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A bone fastener comprising: a screw shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being formed by a first manufacturing method and defining a distal face, the distal portion being formed onto the distal face by a second manufacturing method, wherein the second manufacturing method includes an additive manufacturing method, wherein the first manufacturing method includes cutting, grinding, rolling, forming, molding, casting, forging, extruding and/or cold working, and wherein the distal portion is fabricated with said additive manufacturing method to include an expanding barb having rotatable arms configured to pivot outwardly to facilitate engagement with tissue. a screw shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being formed by a first manufacturing method and defining a distal face, the distal portion being formed onto the distal face by a second manufacturing method, wherein the second manufacturing method includes an additive manufacturing method, wherein the first manufacturing method includes cutting, grinding, rolling, forming, molding, casting, forging, extruding and/or cold working, and wherein the distal portion is fabricated with said additive manufacturing method to include an expanding barb having rotatable arms configured to pivot outwardly to facilitate engagement with tissue.
A method of reducing a microbial population on carcass, meat, or meat product during processing comprising: applying to the carcass, meat, or meat product during processing a medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial composition in an amount and time sufficient to reduce the microbial population; the medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial composition comprising: 2 to 500 ppm peroxyoctanoic acid; 5 to 2000 ppm octanoic acid; 95 to 99.99 wt-% water; and 2 to 23,000 ppm at least one of polyalkylene oxide, monoalkyl ether of polyalkylene oxide, dialkyl ether of polyalkylene oxide, nonionic surfactant; the composition comprising at least 2 parts by weight of peroxyoctanoic acid for each 7 parts by weight of octanoic acid, wherein the composition is free of acetic acid, peroxyacetic acid, or mixtures thereof. applying to the carcass, meat, or meat product during processing a medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial composition in an amount and time sufficient to reduce the microbial population; the medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial composition comprising: 2 to 500 ppm peroxyoctanoic acid; 5 to 2000 ppm octanoic acid; 95 to 99.99 wt-% water; and 2 to 23,000 ppm at least one of polyalkylene oxide, monoalkyl ether of polyalkylene oxide, dialkyl ether of polyalkylene oxide, nonionic surfactant; the composition comprising at least 2 parts by weight of peroxyoctanoic acid for each 7 parts by weight of octanoic acid, wherein the composition is free of acetic acid, peroxyacetic acid, or mixtures thereof. 2 to 500 ppm peroxyoctanoic acid; 5 to 2000 ppm octanoic acid; 95 to 99.99 wt-% water; and 2 to 23,000 ppm at least one of polyalkylene oxide, monoalkyl ether of polyalkylene oxide, dialkyl ether of polyalkylene oxide, nonionic surfactant; the composition comprising at least 2 parts by weight of peroxyoctanoic acid for each 7 parts by weight of octanoic acid, wherein the composition is free of acetic acid, peroxyacetic acid, or mixtures thereof.
A method of packaging a calibration solution, comprising: (a) providing a gas-permeable container; (b) filling the gas-permeable container with a calibration solution; (c) sterilizing the filled gas-permeable container; (d) providing a gas-impermeable container; (e) placing the filled gas-permeable container in the gas-impermeable container; (f) filling the gas-impermeable container with a gas composition comprising at least one gas having a predefined partial pressure in the gas composition; and (g) sealing the gas-impermeable container. (a) providing a gas-permeable container; (b) filling the gas-permeable container with a calibration solution; (c) sterilizing the filled gas-permeable container; (d) providing a gas-impermeable container; (e) placing the filled gas-permeable container in the gas-impermeable container; (f) filling the gas-impermeable container with a gas composition comprising at least one gas having a predefined partial pressure in the gas composition; and (g) sealing the gas-impermeable container.
A base system (28, 29) for placing on at least two standardized small load carriers arranged next to one another on a flat subsurface, in particular Euro containers, the base system (28, 29) comprising at least two substantially rectangular base panels (1, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25), characterized in that each base panel (1, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25) is provided with connection recesses and connection protrusions around the edge in an at least indirectly alternating manner, via which recesses and protrusions the base panels (1, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25) can be connected to one another at the edges in a form-fitting manner, mutually facing sides (4, 5, 6, 7) of the relevant base panel (1, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25) being designed to be complementary to one another, each base panel (1, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25) being provided with connection geometries around the edge, which geometries are identical and directly adjoin one another in a peripheral manner, and each connection geometry being formed by a first edge portion of the base panel (1, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25), a connection recess, a connection protrusion, and a second edge portion of the base panel (1, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25) in this order, the connection recess of the relevant connection geometry directly adjoining the connection protrusion of said connection geometry.
A method for battery monitoring, the method comprising: injecting at least one test signal into a battery, wherein the at least one test signal is a radio frequency, RF, signal; receiving at least one response signal from the battery, wherein the at least one response signal comprises at least one reflected signal; comparing, with at least one processor, the at least one response signal with at least one baseline signal to produce at least one comparison signal; detecting, with the at least one processor, at least one anomaly within the battery by using the at least one comparison signal; and determining, with the at least one processor, a location of the at least one anomaly within the battery by using the at least one comparison signal. injecting at least one test signal into a battery, wherein the at least one test signal is a radio frequency, RF, signal; receiving at least one response signal from the battery, wherein the at least one response signal comprises at least one reflected signal; comparing, with at least one processor, the at least one response signal with at least one baseline signal to produce at least one comparison signal; detecting, with the at least one processor, at least one anomaly within the battery by using the at least one comparison signal; and determining, with the at least one processor, a location of the at least one anomaly within the battery by using the at least one comparison signal.
A coin handling device for a coin handling machine comprising: a coin container configured to hold a mass of coins input thereto, wherein the coin container comprises a coin output arrangement arranged at a lower end thereof, said coin output arrangement being configured to output one or more coins of the mass of coins from the coin container; wherein the coin output arrangement comprises a rotatable disk located at a bottom of the coin container, wherein the rotatable disk includes one or more coin engaging elements defined on the rotatable disk on a coin facing surface thereof, each of the one or more coin engaging elements being configured to engage an individual coin of the mass of coins to allow said individual coin to be output from the coin container; wherein the coin handling device further comprises a coin jam preventing arrangement including a coin jam preventing element and a flexible link consisting of one or more elements, said flexible link having a free and a fixed end, characterized in that the coin jam preventing element is suspended in a volume of the coin container at the free end of the flexible link such that the coin jam preventing element is configured to, as a result from gravity, strive to move towards a predetermined rest position, and such that the coin jam preventing element is able to, freely, move around within a predefined volume at least at the lower end of the coin container to physically interact with coins of the mass of coins present in the predefined volume. a coin container configured to hold a mass of coins input thereto, wherein the coin container comprises a coin output arrangement arranged at a lower end thereof, said coin output arrangement being configured to output one or more coins of the mass of coins from the coin container; wherein the coin output arrangement comprises a rotatable disk located at a bottom of the coin container, wherein the rotatable disk includes one or more coin engaging elements defined on the rotatable disk on a coin facing surface thereof, each of the one or more coin engaging elements being configured to engage an individual coin of the mass of coins to allow said individual coin to be output from the coin container; wherein the coin handling device further comprises a coin jam preventing arrangement including a coin jam preventing element and a flexible link consisting of one or more elements, said flexible link having a free and a fixed end, characterized in that the coin jam preventing element is suspended in a volume of the coin container at the free end of the flexible link such that the coin jam preventing element is configured to, as a result from gravity, strive to move towards a predetermined rest position, and such that the coin jam preventing element is able to, freely, move around within a predefined volume at least at the lower end of the coin container to physically interact with coins of the mass of coins present in the predefined volume.
An engineered, living, three-dimensional liver tissue construct, the construct comprising at least one compartment defining a planar geometry, the compartment comprising an interior defined by a border, the interior comprising parenchymal cells, the border comprising non-parenchymal cells; the cells cohered to form a living, three-dimensional liver tissue construct; provided that at least one component of the construct was bioprinted and the construct is substantially free of pre-formed scaffold at the time of use; wherein the parenchymal cells are hepatocytes or hepatocyte-like cells derived from one or more of the following sources: adult mammalian liver tissue; fetal mammalian liver tissue; embryonic stem cells; ESC-derived hepatocyte-like cells, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC); iPSC-derived hepatocyte-like cells; adult stem/progenitor cells derived from the liver; and adult stem/progenitor cells derived from a tissue other than liver; and wherein the non-parenchymal cells comprise one or more of: vascular cells, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, mesenchymal cells, immune cells, Kupffer cells, stellate cells, biliary epithelial cells, biliary epithelial-like cells, and sinusoidal endothelial cells.
A mobile device, comprising: an antenna system, comprising: a first antenna (102, 310), excited by a first signal source; a second antenna (103, 320), excited by a second signal source; a first isolation element, wherein a first end of the first isolation element is coupled to a ground region, and a second end of the first isolation element is open; and a second isolation element, wherein a first end of the second isolation element is coupled to the ground region, and a second end of the second isolation element is open; wherein the first isolation element and the second isolation element are both disposed between the first antenna (102, 310) and the second antenna (103, 320), characterized in that the first antenna (102, 310) comprises a first feeding element and a first radiation element, the first feeding element is coupled to the first signal source, a first end of the first radiation element is directly coupled to the ground region, a second end of the first radiation element is open and capacitively fed by the first feeding element, the second antenna (103, 320) comprises a second feeding element and a second radiation element, the second feeding element is coupled to the second signal source, a first end of the second radiation element is directly coupled to the ground region, and a second end of the second radiation element is open and capacitively fed by the second feeding element. a first antenna (102, 310), excited by a first signal source; a second antenna (103, 320), excited by a second signal source; a first isolation element, wherein a first end of the first isolation element is coupled to a ground region, and a second end of the first isolation element is open; and a second isolation element, wherein a first end of the second isolation element is coupled to the ground region, and a second end of the second isolation element is open; wherein the first isolation element and the second isolation element are both disposed between the first antenna (102, 310) and the second antenna (103, 320), characterized in that the first antenna (102, 310) comprises a first feeding element and a first radiation element, the first feeding element is coupled to the first signal source, a first end of the first radiation element is directly coupled to the ground region, a second end of the first radiation element is open and capacitively fed by the first feeding element, the second antenna (103, 320) comprises a second feeding element and a second radiation element, the second feeding element is coupled to the second signal source, a first end of the second radiation element is directly coupled to the ground region, and a second end of the second radiation element is open and capacitively fed by the second feeding element.
A method for making an activated lignin composition comprising the following steps: i) providing a lignin, ii) adding one or more aqueous or water soluble dispersant(s), iii) adding an alkali metal-based or acidic catalyst, iv) mixing said components and at the same time reducing the particle size of the lignin, by using high shear treatment, whereby said components are subjected to high shear and flow, thus providing said composition, wherein the high shear treatment involves using a mixer with a rotor-stator setup either in batch- or in inline configuration whereby the rotor-stator setup comprises a rotational element which turns at high speeds with a stationary element or said setup consists of disc-type rotational element comprising saw teeth and/or star-shaped rotational element which turns at high speeds without a stationary element, thus generating high shear and turbulence, and wherein the high shear treatment involves rotational speeds of above at least 1 000 rpm. i) providing a lignin, ii) adding one or more aqueous or water soluble dispersant(s), iii) adding an alkali metal-based or acidic catalyst, iv) mixing said components and at the same time reducing the particle size of the lignin, by using high shear treatment, whereby said components are subjected to high shear and flow, thus providing said composition, wherein the high shear treatment involves using a mixer with a rotor-stator setup either in batch- or in inline configuration whereby the rotor-stator setup comprises a rotational element which turns at high speeds with a stationary element or said setup consists of disc-type rotational element comprising saw teeth and/or star-shaped rotational element which turns at high speeds without a stationary element, thus generating high shear and turbulence, and wherein the high shear treatment involves rotational speeds of above at least 1 000 rpm.
A power control method, applied in a vectoring crosstalk cancellation system, comprising: acquiring, by a vectoring control entity, a power control factor D ii k of an i th transmit end on a k th subcarrier, wherein the i th transmit end is one transceiver of M transceivers located at a central office end, 1 ≤ k ≤ K, and K indicates a quantity of subcarriers; and characterized by further comprising: sending the power control factor D ii k to the i th transmit end, so that if it is determined that the power control factor D ii k is less than a power gain factor g i k, of a current transmit signal of the i th transmit end, on the k th subcarrier, the i th transmit end modifies the power gain factor g i k of the current transmit signal, so that a modified power gain factor gʹ i k is less than or equal to the power control factor D ii k. acquiring, by a vectoring control entity, a power control factor D ii k of an i th transmit end on a k th subcarrier, wherein the i th transmit end is one transceiver of M transceivers located at a central office end, 1 ≤ k ≤ K, and K indicates a quantity of subcarriers; and sending the power control factor D ii k to the i th transmit end, so that if it is determined that the power control factor D ii k is less than a power gain factor g i k, of a current transmit signal of the i th transmit end, on the k th subcarrier, the i th transmit end modifies the power gain factor g i k of the current transmit signal, so that a modified power gain factor gʹ i k is less than or equal to the power control factor D ii k.
A system for predicting blind spot incursions, the system comprising: at least one processor programmed to: receive, from an image capture device located on a rear of a host vehicle, at least one image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analyze the at least one image to identify an object in the environment of the host vehicle; analyze the at least one image to determine kinematic information associated with the object; predict, based on the kinematic information, that the object will travel in a region outside of a field of view of the image capture device, characterised in that the processor is further programmed to predict a behavior of the object while in the region outside of the field of view, wherein predicting the behavior of the object comprises determining a duration in which the object is expected to remain in the region outside of the field of view, or determining whether the object is expected to merge into a lane occupied by the host vehicle while in the region outside of the field of view; and perform a control action based on the prediction. receive, from an image capture device located on a rear of a host vehicle, at least one image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analyze the at least one image to identify an object in the environment of the host vehicle; analyze the at least one image to determine kinematic information associated with the object; predict, based on the kinematic information, that the object will travel in a region outside of a field of view of the image capture device, characterised in that the processor is further programmed to predict a behavior of the object while in the region outside of the field of view, wherein predicting the behavior of the object comprises determining a duration in which the object is expected to remain in the region outside of the field of view, or determining whether the object is expected to merge into a lane occupied by the host vehicle while in the region outside of the field of view; and perform a control action based on the prediction.
Radiometric fill level measuring device, comprising: a detector arrangement (101, 102), configured to convert radioactive radiation into a pulsed electrical current signal; an integrator, configured to integrate the electric current signal, resulting in charging a component (104, 130) of the integrator; wherein the fill level measuring device is configured to determine an amplitude spectrum, and to determine a fill level or a limit level; characterized by a delay circuit (106, 107) for selectively delaying and accelerating a discharge of the component of the integrator; a control circuit, configured to analyze the integrated electrical current signal while the discharge of the component of the integrator is delayed a detector arrangement (101, 102), configured to convert radioactive radiation into a pulsed electrical current signal; an integrator, configured to integrate the electric current signal, resulting in charging a component (104, 130) of the integrator; wherein the fill level measuring device is configured to determine an amplitude spectrum, and to determine a fill level or a limit level; characterized by a delay circuit (106, 107) for selectively delaying and accelerating a discharge of the component of the integrator; a control circuit, configured to analyze the integrated electrical current signal while the discharge of the component of the integrator is delayed
A vehicle control system (1; 201; 301; 401; 501; 601) comprising: an actuator (6; 206; 306; 506; 606) capable of adjusting a behavior of a vehicle; a temperature detecting device configured to detect a temperature in a tread of a tire on a wheel of the vehicle; and characterized in that it further comprises a control device configured to control the actuator (6; 206; 306; 506; 606) according to the temperature in a tread of the tire detected by the temperature detecting device so as to increase a degree of suppressing a behavior change of the vehicle by the actuator (6; 206; 306; 506; 606), when the temperature in the tread of the tire detected by the temperature detecting device is relatively high, compared to a case where the temperature in the tread of the tire is relatively low. an actuator (6; 206; 306; 506; 606) capable of adjusting a behavior of a vehicle; a temperature detecting device configured to detect a temperature in a tread of a tire on a wheel of the vehicle; and characterized in that it further comprises a control device configured to control the actuator (6; 206; 306; 506; 606) according to the temperature in a tread of the tire detected by the temperature detecting device so as to increase a degree of suppressing a behavior change of the vehicle by the actuator (6; 206; 306; 506; 606), when the temperature in the tread of the tire detected by the temperature detecting device is relatively high, compared to a case where the temperature in the tread of the tire is relatively low.
A method for adjusting brightness of a time-delay integration image, comprising: setting a value to a line-number setting; generating each of a plurality of integrated lines forming the time-delay integration image by: selecting each of a series of lines from a corresponding one of a series of captured images captured by an area scan image sensor having at least two rows or columns of pixels, the value of the line-number setting indicating the number of lines in the series of lines; and integrating the series of lines to form said each of the plurality of integrated lines; evaluating the brightness of the time-delay integration image; and updating, based on the brightness, the value of the line-number setting. setting a value to a line-number setting; generating each of a plurality of integrated lines forming the time-delay integration image by: selecting each of a series of lines from a corresponding one of a series of captured images captured by an area scan image sensor having at least two rows or columns of pixels, the value of the line-number setting indicating the number of lines in the series of lines; and integrating the series of lines to form said each of the plurality of integrated lines; selecting each of a series of lines from a corresponding one of a series of captured images captured by an area scan image sensor having at least two rows or columns of pixels, the value of the line-number setting indicating the number of lines in the series of lines; and integrating the series of lines to form said each of the plurality of integrated lines; evaluating the brightness of the time-delay integration image; and updating, based on the brightness, the value of the line-number setting.