing disc can be clamped laterally, wherein the clamping device has a toothed pulley with a main body serving as a toothed disc holder with a circular opening, wherein the main body has an inlet opening widening away from the toothed pulley , into which the support plate of a polishing tool with the polishing disc adhering thereto can be inserted, and an outlet opening widening away from the toothed pulley , through which a polishing disc released from the support plate can be removed from the clamping device.