Abstract: A method for detecting and providing information representative of particulate emissions of a braking system of a vehicle involves acquiring, by a portable electronic device, identification data of the vehicle entered by a driver, acquiring, by a plurality of sensors, driving data of the vehicle, storing in a memory module, by a data processing module, the acquired driving data as a first time series of points, sending to a remote computer the driving data, and performing a first processing of the received driving data to determine a representation of the driving data as a second time series of points. The method further involves determining a value of a first physical magnitude and a value of a second physical magnitude of the braking system, determining one or more values representative of the particulate emission and providing the driver with the determined one or more values representative of the particulate emission.

Abstract: A method for automatically detecting, by means of computerized processing, information about temperature evolution and/or about location/distribution of hot spots and/or bands and/or zones on the surface of a brake disc under dynamic operating conditions. The method includes the steps of acquiring a plurality of digital images and/or a digital video, obtaining a representation of each of the digital images and/or digital video frames in the form of matrix data, on which to perform a processing by means of algorithms comprising image analysis or “computer vision” algorithms, to obtain and provide information about temperature evolution and/or about location/distribution of hot spots and/or bands and/or zones on the zone of interest of the surface of a brake disc.

Abstract: Edible microcarrier for growing anchorage-dependent cells to prepare a cultured meat product, where the edible microcarrier includes a microcarrier core and a microcarrier coating at least partially directly or indirectly covering the surface of said microcarrier core, wherein said microcarrier core is a hydrogel having only the following components: (A) 0.03-10.0 wt % of at least one ionically crosslinked polysaccharide; (B) 0.05-5 wt % of a mechanical stability agent different from (A); (C) 0.0-10 wt % of additives different from (A) and (B); (D) 0.0-50 wt % living cells; (E) 75-99.92 wt % of water; where the sum of (A)-(E) making up 100 wt %, and where the microcarrier coating includes a biopolymer, where the biopolymer is crosslinked using a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical device includes a fixed structure having a frame defining a cavity, a tiltable structure elastically suspended above the cavity with main extension in a horizontal plane, a piezoelectrically driven actuation structure which can be biased to cause a desired rotation of the tiltable structure about a first and second rotation axes, and a supporting structure integral with the fixed structure and extending in the cavity starting from the frame. Lever elements are elastically coupled to the tiltable structure at a first end by elastic suspension elements and to the supporting structure at a second end by elastic connecting elements which define a lever rotation axis. The lever elements are elastically coupled to the actuation structure so that their biasing causes the desired rotation of the tiltable structure about the first and second rotation axes.

Abstract: A Hannes-type hand prosthesis (1) has fingers (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) provided with phalanges (31, 32) controlled in flexion and extension by a system of sliding cables (5, 5a, 5b) and pulleys (64, 65). A stopping device (100, 101, 103, 104, 105) acts upon a slider (62) supporting the pulleys (64, 65) for selectively stopping the movements of the fingers (3, 3a, 3b, 3c), so that, when the user commands the actuation of some of them, the other fingers will remain locked in the flexed or extended position, and vice versa.

Abstract: A thermal conductivity sensor for measuring a concentration of a gas, the sensor comprising: a substrate portion; an intermediate layer disposed on the substrate portion; a semiconductor layer disposed on the intermediate layer, and a dielectric layer comprising a dielectric membrane, the dielectric membrane provided with a heater; wherein the dielectric membrane is located over a gap, the gap being located in the semiconductor layer. Methods for manufacturing a thermal conductivity sensor are also described.

Abstract: A thermal conductivity sensor for measuring a concentration of a gas, the sensor comprising: a substrate portion; a dielectric layer comprising a dielectric membrane, wherein the dielectric membrane is provided with a heater; a first gap between the substrate portion and the dielectric membrane wherein the primary dielectric membrane is located above the first primary gap; and a micro-machined cap layer; a second gap located between the cap layer and the dielectric membrane. A method of manufacturing a thermal conductivity sensor is also described.

Abstract: Systems and methods of valve quantification are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of mitral valve quantification is provided. The method includes generating a 3-D heart model, defining a 3-D mitral valve annulus, fitting a plane through the 3-D mitral valve annulus, measuring the distance between at least two papillary muscle heads, defining an average diameter of at least one cross section around the micro valve annulus, and determining a size of an implant to be implanted.

Abstract: Transceiver integrated circuit suitable for distributed placement across an active antenna unit. ICs with two serial data ports configured to transmit and receive aggregated signal-port IQ data packets with adjacent ICs within a subarray of ICs, or to a beamformer processor. A packet header inspection circuit may identify aggregated signal-port IQ data packets for local processing, and identify received aggregated signal-port IQ data packets for processing by another device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel co-polymers and their use in the manufacture of porous membranes for haemodialysis application. In particular, such a co-polymer comprises a first segment comprising recurring units poly(aryl ether sulfone) [PAES recurring units], and a second segment comprising-recurring units poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) [PVP recurring units], wherein said first segment and said second segment are linked together via a group of formula —O-Ph-NH—C(?O)—C(CH3)2—CH2—.

Abstract: A MEMS actuator includes a mobile mass suspended over a substrate in a first direction and extending in a plane that defines a second direction and a third direction perpendicular thereto. Elastic elements arranged between the substrate and the mobile mass have a first compliance in a direction parallel to the first direction that is lower than a second compliance in a direction parallel to the second direction. Piezoelectric actuation structures have a portion fixed with respect to the substrate and a portion that deforms in the first direction in response to an actuation voltage. Movement-transformation structures coupled to the piezoelectric actuation structures include an elastic movement-conversion structure arranged between the piezoelectric actuation structures and the mobile mass. The elastic movement-conversion structure is compliant in a plane formed by the first and second directions and has first and second principal axes of inertia transverse to the first and second directions.

Abstract: A method for estimating at least one illumination value of an ambient includes a) an acquisition phase, wherein ambient data which define a plurality of points detected in the ambient, emission data defining a first set of the points that represent light sources, and illuminance data defining a second set of the points that represent the illuminated ambient are read, b) a training phase, wherein a neural network is trained by inputting the ambient data and the emission data, forcing the output of the illuminance data, c) a determination phase, wherein second illuminance data are determined, by means of the neural network, on the basis of the ambient data and second emission data.

Abstract: A precision magnetometer for detecting magnetic fields parallel to a static field B0 in which the magnetometer itself is immersed; this magnetometer is operative in the frequency range of the field b1 ranging from 10 MHz to 1 GHz. Another object is a technique for using the presented magnetometer.

Abstract: A surgical instrument assembly configured to display a representation of the surgical instrument relative to a trajectory (e.g., a desired trajectory for drilling into an implant) based image data from an image sensor (e.g., a camera). For example, the surgical instrument assembly may be configured to determine a desired trajectory (e.g., a central axis of a distal hole of an intramedullary nail) based on X-ray image data representing at least one fiducial marker (e.g., an array of ArUco markers) and representing an anatomical structure and/or an implant. The surgical instrument assembly may in real time display a representation of the orientation and/or position of the surgical instrument (e.g., the orientation and position of a drill bit of the surgical instrument) in relation to the desired trajectory based on image sensor data that is generated based on an orientation of the at least one fiducial marker detected by an image sensor.

Abstract: The present utility model refers to a bag consisting of a single body formed by an external surface and at least one bottom fixed to it, wherein: the bottom is made up of a first flap and a second flap which are arranged so as not to overlap one each other or to only partially overlap one each other to create at least an empty area between the first and the second flap, the bag also includes a transparent covering element applied to the bottom so as to cover at least the empty area, the bag is also supplied with a reinforcing element (also called “fondello”) applied to the transparent covering element. Furthermore, at least the portion of the reinforcing element suitable for being positioned in correspondence with the empty part of the bottom is made of transparent material, and/or, the reinforcing element is provided with a window, hole or punched opening suitable for being positioned corresponding to the empty part of the bottom.

Abstract: This invention relates to pneumatic radial tires which exhibit improved rolling resistance (provide better fuel economy) and improved performance characteristics. More particularly, this invention relates to the structure of radial ply tires for heavy load vehicles such as trucks, buses, and the like. It is based upon that finding that a defined profile of the outer surface of the sidewall portion can lead to a tire with reduced rolling resistance and a reduced generation of heat. The reduction in rolling resistance is obtained by a specific shaping of the bead portion of the tire which allows a bead mass reduction with an acceptable trade-off with regard to bead durability.

Abstract: A method in aerial firefighting and to an aerial firefighting vehicle includes maintaining fire-extinguishing liquid in the aerial vehicle and maintaining solid liquid-absorbent preforms in the aerial vehicle. The method further includes subjecting at least part of the solid liquid-absorbent preforms to the fire-extinguishing liquid in the aerial vehicle such that the solid liquid-absorbent preforms subjected to the fire-extinguishing liquid absorb the fire-extinguishing liquid to form fire-extinguishing bombs from the solid liquid-absorbent preforms, the fire-extinguishing bombs being impregnated with the fire-extinguishing liquid, and releasing the fire-extinguishing bombs from the aerial vehicle for extinguishing or containing fire with the fire-extinguishing bombs.

Abstract: A thermal interface material that conducts heat is disclosed. The thermal interface includes a bulk layer and at least one adhesive layer. The bulk layer includes a first acrylic rubber, plasticizer particles, and first filler particles, and the first filler particles are substantially aligned in a first direction. The first adhesive layer is disposed on a first side of the bulk material. The first adhesive layer has a greater tackiness than the bulk material. The first adhesive layer comprises a second acrylic rubber. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to a first surface of the first side on which the first adhesive layer is disposed.

Abstract: Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for machine learning (ML) by flowing a dataset towards a target dataset. A method can include receiving a request to operate on a first dataset including first feature, label pairs, identifying a second dataset from multiple datasets, the second dataset including second feature, label pairs, determining a distance between the first feature, label and the second feature, label pairs, and flowing the first dataset using a dataset objective that operates based on the determined distance to generate an optimized dataset.

Abstract: A method for navigating a probe to a location within a body of a patient, the method comprising visualizing a three-dimensional image of a region of a body of a patient; receiving a selection of a target location within said three-dimensional image of a region of a patient's body; determining and visualizing a preferred pathway for the probe to follow from an external entry point on the patient's body to the target location; visualizing the preferred pathway for the probe simultaneously with an indication of the current actual position of the probe in real time such that the simultaneous visualizations enables a user to align the current actual position of the probe with the preferred pathway; and updating and visualizing an indication of the current actual position of the probe in real time as the probe is advanced to the target location.