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A method for performing material decomposition using a CT system, the steps comprising: a) imaging an object with a CT system using at least two different energy levels to acquire CT data associated with each of the energy levels; a) i) reconstructing the CT data associated with each energy level to produce CT images associated with each energy level; a) ii) converting the CT images associated with each energy level to produce attenuation coefficients associated with each energy level b) expressing a total mass attenuation of an object as a weighted sum of mass attenuation coefficients of three constituent materials, wherein weights in the weighted sum are concentrations of the three constituent materials; c) determining an effective density of the imaged object using the CT data; and d) indicating concentrations of the three constituent materials from the CT data acquired in step a) and the effective density determined in step c) using the expression of step b), wherein the concentrations are at least one of a mass fraction, mass percent, weight fraction, and weight percent. e) producing an image using the CT data and the concentration of the three constituent materials, the image illustrating a distribution of the concentrations of the three constituent materials within the object. a) imaging an object with a CT system using at least two different energy levels to acquire CT data associated with each of the energy levels; a) i) reconstructing the CT data associated with each energy level to produce CT images associated with each energy level; a) ii) converting the CT images associated with each energy level to produce attenuation coefficients associated with each energy level b) expressing a total mass attenuation of an object as a weighted sum of mass attenuation coefficients of three constituent materials, wherein weights in the weighted sum are concentrations of the three constituent materials; c) determining an effective density of the imaged object using the CT data; and d) indicating concentrations of the three constituent materials from the CT data acquired in step a) and the effective density determined in step c) using the expression of step b), wherein the concentrations are at least one of a mass fraction, mass percent, weight fraction, and weight percent. e) producing an image using the CT data and the concentration of the three constituent materials, the image illustrating a distribution of the concentrations of the three constituent materials within the object.
Household appliance, in particular a dishwasher, comprising at least one container for receiving goods to be treated, particularly dishes, comprising a container opening that can be closed by an appliance door, associated at least in sections with stiffening means for increasing the rigidity of the container in the region of the container opening, said means comprising at least one centring element by which the appliance door can be aligned to the container opening when the appliance door is closed, characterised in that the stiffening means and the at least one centring element are made of a uniform material and/or embodied in one piece as a plastic profile part, particularly in a plastic injection moulding process.
A mixer assembly comprising a housing that forms a mixing channel, a static mixing element being arranged within the mixing channel, wherein the mixer assembly further having an inlet end, for receiving two components of a substance and a dispensing end for dispensing a mixture from the components, wherein the inlet end comprises for each component an inlet (110a, 110b) and an associated non-return valve (105a, 105b), and wherein each of the inlets is connectable for fluid communication with the mixing channel via the associated non-return valve, characterized in that the mixer assembly further comprises for each component a passageway (107a, 107b) that at a first end forms the respective inlet and at a second end forms an orifice (117a, 117b) into the mixing channel, wherein the non-return valve is arranged between the inlet and the orifice.
A network device (180, 182, 160) comprising: an interface for coupling with a telecommunication engine operable for providing wireless uplink and downlink communication services in a plurality of frequency carriers configured in a baseline configuration PO with baseline neighbor associations; an interface for coupling with a self-organizing network controller; and a policy engine operable for: identifying a network condition scenario S1 requiring neighbour associations to be updated such that loaded carriers associate to less loaded carriers; locating a policy P1 associated with the scenario S1; and providing to the telecommunication engine configuration directives based on P1, wherein a neighbor association between a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier is updated to a neighbor association between the first frequency carrier and a third frequency carrier when the third frequency carrier is less loaded than the second frequency carrier. an interface for coupling with a telecommunication engine operable for providing wireless uplink and downlink communication services in a plurality of frequency carriers configured in a baseline configuration PO with baseline neighbor associations; an interface for coupling with a self-organizing network controller; and a policy engine operable for: identifying a network condition scenario S1 requiring neighbour associations to be updated such that loaded carriers associate to less loaded carriers; locating a policy P1 associated with the scenario S1; and providing to the telecommunication engine configuration directives based on P1, wherein a neighbor association between a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier is updated to a neighbor association between the first frequency carrier and a third frequency carrier when the third frequency carrier is less loaded than the second frequency carrier. identifying a network condition scenario S1 requiring neighbour associations to be updated such that loaded carriers associate to less loaded carriers; locating a policy P1 associated with the scenario S1; and providing to the telecommunication engine configuration directives based on P1, wherein a neighbor association between a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier is updated to a neighbor association between the first frequency carrier and a third frequency carrier when the third frequency carrier is less loaded than the second frequency carrier.
A mixing tube arrangement for swirling exhaust gases, the mixing tube arrangement comprising: a tube body having a longitudinal axis extending along an interior passage from a first end of the tube body to a second end of the tube body, the tube body comprising a slotted region and a non-slotted region, the slotted region comprising a plurality of slots, the slotted region extending over a first circumferential width of the tube body and the non-slotted region extending over a second circumferential width of the tube body, the second circumferential width being less than the first circumferential width, wherein each of said plurality of slots has a slot width defined along the circumference of the tube body and wherein for each slot said slot width is less than the second circumferential width of the non-slotted region, characterized in that the second circumferential width of the non-slotted region is significantly larger than a circumferential width of any portion of the tube body extending between two adjacent slots of the slotted region, preferably the second circumferential width of the non-slotted region is at least double of a circumferential width of any portion of the tube body extending between two adjacent slots of the slotted region. a tube body having a longitudinal axis extending along an interior passage from a first end of the tube body to a second end of the tube body, the tube body comprising a slotted region and a non-slotted region, the slotted region comprising a plurality of slots, the slotted region extending over a first circumferential width of the tube body and the non-slotted region extending over a second circumferential width of the tube body, the second circumferential width being less than the first circumferential width, wherein each of said plurality of slots has a slot width defined along the circumference of the tube body and wherein for each slot said slot width is less than the second circumferential width of the non-slotted region, characterized in that the second circumferential width of the non-slotted region is significantly larger than a circumferential width of any portion of the tube body extending between two adjacent slots of the slotted region, preferably the second circumferential width of the non-slotted region is at least double of a circumferential width of any portion of the tube body extending between two adjacent slots of the slotted region.
A radiator panel for a spacecraft, the radiator panel comprising: two spaced-apart face-sheets including an inside face-sheet and an outside face-sheet, wherein the two spaced-apart face-sheets are constructed of a fiber reinforced composite material, wherein the fiber reinforced composite material includes a first set of fibers and a second set of fibers, and wherein the fibers of the first set differ from the fibers of the second set in at least one characteristic, the first set of fibers includes fibers having a first average diameter, and the second set of fibers includes fibers having a second average diameter that is different than the first average diameter, wherein the first average diameter is in the range of 5-20 μm and the second average diameter is in the range of 50-200 μm; a honeycomb core positioned between the two spaced-apart face-sheets; and one or more heat pipes extending through the honeycomb core. two spaced-apart face-sheets including an inside face-sheet and an outside face-sheet, wherein the two spaced-apart face-sheets are constructed of a fiber reinforced composite material, wherein the fiber reinforced composite material includes a first set of fibers and a second set of fibers, and wherein the fibers of the first set differ from the fibers of the second set in at least one characteristic, the first set of fibers includes fibers having a first average diameter, and the second set of fibers includes fibers having a second average diameter that is different than the first average diameter, wherein the first average diameter is in the range of 5-20 μm and the second average diameter is in the range of 50-200 μm; a honeycomb core positioned between the two spaced-apart face-sheets; and one or more heat pipes extending through the honeycomb core.
A liquid composition comprising a polymer having ion exchange groups, water and an organic solvent, wherein the average secondary particle size of the polymer having ion exchange groups is from 100 to 3,000 nm, wherein the average secondary particle size is determined as disclosed in the description; the primary particle size parameter represented by the product of the average primary particle size (nm) and the ion exchange capacity (meq/g dry resin) of the polymer having ion exchange groups, is from 12 to 20, wherein the average primary particle size is determined as disclosed in the description; the polymer having ion exchange groups has structural units having an ion exchange group and structural units based on a perfluoromonoene monomer having a 5-membered ring or a perfluorodiene monomer capable of forming a 5-membered ring by cyclopolymerization; and the ion exchange capacity of the polymer having ion exchange groups is from 1.1 to 2.0 meq/g dry resin. the average secondary particle size of the polymer having ion exchange groups is from 100 to 3,000 nm, wherein the average secondary particle size is determined as disclosed in the description; the primary particle size parameter represented by the product of the average primary particle size (nm) and the ion exchange capacity (meq/g dry resin) of the polymer having ion exchange groups, is from 12 to 20, wherein the average primary particle size is determined as disclosed in the description; the polymer having ion exchange groups has structural units having an ion exchange group and structural units based on a perfluoromonoene monomer having a 5-membered ring or a perfluorodiene monomer capable of forming a 5-membered ring by cyclopolymerization; and the ion exchange capacity of the polymer having ion exchange groups is from 1.1 to 2.0 meq/g dry resin.
A solar cell comprising: a silicon substrate; and an electrode formed on the silicon substrate, wherein the electrode is formed of a composition for solar cell electrodes comprising a conductive powder, an organic vehicle and a glass frit, characterized in that the silicon substrate is formed with at least 5 raised portions having a cross-sectional height (h) of 50 nm or more per 5 μm length, and the glass frit has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 150°C to 450°C. a silicon substrate; and an electrode formed on the silicon substrate, wherein the electrode is formed of a composition for solar cell electrodes comprising a conductive powder, an organic vehicle and a glass frit, characterized in that the silicon substrate is formed with at least 5 raised portions having a cross-sectional height (h) of 50 nm or more per 5 μm length, and the glass frit has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 150°C to 450°C.
A method for securing an identification document comprising an identification photograph and alphanumeric particulars relating to the holder of the identification document, comprising the following steps: - collection of alphanumeric information from the alphanumeric particulars intended to feature on the identification document; - encoding the alphanumeric information collected using properties of patterns intended to feature in predetermined areas of the identification photograph, where the patterns are likely to reveal any alteration of the identification photograph; - making the identification document so that it comprises said alphanumeric particulars and the identification photograph visibly bearing the patterns with said properties in said predetermined zones, characterised in that the patterns are made up of lines superimposed on the identification photograph with line intersections, so that said collected alphanumeric information is coded by the presence and absence of intersections of patterns in said predetermined zones. - collection of alphanumeric information from the alphanumeric particulars intended to feature on the identification document; - encoding the alphanumeric information collected using properties of patterns intended to feature in predetermined areas of the identification photograph, where the patterns are likely to reveal any alteration of the identification photograph; - making the identification document so that it comprises said alphanumeric particulars and the identification photograph visibly bearing the patterns with said properties in said predetermined zones, characterised in that the patterns are made up of lines superimposed on the identification photograph with line intersections, so that said collected alphanumeric information is coded by the presence and absence of intersections of patterns in said predetermined zones.
A cooker comprising: a cooking chamber adapted for cooking food in it; a heat source adapted for heating the food in the cooking chamber; a lighting device adapted for illuminating an inner portion of the cooking chamber; an image sensor adapted for scanning the inner portion of the cooking chamber and the food; and a control part adapted for correcting a food image distorted by light from the lighting device, characterized in that: the control part is adapted to operate the image sensor and the lighting device to obtain an inner image of the cooking chamber by the image sensor after the lighting device is set into operation, to read an RGB color value from the inner image of the cooking chamber, and to correct the image of the food in the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor by using a difference between the RGB color value of the inner image of the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor and a preset reference RGB color value read from an inner image of the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor when the inner portion of the cooking chamber is illuminated with white light, wherein the preset reference RGB color value is stored in a data storage. a cooking chamber adapted for cooking food in it; a heat source adapted for heating the food in the cooking chamber; a lighting device adapted for illuminating an inner portion of the cooking chamber; an image sensor adapted for scanning the inner portion of the cooking chamber and the food; and a control part adapted for correcting a food image distorted by light from the lighting device, to operate the image sensor and the lighting device to obtain an inner image of the cooking chamber by the image sensor after the lighting device is set into operation, to read an RGB color value from the inner image of the cooking chamber, and to correct the image of the food in the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor by using a difference between the RGB color value of the inner image of the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor and a preset reference RGB color value read from an inner image of the cooking chamber scanned by the image sensor when the inner portion of the cooking chamber is illuminated with white light, wherein the preset reference RGB color value is stored in a data storage.
Complete piston, comprising a circularly annular carrier made from polymeric material and at least one sealing ring which is connected to the carrier, the sealing ring having at least one sealing lip which protrudes beyond the carrier radially to the outside and can be brought into contact sealingly with a wall of a cylinder which encloses the complete piston, a permanently magnetic magnet ring being arranged in the carrier, and the carrier having, on its inner circumference, a piston holder which is delimited axially on both sides by way of in each case one end side (9, 10), characterized in that at least one of the end sides (9, 10) has a bevel with a bearing face for automatic centring of the complete piston on the piston holder, and in that the ratio of the axial width of the carrier on the inner circumference to the width of the bevels (11, 12) is from 4.5 to 9.
A transmission belt tensioner with (a) a housing, (b) a first set of disc springs, (c) a tensioning arm which is connected to the disc springs for compressing the disc springs upon a movement of the tensioning arm out of a neutral position in a deflection direction relative to the housing, and (d) a second set of disc springs, characterised by the fact that (e) the tensioning arm is connected to the disc springs of the second set to compress them upon a movement of the tensioning arm out of a neutral position in an opposite direction to the deflection direction. (a) a housing, (b) a first set of disc springs, (c) a tensioning arm which is connected to the disc springs for compressing the disc springs upon a movement of the tensioning arm out of a neutral position in a deflection direction relative to the housing, and (d) a second set of disc springs, characterised by the fact that (e) the tensioning arm is connected to the disc springs of the second set to compress them upon a movement of the tensioning arm out of a neutral position in an opposite direction to the deflection direction.
A device for controlling a flow of a fluid, comprising: a first electrode; and a second electrode offset from the first electrode in a downstream direction of the flow, the electrodes being connectable to a voltage source; the device being characterized in that the first electrode comprises a first set of bridges in a first direction orthogonal to the direction of the flow, and a second set of bridges in a second direction orthogonal to the direction of the flow, wherein the intersection of the first set of bridges and the second set of bridges at a plurality of joints forms a grid structure, which is arranged to allow the fluid to flow through the first electrode; and at least a portion of the bridges of the first set and second set of bridges has a maximum height (h 1) in a direction parallel to a direction of the flow and a maximum gauge (w 1) in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the flow, wherein said maximum height is larger than said maximum gauge. a first electrode; and a second electrode offset from the first electrode in a downstream direction of the flow, the electrodes being connectable to a voltage source; the device being characterized in that the first electrode comprises a first set of bridges in a first direction orthogonal to the direction of the flow, and a second set of bridges in a second direction orthogonal to the direction of the flow, wherein the intersection of the first set of bridges and the second set of bridges at a plurality of joints forms a grid structure, which is arranged to allow the fluid to flow through the first electrode; and at least a portion of the bridges of the first set and second set of bridges has a maximum height (h 1) in a direction parallel to a direction of the flow and a maximum gauge (w 1) in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the flow, wherein said maximum height is larger than said maximum gauge.