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A method for estimating motion of an X-ray focal spot, comprising the acts of: acquiring image data by causing X-rays to be emitted from the X-ray focal spot of an X-ray source toward a radiation detector comprising a plurality of channels, wherein a subset of the channels each have a collimator blade positioned above the respective channel; and independently estimating X-ray focal spot motion in an X-direction along an arc of the radiation detector for the X-ray focal spot relative to an isocenter of the radiation detector and in a Y-direction along a direction of the X-rays for the X-ray focal spot relative to the isocenter based on respective channel gains for a first channel and a second channel of the subset of the channels, wherein a respective total X-ray focal spot motion in the X-direction is estimated to measure the respective channel gains for the first channel and the second channel, and wherein the respective total X-ray focal spot motion comprises a summation of an intrinsic X-ray focal spot motion in the X-direction and apparent X-ray focal spot motion in the X-direction, the apparent X-ray focal spot motion in the X-direction being induced by Y-motion of the X-ray focal spot. acquiring image data by causing X-rays to be emitted from the X-ray focal spot of an X-ray source toward a radiation detector comprising a plurality of channels, wherein a subset of the channels each have a collimator blade positioned above the respective channel; and independently estimating X-ray focal spot motion in an X-direction along an arc of the radiation detector for the X-ray focal spot relative to an isocenter of the radiation detector and in a Y-direction along a direction of the X-rays for the X-ray focal spot relative to the isocenter based on respective channel gains for a first channel and a second channel of the subset of the channels, wherein a respective total X-ray focal spot motion in the X-direction is estimated to measure the respective channel gains for the first channel and the second channel, and wherein the respective total X-ray focal spot motion comprises a summation of an intrinsic X-ray focal spot motion in the X-direction and apparent X-ray focal spot motion in the X-direction, the apparent X-ray focal spot motion in the X-direction being induced by Y-motion of the X-ray focal spot.
A method for configuring a plurality of nodes in a 10BASE-T1S Ethernet network, said nodes being configured to implement a physical layer collision avoidance process, hereinafter referred to as "PLCA", wherein the network comprises: a first coordinator node being configured to periodically send a PLCA beacon to the network to initiate each respective transmission cycle of a PLCA process; and a second coordinator node being configured to open a plurality of separate transmission opportunities each with a unique PLCA identifier (PLCA ID) from a pool of PLCA identifiers provided by the second coordinator, each PLCA identifier being assignable by the second coordinator to a unique physical identifier each provided by a respective node, each transmission opportunity allowing only one of said nodes to send data to the network at any one time, wherein the method comprises automatically selecting a selected coordinator node being at least one of the first coordinator node and the second coordinator node, wherein automatically selecting a selected coordinator node comprises, by each node of the network: repeatedly listening for a selected coordinator broadcast to the network during one or more listening cycles, each listening cycle being at least as long as a transmission cycle, selecting a node as selected coordinator node if capable of being so selected and if said node has not detected said selected coordinator broadcast during a listening cycle, not selecting a node as selected coordinator node if said node has received said selected coordinator broadcast during at least one listening cycle. a first coordinator node being configured to periodically send a PLCA beacon to the network to initiate each respective transmission cycle of a PLCA process; and a second coordinator node being configured to open a plurality of separate transmission opportunities each with a unique PLCA identifier (PLCA ID) from a pool of PLCA identifiers provided by the second coordinator, each PLCA identifier being assignable by the second coordinator to a unique physical identifier each provided by a respective node, each transmission opportunity allowing only one of said nodes to send data to the network at any one time, repeatedly listening for a selected coordinator broadcast to the network during one or more listening cycles, each listening cycle being at least as long as a transmission cycle, selecting a node as selected coordinator node if capable of being so selected and if said node has not detected said selected coordinator broadcast during a listening cycle, not selecting a node as selected coordinator node if said node has received said selected coordinator broadcast during at least one listening cycle.
A method of determining an electrical operating time of a circuit breaker for performing point on wave switching in a multiphase electrical system having a subsystem connectable to a power source, through the circuit breaker operated by a controller, wherein the controller is connected to a current transformer for measuring current of the subsystem in a one phase, the method comprising: a. monitoring the current of the subsystem in the one phase; b. determining a first rate of change from the monitored current in the one phase; c. detecting an instance of switching in an another phase based on the first rate of change of the current of the subsystem in the one phase of the multiphase electrical system, wherein the another phase is one of a phase that succeeds the one phase in a sequence of switching during a closing operation, and a phase that precedes the one phase in a sequence of switching during a opening operation; and d. determining an electrical operating time of the circuit breaker in the another phase based on the detected instance of switching and an instance at which a command for switching in the another phase was provided to the circuit breaker. a. monitoring the current of the subsystem in the one phase; b. determining a first rate of change from the monitored current in the one phase; c. detecting an instance of switching in an another phase based on the first rate of change of the current of the subsystem in the one phase of the multiphase electrical system, wherein the another phase is one of a phase that succeeds the one phase in a sequence of switching during a closing operation, and a phase that precedes the one phase in a sequence of switching during a opening operation; and d. determining an electrical operating time of the circuit breaker in the another phase based on the detected instance of switching and an instance at which a command for switching in the another phase was provided to the circuit breaker.
A method for calibrating a radar transceiver, the method comprising; configuring a target object with a modulating transceiver associated with a first modulation, configuring the radar transceiver with a modulator associated with a second modulation configured to invert the first modulation and to have a zero mean value, integrating an output signal of the modulator to generate an integrated received radar signal corresponding to a radar detection of the target object, and determining a calibration parameter of the radar transceiver based on the integrated received radar signal.
A windshield (10, 20, 30, 41) for a vehicle, characterized in that the windshield comprises weakening means (13; 22; 42) arranged to weaken said windshield so that the windshield collapses in a controlled manner in the event of the vehicle colliding with a pedestrian and the pedestrian being in the vicinity of the windshield, wherein said weakening means comprises: - a pyrotechnic device arranged to damage said windshield; - a sensor arranged to detect the pedestrian in the vicinity of said windshield; - a control module arranged to activate said pyrotechnic device if said pedestrian is detected and said vehicle has a predetermined minimal speed. - a pyrotechnic device arranged to damage said windshield; - a sensor arranged to detect the pedestrian in the vicinity of said windshield; - a control module arranged to activate said pyrotechnic device if said pedestrian is detected and said vehicle has a predetermined minimal speed.
A sensor for detecting heavy metal in water, the sensor comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode having complementary interdigitated surfaces (16, 18)(110, 112) that are separated from each other by a gap having a distance of greater than or equal to about 500 nm to less than or equal to about 10 μm; and a power source connectable to the first electrode by a first lead and connectable to the second electrode by a second lead; and a resistor connected to the first lead such that a voltage difference across the resistor is indicative of an overall impedance across the first and second electrodes (12, 14)(102, 104); wherein the sensor is configured to detect an increase in the voltage difference across the resistor arising from a change in impedance due to depositing of a conductive species of a heavy metal on the first or second electrodes (12, 14)(102, 104). a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode having complementary interdigitated surfaces (16, 18)(110, 112) that are separated from each other by a gap having a distance of greater than or equal to about 500 nm to less than or equal to about 10 μm; and a power source connectable to the first electrode by a first lead and connectable to the second electrode by a second lead; and a resistor connected to the first lead such that a voltage difference across the resistor is indicative of an overall impedance across the first and second electrodes (12, 14)(102, 104); wherein the sensor is configured to detect an increase in the voltage difference across the resistor arising from a change in impedance due to depositing of a conductive species of a heavy metal on the first or second electrodes (12, 14)(102, 104).
A slat roll frame for supporting a mattress or the like having a plurality of carriers spanning the slat frame in the transverse direction and arranged after one another in the longitudinal direction of the slat frame, having a plurality of spring-loaded single support elements which are arranged on the carriers and whose upper support surfaces together form the support surface of the slat frame, and having connection means arranged between two respective adjacent carriers for holding the carriers together so that they can be rolled up and out, wherein the carriers are each provided with or rigidly connected to a support part, characterised in that the support part has an extent in the longitudinal direction of the slat frame which is at least as large as that of the support surface of the single support elements arranged on the carriers.
A balloon catheter comprising: a main catheter shaft including a guidewire lumen and an inflation lumen; a balloon extending from a distal end of the main catheter shaft, wherein the inflation lumen of the main catheter shaft is in fluid communication with an interior of the balloon; a deformable guidewire shaft extending from a distal end of the main catheter shaft, adjacent and external to the balloon, wherein the deformable guidewire shaft defines a lumen in fluid communication with the guidewire lumen of the main catheter shaft; a proximal bond that fixes a proximal end of the balloon to a distal end of the main catheter shaft; and a distal bond that fixes a distal end of the balloon to a distal end of the deformable guidewire shaft, wherein an outer surface of the deformable guidewire shaft between the proximal and distal bonds is not bonded to the balloon, and wherein balloon inflation causes the balloon and the deformable guidewire shaft to bend in radially opposing directions, thereby orienting the distal end of the deformable guidewire shaft in a direction different from that of the main catheter shaft. a main catheter shaft including a guidewire lumen and an inflation lumen; a balloon extending from a distal end of the main catheter shaft, wherein the inflation lumen of the main catheter shaft is in fluid communication with an interior of the balloon; a deformable guidewire shaft extending from a distal end of the main catheter shaft, adjacent and external to the balloon, wherein the deformable guidewire shaft defines a lumen in fluid communication with the guidewire lumen of the main catheter shaft; a proximal bond that fixes a proximal end of the balloon to a distal end of the main catheter shaft; and a distal bond that fixes a distal end of the balloon to a distal end of the deformable guidewire shaft, wherein an outer surface of the deformable guidewire shaft between the proximal and distal bonds is not bonded to the balloon, and wherein balloon inflation causes the balloon and the deformable guidewire shaft to bend in radially opposing directions, thereby orienting the distal end of the deformable guidewire shaft in a direction different from that of the main catheter shaft.
A prosthesis for a fractured long bone, the prosthesis comprising: - a stem part comprising: ∘ a rod, configured for being inserted into a medullary cavity of a diaphyseal fragment of the fractured long bone, for securing the stem part to the diaphyseal fragment, and ∘ an epiphyseal end, fixedly secured to the rod by means of at least one linker leg of the stem part, so that a gap is formed between the epiphyseal end and the rod along said at least one linker leg; and - an implant (20, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100, 110, 110A, 120, 130, 140, 160, 180) distinct from the stem part and comprising: ∘ an internal part (22, 32, 42, 52, 82, 102, 112, 122) located at least partially within the gap, and ∘ at least one fastener for fastening epiphyseal fragments of the fractured long bone to the stem part, said at least one fastener being secured to the internal part, characterized in that the internal part (22, 32, 42, 52, 82, 102, 112, 122) has clipping means, such as one or more elastic tongues, elastic protrusions and/or notches, allowing snap-fitting or clipping of the internal part into the gap, for securing the internal part to the gap. - a stem part comprising: ∘ a rod, configured for being inserted into a medullary cavity of a diaphyseal fragment of the fractured long bone, for securing the stem part to the diaphyseal fragment, and ∘ an epiphyseal end, fixedly secured to the rod by means of at least one linker leg of the stem part, so that a gap is formed between the epiphyseal end and the rod along said at least one linker leg; and ∘ a rod, configured for being inserted into a medullary cavity of a diaphyseal fragment of the fractured long bone, for securing the stem part to the diaphyseal fragment, and ∘ an epiphyseal end, fixedly secured to the rod by means of at least one linker leg of the stem part, so that a gap is formed between the epiphyseal end and the rod along said at least one linker leg; and - an implant (20, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100, 110, 110A, 120, 130, 140, 160, 180) distinct from the stem part and comprising: ∘ an internal part (22, 32, 42, 52, 82, 102, 112, 122) located at least partially within the gap, and ∘ at least one fastener for fastening epiphyseal fragments of the fractured long bone to the stem part, said at least one fastener being secured to the internal part, ∘ an internal part (22, 32, 42, 52, 82, 102, 112, 122) located at least partially within the gap, and ∘ at least one fastener for fastening epiphyseal fragments of the fractured long bone to the stem part, said at least one fastener being secured to the internal part,
Refrigeration appliance, in particular household refrigeration appliance, having at least one refrigerated goods shelf and a carcass with a refrigeration compartment (6, 7), wherein the refrigeration compartment (6, 7) has two side areas, on which in each case bearings (22a, 22b) are provided, with a contact area for supporting the refrigerated goods shelf in each case and with a rear end facing towards a rear wall of the carcass in each case and with a front end facing away from the rear wall in each case, characterised in that the refrigerated goods shelf has at least one latching element embodied as a resilient latching tongue, which latches to the front end or the rear end of one of the bearings (22a, 22b), in particular with a positive fit, and the end of the resilient latching tongue, in the latched state, faces towards or touches the relevant front end or the relevant rear end of the bearing (22a, 22b), and that the refrigerated goods shelf has a recess, into which the latching tongue can be at least partially pressed, in order to unlatch the latching tongue from the bearing (22a, 22b), and in which the latching tongue can be pressed for the insertion of the refrigerated goods shelf.
A trailer coupling including a ball neck, which is movable between an operative position and a rest position and which has a pivot bearing body arranged at a first end and a coupling ball arranged at a second end, a pivot bearing unit, which is arranged fixed to the vehicle and by means of which the pivot bearing body is received such that it is pivotal about a pivot axis between the operative position and the rest position, and a rotation blocking arrangement having at least two rotation blocking bodies, which are guided by means of a guide body to be movable in a guide direction having at least one component in the radial direction relative to the pivot axis, wherein, in the operative position, the rotation blocking bodies are movable into a rotation blocking position by a movement in the guide direction and, in this rotation blocking position, engage with a receptacle in the pivot bearing body in order to block a pivotal movement of the pivot bearing body about the pivot axis relative to the guide body, and are movable into a release position and, in this release position, are not in engagement with the respective receptacle, and having an actuating body which has a respective cam face, that runs transversely to the guide direction, for each of the rotation blocking bodies and which is arranged to be rotatable about the pivot axis and as a result of the rotary movement whereof in a direction of actuation the at least two rotation blocking bodies are movable and urgeable in the guide direction, wherein a release position latching arrangement is provided which, in a release position of the actuating body, is movable between a latch release position that allows movement of the actuating body in relation to the guide body and a latching position that fixes the actuating body in relation to the guide body, and which is urged in the direction of the latching position by a spring element, at least in the release position of the actuating body, and in that the release position latching arrangement in the release position of the actuating body changes over to the latching position automatically once the pivot bearing body has left the rotary position that corresponds to the operative position, characterised in that the actuating body is urged by an elastic energy store in the direction of its rotation blocking position and in that, once at least one functional position of the trailer coupling, covering the operative position and not the rest position, has been reached, the release position latching arrangement changes over from the latching position to the latch release position.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an agonist of retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARA) for use in a method of treating a human subject suffering from a cancer, wherein the cancer is a leukemia, a lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or myelodysplastic syndrome and cancer cells in the subject have been determined to have: a super enhancer having a locus associated with a RARA gene located at chr17:38458152-38516681 in genome build hg19, wherein the super enhancer has a strength, ordinal rank, or prevalence rank that is equal to or above a pre-determined threshold level; wherein the method comprises the step of administering to the subject the pharmaceutical composition comprising an agonist of RARA.
A non-naturally occurring composition comprising: a) a CRISPR-RNA (crRNA), wherein the crRNA is a single stranded RNA comprising: a tag region comprising at least 5 to no greater than 12 nucleotides, and a guide region comprising a nucleotide sequence of at least 15 nucleotides, wherein the tag region is immediately upstream of the guide region; b) a Cmr complex, wherein the Cmr complex comprises at least 4 proteins comprising Cmr2, Cmr3, Cmr4, and Cmr5, wherein the Cmr4 protein comprises a mutation that reduces the RNase activity of the Cmr complex; and c) an activating RNA (actRNA), wherein the actRNA is a single stranded RNA comprising: a target region comprising a nucleotide sequence of at least 12 nucleotides, wherein the nucleotide sequence of the target region is complementary to at least a portion of the guide region of the crRNA, and a PAM region immediately downstream of the target region, wherein the PAM comprises a sequence 5'-NGN, 5'-NNG, 5'-NAA, or 5'-NAC, wherein N is A, U, G, or C. a) a CRISPR-RNA (crRNA), wherein the crRNA is a single stranded RNA comprising: a tag region comprising at least 5 to no greater than 12 nucleotides, and a guide region comprising a nucleotide sequence of at least 15 nucleotides, wherein the tag region is immediately upstream of the guide region; b) a Cmr complex, wherein the Cmr complex comprises at least 4 proteins comprising Cmr2, Cmr3, Cmr4, and Cmr5, wherein the Cmr4 protein comprises a mutation that reduces the RNase activity of the Cmr complex; and c) an activating RNA (actRNA), wherein the actRNA is a single stranded RNA comprising: a target region comprising a nucleotide sequence of at least 12 nucleotides, wherein the nucleotide sequence of the target region is complementary to at least a portion of the guide region of the crRNA, and a PAM region immediately downstream of the target region, wherein the PAM comprises a sequence 5'-NGN, 5'-NNG, 5'-NAA, or 5'-NAC, wherein N is A, U, G, or C. a target region comprising a nucleotide sequence of at least 12 nucleotides, wherein the nucleotide sequence of the target region is complementary to at least a portion of the guide region of the crRNA, and a PAM region immediately downstream of the target region, wherein the PAM comprises a sequence 5'-NGN, 5'-NNG, 5'-NAA, or 5'-NAC, wherein N is A, U, G, or C.