Abstract: An X-ray device has a stand, a support arm, a mount and a C-arm, on which are arranged, opposing one another, an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector. The support arm is coupled to the stand at one end such that it can rotate about a first axis of rotation for the creation of a first degree of freedom of movement and the mount is coupled to the support arm at the other end such that it can rotate about a second axis of rotation for the creation of a second degree of freedom of movement. The first axis of rotation, the second axis of rotation and a central beam of the X-ray generator intersect at one point in all positions of the support arm and of the mount.

Abstract: The instant disclosure generally relates to a multicomponent composition for coating mammalian or synthetic keratin material and textiles, the composition comprising a first and second components and a third component. The first and second components comprise first and second compounds respectively. Any one or more of the first, second and third components may also comprise pigment microparticles. The first, second and third compounds meld together on keratin material and textiles and especially on hair to form a coating that can be formulated to provide temporary coverage or provide permanent coverage. The multicomponent composition formed and set in situ as a solid linked coating ranges from ready removability to substantially permanent lastingness.

Abstract: An image of a sample collection device is captured. The image of the sample collection device is analyzed to determine whether the sample collection device includes a sufficient amount of fluid sample. The image of the sample collection device is validated based on a result of the image analysis.

Abstract: A conductor terminal that has an insulating housing, which has a conductor insertion opening for inserting an electrical conductor and a contact element insertion opening for inserting a contact element. A busbar has a clamping section arranged between the inserted electrical conductor and the inserted contact element. A first clamping spring is provided for clamping the electrical conductor, which includes a first clamping leg having a clamping edge oriented in the direction of the clamping section, a first spring bend and a first contact leg, the clamping edge and the clamping section forming a first clamping point for clamping the electrical conductor.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes a plate holder and an awl. The plate holder has a first end and a second end with an engagement feature at the second end that is engageable with a bone plate. The awl is releasably engaged to the plate holder and includes a locking mechanism adjustable from a first setting to a second setting and a tip. When the locking mechanism is in the first setting, the awl is fixed relative to the plate holder and the tip is disposed within the plate holder. When the locking mechanism is in the second setting, the awl is axially translatable relative to the plate holder such that the tip of the awl extends out of the second end of the plate holder.

Abstract: Hollow spheres are produced having a wall composed of collagen and at least one collagen derivative, wherein the cavity is filled with at least one gas. For this purpose, at least one suspension or solution of collagen and at least one collagen derivative, at least one separation liquid and at least one crosslinking liquid are arranged in a container, followed by introduction of a gas mixture via a gas supply device, as a result of which gas-filled hollow spheres having a collagen/collagen derivative wall are formed and are supplied to the separation liquid and then to the crosslinking liquid.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a radar sensor includes receiving radar returns from a plurality of objects based on a radar signal sent from the radar sensor, each of the radar returns having a magnitude, at least a subset of the objects are known static objects, identifying a location and orientation of the radar sensor when the signal was sent, identifying expected reflectance values for each of the plurality of known static objects, calculating a conversion function configured to adjust the magnitudes of each of the radar returns for the known static objects to an estimated reflectance value based on the expected reflectance values for each of the known static objects, and adjusting an output of the radar sensor based on the conversion function.

Abstract: Cooling jacket devices of ingot puller apparatus used to prepare silicon ingots by the Czochralski method are disclosed. The cooling jacket device may include an inner shell that forms an inner chamber through which the ingot is pulled. The cooling jacket includes an outer shell. A plurality of tubes are disposed between the inner shell and outer shell. Each tube forms a cooling fluid passageway through which cooling fluid passes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a method are disclosed. The method includes providing point cloud data to a machine learning algorithm, the point cloud data detected in the vicinity of an autonomous vehicle. The method further includes differentiating, via the machine learning algorithm, in the point cloud, data directly representing a location of a first object and data indirectly representing a location of a second object. The method includes transforming the data indirectly representing the location of the second object into data directly representing the location of the second object and generating corrected point cloud data based on the data directly representing the location of the first object and the data directly representing the location of the second object. The method includes outputting the corrected point cloud data to the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: The technologies described herein relate to a radar system that is configured to generate point clouds based upon radar tensors generated by the radar system. More specifically, the radar system is configured to generate heatmaps based upon radar tensors, wherein a neural network receives the radar tensors as input and constructs the heatmaps as output. Point clouds are generated based upon the heatmaps. A computing system detects objects in an environment of an autonomous vehicle (AV) based upon the point clouds, and the computing system further causes the AV to perform a driving maneuver based upon the detected objects.

Abstract: Technologies described herein relate to learning parameter values of a preprocessing algorithm that is executed in a radar system. The preprocessing algorithm is configured to receive raw radar data as input and is further configured to generate three-dimensional point clouds as output, where the preprocessing algorithm generates the three-dimensional point clouds based upon the raw radar data and the parameter values that are assigned to the preprocessing algorithm. To learn the parameter values, the preprocessing algorithm is converted to auto-differentiated form and is added as an input network layer to a deep neural network (DNN) that is configured to identify objects represented in three-dimensional point clouds. The parameter values are learned jointly with weight matrices of the DNN.

Abstract: The technologies described herein relate to a radar system that is configured to generate point clouds based upon radar tensors generated by the radar system. More specifically, the radar system is configured to identify bins in radar tensors that correspond to objects in an environment of the radar system, and to use energy values in other bins to construct a point cloud. A computing system detects objects in an environment of the radar system based upon the point clouds.

Abstract: A fenestration unit includes a fenestration frame with a first frame member, and a sash including a sash frame to support a glazing unit. The fenestration unit includes a channel defined in one of the first frame member and the sash frame that extends along a first axis. The fenestration unit includes a retainer base associated with the other of the first frame member and the sash frame that extends along the first axis. The fenestration unit includes a retainer removably coupled to the first frame member and the sash frame to removably retain the sash frame on the fenestration frame. The retainer has a first retainer arm, a second retainer arm and a third retainer arm. The third retainer arm is movably coupled to the channel and the first retainer arm is movably coupled to the retainer base.

Abstract: A system includes a first sensor system of a first modality and a second sensor system of a second modality. The system further includes a computing system that is configured to detect and identify objects represented in sensor signals output by the first and second sensor systems. The computing system employs a hierarchical arrangement of transformers to fuse features of first sensor data output by the first sensor system and second sensor data output by the second sensor system.

Abstract: Techniques for performing a prediction task using a multi-modal statistical model configured to receive input data from multiple modalities including input data from a first modality and input data from a second modality different from the first modality.

Abstract: A fenestration unit includes a frame corner key that includes a corner key fluid outlet and a cladding having an aperture for the corner key fluid outlet. The fenestration unit also includes a weep drainage system with a fluid path defined from the frame corner key, through the corner key fluid outlet, and through the aperture to drain from the fenestration unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a method for controlling the speed of a reciprocating load motor, wherein the motor speed is a function of two input variables, namely a user defined speed set-point and a load dependent input variable. According to the disclosure, the load dependent input variable is a function of the motor current. The disclosure also refers to a variable frequency drive for controlling the speed of a reciprocating load motor, wherein the drive is programmed to perform the presently described method.

Abstract: A mobile station is configured to support handover from a source base station to a target base station. The mobile station receives signaling from the target base station that indicates Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) protocol data units which have been successfully received at the target base station. In response, the mobile station generates further PDCP protocol data units for missing PDCP service data units from corresponding PDCP service data units buffered at the mobile station. The generating comprises using a different header compression state from that which was used for the missing PDCP service data units and ciphering specific to a connection with the target base station. The mobile station transmits the further PDCP protocol data units to the target base station.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel piperidinyl-containing nociceptin receptor ligand compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of neurological diseases and conditions where such ligands mediate the negative effects of the condition. Such neurological diseases and conditions include acute and chronic pain, substance abuse/dependence, alcohol addiction, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, renal disorders, cardiovascular disorders and Parkinson's disease.