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A method for thermal imaging glass gobs, the method comprising: extracting pixel intensity data from a plurality of images corresponding to electromagnetic radiation emitted from one or more targets; creating an array for each image pixel in the plurality of images, wherein each pixel array represents a distribution of intensity data from corresponding pixels in each of the images; characterized in: removing from each pixel array an amount of intensity data, wherein removing an amount of intensity data from each pixel array includes discarding a percentage of the intensity data within each array to exclude intensity data having a low intensity magnitude relative to other intensity magnitudes in the pixel array, such that a remaining amount of intensity data represents an approximate equivalent to a distribution of intensity data uncontaminated by interference; and generating a thermal image representing the one or more targets based on the remaining amount of intensity data in each pixel array. extracting pixel intensity data from a plurality of images corresponding to electromagnetic radiation emitted from one or more targets; creating an array for each image pixel in the plurality of images, wherein each pixel array represents a distribution of intensity data from corresponding pixels in each of the images; characterized in: removing from each pixel array an amount of intensity data, wherein removing an amount of intensity data from each pixel array includes discarding a percentage of the intensity data within each array to exclude intensity data having a low intensity magnitude relative to other intensity magnitudes in the pixel array, such that a remaining amount of intensity data represents an approximate equivalent to a distribution of intensity data uncontaminated by interference; and generating a thermal image representing the one or more targets based on the remaining amount of intensity data in each pixel array.
Pharmaceutical composition for use in preventing, ameliorating and/or treating damage to the lining of the alimentary tract of a patient by administering an effective amount of a topically active corticosteroid, wherein the damage is a result of the patient's exposure to total body irradiation, the topical active corticosteroid is beclomethasone dipropionate, the effective amount of beclomethasone dipropionate is 4 mg/day, and the administration of beclomethasone dipropionate is carried out from 2 hours after the total body irradiation.
A surgical tool, comprising: a guidewire: a balloon insertion mechanism (119, 154): and a locking mechanism, comprising a nut and a screwed section, the nut arranged to turn on the screwed section; wherein the guidewire and the balloon insertion mechanism traverse the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configurable in: an unlocked state, in which both the balloon insertion mechanism and the guidewire are free to move within the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured such that the locking mechanism is in the unlocked state when the nut is positioned in the center of the screwed section; a first locked state, in which the balloon insertion mechanism is fixedly held by the locking mechanism and the guidewire is free to move within the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured such that the first locked state is implemented by turning the nut in a first direction so as to raise the nut; and a second locked state, in which the guidewire is fixedly held by the locking mechanism while the balloon insertion mechanism is free to move within the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured such that the second locked state is implemented by turning the nut in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, so as to lower the nut. a balloon insertion mechanism (119, 154): and a locking mechanism, comprising a nut and a screwed section, the nut arranged to turn on the screwed section; an unlocked state, in which both the balloon insertion mechanism and the guidewire are free to move within the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured such that the locking mechanism is in the unlocked state when the nut is positioned in the center of the screwed section; a first locked state, in which the balloon insertion mechanism is fixedly held by the locking mechanism and the guidewire is free to move within the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured such that the first locked state is implemented by turning the nut in a first direction so as to raise the nut; and a second locked state, in which the guidewire is fixedly held by the locking mechanism while the balloon insertion mechanism is free to move within the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured such that the second locked state is implemented by turning the nut in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, so as to lower the nut.
A water-free cosmetic or dermatological preparation, containing a) silver lactate in a total amount of from 1.8 to 182 ppm, b) one or more thickening agents, selected from the group of phyllosilicates and/or talc, c) one or more antiperspirant active ingredients, d) perfume, and e) optionally at least one propellant, wherein propellant optionally contained in the preparation is not taken into account for determining the total amount. a) silver lactate in a total amount of from 1.8 to 182 ppm, b) one or more thickening agents, selected from the group of phyllosilicates and/or talc, c) one or more antiperspirant active ingredients, d) perfume, and e) optionally at least one propellant,
System for metering a liquid or gaseous medium into a fluid stream which flows through a closed channel and has a process pressure, comprising a feed line for the liquid or gaseous medium, wherein the feed line is in fluid-conducting connection with the closed channel, wherein a pressure control valve and a flow sensor are arranged in the feed line, wherein the pressure control valve and the flow sensor are configured as a closed loop control circuit, wherein a measured flow value can generated by the flow sensor, wherein the measured flow value can be fed to a controller as an input value, wherein an output value is attributable to the input value by the controller, wherein the output value corresponds to a desired metering pressure, wherein a pressure difference between the desired metering pressure and the process pressure is adjustable by the pressure control valve, such that the metering quantity is determined by the pressure difference between the metering pressure and the process pressure.
A polymerization reactor comprising: (i) a first portion having a cylindrical housing, an inlet at one end of said first portion housing, the opposed end of said first portion housing being the outlet of said first portion, where said first portion includes a rotatable shaft positioned axially within said housing and including at least two shearing paddles extending radially from said rotatable shaft; (ii) a second portion having a frustoconical housing having a first end larger than a second end, said first end constituting an inlet to said second portion and coextensive with said opposed end of said first portion housing, and an outlet at said second end, where said second portion includes a rotatable shaft positioned axially within said housing and including at least one helical flight extending radially from said rotatable shaft, wherein said helical flight extending radially from said rotatable shaft within said second portion includes a tip, and where a gap exists between said tip and said inner wall of said second portion, and; (iii) a third portion having a cylindrical housing, an inlet at one end of said third portion and coextensive with said outlet at said second end of said second portion, and an outlet proximate to an opposed end of said third portion, where said third portion includes a rotatable shaft positioned axially within said housing and including at least one helical flight extending radially from said rotatable shaft. (i) a first portion having a cylindrical housing, an inlet at one end of said first portion housing, the opposed end of said first portion housing being the outlet of said first portion, where said first portion includes a rotatable shaft positioned axially within said housing and including at least two shearing paddles extending radially from said rotatable shaft; (ii) a second portion having a frustoconical housing having a first end larger than a second end, said first end constituting an inlet to said second portion and coextensive with said opposed end of said first portion housing, and an outlet at said second end, where said second portion includes a rotatable shaft positioned axially within said housing and including at least one helical flight extending radially from said rotatable shaft, wherein said helical flight extending radially from said rotatable shaft within said second portion includes a tip, and where a gap exists between said tip and said inner wall of said second portion, and; (iii) a third portion having a cylindrical housing, an inlet at one end of said third portion and coextensive with said outlet at said second end of said second portion, and an outlet proximate to an opposed end of said third portion, where said third portion includes a rotatable shaft positioned axially within said housing and including at least one helical flight extending radially from said rotatable shaft.
A bone fixation device, comprising: an elongated body having a first channel extending therethrough from a proximal end to a distal end, the elongated body being configured and dimensioned for insertion into a bone; a first opening formed on a first side wall of the body, the first side wall being configured to face a lateral direction when implanted in a target orientation within the bone; a second opening formed on a second side wall of the body opposite the first opening; a second channel extending through the body from the first opening to the second opening along a channel axis, the second channel dimensioned to permit insertion of an implant therethrough; and a first bump positioned about a periphery of the first opening at a location at which a stress concentration would be at a maximum if no such first bump were formed, the first bump being dimensioned to diffuse a concentration of stress about the periphery due to forces applied thereto by an implant extending through the second channel, characterized in that the first bump comprises first and second walls (134, 136) extending radially into the first opening joining one another at a first apex of the first bump, wherein the first bump is defined by first and second milled portions (130, 132) disposed on first and second sides thereof, each the first and second milled portions (130, 132) having a radius of curvature selected to diffuse the concentration of stress on the first apex. an elongated body having a first channel extending therethrough from a proximal end to a distal end, the elongated body being configured and dimensioned for insertion into a bone; a first opening formed on a first side wall of the body, the first side wall being configured to face a lateral direction when implanted in a target orientation within the bone; a second opening formed on a second side wall of the body opposite the first opening; a second channel extending through the body from the first opening to the second opening along a channel axis, the second channel dimensioned to permit insertion of an implant therethrough; and a first bump positioned about a periphery of the first opening at a location at which a stress concentration would be at a maximum if no such first bump were formed, the first bump being dimensioned to diffuse a concentration of stress about the periphery due to forces applied thereto by an implant extending through the second channel,
A circular stapling device comprising: an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a shell assembly including a housing, a staple cartridge supported on the housing, an annular knife supported within the housing, and a biasing member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the annular knife being movable within the housing from a retracted position to an advanced position and extending from the distal portion of the housing in the advanced position, the biasing member extending to a position distally of the annular knife when the annular knife is in the retracted position; and an anvil assembly including a center rod and an anvil head, the anvil head supporting a cut ring that is axially aligned with the annular knife, the anvil assembly being movably supported in relation to the shell assembly between an unapproximated position and an approximated position; characterised in that the biasing member is supported within the housing, wherein in the approximated position, the biasing member is engaged with the cut ring and urges the cut ring in a distal direction. an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a shell assembly including a housing, a staple cartridge supported on the housing, an annular knife supported within the housing, and a biasing member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the annular knife being movable within the housing from a retracted position to an advanced position and extending from the distal portion of the housing in the advanced position, the biasing member extending to a position distally of the annular knife when the annular knife is in the retracted position; and an anvil assembly including a center rod and an anvil head, the anvil head supporting a cut ring that is axially aligned with the annular knife, the anvil assembly being movably supported in relation to the shell assembly between an unapproximated position and an approximated position; characterised in that the biasing member is supported within the housing, wherein in the approximated position, the biasing member is engaged with the cut ring and urges the cut ring in a distal direction.
A polynucleotide prepared for sequencing, comprising an adapter-target-adapter sequence, wherein the adapter sequence comprises a library specific sequence, wherein the polynucleotide is double stranded in a region comprising the target and at least a portion of the adapter on both ends of the target, and wherein 5' and 3' ends of the polynucleotide in a region of the adapter sequence are single stranded, wherein the 5' ends are modified to prevent digestion by an enzyme having 5' exonuclease activity, and wherein the 3' ends are modified to inhibit digestion by an enzyme having 3' exonuclease activity, to inhibit addition of nucleotides to the 3' end by an enzyme having polymerase activity, or to inhibit digestion by an enzyme having 3' exonuclease activity and to inhibit addition of nucleotides to the 3' end by an enzyme having polymerase activity. an adapter-target-adapter sequence, wherein the adapter sequence comprises a library specific sequence, wherein the polynucleotide is double stranded in a region comprising the target and at least a portion of the adapter on both ends of the target, and wherein 5' and 3' ends of the polynucleotide in a region of the adapter sequence are single stranded, wherein the 5' ends are modified to prevent digestion by an enzyme having 5' exonuclease activity, and wherein the 3' ends are modified to inhibit digestion by an enzyme having 3' exonuclease activity, to inhibit addition of nucleotides to the 3' end by an enzyme having polymerase activity, or to inhibit digestion by an enzyme having 3' exonuclease activity and to inhibit addition of nucleotides to the 3' end by an enzyme having polymerase activity.
A method of synthesizing a catalyst compound, comprising: melting a dicyclopentadienyl compound comprising the following structure: wherein M is hafnium or zirconium; each R is independently an H, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, a heteroatom group; and each X is a leaving group selected from a halogen or a heteroatom group; forming a reaction melt by adding a metal salt comprising the following structure: depositing a monocyclopentadienyl compound from a vapor formed over the reaction melt, wherein the monocyclopentadienyl compound comprises the following structure: and reacting the monocyclopentadienyl compound with another ligand precursor to form the catalyst compound. melting a dicyclopentadienyl compound comprising the following structure: wherein M is hafnium or zirconium; each R is independently an H, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, a heteroatom group; and each X is a leaving group selected from a halogen or a heteroatom group; forming a reaction melt by adding a metal salt comprising the following structure: depositing a monocyclopentadienyl compound from a vapor formed over the reaction melt, wherein the monocyclopentadienyl compound comprises the following structure: and reacting the monocyclopentadienyl compound with another ligand precursor to form the catalyst compound.
A time domain reflectometer, TDR, transducer adapted for determining at least one property of a material, the TDR transducer comprising: a first electrode portion including a first conductive body; a second electrode portion comprising a first shielded electrode section; and an inner measuring volume located between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion for receiving material to be measured; the first shielded electrode section being isolated from the first conductive body to thereby form a first shielded transmission line segment with a first nominal impedance value unaffected by the presence or absence of material to be measured in the inner measuring volume, such that a signal propagates virtually unimpeded along the first shielded transmission line segment in a first direction and a return echo portion of the signal propagates virtually unimpeded therealong in a second direction opposite to the first direction to thereby reduce or eliminate deterioration of the signal and return echo therealong; characterized in that the second electrode portion comprises a second unshielded electrode section, wherein the first shielded electrode section and second unshielded electrode section extend generally parallel to each other along the length of the second electrode portion, and in that the second unshielded electrode section is in conjunction with the first conductive body to thereby form a second, unshielded transmission line segment. a first electrode portion including a first conductive body; a second electrode portion comprising a first shielded electrode section; and an inner measuring volume located between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion for receiving material to be measured; the first shielded electrode section being isolated from the first conductive body to thereby form a first shielded transmission line segment with a first nominal impedance value unaffected by the presence or absence of material to be measured in the inner measuring volume, such that a signal propagates virtually unimpeded along the first shielded transmission line segment in a first direction and a return echo portion of the signal propagates virtually unimpeded therealong in a second direction opposite to the first direction to thereby reduce or eliminate deterioration of the signal and return echo therealong; characterized in that the second electrode portion comprises a second unshielded electrode section, wherein the first shielded electrode section and second unshielded electrode section extend generally parallel to each other along the length of the second electrode portion, and in that the second unshielded electrode section is in conjunction with the first conductive body to thereby form a second, unshielded transmission line segment.
Method for controlling an engine which is supercharged by means of a single turbocharger, or by means of an assembly formed by a low-pressure turbocharger and a high-pressure turbocharger, wherein a temperature Te comp,est of the gases is calculated at the inlet to a compressor of the turbocharger, or at the inlet to the compressor of the low-pressure turbocharger, and then a boost pressure set point P21 cons is determined, with the set-point value depending in particular on the temperature calculated Te comp,est of the gases at the inlet to the compressor of the turbocharger or at the inlet to the compressor of the low-pressure turbocharger, such as to carry out regulation of the boost pressure in an inlet manifold of the engine, characterized in that - the temperature of the gases at the inlet to the compressor Te comp,est is calculated at least by virtue of the following steps, namely calculating the gas flow rate at the inlet to the compressor Qe comp,est and determining the temperature at the outlet of a cooler T6 of an exhaust gas recirculation system 130 able to reintroduce the exhaust gases at the inlet to the compressor into the intake circuit of the engine, and - the gas flow rate at the inlet to the compressor Qe comp,est is calculated as a function of the gas flow rate at the inlet to the engine Qmot and of the transfer time of the gases in the boost circuit t trans. - the temperature of the gases at the inlet to the compressor Te comp,est is calculated at least by virtue of the following steps, namely calculating the gas flow rate at the inlet to the compressor Qe comp,est and determining the temperature at the outlet of a cooler T6 of an exhaust gas recirculation system 130 able to reintroduce the exhaust gases at the inlet to the compressor into the intake circuit of the engine, and - the gas flow rate at the inlet to the compressor Qe comp,est is calculated as a function of the gas flow rate at the inlet to the engine Qmot and of the transfer time of the gases in the boost circuit t trans.
A tire comprising: a tread portion provided with a plurality of circumferential grooves, preferably 3 or 4 circumferential grooves, extending in the tire circumferential direction, thereby dividing the tread portion into land regions, preferably 4 or 5 land regions, the land regions including a first land region, wherein the first land region is provided with first lateral grooves extending thereacross to circumferentially divide the first land region into blocks, characterized in that the blocks include a first block provided with a second lateral groove and sipes, and the second lateral groove has two end portions which are inclined with respect to the tire axial direction to a first direction toward one side in the tire axial direction, and a central portion between the two end portions which is inclined with respect to the tire axial direction to a second direction opposite to the first direction toward said one side in the tire axial direction. the first land region is provided with first lateral grooves extending thereacross to circumferentially divide the first land region into blocks, characterized in that the blocks include a first block provided with a second lateral groove and sipes, and the second lateral groove has two end portions which are inclined with respect to the tire axial direction to a first direction toward one side in the tire axial direction, and a central portion between the two end portions which is inclined with respect to the tire axial direction to a second direction opposite to the first direction toward said one side in the tire axial direction.