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An object detection system for detecting instances of an object in a digital image includes an image integrator and an object detector, which includes a classifier (classification function) and image scanner. The image integrator receives an input image and calculates an integral image representation of the input image. The image scanner scans the image in same sized subwindows. The object detector uses a cascade of homogenous classification functions or classifiers to classify the subwindows as to whether each subwindow is likely to contain an instance of the object. Each classifier evaluates one or more features of the object to determine the presence of such features in a subwindow that would indicate the likelihood of an instance of the object in the subwindow.

An agent oriented computing environment is disclosed comprising an "agent shell" means which can be used by developers for constructing agent computing entities according to their own functionality requirements; an agent enabling layer, providing basic communication, brokering, and negotiation facilities between agent computing entities; and an underlying transport mechanism based on a prior art CORBA platform. Agents communicate with each other using an agent communication language enabling them to interact to domain specific problems. Agents can pass information to each other in ACL messages describing their own vocabularies concerning logic (ontologies). Various services for locating and connecting agents are provided in the agent oriented environment, such as a broker service for locating and finding agents. A collection of agents may communicate with each other where the agents remain static, maintaining their physical locations on their corresponding host physical resource devices, or alternatively agents may be transported across a plurality of physical resources, through the CORBA platform. The environment supports encapsulation of legacy objects, databases, standard and proprietary protocols and interfaces.

The invention provides a device for fine adjustment of a prosthetic valve device and a method of adjusting the position of a prosthetic valve after implantation. The adjustment mechanism includes complementary structures on a valve member and device frame that cooperate to provide relative axial and / or angular motion between the valve member and device frame (and thus the native vessel). The adjustment mechanism of the invention may also include a means for selectively maintaining the relative position of the valve member and device frame. The device and method are particularly applicable for use with a modular prosthetic valve device that is assembled in the body lumen.

The invention provides a device for fine adjustment of a prosthetic valve device and a method of adjusting the position of a prosthetic valve after implantation. The adjustment mechanism includes complementary structures on a valve member and device frame that cooperate to provide relative axial and / or angular motion between the valve member and device frame (and thus the native vessel). The adjustment mechanism of the invention may also include a means for selectively maintaining the relative position of the valve member and device frame. The device and method are particularly applicable for use with a modular prosthetic valve device that is assembled in the body lumen.

The invention provides a device for fine adjustment of a prosthetic valve device and a method of adjusting the position of a prosthetic valve after implantation. The adjustment mechanism includes complementary structures on a valve member and device frame that cooperate to provide relative axial and / or angular motion between the valve member and device frame (and thus the native vessel). The adjustment mechanism of the invention may also include a means for selectively maintaining the relative position of the valve member and device frame. The device and method are particularly applicable for use with a modular prosthetic valve device that is assembled in the body lumen.

A container insert having at least two primary pieces, wherein one of the pieces includes keying features that may be replaceable with other pieces having different keying features. A related single piece container insert includes multiple keying features formed on the interior and exterior surfaces of the container insert. A related coupling assembly includes a venting system that vents a fluid into the container after a valve in the coupling assembly, which is positioned in the container contents flow path, has been opened.

There is disclosed a smartphone, tablet or other computing device comprising: (a) a touch sensitive display; (b) one or more processors; (c) computer memory; (d) one or more computer programs stored in the computer memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors and including instructions for displaying a welcome screen with a pictorial infographic or a data visualization that graphically represents each of a number of variables relating to the device or one or more of its users.

A preferred embodiment of the invention pertains to a method of comparing first and second databases (DB1, DB2) that are each comprised of a plurality of entities (A to E) having one or more characteristics, said entities being grouped into a plurality of data classes in each said database each representative of a particular entity type; the method comprising: (i) for each said data class of said first and second databases, compiling a list representative of the entities occurring within that class and the attributes for each said entity; (ii) identifying and comparing corresponding data classes for each of said first and second databases; and (iii) identifying on the basis of said comparison differences between corresponding entities of said corresponding data classes. A computer program, and storage medium are also disclosed.

A procedure for actuating a parking brake is described, the parking brake comprising a brake piston which is received in a hydraulic chamber and is displaceable within the hydraulic chamber by means of a hydraulic actuator on the one hand and a mechanical actuator on the other. During operation of the parking brake the mechanical actuator is activated in a first step in order to displace the brake piston in the hydraulic chamber in such a way that a volume of a hydraulic fluid contained in the hydraulic chamber is increased. At a subsequent time the hydraulic actuator is activated in order to build up or increase a clamping force of the parking brake. The hydraulically generated or increased clamping force is then maintained by means of the mechanical actuator.

An apparatus and method to significantly improve performance of SQL function processing through the use of an encoded vector index (EVI). An EVI provides the data necessary to count the number of records in a database that match criteria provided by a SQL function. The resulting count can then be used to determine, from among two or more candidate approaches, an approach to use in processing an SQL function. By processing the EVI symbol table in lieu of more traditional database indexes, and / or in lieu of the database table itself, statistics for SQL functions are generated significantly faster.

A ratcheting wrench includes a handle, a head extending from an end of the handle and having a hole communicated with a compartment in the end of the handle, a drive member rotatably mounted in the hole of the head, and a ratcheting mechanism. The drive member includes an inner periphery for securely holding a fastener-driving member, allowing joint rotation when the drive member is turned. The drive member further includes a flange formed on an end of an outer periphery thereof and located outside the head for manual rotation of the drive member. The ratcheting mechanism is mounted in the compartment of the handle and engaged with the teeth of the drive member, allowing the handle to selectively move in a ratcheting direction for tightening / loosening a fastener and in a free turning direction reverse to the ratcheting direction in which the fastener is not turned.

The invention discloses a remote in-situ integrated test system for planet surface substances and atmosphere. The whole system comprises: a miniature pulse solid state laser, a Cassegrain telescope system, a one-dimensional precise mobile platform, a continuous light indicating positioning laser, various optical elements and echelle spectrographs, ICCD, a high-resolution camera and a photomultiplier. According to the system and method of the invention, the combination of technologies of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), Raman spectroscopy (Raman), and laser radar is realized in the same system; the system of the invention adopts modular design, is high in integration level, small in size, and light in weight, and can realize long-distance surface microimaging, long-distance substance element analysis, long-distance substance composition analysis, and planet boundary layer atmosphere detection.

The invention discloses an underground pipeline positioning method based on a CORS (continuous operational reference system). The method comprises the following steps of: I, establishing a CORS; II, collecting paper drawings: collecting the pipeline as-built drawings of all underground pipelines paved in an area to be positioned and the topographical map around each underground pipeline respectively; III, making an electronic map, wherein the making process comprises the steps of paper map electronization treatment, drawing scanning and pretreatment, raster image transfer, raster image orientation, image sector conversion, pipeline attribution information marking, edge matching treatment, projection conversion, data check, conversion into an embedded electronic map and the like; IV, transferring and visually displaying the electronic map; V, superposing the coordinate data of the electronic map; and VI, positioning the underground pipelines. The method disclosed by the invention is easy and convenient to use and operate, has a good using effect and high practical value, and can really realize accurate positioning of the underground pipelines and effectively solve the problems of inconvenience in positioning operation, relatively bad positioning effect and the like of the existing underground pipeline positioning method.

A device for conducting a transmission measurement includes a system for generating a light wave consisting of a first and a second wavelength fraction, in addition to an optical channel guiding the light wave to a sample tube with a sample, wherein the light wave permeates the sample tube with a sample. The device also has a motion unit for producing a relative movement of the light wave along the sample tube. A receiver for receiving and separating the first and second wavelength fragments after the light wave has permeated the sample tube with a sample is also provided. A converter converts the first wavelength fraction into a first digital measuring value describing the degree of transmission in the first wavelength and converts the second wavelength fraction into a second digital measuring value describing the degree of transmission in the second wavelength. Quotients are formed from the first digital measuring values and the second digital measuring values by an evaluation system and the first derivative of the quotients is calculated.

The invention discloses a method for MSK iterative demodulation by combining an LDPC code, which comprises the following steps of: performing orthogonal down-conversion, low-pass filtering, carrier frequency offset rough estimation and compensation on received signals in turn, then storing processing results in a first-stage buffer, and simultaneously performing differential demodulation on data after compensation; performing frame synchronization head-related detection on the data after the differential demodulation, and after a frame synchronization head is detected in the related detection, using a control switch to perform carrier phase offset rough estimation and compensation and simultaneously perform an SNR estimation on the data in the first-stage buffer; storing the data after the carrier phase offset compensation into a second-stage buffer; and reading the data in the second-stage buffer to perform LDPC code assisted iterative carrier and timing synchronization and compensation, performing MSK coherent demodulation and LDPC encoding on the data after the LDPC code assisted iterative carrier and timing synchronization and compensation in turn, and outputting an encoding result decision. The technical scheme provided by the invention realizes quick demodulation and encoding functions under ultra-low SNR by using the system and the method for the MSK iterative demodulation by combining the LDPC code.

The invention discloses a modified polyester fiber prepared by carrying out blended spinning on functional copolyester master-batches containing moisture-absorbing radicals and inorganic nano-powder and conventional polyester chips, the section of the fiber is special-shaped and comprises micropores, the side surface of the fiber comprises a structure of longitudinal grooves and micro-pits, and a variety of fabric can be prepared by carrying out the blended spinning on the modified polyester fiber and natural fiber according to weight proportion. The fabric has the excellent functions of wetting by sweat, moisture transmitting and quick drying, thereby greatly improving the wearing comfort of the polyester fiber fabric.

A functional coverage based test generation technique for pipelined architectures is presented. A general graph-theoretic model is developed that can capture the structure and behavior (instruction-set) of a wide variety of pipelined processors. A functional fault model is developed and used to define the functional coverage for pipelined architectures. Test generation procedures are developed that accept the graph model of the architecture as input and generate test programs to detect all the faults in the functional fault model. A graph model of the pipelined processor is automatically generated from the specification using functional abstraction. Functional test programs are generated based on the coverage of the pipeline behavior. Module level property checking is used to reduce test generation time.

The presented valve (1) is based on two axially adjustable sleeve-shaped valve seat rings (14, 36) that are associated with locking arrangements in the form of annular armature plates (22, 35) and associate holding coils (24, 36). The valve closure member (39) can be variably adjusted via a position adjustment drive. Said valve closure member has a double function. On the one hand, it acts to move the valve seat rings (14, 26) into locking position and, on the other hand, it acts to control the gas flow.

The present invention discloses a handheld device capable of independently actuating camera and method thereof. The handheld device comprises an input module, a storage module, a mobile phone module and a camera module. The input module has a first button and a second button. The storage module is connected to the input module and stores a first operating system and a second operating system. The mobile phone module is connected to the storage module and provides a mobile phone function. The camera module is connected to the storage module and provides a camera function. When the first button is pressed, the first operating system is activated for enabling the mobile phone module to provide the mobile phone function. When the second button is pressed, the second operating system is activated for enabling the camera module to provide the camera function.

A shock absorber comprising a damping cylinder is divided into a first damping chamber and a second damping chamber by a main piston device. The main piston device comprises a first main piston and a second main piston. The main pistons comprise continuous ducts that are delimited in a direction of flow by first and second flow limiters. The main pistons are mounted on a piston rod. The piston rod has an axially extending and continuous cavity through which damping medium can flow between a pressurized chamber and a respective damping chamber. The damping medium flows via an interspace delimited by the first main piston and the second main piston out into the damping chambers via pressurization ducts delimited by the first flow limiters. The first flow limiters lift axially from the main piston with substantially maintained external form in the opening process so that a flow path is created both between the main piston and the whole or parts of the inner periphery of the first flow limiter as well as between the main piston and the outer periphery of the first flow limiter.

A method for the rapid evaluation of transgene function in maize plants. The method combines high throughput gene construction methods and high efficiency plant transformation techniques in a specifically developed germplasm. In one as aspect, the method uses quantitative, non-destructive imaging technology applied in a portion or throughout the entire life cycle of a test plant to evaluate agronomic traits of interest in a controlled, statistically relevant greenhouse environment. The method reports transgene function early in the transgenic variety development process, eliminating the need to generate seed necessary for multi-location replicated field trials.

A full-automatic automobile washing device comprises a spraying device. The spraying device comprises a top spraying rod and vertical spraying rods. The left vertical spraying rod and the right vertical spraying rod are each provided with a plurality of shower nozzles in the vertical direction, and the nozzles of the left vertical spraying rod are opposite to the nozzles of the right vertical spraying rod. Shower nozzles with nozzles facing downwards are distributed on the top spraying rod. The spraying rods are each provided with a switching mechanism, and the shower nozzles can be connected with a high-pressure water source and a high-pressure air source. The switching mechanisms can be in linkage with an output shaft of a switching motor. The top spraying rod, the left vertical spraying rod and the right vertical spraying rod are connected with a beam which is arranged on a guide rail in the manner of sliding forwards and backwards through a driving motor, the top spraying rod can be arranged on the beam in an ascending and descending mode through a lifting motor, the left vertical spraying rod and the right vertical spraying rod can be connected with the beam in the manner of moving left and right through respective motors, and the beam is provided with a detecting device which can detect the size of an automobile body. The full-automatic automobile washing device is ingenious and reasonable in structure, high in automation degree and more complete in function, effectively solves the problems of an existing automobile washing machine, and is a very practical automobile washing device.

The invention relates to a household kitchen utensil fruit and vegetable pesticide residual removal cleaning machine and an intelligent cleaning method. The household kitchen utensil fruit and vegetable pesticide residual removal automatic cleaning machine comprises a main water tank provided with a water inlet pipe and a water drainage pipe; ultrasonic generators are arranged on the outer surface of the bottom of the main water tank or the outer surface of the periphery of the main water tank in a closely-attached mode; an electric heating direct-heating tube and anion balls are arranged in the water inlet pipe; the main water tank is further provided with a water inlet connected with the water inlet pipe and a spray disc connected with a spray pipe; the spray disc is arranged at an opening formed above the main water tank so that the spray disc can spray water into the main water tank from top to bottom; the shape and area of a water outlet surface of the spray disc are matched with those of the opening formed above the main water tank; multiple tiny spray water outlets are evenly formed in the water outlet surface of the spray disc; the machine further comprises an ozone generating device, a control circuit and a control panel. The household kitchen utensil fruit and vegetable pesticide residual removal automatic cleaning machine and the intelligent cleaning method have the functions of dish washing, vegetable washing, disinfection and drying, and the machine is easy, rapid, safe and reliable to operate.

The invention provides a preparation method of a graphene flash memory. According to the method, a single-layer or multi-layer continuous graphene thin film replaces a polysilicon gate or nitric oxide to store electric charges, the storage capacity of the electric charges is improved within a limited physical space, and as the graphene is relatively thin, the influence of capacity coupling in a device is eliminated while the longitudinal dimension of the device is diminished, so that the problem of crosstalk of adjacent storage units in work is effectively avoided. The graphene flash memory is simple in process and convenient in operation, and the data of the graphene flash memory are rapidly written, erased and read at the low power consumption.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pulse wave analyzing software and a pulse wave analyzing apparatus each of which can extract, from a pulse wave, more information related to an artery. When a series of formulas developed by the Inventor are applied to pulse wave data, electrocardiogram data, and phonocardiogram data that are measured as time elapses, new parameters related to an artery (e.g., a volume elasticity modulus (Km), a Young's modulus (EA), etc.) can be calculated. These parameters can be used to evaluate functions of a living being in a non-invasive, accurate, easy, and quick fashion.

This invention discloses a 2T-string NOR-based CAM logic cell comprising two physical NAND cells connected in series with two horizontal WLs and one vertical BL and one vertical SL. Additionally, a sector of NOR-based CAM logic cell array is configured with N vertical cell strings each including M 2T-string NOR-based CAM logic cells connected in parallel sharing a local vertical SL and one dedicated vertical ML as an Operand word vertical page. Each 2T-string NOR-based CAM logic cell can be either a binary or ternary CAM cell associated with two or three physical states assigned to NAND cells' Vt levels for defining CAM logic states. Logic match of M-logic-bit inputs is found for at least one vertical page if the corresponding M 2T-string NOR-based CAM logic cells are in non-conduction state, providing M times faster Compare performance over the NAND-based CAM and 2 time faster than SRAM-based CAM.

The invention relates generally to the field of nucleic acids and more particularly to aptamers capable of binding to von Willebrand Factor useful as therapeutics in and diagnostics of thrombotic diseases and / or other diseases or disorders in which von Willebrand Factor mediated platelet aggregation has been implicated. The invention further relates to materials and methods for the administration of aptamers capable of binding to von Willebrand Factor.

A functional coverage based test generation technique for pipelined architectures is presented. A general graph-theoretic model is developed that can capture the structure and behavior (instruction-set) of a wide variety of pipelined processors. A functional fault model is developed and used to define the functional coverage for pipelined architectures. Test generation procedures are developed that accept the graph model of the architecture as input and generate test programs to detect all the faults in the functional fault model. A graph model of the pipelined processor is automatically generated from the specification using functional abstraction. Functional test programs are generated based on the coverage of the pipeline behavior. Module level property checking is used to reduce test generation time.