Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for the dissociation of tissue. In one embodiment, the device has at least one dissociation unit, for receiving a tissue sample, which is disposed at least partially in a pot-shaped cell strainer. In addition, the invention relates, in one embodiment, to a device and a method for the dissociation of tissue, the tissue being dissociated by a grinder having mutually movable rows of teeth which cut the tissue when moving past each other in the one direction and grind the tissue when moving past each other in the opposite direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a casting mould for producing helical cast bodies (1), in particular coils, springs or spirals, having a mould (10) in the form of a permanent mould which determines the outer contour of the helical body and consists of a ceramic material or is coated by a ceramic material; a supporting tool (8), which supports the mould (10) from outside; and a mould core (12), which defines the continuous opening within the helical body (1) and consists of a ceramic material or is coated by a ceramic material, the mould core being formed in particular as a core puller.

Abstract: The invention relates to the deposition of optical precision films with high uniformity, precision, particle freedom and low absorption on the substrate. For this purpose, a method and a device are proposed. The approach is the use of target materials and also possibly of surfaces in the sputtering field. Particularly high uniformity and also particularly low residual absorption are achieved with these materials. The invention is suitable for the production of optical thin-film filters, as are used for example in laser material machining, laser components, optical sensors for measuring technology, or in medical diagnostics.

Abstract: An optical wireless apparatus that is implemented for transmitting an optical wireless signal via an optical wireless channel includes: an electronic signal source that is configured to provide a data signal and an optical signal source that is configured to convert the data signal into the optical wireless and to emit the same. The optical wireless apparatus is configured to obtain channel information including information associated with a non-linear channel distortion of the optical wireless signal and to perform adaptation of a modulation of the optical signal source by changing an operating state of the electronic signal source for adapting the non-linear channel distortion and/or to perform adaptation of an operating point of the optical signal source for adapting the non-linear channel distortion.

Abstract: The coding of a media signal is rendered more efficient by describing the media signal using a sequence of samples and sequentially encoding this sequence by selecting, for a current sample, a set of quantization levels out of a plurality of quantization level sets depending on indices encoded into the data stream for previous samples of the sequence of samples, quantizing the current sample onto one level of the set of quantization levels, and encoding a quantization index to the one level for the current sample into the data stream. In other words, scalar quantization of the individual samples of the sequence of samples is used, but it is rendered dependent on quantization indices encoded into the data stream for previous samples of the sequence of samples.

Abstract: Multi-species pest control methods, which contact or subject a target pest to a yeast strain belonging to the species Pichia kluyveri and/or with a lysate, filtrate, isolate or extract thereof. The yeast strain belonging to the species Pichia kluyveri and/or the lysate, filtrate, isolate or extract thereof is incorporated into the body of the agricultural target pest.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a thermal map of an area, wherein the thermal map is generated by a combination of two thermal images of different properties, and both thermal images comprise pixels associated with the area and have been recorded by satellites. The two thermal images are recorded at different times using different recording devices. Furthermore, a radiometric precision of the first thermal image is higher than that of the second thermal image, and a spatial resolution of the second thermal image is higher than that of the first thermal image. The two thermal images are used to determine a measurement value offset of a first pixel group belonging to the second thermal image and spatially associated with the area, and then corrected absolute measurement values of the pixels belonging to the second thermal image and spatially associated with the area are determined. A precise thermal map of the area is then created on this basis.

Abstract: An apparatus of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided. For each frequency component of two or more frequency components, a transmitter of the wireless communication system is configured to transmit, within said frequency component, a transmit signal of said frequency component. A receiver of the wireless communication system is configured to receive, within said frequency component, the transmit signal of said frequency component, which has been transmitted by the transmitter, as a received signal of said frequency component. Each frequency component of the two or more frequency components represents a bandwidth limited signal, which comprises one or more signal portions, and which exhibits a center frequency, wherein the center frequency of each of the two or more frequency components is different from the center frequency of any other one of the two or more frequency components.

Abstract: A component for producing building parts has two outer parts arranged at a distance from one another and at least one inner part arranged between the outer parts. The inner part has at least one first part adjacent to an outer part and a second part adjacent to the upper outer part, which has at least one vibration-capable leg, which projects from a third part connecting the first part to the second part, is spaced from the first part by at least one slot and on its side facing away from the first part has at least one recess, which is bridged by the upper outer part and delimited at one end by a projection that has a contact surface, on which the upper outer part is mounted, so that an overall vibration-capable mounting results for the one outer part, leading to a decoupling of structure-borne sound.

Abstract: A method for monitoring and/or calibrating a device designed for three-dimensional X-ray optical inspection of seedlings in different growth phases may optically or X-ray optically measure natural seedlings in three dimensions at predetermined times during their growth phase. The method may create a control program for a device which is designed for the three-dimensional printing of artificial seedlings as reference samples which are replicas of the natural seedlings in each case using the recorded measured values. The method may also produce artificial seedlings with a plastic using the device in accordance with the created control program. The artificial seedlings thus produced may be measured three-dimensionally by X-ray optics and the measured values thus acquired may be recorded in a control chart or an already created control chart is adapted, with which control chart monitoring and/or calibration of the device designed for the three-dimensional X-ray optical inspection of seedlings is performed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for promoting the growth of plants comprising a conveyor belt which can be moved along a conveyor path for transporting plants, which are at least temporarily supplied with nutrients illuminated during movement. The conveyor path contains a horizontal section and vertical section. The plants are at least temporarily fixed relative to the conveyor belt such that roots of the plants protrude below a lower surface of the conveyor belt, while leaves and/or fruits of the plants protrude above an upper surface of the conveyor belt.

Abstract: An audio encoder for encoding segments of coefficients, the segments of coefficients representing different time or frequency resolutions of a sampled audio signal, the audio encoder including a processor for deriving a coding context for a currently encoded coefficient of a current segment based on a previously encoded coefficient of a previous segment, the previously encoded coefficient representing a different time or frequency resolution than the currently encoded coefficient. The audio encoder further includes an entropy encoder for entropy encoding the current coefficient based on the coding context to obtain an encoded audio stream.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating an enhanced signal from an input signal, wherein the enhanced signal has spectral values for an enhancement spectral region, the spectral values for the enhancement spectral regions not being contained in the input signal, includes a mapper for mapping a source spectral region of the input signal to a target region in the enhancement spectral region, the source spectral region including a noise-filling region; and a noise filler configured for generating first noise values for the noise-filling region in the source spectral region of the input signal and for generating second noise values for a noise region in the target region, wherein the second noise values are decorrelated from the first noise values or for generating second noise values for a noise region in the target region, wherein the second noise values are decorrelated from first noise values in the source region.

Abstract: CT system including: an X-ray source and an X-ray detector arranged opposite the X-ray source, wherein the X-ray detector and the X-ray source may be mutually rotated around at least one rotation center through a rotator, wherein the distances between the at least one rotation center and the X-ray source and between the at least one rotation center and the X-ray detector are different.

Abstract: An improved concept for coding sample values of a spectral envelope is obtained by combining spectrotemporal prediction on the one hand and context-based entropy coding the residuals, on the other hand, while particularly determining the context for a current sample value dependent on a measure of a deviation between a pair of already coded/decoded sample values of the spectral envelope in a spectrotemporal neighborhood of the current sample value. The combination of the spectrotemporal prediction on the one hand and the context-based entropy coding of the prediction residuals with selecting the context depending on the deviation measure on the other hand harmonizes with the nature of spectral envelopes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for enabling transmission of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) are provided. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) may include receiving, from a network node, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a higher layer grant that schedules a PUSCH transmission for the UE. The method may also include transmitting at least two segments of a PUSCH. Each segment may be associated with a transmission setting that may include a set of transmission parameters. A transmission parameter associated with one of the segments of the PUSCH may have a value different from that of a corresponding transmission parameter associated with another segment of the PUSCH.

Abstract: A panel block for retrofitting a structure is provided. The panel block includes a plurality of foam blocks for insulation. Each of the foam blocks includes a first feature and a second feature. The first feature and the second feature are configured to interlock adjacent panel blocks. A protective cladding layer is positioned on one of the foam blocks.

Abstract: Embodiments according to the invention relate to apparatuses for providing a processed audio signal, apparatuses for providing neural network parameters, methods and computer programs. Embodiments according to the invention relate to Improved Normalizing Flow-Based Speech Enhancement Using an All-Pole Gammatone Filterbank for Conditional Input Representation. Embodiments according to the invention relate to Improved Normalizing Flow-Based Speech Enhancement with Varied Input Conditions.

Abstract: Example methods are provided that may be performed by a radio base station; or a user equipment (UE). An example apparatus is also described in the form of a UE for providing antenna port-related information to a radio base station in a communications network. A method performed by the UE may include receiving at least one DownLink (DL) beam from the radio base station, and reporting at least one Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resource identification information for the at least one received DL beam. The SRS resource identification information may be associated with at least one antenna port of the UE receiving the corresponding DL beam.

Abstract: Arrangement for controlling micromechanical actuators, including a digital-to-analog converter and a plurality of micromechanical actuators; wherein the micromechanical actuators are coupled to a connecting structure; wherein the digital-to-analog converter is configured to provide a voltage to be applied to the connecting structure by an adjustable capacitive voltage division that is dependent on a digital input value of the digital-to-analog converter, wherein the digital-to-analog converter is configured to directly include a capacitance of the connecting structure in the capacitive voltage division.