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A computer implemented method for automatically determining a lumen contour of a blood vessel for use in sizing a stent for placement in the lumen, the method comprising: dividing representation of the blood vessel into a plurality of segments, each segment being defined as a space between branches of the vessel; defining a diameter at a starting point as a maximum diameter of the lumen, wherein the starting point is substantially free of stenosis; calculating a maximum diameter of an adjacent segment according to a power law; measuring an actual diameter of the adjacent segment; selecting a selected maximum diameter of the adjacent segment as the larger of the calculated maximum diameter and the measured actual diameter of the adjacent segment; using the selected maximum diameter to find a maximum diameter of a next adjacent segment of the plurality of segments; and iteratively determining a selected maximum diameter for each segment of the plurality of segments. dividing representation of the blood vessel into a plurality of segments, each segment being defined as a space between branches of the vessel; defining a diameter at a starting point as a maximum diameter of the lumen, wherein the starting point is substantially free of stenosis; calculating a maximum diameter of an adjacent segment according to a power law; measuring an actual diameter of the adjacent segment; selecting a selected maximum diameter of the adjacent segment as the larger of the calculated maximum diameter and the measured actual diameter of the adjacent segment; using the selected maximum diameter to find a maximum diameter of a next adjacent segment of the plurality of segments; and iteratively determining a selected maximum diameter for each segment of the plurality of segments.
A filling apparatus comprising: a receiver comprising a longitudinal body (11, 11') and a plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') formed inside the longitudinal body (11, 11') and arranged in a longitudinal direction of said body (11, 11'); and a filler reservoir having an exit end adapted to be in fluid communication with said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') of the receiver, characterized in that a cross-sectional area of said exit end is less than about 5 times, preferably less than about 3 times, and more preferably about 1.5 to about 1.1 times of a total cross-sectional area of said plurality of parallel tunnels (12,12'), wherein the apparatus is configured such that a filler contained in said filler reservoir is driven into said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') via said exit end, when said exit end is in fluid communication with said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12'); and said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') are separable from said filler reservoir after said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') are filled with said filler, the apparatus further comprising a plunger slidably received in said filler reservoir, so that said filler contained in said filler reservoir is able to be pushed by the plunger into said plurality of parallel tunnels via said exit end. a receiver comprising a longitudinal body (11, 11') and a plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') formed inside the longitudinal body (11, 11') and arranged in a longitudinal direction of said body (11, 11'); and a filler reservoir having an exit end adapted to be in fluid communication with said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') of the receiver, characterized in that a cross-sectional area of said exit end is less than about 5 times, preferably less than about 3 times, and more preferably about 1.5 to about 1.1 times of a total cross-sectional area of said plurality of parallel tunnels (12,12'), wherein the apparatus is configured such that a filler contained in said filler reservoir is driven into said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') via said exit end, when said exit end is in fluid communication with said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12'); and said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') are separable from said filler reservoir after said plurality of parallel tunnels (12, 12') are filled with said filler, the apparatus further comprising a plunger slidably received in said filler reservoir, so that said filler contained in said filler reservoir is able to be pushed by the plunger into said plurality of parallel tunnels via said exit end.
An array of electrodes for generating plasma, the array comprising: a first electrode having a leading and trailing edge, with respect to an airflow, disposed on a first dielectric; at least a second electrode having a leading and trailing edge, with respect to the airflow, sandwiched between the first dielectric and a second dielectric such that the leading edge of the first electrode extends beyond the trailing edge of the second electrode; at least a third electrode having a leading and trailing edge, with respect to the airflow, wherein the second dielectric is sandwiched between the second and third electrodes such that the leading edge of the second electrode extends beyond the trailing edge of the third electrode; at least one power supply providing electrical power to the first second and at least third electrodes; and a power supply controller operative to control the power supply by generating control signals to regulate the electrical power supplied to the first and the at least second electrodes, and so as to cause the first and second electrodes to generate and move plasma, thereby inducing air bulk motion along an airfoil; characterized in that the first dielectric has a leading edge that extends beyond the leading edge of first electrode, and wherein the leading edge of the dielectric is exposed to air when the array is installed onto a vehicle. a first electrode having a leading and trailing edge, with respect to an airflow, disposed on a first dielectric; at least a second electrode having a leading and trailing edge, with respect to the airflow, sandwiched between the first dielectric and a second dielectric such that the leading edge of the first electrode extends beyond the trailing edge of the second electrode; at least a third electrode having a leading and trailing edge, with respect to the airflow, wherein the second dielectric is sandwiched between the second and third electrodes such that the leading edge of the second electrode extends beyond the trailing edge of the third electrode; at least one power supply providing electrical power to the first second and at least third electrodes; and a power supply controller operative to control the power supply by generating control signals to regulate the electrical power supplied to the first and the at least second electrodes, and so as to cause the first and second electrodes to generate and move plasma, thereby inducing air bulk motion along an airfoil; characterized in that the first dielectric has a leading edge that extends beyond the leading edge of first electrode, and wherein the leading edge of the dielectric is exposed to air when the array is installed onto a vehicle.
Light transmission element for an optical unit for the transmission and at the same time angle adaptation of transmitted light, - which has, arranged in the manner of a layer, a sequence of a plurality of optical elements, - in which the layer forms a first side and a second side, which face away from one another, characterized in that - a respective optical element has a pair of partial elements (11, 12), which extend with a taper in each case from a geometrically substantially identical base (11b, 12b), face one another by their bases (11b, 12b) and extend along their tapers with different lengths, and - the optical elements are aligned such that partial elements (11, 12) having a greater length face the first side and partial elements (12, 11) having a shorter length face the second side. - which has, arranged in the manner of a layer, a sequence of a plurality of optical elements, - in which the layer forms a first side and a second side, which face away from one another, characterized in that - a respective optical element has a pair of partial elements (11, 12), which extend with a taper in each case from a geometrically substantially identical base (11b, 12b), face one another by their bases (11b, 12b) and extend along their tapers with different lengths, and - the optical elements are aligned such that partial elements (11, 12) having a greater length face the first side and partial elements (12, 11) having a shorter length face the second side.
Machine (1, 101) for labelling workpieces which comprises: - a bearing plane (2, 102) for bearing at least one workpiece (P, P') to be labelled; - a label generation device (9, 109) for generating at least one label, said label generation device (9, 109) being placed above said bearing plane (2, 102); and - an applying device (12, 120) for applying said at least one label to said at least one workpiece (P, P'); wherein said label generation device (9, 109) and said applying device (12, 120) are movable relative to each other to allow said at least one label to be moved from said label generation device (9, 109) to said applying device (12, 120), and wherein said applying device (12, 120) and said at least one workpiece (P, P') are movable relative to each other to allow said at least one label to be moved from said applying device (12, 120) to said at least one workpiece (P, P'), and characterised in that said bearing plane (2, 102) lies on a plane which is defined by a first axis (X, X') and a second axis (Y, Y'), in that said label generation device (9, 109) is movable along said first axis (X, X') and along a third axis (Z, Z') which is orthogonal to said first axis (X, X') and said second axis (Y, Y'), and in that said applying device (12, 120) is movable along said first axis (X, X'), along said third axis (Z, Z') and along said second axis (Y, Y') which is orthogonal to said first axis (X, X'). - a bearing plane (2, 102) for bearing at least one workpiece (P, P') to be labelled; - a label generation device (9, 109) for generating at least one label, said label generation device (9, 109) being placed above said bearing plane (2, 102); and - an applying device (12, 120) for applying said at least one label to said at least one workpiece (P, P'); wherein said label generation device (9, 109) and said applying device (12, 120) are movable relative to each other to allow said at least one label to be moved from said label generation device (9, 109) to said applying device (12, 120), and wherein said applying device (12, 120) and said at least one workpiece (P, P') are movable relative to each other to allow said at least one label to be moved from said applying device (12, 120) to said at least one workpiece (P, P'), and characterised in that said bearing plane (2, 102) lies on a plane which is defined by a first axis (X, X') and a second axis (Y, Y'), in that said label generation device (9, 109) is movable along said first axis (X, X') and along a third axis (Z, Z') which is orthogonal to said first axis (X, X') and said second axis (Y, Y'), and in that said applying device (12, 120) is movable along said first axis (X, X'), along said third axis (Z, Z') and along said second axis (Y, Y') which is orthogonal to said first axis (X, X').
A method for optimising a nucleotide sequence for protein expression in a host cell, comprising the steps of: a. constructing an expression library comprising a large number of variants of the sequence to be expressed operatively cloned in an expression vector, wherein i. the sequence of the 6 nucleotides immediately upstream of the sequence of the first codon of the coding sequence to be expressed is completely randomized; ii. the sequence of the second and third codons of the coding sequence to be expressed is randomized, wherein the randomization of the second and third codons is limited to changes not altering the amino-acids encoded by said codons; b. screening the library with regard to efficiency of protein expression in the host cell; and c. selecting a sequence resulting in a desired level of efficiency of protein expression. a. constructing an expression library comprising a large number of variants of the sequence to be expressed operatively cloned in an expression vector, wherein i. the sequence of the 6 nucleotides immediately upstream of the sequence of the first codon of the coding sequence to be expressed is completely randomized; ii. the sequence of the second and third codons of the coding sequence to be expressed is randomized, wherein the randomization of the second and third codons is limited to changes not altering the amino-acids encoded by said codons; i. the sequence of the 6 nucleotides immediately upstream of the sequence of the first codon of the coding sequence to be expressed is completely randomized; ii. the sequence of the second and third codons of the coding sequence to be expressed is randomized, wherein the randomization of the second and third codons is limited to changes not altering the amino-acids encoded by said codons; b. screening the library with regard to efficiency of protein expression in the host cell; and c. selecting a sequence resulting in a desired level of efficiency of protein expression.
Conveyor belt having a conveyor belt body, which is closed in an endless form by means of at least one belt connection, wherein specifically the belt connection has at least one marking element, wherein the marking element has an optical marking element, characterized in that the marking element also has an electronic marking element, wherein the marking element has a carrier element, which is arranged directly on the belt connection, wherein the optical marking element and/or the electronic marking element is/are arranged on the carrier element so as to face away from the belt connection, wherein the electronic marking element is arranged between the carrier element and the optical marking element. wherein specifically the belt connection has at least one marking element, wherein the marking element has an optical marking element, characterized in that the marking element also has an electronic marking element, wherein the marking element has a carrier element, which is arranged directly on the belt connection, wherein the optical marking element and/or the electronic marking element is/are arranged on the carrier element so as to face away from the belt connection, wherein the electronic marking element is arranged between the carrier element and the optical marking element.
A compound of Formula: or a salt, or solvate thereof: wherein: D is or X 1 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl; X 2 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl; X 3 is hydrogen or halogen; X 4 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, cyanoalkyl, or -(CH 2) p C≡C(CH 2) t H; p is 1, 2, or 3; t is 0 or 1; W is CH; Q 1 is hydrogen, halogen, C 1-2 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 alkyl, C 1 -C 2 alkoxy, or C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy; Q 2 is A 1 or A 2; Q 3 is A 1 when Q 2 is A 2 and Q 3 is A 2 when Q 2 is A 1; wherein Q 2 is A 2 and Q 3 is A 1, wherein A 1 is hydrogen, halogen, or C 1 -C 3 haloalkyl and A 2 is the group defined by - m -(Z 1)-(Z 2), wherein Z is CH 2 and m is 0, 1, 2, or 3, or Z is NR 2 and m is 0 or 1, or Z is CH 2 NR 2 and m is 0 or 1; Z 1 is S 2, S, or C; and Z 2 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl or NR 3 R 4 and wherein R 2, R 3, and R 4 are each independently selected from H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl; or Q 2 is A 1 and Q 3 is A 2, wherein A 1 is hydrogen, halogen, or C 1 -C 3 alkyl and A 2 is the group defined by - m -(Z 1)-(Z 2), wherein Z is CH 2 and m is 0, 1, 2, or 3, or Z is NR 2 and m is 0 or 1, of Z is CH 2 NR 2 and m is o or 1; Z 1 is S 2, S, or C; and Z 2 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl or NR 3 R 4, and wherein R 2, R 3, and R 4 are each independently selected from H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl. wherein: D is or X 1 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl; X 2 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl; X 3 is hydrogen or halogen; X 4 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, cyanoalkyl, or -(CH 2) p C≡C(CH 2) t H; p is 1, 2, or 3; t is 0 or 1; W is CH; Q 1 is hydrogen, halogen, C 1-2 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 alkyl, C 1 -C 2 alkoxy, or C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy; Q 2 is A 1 or A 2; Q 3 is A 1 when Q 2 is A 2 and Q 3 is A 2 when Q 2 is A 1; wherein Q 2 is A 2 and Q 3 is A 1, wherein A 1 is hydrogen, halogen, or C 1 -C 3 haloalkyl and A 2 is the group defined by - m -(Z 1)-(Z 2), wherein Z is CH 2 and m is 0, 1, 2, or 3, or Z is NR 2 and m is 0 or 1, or Z is CH 2 NR 2 and m is 0 or 1; Z 1 is S 2, S, or C; and Z 2 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl or NR 3 R 4 and wherein R 2, R 3, and R 4 are each independently selected from H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl; or Q 2 is A 1 and Q 3 is A 2, wherein A 1 is hydrogen, halogen, or C 1 -C 3 alkyl and A 2 is the group defined by - m -(Z 1)-(Z 2), wherein Z is CH 2 and m is 0, 1, 2, or 3, or Z is NR 2 and m is 0 or 1, of Z is CH 2 NR 2 and m is o or 1; Z 1 is S 2, S, or C; and Z 2 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl or NR 3 R 4, and wherein R 2, R 3, and R 4 are each independently selected from H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl. D is or X 1 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl; X 2 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl; X 3 is hydrogen or halogen; X 4 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, cyanoalkyl, or -(CH 2) p C≡C(CH 2) t H; p is 1, 2, or 3; t is 0 or 1; W is CH; Q 1 is hydrogen, halogen, C 1-2 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 alkyl, C 1 -C 2 alkoxy, or C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy; Q 2 is A 1 or A 2; Q 3 is A 1 when Q 2 is A 2 and Q 3 is A 2 when Q 2 is A 1;
A method of determining whether the skin surface of a subject is mature or immature in its organisation/function, said method comprising scoring a skin sample which has been stripped from the skin of a subject to an appropriate scale, wherein the said appropriate scale is based on 4 parameters which are the cell density, cell clusters, adhesion/cell shape, and differentiability of single cells.
Installation for generating electricity using a hydraulic pressure using the water available in valleys and mountains, said installation comprising a primary hydraulic system having reservoir means to capture water at high altitude, and penstock means to transport this captured water several hundred metres lower at very high pressure; said installation being characterised in that: - said primary system comprises a hydraulic ram for exploiting this very high pressure of the water of the primary hydraulic circuit, the hydraulic ram being capable of using the water of the primary hydraulic circuit, - said installation also being characterised in that it comprises: - a secondary system of a fluid in closed circuit to start operation of a rotating element comprising: - the rotating element rotating about sprocket wheels located at the top and bottom levels of a post, - a plurality of buckets fixed to the rotating element, - a reserve of a fluid, - the action of the hydraulic ram being capable of recovering the fluid of the reserve and pumping this fluid to the top of the post, wherefrom it can flow into the buckets of the rotating element, thereby causing a rotation movement of the rotating element about the sprocket wheels, - an alternator associated with a sprocket wheel of the rotating element, said alternator being capable of triggering the production of electrical energy by the rotation movement of the rotating element. - said primary system comprises a hydraulic ram for exploiting this very high pressure of the water of the primary hydraulic circuit, the hydraulic ram being capable of using the water of the primary hydraulic circuit, - said installation also being characterised in that it comprises: - a secondary system of a fluid in closed circuit to start operation of a rotating element comprising: - the rotating element rotating about sprocket wheels located at the top and bottom levels of a post, - a plurality of buckets fixed to the rotating element, - a reserve of a fluid, - the action of the hydraulic ram being capable of recovering the fluid of the reserve and pumping this fluid to the top of the post, wherefrom it can flow into the buckets of the rotating element, thereby causing a rotation movement of the rotating element about the sprocket wheels, - an alternator associated with a sprocket wheel of the rotating element, said alternator being capable of triggering the production of electrical energy by the rotation movement of the rotating element.
A method of wireless communication implemented by a vehicle in a vehicular network, comprising: receiving a first data packet determining a first distance between the vehicle and a destination of the first data packet; determining a second distance between a source of the first data packet and the destination of the first data packet; characterized by determining a first ratio between the first distance and the second distance; and deleting the first data packet based at least in part on whether the first ratio exceeds a threshold ratio value. receiving a first data packet determining a first distance between the vehicle and a destination of the first data packet; determining a second distance between a source of the first data packet and the destination of the first data packet; characterized by determining a first ratio between the first distance and the second distance; and deleting the first data packet based at least in part on whether the first ratio exceeds a threshold ratio value.
A radio terminal that is used in a radio communication system and communicates with a radio station, the radio terminal comprising: a measurement unit configured to perform, using a terminal measurement procedure for executing a first terminal measurement corresponding to radio access technology applied to the radio communication system, a second terminal measurement of a shared frequency shared by a plurality of radio systems including the radio communication system, characterized in that the measurement unit is configured to use the terminal measurement procedure including a procedure for performing a measurement for a secondary cell while a primary cell and the secondary cell have been configured for the radio terminal by the radio station, and the measurement unit is configured to perform the second terminal measurement as terminal measurement of the secondary cell. a measurement unit configured to perform, using a terminal measurement procedure for executing a first terminal measurement corresponding to radio access technology applied to the radio communication system, a second terminal measurement of a shared frequency shared by a plurality of radio systems including the radio communication system, characterized in that the measurement unit is configured to use the terminal measurement procedure including a procedure for performing a measurement for a secondary cell while a primary cell and the secondary cell have been configured for the radio terminal by the radio station, and the measurement unit is configured to perform the second terminal measurement as terminal measurement of the secondary cell.
A racket comprising a head portion connected to a handle portion, which head portion comprises a beam comprising string holes and at least one string looped through the string holes, the racket further comprising at least one tensioning device, charachterized in that the at least one tensioning device is rotatably arranged on a support surface on the exterior surface of the beam relative to which it can be rotated between a first and a second position, wherein the at least one tensioning device comprises a through hole arranged parallel and offset to the rotation axis and extending through the tensioning device, wherein the at least one string is looped from a first string hole through the through hole to a second string hole, so that the tension of the at least one string can be varied by rotation of the tensioning device between the first and second position, and where the outer circumference of the tensioning device further comprises a mating surface for mating with the support surface, which mating surface extends from a first mating patch which contacts the support surface in the first position to a second mating patch which contacts the support surface in the second position and where the cross section of the mating surface perpendicular to the rotation axis has an arched shape.