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A radiographic marker, comprising: a container wall enclosing an internal chamber and including a permeable portion; and a sensing medium received within the internal chamber, the sensing medium initially including at least a first liquid and a gas portion, the sensing medium configured to be detectable using a first imaging modality; wherein the permeable portion is a semi-permeable portion configured to permit, when the radiographic marker is injected or surgically implanted into a patient's body, the transfer of a second liquid through the permeable portion of the container wall into the internal chamber while confining the sensing medium within the internal chamber to change a ratio of gas to liquid of the sensing medium within the internal chamber, the changed ratio of gas to liquid of the sensing medium being detectable using a second imaging modality that is of a different type than the first imaging modality. a container wall enclosing an internal chamber and including a permeable portion; and a sensing medium received within the internal chamber, the sensing medium initially including at least a first liquid and a gas portion, the sensing medium configured to be detectable using a first imaging modality; wherein the permeable portion is a semi-permeable portion configured to permit, when the radiographic marker is injected or surgically implanted into a patient's body, the transfer of a second liquid through the permeable portion of the container wall into the internal chamber while confining the sensing medium within the internal chamber to change a ratio of gas to liquid of the sensing medium within the internal chamber, the changed ratio of gas to liquid of the sensing medium being detectable using a second imaging modality that is of a different type than the first imaging modality.
A gas diffusion electrode substrate that is used in a fuel cell and is constituted by an electrode substrate and microporous parts, in which a microporous part is formed on one surface of the electrode substrate, and a microporous part is formed in a part of the inside of the electrode substrate, the gas diffusion electrode substrate having a part in which the microporous part is continuously present from the electrode substrate surface on the side on which the microporous part is formed to a position near the electrode substrate surface on the opposite side, and a part in which pores are continuously distributed from the electrode substrate surface on the side on which the microporous part is formed to the electrode substrate surface on the opposite side, wherein the microporous part has an areal weight within the range of 0.25 times or more and 0.55 times or less than the areal weight of the electrode substrate.
A system adapted to perform melt curve data collection comprising: a container, a heating system to uniformly heat the container, and a detection system, wherein the container comprises at least two chambers (102a, 102b) that are in thermal connection and wherein at least one chamber (102a, 102b) contains a DNA sample to be tested and at least one chamber (102a, 102b) contains a temperature reference material, characterized in that the temperature reference material and the DNA sample to be tested are in different chambers.
Method for dynamic positioning of an instrumented cable towed in water, such as a marine seismic streamer, and/or an instrumented towed cable-array, to which instrumented cable control devices are arranged for controlling the individual instrumented cables, both in shape and position, in relation to other instrumented cables and thus counteracting crosscurrents and/or other dynamic forces affecting a cable-array towed behind a seismic survey vessel, on which vessel is arranged a control central for controlling the instrumented cable or cable array, which control central is arranged for communicating with the instrumented cables and control devices, where the method includes: - using a nominal controller, for each control device, which controls the corresponding control device by a power control output for controlling the instrumented cable based on previous knowledge about the properties of the total system consisting of vessel or craft with propulsion means or control means, instrumented cables and control devices, characterized in that the method further including: - using a model predictive adaptive controller for each control device, which model predictive adaptive controller is provided with a cable group motion predictor, which collects the sum of all model insecurities in one single variable, and an adaption rule which provides an adaptive estimate driven by a prediction error given by deviation between predicted motion estimate from the cable group motion predictor and motion measurements from a measuring system, which adaptive estimate is used for compensating power control output, which is set by the nominal controller for the corresponding control device along the instrumented cable, for counteracting the effects of un-modelled dynamics, insecurities in model parameters, and external forces affecting the force balance of the instrumented cable. - using a nominal controller, for each control device, which controls the corresponding control device by a power control output for controlling the instrumented cable based on previous knowledge about the properties of the total system consisting of vessel or craft with propulsion means or control means, instrumented cables and control devices, - using a model predictive adaptive controller for each control device, which model predictive adaptive controller is provided with a cable group motion predictor, which collects the sum of all model insecurities in one single variable, and an adaption rule which provides an adaptive estimate driven by a prediction error given by deviation between predicted motion estimate from the cable group motion predictor and motion measurements from a measuring system, which adaptive estimate is used for compensating power control output, which is set by the nominal controller for the corresponding control device along the instrumented cable, for counteracting the effects of un-modelled dynamics, insecurities in model parameters, and external forces affecting the force balance of the instrumented cable.
A forgery prevention structure configured by layering a relief forming layer, a first reflection layer, a functional thin film layer, a second reflection layer, and a protection layer, in this order, characterized in that: the relief forming layer has, on one side, a relief structure comprising a first relief and a second relief, which perform an effect of diffracting, scattering, absorbing, and polarizing/separating a wavelength range of at least a part of visible light; a surface of the first relief has a smaller uneven surface area in comparison with a surface of the second relief, and has gentle concave and convex parts of wide intervals; the second relief has a shape with steeper concave and convex parts in comparison with the first relief, and intervals between the concave and convex parts are smaller than those of the first relief; each of the first reflection layer and the functional thin film layer is formed with a uniform thickness along a whole of the uneven surfaces of the first and second reliefs (49 and 50) of the relief structure; the second reflection surface is formed with a uniform thickness, and the second reflection layer and the protection layer are provided so as to cover only a surface of the functional thin film layer of the first relief; the protection layer is transparent and used as a mask to form the second reflection layer by etching; and three layers of the first reflection layer, the functional thin film layer, and the second reflection layer cause at least a partial range of visible light to interfere. the relief forming layer has, on one side, a relief structure comprising a first relief and a second relief, which perform an effect of diffracting, scattering, absorbing, and polarizing/separating a wavelength range of at least a part of visible light; a surface of the first relief has a smaller uneven surface area in comparison with a surface of the second relief, and has gentle concave and convex parts of wide intervals; the second relief has a shape with steeper concave and convex parts in comparison with the first relief, and intervals between the concave and convex parts are smaller than those of the first relief; each of the first reflection layer and the functional thin film layer is formed with a uniform thickness along a whole of the uneven surfaces of the first and second reliefs (49 and 50) of the relief structure; the second reflection surface is formed with a uniform thickness, and the second reflection layer and the protection layer are provided so as to cover only a surface of the functional thin film layer of the first relief; the protection layer is transparent and used as a mask to form the second reflection layer by etching; and three layers of the first reflection layer, the functional thin film layer, and the second reflection layer cause at least a partial range of visible light to interfere.
Method for providing a network equipment associated to a location-based service with information representative of location of a wireless communication equipment associated to at least one user identifier, said method comprising a step during which one determines a location area defining said information to be provided to said network equipment and including a current location of said wireless communication equipment and current location of at least a chosen number k of other wireless communication equipments (8 j) accessing said location-based service and whose each preceding location was also included into each preceding location area previously determined for said wireless communication equipment; said method being characterized in that, when a surface of said determined location area is larger than a chosen threshold, one determines a smaller location area defining said information to be provided to said network equipment, and then one provides said network equipment with said information associated with another user identifier also associated to said wireless communication equipment.
A method for improving performance in a switched digital video system, the method comprising: in an edge device of the SDV system: populating a local cache of the edge device; and periodically updating the local cache of the edge device by iteratively: sending, from the edge device to a second device comprising an entitlement control message generator (ECMG), a request for conditional access information for all available SDV channels; receiving in the edge device, responsively to the request, the CA information; storing, in the local cache, the CA information; and delaying for a period of time before a next iteration; the method further comprising, in the edge device: receiving a tune request identifying a set-top box and an SDV channel from the available SDV channels; receiving a content stream associated with the SDV channel; retrieving, from the local cache, CA information including encryption information for the content stream; converting the content stream to an encrypted content stream using the encryption information; and sending the encrypted content stream to the set-top box. in an edge device of the SDV system: populating a local cache of the edge device; and periodically updating the local cache of the edge device by iteratively: sending, from the edge device to a second device comprising an entitlement control message generator (ECMG), a request for conditional access information for all available SDV channels; receiving in the edge device, responsively to the request, the CA information; storing, in the local cache, the CA information; and delaying for a period of time before a next iteration; populating a local cache of the edge device; and periodically updating the local cache of the edge device by iteratively: sending, from the edge device to a second device comprising an entitlement control message generator (ECMG), a request for conditional access information for all available SDV channels; receiving in the edge device, responsively to the request, the CA information; storing, in the local cache, the CA information; and delaying for a period of time before a next iteration; sending, from the edge device to a second device comprising an entitlement control message generator (ECMG), a request for conditional access information for all available SDV channels; receiving in the edge device, responsively to the request, the CA information; storing, in the local cache, the CA information; and delaying for a period of time before a next iteration; receiving a tune request identifying a set-top box and an SDV channel from the available SDV channels; receiving a content stream associated with the SDV channel; retrieving, from the local cache, CA information including encryption information for the content stream; converting the content stream to an encrypted content stream using the encryption information; and sending the encrypted content stream to the set-top box.
A system for controlling an aircraft in response to deployment of an ejection seat, the system comprising: a seat controller configured to be located on the ejection seat and configured to output a signal in response to initiation of an ejection sequence; an aircraft controller configured to receive the signal from the seat controller; and a first tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the aircraft controller, the first tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the aircraft controller, cause the aircraft controller to perform operations comprising: receiving, by the aircraft controller, the signal from the seat controller, receiving, by the aircraft controller, data signals from an operational data source, and sending, by the aircraft controller, a first set of command signals to a component of the aircraft. a seat controller configured to be located on the ejection seat and configured to output a signal in response to initiation of an ejection sequence; an aircraft controller configured to receive the signal from the seat controller; and a first tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the aircraft controller, the first tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the aircraft controller, cause the aircraft controller to perform operations comprising: receiving, by the aircraft controller, the signal from the seat controller, receiving, by the aircraft controller, data signals from an operational data source, and sending, by the aircraft controller, a first set of command signals to a component of the aircraft. receiving, by the aircraft controller, the signal from the seat controller, receiving, by the aircraft controller, data signals from an operational data source, and sending, by the aircraft controller, a first set of command signals to a component of the aircraft.
A terminal apparatus comprising: a touchscreen panel integrally including a display device and an information input device that detects a coordinate value of an input operation position touched by a user; a biometric sensor that captures a capture area of a palm of the user at a time of an input operation to the information input device, to generate biometric data; and a matching unit that matches the biometric data to a corresponding portion of registered biometric data registered in advance and read based on the coordinate value, to compute a similarity of the biometric data to the corresponding portion; wherein the information input device and the biometric sensor are arranged at relative positions so that at least a portion of the palm of the user is captured by the biometric sensor when the user operates the information input device by a finger. a touchscreen panel integrally including a display device and an information input device that detects a coordinate value of an input operation position touched by a user; a biometric sensor that captures a capture area of a palm of the user at a time of an input operation to the information input device, to generate biometric data; and a matching unit that matches the biometric data to a corresponding portion of registered biometric data registered in advance and read based on the coordinate value, to compute a similarity of the biometric data to the corresponding portion; wherein the information input device and the biometric sensor are arranged at relative positions so that at least a portion of the palm of the user is captured by the biometric sensor when the user operates the information input device by a finger.
A convective device, comprising: a pneumatic structure formed by one or more layers, a partially detachable access duct comprising a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first end of the partially detachable access duct is detachable from the pneumatic structure and configured to receive a hose in connection with an inflation medium source, and wherein the second end of the partially detachable access duct is in fluid connection with the pneumatic structure, and a separation device disposed on a side of the partially detachable access duct, wherein the partially detachable access duct comprises an air-guide device disposed in the partially detachable access duct, wherein the air-guide device is configured to direct flow of inflation medium when the partially detachable access duct is bent, characterized in that the air-guide device is disposed proximate to and no more than one inch (2.54 cm) from a longitudinal edge (110, 120) of the partially detachable access duct. a pneumatic structure formed by one or more layers, a partially detachable access duct comprising a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first end of the partially detachable access duct is detachable from the pneumatic structure and configured to receive a hose in connection with an inflation medium source, and wherein the second end of the partially detachable access duct is in fluid connection with the pneumatic structure, and a separation device disposed on a side of the partially detachable access duct, wherein the partially detachable access duct comprises an air-guide device disposed in the partially detachable access duct, wherein the air-guide device is configured to direct flow of inflation medium when the partially detachable access duct is bent, characterized in that the air-guide device is disposed proximate to and no more than one inch (2.54 cm) from a longitudinal edge (110, 120) of the partially detachable access duct.
Arrangement with at least one superconductive cable and a cryostat surrounding the the same, which has at least one thermally insulated pipe which encloses the superconductive cable and a hollow space for conducting a cooling agent therethrough, wherein the cryostat, in the same manner as the superconductive cable located in the same, is connected with its two ends to stationary parts of a transmission path, characterized in - that at each of the ends of the cryostat which is provided for the connection to the stationary parts (1,2) of the transmission path, two bellows (6,7) are mounted at a distance from each other in the cryostat, and - that between the two bellows (6,7) of each of the two ends of the cryostat, a thermally insulated and curved pipe piece belonging to the cryostat is mounted, which is bent about an angle of 180° or nearly 180° such, that a symmetrical arrangement of the bellows (6,7) is achieved which are connected to each other by the pipe piece. - that at each of the ends of the cryostat which is provided for the connection to the stationary parts (1,2) of the transmission path, two bellows (6,7) are mounted at a distance from each other in the cryostat, and - that between the two bellows (6,7) of each of the two ends of the cryostat, a thermally insulated and curved pipe piece belonging to the cryostat is mounted, which is bent about an angle of 180° or nearly 180° such, that a symmetrical arrangement of the bellows (6,7) is achieved which are connected to each other by the pipe piece.
A puncture needle cartridge for mounting on a puncture device when in use, comprising: a lancet having an elongate lancet body having a puncture needle at one end and a portion to be held by the puncture device at the other end, the lancet body further having a trunk between the one end and the other end, and a puncture needle protection cap for protecting the puncture needle; and a cylindrical puncture needle holder for holding the lancet body so that the lancet body is movable in its axial direction in the holder, wherein a plurality of linear grooves, parallel to the puncture needle holder, are formed within the puncture needle holder so that the grooves divide the circumference of the puncture needle holder in quarters, characterized in that a convex portion is shaped in a long strip, is provided in two positions at right and left toward the axial direction of the lancet body and is formed on the trunk of the lancet body, said convex portion is arranged to guide movement of the lancet body in its axial direction by engaging with two of said plurality of grooves. a lancet having an elongate lancet body having a puncture needle at one end and a portion to be held by the puncture device at the other end, the lancet body further having a trunk between the one end and the other end, and a puncture needle protection cap for protecting the puncture needle; and a cylindrical puncture needle holder for holding the lancet body so that the lancet body is movable in its axial direction in the holder, wherein a plurality of linear grooves, parallel to the puncture needle holder, are formed within the puncture needle holder so that the grooves divide the circumference of the puncture needle holder in quarters, characterized in that a convex portion is shaped in a long strip, is provided in two positions at right and left toward the axial direction of the lancet body and is formed on the trunk of the lancet body, said convex portion is arranged to guide movement of the lancet body in its axial direction by engaging with two of said plurality of grooves.
A running belt comprising: a panel at least partially forming an enclosed volume having a mouth to receive articles, the panel having an outer portion and a waist support to extend about a waist of a person wearing the running belt, wherein the panel comprises a folded edge portion characterized in that the waist support comprises a band backing the folded edge portion, wherein the folded edge portion is secured to the outer portion and wherein the band is secured to the folded edge portion. a panel at least partially forming an enclosed volume having a mouth to receive articles, the panel having an outer portion and a waist support to extend about a waist of a person wearing the running belt, wherein the panel comprises a folded edge portion characterized in that the waist support comprises a band backing the folded edge portion, wherein the folded edge portion is secured to the outer portion and wherein the band is secured to the folded edge portion.
A crosslinkable elastomer composition comprising a crosslinkable elastomer and a surface-oxidized non-oxide ceramic filler, wherein the non-oxide ceramic filler is silicon carbide, wherein in an electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) measurement, using Mg as an X-ray source at 8 kv-10 mA, a peak assigned to SiO 2 and a peak assigned to SiC are observed, and the peak assigned to SiO 2 and the peak assigned to SiC give a ratio (SiO2:SiC) of 1:9 to 9:1.