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A digital photographing apparatus comprising: a first optical system configured to obtain (S110) a wide-angle image including a subject and a background; a second optical system configured to obtain (S120) a telephoto image including the subject with the subject zoomed and the background; a sensor configured to obtain (S30) photographing environment information including a distance between the digital photographing apparatus and the subject; and a processor configured to: determine whether the distance between the photographing apparatus and the subject is in a perspective mode range; and determine (S130) to generate a synthesized image of the wide-angle image and the telephoto image when the distance is within the perspective mode range; wherein the perspective mode range is a distance range between the digital photographing apparatus and the subject in which occlusion does not occur; and wherein, in case the occlusion occurs, a distance between the subject and the background in the wide-angle image is different in value from a distance between the subject and the background in the telephoto image, such that due to the occlusion, a portion of the background uncovered in the telephoto image is different to a corresponding portion of the background uncovered in the wide-angle image. a first optical system configured to obtain (S110) a wide-angle image including a subject and a background; a second optical system configured to obtain (S120) a telephoto image including the subject with the subject zoomed and the background; a sensor configured to obtain (S30) photographing environment information including a distance between the digital photographing apparatus and the subject; and a processor configured to: determine whether the distance between the photographing apparatus and the subject is in a perspective mode range; and determine (S130) to generate a synthesized image of the wide-angle image and the telephoto image when the distance is within the perspective mode range; determine whether the distance between the photographing apparatus and the subject is in a perspective mode range; and determine (S130) to generate a synthesized image of the wide-angle image and the telephoto image when the distance is within the perspective mode range; wherein the perspective mode range is a distance range between the digital photographing apparatus and the subject in which occlusion does not occur; and wherein, in case the occlusion occurs, a distance between the subject and the background in the wide-angle image is different in value from a distance between the subject and the background in the telephoto image, such that due to the occlusion, a portion of the background uncovered in the telephoto image is different to a corresponding portion of the background uncovered in the wide-angle image.
Sealing device having a relatively dimensionally stable elongate friction and/or wear element (11; 21) and having an elastically deformable elongate sealing element (12; 22), which rests lengthwise against the friction and/or wear element (11; 21), the friction and/or wear element engaging with the ends thereof around the sealing element and being u-shaped and the ends of the friction and/or wear element in each case being at a right angle to the elongate main body , characterised in that the sealing element rests with the ends thereof against the angled ends of the friction and/or wear element .
A robotic surgical tool, comprising: a transmission , comprising: a first layer comprising a first output drive and a plurality of first idler gears ; a second layer comprising a second output drive and a plurality of second idler gears ; a first shaft extending through said first layer and said second layer; a second shaft extending through said first layer and said second layer; and a shifting assembly; characterized in that said shifting assembly is configured to couple said first shaft and said second shaft to said first output drive via said plurality of first idler gears in a high torque state, and said shifting assembly is configured to couple said first shaft to said second output drive via said plurality of second idler gears in a low torque state; and in that said shifting assembly further comprises: a camshaft ; a first shifting plate positioned intermediate said camshaft and said plurality of first idler gears in said first layer; and a second shifting plate positioned intermediate said camshaft and said plurality of second idler gears in said second layer. a transmission , comprising: a first layer comprising a first output drive and a plurality of first idler gears ; a second layer comprising a second output drive and a plurality of second idler gears ; a first shaft extending through said first layer and said second layer; a second shaft extending through said first layer and said second layer; and a shifting assembly; a first layer comprising a first output drive and a plurality of first idler gears ; a second layer comprising a second output drive and a plurality of second idler gears ; a first shaft extending through said first layer and said second layer; a second shaft extending through said first layer and said second layer; and a shifting assembly; a camshaft ; a first shifting plate positioned intermediate said camshaft and said plurality of first idler gears in said first layer; and a second shifting plate positioned intermediate said camshaft and said plurality of second idler gears in said second layer.
A computer-implemented method for simplifying a complex well-formed formula, hereafter WFF, in a data-dependent constraint network for separation of the planning of the computational paths, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, in a formula processor , an input WFF , wherein the input WFF is formed of one or more of: i) an atomic True, ii) an atomic False, iii) a Boolean predicate, and/or iv) an equality predicate; and zero or more of: i) a negation operator, ii) a conjunction operator, and/or iii) a disjunction operator, and performing the following: converting, with a formula converter , the input WFF into an initial bit array ; simplifying, with a bit array simplifier , the initial bit array into a simplified bit array by removing semantically redundant dimensions of the initial bit array ; and converting, with a bit array converter , the simplified bit array into a return WFF in either a conjunctive normal form or a disjunctive normal form ; and returning, with the formula processor , the return WFF ; wherein the step of converting the input WFF into the initial bit array comprises: determining predicates in the input WFF ; determining domain elements associated with each one of the predicates ; determining bit array dimensions of the initial bit array corresponding to the predicates and the domain elements ; and processing the input WFF to return the initial bit array having the bit array dimensions and the predicates and the domain elements associated therewith. i) an atomic True, ii) an atomic False, iii) a Boolean predicate, and/or iv) an equality predicate; i) a negation operator, ii) a conjunction operator, and/or iii) a disjunction operator, converting, with a formula converter , the input WFF into an initial bit array ; simplifying, with a bit array simplifier , the initial bit array into a simplified bit array by removing semantically redundant dimensions of the initial bit array ; and converting, with a bit array converter , the simplified bit array into a return WFF in either a conjunctive normal form or a disjunctive normal form ; and returning, with the formula processor , the return WFF ; determining predicates in the input WFF ; determining domain elements associated with each one of the predicates ; determining bit array dimensions of the initial bit array corresponding to the predicates and the domain elements ; and processing the input WFF to return the initial bit array having the bit array dimensions and the predicates and the domain elements associated therewith.
A phacoemulsification handpiece , comprising: a needle ; a sleeve , wherein the sleeve has at least one opening for use in aspiration and/or at least one opening for use in irrigation; and an actuator; wherein the sleeve is movable in relation to the needle in response to the actuator, wherein a distal end of the sleeve is extended beyond the distal end of the needle , the handpiece being characterised in that the distal end of the sleeve comprises a bullet-nose shape including a split or slit feature at the distal end through which at least a portion of the needle may pass. a needle ; a sleeve , wherein the sleeve has at least one opening for use in aspiration and/or at least one opening for use in irrigation; and an actuator; wherein the sleeve is movable in relation to the needle in response to the actuator, wherein a distal end of the sleeve is extended beyond the distal end of the needle , the handpiece being characterised in that the distal end of the sleeve comprises a bullet-nose shape including a split or slit feature at the distal end through which at least a portion of the needle may pass.
An ophthalmic lens precursor device comprising: a lens precursor form comprising a crosslinkable media comprising a photoabsorptive component; wherein the lens precursor form comprises a first surface and a second surface , wherein the first surface comprises a portion of a first crosslink density degree at least partially polymerized above a gel point and the second surface comprises a second crosslink density degree of cure at the gel point or less than the gel point; and wherein the ophthalmic lens precursor device further comprises fluent lens reactive media comprising the crosslinkable media comprising the photoabsorptive component in contact with the second surface of the lens precursor form , wherein the lens precursor form comprises a volume of cured crosslinkable media greater than a volume of the fluent lens reactive media portion , wherein the lens precursor device includes one or more alphanumeric characters. a lens precursor form comprising a crosslinkable media comprising a photoabsorptive component; wherein the lens precursor form comprises a first surface and a second surface , wherein the first surface comprises a portion of a first crosslink density degree at least partially polymerized above a gel point and the second surface comprises a second crosslink density degree of cure at the gel point or less than the gel point; and wherein the ophthalmic lens precursor device further comprises fluent lens reactive media comprising the crosslinkable media comprising the photoabsorptive component in contact with the second surface of the lens precursor form , wherein the lens precursor form comprises a volume of cured crosslinkable media greater than a volume of the fluent lens reactive media portion , wherein the lens precursor device includes one or more alphanumeric characters.
Method for the production of a dental replacement structure to be produced individually in 3D printing, comprising the steps i. Multi-axially rotatable mounting of a substructure in a 3D printer , in particular on a multi-axially rotatable carrier plate , wherein the substructure is a dental framework structure; ii. Determining the shape and/or the position of the substructure in the 3D printer by means of a scanner integrated in the 3D printer ; iii. Comparison of the determined shape and/or position of the substructure with 3D data of the dental replacement structure to be individually produced; iv. Optional: Application of a bonding layer on the substructure and/or conditioning of the substructure ; v. Application of material, in particular application of a composite material, to the substructure in a 3D printing process in such a way that the dental replacement structure to be manufactured in an individualised manner is produced, the 3D printing process being monitored by the scanner integrated in the 3D printer . i. Multi-axially rotatable mounting of a substructure in a 3D printer , in particular on a multi-axially rotatable carrier plate , wherein the substructure is a dental framework structure; ii. Determining the shape and/or the position of the substructure in the 3D printer by means of a scanner integrated in the 3D printer ; iii. Comparison of the determined shape and/or position of the substructure with 3D data of the dental replacement structure to be individually produced; iv. Optional: Application of a bonding layer on the substructure and/or conditioning of the substructure ; v. Application of material, in particular application of a composite material, to the substructure in a 3D printing process in such a way that the dental replacement structure to be manufactured in an individualised manner is produced, the 3D printing process being monitored by the scanner integrated in the 3D printer .
An optical sensor for detecting objects within a monitoring area, having sensor components and electronic components which are arranged in at least one housing in which at least one printed circuit board accommodating sensor components and/or electronic components is mounted, characterised in that in that the printed circuit board is mounted free of play in a receptacle of the housing , in that elements on the printed circuit board are deformed when the printed circuit board is brought into a desired position in the receptacle, the elements on the printed circuit board being deformable in the receptacle in such a way that they are mounted free of play in the receptacle.
A leadless, implantable microstimulator apparatus for treating chronic inflammation in a patient, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a channel through which a nerve may pass; at least two electrically conductive contacts; a power source within the housing; an electronic assembly within the housing, wherein the electronic assembly comprises a controller configured to apply stimulation to the vagus nerve from the electrically conductive contacts and to measure heart rate variability from the electrically conductive contacts; further wherein the controller is configured to adjust the applied stimulation based on the measurement of heart rate variability; and a protection and orientation (POD) cuff configured to hold the housing over the nerve so that the nerve is in electrical communication with the electrically conductive contacts; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a motion sensor within the housing, the motion sensor configured to measure physical activity of the patient. a housing having a channel through which a nerve may pass; at least two electrically conductive contacts; a power source within the housing; an electronic assembly within the housing, wherein the electronic assembly comprises a controller configured to apply stimulation to the vagus nerve from the electrically conductive contacts and to measure heart rate variability from the electrically conductive contacts; further wherein the controller is configured to adjust the applied stimulation based on the measurement of heart rate variability; and a protection and orientation (POD) cuff configured to hold the housing over the nerve so that the nerve is in electrical communication with the electrically conductive contacts; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a motion sensor within the housing, the motion sensor configured to measure physical activity of the patient.
A compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, solvate, or polymorph thereof.
A control device for a frequency generator , comprising: an acquiring unit ; and a processing unit ; wherein the acquiring unit is configured to acquire a voltage course and a current course of a predeterminable number of periods of the frequency generator and to transmit these to the processing unit ; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a temporal offset (Δt1) between a rising edge of the current course and a rising edge of the voltage course for each period of the predeterminable number of periods, and further to determine if this temporal offset (Δt1) is positive or negative; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a difference between the number of periods with positive temporal offset and the number of periods with negative temporal offset within the predeterminable number of periods; wherein the processing unit is configured to generate and adapt a switching signal for a switch-on time of the voltage course if the number of periods with positive temporal offset differs from the number of periods with negative temporal offset. an acquiring unit ; and a processing unit ; wherein the acquiring unit is configured to acquire a voltage course and a current course of a predeterminable number of periods of the frequency generator and to transmit these to the processing unit ; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a temporal offset (Δt1) between a rising edge of the current course and a rising edge of the voltage course for each period of the predeterminable number of periods, and further to determine if this temporal offset (Δt1) is positive or negative; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a difference between the number of periods with positive temporal offset and the number of periods with negative temporal offset within the predeterminable number of periods; wherein the processing unit is configured to generate and adapt a switching signal for a switch-on time of the voltage course if the number of periods with positive temporal offset differs from the number of periods with negative temporal offset.
A method for controlling an electronic device in response to speech spoken by a user, the method comprising: receiving an input sound by a sound sensor; detecting the speech spoken by the user in the input sound; determining, in response to detecting the speech in the input sound, a first value for a first frequency range of the speech and a second value for a second frequency range of the speech, wherein the first frequency range is higher than the second frequency range, and wherein the first and second values characterize their associated frequency ranges; determining a spectral flatness value using the determined first and second values; and determining whether a direction of departure of the speech spoken by the user is toward the electronic device based on the determined spectral flatness value. receiving an input sound by a sound sensor; detecting the speech spoken by the user in the input sound; determining, in response to detecting the speech in the input sound, a first value for a first frequency range of the speech and a second value for a second frequency range of the speech, wherein the first frequency range is higher than the second frequency range, and wherein the first and second values characterize their associated frequency ranges; determining a spectral flatness value using the determined first and second values; and determining whether a direction of departure of the speech spoken by the user is toward the electronic device based on the determined spectral flatness value.
A follistatin fusion protein for use in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a patient in need thereof, wherein the follistatin fusion protein comprises a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid sequence, wherein the first amino acid sequence comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 15 and 16, wherein the second amino acid sequence comprises a constant domain of an immunoglobulin G (IgG), wherein a linker directly connects the C-terminal portion of the first amino acid sequence to the N-terminal portion of the second amino acid sequence, and wherein the linker is 1-10 amino acids in length.
Apparatus for measuring the height of a person, wherein at least one emitter for emitting a primary signal and at least one sensor for capturing a measurement signal are arranged in the region of an inner boundary of a room in a building and wherein both the emitter and the sensor are coupled to a control device coupled to a display device, wherein the sensor is arranged in the region of a ceiling of the room and a projector is used to project a standing mark for the person to be measured, wherein both the emitter and the sensor are coupled to a control device which is additionally coupled to a display device , in that the sensor is embodied as a camera and arranged in a vertical direction above the person on the ceiling , characterized in that the projector projects the standing mark in a vertical direction below the camera in such a way that a vertical connecting line extends from the standing mark through the person and to the region of the camera, wherein both the sensor and the emitter are contactlessly coupled to the control device .
A cleaning product comprising a spray dispenser and a cleaning composition suitable for spraying, the composition housed in the spray dispenser and wherein the composition comprises: i) from 5% to 15%, preferably from 7% to 12% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system comprises an anionic surfactant and a co-surfactant, wherein the co-surfactant is selected from the group consisting of an amine oxide surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant and mixtures thereof, preferably an anionic surfactant and an amine oxide surfactant, more preferably an alkyl ethoxylated sulfate anionic surfactant and an amine oxide surfactant, preferably the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate anionic surfactant has an average degree of ethoxylation of from 2 to 5; and ii) from 3% to 7% by weight of the composition of a glycol ether solvent selected from the group consisting of glycol ethers of: a) Formula (I): R 1 O(R 2 O) m R 3 , wherein R 1 is methyl or ethyl; R 2 is ethyl or isopropyl; R 3 is hydrogen or methyl, preferably hydrogen; and m is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 1 or 2; b) Formula (II): R 4 O(R 5 O) n R 6 , wherein R 4 is n-propyl or isopropyl, preferably n-propyl; R 5 is ethyl; R 6 is hydrogen or methyl, preferably hydrogen; and n is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 1 or 2; and c) mixtures thereof wherein the surfactant system and the glycol ether solvent are in a weight ratio of from 5:1 to 1:1, more preferably from 3:1 to 1:1. i) from 5% to 15%, preferably from 7% to 12% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system comprises an anionic surfactant and a co-surfactant, wherein the co-surfactant is selected from the group consisting of an amine oxide surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant and mixtures thereof, preferably an anionic surfactant and an amine oxide surfactant, more preferably an alkyl ethoxylated sulfate anionic surfactant and an amine oxide surfactant, preferably the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate anionic surfactant has an average degree of ethoxylation of from 2 to 5; and ii) from 3% to 7% by weight of the composition of a glycol ether solvent selected from the group consisting of glycol ethers of: a) Formula (I): R 1 O(R 2 O) m R 3 , wherein R 1 is methyl or ethyl; R 2 is ethyl or isopropyl; R 3 is hydrogen or methyl, preferably hydrogen; and m is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 1 or 2; b) Formula (II): R 4 O(R 5 O) n R 6 , wherein R 4 is n-propyl or isopropyl, preferably n-propyl; R 5 is ethyl; R 6 is hydrogen or methyl, preferably hydrogen; and n is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 1 or 2; and c) mixtures thereof a) Formula (I): R 1 O(R 2 O) m R 3 , wherein R 1 is methyl or ethyl; R 2 is ethyl or isopropyl; R 3 is hydrogen or methyl, preferably hydrogen; and m is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 1 or 2; b) Formula (II): R 4 O(R 5 O) n R 6 , wherein R 4 is n-propyl or isopropyl, preferably n-propyl; R 5 is ethyl; R 6 is hydrogen or methyl, preferably hydrogen; and n is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 1 or 2; and c) mixtures thereof