Abstract: A method for producing a thermoelectric module (1) having an inner tube (2), and an outer tube (8), and at least two thermoelectric base elements (5), the method including providing the thermoelectric base elements (5) outside the inner tube (2) or inside the outer tube, and widening the inner tube (2) and/or shrinking the outer tube (8). At least one plastically or elastically deformable functional layer is applied between the inner tube (2) and the thermoelectric base elements (5) and/or between the thermoelectric base elements (5) and the outer tube (8) before the widening/shrinking, and the thermoelectric base elements (5) are operatively connected to the functional layer parallel to the inner tube (2), such that an interference fit assembly is produced by the widening of the inner tube (2) and/or the shrinkage of the outer tube (8).

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for obtaining glycan extracts from apple pomace in which a mixture comprising apple pomace and water is extracted into water so that an aqueous glycan extract is obtained; at least one alcohol is added to the extract, whereby a solid glycan extract is precipitated; and the solid glycan extract is separated from the liquid. Also disclosed is a process for producing functionalized glycan wherein the glycan is converted using at least one amine into at least one functionalized glycan.

Abstract: The methods and apparatuses for signaling framework for flexible beam management in a wireless communications network. A method performed by a UE comprises: receiving, from a network node, via a higher layer, a configuration of at least one information element (IE), said configuration comprising at least: an identifier (ID) unique to each IE and ID(s) of one or more uplink (UL) resource(s) and/or downlink (DL) resource(s) that is/are used to indicate at least a spatial filter or beam direction for transmission of at least a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) resource and/or a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource, and/or a Sounding reference Signal (SRS) resource; and applying the configuration provided in the at least one IE for the transmission of the PUSCH resource, and/or the PUCCH resource and/or the SRS resource. There is also provided a method performed by a network node, a UE and a network node.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a description of a combined audio scene, includes: an input interface for receiving a first description of a first scene in a first format and a second description of a second scene in a second format, wherein the second format is different from the first format; a format converter for converting the first description into a common format and for converting the second description into the common format, when the second format is different from the common format; and a format combiner for combining the first description in the common format and the second description in the common format to obtain the combined audio scene.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical system, comprising a first optical component, featuring a first waveguide and a recess which passes at least partially through the first optical component from a front side to a back side, a second optical component, arranged in the recess of the first optical component, and a second waveguide optically coupled with the first waveguide, and a carrier substrate. The first optical component including a first marking set with a defined position/orientation relative to the first waveguide, the second optical component including a second marking set with a defined position/orientation relative to the second waveguide, and based on a relative position/orientation of the first and second marking sets, determine whether the first and the second optical components are aligned in a reference plane that is parallel to a surface of the carrier substrate, such that the first and the second waveguide are optically coupled.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modulator arrangement, including at least a first and a second electro-optical Mach-Zehnder modulator. At least one optical waveguide of the first Mach-Zehnder modulator crosses at least one optical waveguide of the second Mach-Zehnder modulator. A method for fabricating a modulator arrangement is also disclosed herein.

Abstract: An apparatus for block-wise decoding a picture from a data stream and/or encoding a picture into a data stream, the apparatus supporting at least one intra-prediction mode according to which the intra-prediction signal for a block of a predetermined size of the picture is determined by applying a first template of samples which neighbours the current block onto a neural network. The apparatus may be configured, for a current block differing from the predetermined size, to: resample a second template of samples neighboring the current block, so as to conform with the first template so as to obtain a resampled template ; apply the resampled template of samples onto the neural network so as to obtain a preliminary intra-prediction signal; and resample the preliminary intra-prediction signal so as to conform with the current block so as to obtain the intra-prediction signal for the current block.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a sensor comprising a sensor element (10) for measuring a magnetic field, the sensor element (10) comprising a set of at least two first input ports (I1), a set of at least two exit ports (E) each of which is connected to one of the first input ports (I1) via a corresponding first beam path (B1), a set of at least two second input ports (I2) each of which is connected to a second beam path (B2), wherein the first beam paths (B1) extend through a common plane (CP) located inside the sensor element (10), said plane (CP) comprising a plurality of magneto-optically responsive defect centers, wherein the second beam paths (B2) also extend through said common plane (CP), but are angled with respect to the first beam paths (B1) such that a plurality of intersections between the first and second beam paths (B2) is defined, and wherein each intersection forms a sensor pixel (P) located at at least one of said magneto-optically responsive defect centers.

Abstract: In a communication system, a transmitter is configured to change a transmission characteristic used for the communication with a receiver, wherein a receiver is configured to determine a reception quality of a communication link between the transmitter and the receiver and to transmit a feedback information to the transmitter indicating whether a reception quality has changed or in which direction the reception quality has changed, or whether a transmission characteristic should be maintained, wherein the transmitter is configured to further change the transmission characteristic used for the communication with the receiver in dependence on the feedback information received from the receiver.

Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for enhancing the reporting of the channel state information (CSI) with respect to multiple downlink resources. A method performed by a UE comprises: receiving, from a network node, a CSI report configuration which provides a number N of reference signal resources for channel measurement; performing measurements on said N RS resources; calculating or determining one or more CSI quantities for a number M of selected RS resources; and transmitting, to the network node, a CSI report including the calculated or determined CSI quantities, wherein the CSI report comprises two parts—part 1 and part 2—, and wherein the content contained in part 1 indicates the size of part 2. There is also disclosed a UE, a method performed in a network node and a network node.

Abstract: An identification device is provided having an optical detector (1), a controller (5) and an identification transmitter unit (6), wherein the optical detector (1) has a detection area with an identification pattern partially covering the detection area and the controller (5) is designed to interact with the detector (1) and the identification transmitter unit (6) in such a manner that the identification transmitter unit (6) can be activated to transmit an identification signal depending on an analysis of the temporal sequence of measurement signals from the detector (1). A method is also provided for identifying an object by an identification system.

Abstract: The embodiments relate to reducing condensate precipitate on inner surfaces of an outer skin of an aircraft and adjacent components. The condensate precipitate is reduced by supplying dry air to an upper region of an air gap which extends between the upper region and a lower region and is disposed between the outer skin of an aircraft and an insulation arranged between a cabin wall and the outer skin of an aircraft. The dry air may be obtained with low effort and at low cost by sucking it off from the lower region of the air gap and conducted in one or more lines to the upper region of the air gap, where it is allowed to re-enter the air gap. The lines are connected to fans which create a pressure difference in the lines, which moves the dry air from the inlet opening or openings to the outlet openings.

Abstract: A receiver receives a radio signal from a transmitter of a wireless communication system serving a plurality of receivers. The radio signal includes for the plurality of receivers served by the transmitter a plurality of control messages and a redundant control message for at least one of the control messages. The receiver detects a control message from the radio signal, and, responsive to detecting the control message, the receiver detects a signal from another location in the radio signal. The receiver determines the detected control message as a specific control message for the receiver based on the signal detected from the other location.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electroacoustic resonator comprising the steps of: Providing a first substrate having a first side and an opposite second side; depositing a diamond layer having a first side and an opposite second side on said first substrate, wherein the second side of the diamond layer is in contact with said first side of the first substrate; removing the first substrate; forming a piezoelectric layer on the second side of the diamond layer; applying a second substrate to the first side of the diamond layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing, staging and treating cancer, in particular melanoma. In particular, the present invention provides methods for determining the stage/type of a cancerous disease, comprising detecting somatic alterations of the DNA of one or more disseminated cancer cells (DCCs), obtained after homing to a distant organ, such as lymph node; and determining the somatic evolution of the DCC(s) based on the detected somatic alterations, wherein the somatic evolution is indicative of the stage/type of the cancerous disease.

Abstract: A LIDAR (1) includes at least one light emitting output (11) and at least one light receiving input (12), at least one light source (2) adapted to emit pulsed laser radiation and at least one light detector (3) adapted to receive reflected laser radiation. The light source (2) is coupled to a first port (411) of a duplexer (4), a fourth port (421) of the duplexer (4) is coupled to the light emitting output (11), and a third port (412) of the duplexer (4) is coupled to the light receiving input (12). A second port (422) of the duplexer (4) is coupled to the light detector (3). The LIDAR may be provided to a car or a robot, which employs the device and its method of operation, for optical remote sensing of a target (85).

Abstract: A picture in a data stream is subdivided into different size transform blocks. For a transform block, a transformation is selected by checking whether the block's size exceeds a threshold. If it does, a default technique is used to select the transformation. If it does not, a transformation is used from a list of transformations as identified by an index, the list including an identity transformation and non-identity transformations. A coefficients block in the data stream is decoded, and if the selected transformation is the identity transformation, then the coefficients block is used as a residual sample array, and if the selected transformation is not the identity transformation, the coefficients block is subjected to an inverse transformation corresponding to the selected transformation to obtain a residual sample array used to correct a prediction for the transform block.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a carbonaceous coating for protection of a passive electrical component from attack by ammonia, wherein the carbonaceous coating is a sol-gel coating or a plasma-polymeric coating. This coating comprises a particular carbon content.

Abstract: The present invention can be included in the field of medicine. Specifically, the present invention provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof which can bind isoAsp7 amyloid ? (A?) and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof. IsoAsp7 A? can be found in plaques of Alzheimer's patients and is thus a suitable target for the treatment and/or prevention of A?-related diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Thus, the antibodies, antigen-binding fragments thereof and the pharmaceutical composition comprising either can be used to treat and/or prevent neurodegenerative diseases. Further, the present invention provides hybridoma cell lines, the use of the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof for the diagnosis and/or prognosis of a neurodegenerative disease and a method for detecting isoAsp7 A? in an isolated sample.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an apparatus for providing a fingerprint of an input signal, wherein the apparatus is configured to determine intensity values for a plurality of time-frequency regions of the input signal, wherein the apparatus is configured to compare the intensity values associated with different time-frequency regions of the plurality of time-frequency regions, to obtain individual values of the fingerprint based on the comparison of intensity values associated with two time-frequency regions.