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A method comprising: identifying, using a processor , within data for use in printing, a first element set associated with a first print addressable area, wherein elements of the element set are each associated with a print instruction, wherein the first element set comprises a firtst material coverage vector in which each element of the element set is associated with a value indicating a probability that the print material or print material combination identified by the element is applied to a print addressable area, selecting, using the processor , an element from the first element set and assigning the element to the first print addressable area; identifying, using the processor , a second print addressable area as a candidate print addressable area for error diffusion, the second print addressable area being associated with a second element set comprising a second material coverage vector in which each element of the element set is associated with a value indicating a probability that the print material or print material combination identified by the element is applied to a print addressable area; scaling, using the processor , an error associated with the selection of the element from the first element set based on a criterion, wherein the criterion for scaling comprises a value associated with an element in the first element set and a value associated with the corresponding element in the second element set, and diffusing, using the processor , the scaled error to elements of the second element set. identifying, using a processor , within data for use in printing, a first element set associated with a first print addressable area, wherein elements of the element set are each associated with a print instruction, wherein the first element set comprises a firtst material coverage vector in which each element of the element set is associated with a value indicating a probability that the print material or print material combination identified by the element is applied to a print addressable area, selecting, using the processor , an element from the first element set and assigning the element to the first print addressable area; identifying, using the processor , a second print addressable area as a candidate print addressable area for error diffusion, the second print addressable area being associated with a second element set comprising a second material coverage vector in which each element of the element set is associated with a value indicating a probability that the print material or print material combination identified by the element is applied to a print addressable area; scaling, using the processor , an error associated with the selection of the element from the first element set based on a criterion, wherein the criterion for scaling comprises a value associated with an element in the first element set and a value associated with the corresponding element in the second element set, and diffusing, using the processor , the scaled error to elements of the second element set.
A method of forming an Al-Zn-Si-Mg alloy coating on a strip, with the method including passing a steel strip via an outlet snout of a heat treatment furnace downwardly into and through a molten bath containing a molten Al-Zn-Si-Mg alloy layer and a top dross layer on the molten alloy layer with the molten alloy forming a coating of the molten alloy on the strip and removing the coated strip from the bath by passing the coated strip upwardly through the top dross layer external of the outlet snout, with the alloy comprising the following ranges in % by weight of the elements Al, Zn, Si, and Mg: Al: 45 to 60 %; Zn: 35 to 50 %; Si: 1.2 to 2.5%; and Mg: 1.0 to 3.0%; and with the method further including controlling the conditions in the molten bath to minimise the top dross layer in the molten bath by controlling the composition of the bath to minimise the top dross layer in the molten bath by controlling the composition of the bath to include (a) Ca in an amount that is more than 50 ppm Ca and less than 1000 ppm Ca, and (b) Sr in the bath.
Automated in-vitro diagnostics system comprising a transfer system and an adjustment system for the transfer system , characterized in that the adjustment system comprises a contact element , which is arranged at a movable element of the transfer system by means of a joint element , wherein the joint element has a self-resetting design and is designed for a multi-dimensional movement, and wherein a distance measuring sensor is associated with a distance between the contact element and the movable element .
A wheel loader comprising: a work implement including a boom rotatably supported by a vehicular body frame and a bucket rotatably supported by the boom ; a pair of left and right front wheels and a pair of left and right rear wheels attached to the vehicular body frame ; and an obtaining unit which obtains soil property information on a soil property of an excavation object (P), characterized by further comprising: a control unit which controls an operation to excavate the excavation object (P) with the bucket of the work implement by determining a trace (L1, L2) of the bucket based on the soil property information obtained by the obtaining unit and moving based on the trace (L1, L2), the bucket into the excavation object (P) in a forward moving direction of the wheel loader . a work implement including a boom rotatably supported by a vehicular body frame and a bucket rotatably supported by the boom ; a pair of left and right front wheels and a pair of left and right rear wheels attached to the vehicular body frame ; and an obtaining unit which obtains soil property information on a soil property of an excavation object (P), characterized by further comprising: a control unit which controls an operation to excavate the excavation object (P) with the bucket of the work implement by determining a trace (L1, L2) of the bucket based on the soil property information obtained by the obtaining unit and moving based on the trace (L1, L2), the bucket into the excavation object (P) in a forward moving direction of the wheel loader .
A needle for viewing under ultrasound imaging, the needle including a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis having an outer circumferential wall, a proximal end and a distal end including a sharp tip, characterized in that the needle comprises: one groove formed spirally from at least adjacent the sharp tip a predetermined distance along the shaft away from the sharp tip, the one groove tilted from a neutral position (16w1, 16w2) whereat the walls of the groove are orthogonal to each other and would have the same length, to a tilt angle position (16w1', 16w2') whereby the walls are shifted together relative to the outer wall of the shaft toward the proximal end of the shaft so that an ultrasound wave from an ultrasound transducer directed to the shaft is reflected in a substantially reverse direction back to the transducer by at least a wall (16w2) of the one groove when the shaft is positioned at an insertion angle (Δ) for insertion into a subject.
A method of manufacturing a composite substrate including a piezoelectric layer and a support substrate, the method comprising: a step of performing ion implantation into a piezoelectric substrate; a step of bonding the piezoelectric substrate and the support substrate; a step of separating the bonded substrate, at an ion-implanted portion of the piezoelectric substrate, into the piezoelectric layer bonded to the support substrate and a remaining piezoelectric substrate after the step of bonding the piezoelectric substrate and the support substrate; and a step of diffusing Li into the piezoelectric layer after the separating step; characterised in that the method further comprises: a step, which is performed simultaneously with the step of diffusing Li into the piezoelectric layer, of increasing the temperature of the composite substrate to a temperature equal to or higher than the Curie temperature of the piezoelectric substrate, applying an electric field, and decreasing the temperature of the composite substrate to a temperature equal to or lower than the Curie temperature while the electric field is applied. a step of performing ion implantation into a piezoelectric substrate; a step of bonding the piezoelectric substrate and the support substrate; a step of separating the bonded substrate, at an ion-implanted portion of the piezoelectric substrate, into the piezoelectric layer bonded to the support substrate and a remaining piezoelectric substrate after the step of bonding the piezoelectric substrate and the support substrate; and a step of diffusing Li into the piezoelectric layer after the separating step; characterised in that the method further comprises: a step, which is performed simultaneously with the step of diffusing Li into the piezoelectric layer, of increasing the temperature of the composite substrate to a temperature equal to or higher than the Curie temperature of the piezoelectric substrate, applying an electric field, and decreasing the temperature of the composite substrate to a temperature equal to or lower than the Curie temperature while the electric field is applied.
A process for depositing thin films, the process comprising: dispensing drops of a pre-cursor liquid organic material at a plurality of locations on a substrate by an array of inkjet nozzles; closing a gap between said substrate and a superstrate thereby allowing said drops to form a contiguous film captured between said substrate and said superstrate; selecting parameters of said superstrate or said contiguous film or said substrate to enable increased time to an equilibrium state thereby enabling capture of non-equilibrium transient states of said superstrate, said contiguous film and said substrate; curing said contiguous film to solidify it into a solid; and separating said superstrate from said solid thereby leaving a polymer film on said substrate. dispensing drops of a pre-cursor liquid organic material at a plurality of locations on a substrate by an array of inkjet nozzles; closing a gap between said substrate and a superstrate thereby allowing said drops to form a contiguous film captured between said substrate and said superstrate; selecting parameters of said superstrate or said contiguous film or said substrate to enable increased time to an equilibrium state thereby enabling capture of non-equilibrium transient states of said superstrate, said contiguous film and said substrate; curing said contiguous film to solidify it into a solid; and separating said superstrate from said solid thereby leaving a polymer film on said substrate.
An automotive headlamp comprising: a light-emitting module configured such that a light source and a control circuit unit for controlling the lighting of the light source are structured integrally with each other realizing a simultaneous installation in the automotive headlamp ; a reflector having a reflecting surface for reflecting light emitted from the light source and collecting the reflected light, a projection lens , and a heat sink that radiates heat generated by the light-emitting element and the control circuit unit , characterized in that the control circuit unit is disposed in a position anterior to the light source in a lamp unit and between the light source and the projection lens . a light-emitting module configured such that a light source and a control circuit unit for controlling the lighting of the light source are structured integrally with each other realizing a simultaneous installation in the automotive headlamp ; a reflector having a reflecting surface for reflecting light emitted from the light source and collecting the reflected light, a projection lens , and a heat sink that radiates heat generated by the light-emitting element and the control circuit unit , characterized in that the control circuit unit is disposed in a position anterior to the light source in a lamp unit and between the light source and the projection lens .
A heat ray shielding fine particle dispersion body containing a transparent thermoplastic resin, and in which heat ray shielding fine particles of a composite tungsten oxide are dispersed in the transparent thermoplastic resin, the heat ray shielding fine particles having elements L and M, tungsten, and oxygen, and a hexagonal crystal structure represented by a general formula (L A M B )W C O D , wherein the element L is an element selected from K, Rb, Cs, the element M is one or more elements selected from K, Rb, and Cs and is different from the element L, a combination of the elements L and M is KRb, RbCs, or KRbCs, an atomic ratio of the elements L, M and tungsten is 0.25 ≤ (A+B)/C ≤ 0.35, a value of D is any value as long as the composite tungsten oxide has the hexagonal crystal structure, and when a visible light transmittance is 70% measured according to JIS R 3106 from the transmittance for the light of a wavelength of 380 to 780 nm, an average value of transmittance at a wavelength of 800 nm to 900 nm is 10% or more and 45% or less, an average value of transmittance at a wavelength of 1200 nm to 1500 nm is 8% or less, and a transmittance at a wavelength of 2100 nm is 5% or less. wherein the element L is an element selected from K, Rb, Cs, the element M is one or more elements selected from K, Rb, and Cs and is different from the element L, a combination of the elements L and M is KRb, RbCs, or KRbCs, an atomic ratio of the elements L, M and tungsten is 0.25 ≤ (A+B)/C ≤ 0.35, a value of D is any value as long as the composite tungsten oxide has the hexagonal crystal structure, and when a visible light transmittance is 70% measured according to JIS R 3106 from the transmittance for the light of a wavelength of 380 to 780 nm, an average value of transmittance at a wavelength of 800 nm to 900 nm is 10% or more and 45% or less, an average value of transmittance at a wavelength of 1200 nm to 1500 nm is 8% or less, and a transmittance at a wavelength of 2100 nm is 5% or less.
A wavelength tunable semiconductor laser comprising a laser gain section , the laser gain section being optically coupled to an optical waveguide having a first end and a second end , a first passive microring resonator being arranged between said first end and said laser gain section, characterized in that : - the first passive microring resonator is extended by a first optical waveguide branch tangentially connected thereto according to a whistle geometry, the first optical waveguide branch being provided with a first highly reflective broadband mirror at its free end, - the optical waveguide is provided with a first mirror at its first end and with a second mirror at its second end; - the first microring resonator is evanescently coupled with the optical waveguide on a first side of the laser gain section to provide an optical feedback to the laser gain section. - the first passive microring resonator is extended by a first optical waveguide branch tangentially connected thereto according to a whistle geometry, the first optical waveguide branch being provided with a first highly reflective broadband mirror at its free end, - the optical waveguide is provided with a first mirror at its first end and with a second mirror at its second end; - the first microring resonator is evanescently coupled with the optical waveguide on a first side of the laser gain section to provide an optical feedback to the laser gain section.
A method of operation of a receiving node to perform polar decoding for polar code of code length N, comprising: transforming a received code bit vector y N in accordance with a transformation matrix T N that re-orders coded bits in the received coded bit vector to thereby provide a transformed code bit vector y N ′ = y N T N ; performing polar decoding of the transformed code bit vector y N ′ to thereby provide a transformed data bit vector v N ′ ; and inversely transforming the transformed data bit vector v N ′ in accordance with an inverse transformation matrix T N − 1 to thereby provide an estimated data bit vector v N = v N ′ T N − 1 , wherein T N − 1 is the inverse of T N ; the method further comprising performing the steps of transforming , decoding , and inversely transforming for each of a plurality of different transformation matrices T N to thereby provide a plurality of estimated data bit vectors. transforming a received code bit vector y N in accordance with a transformation matrix T N that re-orders coded bits in the received coded bit vector to thereby provide a transformed code bit vector y N ′ = y N T N ; performing polar decoding of the transformed code bit vector y N ′ to thereby provide a transformed data bit vector v N ′ ; and inversely transforming the transformed data bit vector v N ′ in accordance with an inverse transformation matrix T N − 1 to thereby provide an estimated data bit vector v N = v N ′ T N − 1 , wherein T N − 1 is the inverse of T N ; the method further comprising performing the steps of transforming , decoding , and inversely transforming for each of a plurality of different transformation matrices T N to thereby provide a plurality of estimated data bit vectors.
A method comprising: receiving information indicative of vehicle position of a riding yard maintenance vehicle ; receiving an indication of a triggering event, the triggering event indicating a presence of an obstacle proximate to the riding yard maintenance vehicle ; and causing , via processing circuitry , recordation of an obstacle identifier in association with the vehicle position responsive to receipt of the indication, characterized by generating an alert responsive to the vehicle position being within a predefined distance of the recorded obstacle identifier, wherein generating the alert comprises: generating an audible alert, a visual alert, or a tactile alert that may be used by an operator of the riding yard maintenance vehicle to avoid the obstacle, to lift a cutting deck of the riding yard maintenance vehicle , or to stop rotation of a cutting blade. receiving information indicative of vehicle position of a riding yard maintenance vehicle ; receiving an indication of a triggering event, the triggering event indicating a presence of an obstacle proximate to the riding yard maintenance vehicle ; and causing , via processing circuitry , recordation of an obstacle identifier in association with the vehicle position responsive to receipt of the indication, characterized by generating an alert responsive to the vehicle position being within a predefined distance of the recorded obstacle identifier, wherein generating the alert comprises: generating an audible alert, a visual alert, or a tactile alert that may be used by an operator of the riding yard maintenance vehicle to avoid the obstacle, to lift a cutting deck of the riding yard maintenance vehicle , or to stop rotation of a cutting blade.
Aqueous composition comprising a) at least one epoxysilane having at least one epoxy group and at least one Si-bonded hydrolyzable group, b) at least one nonionic wetting agent, and c2) 0.1% to 1% by weight of a water-soluble organotitanate, based on the total weight of the aqueous composition, and a sufficient amount of a water-soluble base that the pH of the resulting composition is between 8 and 14, with the proviso that the epoxysilane is present in an amount of 0.2% to 0.5% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous composition. a) at least one epoxysilane having at least one epoxy group and at least one Si-bonded hydrolyzable group, b) at least one nonionic wetting agent, and c2) 0.1% to 1% by weight of a water-soluble organotitanate, based on the total weight of the aqueous composition, and a sufficient amount of a water-soluble base that the pH of the resulting composition is between 8 and 14, with the proviso that the epoxysilane is present in an amount of 0.2% to 0.5% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous composition.
A chair comprising a base , a transom supported on the base, a seat portion and a back portion supported on the transom , and a rocking mechanism configured to enable the transom to rock forward and rearward relative to the base ; the rocking mechanism comprising: a concave rock surface provided on the base; a convex rock surface operatively provided on the transom and arranged to be in rolling contact with the concave rock surface , the convex rock surface having a radius of curvature less than a radius of curvature of the concave rock surface ; and complementary engagement features operatively provided on the transom and on the base ; characterized in that the engagement features comprise a gear with a plurality of teeth on the transom and a curved array of recesses and/or teeth on the base , wherein the gear is in rolling contact with the curved array of recesses and/or teeth on the base , wherein at least one of the teeth of the gear is seated in a complementary recess and/or between the teeth of the curved array when the transom is in a neutral position, and configured such that rocking the transom forward or rearwards moves the at least one of the teeth away from its seated position. a concave rock surface provided on the base; a convex rock surface operatively provided on the transom and arranged to be in rolling contact with the concave rock surface , the convex rock surface having a radius of curvature less than a radius of curvature of the concave rock surface ; and complementary engagement features operatively provided on the transom and on the base ; characterized in that the engagement features comprise a gear with a plurality of teeth on the transom and a curved array of recesses and/or teeth on the base , wherein the gear is in rolling contact with the curved array of recesses and/or teeth on the base , wherein at least one of the teeth of the gear is seated in a complementary recess and/or between the teeth of the curved array when the transom is in a neutral position, and configured such that rocking the transom forward or rearwards moves the at least one of the teeth away from its seated position.