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A method of predetermining a time profile of contrast agent concentration at a position in a blood vessel of a patient in the context of contrast agent-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of a region of interest only during an initial flooding-in phase of the contrast agent into the blood vessel situated in the region of interest, the method comprising: establishing an expected broadening of a contrast agent bolus profile B(t) according to the equation ΔW = W2 - W1 wherein W1 is a first width of the contrast agent bolus profile B(t) at a predetermined first vessel position of the patient and W2 is a second width of a contrast agent concentration profile K(t) at a predetermined second vessel position situated in the region of interest of the patient; such that the expected broadening is established by determining at least one flow parameter which is dependent on at least one blood flow property of the patient at a third vessel position thereof and which correlates with the expected broadening of the contrast agent bolus profile B(t). establishing an expected broadening of a contrast agent bolus profile B(t) according to the equation ΔW = W2 - W1 wherein W1 is a first width of the contrast agent bolus profile B(t) at a predetermined first vessel position of the patient and W2 is a second width of a contrast agent concentration profile K(t) at a predetermined second vessel position situated in the region of interest of the patient; such that the expected broadening is established by determining at least one flow parameter which is dependent on at least one blood flow property of the patient at a third vessel position thereof and which correlates with the expected broadening of the contrast agent bolus profile B(t).
A transparent solid composition, comprising (a) 12 - hydroxystearic acid in an amount within a range from 1 to 15% by mass; (b) an oil having a refractive index at a temperature of 25°C within a range from 1.5 to 1.7 selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated polyisobutane, trimethyl pentaphenyl polysiloxane, and diphenyl dimethicone; (c) an oil having a refractive index at a temperature of 25°C of 1.3 or greater and less than 1.5 selected from the group consisting of triethylhexanoin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl tri(2-ethylhexanoate), trimethylolpropane trioctanoate, α-olefin oligomer, glyceryl diisostearate, diisostearyl malate, polyglyceryl triisostearate, isododecane, isohexadecane, light isoparaffin, polyoxy alkylene polyalkyl siloxane, wherein alkylene is ethylene; and (d) one type or two or more types of an ultraviolet ray absorbing agent in an amount within a range from 5 to 35% by mass; the refractive index at a temperature of 25°C of the transparent solid composition being within a range from 1.47 to 1.53. (a) 12 - hydroxystearic acid in an amount within a range from 1 to 15% by mass; (b) an oil having a refractive index at a temperature of 25°C within a range from 1.5 to 1.7 selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated polyisobutane, trimethyl pentaphenyl polysiloxane, and diphenyl dimethicone; (c) an oil having a refractive index at a temperature of 25°C of 1.3 or greater and less than 1.5 selected from the group consisting of triethylhexanoin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl tri(2-ethylhexanoate), trimethylolpropane trioctanoate, α-olefin oligomer, glyceryl diisostearate, diisostearyl malate, polyglyceryl triisostearate, isododecane, isohexadecane, light isoparaffin, polyoxy alkylene polyalkyl siloxane, wherein alkylene is ethylene; and (d) one type or two or more types of an ultraviolet ray absorbing agent in an amount within a range from 5 to 35% by mass;
A method for connecting sheathed medium pipes the sheath of which including an inner foam layer and an outer plastic layer, wherein the sheath recedes axially with respect to the edge of the medium pipes which are to be connected, the method comprising the following steps: Pushing a shrinking sleeve of cross-linked polyethylene onto a sheathed medium pipe prior to the connection of the medium pipes, connecting the medium pipes, pushing the shrinking sleeve onto the connection place and shrinking the same onto the two sheathed medium pipes, foaming the annular space located beneath the shrinking sleeve through apertures provided in the shrinking sleeve and closing the apertures with the aid of closure plugs wherein the apertures are closed by welding the closure plugs into the apertures of the shrinking sleeve, characterized in that the closure plugs are welded at a joining temperature of at least 270°C. Pushing a shrinking sleeve of cross-linked polyethylene onto a sheathed medium pipe prior to the connection of the medium pipes, connecting the medium pipes, pushing the shrinking sleeve onto the connection place and shrinking the same onto the two sheathed medium pipes, foaming the annular space located beneath the shrinking sleeve through apertures provided in the shrinking sleeve and closing the apertures with the aid of closure plugs wherein the apertures are closed by welding the closure plugs into the apertures of the shrinking sleeve, characterized in that the closure plugs are welded at a joining temperature of at least 270°C.
A method for mobility management, comprising: transmitting (S1101, S1201), by a user equipment, UE, a measurement report of the UE to a source evolved NodeB, eNB, wherein the measurement report of the UE is used for selection of a target eNB to which the UE may handover; receiving (S1104, S1204), by the UE from the source eNB, information about at least two target cells served by the target eNB for handover, wherein the at least two target cells comprise an anchor cell and at least one target cell other than the anchor cell; accessing (S1105, S1205), by the UE, the target eNB via the anchor cell; and communicating, by the UE, with the at least two target cells after handover. transmitting (S1101, S1201), by a user equipment, UE, a measurement report of the UE to a source evolved NodeB, eNB, wherein the measurement report of the UE is used for selection of a target eNB to which the UE may handover; receiving (S1104, S1204), by the UE from the source eNB, information about at least two target cells served by the target eNB for handover, wherein the at least two target cells comprise an anchor cell and at least one target cell other than the anchor cell; accessing (S1105, S1205), by the UE, the target eNB via the anchor cell; and communicating, by the UE, with the at least two target cells after handover.
A method of managing congestion in a multi-path network, the network having a plurality of network elements arranged in a plurality of switch stages and a plurality of network links interconnecting the network elements, the method comprising the steps of: at a first network element of the network, detecting congestion on a network link, the congested network link interconnecting the output port of the first network element with a first input port of a second network element in a subsequent switch stage; at a second network element of the network, in response to said detection of congestion, identifying an uncongested network link connected to a second input port of said second network element; and at a third network element of the network, in response to the identifying of said uncongested network link, determining a route across said multipath network which includes said uncongested network link, and directing future data packets on a route across the multi-path network which includes said identified uncongested network link. at a first network element of the network, detecting congestion on a network link, the congested network link interconnecting the output port of the first network element with a first input port of a second network element in a subsequent switch stage; at a second network element of the network, in response to said detection of congestion, identifying an uncongested network link connected to a second input port of said second network element; and at a third network element of the network, in response to the identifying of said uncongested network link, determining a route across said multipath network which includes said uncongested network link, and directing future data packets on a route across the multi-path network which includes said identified uncongested network link.
A hydraulic actuator system for opening a door structure of a commercial jet aircraft to access the engine for repair or maintenance, the hydraulic actuator system comprising: a door opening hydraulic actuator; a hand pump attached to the door opening hydraulic actuator for pumping hydraulic fluid, oil, to the hydraulic actuator; and a pressure relief valve assembly comprising a primary pressure relief valve which is opened once the pumping pressure from the pump exceeds a set point so as to limit the force that the hydraulic actuator can apply to the door structure if the door is blocked, the PRV assembly comprising: a valve housing within which is provided the primary pressure relief valve having a valve ball and a valve spring, the valve spring biasing the valve ball in a first, closed, direction into a valve seat to prevent the passage of fluid from the fluid line through the valve, and wherein the spring force is selected such that a fluid force above a predetermined set point acting against the ball in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the ball to move out of the valve seat against the spring force to allow fluid to flow from the fluid line through the valve seat and through the valve; wherein oil is provided inside the housing around the valve spring; the hydraulic actuator system being characterised in that the pressure relief valve assembly further comprises: a secondary valve positioned in the housing relative to the primary valve to retain the oil around the valve spring of the primary pressure relief valve at a fluid force below the predetermined set point, the secondary valve being a low pressure valve that functions as a lower pressure valve than the primary valve and that closes the primary valve off from contact with the atmosphere and retains the oil within the primary valve housing and around the valve spring such that the valve spring is submersed in oil while the primary pressure relief valve is closed and not exposed to the atmosphere.
An identification medium comprising a structure, the structure comprising, in the following order as seen from the side of observation: a primary cholesteric liquid crystal layer in which a hologram is formed, and which selectively reflects circularly polarized light of a specific rotating direction of a specific central wavelength; a secondary cholesteric liquid crystal layer which reflects circularly polarized light of the same rotating direction as the circularly polarized light reflected from the primary cholesteric liquid crystal layer; and a layer with a display pattern having a specific content to be displayed, characterized in that: the secondary cholesteric liquid crystal layer has reflection characteristics reflecting the entire range of visible light or reflection characteristics equivalent to a case of reflecting the entire range of visible light, wherein the red, green, blue lights are reflected at the same time, such that the human eye perceives it as a condition equivalent to a case of the entire range of visible light being seen, wherein the secondary cholesteric liquid crystal layer has a structure that is obtained by laminating a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal layers which have a different pitch with each other. a primary cholesteric liquid crystal layer in which a hologram is formed, and which selectively reflects circularly polarized light of a specific rotating direction of a specific central wavelength; a secondary cholesteric liquid crystal layer which reflects circularly polarized light of the same rotating direction as the circularly polarized light reflected from the primary cholesteric liquid crystal layer; and a layer with a display pattern having a specific content to be displayed, characterized in that: the secondary cholesteric liquid crystal layer has reflection characteristics reflecting the entire range of visible light or reflection characteristics equivalent to a case of reflecting the entire range of visible light, wherein the red, green, blue lights are reflected at the same time, such that the human eye perceives it as a condition equivalent to a case of the entire range of visible light being seen, wherein the secondary cholesteric liquid crystal layer has a structure that is obtained by laminating a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal layers which have a different pitch with each other.
A process for preparing a compound of formula, comprising carbamating, by reacting it with chlorosulfonyl isocyanate, a compound of formula: wherein X each independently is selected from halogens, n is an integer of 1-5, * denotes a chiral carbon atom, R 1 is linear or branched C 1-10 -alkyl, and the protecting group is one or more selected from trialkyl silyl groups and trialkylaryl silyl groups, wherein - the total number of alkyl and aryl groups is three, - each alkyl group independently is a linear, branched or cyclic C 1-4 -alkyl, and - each aryl group independently is C 5-8 -aryl. X each independently is selected from halogens, n is an integer of 1-5, * denotes a chiral carbon atom, R 1 is linear or branched C 1-10 -alkyl, and - the total number of alkyl and aryl groups is three, - each alkyl group independently is a linear, branched or cyclic C 1-4 -alkyl, and - each aryl group independently is C 5-8 -aryl.
An oil, gas or water borehole drill bit protector apparatus comprising:- two protector portions (10A, 10B) adapted to be placed around and/or adapted to envelope at least a drilling portion of the drill bit and comprising an aperture through which a connection portion of the drill bit projects in use, characterized in that the protector portions are hinged together by a hinge mechanism the hinge being provided by one or more straps. two protector portions (10A, 10B) adapted to be placed around and/or adapted to envelope at least a drilling portion of the drill bit and comprising an aperture through which a connection portion of the drill bit projects in use, characterized in that the protector portions are hinged together by a hinge mechanism the hinge being provided by one or more straps.
A method for wireless communications by a base station of a coordinated multi-point, CoMP, cooperating set of base stations in a wireless communications network, the method characterized by: performing a clear channel assessment, CCA, procedure to contend for access to an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band; determining a CCA status that indicates whether access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band has been won for a time period; communicating (520, 525) the CCA status to one or more other base stations in the CoMP cooperating set; receiving one or more CCA status of the one or more other base stations that indicate whether the one or more other base stations have access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band for the time period; and initiating CoMP communications with a user equipment, UE, using one or more base stations in the CoMP cooperating set that have a CCA status of winning access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band for the time period. performing a clear channel assessment, CCA, procedure to contend for access to an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band; determining a CCA status that indicates whether access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band has been won for a time period; communicating (520, 525) the CCA status to one or more other base stations in the CoMP cooperating set; receiving one or more CCA status of the one or more other base stations that indicate whether the one or more other base stations have access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band for the time period; and initiating CoMP communications with a user equipment, UE, using one or more base stations in the CoMP cooperating set that have a CCA status of winning access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band for the time period.
A heat pump for a household appliance, comprising a compressor, a condenser, a restrictor, and an evaporator, wherein the compressor is a rotary compressor, comprising - a cylindrical housing having a first longitudinal axis, - a cylindrical roller having a second longitudinal axis and being accommodated in the housing such that the second longitudinal axis is aligned parallel and spaced apart from the first longitudinal axis, - a rotatable motor shaft leading through the roller having a cam for rolling the roller along a side wall of the housing, and - a discharge port leading through a bottom cover, characterized in that: - a refrigerant is used with the heat pump which is a flammable refrigerant having a charge of 150 g or less, - wherein R290 or R1270 is used as the refrigerant, - a height-to-radius ratio (hr/rr) of the roller is between 1.6 and 1.2, - a radius (rs) of the motor shaft is 8 mm or less, - a height (hc) of the cam is 14 mm or less, - an effective area of the discharge port is 17 mm 2 or more, and - a thickness (d) of the discharge port is 2.5 mm or less. - a cylindrical housing having a first longitudinal axis, - a cylindrical roller having a second longitudinal axis and being accommodated in the housing such that the second longitudinal axis is aligned parallel and spaced apart from the first longitudinal axis, - a rotatable motor shaft leading through the roller having a cam for rolling the roller along a side wall of the housing, and - a discharge port leading through a bottom cover, - a refrigerant is used with the heat pump which is a flammable refrigerant having a charge of 150 g or less, - wherein R290 or R1270 is used as the refrigerant, - a height-to-radius ratio (hr/rr) of the roller is between 1.6 and 1.2, - a radius (rs) of the motor shaft is 8 mm or less, - a height (hc) of the cam is 14 mm or less, - an effective area of the discharge port is 17 mm 2 or more, and - a thickness (d) of the discharge port is 2.5 mm or less.
A multifunction printer configured to, as a copy function, copy an image original and, as a scan function, output image data obtained by scanning the image original to an external device, the multifunction printer comprising: reading means configured to line-sequentially read the image original, characterized in that the multifunction printer further comprises: storing means for selectively storing, before the image original is read, shading data in a main memory or auxiliary memory according to a function to be executed, wherein shading data stored in the auxiliary memory is stored with a copy resolution; interface means for line-sequentially inputting the read image data from said reading means; first image processing means configured to, in the case that the copy function is executed, line-sequentially execute a first shading process using the shading data with a copy resolution held in the auxiliary memory on the image data obtained from the image original by said reading means and inputted by said interface means, compress the image data that has undergone the first shading process, and store the compressed image data into the main memory; second image processing means configured to, in the case that the scan function is executed, after the read image data has been stored into the main memory via said interface means, execute a second shading process for rectangular portions of the read image data of a plurality of lines without compression using the shading data held in the main memory and the read image data inputted by said interface means. reading means configured to line-sequentially read the image original, storing means for selectively storing, before the image original is read, shading data in a main memory or auxiliary memory according to a function to be executed, wherein shading data stored in the auxiliary memory is stored with a copy resolution; interface means for line-sequentially inputting the read image data from said reading means; first image processing means configured to, in the case that the copy function is executed, line-sequentially execute a first shading process using the shading data with a copy resolution held in the auxiliary memory on the image data obtained from the image original by said reading means and inputted by said interface means, compress the image data that has undergone the first shading process, and store the compressed image data into the main memory; second image processing means configured to, in the case that the scan function is executed, after the read image data has been stored into the main memory via said interface means, execute a second shading process for rectangular portions of the read image data of a plurality of lines without compression using the shading data held in the main memory and the read image data inputted by said interface means.
Method for controlling a light distribution of a lamp of a vehicle, wherein the lamp emits an output light distribution, in which: - the output light distribution is changed if a quality of measurement signals lies below a threshold value, - a driver assistance system that serves to guide the vehicle on the lane is operated, - the driver assistance system comprises at least one sensor which measures an optical parameter and provides the measurement signals, wherein the driver assistance system guides the vehicle on the lane on the basis of the measurement signals, wherein the quality of the measurement signals of the sensor is influenced by the weather conditions in the area surrounding the vehicle, characterized in that - the driver assistance system is switched off if the quality of the measurement signals lies below the threshold value. - the output light distribution is changed if a quality of measurement signals lies below a threshold value, - a driver assistance system that serves to guide the vehicle on the lane is operated, - the driver assistance system comprises at least one sensor which measures an optical parameter and provides the measurement signals, wherein the driver assistance system guides the vehicle on the lane on the basis of the measurement signals, wherein the quality of the measurement signals of the sensor is influenced by the weather conditions in the area surrounding the vehicle, characterized in that - the driver assistance system is switched off if the quality of the measurement signals lies below the threshold value.