Abstract: A method for detecting diffraction spots in an electron diffraction pattern obtained from a sample, the method comprising the steps: obtaining a first image of the sample, the first image comprising the electron diffraction pattern; obtaining a second image representing a background signal intensity distribution of the first image; defining, for the second image, a plurality of second pixel sets by assigning one or more pixels of the second image to a respective second pixel set based on a pixel value of the pixel, wherein each second pixel set spans a respective pixel value range; and identifying, using first pixel sets in the first image corresponding to respective second pixel sets, any outlier pixels in the first image as being pixels associated with diffraction spots.

Abstract: A method of obtaining an image of a specimen in a scanning electron microscope, the image being modified by way of compensating for detector afterglow effects, is provided. The method includes: acquiring first image data, the first image data including a plurality of pixels having values representing monitored electrons emitted from the specimen, at a plurality of locations within a region thereof as a result of an electron beam of the scanning electron microscope impinging upon the plurality of locations, and incident upon a scintillator member of an electron backscatter diffraction, EBSD, detector, and generating a modified image including a plurality of pixels each having a value calculated based on the value of a corresponding pixel of the first image data and an afterglow model representative of a luminescence persistence characteristic of the scintillator member. A system and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting Kikuchi diffraction patterns is provided. The apparatus comprises: an electron column adapted in use to provide an electron beam directed towards a sample, the electron beam having an energy in the range 2 keV to 50 keV, and; an imaging detector for receiving and counting electrons from the sample due to interaction of the electron beam with the sample, the detector comprising an array of pixels and having a count rate capability of at least 2,000 electrons per second for each pixel, wherein: the imaging detector is adapted to provide electronic energy filtering of the received electrons in order to count the received electrons which are representative of the said diffraction pattern, and the particle detector has an inert layer on the surface where the electrons enter towards the active region of the detector, wherein the inert layer disperses the detected energy of 20 keV incident electrons with an energy spread having a full-width half maximum less than 3.2 keV.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel active ingredient combinations which consist of fluopyram and other known active ingredients and are very well suited for the control of animal pests, such as insects and/or unwanted acarids and/or nematodes, in foliar and soil application and/or in the treatment of seeds, and are also suitable for increasing yields.

Abstract: A method includes instantiating, by one or more processors, a queue comprising a finite number of queuing slots configured to provide prioritized access to a host system, and receiving, by the one or more processors from devices associated with a plurality of requesting users, a plurality of queuing requests, each queuing request comprising information that identities a quantity of tokens. The method also includes allocating, by the one or more processors, at least a portion of the finite number of queuing slots to at least a portion of the requesting users according to the quantity of tokens identified by each queuing request, and authorizing, by the one or more processors, access to the host system in accordance with the allocation of the finite number of queuing slots.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media providing a systems architecture for creating and distributing asset-backed tokens are disclosed. In embodiments, a server receives a request that identifies a value of assets of a first entity that are offered to back a value of tokens distributed via an Internet-based market platform. The server creates an offering and establishes a smart contract corresponding to the offering, and the offering is presented, via an Internet-based market platform, to market participants who may purchase a portion of the asset-backed tokens to participate in the offering. The server creates cryptowallets for receiving payments of cryptocurrency from the market participants for purchases of the asset-backed tokens, and records information identifying quantities tokens purchased by each of the market participants. The server provides funds received from the purchases to the first entity.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media providing a systems architecture for creating and distributing asset-backed tokens are disclosed. In embodiments, a server receives, a first entity, a request that identifies a value of assets of the first entity offered to back a value of tokens distributed via an Internet-based market platform. The server creates an offering of a first quantity of asset-backed tokens, and presents, via an Internet-based market platform, the offering to market participants who may purchase a portion of the asset-backed tokens to participate in the offering. The server processes payments from the market participants for purchases of the asset-backed tokens from the offering, and records information identifying quantities of asset-backed tokens purchased by each of the one or more market participants from the offering. The server provides funds received from the purchases to the first entity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel active ingredient combinations which consist of fluopyram and other known active ingredients and are very well suited for the control of animal pests, such as insects and/or unwanted acarids and/or nematodes, in foliar and soil application and/or in the treatment of seeds, and are also suitable for increasing yeilds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel active ingredient combinations which consist of fluopyram and other known active ingredients and are very well suited for the control of animal pests, such as insects and/or unwanted acarids and/or nematodes, in foliar and soil application and/or in the treatment of seeds, and are also suitable for increasing yields.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel active ingredient combinations which consist of fluopyram and other known active ingredients and are very well suited for the control of animal pests, such as insects and/or unwanted acarids and/or nematodes, in foliar and soil application and/or in the treatment of seeds, and are also suitable for increasing yields.

Abstract: A method and a system for security screening containers at a freight consolidation location, prior to delivery of the containers to a carrier.