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A method of decoding a block of video data, the method comprising: deriving, from among a plurality of intra prediction modes, M most probable modes, MPMs, for luma intra prediction of a current prediction unit, PU, of the block of video data, wherein M is greater than 3, three of the MPMs being determined based on the modes of two neighboring PUs positioned left and above the current PU as defined in High Efficiency Video Coding, HEVC, and an additional M-3 of the MPMs are selected such that a Planar intra mode and a DC intra mode are always included in the M MPMs, wherein the additional M-3 MPMs are selected such that, in addition to the Planar intra mode and the DC intra mode, at least one of a VERTICAL intra mode, a HORIZONTAL intra mode or a DIAGONAL intra mode is always included in the M MPMs for luma intra prediction of the current PU; decoding a syntax element that indicates whether a MPM index or a non-MPM index is used to indicate a selected intra prediction mode of the plurality of intra prediction modes for luma intra prediction of the block of video data; decoding the indicated one of the MPM index or the non-MPM index, wherein the MPM index indicates which of the M MPMs is the selected intra prediction mode, and wherein the non-MPM index indicates which of the plurality of intra prediction modes other than the M MPMs is the selected intra prediction mode; and reconstructing the block of video data based on the selected intra prediction mode. deriving, from among a plurality of intra prediction modes, M most probable modes, MPMs, for luma intra prediction of a current prediction unit, PU, of the block of video data, wherein M is greater than 3, three of the MPMs being determined based on the modes of two neighboring PUs positioned left and above the current PU as defined in High Efficiency Video Coding, HEVC, and an additional M-3 of the MPMs are selected such that a Planar intra mode and a DC intra mode are always included in the M MPMs, wherein the additional M-3 MPMs are selected such that, in addition to the Planar intra mode and the DC intra mode, at least one of a VERTICAL intra mode, a HORIZONTAL intra mode or a DIAGONAL intra mode is always included in the M MPMs for luma intra prediction of the current PU; decoding a syntax element that indicates whether a MPM index or a non-MPM index is used to indicate a selected intra prediction mode of the plurality of intra prediction modes for luma intra prediction of the block of video data; decoding the indicated one of the MPM index or the non-MPM index, wherein the MPM index indicates which of the M MPMs is the selected intra prediction mode, and wherein the non-MPM index indicates which of the plurality of intra prediction modes other than the M MPMs is the selected intra prediction mode; and reconstructing the block of video data based on the selected intra prediction mode.
A cigarette case comprising: - a pack holder configured to receive a cigarette pack and comprising a lower portion ; - the pack holder further comprises attaching means in the lower portion , arranged in two diametrically opposed external faces of the lower portion ; - the attaching means are configured to engage with complementary attaching means of a cigarette butt container ; - a cover arranged at the top of the pack holder ; - an o-ring arranged in the lower portion and below said attaching means ; - a cigarette extinguisher arranged at the lower portion below the o-ring ; - an extensible cigarette butt container arranged at the bottom of the pack holder so that the interior space of the cigarette butt container engages with the exterior surface of the lower portion ; - the cigarette butt container further comprises complementary attaching means arranged in two diametrically opposed interior faces of the cigarette butt container ; - an aperture adapted to allow access to the interior space of the cigarette butt container ; wherein the cigarette butt container is configured to extend outwards or retract inwards along said lower portion . - a pack holder configured to receive a cigarette pack and comprising a lower portion ; - the pack holder further comprises attaching means in the lower portion , arranged in two diametrically opposed external faces of the lower portion ; - the attaching means are configured to engage with complementary attaching means of a cigarette butt container ; - a cover arranged at the top of the pack holder ; - an o-ring arranged in the lower portion and below said attaching means ; - a cigarette extinguisher arranged at the lower portion below the o-ring ; - the pack holder further comprises attaching means in the lower portion , arranged in two diametrically opposed external faces of the lower portion ; - the attaching means are configured to engage with complementary attaching means of a cigarette butt container ; - a cover arranged at the top of the pack holder ; - an o-ring arranged in the lower portion and below said attaching means ; - a cigarette extinguisher arranged at the lower portion below the o-ring ; - an extensible cigarette butt container arranged at the bottom of the pack holder so that the interior space of the cigarette butt container engages with the exterior surface of the lower portion ; - the cigarette butt container further comprises complementary attaching means arranged in two diametrically opposed interior faces of the cigarette butt container ; - an aperture adapted to allow access to the interior space of the cigarette butt container ; - the cigarette butt container further comprises complementary attaching means arranged in two diametrically opposed interior faces of the cigarette butt container ; - an aperture adapted to allow access to the interior space of the cigarette butt container ;
A nucleic acid vector for use in a method of providing photoreceptor function to a cell to treat a retinal degenerative condition, wherein the nucleic acid vector comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding human rhodopsin or photopsin, wherein the vector is an AAV vector, and wherein the vector comprises a promoter operably linked to the nucleic acid which directs expression to an ON-bipolar cell or an OFF- bipolar cell.
Stopper for capturing at least one gas dissolved in a liquid (L) arranged to be mounted on a cylindrical body of a measuring device of the value of at least one parameter of said gas, said capturing stopper comprising a cylindrical base , at least one membrane , at least one support disc of said at least one membrane , and an element for holding the at least one membrane and the at least one metal support disc on the base , said base being arranged to be mounted on the body of the measuring device and comprising: - a gas intake channel and a gas discharge channel , the support disc being in fluid communication with said intake channel and said discharge channel , - a gas exchange wall comprising a mounting face on the body of the measuring device and a gas capturing face , opposite the mounting face , receiving the support disc of the membrane , the gas intake channel and the gas discharge channel passing through said wall from the mounting face to the capturing face on which they respectively exit through an intake orifice (29a-1) and a discharge orifice (29b-1), - means for guiding the gas to the intake channel , said means for guiding comprising at least one groove made on the gas capturing face and having, at least in part, a spiral shape, the orifice (29a-1) of the intake channel located at a central zone of the spiral while the orifice (29b-1) of the discharge channel is located at the periphery of the spiral, the width of the groove is equal to the diameter of the intake orifice (29a-1) and the diameter of the discharge orifice (29b-1), the element for holding having the form of a crown comprising an inner cylindrical portion (30a-1) and an outer annular portion (30a-2), said inner cylindrical portion (30a-1) extending inside the base and defining a central opening allowing the liquid (L) to come into contact with the membrane , the outer annular portion (30a-2) resting on the base , the membrane and the support disc being held on the gas capturing face of the base by an end of the inner cylindrical portion (30a-1). - a gas intake channel and a gas discharge channel , the support disc being in fluid communication with said intake channel and said discharge channel , - a gas exchange wall comprising a mounting face on the body of the measuring device and a gas capturing face , opposite the mounting face , receiving the support disc of the membrane , the gas intake channel and the gas discharge channel passing through said wall from the mounting face to the capturing face on which they respectively exit through an intake orifice (29a-1) and a discharge orifice (29b-1), - means for guiding the gas to the intake channel , said means for guiding comprising at least one groove made on the gas capturing face and having, at least in part, a spiral shape, the orifice (29a-1) of the intake channel located at a central zone of the spiral while the orifice (29b-1) of the discharge channel is located at the periphery of the spiral, the width of the groove is equal to the diameter of the intake orifice (29a-1) and the diameter of the discharge orifice (29b-1),
Pump electronics of a pump assembly as part of technical building equipment, comprising a circuit configuration for processing an output signal (U E , I E , U T , U PWM , U IW ) of a device , with a multifunctional input comprising two connections for the connection of the device , in which the circuit configuration can be operated in at least two different modes and at least three different device types with different kinds of output signals can be connected to the input , and having an internal circuit of the input with at least one controllable switch to change the internal circuit depending on the connected device type, in which one of the modes is a mode where a PT100 or PT1000 as a resistance thermometer can be connected to the input , and where a current source that can be activated with a switch is connected to the input to supply the resistance thermometer with a measuring current and to generate a voltage signal (U T ) as the output signal, and in which an analogue-digital converter is connected to the input to record the voltage across the resistance thermometer .
A therapeutic agent comprising at least one of an OXPHOS inhibitor and a CDK4/6 inhibitor for use in a method of treating cancer having one or more energetic cancer stem cells (e-CSCs), wherein the method comprises: (a) determining, or having determined, the level of expression of an e-CSC gene signature comprising NQO1, ALDH5A1, TXNR and RRM2 in a biological sample of the cancer; and (b) if the level of expression of each member of the e-CSC gene signature exceeds a threshold level, wherein the threshold level comprises a level of expression of each member of the e-CSC gene signature from a non-cancerous biological sample, administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of the therapeutic agent. (a) determining, or having determined, the level of expression of an e-CSC gene signature comprising NQO1, ALDH5A1, TXNR and RRM2 in a biological sample of the cancer; and (b) if the level of expression of each member of the e-CSC gene signature exceeds a threshold level, wherein the threshold level comprises a level of expression of each member of the e-CSC gene signature from a non-cancerous biological sample, administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of the therapeutic agent.
An apparatus comprising: a radio-frequency, in the following called RF, first die including several through-silicon vias, in the following called TSVS, ; an active surface and a backside surface ; a plurality of sectors in the RF first die; at least one TSV that transmits one of signal, power, and ground, in the following called signal TSV, and at least one TSV shielded sector among the plurality of sectors, where the TSV shielded sector includes: a shielding TSV enclosure of spaced-apart shielding TSVs that form a perimeter around at least a part of the TSV shielded sector ; characterised in that the TSV shielded sector further includes: a lid formed by a lattice structure disposed on the die backside and matching the perimeter; a first plurality of shielding TSVs ; and a subsequent plurality of shielding TSVs that is concentric to the first plurality. a radio-frequency, in the following called RF, first die including several through-silicon vias, in the following called TSVS, ; an active surface and a backside surface ; a plurality of sectors in the RF first die; at least one TSV that transmits one of signal, power, and ground, in the following called signal TSV, and at least one TSV shielded sector among the plurality of sectors, where the TSV shielded sector includes: a shielding TSV enclosure of spaced-apart shielding TSVs that form a perimeter around at least a part of the TSV shielded sector ; characterised in that the TSV shielded sector further includes: a lid formed by a lattice structure disposed on the die backside and matching the perimeter; a first plurality of shielding TSVs ; and a subsequent plurality of shielding TSVs that is concentric to the first plurality. a lid formed by a lattice structure disposed on the die backside and matching the perimeter; a first plurality of shielding TSVs ; and a subsequent plurality of shielding TSVs that is concentric to the first plurality.
A method comprising: receiving, from a survey administrator device associated with a survey administrator, a digital survey question corresponding to a digital survey to be administered to at least one respondent device associated with a respondent; analyzing, by at least one processor, the digital survey question to generate (208; 1004) a modified digital survey question corresponding to the digital survey question by: determining, using at least one processor, one or more survey attributes associated with the digital survey question, the survey attributes comprising one or more of: a survey identifier , a question identifier , question text ; a question type and an answer format or a target audience; matching the one or more determined survey attributes with one or more stored natural language phrases in a natural language phrase database that correspond to particular survey attributes; and generating (208; 1004), by the at least one processor, using text of the digital survey question, one or more survey attributes , and the matched one or more natural language phrases, a modified digital survey question; distributing the modified digital survey question to a respondent device by causing a voice transcription service to convert the modified digital survey question into an audio survey question and to provide the audio survey question to the respondent device ; receiving, from the voice transcription service , a transcription of a verbal response from the respondent device ; and generating , by the at least one processor, a survey result for the digital survey question based on an analysis of the transcription of the verbal response.. determining, using at least one processor, one or more survey attributes associated with the digital survey question, the survey attributes comprising one or more of: a survey identifier , a question identifier , question text ; a question type and an answer format or a target audience; matching the one or more determined survey attributes with one or more stored natural language phrases in a natural language phrase database that correspond to particular survey attributes; and generating (208; 1004), by the at least one processor, using text of the digital survey question, one or more survey attributes , and the matched one or more natural language phrases, a modified digital survey question; distributing the modified digital survey question to a respondent device by causing a voice transcription service to convert the modified digital survey question into an audio survey question and to provide the audio survey question to the respondent device ; receiving, from the voice transcription service , a transcription of a verbal response from the respondent device ; and generating , by the at least one processor, a survey result for the digital survey question based on an analysis of the transcription of the verbal response..
Packaging lid for mounting over an access opening of a packaging container , said container being adapted in particular for packaging a powdered or granular food product and comprising a bottom and a circumferential wall which has an upper rim remote from the bottom, said upper rim defining the opening of the container, wherein the lid comprises a top side that in a mounted state extends over the opening of the container and a skirt extending from the the top side towards a lower end , wherein the skirt has on an inner side thereof resilient members adapted to cooperate with an outwardly projecting ridge on an outer side of the circumferential wall of the container so as to secure the lid to the container , characterized in that the resilient members are formed as resilient elongate strips having two ends attached to the inner side of the skirt and formed as an arch which, in an unloaded state, has a rise with respect to the inner side of the skirt .
An article for mailing or shipping an item, comprising: an envelope having a front panel and a back panel , the front panel and the back panel joined along three edges and open along a fourth edge to provide an opening to an interior of the envelope , wherein a foldable flap extends from the front panel to close the opening, and wherein the front panel , back panel and flap are formed of a compostable plastic film and the entire envelope is configured to be compostable without having to be shredded; and a compostable pad for stiffening, cushioning and/or thermal insulation positioned within the envelope , wherein the pad comprises a solid compostable panel formed primarily of starch and the pad being characterised by a compostable water-proof film forming a pocket that encloses the panel without being bonded to the panel . an envelope having a front panel and a back panel , the front panel and the back panel joined along three edges and open along a fourth edge to provide an opening to an interior of the envelope , wherein a foldable flap extends from the front panel to close the opening, and wherein the front panel , back panel and flap are formed of a compostable plastic film and the entire envelope is configured to be compostable without having to be shredded; and a compostable pad for stiffening, cushioning and/or thermal insulation positioned within the envelope , wherein the pad comprises a solid compostable panel formed primarily of starch and the pad being characterised by a compostable water-proof film forming a pocket that encloses the panel without being bonded to the panel .
A method for producing a three-dimensional structure on a face of a flat substrate , comprising the following steps: - providing the substrate with the face ready to be treated; - applying a relief product in the form of droplets on the face , such that selected positions of droplets are produced on the face ; - applying a covering product to the face such that it forms a layer over the face ; - fixing by drying or curing the layer of the covering product to obtain the selected positions on the face free from the covering product ; the relief product comprising properties which provide a delaying effect in the drying or curing such that the drying or curing time of the relief product is greater than that of the covering product . - providing the substrate with the face ready to be treated; - applying a relief product in the form of droplets on the face , such that selected positions of droplets are produced on the face ; - applying a covering product to the face such that it forms a layer over the face ; - fixing by drying or curing the layer of the covering product to obtain the selected positions on the face free from the covering product ;
A protection device for a vehicle or building opening , comprising a flat protective textile , wherein an opening is configured in the protective textile , characterised in that the protection device comprises an actuating attachment , wherein the actuating attachment covers the opening and is movable relative to the protective textile , in a state of the protection device covering the vehicle or building opening , such that a user can reach through the opening in the protective textile and can operate a window arranged behind the protective textile or a door arranged behind the protective textile without a part of the cross section of the vehicle or building opening covered by the protective textile being opened up, since the opening in the protective textile continues to be covered/protected by the actuating attachment .
A wireless device configured to communicate with a Core Network, CN, node , the wireless device comprising: a processor ; and, a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the wireless device is configured to: determine that based on radio conditions a current downlink, DL, coverage class. CC, needs to be changed to a higher DL CC, wherein the higher DL CC indicates that at least one more blind repetition is needed than provided by the current DL CC; and, based on the determination of the need to change the current DL CC to the higher DL CC, transmit an indication of the higher DL CC for the CN node by performing a cell update procedure, the wireless device characterised in that the determine operation and the transmit operation are performed before a next occurrence of a nominal paging group. a processor ; and, a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the wireless device is configured to: determine that based on radio conditions a current downlink, DL, coverage class. CC, needs to be changed to a higher DL CC, wherein the higher DL CC indicates that at least one more blind repetition is needed than provided by the current DL CC; and, determine that based on radio conditions a current downlink, DL, coverage class. CC, needs to be changed to a higher DL CC, wherein the higher DL CC indicates that at least one more blind repetition is needed than provided by the current DL CC; and, based on the determination of the need to change the current DL CC to the higher DL CC, transmit an indication of the higher DL CC for the CN node by performing a cell update procedure, the wireless device characterised in that the determine operation and the transmit operation are performed before a next occurrence of a nominal paging group.