Abstract: Provided is a cross-spectral face recognition learning method based on a set of associated face images, a thermal image and a visual image, of a plurality of persons. The thermal image is coded in two different ways. A style encoder provides a style code of the thermal image. An identity encoder provides an identity code of the thermal image. The visual image is coded in a similar way with a style encoder providing a style code and with an identity encoder providing an identity code. The two face images of the same person share in the identity features a common part in the respective identity codes, noted as common identity code, whereas the style codes for the two images comprise features only relevant two the specific style, i.e. either thermal or visual, of the image. Other embodiments disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a thermal face and landmark detection method for providing a ground truth reference database, capturing a thermal image comprising at least one face, detecting a face in the thermal image, cropping the thermal image creating a cropped face thermal image, applying a Gaussian filters method to the cropped face thermal image creating an improved cropped face thermal image and applying a landmark detector to the improved cropped face thermal image creating an landmarked cropped face thermal image. Other embodiments disclosed.

Abstract: A system and methods for editing, storing, sharing notes and, arranging and displaying a plurality of notes according to hierarchical trees of notes. A note comprises a content, one or more members and optionally parent notes. A member of a note is a user of the system who have access to the note. A parent note of a note specifies a parent child relationship between two notes within a hierarchical tree of notes. The system and methods described herein allow a user to create a note, to specify which users have access to a note, to revise the content and the members of a note and to delete a note. The system and methods described herein further allow a user to arrange the notes to which he/she has access in a hierarchical tree of notes, said notes being shared with different users.

Abstract: The invention relates to release agent dispersions for the production of polyurethane moldings, substantially containing A) at least one agent having a release activity selected from the group consisting of soaps, oils, waxes and silicones; B) talc; C) a thickener, and D) an organic solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous dispersions containing agents having release activity, emulsifiers and customary auxiliaries and additives, wherein a combination of A) at least one agent having a release activity, selected from the group consisting of soaps, oils, waxes and silicones, and B) talc is used as agents having release activity.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a freeze-dried formulation consisting of an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase, which is pharmaceutically acceptable, comprising at least one nonprotein active ingredient, characterized in that it contains mannitol and alanine in a ratio R of between 0.1 and 1, R representing the mass of mannitol to the mass of alanine.

Abstract: A stable, freeze-dried, and pharmaceutically acceptable formulation includes a protein, a buffer, alanine, and mannitol, at a mass ratio of mannitol/alanine being 0.1-1, wherein the formulation being useful in an assay kit.