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An image-capturing unit comprising: an imaging section ; a holding section configured to hold a subject to be imaged by the imaging section; a light irradiation section configured to select light of one or more light sources out of multiple light sources having different wavelengths and to irradiate the subject held in the holding section with the light; a storage section configured to store a correspondence among a color of the light emitted for irradiating the subject by the light irradiation section , a material of an irradiation surface irradiated with the light, and a resolution representing the number of pixels per unit length; and an image processing section configured to obtain the resolution from the correspondence, based on the color of the light emitted for irradiating the subject and the material of the irradiation surface of the subject, and to process a subject image by using the resolution, when the image processing section processes the subject image obtained by causing the imaging section to image the subject while irradiating the subject with the light of the light source selected from among the multiple light sources . an imaging section ; a holding section configured to hold a subject to be imaged by the imaging section; a light irradiation section configured to select light of one or more light sources out of multiple light sources having different wavelengths and to irradiate the subject held in the holding section with the light; a storage section configured to store a correspondence among a color of the light emitted for irradiating the subject by the light irradiation section , a material of an irradiation surface irradiated with the light, and a resolution representing the number of pixels per unit length; and an image processing section configured to obtain the resolution from the correspondence, based on the color of the light emitted for irradiating the subject and the material of the irradiation surface of the subject, and to process a subject image by using the resolution, when the image processing section processes the subject image obtained by causing the imaging section to image the subject while irradiating the subject with the light of the light source selected from among the multiple light sources .
A method for producing a cartilage tissue implant in vitro, characterized by the following features: i) providing at least a first and a second fragment of cartilage tissue, which each have at least one edge; ii) placing the fragments in a culture medium in such that at least one edge of the first fragment is spaced ≤ 1cm or less apart from at least one edge of the second fragment; iii) adding a suspension of chondrocytes to the fragments; and iv) cultivating the fragments and chondrocytes under cell culture conditions. i) providing at least a first and a second fragment of cartilage tissue, which each have at least one edge; ii) placing the fragments in a culture medium in such that at least one edge of the first fragment is spaced ≤ 1cm or less apart from at least one edge of the second fragment; iii) adding a suspension of chondrocytes to the fragments; and iv) cultivating the fragments and chondrocytes under cell culture conditions.
A method of controlling a wind turbine comprising one or more component cooling devices, the method comprising: receiving one or more inputs indicative of noise generated by the one or more component cooling devices; determining the contribution of noise from the one or more component cooling devices to overall turbine noise based upon the one or more inputs ; and modifying turbine operation based upon the contribution of cooling device noise to overall turbine noise and based upon turbine noise requirements , characterized in that modifying turbine operation comprises: one or more of increasing power output, increasing rotor speed, varying the pitch angle of the blades, or any combination thereof, when the contribution of noise from the one or more component cooling devices decreases; and one or more of decreasing power output, reducing rotor speed, varying the pitch angle of the blades, or any combination thereof, when the contribution of noise from the one or more component cooling devices increases. receiving one or more inputs indicative of noise generated by the one or more component cooling devices; determining the contribution of noise from the one or more component cooling devices to overall turbine noise based upon the one or more inputs ; and modifying turbine operation based upon the contribution of cooling device noise to overall turbine noise and based upon turbine noise requirements , characterized in that modifying turbine operation comprises: one or more of increasing power output, increasing rotor speed, varying the pitch angle of the blades, or any combination thereof, when the contribution of noise from the one or more component cooling devices decreases; and one or more of decreasing power output, reducing rotor speed, varying the pitch angle of the blades, or any combination thereof, when the contribution of noise from the one or more component cooling devices increases. one or more of increasing power output, increasing rotor speed, varying the pitch angle of the blades, or any combination thereof, when the contribution of noise from the one or more component cooling devices decreases; and one or more of decreasing power output, reducing rotor speed, varying the pitch angle of the blades, or any combination thereof, when the contribution of noise from the one or more component cooling devices increases.
A metal oxide semiconductor-based toxic gas detector comprising: a metal oxide semiconductor-based gas sensor, the gas sensor having an electrical characteristic that varies with concentration of a toxic gas; measurement circuitry coupled to the metal oxide semiconductor-based gas sensor, the measurement circuitry being configured to measure the electrical characteristic and provide a digital indication of the measured electrical characteristic; and a controller coupled to the measurement circuitry and configured to provide a toxic gas output based on the digital indication, characterised in that the controller being further configured to provide a diagnostic output indicative of a failure mode in the metal oxide semiconductor-based sensor based on fluctuations of the measured electrical characteristic over time, wherein the controller is configured to provide the diagnostic output periodically, and the frequency of the diagnostic output is a function of the toxic gas sensor concentration value. a metal oxide semiconductor-based gas sensor, the gas sensor having an electrical characteristic that varies with concentration of a toxic gas; measurement circuitry coupled to the metal oxide semiconductor-based gas sensor, the measurement circuitry being configured to measure the electrical characteristic and provide a digital indication of the measured electrical characteristic; and a controller coupled to the measurement circuitry and configured to provide a toxic gas output based on the digital indication, characterised in that the controller being further configured to provide a diagnostic output indicative of a failure mode in the metal oxide semiconductor-based sensor based on fluctuations of the measured electrical characteristic over time, wherein the controller is configured to provide the diagnostic output periodically, and the frequency of the diagnostic output is a function of the toxic gas sensor concentration value.
A window module for a vehicle, in particular an automobile, comprising: - a fixed window comprising an internal face and an external face , - a movable window comprising an internal face and an external face , edges of the windows facing one another and defining a clearance (J) between them, and the external faces of the windows being substantially aligned, - an elongated guide extending along said edges and attached to the internal face of the movable window , - an elongated upright extending along said edges and attached to the internal face of the fixed window , this upright having in cross-section a general U or L shape, one lateral branch of which extends along and facing said clearance, the upright comprising an internal face and an external face which at least partly defines a housing (L) extending along said edges and intended to receive at least one part of the guide, a trim element being fitted and attached to said internal face of the upright, this trim element having an elongated shape and extending along the upright, this trim element comprising at least one retaining member , characterized in that this retaining member projects from said external face of the upright and comprises a face for retaining said part of the guide in said housing, in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane (P) which is perpendicular to the internal faces of the windows and which passes through said clearance. - a fixed window comprising an internal face and an external face , - a movable window comprising an internal face and an external face , edges of the windows facing one another and defining a clearance (J) between them, and the external faces of the windows being substantially aligned, - an elongated guide extending along said edges and attached to the internal face of the movable window , - an elongated upright extending along said edges and attached to the internal face of the fixed window , this upright having in cross-section a general U or L shape, one lateral branch of which extends along and facing said clearance, the upright comprising an internal face and an external face which at least partly defines a housing (L) extending along said edges and intended to receive at least one part of the guide,
A method of determining the position and orientation of a movable object , the method comprising: a) connecting a plurality of targets to the movable object at known points on the movable object such that the targets will move with the movable object; b) scanning the surface of the movable object and at least some of the plurality of targets to obtain target data; c) comparing the scanned target data to at least one known dimension of one of the plurality of targets by: locating an expected centroid of a target, defining axes by the centroid of the target, repositioning the axes to the actual center based on known dimensions of the target , and comparing whether a known dimension of the target matches the scanned dimension; and d) if scanned target data matches the at least one known dimension of one of the plurality of targets, mapping a known movable object model data according to the target data to determine the position and orientation of the movable object, wherein the plurality of targets each comprise: a cylindrical body portion with one or more retroreflector sections , one or more non-reflective sections , and at least two transitions between reflective and non-reflective sections; and a hanging connector for connecting to the movable object , in particular an aircraft, such that the target hangs vertically from the movable object due to gravity. a) connecting a plurality of targets to the movable object at known points on the movable object such that the targets will move with the movable object; b) scanning the surface of the movable object and at least some of the plurality of targets to obtain target data; c) comparing the scanned target data to at least one known dimension of one of the plurality of targets by: locating an expected centroid of a target, defining axes by the centroid of the target, repositioning the axes to the actual center based on known dimensions of the target , and comparing whether a known dimension of the target matches the scanned dimension; and locating an expected centroid of a target, defining axes by the centroid of the target, repositioning the axes to the actual center based on known dimensions of the target , and comparing whether a known dimension of the target matches the scanned dimension; and d) if scanned target data matches the at least one known dimension of one of the plurality of targets, mapping a known movable object model data according to the target data to determine the position and orientation of the movable object, a cylindrical body portion with one or more retroreflector sections , one or more non-reflective sections , and at least two transitions between reflective and non-reflective sections; and a hanging connector for connecting to the movable object , in particular an aircraft, such that the target hangs vertically from the movable object due to gravity.
Horticultural biodegradable mulch film consisting of an arrangement of natural non-woven fibers forming a longitudinal plane, said arrangement comprising hair and woolly fibers mixed and assembled in a non-woven consolidated arrangement, the hair constituting a mass rate of at least 50% of the total fibers, the woolly fibers making up more than 20% by weight of all the fibers, and more preferably more than 30% by weight of all the fibers, and even more preferably more than 40% by weight of all the fibers in the film.
Method for operating a hearing device , - wherein the hearing device comprises a microphone by means of which ambient sound is picked up and converted into an input signal (I) comprising a useful component (S) and an interference component (N), - wherein a stationarity (st_I) of the input signal (I) is determined, stationarity (st_I) being understood to mean a measure of the variability of a signal over time, a signal that changes little over time having higher stationarity than a signal that changes more sharply in comparison, - wherein an input level (E) of the input signal (I) is measured, - wherein an estimated interference component (N_est) of the input signal (I) is determined and is multiplied by a scaling factor (sc), resulting in a scaled, estimated interference component (sc*N_est), - wherein the scaling factor (sc) is determined according to stationarity, specifically on the basis of a function (F) that indicates the scaling factor (sc) according to the stationarity (st_I) of the input signal (I), - wherein a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the input signal (I) is calculated by calculating a difference between the input level (E) and the scaled, estimated interference component (sc*N_est) and by calculating the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as a ratio of the difference in relation to the scaled, estimated interference component (sc*N_est) or merely in relation to the estimated interference component (N_est), - wherein the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is taken as a basis for setting an operating parameter (P) of the hearing device . - wherein the hearing device comprises a microphone by means of which ambient sound is picked up and converted into an input signal (I) comprising a useful component (S) and an interference component (N), - wherein a stationarity (st_I) of the input signal (I) is determined, stationarity (st_I) being understood to mean a measure of the variability of a signal over time, a signal that changes little over time having higher stationarity than a signal that changes more sharply in comparison, - wherein an input level (E) of the input signal (I) is measured, - wherein an estimated interference component (N_est) of the input signal (I) is determined and is multiplied by a scaling factor (sc), resulting in a scaled, estimated interference component (sc*N_est), - wherein the scaling factor (sc) is determined according to stationarity, specifically on the basis of a function (F) that indicates the scaling factor (sc) according to the stationarity (st_I) of the input signal (I), - wherein a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the input signal (I) is calculated by calculating a difference between the input level (E) and the scaled, estimated interference component (sc*N_est) and by calculating the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as a ratio of the difference in relation to the scaled, estimated interference component (sc*N_est) or merely in relation to the estimated interference component (N_est), - wherein the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is taken as a basis for setting an operating parameter (P) of the hearing device .
A method for estimating a hemoglobin A1c level, the method comprising: acquiring in advance a correlation between a hemoglobin A1c level which is a value based on the ratio of the peak value of a hemoglobin A1c peak containing hemoglobin A1c to the total value of the peak values of peaks related to hemoglobin A and a glycated mutant hemoglobin level which is a value based on the ratio of the peak value of a glycated mutant hemoglobin peak to the total value of the peak value of a peak containing mutant hemoglobin and the peak value of the glycated mutant hemoglobin peak containing glycated mutant hemoglobin formed by glycating the mutant hemoglobin, from a chromatogram obtained by subjecting a blood specimen containing the hemoglobin A and the mutant hemoglobin that is collected from each of a plurality of subjects to liquid chromatography; deriving a glycated mutant hemoglobin level from a chromatogram obtained by subjecting a blood specimen which is a measurement target collected from a subject having the mutant hemoglobin to liquid chromatography; and estimating a hemoglobin A1c level based on the derived glycated mutant hemoglobin level and the correlation. acquiring in advance a correlation between a hemoglobin A1c level which is a value based on the ratio of the peak value of a hemoglobin A1c peak containing hemoglobin A1c to the total value of the peak values of peaks related to hemoglobin A and a glycated mutant hemoglobin level which is a value based on the ratio of the peak value of a glycated mutant hemoglobin peak to the total value of the peak value of a peak containing mutant hemoglobin and the peak value of the glycated mutant hemoglobin peak containing glycated mutant hemoglobin formed by glycating the mutant hemoglobin, from a chromatogram obtained by subjecting a blood specimen containing the hemoglobin A and the mutant hemoglobin that is collected from each of a plurality of subjects to liquid chromatography; deriving a glycated mutant hemoglobin level from a chromatogram obtained by subjecting a blood specimen which is a measurement target collected from a subject having the mutant hemoglobin to liquid chromatography; and estimating a hemoglobin A1c level based on the derived glycated mutant hemoglobin level and the correlation.
An article subject to ice formation during normal use comprising a repellent surface such that the receding contact angle of the surface with water ranges from 90 degrees to 135 degrees (measured according to the method for contact angle measurement as detailed herein in the experimental part of the description); wherein the repellent surface comprises a non-fluorinated organic polymeric binder and a fluorochemicalcompound having the formula: (R f -L-P) n A R f is a fluorinated group; L is independently an organic divalent linking group; P is a catenary, divalent heteroatom-containing carbonyl moiety,; A is hydrocarbon moiety comprising 4 to 40 carbon atoms; and n ranges from 1 to 3. R f is a fluorinated group; L is independently an organic divalent linking group; P is a catenary, divalent heteroatom-containing carbonyl moiety,; A is hydrocarbon moiety comprising 4 to 40 carbon atoms; and n ranges from 1 to 3.
A connecting device connecting a first electronic device and a second electronic device , comprising: a first connector comprising a first pin row , wherein the first connector is connected to a first type connector mounted on the first electronic device ; a second connector comprising a second pin row , wherein the second connector is connected to a second type connector mounted on the second electronic device ; a data line connecting a data pin of the first pin row and a data pin of the second pin row ; a first recognition line connecting a power pin of the first pin row and a first recognition pin of the second pin row through a first pull-up resistor ; and a second recognition line connecting a power pin of the first pin row and a second recognition pin of the second pin row through a second pull-up resistor ; wherein the second pin row comprises: a first sub pin row , and a second sub pin row having an arrangement that is symmetrical to the first sub pin row; characterized in that, the first pull-up resistor is disposed between the power pin of the first pin row and the first recognition pin of the first sub pin row ; and the second pull-up resistor is disposed between the power pin of the first pin row and the second recognition pin of the second sub pin row . a first connector comprising a first pin row , wherein the first connector is connected to a first type connector mounted on the first electronic device ; a second connector comprising a second pin row , wherein the second connector is connected to a second type connector mounted on the second electronic device ; a data line connecting a data pin of the first pin row and a data pin of the second pin row ; a first recognition line connecting a power pin of the first pin row and a first recognition pin of the second pin row through a first pull-up resistor ; and a second recognition line connecting a power pin of the first pin row and a second recognition pin of the second pin row through a second pull-up resistor ; wherein the second pin row comprises: a first sub pin row , and a second sub pin row having an arrangement that is symmetrical to the first sub pin row; characterized in that, the first pull-up resistor is disposed between the power pin of the first pin row and the first recognition pin of the first sub pin row ; and the second pull-up resistor is disposed between the power pin of the first pin row and the second recognition pin of the second sub pin row . a first sub pin row , and a second sub pin row having an arrangement that is symmetrical to the first sub pin row; characterized in that, the first pull-up resistor is disposed between the power pin of the first pin row and the first recognition pin of the first sub pin row ; and the second pull-up resistor is disposed between the power pin of the first pin row and the second recognition pin of the second sub pin row .
An electrode current collector to be used in an all-solid-state battery , the electrode current collector comprising: a current collecting layer , a resistive layer , and a coating layer in this order; an electron conductivity of the coating layer is 2 × 10 -2 S/cm or more; the resistive layer includes an opening (X); and the current collecting layer contacts with the coating layer in the opening (X). a current collecting layer , a resistive layer , and a coating layer in this order; an electron conductivity of the coating layer is 2 × 10 -2 S/cm or more; the resistive layer includes an opening (X); and the current collecting layer contacts with the coating layer in the opening (X).