Abstract: An active seating apparatus having a seat, a post configured for selectively engaging and supporting the seat and having a lower end opposite the upper end and seat formed with a post locking feature, and a base having an upper wall and an upwardly-opening receiver formed in the upper wall configured for selective removable receipt of the lower end of the post, the receiver having a receiver locking feature configured for selective locking engagement with the post locking feature upon insertion of the post within the base in selectively and securely assembling the post on the base through engagement of the post and receiver locking features, the surface-to-surface locking engagement between the post locking feature and the receiver locking feature being no more than twenty percent of the overall surface-to-surface contact between the lower end of the post and the receiver of the base.

Abstract: A folding base is provided for supporting and optionally charging an object positioned thereon. The folding base transitions from a folded configuration, where a flap hinged to a main body is folded flat against the main body, so that an object support surface of the main body is in a substantially horizontal orientation, to a deployed configuration, where the flap remains horizontal and supports the main body in a tilted orientation. The object can be supported in both configurations due to the retractable object support that is retractable when in the folded configuration so that the object can lay flat on the object support surface without interference from the retractable object support and automatically extendable in the deployed configuration so that the object can lean on the object support surface with object resting on the retractable object support.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for recognition of information in digital image data, said method comprising a learning phase on a data set of example digital images having known information, and characteristics of categories are computed automatically from each example digital image and compared to its known category, said method comprises training a convolutional neural network comprising network parameters using said data set, in which via deep learning each layer of said convolutional neural network is represented by a linear decomposition of all filters as learned in each layer into basis functions.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for recognition of information in digital image data, said method comprising a learning phase on a data set of example digital images having known information, and characteristics of categories are computed automatically from each example digital image and compared to its known category, said method comprises training a convolutional neural network comprising network parameters using said data set, in which via deep learning each layer of said convolutional neural network is represented by a linear decomposition of all filters as learned in each layer into basis functions.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for recognition of information in digital image data, said method comprising a learning phase on a data set of example digital images having known information, and characteristics of categories are computed automatically from each example digital image and compared to its known category, said method comprises training a convolutional neural network comprising network parameters using said data set, in which via deep learning each layer of said convolutional neural network is represented by a linear decomposition of all filters as learned in each layer into basis functions.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an automated ear tagging device for tagging an animal. Pre-filled magazines with ear tag elements are loaded into the device whereby a quick and easy tagging of a large amount of animals may be carried out. Thereby an ear tagging device is provided for easing and minimising the workload in attaching ear tags, in particular circular ear tags on piglets and slaughter pigs, but also other livestock animals.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a device for oral administration of a fluid source, preferably administration to an individual in need thereof, and methods for use of said device. In one embodiment of the invention, the device is used to administer colostrum to newborn calves, on order to generate higher levels of passive immunity in the calves than may be gained either from natural suckling or bottle feeding of colostrum. The fluid or liquid source according to the invention is preferably selected from the group consisting of milk, artificial milk substitutes, and colostrum. Liquid obtained from a domestic animal, including a bovine species.

Abstract: A capacitive-type sensor comprises a glass plate having an electrode formed thereon, and a micromachined structure formed from a semiconductor material and having an insulating rim formed thereon. A conducting seal is formed on the insulating rim and arranged to be bonded to the glass substrate to define an enclosed cavity containing the electrode, to thereby define a capacitive element, the conducting seal being arranged, in use, to have an electrical signal passed there through to determine a capacitance thereof which is indicative of the parameter to be determined by the sensor.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a device for oral administration of a fluid source, preferably administration to an individual in need thereof, and methods for use of said device. In one embodiment of the invention, the device is used to administer colostrum to newborn calves, on order to generate higher levels of passive immunity in the calves than may be gained either from natural suckling or bottle feeding of colostrum. The fluid or liquid source according to the invention is preferably selected from the group consisting of milk, artificial milk substitutes, and colostrum. Liquid obtained from a domestic animal, including a bovine species.

Abstract: To provide a transportable cooling unit for maintaining a transport volume at a defined temperature, comprising a closed cooling circuit and a controller sensing a temperature present within said transport volume and controlling said cooling circuit so as to provide the cooling power demanded at said evaporator for maintaining said defined temperature and minimizing energy consumption, said controller operates said closed cooling circuit between a maximum possible heating power and a maximum possible cooling power in a sequence of different operational stages, said controller further operates said closed cooling circuit in each one of at least two upper operational cooling stages at a compressor speed related cooling capacity different from said compressor speed related cooling capacity in said other upper operational stages and within said respective upper operational stages said controller operates a compressor in an uninterrupted mode and adjusts said cooling power stepless speed control of said compressor

Abstract: To provide a transportable cooling unit for maintaining a transport volume at a defined temperature, comprising a closed cooling circuit and a controller sensing a temperature present within said transport volume and controlling said cooling circuit so as to provide the cooling power demanded at said evaporator for maintaining said defined temperature and minimizing energy consumption, said controller operates said closed cooling circuit between a maximum possible heating power and a maximum possible cooling power in a sequence of different operational stages, said controller further operates said closed cooling circuit in each one of at least two upper operational cooling stages at a compressor speed related cooling capacity different from said compressor speed related cooling capacity in said other upper operational stages and within said respective upper operational stages said controller operates a compressor in an uninterrupted mode and adjusts said cooling power stepless speed control of said compressor