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A method for registering two medical images, said method comprising: obtaining a first medical image including a patient-specific representation of a biological organ of an individual subject or a representation of a biological organ for a population; identifying the surface of said organ in said first medical image; using said surface to obtain a geometric model that represents the three-dimensional shape of said organ for a subject or the representative shape of said organ for a population; using said geometric model to obtain a motion model which can be used to predict the physical motion and deformation of said organ; obtaining a second medical image including a representation of said organ of said subject or another subject; determining an alignment between surface normal vectors of said geometric model, which represent a first vector field, and estimated surface normal vectors of the organ surface derived by filtering said second medical image using a multi-scale filtering technique based on second-order Gaussian derivatives, which represent a second vector field, wherein determining said alignment includes applying a mathematical transformation to said geometric model to maximise a measure of orientational alignment between the first and second vector fields, and wherein the spatial position, orientation and shape of said geometric model and of said first vector field are changed in accordance with said motion model to achieve said alignment; and registering the first and second medical images with one another based on said determined alignment. obtaining a first medical image including a patient-specific representation of a biological organ of an individual subject or a representation of a biological organ for a population; identifying the surface of said organ in said first medical image; using said surface to obtain a geometric model that represents the three-dimensional shape of said organ for a subject or the representative shape of said organ for a population; using said geometric model to obtain a motion model which can be used to predict the physical motion and deformation of said organ; obtaining a second medical image including a representation of said organ of said subject or another subject; determining an alignment between surface normal vectors of said geometric model, which represent a first vector field, and estimated surface normal vectors of the organ surface derived by filtering said second medical image using a multi-scale filtering technique based on second-order Gaussian derivatives, which represent a second vector field, wherein determining said alignment includes applying a mathematical transformation to said geometric model to maximise a measure of orientational alignment between the first and second vector fields, and wherein the spatial position, orientation and shape of said geometric model and of said first vector field are changed in accordance with said motion model to achieve said alignment; and registering the first and second medical images with one another based on said determined alignment.
A method for generating map-based snippets comprising: causing a content page identifier to be retrieved from a history log, the history log including a plurality of content page identifiers for content pages that have previously been visited or retrieved; analyzing the content page identifier to determine whether or not a content page associated with the identifier includes a map; determining that the content page identifier includes an indication that a previously visited or retrieved content page includes a map, wherein data for rendering the content page includes at least destination information; in response to determining that the content page identifier includes an indication that the content page includes a map, extracting the destination information from the identifier; and constructing a user interface snippet that is selectable for retrieving the content page, the user interface snippet including a component that is generated based at least in part on the destination information, wherein the component comprises at least one of a route image component, which is a filtered and scaled version of a route provided by the content page, or a destination image component, which is related to a category of the destination. causing a content page identifier to be retrieved from a history log, the history log including a plurality of content page identifiers for content pages that have previously been visited or retrieved; analyzing the content page identifier to determine whether or not a content page associated with the identifier includes a map; determining that the content page identifier includes an indication that a previously visited or retrieved content page includes a map, wherein data for rendering the content page includes at least destination information; in response to determining that the content page identifier includes an indication that the content page includes a map, extracting the destination information from the identifier; and constructing a user interface snippet that is selectable for retrieving the content page, the user interface snippet including a component that is generated based at least in part on the destination information, wherein the component comprises at least one of a route image component, which is a filtered and scaled version of a route provided by the content page, or a destination image component, which is related to a category of the destination.
A method of preparing an influenza working virus seed stock, comprising infecting a cell line adapted to serum-free culture and suspension culture with an influenza vaccine virus, culturing the infected cell line, and further passaging the virus culture in the same cell line wherein a culture with a dilution factor where the highest cell viability is obtained is selected from cultures with different dilution factors used for viral infection, except when the hemagglutination assay titers (except for 0) of two or more cultures are different by 4 times or more, a culture with a dilution factor where the highest HA titer is obtained is selected and used for the subsequent passage.
A non-volatile memory device, comprising: a memory array comprising a plurality of memory strings, each memory string comprising a plurality of top memory cells connected in series, a plurality of dummy memory cells connected in series with the plurality of top memory cells and a plurality of bottom memory cells connected in series with the plurality of dummy memory cells; a bit line connected to a first memory string of the plurality of memory strings; a plurality of word lines connected to the plurality of top memory cells and the plurality of bottom memory cells of the first memory string of the plurality of memory strings, each word line connected to a respective top memory cell or a respective bottom memory cell of the first memory string; a plurality of dummy word lines connected to the plurality of dummy memory cells; a first control circuit configured to apply a bit line pre-pulse signal (VP_BL) to the bit line during a pre-charge period; and a second control circuit configured to apply a selected word line signal (VP_SELWL) to a selected word line of the plurality of word lines, apply an unselected word line signal (VP_UNSELWL) to unselected word lines of the plurality of word lines; characterised in that the second control circuit is further configured to apply a negative pre-pulse signal (VP_NDMY) to the plurality of dummy word lines during the pre-charge period. a memory array comprising a plurality of memory strings, each memory string comprising a plurality of top memory cells connected in series, a plurality of dummy memory cells connected in series with the plurality of top memory cells and a plurality of bottom memory cells connected in series with the plurality of dummy memory cells; a bit line connected to a first memory string of the plurality of memory strings; a plurality of word lines connected to the plurality of top memory cells and the plurality of bottom memory cells of the first memory string of the plurality of memory strings, each word line connected to a respective top memory cell or a respective bottom memory cell of the first memory string; a plurality of dummy word lines connected to the plurality of dummy memory cells; a first control circuit configured to apply a bit line pre-pulse signal (VP_BL) to the bit line during a pre-charge period; and a second control circuit configured to apply a selected word line signal (VP_SELWL) to a selected word line of the plurality of word lines, apply an unselected word line signal (VP_UNSELWL) to unselected word lines of the plurality of word lines; characterised in that the second control circuit is further configured to apply a negative pre-pulse signal (VP_NDMY) to the plurality of dummy word lines during the pre-charge period.
An end-effector for a programmable motion device, said end effector comprising: a body that includes a vacuum portion that defines a vacuum opening through which a vacuum from a vacuum source is applied to an object, and a gripping portion that is adapted to engage the object, said vacuum portion being orthogonal to the gripping portion, wherein the vacuum portion includes a plurality of ridges, the end effector being characterized in that the plurality of ridges includes a first ridge that extends across the vacuum opening to provide a first vacuum flow in a first direction along the first ridge, a second ridge having an opening defined therein to provide a second vacuum flow in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, and a third ridge that forms a closed area over a portion of the vacuum opening. a body that includes a vacuum portion that defines a vacuum opening through which a vacuum from a vacuum source is applied to an object, and a gripping portion that is adapted to engage the object, said vacuum portion being orthogonal to the gripping portion, wherein the vacuum portion includes a plurality of ridges, the end effector being characterized in that the plurality of ridges includes a first ridge that extends across the vacuum opening to provide a first vacuum flow in a first direction along the first ridge, a second ridge having an opening defined therein to provide a second vacuum flow in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, and a third ridge that forms a closed area over a portion of the vacuum opening.
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising: a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the negative electrode current collector; wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes graphite particles A and graphite particles B each as a negative electrode active material, the graphite particles A have an internal porosity of 8% to 20% and the graphite particles B have an internal porosity of 5% or less, when the internal porosity is measured as indicated in the description; and the amount by mass of graphite particles A is larger in a half second region on an outer surface side than in a half first region on a negative electrode current collector side in the case of bisection of the negative electrode active material layer in a thickness direction. a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the negative electrode current collector; wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes graphite particles A and graphite particles B each as a negative electrode active material, the graphite particles A have an internal porosity of 8% to 20% and the graphite particles B have an internal porosity of 5% or less, when the internal porosity is measured as indicated in the description; and the amount by mass of graphite particles A is larger in a half second region on an outer surface side than in a half first region on a negative electrode current collector side in the case of bisection of the negative electrode active material layer in a thickness direction.
Method of manufacturing a tobacco pouch, wherein a workpiece, comprising layers of a thin material, is placed between a welding surface of an anvil and a welding surface of a sonotrode of an ultrasonic welding tool and wherein the layers are then sectionally joined in an ultrasonic welding process, characterized in that said workpiece comprises at least three layers of said thin material and in that the respective welding surface of at least one of said sonotrode and / or said anvil comprises a plurality of welding structures that are spaced at least in a first direction and in a second direction to form a pattern wherein each of said welding structures comprises a plateau and at least one descending side surface, wherein the descending side surface is initiated by an edge of the plateau and wherein opposing side surfaces of at least two adjacent welding structures are interconnected at a bottom part of the opposing side surfaces.
System for supplying and managing electric energy for a thermodynamic device from different energy sources comprising an electronic assembly including an energy converter configured to be connected to said energy sources for converting an electric energy from the energy source or sources into electric energy and a controller of the thermodynamic device, the thermodynamic device being a heat pump, the controller being integrated into the energy converter and together forming an electronic control module configured to be connected to the thermodynamic device and said electronic control module being configured to receive a supply from at least one decentralised energy source without local production of CO 2, said electronic control module receiving signals (I, II, III, IV, V) from at least one decentralised energy source without local production of CO 2, characterised in that the signals which are transformed by an interface (60, 61, 62, 63) enter an AC/DC or DC/DC type converter (64, 67, 69, 71), by means of a digital signal processor (65, 66, 68, 70) processing, and exit into an energy bus the signals leaving said energy bus being directed at least to an inverter for supplying frequency variation to the compressor of the heat pump or to fans of the ventilation system of the heat pump. the signals which are transformed by an interface (60, 61, 62, 63) enter an AC/DC or DC/DC type converter (64, 67, 69, 71), by means of a digital signal processor (65, 66, 68, 70) processing, and exit into an energy bus the signals leaving said energy bus being directed at least to an inverter for supplying frequency variation to the compressor of the heat pump or to fans of the ventilation system of the heat pump.
A strain sensor element of which resistance value changes in response to stretch and to contraction in a longitudinal direction, comprising: a first conductive portion (1, 11) that is string-shaped and formed from carbon nanotube bundles twisted together; and a second conductive portion (2, 12) that covers a peripheral surface of the first conductive portion (1, 11) and is elastic and conductive, wherein the first conductive portion (1, 11) is discontinuous at one or a plurality of positions. a first conductive portion (1, 11) that is string-shaped and formed from carbon nanotube bundles twisted together; and a second conductive portion (2, 12) that covers a peripheral surface of the first conductive portion (1, 11) and is elastic and conductive, wherein the first conductive portion (1, 11) is discontinuous at one or a plurality of positions.
Apparatus for calibration, comprising: a mount, which is adapted to hold a medical probe, which comprises an acoustic imaging device that emits ultrasonic beam in a plane, while permitting an orientation of the plane of the ultrasonic beam to be adjusted; and one or more acoustic targets (50, 51), which are arranged to continuously intersect the plane of the ultrasonic beam over a given range of orientation angles, wherein one or more of the acoustic targets (50, 51) are shaped as arcs, and wherein each of the arcs is one of: orthogonal to the plane of the ultrasonic beam; and slanted with respect to the plane of the ultrasonic beam. a mount, which is adapted to hold a medical probe, which comprises an acoustic imaging device that emits ultrasonic beam in a plane, while permitting an orientation of the plane of the ultrasonic beam to be adjusted; and one or more acoustic targets (50, 51), which are arranged to continuously intersect the plane of the ultrasonic beam over a given range of orientation angles, wherein one or more of the acoustic targets (50, 51) are shaped as arcs, and wherein each of the arcs is one of: orthogonal to the plane of the ultrasonic beam; and slanted with respect to the plane of the ultrasonic beam. orthogonal to the plane of the ultrasonic beam; and slanted with respect to the plane of the ultrasonic beam.
A complex spatial light modulator comprising: a spatial light modulator unit that modulates a phase of light transmitted therethrough; a prism array comprising a plurality of prism units, each of the plurality of prism units comprising a first prism surface and a second prism surface, wherein light transmitted through the spatial light modulator is incident on the prism array; and a diffracting element that diffracts light that has passed through the prism array, characterised in that first light that is refracted by the first prism surface and second light that is refracted by the second prism surface are combined along a single optical axis when transmitted through the diffracting element. a spatial light modulator unit that modulates a phase of light transmitted therethrough; a prism array comprising a plurality of prism units, each of the plurality of prism units comprising a first prism surface and a second prism surface, wherein light transmitted through the spatial light modulator is incident on the prism array; and a diffracting element that diffracts light that has passed through the prism array, characterised in that first light that is refracted by the first prism surface and second light that is refracted by the second prism surface are combined along a single optical axis when transmitted through the diffracting element.
A delayed cure, single component epoxy composition having a blended pot life of up to six months, the composition comprising: a base containing cyclic anhydride, bisphenol A and bisphenol F resins; and an activator preblend containing liquid bisphenol, granular bisphenol and tetraethylenepentamine, wherein said activator preblend and base are fully blended providing a single component epoxy composition. a base containing cyclic anhydride, bisphenol A and bisphenol F resins; and an activator preblend containing liquid bisphenol, granular bisphenol and tetraethylenepentamine, wherein said activator preblend and base are fully blended providing a single component epoxy composition.
A safety device for a medicament container comprising: a first sheath having a first ledge and a second ledge; a second sheath telescopically arranged with the first sheath and releasably coupled to the first ledge; and a finger flange (50, 500) having at least one resilient clip adapted to engage the second ledge of the first sheath, characterized in that the resilient clip comprises a transverse beam (72.1) extending in a radial inward direction, a longitudinal beam (72.2) extending from the transverse beam (72.1) in a proximal direction, a hook comprising a slope surface (72.3) and a block surface (72.4) extending from the longitudinal beam (72.2) in the radial inward direction, wherein during insertion of the second ledge in a distal direction the second ledge engages the slope surface (72.3) increasingly deflecting the resilient clip in a radial outward direction, wherein, after the second ledge has passed the slope surface (72.3) the resilient clip relaxes and the second ledge engages the block surface (72.4) preventing the second ledge from returning in the proximal direction. a first sheath having a first ledge and a second ledge; a second sheath telescopically arranged with the first sheath and releasably coupled to the first ledge; and a finger flange (50, 500) having at least one resilient clip adapted to engage the second ledge of the first sheath, characterized in that the resilient clip comprises a transverse beam (72.1) extending in a radial inward direction, a longitudinal beam (72.2) extending from the transverse beam (72.1) in a proximal direction, a hook comprising a slope surface (72.3) and a block surface (72.4) extending from the longitudinal beam (72.2) in the radial inward direction, wherein during insertion of the second ledge in a distal direction the second ledge engages the slope surface (72.3) increasingly deflecting the resilient clip in a radial outward direction, wherein, after the second ledge has passed the slope surface (72.3) the resilient clip relaxes and the second ledge engages the block surface (72.4) preventing the second ledge from returning in the proximal direction.
A device, comprising: a Doherty amplifier having a carrier path and a peaking path, the Doherty amplifier including a carrier amplifier configured to amplify a signal received from the carrier path and a peaking amplifier configured to amplify a signal received from the peaking path; a resistive switch having a first current carrying terminal connected to an input to the peaking amplifier in the peaking path and a second current carrying terminal connected to a voltage reference; and a controller (424, Fig. 7) configured to set the resistive switch to a first resistance value when an input signal provided to the Doherty amplifier is below a threshold and to a second resistance value when the input signal provided to the Doherty amplifier is above the threshold. a Doherty amplifier having a carrier path and a peaking path, the Doherty amplifier including a carrier amplifier configured to amplify a signal received from the carrier path and a peaking amplifier configured to amplify a signal received from the peaking path; a resistive switch having a first current carrying terminal connected to an input to the peaking amplifier in the peaking path and a second current carrying terminal connected to a voltage reference; and a controller (424, Fig. 7) configured to set the resistive switch to a first resistance value when an input signal provided to the Doherty amplifier is below a threshold and to a second resistance value when the input signal provided to the Doherty amplifier is above the threshold.