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A machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a programmable device to: send geo-location data corresponding to a location of the programmable device, an identifier corresponding to the programmable device, and a first cryptographic signature to a first geo-location data provider station, the first cryptographic signature including a chain of previous cryptographic signatures, respective ones of the previous cryptographic signatures corresponding to (a) previous locations of the programmable device and (b) locations of previous geo-location data provider stations; obtain from the first geo-location data provider station a second cryptographic signature, the second cryptographic signature including a cryptographic signature of (a) the identifier corresponding to the programmable device, (b) the geo-location data obtained from the programmable device, (c) geo-location data corresponding to a current location of the first geo-location data provider station, and (d) the chain of previous cryptographic signatures; and store the second cryptographic signature by adding the second cryptographic signature to the chain of previous cryptographic signatures, the geo-location data including timestamped two-dimensional or three-dimensional coordinates in a geo-location coordinate system. send geo-location data corresponding to a location of the programmable device, an identifier corresponding to the programmable device, and a first cryptographic signature to a first geo-location data provider station, the first cryptographic signature including a chain of previous cryptographic signatures, respective ones of the previous cryptographic signatures corresponding to (a) previous locations of the programmable device and (b) locations of previous geo-location data provider stations; obtain from the first geo-location data provider station a second cryptographic signature, the second cryptographic signature including a cryptographic signature of (a) the identifier corresponding to the programmable device, (b) the geo-location data obtained from the programmable device, (c) geo-location data corresponding to a current location of the first geo-location data provider station, and (d) the chain of previous cryptographic signatures; and store the second cryptographic signature by adding the second cryptographic signature to the chain of previous cryptographic signatures, the geo-location data including timestamped two-dimensional or three-dimensional coordinates in a geo-location coordinate system.
A method for supporting extended idle mode discontinuous reception, eDRX, activation in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, by a user equipment, a tracking area update, TAU, request message to a mobility management entity, MME, when a triggering condition of a TAU procedure is satisfied; and receiving, by the user equipment, a TAU accept message from the MME in response to the TAU request message, characterized by resuming, by the user equipment, eDRX, based on i) a packet data network, PDN, connection for an emergency bearer service being released and ii) an eDRX parameter having provided by the MME during the last TAU procedure, wherein based on the user equipment having the PDN connection for an emergency bearer service, i) the eDRX parameter is negotiated between the user equipment and the MME during the TAU procedure and ii) the eDRX is not used by the user equipment. transmitting, by a user equipment, a tracking area update, TAU, request message to a mobility management entity, MME, when a triggering condition of a TAU procedure is satisfied; and receiving, by the user equipment, a TAU accept message from the MME in response to the TAU request message, characterized by resuming, by the user equipment, eDRX, based on i) a packet data network, PDN, connection for an emergency bearer service being released and ii) an eDRX parameter having provided by the MME during the last TAU procedure, wherein based on the user equipment having the PDN connection for an emergency bearer service, i) the eDRX parameter is negotiated between the user equipment and the MME during the TAU procedure and ii) the eDRX is not used by the user equipment.
Process for the production of a cemented-carbide product with the steps of: - powder-metallurgical production of a cemented carbide with hard-material particles embedded in a ductile first metallic binder , where the hard-material particles are at least predominantly formed by WC or TiCN and the first metallic binder is formed by Co, Ni, Fe or a base alloy of at least one of Co, Ni, Fe, - selective removal of the first metallic binder in the region of the surface (O) of the cemented carbide with, at least in the vicinity of the surface, exposure of the hard-material particles in the said region, characterized by : - infiltration of the exposed hard-material particles with at least one of Cu, Ag or a base alloy of Cu or Ag as a second metallic binder at a temperature below the melting point of the first metallic binder and above the melting point of the second metallic binder , and - removal of any continuous layer of the second metallic binder at the surface (O) in a manner such that a composite material comprising the hard-material particles embedded into a material predominantly formed by the second metallic binder remains at the surface (O) and has a layer thickness (D) that is greater than the average grain size of the embedded hard-material particles , preferably ≥ 1 μm, more preferably ≥ 3 μm. - powder-metallurgical production of a cemented carbide with hard-material particles embedded in a ductile first metallic binder , where the hard-material particles are at least predominantly formed by WC or TiCN and the first metallic binder is formed by Co, Ni, Fe or a base alloy of at least one of Co, Ni, Fe, - selective removal of the first metallic binder in the region of the surface (O) of the cemented carbide with, at least in the vicinity of the surface, exposure of the hard-material particles in the said region, - infiltration of the exposed hard-material particles with at least one of Cu, Ag or a base alloy of Cu or Ag as a second metallic binder at a temperature below the melting point of the first metallic binder and above the melting point of the second metallic binder , and - removal of any continuous layer of the second metallic binder at the surface (O) in a manner such that a composite material comprising the hard-material particles embedded into a material predominantly formed by the second metallic binder remains at the surface (O) and has a layer thickness (D) that is greater than the average grain size of the embedded hard-material particles , preferably ≥ 1 μm, more preferably ≥ 3 μm.
A rotary encoder comprising: a light emitting portion that emits light; an optical element unit that divides the light into first light (LL1) and second light (LL2); an optical scale that includes a scale portion constituted with a polarizer, the scale portion receiving the first light (LL1) and the second light (LL2) from the optical element unit ; and a light receiving portion that receives the first light (LL1) and the second light (LL2) reflected from the scale portion and outputs a signal corresponding to light intensities of the received first and second lights, wherein the first light (LL1) and the second light (LL2) overlap in a plane of the scale portion , and wherein the optical scale is provided along a circumferential direction around the center axis of the optical scale and has an identification pattern different every 90° or 180° in the circumferential direction. a light emitting portion that emits light; an optical element unit that divides the light into first light (LL1) and second light (LL2); an optical scale that includes a scale portion constituted with a polarizer, the scale portion receiving the first light (LL1) and the second light (LL2) from the optical element unit ; and a light receiving portion that receives the first light (LL1) and the second light (LL2) reflected from the scale portion and outputs a signal corresponding to light intensities of the received first and second lights, wherein the first light (LL1) and the second light (LL2) overlap in a plane of the scale portion , and wherein the optical scale is provided along a circumferential direction around the center axis of the optical scale and has an identification pattern different every 90° or 180° in the circumferential direction.
An application device with a handle part and an application part, the application part having a surface onto which a redox initiator system is located, the redox initiator system comprising either a hydrophobic ascorbic acid component as hydrophobic reducing agent, a hydrophilic peroxide component as hydrophilic oxidizing agent, and a hydrophilic transition metal component, or a hydrophilic ascorbic acid component as hydrophilic reducing agent, a hydrophobic peroxide component as hydrophobic oxidizing agent, and a hydrophobic transition metal component. a hydrophobic ascorbic acid component as hydrophobic reducing agent, a hydrophilic peroxide component as hydrophilic oxidizing agent, and a hydrophilic transition metal component, a hydrophilic ascorbic acid component as hydrophilic reducing agent, a hydrophobic peroxide component as hydrophobic oxidizing agent, and a hydrophobic transition metal component.
A process for treating chromatin in a population of mammalian cells, the process comprising the steps: (i) cross-linking the chromatin within the cells in a population of mammalian cells; (ii) permeabilising the outer and nuclear cell membranes of the mammalian cells; and (iii) fragmenting the cross-linked chromatin within the permeabilised cells using micrococcal nuclease to produce mono-nucleosomes wherein the inter-nucleosomal linkers are at least partially intact. (i) cross-linking the chromatin within the cells in a population of mammalian cells; (ii) permeabilising the outer and nuclear cell membranes of the mammalian cells; and (iii) fragmenting the cross-linked chromatin within the permeabilised cells using micrococcal nuclease to produce mono-nucleosomes wherein the inter-nucleosomal linkers are at least partially intact.
A computer-implemented image processing method for representation of one or more static objects in a digital target image including a plurality of target pixels, the one or more static objects having surface elements with different surface reflectance properties, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of digital images of the one or more static objects, referred to as source images, wherein each source image of the plurality represents the one or more static objects under a constant viewing angle and under a different illumination angle; computing diffuse components for target pixels of one or more surface elements by computing for each target pixel of the one or more surface elements a set of diffuse reflection coefficients from a best-fit function when fitted into reflected light intensity values of corresponding source pixels of the source images under different illumination angles; generating normal vectors for the target pixels of the one or more surface elements by using the computed diffuse reflection coefficients wherein the normal vectors describe the spatial orientations of the one or more surface elements; determining glossy coefficients for the target pixels of the one or more surface elements as the distances between the corresponding best-fit function values and the reflected light intensity values of the corresponding source pixels for the different illumination angles; and generating glossy components for the target pixels of the one or more surface elements characterized in that generating comprises overlaying a computer graphics reflection model in accordance with the corresponding normal vectors and the determined glossy coefficients. receiving a plurality of digital images of the one or more static objects, referred to as source images, wherein each source image of the plurality represents the one or more static objects under a constant viewing angle and under a different illumination angle; computing diffuse components for target pixels of one or more surface elements by computing for each target pixel of the one or more surface elements a set of diffuse reflection coefficients from a best-fit function when fitted into reflected light intensity values of corresponding source pixels of the source images under different illumination angles; generating normal vectors for the target pixels of the one or more surface elements by using the computed diffuse reflection coefficients wherein the normal vectors describe the spatial orientations of the one or more surface elements; determining glossy coefficients for the target pixels of the one or more surface elements as the distances between the corresponding best-fit function values and the reflected light intensity values of the corresponding source pixels for the different illumination angles; and generating glossy components for the target pixels of the one or more surface elements characterized in that generating comprises overlaying a computer graphics reflection model in accordance with the corresponding normal vectors and the determined glossy coefficients.
A flicker reduction circuit , comprising: - a current regulating element configured to regulate a current fed to a series connection of at least one LED , the current regulating element having an input terminal, an output terminal and a control terminal, - a diode and a capacitor connected in series, an anode of the diode being connected to a first terminal of the flicker reduction circuit and a negative terminal of the capacitor being connected to a second terminal of the flicker reduction circuit , - a first resistor connected between a positive terminal of the capacitor and the control terminal of the current regulating element , and - a second resistor connected between the control terminal of the current regulating element and the second terminal of the flicker reduction circuit , characterised in that the input terminal of the current regulating element is directly connected to the first terminal of the flicker reduction circuit (107 112, 117, 122, 202) and that the flicker reduction circuit further comprises a third resistor connected between the output terminal of the current regulating element and the second terminal of the flicker reduction circuit . - a current regulating element configured to regulate a current fed to a series connection of at least one LED , the current regulating element having an input terminal, an output terminal and a control terminal, - a diode and a capacitor connected in series, an anode of the diode being connected to a first terminal of the flicker reduction circuit and a negative terminal of the capacitor being connected to a second terminal of the flicker reduction circuit , - a first resistor connected between a positive terminal of the capacitor and the control terminal of the current regulating element , and - a second resistor connected between the control terminal of the current regulating element and the second terminal of the flicker reduction circuit ,
A defect identifying apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store multiple defect identifiers that are trained to identify, from images of workpieces to be inspected, the presence or absence of a defect included in the workpieces, the defect identifiers being stored in association with attributes of the workpieces; an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a predetermined workpiece; a specifying unit configured to specify an attribute of the predetermined workpiece; a selecting unit configured to select, from the multiple defect identifiers , a first defect identifier that is stored in association with the specified attribute; an input unit configured to input the image of the predetermined workpiece to the first defect identifier ; and an output unit configured to output the presence or absence of the defect included in the predetermined workpiece, which is output from the first defect identifier , wherein the specifying unit is configured to specify the attribute of the predetermined workpiece from the image of the predetermined workpiece, with an attribute identifier that is trained to specify, from an image of a workpiece, an attribute of the workpiece, and wherein the attribute of the workpiece is expressed by an appearance-related feature of the workpiece. a storage unit configured to store multiple defect identifiers that are trained to identify, from images of workpieces to be inspected, the presence or absence of a defect included in the workpieces, the defect identifiers being stored in association with attributes of the workpieces; an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a predetermined workpiece; a specifying unit configured to specify an attribute of the predetermined workpiece; a selecting unit configured to select, from the multiple defect identifiers , a first defect identifier that is stored in association with the specified attribute; an input unit configured to input the image of the predetermined workpiece to the first defect identifier ; and an output unit configured to output the presence or absence of the defect included in the predetermined workpiece, which is output from the first defect identifier , wherein the specifying unit is configured to specify the attribute of the predetermined workpiece from the image of the predetermined workpiece, with an attribute identifier that is trained to specify, from an image of a workpiece, an attribute of the workpiece, and wherein the attribute of the workpiece is expressed by an appearance-related feature of the workpiece.
Modular product for creating photovoltaic installations comprising a plurality of flat photovoltaic modules of the same dimensions, each comprising two parallel posts , each having a lower end for vertical anchoring to a foundation, the posts being connected to one another by a first crossmember and by a second crossmember that are disposed orthogonal to the posts two photovoltaic panels disposed vertically in a space delimited by the posts and the crossmembers so as to leave an empty slot between the two photovoltaic panels , wherein the first crossmember is interrupted in correspondence with the empty slot by a mobile element that is able to assume a closed position so as to solidify the first crossmember and an open position making it possible to slide into the slot a second photovoltaic module that is identical or compatible and to connect, crosswise, the photovoltaic module and the second photovoltaic module.
A method of evaluating a patient's risk of developing Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML), the method comprising: i) determining, in a serum or plasma sample of the patient, an anti-JC Virus (JCV) antibody titer, wherein the anti-JCV antibody titer is determined by an ELISA assay comprising the following steps: (a) forming a reaction mixture comprising an aliquot of sample and a substrate on which is disposed Highly Purified Viral-Like Particles (HPVLPs), and (b) detecting the level of anti-JCV antibody bound to said substrate on which is disposed HPVLPs; wherein the anti-JCV antibody titer is expressed as an index value, wherein the index value is determined by normalizing an optical density (OD) value of the sample to a cut-off calibrator adjusted to have an nOD of 1, and a positive control is adjusted to have an nOD of 1.3; wherein the cut-off calibrator and positive control comprise a mixture of serum positive for anti-JCV antibodies and serum negative for anti-JCV antibodies, and wherein a negative control comprises anti-JCV antibody negative serum and has an nOD of 0.1; and ii) determining the patient to be at high risk of developing PML if the anti-JCV antibody index value is determined to be > 1.5. i) determining, in a serum or plasma sample of the patient, an anti-JC Virus (JCV) antibody titer, wherein the anti-JCV antibody titer is determined by an ELISA assay comprising the following steps: (a) forming a reaction mixture comprising an aliquot of sample and a substrate on which is disposed Highly Purified Viral-Like Particles (HPVLPs), and (b) detecting the level of anti-JCV antibody bound to said substrate on which is disposed HPVLPs; wherein the anti-JCV antibody titer is expressed as an index value, wherein the index value is determined by normalizing an optical density (OD) value of the sample to a cut-off calibrator adjusted to have an nOD of 1, and a positive control is adjusted to have an nOD of 1.3; wherein the cut-off calibrator and positive control comprise a mixture of serum positive for anti-JCV antibodies and serum negative for anti-JCV antibodies, and wherein a negative control comprises anti-JCV antibody negative serum and has an nOD of 0.1; and (a) forming a reaction mixture comprising an aliquot of sample and a substrate on which is disposed Highly Purified Viral-Like Particles (HPVLPs), and (b) detecting the level of anti-JCV antibody bound to said substrate on which is disposed HPVLPs; ii) determining the patient to be at high risk of developing PML if the anti-JCV antibody index value is determined to be > 1.5.
A laser sensor including: a light projector ; a light receiver to detect reflection light (L2) from a detection object (OB) to which laser light (L1) is emitted from the light projector , and an exterior component covering the light projector and the light receiver , wherein the exterior component includes: an optical window that transmits the laser light (L1) and the reflection light (L2), and a holder that surrounds an outer periphery of the optical window , wherein the holder extends from an outer edge of the optical window and includes a lid part , wherein the optical window and the holder are formed as an integrally-molded product made of a resin having transmittivity in a wavelength band of the laser light (L1), wherein the optical window includes a pair of curved optical surfaces facing each other, and wherein the holder includes a light shielding part that is located at least adjacent to the optical surfaces and shields the laser light (L1) and ambient light, characterised in that : the holder includes a gate part provided at a center of the lid part . a light projector ; a light receiver to detect reflection light (L2) from a detection object (OB) to which laser light (L1) is emitted from the light projector , and an exterior component covering the light projector and the light receiver , wherein the exterior component includes: an optical window that transmits the laser light (L1) and the reflection light (L2), and a holder that surrounds an outer periphery of the optical window , wherein the holder extends from an outer edge of the optical window and includes a lid part , an optical window that transmits the laser light (L1) and the reflection light (L2), and a holder that surrounds an outer periphery of the optical window , wherein the holder extends from an outer edge of the optical window and includes a lid part , wherein the optical window and the holder are formed as an integrally-molded product made of a resin having transmittivity in a wavelength band of the laser light (L1), wherein the optical window includes a pair of curved optical surfaces facing each other, and wherein the holder includes a light shielding part that is located at least adjacent to the optical surfaces and shields the laser light (L1) and ambient light,
A polarizable electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor and comprising porous carbon particles, a conductive assistant, a tungsten oxide powder and a binder, characterized in that the tungsten oxide is dispersed in the polarizable electrode material so that the tungsten oxide per 1 g of the polarizable electrode material has a surface area of 0.2 m 2 or more and less than 6 m 2 , the surface area being based on the BET specific surface area of the tungsten oxide in a powder state prior to being mixed as an electrode material.