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An optical blood cell counting method, comprising: - adjusting a microscope focal depth of a microscope through a range of values of the microscope focal depth, the microscope having a microscope focal arrangement adapted to form a plurality of blurry images of blood cells in a z plane of a fluid sample at different ones of the range of values of the microscope focal depth, wherein the different ones of the range of values of the microscope focal depth comprises at least one focal plane above the z plane of the blood cells and at least one focal plane below the z plane of the blood cells; - recording the plurality of blurry images of the blood cells at the different ones of the range of values of the microscope focal depth, wherein coordinates of blood cells overlap on the plurality of blurry images, thus causing the generation of a specific light-dark pattern across the plurality of blurry images indicative of the blood cells; and - analyzing the plurality of blurry images for the specific light-dark pattern across the plurality of blurry images to identify and classify the blood cells based on evolution of the light-dark pattern across the plurality of blurry images, wherein said images are recorded through a covering plate that is thicker than a plate for which the microscope objective has been corrected. - adjusting a microscope focal depth of a microscope through a range of values of the microscope focal depth, the microscope having a microscope focal arrangement adapted to form a plurality of blurry images of blood cells in a z plane of a fluid sample at different ones of the range of values of the microscope focal depth, wherein the different ones of the range of values of the microscope focal depth comprises at least one focal plane above the z plane of the blood cells and at least one focal plane below the z plane of the blood cells; - recording the plurality of blurry images of the blood cells at the different ones of the range of values of the microscope focal depth, wherein coordinates of blood cells overlap on the plurality of blurry images, thus causing the generation of a specific light-dark pattern across the plurality of blurry images indicative of the blood cells; and - analyzing the plurality of blurry images for the specific light-dark pattern across the plurality of blurry images to identify and classify the blood cells based on evolution of the light-dark pattern across the plurality of blurry images, wherein said images are recorded through a covering plate that is thicker than a plate for which the microscope objective has been corrected.
A composition for improving the dry strength of a paper product, comprising: • 3 wt.% to 40 wt.% by dry weight of the total composition of at least one enzyme that possesses laccase activity, • 1 wt.% to 80 wt.% by dry weight of the total composition of at least one enzyme that possesses lipase activity, and • 2 wt.% to 50 wt.% by dry weight of the total composition of at least one cationic fixative polymer, with the proviso that if said at least one cationic fixative polymer negatively affects the activity of at least one of the enzymes then said cationic fixative polymer is not blended directly with the enzymes. • 3 wt.% to 40 wt.% by dry weight of the total composition of at least one enzyme that possesses laccase activity, • 1 wt.% to 80 wt.% by dry weight of the total composition of at least one enzyme that possesses lipase activity, and • 2 wt.% to 50 wt.% by dry weight of the total composition of at least one cationic fixative polymer, with the proviso that if said at least one cationic fixative polymer negatively affects the activity of at least one of the enzymes then said cationic fixative polymer is not blended directly with the enzymes.
A blood pressure measuring apparatus configured to measure blood pressure of a subject by use of a cuff, comprising: a connecting section to which a tube communicating with the cuff is connected an air way communicating with the connecting section; a pressurizing/depressurizing section configured to perform air feeding to the cuff by way of the air way and air discharging by way of the air way to thereby increase or decrease an internal pressure of the cuff; a first controlling section configured to cause the pressurizing/depressurizing section to initiate the air feeding while performing the air discharging to thereby cause the internal pressure to transit from a pressure transient state to a pressure steady state or from the pressure steady state to the pressure transient state; a determining section configured to determine whether the internal pressure has transited to the pressure steady state by way of the pressure transient state; and a second controlling section configured to cause the pressurizing/depressurizing section to suppress or stop the air discharging while continuing the air feeding, in accordance with the determination made by the determining section; wherein the pressurizing/depressurizing section includes a pump function and a valve function, and is configured to achieve an increase or decrease of the internal pressure of the cuff by a combination of the pump function and the valve function. a connecting section to which a tube communicating with the cuff is connected an air way communicating with the connecting section; a pressurizing/depressurizing section configured to perform air feeding to the cuff by way of the air way and air discharging by way of the air way to thereby increase or decrease an internal pressure of the cuff; a first controlling section configured to cause the pressurizing/depressurizing section to initiate the air feeding while performing the air discharging to thereby cause the internal pressure to transit from a pressure transient state to a pressure steady state or from the pressure steady state to the pressure transient state; a determining section configured to determine whether the internal pressure has transited to the pressure steady state by way of the pressure transient state; and a second controlling section configured to cause the pressurizing/depressurizing section to suppress or stop the air discharging while continuing the air feeding, in accordance with the determination made by the determining section; wherein the pressurizing/depressurizing section includes a pump function and a valve function, and is configured to achieve an increase or decrease of the internal pressure of the cuff by a combination of the pump function and the valve function.
A video encoding method, wherein a video comprises a picture sequence, wherein two or more views are packed into one picture, comprising: determining an independently decodable view in a to-be-encoded picture according to a configuration file corresponding to the video; dividing the picture into at least two tiles (tile), wherein an area corresponding to one or more tiles that cover the independently decodable view is an independently decodable area; generating an auxiliary message corresponding to the picture, wherein the auxiliary message comprises a location identifier of the independently decodable area, and the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprises one or more tile identifiers (tile id); wherein the auxiliary message further comprises profile (profile) information used for decoding the independently decodable area, and the profile information is used to identify a coding tool set in the independently decodable area; and encoding all tiles comprised in the picture to form an encoded video bitstream, wherein the encoded video bitstream comprises the auxiliary message. determining an independently decodable view in a to-be-encoded picture according to a configuration file corresponding to the video; dividing the picture into at least two tiles (tile), wherein an area corresponding to one or more tiles that cover the independently decodable view is an independently decodable area; generating an auxiliary message corresponding to the picture, wherein the auxiliary message comprises a location identifier of the independently decodable area, and the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprises one or more tile identifiers (tile id); wherein the auxiliary message further comprises profile (profile) information used for decoding the independently decodable area, and the profile information is used to identify a coding tool set in the independently decodable area; and encoding all tiles comprised in the picture to form an encoded video bitstream, wherein the encoded video bitstream comprises the auxiliary message.
A coated separator with high heat resistance and high peel strength, comprising a base membrane, wherein a surface of the base membrane is coated with a ceramic coating layer; the ceramic coating layer comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 30-50 parts of ceramic powder, 0.5-2 parts of a dispersant, 3-7 parts of a prefabricated binder, 0.1-0.5 parts of a wetting agent, and 20-30 parts of high-purity water; and characterized in that the prefabricated binder is a mixture of modified acrylic resin and poly alpha-methyl cyanoacrylate; the modified acrylic resin is mainly prepared from 2-aminopyrimidine, vanillin, an acrylic monomer, acrylic ester, o -bromoacetophenone, and dimethyl azodiisobutyrate through reactions, and wherein a mass ratio of the modified acrylic resin to the poly alpha-methyl cyanoacrylate is 1: 0.5-1. the ceramic coating layer comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 30-50 parts of ceramic powder, 0.5-2 parts of a dispersant, 3-7 parts of a prefabricated binder, 0.1-0.5 parts of a wetting agent, and 20-30 parts of high-purity water; and characterized in that the prefabricated binder is a mixture of modified acrylic resin and poly alpha-methyl cyanoacrylate; the modified acrylic resin is mainly prepared from 2-aminopyrimidine, vanillin, an acrylic monomer, acrylic ester, o -bromoacetophenone, and dimethyl azodiisobutyrate through reactions, and wherein a mass ratio of the modified acrylic resin to the poly alpha-methyl cyanoacrylate is 1: 0.5-1.
A method for making one or more shadow masks for use in conjunction with a non-planar substrate (400, 700), the method comprising the steps of: fabricating a mandrel (100, 200, 308) including one or more forms (102, 202, 306) machined therein, the one or more forms (102, 202, 306) corresponding to the shape of a non-planar substrate to be masked; forming one or more shadow mask blanks (108, 208, 312) in the one or more forms in the mandrel; removing the one or more shadow mask blanks (108, 208, 312) from the mandrel; and machining a predetermined pattern into the one or more shadow mask blanks (108, 208, 312) to form one or more shadow masks, the predetermined pattern including features substantially smaller than the size of the one or more shadow masks. fabricating a mandrel (100, 200, 308) including one or more forms (102, 202, 306) machined therein, the one or more forms (102, 202, 306) corresponding to the shape of a non-planar substrate to be masked; forming one or more shadow mask blanks (108, 208, 312) in the one or more forms in the mandrel; removing the one or more shadow mask blanks (108, 208, 312) from the mandrel; and machining a predetermined pattern into the one or more shadow mask blanks (108, 208, 312) to form one or more shadow masks, the predetermined pattern including features substantially smaller than the size of the one or more shadow masks.
A method for measuring the blood pressure of a subject, the method comprising: applying an occluding pressure to a portion of the subject such that the flow of blood through a blood vessel may be at least partially occluded; and increasing the occluding pressure; characterised in that the method further comprises: superimposing on the occluding pressure a pressure signature; monitoring the flow of blood through the blood vessel to identify a flow signature corresponding to the superimposed pressure signature; and to determine the blood pressure based on the identified flow signature. applying an occluding pressure to a portion of the subject such that the flow of blood through a blood vessel may be at least partially occluded; and increasing the occluding pressure; characterised in that the method further comprises: superimposing on the occluding pressure a pressure signature; monitoring the flow of blood through the blood vessel to identify a flow signature corresponding to the superimposed pressure signature; and to determine the blood pressure based on the identified flow signature. superimposing on the occluding pressure a pressure signature; monitoring the flow of blood through the blood vessel to identify a flow signature corresponding to the superimposed pressure signature; and to determine the blood pressure based on the identified flow signature.
A method for a radio network controller (105, 200, 402), said radio network controller configured for high speed downlink packet access, HSDPA, multipoint transmission wherein a received flow of data units is transmitted to a user equipment (106, 408) over a communication link wherein the communication link comprises any of a primary communication link and a secondary communication link, wherein the transmission of the data units is distributed between the primary communication link and the secondary communication link according to a primary weight and a secondary weight, respectively, said primary and secondary communication links comprising a first radio base station (104, 300, 404) and a second radio base station (104, 300, 406), respectively, the method characterized by: - receiving (504, 506) congestion status information from any of the first and second radio base stations, said congestion status information comprising information that is indicative of congestion of data to be transmitted to the user equipment, - updating the secondary weight based on the received congestion status information such that, if the congestion status information indicates congestion on the primary communication link, increasing the secondary weight, and if the congestion status information indicates congestion on the secondary communication link, decreasing the secondary weight, - updating the primary weight such that the primary weight conforms to the updated secondary weight, and - transmitting the data units on the primary and secondary communication links according to the updated primary and secondary weights, respectively, wherein active queue management, AQM, based congestion control, ABCC, is only used for the primary communication link, wherein a data unit is removed from a transmission queue for the respective user equipment at congestion detection. - receiving (504, 506) congestion status information from any of the first and second radio base stations, said congestion status information comprising information that is indicative of congestion of data to be transmitted to the user equipment, - updating the secondary weight based on the received congestion status information such that, if the congestion status information indicates congestion on the primary communication link, increasing the secondary weight, and if the congestion status information indicates congestion on the secondary communication link, decreasing the secondary weight, - updating the primary weight such that the primary weight conforms to the updated secondary weight, and - transmitting the data units on the primary and secondary communication links according to the updated primary and secondary weights, respectively,
An irrigation mat comprising: only one nonwoven textile web including good capillary action for moisture, water or other solution; and at least one irrigation tube including openings for the outlet of said moisture, water or other solution, whereby the irrigation tube is fixed to the nonwoven textile web, characterized in that: the irrigation tube is arranged above the nonwoven textile web and the irrigation tube is surrounded by a casing which comprises a nonwoven textile so that the irrigation tube is surrounded over its entire periphery, that is to say over 360° and the casing ensures water distribution over the periphery of the irrigation tube and that the casing material has a high capillary capability so that this affords natural distribution of water in the casing of the irrigation tube so that the water can be passed from there into the single nonwoven textile web. only one nonwoven textile web including good capillary action for moisture, water or other solution; and at least one irrigation tube including openings for the outlet of said moisture, water or other solution, whereby the irrigation tube is fixed to the nonwoven textile web, characterized in that: the irrigation tube is arranged above the nonwoven textile web and the irrigation tube is surrounded by a casing which comprises a nonwoven textile so that the irrigation tube is surrounded over its entire periphery, that is to say over 360° and the casing ensures water distribution over the periphery of the irrigation tube and that the casing material has a high capillary capability so that this affords natural distribution of water in the casing of the irrigation tube so that the water can be passed from there into the single nonwoven textile web. the irrigation tube is arranged above the nonwoven textile web and the irrigation tube is surrounded by a casing which comprises a nonwoven textile so that the irrigation tube is surrounded over its entire periphery, that is to say over 360° and the casing ensures water distribution over the periphery of the irrigation tube and that the casing material has a high capillary capability so that this affords natural distribution of water in the casing of the irrigation tube so that the water can be passed from there into the single nonwoven textile web.
A system to detect magnetic distortion in a magnetic field for localization of a catheter within a patient, the system comprising: one or more metal distortion fixtures, each of the fixtures including more than one sensor coil (315, 320, 325) positioned at fixed distances and orientations relative to one another, each of the sensor coils (315, 320, 325) configured and arranged to sense the magnetic field aligned with the orientation of the sensor coil and output an electrical signal indicative of the sensed magnetic field; processor circuitry communicatively coupled to the metal distortion fixture, and configured and arranged to receive the electrical signals from each of the sensor coils (315, 320, 325), calculate a time-dependent magnetic field magnitude value for each of the received signals, and detect magnetic distortion, wherein the more than one sensor coil (315, 320, 325) includes three orthogonally orientated sensor coils (315, 320, 325), and the magnitude value is indicative of a perceived vector distance between the three sensor coils (315, 320, 325). one or more metal distortion fixtures, each of the fixtures including more than one sensor coil (315, 320, 325) positioned at fixed distances and orientations relative to one another, each of the sensor coils (315, 320, 325) configured and arranged to sense the magnetic field aligned with the orientation of the sensor coil and output an electrical signal indicative of the sensed magnetic field; processor circuitry communicatively coupled to the metal distortion fixture, and configured and arranged to receive the electrical signals from each of the sensor coils (315, 320, 325), calculate a time-dependent magnetic field magnitude value for each of the received signals, and detect magnetic distortion, wherein the more than one sensor coil (315, 320, 325) includes three orthogonally orientated sensor coils (315, 320, 325), and the magnitude value is indicative of a perceived vector distance between the three sensor coils (315, 320, 325). receive the electrical signals from each of the sensor coils (315, 320, 325), calculate a time-dependent magnetic field magnitude value for each of the received signals, and detect magnetic distortion, wherein the more than one sensor coil (315, 320, 325) includes three orthogonally orientated sensor coils (315, 320, 325), and the magnitude value is indicative of a perceived vector distance between the three sensor coils (315, 320, 325).
A subassembly comprising: a container including a container wall with an interior surface, wherein the container wall defines a bore; a seal assembly including a flexible seal assembly wall with an interior surface, the interior surfaces (1122, 1144) of the container wall and the seal assembly defining a closed sterile reservoir filled with medical fluid or drug product, and a barrier disposed exterior of the flexible seal assembly wall to define an enclosed space between the flexible seal assembly wall and the barrier a fluid delivery system comprising a container needle having a point disposed only through the barrier in a storage state such that the container needle is not in fluid communication with the reservoir, and disposed through the flexible seal assembly wall into the reservoir in a delivery state such that the container needle is in fluid communication with the reservoir; the container needle attached to a first connector of a pair of connectors (1110, 1210), a second connector mechanically coupled to the container, and the first and second of the pair of connectors (1110, 1210) mechanically coupled to secure the container needle to the container with the container needle in the storage state, characterized in that the barrier and the flexible seal assembly wall define the enclosed space in both the storage state and the delivery state, and the subassembly further comprises an actuator adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state. a container including a container wall with an interior surface, wherein the container wall defines a bore; a seal assembly including a flexible seal assembly wall with an interior surface, the interior surfaces (1122, 1144) of the container wall and the seal assembly defining a closed sterile reservoir filled with medical fluid or drug product, and a barrier disposed exterior of the flexible seal assembly wall to define an enclosed space between the flexible seal assembly wall and the barrier a fluid delivery system comprising a container needle having a point disposed only through the barrier in a storage state such that the container needle is not in fluid communication with the reservoir, and disposed through the flexible seal assembly wall into the reservoir in a delivery state such that the container needle is in fluid communication with the reservoir; the container needle attached to a first connector of a pair of connectors (1110, 1210), a second connector mechanically coupled to the container, and the first and second of the pair of connectors (1110, 1210) mechanically coupled to secure the container needle to the container with the container needle in the storage state, characterized in that the barrier and the flexible seal assembly wall define the enclosed space in both the storage state and the delivery state, and the subassembly further comprises an actuator adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state.