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A collimator for collimating a treatment beam generated by a linear accelerator for a therapeutic radiation treatment, the collimator comprising: a collimator body rotatable about a rotational axis; and a plurality of collimator channels extending through the collimator body; wherein each of the plurality of collimator channels extends longitudinally perpendicular to the rotational axis about which the collimator body is revolved, each of the plurality of collimator channels extending from the perimeter of the body, passing through the center and out to the opposite perimeter of the body. a collimator body rotatable about a rotational axis; and a plurality of collimator channels extending through the collimator body; wherein each of the plurality of collimator channels extends longitudinally perpendicular to the rotational axis about which the collimator body is revolved, each of the plurality of collimator channels extending from the perimeter of the body, passing through the center and out to the opposite perimeter of the body.
A secondary-closure capsule (1; 201; 301) made out of heat-shrink plastic and comprising a head (3; 203; 303) and a skirt (5; 205a; 205b; 305) formed of a rolled piece of foil, and having a first tear line and at least a first line of least resistance (15; 315a, 315b) encircling the capsule, the first tear line being arranged to detach the head from the skirt of the capsule, and the at least a first line of least resistance (15; 315a, 315b) determining and guiding the path of the first tear line, the capsule comprising a second tear line (17; 217) extending at least between the bottom of the skirt and the at least a first line of least resistance (15; 315a, 315b), and at least a second line of least resistance connecting the bottom of the skirt to the vicinity of the at least a first line of least resistance, the second tear line (17; 217) extending along the at least a second line of least resistance and being arranged to open the skirt (5; 205a; 205b; 305), so as to that it can be unrolled; the capsule further comprising a first tear strip (7; 207; 307) on the first tear line, and a second tear strip (13; 213; 313) on at least a section of the second tear line (17; 217); characterised in that one end of the at least a second line of least resistance close to the at least a first line of least resistance (15; 315a, 315b) is separated therefrom by a more resistant intermediate part so that the tearing of the first strip (7; 207; 307) does not cause the skirt (5; 205a, 205b; 305) to tear at the at least a second line of least resistance, and in that the second tear line (17; 217) extends between the bottom of the skirt and the first tear strip (7; 207; 307) along the at least a second line of least resistance, and further across the more resistant intermediate part, the capsule thus being designed to allow detaching the head (3; 203; 303) from the skirt (5; 205a; 205b; 305), without harming the integrity of the skirt.
Straddle-type vehicle having an electronic throttle device configured to adjust an amount of intake air to an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, said electronic throttle valve system comprising a throttle valve for adjusting the amount of intake air to the internal combustion engine, an electric motor for driving a throttle valve shaft extending transversely of the vehicle, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor, wherein the throttle valve is fixed to the valve shaft, and wherein the electronic throttle valve system is further provided with a throttle opening sensor arranged on a first end of the valve shaft of the throttle valve, and with a mechanical throttle-valve mechanism arranged on an opposite second end of the valve shaft of the throttle valve, wherein a throttle cable is engaged with the mechanical throttle-valve mechanism and is engaged to an acceleration controller arranged on the same side of the vehicle as the first end of the valve shaft, said electric motor being disposed in a midsection between the first end and the second end of the valve shaft.
A dual pressure boiler and steam turbine system (300, 600, 800, 1100) comprising: a top recovery boiler furnace (310', 610', 810', 1110') for producing high pressure steam, a high pressure superheater fluidically connected to the top furnace for superheating the high pressure steam, and a high pressure steam turbine for receiving steam from the superheater and producing a flow of exhaust steam; a bottom recovery boiler furnace (310, 610, 810, 1110) comprising a low pressure natural circulation steam generating system for producing low pressure steam; a reheater (386, 686, 886, 1186) for reheating the flow of exhaust steam from the high pressure steam turbine; a low pressure steam turbine for receiving the reheated steam; a second low pressure steam turbine (352, 695, 852, 1195) for receiving the low pressure steam from the bottom furnace; and a condenser (356, 656, 856, 1156) for receiving the exhaust steam from at least one of the low pressure steam turbine and the second low pressure steam turbine, the top recovery boiler furnace and the bottom recovery boiler furnace being components of a single integral recovery boiler (302, 602, 802, 1102). a top recovery boiler furnace (310', 610', 810', 1110') for producing high pressure steam, a high pressure superheater fluidically connected to the top furnace for superheating the high pressure steam, and a high pressure steam turbine for receiving steam from the superheater and producing a flow of exhaust steam; a bottom recovery boiler furnace (310, 610, 810, 1110) comprising a low pressure natural circulation steam generating system for producing low pressure steam; a reheater (386, 686, 886, 1186) for reheating the flow of exhaust steam from the high pressure steam turbine; a low pressure steam turbine for receiving the reheated steam; a second low pressure steam turbine (352, 695, 852, 1195) for receiving the low pressure steam from the bottom furnace; and a condenser (356, 656, 856, 1156) for receiving the exhaust steam from at least one of the low pressure steam turbine and the second low pressure steam turbine,
A method comprising: processing, by a virtual router executing on a processor of a server within a cloud data center, a plurality of traffic flows for one or more virtual machines executing on the server within the cloud data center to generate traffic flow statistics for the plurality of traffic flows, wherein the plurality of traffic flows include: a plurality of ingress traffic flows originating from the one or more virtual machines and destined for a network of the cloud data center; and a plurality of egress traffic flows originating from the network of the cloud data center and destined for the one or more virtual machines; processing the traffic flow statistics to identify pairs of the plurality of ingress traffic flows and the plurality of egress traffic flows corresponding to a common communication session for the one or more virtual machines; generating, for each of the identified pairs of the plurality of ingress traffic flows and the plurality of egress traffic flows, session records comprising traffic session statistics for the common communication session corresponding to the respective one of the plurality of ingress traffic flows and the respective one of the plurality of egress traffic flows of the pair; and uploading the session records to a traffic collector for the network of the cloud data center. processing, by a virtual router executing on a processor of a server within a cloud data center, a plurality of traffic flows for one or more virtual machines executing on the server within the cloud data center to generate traffic flow statistics for the plurality of traffic flows, wherein the plurality of traffic flows include: a plurality of ingress traffic flows originating from the one or more virtual machines and destined for a network of the cloud data center; and a plurality of egress traffic flows originating from the network of the cloud data center and destined for the one or more virtual machines; a plurality of ingress traffic flows originating from the one or more virtual machines and destined for a network of the cloud data center; and a plurality of egress traffic flows originating from the network of the cloud data center and destined for the one or more virtual machines; processing the traffic flow statistics to identify pairs of the plurality of ingress traffic flows and the plurality of egress traffic flows corresponding to a common communication session for the one or more virtual machines; generating, for each of the identified pairs of the plurality of ingress traffic flows and the plurality of egress traffic flows, session records comprising traffic session statistics for the common communication session corresponding to the respective one of the plurality of ingress traffic flows and the respective one of the plurality of egress traffic flows of the pair; and uploading the session records to a traffic collector for the network of the cloud data center.
An effective amount of an isolated antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to semaphorin-4D (SEMA4D) for use in a method of treating a subject having Huntington's disease, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof inhibits SEMA4D interaction with its receptor.
A multi-stage compressor of a gas turbine engine, the compressor having: a first outer casing; a second outer casing radially outward of the first outer casing; and a first bleed plenum and one or more second bleed plenums (29b, 29c) located between the first and second outer casings and arranged to receive, in use, bleed flows (B1, B2, B3) of compressed air from respective stages of the compressor and to send the bleed flows to respective ports in the second outer casing; wherein: the first bleed plenum overlaps the, or each, second bleed plenum such that the, or each, second bleed plenum fluidly communicates with its port via a respective duct (37b, 37c, 44b, 44c) which, on extending between an off-take (31b, 31c) from the second bleed plenum to the port, passes through the first bleed plenum; characterized in that: the, or each, duct is configured to accommodate relative movement between the first and second outer casings, the relative movement being facilitated by the duct including a piston seal which slideably engages with the duct's plenum off-take such that in use, the piston seal slides with respect to the off-take, or by the duct being flexible so as to be able to bend to accommodate relative movement. a first outer casing; a second outer casing radially outward of the first outer casing; and a first bleed plenum and one or more second bleed plenums (29b, 29c) located between the first and second outer casings and arranged to receive, in use, bleed flows (B1, B2, B3) of compressed air from respective stages of the compressor and to send the bleed flows to respective ports in the second outer casing; wherein: the first bleed plenum overlaps the, or each, second bleed plenum such that the, or each, second bleed plenum fluidly communicates with its port via a respective duct (37b, 37c, 44b, 44c) which, on extending between an off-take (31b, 31c) from the second bleed plenum to the port, passes through the first bleed plenum; characterized in that: the, or each, duct is configured to accommodate relative movement between the first and second outer casings, the relative movement being facilitated by the duct including a piston seal which slideably engages with the duct's plenum off-take such that in use, the piston seal slides with respect to the off-take, or by the duct being flexible so as to be able to bend to accommodate relative movement.
Method for producing, in a yeast, a domain antibody capable of forming a single antigen binding unit and characterized by a decreased level or absence of a domain antibody variant lacking at least one disulfide bond, comprising I) applying conditions that promote the formation of disulfide bridges in domain antibodies, or II) removing domain antibodies lacking at least one disulfide bridge by applying conditions selected from i) binding domain antibodies comprising free thiol groups to suitable reactive groups, optionally under denaturing conditions; and ii) reverse phase high performance chromatography, or III) a combination of and. wherein the conditions that promote the formation of disulfide brides are selected from one or more of the following: a) addition of oxidizing agents, preferably oxidizing metal ions, preferably one or more selected from Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+ and Zn2+; b) enhancing expression of a protein disulfide isomerase with a suitable control sequence or by increasing gene dose; c) adapting the culturing conditions by one or more selected from the following: lowering culturing temperature and/or optimizing the culturing medium, by one or more selected from the following: reduction of methanol feed for hosts requiring a methanol feed, lowering conductivity of the culture medium, or any combination thereof; d) refolding the domain antibody in the presence of redox-buffer, preferably in the additional presence of denaturant; e) treating the domain antibody by oxygenation, increasing temperature, increasing pH, or high pressure, or any combination thereof; and f) combinations of any of a) through e). I) applying conditions that promote the formation of disulfide bridges in domain antibodies, or II) removing domain antibodies lacking at least one disulfide bridge by applying conditions selected from i) binding domain antibodies comprising free thiol groups to suitable reactive groups, optionally under denaturing conditions; and ii) reverse phase high performance chromatography, or i) binding domain antibodies comprising free thiol groups to suitable reactive groups, optionally under denaturing conditions; and ii) reverse phase high performance chromatography, or III) a combination of and. a) addition of oxidizing agents, preferably oxidizing metal ions, preferably one or more selected from Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+ and Zn2+; b) enhancing expression of a protein disulfide isomerase with a suitable control sequence or by increasing gene dose; c) adapting the culturing conditions by one or more selected from the following: lowering culturing temperature and/or optimizing the culturing medium, by one or more selected from the following: reduction of methanol feed for hosts requiring a methanol feed, lowering conductivity of the culture medium, or any combination thereof; d) refolding the domain antibody in the presence of redox-buffer, preferably in the additional presence of denaturant; e) treating the domain antibody by oxygenation, increasing temperature, increasing pH, or high pressure, or any combination thereof; and f) combinations of any of a) through e).
A method for cleaning and/or conditioning textile fabrics in which the damp textile fabrica that are to be cleaned and/or to be conditioned are brought into contact with a formulation, containing a) at least one polymer body, which contains a polymer selected from the group comprising polyalkylenes, polyamides, and mixtures thereof and whose maximum spatial extent is in the range of 1 to 10 mm, b) a detergent composition, and c) hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2). a) at least one polymer body, which contains a polymer selected from the group comprising polyalkylenes, polyamides, and mixtures thereof and whose maximum spatial extent is in the range of 1 to 10 mm, b) a detergent composition, and c) hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2).
A photo-degradable gum base composition comprising an elastomer; and a block copolymer of vinyl acetate and methylphenylsilane having a structure of formula - wherein m and p are integers in the range of 1 to 500, and n is an integer in the range of 2 to 100.
A system comprising: a magnetostrictive sensor comprising: a driving coil configured to receive a first driving current and to emit a first magnetic flux portion through a target made of a ferromagnetic material and a second magnetic flux portion; a first sensing coil configured to receive the first magnetic flux portion and to transmit a signal based at least in part on the received first magnetic flux portion, wherein the received first magnetic flux portion is based at least in part on a force on the target; and characterized in that it further comprises a magnetic shield (11, 12, 62, 70, 92, 100, 130, 144) disposed between the driving coil and the first sensing coil, wherein the magnetic shield (11, 12, 62, 70, 92, 100, 130, 144) is configured to reduce the second magnetic flux portion received by the first sensing coil. a driving coil configured to receive a first driving current and to emit a first magnetic flux portion through a target made of a ferromagnetic material and a second magnetic flux portion; a first sensing coil configured to receive the first magnetic flux portion and to transmit a signal based at least in part on the received first magnetic flux portion, wherein the received first magnetic flux portion is based at least in part on a force on the target; and characterized in that it further comprises a magnetic shield (11, 12, 62, 70, 92, 100, 130, 144) disposed between the driving coil and the first sensing coil, wherein the magnetic shield (11, 12, 62, 70, 92, 100, 130, 144) is configured to reduce the second magnetic flux portion received by the first sensing coil.
A method which utilizes a fifth generation network including fixed infrastructure providing backhaul access to a wide area network for precision mapping of a physical environment using a plurality of swarm drones, comprising: traversing the physical environment with the plurality of swarm drones; using one or more sensors respectively coupled to each of the swarm drones, scanning the physical environment to generate environmental data that is associated with a given location in the physical environment; communicating with a remote master drone over respective one or more 5G network links in real time, the communications including the generated environmental data; enabling the remote master drone to determine respective current locations of one or more of the swarm drones using the communications over the 5G network links, wherein the remote master drone is arranged to communicate with the fixed 5G infrastructure and is further arranged as a mobile 5G access point for the plurality of the swarm drones; deploying the plurality of swarm drones within the physical environment to enable utilization of redundant localization and environmental data to thereby increase precision and confidence in the generated environmental data on a per-location basis within the physical environment; and adjusting a configuration of the 5G network by autonomously changing locations of one or more master drones relative to the fixed 5G infrastructure and to the swarm drone to thereby optimize connectivity and improve location detection of the one or more swarm drones by the remote master drone. traversing the physical environment with the plurality of swarm drones; using one or more sensors respectively coupled to each of the swarm drones, scanning the physical environment to generate environmental data that is associated with a given location in the physical environment; communicating with a remote master drone over respective one or more 5G network links in real time, the communications including the generated environmental data; enabling the remote master drone to determine respective current locations of one or more of the swarm drones using the communications over the 5G network links, wherein the remote master drone is arranged to communicate with the fixed 5G infrastructure and is further arranged as a mobile 5G access point for the plurality of the swarm drones; deploying the plurality of swarm drones within the physical environment to enable utilization of redundant localization and environmental data to thereby increase precision and confidence in the generated environmental data on a per-location basis within the physical environment; and adjusting a configuration of the 5G network by autonomously changing locations of one or more master drones relative to the fixed 5G infrastructure and to the swarm drone to thereby optimize connectivity and improve location detection of the one or more swarm drones by the remote master drone.
Inert gas for packaging meat products under a modified atmosphere, consisting of from 50% by volume to 80% by volume of oxygen, from 20% by volume to 45% by volume of argon, the remainder being carbon dioxide.
Cable pull steering disc for a bicycle steering means, comprising a holding device for connection to a handlebar tube and/or a head tube, a guide element for a pair of steering cables (60, 62), the guide element partially surrounding the holding means, a fixing element for fixing the ends of the pair of steering cables (60, 62), and a tensioning element (74, 75) for tension the pair of steering cables (60, 62), the tensioning element acting on the fixing element, characterized in that the fixing element comprises a pivot lever held in a manner pivotable with a base element of the cable pull steering disc via a pivot axis. a holding device for connection to a handlebar tube and/or a head tube, a guide element for a pair of steering cables (60, 62), the guide element partially surrounding the holding means, a fixing element for fixing the ends of the pair of steering cables (60, 62), and a tensioning element (74, 75) for tension the pair of steering cables (60, 62), the tensioning element acting on the fixing element, characterized in that the fixing element comprises a pivot lever held in a manner pivotable with a base element of the cable pull steering disc via a pivot axis.