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A method for predicting the probability of survival of a human melanoma patient, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) determining the level of hGDF-15 in a human blood sample obtained from said patient; and b) predicting said probability of survival based on the determined level of hGDF-15 in said human blood sample; wherein a decreased level of hGDF-15 in said human blood sample indicates an increased probability of survival, wherein the human melanoma patient is a tumor-free stage III melanoma patient or an unresectable stage IV melanoma patient, wherein step b) comprises comparing said level of hGDF-15 determined in step a) with a hGDF-15 threshold level, wherein said probability is predicted based on the comparison of said level of hGDF-15 determined in step a) with said hGDF-15 threshold level; and wherein a level of hGDF-15 in said human blood sample which is decreased compared to said hGDF-15 threshold level indicates that the probability of survival is increased compared to a probability of survival at or above said hGDF-15 threshold level, wherein the human blood sample is a human serum sample, and wherein the hGDF-15 threshold level is a level selected from the range of between 1.1 ng/ml and 2.2 ng/ml. a) determining the level of hGDF-15 in a human blood sample obtained from said patient; and b) predicting said probability of survival based on the determined level of hGDF-15 in said human blood sample; wherein a decreased level of hGDF-15 in said human blood sample indicates an increased probability of survival, wherein the human melanoma patient is a tumor-free stage III melanoma patient or an unresectable stage IV melanoma patient, wherein step b) comprises comparing said level of hGDF-15 determined in step a) with a hGDF-15 threshold level, wherein said probability is predicted based on the comparison of said level of hGDF-15 determined in step a) with said hGDF-15 threshold level; and wherein a level of hGDF-15 in said human blood sample which is decreased compared to said hGDF-15 threshold level indicates that the probability of survival is increased compared to a probability of survival at or above said hGDF-15 threshold level, wherein the human blood sample is a human serum sample, and wherein the hGDF-15 threshold level is a level selected from the range of between 1.1 ng/ml and 2.2 ng/ml.
Method for monitoring a building for securing against unauthorized access, wherein the building is connected to a supply network for supplying a commodity , and wherein a plurality of consumption profiles of the commodity are pre-determined which are assigned to different operating states of the building , said method comprising the following steps: - recording a user input by a user of the building ; - selecting a consumption profile of the commodity based on the user input; - recording a consumption of a commodity by the building at a measurement time (t); - determining a first comparison value from the consumption profile and a second comparison with reference to the measurement time (t) based on the commodity consumption of comparable buildings; - comparing the recorded commodity consumption with the first comparison value from the consumption profile and with the second comparison value based on the commodity consumption of comparable buildings; - if the commodity consumption deviates from the first and second comparison values by more than a predetermined measure, determining a corresponding consumption profile that corresponds to the unexpected consumption of commodities , and, if a corresponding consumption profile is determined, outputting a specific alarm signal indicating the identified consumption profile, otherwise outputting a general alarm signal. - recording a user input by a user of the building ; - selecting a consumption profile of the commodity based on the user input; - recording a consumption of a commodity by the building at a measurement time (t); - determining a first comparison value from the consumption profile and a second comparison with reference to the measurement time (t) based on the commodity consumption of comparable buildings; - comparing the recorded commodity consumption with the first comparison value from the consumption profile and with the second comparison value based on the commodity consumption of comparable buildings; - if the commodity consumption deviates from the first and second comparison values by more than a predetermined measure, determining a corresponding consumption profile that corresponds to the unexpected consumption of commodities , and,
Method for determining at least one circumference value characterizing a circumference (U) of a wheel of a vehicle, in which: - a rotational speed of the wheel is detected; - as a first speed a wheel speed of the wheel is calculated as a function of the rotational speed; - as a second speed a reference speed of the vehicle is determined in a satellite-based manner by means of a navigational system of the vehicle; and - the circumference value is determined as a function of the wheel speed and the reference speed ; wherein at least one dynamic value is determined which characterizes a dynamic of at least one of the speeds, wherein the determination of the circumference value is carried out as a function of the dynamic value, characterised in that several speed values characterizing the at least one speed are determined, wherein for the speed values which characterize the at least one speed, a regression line is determined, and on the basis of the regression line the dynamic value is determined as an average of the quadratic residues. - a rotational speed of the wheel is detected; - as a first speed a wheel speed of the wheel is calculated as a function of the rotational speed; - as a second speed a reference speed of the vehicle is determined in a satellite-based manner by means of a navigational system of the vehicle; and - the circumference value is determined as a function of the wheel speed and the reference speed ; wherein at least one dynamic value is determined which characterizes a dynamic of at least one of the speeds, wherein the determination of the circumference value is carried out as a function of the dynamic value, characterised in that several speed values characterizing the at least one speed are determined, wherein for the speed values which characterize the at least one speed, a regression line is determined, and on the basis of the regression line the dynamic value is determined as an average of the quadratic residues.
An electronic device (ED), comprising: a display module (DM) comprising a display area (AA) and a non-display area (NAA); an antenna layer (AL) disposed on the display module (DM), the antenna layer (AL) comprising a bending area (BA) at least partially overlapping the non-display area (NAA) and a non-bending area (NBA) adjacent to the bending area (BA), the antenna layer (AL) further comprising a first portion (P1) disposed in the non-bending area (NBA) and a second portion (P2) disposed in the bending area (BA), the second portion (P2) being bent; characterized in that the electronic device (ED) further comprising: a spacer (SPC) disposed between the second portion (P2) and the display module (DM) and comprising a metal plate (MP) that is bent. a display module (DM) comprising a display area (AA) and a non-display area (NAA); an antenna layer (AL) disposed on the display module (DM), the antenna layer (AL) comprising a bending area (BA) at least partially overlapping the non-display area (NAA) and a non-bending area (NBA) adjacent to the bending area (BA), the antenna layer (AL) further comprising a first portion (P1) disposed in the non-bending area (NBA) and a second portion (P2) disposed in the bending area (BA), the second portion (P2) being bent; characterized in that the electronic device (ED) further comprising: a spacer (SPC) disposed between the second portion (P2) and the display module (DM) and comprising a metal plate (MP) that is bent.
A ball end mill formed with a plurality of chip discharge grooves on an outer periphery of a tool body from a tool tip toward a proximal end side, and provided with a plurality of ball-nosed end cutting edges on a crossing ridgeline part between a rake surface of the chip discharge grooves and a tip surface of the tool body, the ball end mill having a tool rotation center (O) on the tip surface, the tip surface being shaped so as to make sliding contact with a surface cut by the ball-nosed end cutting edges, and a center-nearing ball-nosed end cutting edge of the plurality of ball-nosed end cutting edges set so that a distance (X) from the tool rotation center to the point closest to the tool rotation center on the center-nearing ball-nosed end cutting edge in an axial view of the tool tip is shorter than a same distance (Y) to the other one or ones of the plurality of ball-nosed end cutting edges , wherein the distance (X) from the tool rotation center (O) to the point closest to the tool rotation center (O) on the center-nearing ball-nosed end cutting edge is more than 0% and at most 3% of the outer diameter of the tool.
A cutting system, comprising: a moving mechanism ; a laser cutter mounted on the moving mechanism ; a support table configured to support a sheet of material plate to be cut thereon; and a fixation device configured to fix the sheet of material plate to be cut on the support table , characterized in that the fixation device comprises a pressing plate having a row of tooth-like features with a tooth slot defined between adjacent tooth-like features , and wherein, during cutting the sheet of material plate with the laser cutter , the row of tooth-like features press the sheet of material plate on the support table , and the moving mechanism drives a laser head of the laser cutter to move along edges of the tooth slots based on a preset control program to cut a row of work pieces , corresponding to the row of tooth-like features , out of the sheet of material plate by a single cutting process. a moving mechanism ; a laser cutter mounted on the moving mechanism ; a support table configured to support a sheet of material plate to be cut thereon; and a fixation device configured to fix the sheet of material plate to be cut on the support table , characterized in that the fixation device comprises a pressing plate having a row of tooth-like features with a tooth slot defined between adjacent tooth-like features , and wherein, during cutting the sheet of material plate with the laser cutter , the row of tooth-like features press the sheet of material plate on the support table , and the moving mechanism drives a laser head of the laser cutter to move along edges of the tooth slots based on a preset control program to cut a row of work pieces , corresponding to the row of tooth-like features , out of the sheet of material plate by a single cutting process.
A moulding composition comprising polypropylene, inorganic filler and mould release composition, wherein the mould release composition comprises maleic anhydride modified polypropylene and glycol or glycerol ester of a fatty acid, wherein the composition comprises - from 40 - 90 wt.% of polypropylene - from 0.1 - 2 wt.% of mould release composition - from 2 - 30 wt.% of inorganic filler - from 5 - 30 wt.% of ethylene α-olefin copolymer elastomer. - from 40 - 90 wt.% of polypropylene - from 0.1 - 2 wt.% of mould release composition - from 2 - 30 wt.% of inorganic filler - from 5 - 30 wt.% of ethylene α-olefin copolymer elastomer.
A method for controlling transmit power in wireless communications, comprising: determining , at a user equipment, UE, that communications with a base station are configured over a connection associated with a threshold reliability; adjusting a configured transmit power to an adjusted transmit power for a transmission attempt over the connection, wherein adjusting the configured transmit power is based at least in part on determining that the connection is associated with the threshold reliability and the configured transmit power is adjusted by a transmit power adjustment value based at least in part on a transmission attempt index for the transmission attempt and on a queue length of a transmission buffer storing data for transmitting to the base station; and transmitting data at the adjusted transmit power. determining , at a user equipment, UE, that communications with a base station are configured over a connection associated with a threshold reliability; adjusting a configured transmit power to an adjusted transmit power for a transmission attempt over the connection, wherein adjusting the configured transmit power is based at least in part on determining that the connection is associated with the threshold reliability and the configured transmit power is adjusted by a transmit power adjustment value based at least in part on a transmission attempt index for the transmission attempt and on a queue length of a transmission buffer storing data for transmitting to the base station; and transmitting data at the adjusted transmit power.
A processor implemented image processing method for autonomous driving of a vehicle, comprising: recognizing a target object in a first frame of an input image including a plurality of substantially consecutive frames, wherein the input image is acquired through a camera provided in the vehicle; determining whether an exposure of a second frame of the input image is to be adjusted based on a difference between a brightness of the target object in the first frame and a brightness of a remaining region not including the target object; based on a verification that the exposure of the second frame is to be adjusted, adjusting the exposure of the second frame of the input image based on the difference between the brightness of the target object in the first frame and the brightness of the remaining region not including the target object in the first frame; generating a synthesized image by synthesizing the first frame and the second frame, and controlling the vehicle in an autonomous driving state based on the synthesized image, wherein the target object is a predetermined object estimated to have a brightness contrast greater than that of its surroundings. recognizing a target object in a first frame of an input image including a plurality of substantially consecutive frames, wherein the input image is acquired through a camera provided in the vehicle; determining whether an exposure of a second frame of the input image is to be adjusted based on a difference between a brightness of the target object in the first frame and a brightness of a remaining region not including the target object; based on a verification that the exposure of the second frame is to be adjusted, adjusting the exposure of the second frame of the input image based on the difference between the brightness of the target object in the first frame and the brightness of the remaining region not including the target object in the first frame; generating a synthesized image by synthesizing the first frame and the second frame, and controlling the vehicle in an autonomous driving state based on the synthesized image, wherein the target object is a predetermined object estimated to have a brightness contrast greater than that of its surroundings.
Balance spring intended to equip a balance of a horological movement, characterised in that the balance spring is made of an alloy consisting of: - Nb, Ti, H and possible traces of other elements selected from O, C, Fe, N, Ni, Si, Cu and Al, with the following weight percentages: - a Ti content comprised between 20 and 60 wt%, preferably between 40 and 50 wt%, - a H content comprised between 0.17 and 2 wt%, - a total content of all other elements of less than or equal to 0.3 wt%, - the remainder to 100 wt% consisting of Nb. - Nb, Ti, H and possible traces of other elements selected from O, C, Fe, N, Ni, Si, Cu and Al, - a Ti content comprised between 20 and 60 wt%, preferably between 40 and 50 wt%, - a H content comprised between 0.17 and 2 wt%, - a total content of all other elements of less than or equal to 0.3 wt%, - the remainder to 100 wt% consisting of Nb.
Electric machine, comprising a rotor, a stator having a laminated core , and an apparatus for monitoring the radial air gap of the electric machine, which comprises an antenna , characterized in that the apparatus comprises a microwave radar system, which comprises a transmission and reception unit for transmitting and for receiving microwaves, the antenna and a cable , which connects the transmission and reception unit to the antenna , wherein the antenna is arranged during the operation of the apparatus in such a way that the opening thereof ends with a side of the radial air gap to be monitored.
A compression product comprising an elastic component or material, the elastic component or material having a delayed continuous relaxation behaviour, the elastic material being capable of applying a compression or a supporting force or a local pressure to a part of the body of a subject, the elastic material furthermore being capable of passing through a first phase during which the material is expanded, a second phase during which the component or material relaxes without recovering its original shape, and a third phase during which the component or material recovers its original shape with successive deceleration, wherein relaxation is self-initiated in the absence of an external stimulus, wherein the compression product comprises an elastic component or material comprising or consisting of: (a) a non-quaternised polyurethane (PU) polymer containing N-diol (PU-N); and/or (b) a quaternised polyurethane (PU) polymer containing quaternised N-diol (PU-N+); and, optionally, (c) elastane. the elastic material being capable of applying a compression or a supporting force or a local pressure to a part of the body of a subject, the elastic material furthermore being capable of passing through a first phase during which the material is expanded, a second phase during which the component or material relaxes without recovering its original shape, and a third phase during which the component or material recovers its original shape with successive deceleration, wherein relaxation is self-initiated in the absence of an external stimulus, wherein the compression product comprises an elastic component or material comprising or consisting of: (a) a non-quaternised polyurethane (PU) polymer containing N-diol (PU-N); and/or (b) a quaternised polyurethane (PU) polymer containing quaternised N-diol (PU-N+); and, optionally, (c) elastane. (a) a non-quaternised polyurethane (PU) polymer containing N-diol (PU-N); and/or (b) a quaternised polyurethane (PU) polymer containing quaternised N-diol (PU-N+); and, optionally, (c) elastane.
A method for producing a security element with a metallized optical diffraction structure in an embossed coating layer in which a coating layer is applied onto a support , then embossed and cured; structural depressions , structural elevations , and an optical diffraction structure are produced by means of the embossing of the coating layer , wherein the optical diffraction structure is embossed into at least one structural elevation and then a reflective layer is provided on the structural depressions and structural elevations of the embossed coating layer by means of metallization, and after that, this reflective layer is selectively demetallized, characterized in that the selective demetallization includes a bonding of at least the metallized structural elevation that has the optical diffraction structure to a transfer support and then a separation of this structural elevation bonded to a transfer support both from the support and from at least one metallized structural depression adjoining this structural elevation through removal of the transfer support from the support .
Door arrester, in particular for a door of a motor vehicle, comprising a door retainer rod which can be mounted on one of a door and a body so as to be pivotable and having a first side with a profiling formed on the first side , and a first braking element which can be arranged on the other of the door and the body and in sections bearing against the first side of the door retainer rod under the effect of a preload, and which, with the profiling of the first side , defines at least one retaining position, wherein the first braking element has a central boring , wherein the door retainer rod has an elongate through-hole , wherein a guide pin passes through the central boring and the through-hole , wherein the guide pin permits an axial movement of the first braking element along the guide pin , wherein the guide pin is fixed on two retaining portions (22, 23; 122, 123) which can be connected to the other of the door and the body , and wherein the guide pin connects the retaining portions (22, 23; 122, 123) to one another, characterized in that the retaining portions are part of a retainer housing , and that the retaining portions together delimit an opening for the passage of the door retainer rod . a door retainer rod which can be mounted on one of a door and a body so as to be pivotable and having a first side with a profiling formed on the first side , and a first braking element which can be arranged on the other of the door and the body and in sections bearing against the first side of the door retainer rod under the effect of a preload, and which, with the profiling of the first side , defines at least one retaining position, wherein the first braking element has a central boring , wherein the door retainer rod has an elongate through-hole , wherein a guide pin passes through the central boring and the through-hole , wherein the guide pin permits an axial movement of the first braking element along the guide pin , wherein the guide pin is fixed on two retaining portions (22, 23; 122, 123) which can be connected to the other of the door and the body , and wherein the guide pin connects the retaining portions (22, 23; 122, 123) to one another, characterized in that the retaining portions are part of a retainer housing , and that the retaining portions together delimit an opening for the passage of the door retainer rod .
Modified polymer obtained by grafting at least one compound of formula (I) to at least one unsaturation of the chain of an initial polymer: in which: • A represents an arenediyl ring optionally substituted by one or more identical or different, preferably saturated, linear or branched, aliphatic hydrocarbon chains, which are optionally substituted or interrupted by one or more heteroatoms; • E represents a divalent hydrocarbon group optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms; and • X denotes a halogen atom, preferably a chlorine atom, the initial polymer is a diene elastomer. • A represents an arenediyl ring optionally substituted by one or more identical or different, preferably saturated, linear or branched, aliphatic hydrocarbon chains, which are optionally substituted or interrupted by one or more heteroatoms; • E represents a divalent hydrocarbon group optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms; and • X denotes a halogen atom, preferably a chlorine atom,