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A method of investigating a reservoir region in a subsurface formation by a time-lapse seismic survey, which subsurface formation comprises a further formation region adjacent to the reservoir region, which method comprises the steps of obtaining data from a time-lapse seismic survey including seismic data of the subsurface formation at a first point in time and a later point in time, processing the seismic data to obtain a seismic representation of change in a predetermined seismic parameter in the further formation region, which seismic parameter is dependent on stress; interpreting the seismic representation of change in the seismic parameter in the further formation region for an indication of changes of stress distribution in the further formation region; and deriving a property of the reservoir region using the indication of change of stress distribution in the further formation region.

The present invention is a software-based dynamic negotiation system that walks an individual or team through a preparation process so they are prepared to enter negotiations. To accomplish this goal, the system solicits feedback from key stakeholders and completes conjoint analysis to understand how team members weigh particular issues and options while also formulating scenarios to test weightings, offers an understanding of possible alternatives, and create equally weighted offers for use in delivering multiple equivalent simultaneous offers. The system provides a framework for effective negotiation that permeates negotiation strategy best practices throughout an organization, as all employees will undertake the same preparation process and utilize similar strategies.

A metamaterial comprising, a plurality of acoustic vector field sensors, each configured to sense an acoustic vector field of a fluid within a fluid-filled space in response to fluid waves, and producing an electrical signal corresponding to the sensed acoustic vector field; a processor configured to perform a time and space transform on the electrical signal; and at least one phased array transducer, configured to emit fluid waves according to a produced acoustic vector field pattern dependent on a result of the time and space transform, a within a portion of the fluid.

In a cruise controller for a saddle-seat vehicle, it is configured to comprise desired throttle opening control execution means (ECU 110) for executing desired throttle opening control by operating the actuator (74) such that the actual throttle opening becomes the desired throttle opening, determine whether the throttle opening command APS is in a predetermined relationship with the actual throttle opening TPS (S60), and switch the cruise control to the desired throttle opening control (S50) when it is discriminated that they are in the predetermined relationship and a disable condition has been established (S62 to S66). By suitably setting the predetermined relationship, the cruise control can be disabled and shifted to the desired throttle opening control at the actual throttle opening anticipatable by the operator, so that driving feel is not impaired and no unnecessary engine output is produced upon switching to the desired throttle opening control.

The present invention provides a voice input apparatus which can extract an input voice without interrupting a generated background sound.

When a talk switch 50 is pushed down, a LMS algorithm processing part 26 stops an update operation of a filter coefficient of an adaptive filter 24 and stores filter coefficient W1 at this moment in a portion for storing filter coefficients 30. A portion for calculating filter coefficients 44 calculates a filter coefficient W2 of a filter 42 to simulate a sound-transmittal line of an audio sound which is produced from a speaker 102 and is input into microphones 10, 12 by means of these stored filter coefficient W1 and various transmittal characteristics CS1, CS2 and the like. By extracting an output signal Y4 of the filter 42 from an output signal Y3 of a portion for eliminating surrounding noise 20 by means of a computing part 46, audio sound components included with an operating voice collected by the microphones 10, 12 are removed.

The invention concerns a method and a system for determining a scent or taste profile of a user consisting in: storing for each of a set of products chosen among products for which a database contains smell of taste prints constituted by a set of measurements given by smell or taste electronic sensors, a rating (SN) given by the user; and automatically calculating weighting coefficients constituting said profile and respectively affected to said sensors, by successive approximation of sets of weighting coefficients leading to minimizing the sum of the quadratic errors over the set of satisfaction notes.

An apparatus for acquiring and evaluating an image of a predetermined extract of a printed product removes the effects of scattered light to improve the accuracy of image evaluation. The apparatus uses a camera that has an electronic image sensor with a two-dimensional arrangement of sensor elements. An aperture stop is arranged in the beam path of the camera for shadowing a predetermined part of the image sensor. When an acquired image is read from a part of the image sensor that is not shadowed, corresponding readings from the shadowed portion of the sensor are subtracted from the acquired image to obtain intensity signals corrected for scattered light.

A method and magnetic resonance apparatus for image acquisition using a magnetic resonance sequence (in particular a PETRA sequence) in which k-space corresponding to the imaging area is scanned, with a first region of k-space, which does not include the center of k-space, being scanned radially along a number of spokes emanating from the center of k-space, and with at least two phase coding gradients being completely ramped up before administration of the excitation pulse, and a second central region of k-space, which remains without the first region, is scanned in a Cartesian manner (in particular via single point imaging). For the purpose of a contrast increase a pre-pulse—in particular an inversion pulse to establish a T1 contrast—is provided before a predetermined number of individual measurements. The number of spokes to be measured is selected such that a measurement point located (in a Cartesian manner) nearest to the center of k-space is measured at a predetermined point in time after a pre-pulse, which point in time is optimal with regard to the signal-to-noise ratio and/or the contrast.

A compositional simulator that is fully compositional and more robust and accurate is disclosed. Relative permeability (kr) and capillary pressure (Pc) are modeled as state functions, making them unique for a given set of inputs, which can include Euler characteristic, wettability, pore connectivity, saturation, and capillary number. All of these are made to be a function of composition, T, and P or rock properties. These state function kr-Pc models are fully compositional and can fit experimental data, including complex processes such as hysteresis. The models can be tuned to measured relative permeability data, and then give consistent predictions away from that measured data set. Phase labeling problems are eliminated. Flux calculations from one grid block to another are based on phase compositions. Simulations for three or four-phase hydrocarbon phases are possible. Time-step sizes increase to stability limits of implicit-explicit methods. Fully implicit methods are possible and significant improvements are expected.

The present application describes a plurality of test simulation environment mimic complex listening environment of everyday life, comprising a speech component, and a noise component. The application also describes an auditory testing system and method for evaluating a listener's speech perception and method to test hearing prosthesis or hearing protection device's effect on a person's speech perception in a complex listening environment

A gas detector for revealing a target gas includes an image capturing unit with multiple optical channels, an image processing unit and a calculation unit. The image processing unit is adapted for deducing a value of a radiation transmission coefficient which relates to an analysis spectral band, and which is attributable to a quantity of the target gas present in a part of the field-of-view. Preferably multiple analysis bands are used in parallel. The calculation unit is adapted for deducing an evaluation of the quantity of the target gas based on the value of the radiation transmission coefficient which relates to each analysis band. Such a gas detector may have small dimensions, be easily transportable, including on board a drone, and can provide evaluation results for the quantity of the target gas in real-time or nearly real-time.