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A device for supplying water to a plant , in particular a vegetable plant, said device comprising a container having a bottom of the container , a side wall of the container and an opening of the container , through which the water can be introduced so that the container forms a water reservoir, said container being able to be buried, said container being made of a watertight material, comprising a lid for closing said container opening , the lid being sealed and removable, and the side wall of the container comprising at least one wall opening which is continuous and through which at least part of the root of the said plant can be at least partially introduced, characterised in that it comprises at least one tube , capable of being inserted removably into the said opening in the side wall and capable of at least partially receiving a root of the said at least one plant , and in that the tube is made of elastically deformable materials, has a tube axis (X1) and extends over a tube length (L), and in that the tube includes a cutout which extends parallel to the said tube axis (X1) at least partially over the said tube length (L). comprising a lid for closing said container opening , the lid being sealed and removable, and the side wall of the container comprising at least one wall opening which is continuous and through which at least part of the root of the said plant can be at least partially introduced, characterised in that it comprises at least one tube , capable of being inserted removably into the said opening in the side wall and capable of at least partially receiving a root of the said at least one plant , and in that the tube is made of elastically deformable materials, has a tube axis (X1) and extends over a tube length (L), and in that the tube includes a cutout which extends parallel to the said tube axis (X1) at least partially over the said tube length (L).
A gas analyzing device comprising a sample gas line (L1) where a sample gas flows, an analyzer that is arranged in the sample gas line (L1) and that is configured to detect a concentration of a specific component contained in the sample gas, a catalyst that is arranged upstream of the analyzer in the sample gas line (L1) and that is configured to react with the sample gas, a moisture concentration adjusting unit that is arranged upstream of the catalyst in the sample gas line (L1) and that is configured to adjust the concentration of moisture in the sample gas, and a moisture supplying unit that is configured to supply moisture between the moisture concentration adjusting unit and the catalyst in the sample gas line (L1). a sample gas line (L1) where a sample gas flows, an analyzer that is arranged in the sample gas line (L1) and that is configured to detect a concentration of a specific component contained in the sample gas, a catalyst that is arranged upstream of the analyzer in the sample gas line (L1) and that is configured to react with the sample gas, a moisture concentration adjusting unit that is arranged upstream of the catalyst in the sample gas line (L1) and that is configured to adjust the concentration of moisture in the sample gas, and a moisture supplying unit that is configured to supply moisture between the moisture concentration adjusting unit and the catalyst in the sample gas line (L1).
Connecting anchor for multilayer concrete slabs, wherein the connecting anchor comprises a plate which has a first longitudinal side to be arranged in a first concrete layer and a second longitudinal side to be arranged in a second concrete layer , and also has a first transverse side and a second transverse side , which each connect the first longitudinal side to the second longitudinal side , wherein, adjacent to at least one longitudinal side , the plate has an end section in which the plate is bent out of the plate plane of the plate in a first bending direction at a first bending point and, at a second bending point , is bent in a second bending direction which runs in the opposite direction to the first bending direction , characterized in that in the at least one end section , the plate has a wavy profile, which is formed by a plurality of bending points . wherein, adjacent to at least one longitudinal side , the plate has an end section in which the plate is bent out of the plate plane of the plate in a first bending direction at a first bending point and, at a second bending point , is bent in a second bending direction which runs in the opposite direction to the first bending direction , characterized in that in the at least one end section , the plate has a wavy profile, which is formed by a plurality of bending points .
A mammalian cell comprising at least one prokaryotic two-component signaling (TCS) pathway comprised of i. an activator protein A, wherein said activator protein A is a sensor histidine kinase comprising a histidine residue, ii. a response regulator (RR) protein B activated by said protein A, such activation leading to an activated RR protein B, wherein said RR protein B is a transcriptional regulator comprising an aspartic acid residue, and wherein activation of said RR protein B by said activator protein A is effected by transfer of a phosphate from said histidine residue to said aspartic acid residue, and iii. an output gene C operably linked to a promoter, wherein transcription of the transcription apparatus in said mammalian cell from said promoter is activated by activated RR protein B, and the expression of output gene C defines at least a first state 0, no transcription, and a second state 1, detectable transcription. i. an activator protein A, wherein said activator protein A is a sensor histidine kinase comprising a histidine residue, ii. a response regulator (RR) protein B activated by said protein A, such activation leading to an activated RR protein B, wherein said RR protein B is a transcriptional regulator comprising an aspartic acid residue, and wherein activation of said RR protein B by said activator protein A is effected by transfer of a phosphate from said histidine residue to said aspartic acid residue, and iii. an output gene C operably linked to a promoter,
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a washing tub configured to receive laundry, the washing tub being configured to be rotatable; a motor configured to rotate the washing tub; a controller configured to control the motor such that the washing tub is rotated while being accelerated; and a current sensing unit configured to sense current of the motor at predetermined time intervals, wherein the controller is configured to input, to an input layer of an artificial neural network pre-trained based on machine learning, input data generated by processing, according to a predetermined parsing rule, one or more current values sensed by the current sensing unit while the motor is accelerated in a certain level of acceleration within a range in which the laundry moves relative to the washing tub, in order to obtain data corresponding to at least one of laundry weight or laundry quality being defined based on at least one of the softness of laundry, the ability of laundry to contain water, and/or the volumetric difference between dry and wet laundry, from output of an output layer of the artificial neural network. a washing tub configured to receive laundry, the washing tub being configured to be rotatable; a motor configured to rotate the washing tub; a controller configured to control the motor such that the washing tub is rotated while being accelerated; and a current sensing unit configured to sense current of the motor at predetermined time intervals, wherein the controller is configured to input, to an input layer of an artificial neural network pre-trained based on machine learning, input data generated by processing, according to a predetermined parsing rule, one or more current values sensed by the current sensing unit while the motor is accelerated in a certain level of acceleration within a range in which the laundry moves relative to the washing tub, in order to obtain data corresponding to at least one of laundry weight or laundry quality being defined based on at least one of the softness of laundry, the ability of laundry to contain water, and/or the volumetric difference between dry and wet laundry, from output of an output layer of the artificial neural network.
A wireless ultrasound sensor for non-destructive testing of a test object, the sensor comprising: an ultrasound transducer ; a first induction coil , electrically coupled to the ultrasound transducer; a second induction coil , electrically coupled to the ultrasound transducer in parallel with the first induction coil; wherein the first and second induction coils are arranged to enable the transducer to be inductively operated at an operation frequency thereof by a remote device; and wherein the outer diameter (d 2 ) of the second induction coil is greater than the outer diameter (d 1 ) of the first induction coil; and wherein the outer diameter of the second induction coil is greater than the outer diameter of the first induction coil by a factor of at least 1.1. an ultrasound transducer ; a first induction coil , electrically coupled to the ultrasound transducer; a second induction coil , electrically coupled to the ultrasound transducer in parallel with the first induction coil; wherein the first and second induction coils are arranged to enable the transducer to be inductively operated at an operation frequency thereof by a remote device; and wherein the outer diameter (d 2 ) of the second induction coil is greater than the outer diameter (d 1 ) of the first induction coil; and wherein the outer diameter of the second induction coil is greater than the outer diameter of the first induction coil by a factor of at least 1.1.
An apparatus for deriving tissue temperature from thermal strain, comprising: an ultrasound imaging probe ; a thermal-strain measuring module configured for using ultrasound, via said probe, to measure thermal strain in a region, within a subject, that surrounds a location where a temperature sensor is disposed; a temperature measurement module configured for, via said sensor, measuring a temperature at said sensor while said sensor is inside said subject; and a patient-specific thermal-strain-to-temperature-change proportionality calibration module configured for calibrating a coefficient, said calibrating being based on a measurement of a temperature differential at said location derived from output of said temperature measurement module and on a measurement of thermal strain at said location obtained via said strain measuring module, wherein the apparatus is configured for using said calibrated coefficient, in conjunction with a thermal strain measurement derived from another location within said region, in evaluating, for said another location, another temperature differential and wherein the apparatus is (i) configured for inputting, into a thermal model , said another temperature and, based on output from said model, determining a current ablation temperature at said another location. an ultrasound imaging probe ; a thermal-strain measuring module configured for using ultrasound, via said probe, to measure thermal strain in a region, within a subject, that surrounds a location where a temperature sensor is disposed; a temperature measurement module configured for, via said sensor, measuring a temperature at said sensor while said sensor is inside said subject; and a patient-specific thermal-strain-to-temperature-change proportionality calibration module configured for calibrating a coefficient, said calibrating being based on a measurement of a temperature differential at said location derived from output of said temperature measurement module and on a measurement of thermal strain at said location obtained via said strain measuring module, wherein the apparatus is configured for using said calibrated coefficient, in conjunction with a thermal strain measurement derived from another location within said region, in evaluating, for said another location, another temperature differential and wherein the apparatus is (i) configured for inputting, into a thermal model , said another temperature and, based on output from said model, determining a current ablation temperature at said another location.
A method of estimating the transmission channel of a received multi-carrier signal (y) in a mobile environment, which method comprises - identifying pilots (P1, P2, ..., Pk) present on carriers of the received multi-carrier signal (y), which pilots (P1, P2, ..., Pk) comprise continual pilots (P1, P2, ..., Pk); - performing channel estimation on the received multi-carrier signal (y) using a time domain interpolator to give a first interpolator output ; - performing channel estimation on the received multi-carrier signal (y) using a frequency domain interpolator to give a second interpolator output ; - detecting a frequency offset in a continual pilot (P1, P2, ..., Pk); and - selecting either the first interpolator output or the second interpolator output on the basis of the detected frequency offset, the method being characterized in that - the step of detecting a frequency offset in a continual pilot (P1, P2, ..., Pk) comprises filtering the continual pilot (P1, P2, ..., Pk) in an offset filter to obtain an offset power value and estimating the frequency offset on the basis of the offset power value. - identifying pilots (P1, P2, ..., Pk) present on carriers of the received multi-carrier signal (y), which pilots (P1, P2, ..., Pk) comprise continual pilots (P1, P2, ..., Pk); - performing channel estimation on the received multi-carrier signal (y) using a time domain interpolator to give a first interpolator output ; - performing channel estimation on the received multi-carrier signal (y) using a frequency domain interpolator to give a second interpolator output ; - detecting a frequency offset in a continual pilot (P1, P2, ..., Pk); and - selecting either the first interpolator output or the second interpolator output on the basis of the detected frequency offset, the method being characterized in that - the step of detecting a frequency offset in a continual pilot (P1, P2, ..., Pk) comprises filtering the continual pilot (P1, P2, ..., Pk) in an offset filter to obtain an offset power value and estimating the frequency offset on the basis of the offset power value.
An air cleaner, comprising: an air cleaning module including a first fan housing having a housing space portion in which a first fan is accommodated; and an air guide that guides a flow of air being passed through the first fan and has an airflow path , wherein the air guide comprises: an outer wall and an inner wall positioned at an inside of the outer wall , the outer wall being disposed to surround the inner wall , and a motor accommodating portion that extends from the inner wall to the lower side, the motor accommodation portion being configured to accommodate a fan motor of the first fan , and the air flow path is defined between an inner circumferential surface of the outer wall and an outer circumferential surface of the inner wall characterized in that the air cleaner further comprises: an air flow controller that is provided at an upper side of the air guide and adjusts a discharge direction of the airflow generated in the air cleaning module , the air flow controller being rotatable in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction about an axial direction of the airflow controller , and the air flow controller comprises a second fan housing in which a second fan is accommodated. an air cleaning module including a first fan housing having a housing space portion in which a first fan is accommodated; and an air guide that guides a flow of air being passed through the first fan and has an airflow path , wherein the air guide comprises: an outer wall and an inner wall positioned at an inside of the outer wall , the outer wall being disposed to surround the inner wall , and a motor accommodating portion that extends from the inner wall to the lower side, the motor accommodation portion being configured to accommodate a fan motor of the first fan , and an outer wall and an inner wall positioned at an inside of the outer wall , the outer wall being disposed to surround the inner wall , and a motor accommodating portion that extends from the inner wall to the lower side, the motor accommodation portion being configured to accommodate a fan motor of the first fan , and the air flow path is defined between an inner circumferential surface of the outer wall and an outer circumferential surface of the inner wall characterized in that the air cleaner further comprises: an air flow controller that is provided at an upper side of the air guide and adjusts a discharge direction of the airflow generated in the air cleaning module , the air flow controller being rotatable in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction about an axial direction of the airflow controller , and the air flow controller comprises a second fan housing in which a second fan is accommodated. an air flow controller that is provided at an upper side of the air guide and adjusts a discharge direction of the airflow generated in the air cleaning module , the air flow controller being rotatable in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction about an axial direction of the airflow controller , and the air flow controller comprises a second fan housing in which a second fan is accommodated.
An image processing apparatus, comprising: an edge pixel determining unit that determines edge pixels in an input image; a scanning-directional-property determining unit that determines, based on the number of edge pixels continuous in a predetermined scanning direction, a property value of an edge pixel, characterized by further comprising a property determining unit that classifies, depending on the determined property value, the edge pixel as being an edge pixel of a ruled-line edge or not; and an output image processing unit that performs predetermined image processing for the edge pixels so as to make a toner consumption amount of the edge pixel that has been classified as an edge pixel of the ruled-line edge smaller than a toner consumption amount of an edge pixel that has been classified as an edge pixel other than the edge pixel of the ruled-line edge. an edge pixel determining unit that determines edge pixels in an input image; a scanning-directional-property determining unit that determines, based on the number of edge pixels continuous in a predetermined scanning direction, a property value of an edge pixel, characterized by further comprising a property determining unit that classifies, depending on the determined property value, the edge pixel as being an edge pixel of a ruled-line edge or not; and an output image processing unit that performs predetermined image processing for the edge pixels so as to make a toner consumption amount of the edge pixel that has been classified as an edge pixel of the ruled-line edge smaller than a toner consumption amount of an edge pixel that has been classified as an edge pixel other than the edge pixel of the ruled-line edge.
A food product forming machine , comprising: a) a food supply containing food mass; b) a food pump connected to the food supply for pumping the food mass; c) a mold plate configured to be driven to reciprocate between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position; d) a manifold connected to an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate ; and e) at least one plunger which is configured to extend into the manifold to increase the pressure of the food mass in the manifold , characterized in that f) the plunger has a tip and wherein a retracted position of the plunger is a position wherein the tip is above the manifold . a) a food supply containing food mass; b) a food pump connected to the food supply for pumping the food mass; c) a mold plate configured to be driven to reciprocate between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position; d) a manifold connected to an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate ; and e) at least one plunger which is configured to extend into the manifold to increase the pressure of the food mass in the manifold , characterized in that f) the plunger has a tip and wherein a retracted position of the plunger is a position wherein the tip is above the manifold .
A method for operating an electric tool , according to which a measuring device determines a winding resistance (Rs) of a winding of an electric motor of the electric tool , a test signal source applying a test signal (i p ) to the winding during the operation of the electric motor , a measuring unit detecting at least one measured value (u d , i d ) as a reaction of the winding to the test signal (i p ) and a control device determining the winding resistance (Rs) taking into account the measured value (u d , i d ), the test signal source generating the test signal (i p ) with an alternating curve, characterised in that the measuring unit detects at least one individual measured value (u d , i d ) or a measured value averaged from a plurality of individual measured values (u d , i d ) for each half-wave of the alternating test signal (i p ) the control device calculating a differential measured value from the individual measured values (u d , i d ) or averaged measured values ( u d,pos , u d,neg , l d,pos , l d,neg ) recorded for the respective half-wave for determining the winding resistance (Rs).
A flexible display device comprising a plurality of panels that are adhered to each other by using at least one adhesive layer , the flexible display device comprising: a display panel configured to display an image; and a protective panel disposed on the display panel and comprising a transparent substrate , an outer hard coating layer formed on an outer surface of the transparent substrate , and an inner hard coating layer formed on an inner surface of the transparent substrate opposite to the outer surface of the transparent substrate , and each of the outer hard coating layer , and the inner hard coating layer has a hardness greater than a hardness of the transparent substrate , wherein a thickness of the outer hard coating layer is greater than a thickness of the inner hard coating layer , and wherein a stress neutral surface of the flexible display device is configured so that a compressive stress is applied to the inner hard coating layer in response to the flexible display device being bent, characterized in that a touch electrode layer is directly disposed on the inner surface of the transparent substrate , wherein the inner hard coating layer is directly disposed on an inner surface of the touch electrode layer . a display panel configured to display an image; and a protective panel disposed on the display panel and comprising a transparent substrate , an outer hard coating layer formed on an outer surface of the transparent substrate , and an inner hard coating layer formed on an inner surface of the transparent substrate opposite to the outer surface of the transparent substrate , and each of the outer hard coating layer , and the inner hard coating layer has a hardness greater than a hardness of the transparent substrate , wherein a thickness of the outer hard coating layer is greater than a thickness of the inner hard coating layer , and wherein a stress neutral surface of the flexible display device is configured so that a compressive stress is applied to the inner hard coating layer in response to the flexible display device being bent, characterized in that a touch electrode layer is directly disposed on the inner surface of the transparent substrate , wherein the inner hard coating layer is directly disposed on an inner surface of the touch electrode layer .