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A photoacoustic apparatus comprising: a light source; a probe including a reception element configured to receive a photoacoustic wave generated by a subject in response to being illuminated with light from the light source and output a time-series reception signal; a signal data acquisition unit configured to generate reception signal data based on the time-series reception signal output from the reception element and store the reception signal data; a light fluence acquisition unit configured to acquire a light fluence at a position of interest in the subject; and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire subject information based on the reception signal data stored in the signal data acquisition unit, wherein the signal data acquisition unit generates the reception signal data, and stores the generated reception signal data, such that in a case where the light fluence at the position of interest is smaller than a threshold value, the amount of data is reduced for a part of the time-series reception signal that corresponds to the position of interest. a light source; a probe including a reception element configured to receive a photoacoustic wave generated by a subject in response to being illuminated with light from the light source and output a time-series reception signal; a signal data acquisition unit configured to generate reception signal data based on the time-series reception signal output from the reception element and store the reception signal data; a light fluence acquisition unit configured to acquire a light fluence at a position of interest in the subject; and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire subject information based on the reception signal data stored in the signal data acquisition unit, wherein the signal data acquisition unit generates the reception signal data, and stores the generated reception signal data, such that in a case where the light fluence at the position of interest is smaller than a threshold value, the amount of data is reduced for a part of the time-series reception signal that corresponds to the position of interest.
A fastener (200, 300, 400) for securement to a target tissue site, the fastener (200, 300, 400) comprising: a head (210, 310, 410); a shank extending from the head (210, 310, 410) and including a thread that extends along an outer surface of the shank, the thread configured to secure the fastener (200, 300, 400) to the target tissue site; and a hinged wing (212, 312, 412) secured to the head (210, 310, 410) and including a shoulder, the hinged wing (212, 312, 412) movable relative to head (210, 310, 410) between a constrained state and an extended state, the shoulder engagable with a drive member of a delivery device while the hinged wing (212, 312, 412) is disposed in the constrained state to enable the drive member to translate and rotate the fastener (200, 300, 400) through the delivery device in response to movement of the drive member, the hinged wing (212, 312, 412) movable toward the extended state in response to deployment of the fastener (200, 300, 400) from the delivery device, characterized in that the head supports a ledge that defines a pocket therein, and wherein the hinged wing includes a boss extending therefrom, the pocket of the ledge configured to removably receive the boss of the hinged wing to maintain the hinged wing in the constrained state. a head (210, 310, 410); a shank extending from the head (210, 310, 410) and including a thread that extends along an outer surface of the shank, the thread configured to secure the fastener (200, 300, 400) to the target tissue site; and a hinged wing (212, 312, 412) secured to the head (210, 310, 410) and including a shoulder, the hinged wing (212, 312, 412) movable relative to head (210, 310, 410) between a constrained state and an extended state, the shoulder engagable with a drive member of a delivery device while the hinged wing (212, 312, 412) is disposed in the constrained state to enable the drive member to translate and rotate the fastener (200, 300, 400) through the delivery device in response to movement of the drive member, the hinged wing (212, 312, 412) movable toward the extended state in response to deployment of the fastener (200, 300, 400) from the delivery device, characterized in that the head supports a ledge that defines a pocket therein, and wherein the hinged wing includes a boss extending therefrom, the pocket of the ledge configured to removably receive the boss of the hinged wing to maintain the hinged wing in the constrained state.
A reclosable pack, said pack comprising a sealed enclosure having a front wall, a back wall, two side walls, a top-end wall and a bottom-end wall, said enclosure comprising a flexible packaging laminate around a bundle of smoking articles, the laminate consisting of an inner and outer film structures laminated to one another face-to-face via a layer of a permanent adhesive extending over the entire surface of the laminate, the laminate having a built-in easy-opening access comprising a permanently tacky adhesive sandwiched between the inner and outer film structures, said structures comprising an outer score line formed through the thickness of the outer layer structure and an inner score line formed through the thickness of the inner layer structure, both delimiting separable opening portions, in which a region of the outer opening portion between the outer and inner score lines is attached to an underlying surface of the inner structure via a permanently tacky adhesive, the permanently tacky adhesive layer is patterned and located on the surface delimited by the outer score line and the inner score line, the outer opening portion being peelable from the underlying surface of the inner layer structure to build an opening flap, and the outer opening portion being re-attachable to the underlying surface of the inner structure via said permanently tacky adhesive for reclosing, in use, the opening access, wherein the permanently tacky adhesive, in use, remains located on the underlying surface of the inner structure after the opening flap has been peeled from the underlying surface and characterised in that said pack comprises a release layer between the patterned, permanently tacky adhesive layer and the permanent adhesive and in that said reclosable pack is a reclosable pack of smoking articles.
An apparatus, comprising: a first connector bracket including a first connector housing; a second connector bracket including a second connector housing, wherein the second connector bracket is slidably connected to the first connector bracket such that sliding the second connector bracket changes a distance in a first direction between the first connector housing and the second connector housing; and a data connector including a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is seated within the first connector housing such that the first terminal is connectable to a first complementary terminal, and the second terminal seated within the second connector housing such that the second terminal is connectable to a second complementary terminal, wherein the first connector bracket further includes a first connector conduit, and wherein the second connector bracket further includes a second connector conduit located within the first connector conduit. a first connector bracket including a first connector housing; a second connector bracket including a second connector housing, wherein the second connector bracket is slidably connected to the first connector bracket such that sliding the second connector bracket changes a distance in a first direction between the first connector housing and the second connector housing; and a data connector including a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is seated within the first connector housing such that the first terminal is connectable to a first complementary terminal, and the second terminal seated within the second connector housing such that the second terminal is connectable to a second complementary terminal, wherein the first connector bracket further includes a first connector conduit, and wherein the second connector bracket further includes a second connector conduit located within the first connector conduit.
A personal propulsion apparatus configured to be held forward of a user's body comprising: first and second air-moving thrusters arranged at opposed ends of a rigid member, the rigid member being a bar or tube; drive means operable to cause the thrusters to move air; characterised in, that the apparatus further comprises gripping means or a gripping surface arranged on the rigid member and configured to be held and moved by a user's hands, wherein the first and second thrusters are each configured to provide 15 to 25 kg of thrust, wherein each thruster comprises a housing mounted to a respective end of said rigid member, and an air moving device mounted within the housing, and wherein each air moving device rotates about an axis at 10,000 to 100,000 rpm. first and second air-moving thrusters arranged at opposed ends of a rigid member, the rigid member being a bar or tube; drive means operable to cause the thrusters to move air; characterised in, that the apparatus further comprises gripping means or a gripping surface arranged on the rigid member and configured to be held and moved by a user's hands, wherein the first and second thrusters are each configured to provide 15 to 25 kg of thrust, wherein each thruster comprises a housing mounted to a respective end of said rigid member, and an air moving device mounted within the housing, and wherein each air moving device rotates about an axis at 10,000 to 100,000 rpm.
A shaft cover for covering a shaft opening, wherein the shaft cover comprises a support structure, characterized in that the support structure comprises multiple rib elements, at least one comb element and at least one longitudinal element, that the rib elements reach through the at least one comb element and are spaced apart by the comb element or the comb elements, respectively, and that the at least one longitudinal element is connected with several rib elements.
A hose clip, comprising: a frame configured to be secured to a support structure, the frame defining an opening for receiving a hose; and at least one blocking element coupled to the frame, the blocking element being movable between a first position in which the blocking element blocks access to the opening and blocks the opening to retain the hose therein once the hose is attached to the clip, and a second position in which the blocking element is moved away from the opening for allowing passage of a hose through the opening; characterized in that the blocking element moves from the first position to the second position during insertion of a hose into the frame such that a first force is required to insert the hose into the frame, and the blocking element remains in the first position during retraction of the hose from the frame such that a second force that is greater than the first force is required to retract the hose from the frame. a frame configured to be secured to a support structure, the frame defining an opening for receiving a hose; and at least one blocking element coupled to the frame, the blocking element being movable between a first position in which the blocking element blocks access to the opening and blocks the opening to retain the hose therein once the hose is attached to the clip, and a second position in which the blocking element is moved away from the opening for allowing passage of a hose through the opening; characterized in that the blocking element moves from the first position to the second position during insertion of a hose into the frame such that a first force is required to insert the hose into the frame, and the blocking element remains in the first position during retraction of the hose from the frame such that a second force that is greater than the first force is required to retract the hose from the frame.
A proton beam delivery system for use in proton therapy, comprising: at least one achromatic beamline having a first power setting to direct a proton beam having a first predetermined range of proton beam energies to a target treatment area, a second power setting to direct a proton beam having a second predetermined range of proton beam energies to the target treatment area, and a third power setting to direct a proton beam having a third predetermined range of proton beam energies to the target treatment area; characterised by further comprising: a power changing unit configured to control an energy level of the proton beam and a power setting of the at least one achromatic beamline such that the power changing unit changes the power setting of the at least one achromatic beamline between the first power setting and the second power setting based on changes in proton beam energy that occur within the first predetermined range of proton beam energies, and to incrementally change the power setting of the at least one achromatic beamline between the second and third power settings based on changes in proton beam energy that occur within the second predetermined range of proton beam energies. at least one achromatic beamline having a first power setting to direct a proton beam having a first predetermined range of proton beam energies to a target treatment area, a second power setting to direct a proton beam having a second predetermined range of proton beam energies to the target treatment area, and a third power setting to direct a proton beam having a third predetermined range of proton beam energies to the target treatment area; characterised by further comprising: a power changing unit configured to control an energy level of the proton beam and a power setting of the at least one achromatic beamline such that the power changing unit changes the power setting of the at least one achromatic beamline between the first power setting and the second power setting based on changes in proton beam energy that occur within the first predetermined range of proton beam energies, and to incrementally change the power setting of the at least one achromatic beamline between the second and third power settings based on changes in proton beam energy that occur within the second predetermined range of proton beam energies.
A method for diagnosing an autoimmune disease based on the detection of CD4+, PD-1 high, CXCR5 low/- T helper cells in a sample obtained from a subject.
A method for encoding an audio signal, comprising: receiving a transformed audio signal; dividing the transformed audio signal into a plurality of sub-bands; calculating energy of each of the sub-bands; selecting a predetermined number of sub-bands in the order of a large amount of energy of the sub-bands; and performing sinusoidal coding with regard to the selected sub-bands, wherein the performing sinusoidal coding with regard to the selected sub-bands comprises: selecting the selected sub-bands into a plurality of tracks for the sinusoidal coding based on the amount of energy of the sub-bands; and performing the sinusoidal coding with regard to the tracks. receiving a transformed audio signal; dividing the transformed audio signal into a plurality of sub-bands; calculating energy of each of the sub-bands; selecting a predetermined number of sub-bands in the order of a large amount of energy of the sub-bands; and performing sinusoidal coding with regard to the selected sub-bands, wherein the performing sinusoidal coding with regard to the selected sub-bands comprises: selecting the selected sub-bands into a plurality of tracks for the sinusoidal coding based on the amount of energy of the sub-bands; and performing the sinusoidal coding with regard to the tracks. selecting the selected sub-bands into a plurality of tracks for the sinusoidal coding based on the amount of energy of the sub-bands; and performing the sinusoidal coding with regard to the tracks.
A vapor expansion system of the type having in serial flow relationship a turbine, a condenser, a pump and an evaporator, comprising: a pneumatically actuated valve with an actuator moveable to a position for fluidly connecting the evaporator to a turbine inlet by way of said valve; characterized by a conduit which fluidly interconnects said evaporator to said actuator such that pressurized refrigerant from said evaporator is selectively caused to move said actuator to open said pneumatically actuated valve. a pneumatically actuated valve with an actuator moveable to a position for fluidly connecting the evaporator to a turbine inlet by way of said valve; characterized by a conduit which fluidly interconnects said evaporator to said actuator such that pressurized refrigerant from said evaporator is selectively caused to move said actuator to open said pneumatically actuated valve.
A control system for a hybrid electric vehicle, HEV, having an engine and at least one electric machine, the vehicle being operable in an electric vehicle, EV, mode in which the electric machine develops torque to drive the vehicle whilst the engine is switched off, the control system being operable when the vehicle is in EV mode to command the vehicle to apply torque to the engine to motor the engine without starting the engine when one or more conditions are met, wherein the control system is operable to command an increases of a pressure of fuel in a fuel supply line of the engine when the engine is rotated without starting.
Method for alerting the driver of an automobile vehicle (V, V') comprising the following steps: • A step for obtaining an area (Z') not monitored by the driver and for activating sensors (91, 92, 93) of the vehicle (V, V') relating to the unmonitored area (Z'); • A step for analyzing data captured by the sensors (91, 92, 93) relating to the unmonitored area (Z') in order to detect a given event; • A step for rendering information representative of an alert if an event is detected during the analysis step; and characterized in that obtaining an unmonitored area (Z') takes into account the attention level of the driver, in such a manner that the lower the attention level, the larger the unmonitored area (Z') obtained. • A step for obtaining an area (Z') not monitored by the driver and for activating sensors (91, 92, 93) of the vehicle (V, V') relating to the unmonitored area (Z'); • A step for analyzing data captured by the sensors (91, 92, 93) relating to the unmonitored area (Z') in order to detect a given event; • A step for rendering information representative of an alert if an event is detected during the analysis step;
A coating drying method for conveying a coated work piece into a drying oven and drying a coating film of the work piece in the drying oven, the work piece being mounted on a conveyance hanger, and is conveyed into the drying oven, the method comprising: taking out air from the drying oven, and cooling the air such that each of at least part of moisture and at least part of a VOC which are contained in the air is condensed to be removed from the air; and heating the air after the cooling, and returning the heated air into the drying oven, wherein a heat pump whose heat absorption source is the air taken out from the drying oven and whose heat radiation source is the air after the cooling is provided, and by using the heat pump, the cooling of the air and the heating of the air are performed, characterized in that the method further comprises preliminarily cooling the air taken out from the drying oven before the cooling by the heat pump, and in the cooling of the air, the moisture contained in the air taken out from the drying oven is condensed to be removed from the air such that a dew-point temperature of the air inside the drying oven becomes equal to or less than a surface temperature of the hanger to be conveyed into the drying oven. taking out air from the drying oven, and cooling the air such that each of at least part of moisture and at least part of a VOC which are contained in the air is condensed to be removed from the air; and heating the air after the cooling, and returning the heated air into the drying oven, wherein a heat pump whose heat absorption source is the air taken out from the drying oven and whose heat radiation source is the air after the cooling is provided, and by using the heat pump, the cooling of the air and the heating of the air are performed, characterized in that the method further comprises preliminarily cooling the air taken out from the drying oven before the cooling by the heat pump, and in the cooling of the air, the moisture contained in the air taken out from the drying oven is condensed to be removed from the air such that a dew-point temperature of the air inside the drying oven becomes equal to or less than a surface temperature of the hanger to be conveyed into the drying oven.
A mobile terminal including a quality measurement means for measuring quality of a downlink communication path, and a transmitting means for transmitting a result of the measurement made by the quality measurement means to a base station, characterized in that in a case in which a timing at which to transmit the result of the measurement made by the quality measurement means to the base station coincides with a timing at which to transmit a positive response signal or a negative response signal to the base station, the transmitting means is adapted to transmit either the positive response signal or the negative response signal without transmitting the result of the measurement made by the quality measurement means.
A method for detecting intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, comprising detecting intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by using a lectin WFA-binding glycoprotein as a cancer marker wherein the detection of the presence of the cancer marker in a test specimen is carried out by binding a lectin WFA to the lectin WFA-binding glycoprotein, and detecting the presence of the cancer marker by detecting the binding of the lectin WFA and the lectin WFA-binding glycoprotein in the test specimen in vitro; wherein the detection of the presence of the cancer marker in a test specimen by binding a lectin WFA to the lectin WFA-binding glycoprotein is carried out by a sandwich method using the lectin WFA, the lectin WFA-binding glycoprotein as a cancer marker, and an antibody recognizing and binding to the lectin WFA-binding glycoprotein.