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A virtual pixel array for a diagnostic imaging system, including: a virtual pixel comprising at least a scintillator crystal; a plurality of photodetectors optically coupled to the scintillator crystal, which are configured to generate output signals in response to scintillations in the crystal; and a virtualizer that is configured to process the output signals associated with a gamma ray hit on the scintillator crystal as detected by the plurality of photodetectors and to calculate a time stamp for the gamma ray hit; wherein the virtual pixel is a software-based virtual pixel and the virtualizer employs an algorithm that is configured to calculate the total energy of the gamma ray hit by combining the energies detected by the plurality of photodetectors associated with the gamma ray hit and the algorithm being further configured to calculate the time stamp; characterized in that the virtualizer is either: i) configured to calculate the time stamp as an energy-weighted sum of a partial photodetector time stamp from the output signals of each of the plurality of photodetectors; or ii) configured to calculate the time stamp as a function of the output signal of a photodetector registering a highest energy level relative to other photodetectors in the virtual pixel. a virtual pixel comprising at least a scintillator crystal; a plurality of photodetectors optically coupled to the scintillator crystal, which are configured to generate output signals in response to scintillations in the crystal; and a virtualizer that is configured to process the output signals associated with a gamma ray hit on the scintillator crystal as detected by the plurality of photodetectors and to calculate a time stamp for the gamma ray hit; wherein the virtual pixel is a software-based virtual pixel and the virtualizer employs an algorithm that is configured to calculate the total energy of the gamma ray hit by combining the energies detected by the plurality of photodetectors associated with the gamma ray hit and the algorithm being further configured to calculate the time stamp; characterized in that the virtualizer is either: i) configured to calculate the time stamp as an energy-weighted sum of a partial photodetector time stamp from the output signals of each of the plurality of photodetectors; or ii) configured to calculate the time stamp as a function of the output signal of a photodetector registering a highest energy level relative to other photodetectors in the virtual pixel. i) configured to calculate the time stamp as an energy-weighted sum of a partial photodetector time stamp from the output signals of each of the plurality of photodetectors; or ii) configured to calculate the time stamp as a function of the output signal of a photodetector registering a highest energy level relative to other photodetectors in the virtual pixel.
Pivot link for a blade of a wiper of a vehicle window, in particular in a motor car, the pivot link comprising a substantially cylindrical shaft designed to be attached to a mechanical connector of said blade, and fluid-distribution means, characterized in that it includes at least one anti-rotation member designed to cooperate with said connector in order to prevent the pivot link from rotating in relation to the connector.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a fumarate reductase inhibiting agent, for use in a method of preventing or treating P. gingivalis infection or periodontal disease in a subject, wherein the method comprises administering the pharmaceutical composition to the subject and wherein the inhibiting agent prevents, inhibits or reduces a P. gingivalis biofilm, and is selected from decursin, verticipyrone, paecilaminol, 5-alkenyl-3,3 -furanones from Streptomyces spp., nafuredin, mesaconic acid, rotenone, 2-substituted 4,6-dinitrophenols, mercaptopyridine N-oxide, L-092,201, fexindazole, megazol, MK-436, L-634,549, misonidazole, and benzimidazoles.
A method for culturing E. coli cells transformed with a polynucleotide coding for a recombinant protein, comprising: (i) culturing E. coli cells in batch culture mode in cell growth medium until pH of media is increased by 0.1 or higher; (ii) culturing the E. coli cells in pH-stat fed-batch culture mode with addition of the first feed medium upon the pH increases of the cell culture medium; and (iii) culturing the E. coli cells in fed-batch culture mode with addition of the second feed medium upon the increase of absorbance at 600 nm (OD 600) of 120 to 180 in the cell culture, wherein the pH of the culture during the culturing of step (iii) increases by decreasing the feeding rate of the second feed medium; and (iv) inducing an expression of the recombinant protein during step (iii), wherein the recombinant protein is expressed only in step (iii) only when the cell culture reaches an OD600 value of 150 or higher. (i) culturing E. coli cells in batch culture mode in cell growth medium until pH of media is increased by 0.1 or higher; (ii) culturing the E. coli cells in pH-stat fed-batch culture mode with addition of the first feed medium upon the pH increases of the cell culture medium; and (iii) culturing the E. coli cells in fed-batch culture mode with addition of the second feed medium upon the increase of absorbance at 600 nm (OD 600) of 120 to 180 in the cell culture, wherein the pH of the culture during the culturing of step (iii) increases by decreasing the feeding rate of the second feed medium; and (iv) inducing an expression of the recombinant protein during step (iii), wherein the recombinant protein is expressed only in step (iii) only when the cell culture reaches an OD600 value of 150 or higher.
A scroll expander, comprising: a housing; and an expansion mechanism provided inside the housing and configured to expand a high-pressure fluid with an intake pressure to a low-pressure fluid with an exhaust pressure, the expansion mechanism comprising a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll and defining therein an exhaust chamber, an intake chamber and a series of closed expansion chambers, wherein a back pressure chamber is provided on the expansion mechanism, and the back pressure chamber is in fluid communication with an intermediate pressure chamber of the series of expansion chambers which has an intermediate pressure lower than the intake pressure and higher than the exhaust pressure, characterized in that at least one passage in fluid communication from the back pressure chamber to a low-pressure zone with the exhaust pressure is provided, and the passage is configured such that the passage is opened when a pressure in the back pressure chamber is less than a pressure in the low-pressure zone and the passage is closed when a pressure in the back pressure chamber is greater than or equal to a pressure in the low-pressure zone. a housing; and an expansion mechanism provided inside the housing and configured to expand a high-pressure fluid with an intake pressure to a low-pressure fluid with an exhaust pressure, the expansion mechanism comprising a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll and defining therein an exhaust chamber, an intake chamber and a series of closed expansion chambers, wherein a back pressure chamber is provided on the expansion mechanism, and the back pressure chamber is in fluid communication with an intermediate pressure chamber of the series of expansion chambers which has an intermediate pressure lower than the intake pressure and higher than the exhaust pressure, characterized in that at least one passage in fluid communication from the back pressure chamber to a low-pressure zone with the exhaust pressure is provided, and the passage is configured such that the passage is opened when a pressure in the back pressure chamber is less than a pressure in the low-pressure zone and the passage is closed when a pressure in the back pressure chamber is greater than or equal to a pressure in the low-pressure zone.
A method for authentication of a first mobile device by a second mobile device, wherein the mobile devices are operable to exchange data over a primary channel, the method comprising: sending a communication request from one mobile device of the first and second mobile devices to the other mobile device of the first and second mobile devices using the primary channel; and thereafter sending authentication data from the first mobile device over a secondary channel to the second mobile device, wherein the secondary channel is different from the primary channel and is a short-range channel operable for exchanging data when the first mobile device is within physical proximity of the second mobile device, wherein the primary channel, relative to the secondary channel, is a longer range channel permitting greater physical mobility, wherein the primary channel is a Bluetooth channel or a Wi-Fi channel.
A vehicle control arrangement comprising a sensor system (1; 15) for detecting a collision or an expected collision, the sensor system (1; 15) being adapted for detecting a pedestrian, a cyclist or an animal in front of the vehicle, a control unit (7; 17) adapted to receive and process a signal from said sensor system (1; 15), and a pedestrian protection airbag covering at least a part of the vehicle windshield supporting structure when inflated and being connected to the control unit (7; 17), characterized in the vehicle control arrangement further comprising a vehicle brake system being connected to said control unit (7; 17), and the control unit (7; 17) being configured to, upon receipt of a signal from the sensor system (1; 15) indicative of a collision or an expected collision with a pedestrian, cyclist or animal, send an activation signal to each of the pedestrian protection airbag and the vehicle brake system, thereby activating the pedestrian protection airbag and the vehicle brake system. a sensor system (1; 15) for detecting a collision or an expected collision, the sensor system (1; 15) being adapted for detecting a pedestrian, a cyclist or an animal in front of the vehicle, a control unit (7; 17) adapted to receive and process a signal from said sensor system (1; 15), and a pedestrian protection airbag covering at least a part of the vehicle windshield supporting structure when inflated and being connected to the control unit (7; 17), characterized in the vehicle control arrangement further comprising a vehicle brake system being connected to said control unit (7; 17), and the control unit (7; 17) being configured to, upon receipt of a signal from the sensor system (1; 15) indicative of a collision or an expected collision with a pedestrian, cyclist or animal, send an activation signal to each of the pedestrian protection airbag and the vehicle brake system, thereby activating the pedestrian protection airbag and the vehicle brake system.
An apparatus for firing and combusting syngas, the apparatus comprising a vessel having: a first chamber with an inlet for receiving syngas from a gasifier, the first chamber being configured to receive a diluent fluid to dilute the syngas to a predetermined composition; an ignition chamber provided with an auxiliary burner to ignite the diluted syngas; a combustion chamber provided with an inlet for introducing a combustion agent for combusting the ignited syngas; and a retention chamber for retaining the resulting combustion products for a predetermined residence period, the retention chamber being provided with an outlet for withdrawing said combustion products; wherein the first chamber is provided with a plenum disposed about an exterior wall thereof; the plenum is configured to deliver the diluent fluid to the first chamber via a second inlet; the combustion chamber is an expanding conical chamber and is provided with a further plenum disposed about an exterior wall thereof; and the further plenum is configured to deliver the combustion agent to the combustion chamber via the inlet. a first chamber with an inlet for receiving syngas from a gasifier, the first chamber being configured to receive a diluent fluid to dilute the syngas to a predetermined composition; an ignition chamber provided with an auxiliary burner to ignite the diluted syngas; a combustion chamber provided with an inlet for introducing a combustion agent for combusting the ignited syngas; and a retention chamber for retaining the resulting combustion products for a predetermined residence period, the retention chamber being provided with an outlet for withdrawing said combustion products; wherein the first chamber is provided with a plenum disposed about an exterior wall thereof; the plenum is configured to deliver the diluent fluid to the first chamber via a second inlet; the combustion chamber is an expanding conical chamber and is provided with a further plenum disposed about an exterior wall thereof; and the further plenum is configured to deliver the combustion agent to the combustion chamber via the inlet.
A method for detection and isolation of at least one structural fault, comprising: generating, by a computing device communicatively coupled to a monitoring sub-system that is physically coupled to a vehicle and communicatively coupled to one or more load sensors (122, 124) being physically coupled to the vehicle, a plurality of sensed features that correspond to sensor data from the monitoring sub-system, the sensor data being detected by the one or more load sensors (122, 124); characterized by generating based on a plurality of models, by the computing device, a plurality of estimated features that correspond to the plurality of sensed features; comparing, by the computing device, the plurality of sensed features and the plurality of estimated features to produce a plurality of residuals; determining, by the computing device, from the plurality of residuals whether the at least one structural fault exists within the vehicle; and isolating, by the computing device, the at least one structural fault from the plurality of residuals, wherein each of the sensed features is compared to estimated features from any number of the models, such that the total number of residuals is equal to the number of the sensed features multiplied by the number of models, and the generation of the plurality of sensed features is based on at least one of the one or more load sensors generating multiple sensed features. generating, by a computing device communicatively coupled to a monitoring sub-system that is physically coupled to a vehicle and communicatively coupled to one or more load sensors (122, 124) being physically coupled to the vehicle, a plurality of sensed features that correspond to sensor data from the monitoring sub-system, the sensor data being detected by the one or more load sensors (122, 124); characterized by generating based on a plurality of models, by the computing device, a plurality of estimated features that correspond to the plurality of sensed features; comparing, by the computing device, the plurality of sensed features and the plurality of estimated features to produce a plurality of residuals; determining, by the computing device, from the plurality of residuals whether the at least one structural fault exists within the vehicle; and isolating, by the computing device, the at least one structural fault from the plurality of residuals, wherein each of the sensed features is compared to estimated features from any number of the models, such that the total number of residuals is equal to the number of the sensed features multiplied by the number of models, and the generation of the plurality of sensed features is based on at least one of the one or more load sensors generating multiple sensed features.
A method for producing renewable polylactic acid-starch pellets comprising compounding 1 - 30 wt% thermoplastic starch with 30 - 80 % polylactic acid and 1 - 20 wt% vinyl acetate - vinyl fatty acid copolymers, preferably vinyl acetate - vinyl laureate and/or vinyl acetate - vinyl crotonic acid copolymer, optionally 1 - 20 wt% TPS compounder and optionally 1 - 20 wt% vinyl acetate - ethylene copolymer, based on the total weight of TPS, optional TPS compounder, PLA and said copolymer(s), using a twin screw extruder, wherein glycerol, sorbitol, glycol and polyethylene glycol, if used, are present in a total amount less than 1 wt%, preferably less than 0.1 wt%, based on the total weight of the total weight of TPS, optional TPS compounder, PLA and said copolymer(s).
A liquid enzyme preparation, characterized in that the liquid enzyme preparation is a liquid enzyme preparation of transglutaminase EC2.3.2.13 having an enzyme activity of 10-1000 u/ml characterized in that the liquid enzyme preparation has the following physicochemical properties: 1) having a pH of 5.0-9.0; 2) having a water activity A w of ≤O.89; and 3) having a redox potential of -400mv to +50mv. 1) having a pH of 5.0-9.0; 2) having a water activity A w of ≤O.89; and 3) having a redox potential of -400mv to +50mv.
A double-sided milling insert (30;30') for high feed milling of metal workpieces wherein the insert has a trigonal basic shape and comprises upper and lower faces facing in opposite directions and convex clearance surfaces extending between the upper and lower faces, each one of the faces comprising a recessed support surface (34A,34B), said support surface being substantially parallel to the other support surface, and having a cavity therein for receiving a fastening means, intersections of the convex clearance surfaces with the upper and lower faces forming convex cutting edges (37A,37B;37A',37B') when seen in a plan view, a rake face being provided adjacent the convex cutting edges, each convex cutting edge being concave when seen in a side view, and each convex cutting edge comprising a substantially straight cutting edge portion (39A,39B;39A',39B') on each side of a curved cutting edge portion (40A,40B;40A',40B') when seen in a plan view, characterized in that each cutting edge (37A,37B;37A',37B') has a first portion (39A;39A') and a second portion (39B;39B') on each side of the curved cutting edge portion (40A,40B;40A',40B'), wherein the first portion (39A;39A') and the second portion (39B;39B') each follow a straight or convex path in a side view and are both straight in a plan view, and wherein the curved cutting edge portion (40A,40B;40A',40B') has a length that is longer than the length of each of the straight portions. each one of the faces comprising a recessed support surface (34A,34B), said support surface being substantially parallel to the other support surface, and having a cavity therein for receiving a fastening means, intersections of the convex clearance surfaces with the upper and lower faces forming convex cutting edges (37A,37B;37A',37B') when seen in a plan view, a rake face being provided adjacent the convex cutting edges, each convex cutting edge being concave when seen in a side view, and each convex cutting edge comprising a substantially straight cutting edge portion (39A,39B;39A',39B') on each side of a curved cutting edge portion (40A,40B;40A',40B') when seen in a plan view,
A method for repetition detection in media data, comprising: identifying a subset of offset values in a set of offset values in media data using a first type of one or more types of features extractable from the media data, the subset of offset values selected from the set of offset values based on one or more selection criteria; identifying a set of candidate seed time points based on the subset of offset values using a second type of the one or more types of features; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. identifying a subset of offset values in a set of offset values in media data using a first type of one or more types of features extractable from the media data, the subset of offset values selected from the set of offset values based on one or more selection criteria; identifying a set of candidate seed time points based on the subset of offset values using a second type of the one or more types of features;
Thermostat device for a motor vehicle engine cooling system comprising a valve, a heat-sensitive part, designed to drive the opening of the valve when the temperature of said sensitive part exceeds a temperature threshold, and a controlled heating module of said sensitive part, the heating module comprising an electrical resistor connected to an electrode and_being suitable for delivering at the maximum a maximum heat output, characterized in that it comprises a regulation module designed to determine a rough useful voltage (V R) to be applied to the electrode of the driven thermostat on the basis of a measured temperature (T S) of the coolant at the output of the engine and of a temperature setpoint (T C) of the coolant as a function of the engine speed and of the load, and a correction module designed to control the heating module: - in an open position of the valve so as to limit the heat output delivered by the heating module to a heat output strictly less than the maximum heat output and just sufficient to drive the total opening of the valve such that the application of this heat output does not provoke a heating greater than that leading to a total opening of the valve, and - in a closed position of the valve in such a way that it delivers a non-zero heat output that is just insufficient to drive an opening of the valve such that any additional heating will have a valve opening effect. - in an open position of the valve so as to limit the heat output delivered by the heating module to a heat output strictly less than the maximum heat output and just sufficient to drive the total opening of the valve such that the application of this heat output does not provoke a heating greater than that leading to a total opening of the valve, and - in a closed position of the valve in such a way that it delivers a non-zero heat output that is just insufficient to drive an opening of the valve such that any additional heating will have a valve opening effect.
Gas-supply connection assembly, comprising a gas-supply line and a gas inlet port of a gas consumer, the gas-supply assembly gas-tightly connecting the gas supply line to the gas inlet port, characterized in that the gas supply line is inserted into the gas inlet port and connected thereto in that a bulge section effectuated at an outer circumference of the gas supply line in the inserted condition by plastic deformation thereof gas-tightly engages in a form-fit locking manner into a given indentation in an inner bushing of the gas inlet port, wherein the indentation comprises at least one tapered section, wherein the bulge section and indentation are formed to establish a barbed-hook shaped connection between the supply line and gas inlet port.
Seat for an armored vehicle having a seat frame which can be mechanically decoupled from a vehicle floor of the vehicle and a seat surface on which a foot support device is arranged which is pivotable from a folded position to an unfolded position, wherein the foot support device comprises a foot support extending at least partially in front of the seat surface on which a foot rest is attached which only points to the right or only points to the left and the foot support is arranged laterally to the right or to the left under the seat surface.
Valve, in particular fuel injection valve, for metering in a flowing medium, in particular a fluid, in particular a fuel, having a filter which is arranged in a medium stream which flows from an inflow to a metering opening and has a filter ring which contains a multiplicity of filter pores with an outer inflow side which points towards the inflow and an inner outflow side which points towards the metering opening, and with a supporting body which supports the filter ring on its outflow side, characterized in that the supporting body is configured as a radially elastic supporting ring with a multiplicity of passage holes, which supporting ring bears with radial prestress against the filter ring.