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A system for reaming bone, comprising: an intramedullary member having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending in a first direction between the first and second ends; a guide member coupled to the first end of the intramedullary member and having a body, the body having first and second apertures (86a, 86b) each extending entirely through at least a portion of the body that forms a reamer guide (84, 85), the first aperture having a first length defining a first axis, the second aperture having a second length defining a second axis, the first and second apertures (86a, 86b) being oriented with respect to the intramedullary member such that the first and second axes each extend in the first direction and are offset from the longitudinal axis of the intramedullary member; and a reamer having a reaming head and a shaft extending from the reamer head through the first aperture, the shaft being slidable within the first aperture; said system being characterized in that it comprises a first slot extending through a first sidewall defined by the first aperture and along the length of the first aperture, a second slot extending through a second sidewall defined by the second aperture and along the length of the second aperture, and in that; the reamer head is larger than the first aperture such that the reamer head is prohibited from passing therethrough, the shaft having a cross-sectional dimension smaller than a width defined by the first and second slots (87a, 87b). an intramedullary member having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending in a first direction between the first and second ends; a guide member coupled to the first end of the intramedullary member and having a body, the body having first and second apertures (86a, 86b) each extending entirely through at least a portion of the body that forms a reamer guide (84, 85), the first aperture having a first length defining a first axis, the second aperture having a second length defining a second axis, the first and second apertures (86a, 86b) being oriented with respect to the intramedullary member such that the first and second axes each extend in the first direction and are offset from the longitudinal axis of the intramedullary member; and a reamer having a reaming head and a shaft extending from the reamer head through the first aperture, the shaft being slidable within the first aperture; said system being characterized in that it comprises a first slot extending through a first sidewall defined by the first aperture and along the length of the first aperture, a second slot extending through a second sidewall defined by the second aperture and along the length of the second aperture, and in that; the reamer head is larger than the first aperture such that the reamer head is prohibited from passing therethrough, the shaft having a cross-sectional dimension smaller than a width defined by the first and second slots (87a, 87b).
A transparent diffusive OLED substrate comprising the following successive elements or layers: (a) a transparent flat substrate made of mineral glass having a refractive index of between 1.45 and 1.65, (b) a rough low index layer comprising mineral particles, said mineral particles being bonded to one side of the substrate by means of a low index enamel, the mineral particles near, at or protruding from the enamel's surface creating a surface roughness characterized by an arithmetical mean deviation R a comprised between 0.15 and 3 μm, the mineral particles and enamel both having a refractive index of between 1.45 and 1.65, the volume ratio of the mineral particles to the low index enamel being comprised between 0.3 and 3; (c) a high index planarization layer made of an enamel having a refractive index comprised between 1,8 and 2,1 covering the rough low index layer (b). (a) a transparent flat substrate made of mineral glass having a refractive index of between 1.45 and 1.65, (b) a rough low index layer comprising mineral particles, said mineral particles being bonded to one side of the substrate by means of a low index enamel, the mineral particles near, at or protruding from the enamel's surface creating a surface roughness characterized by an arithmetical mean deviation R a comprised between 0.15 and 3 μm, the mineral particles and enamel both having a refractive index of between 1.45 and 1.65, the volume ratio of the mineral particles to the low index enamel being comprised between 0.3 and 3; (c) a high index planarization layer made of an enamel having a refractive index comprised between 1,8 and 2,1 covering the rough low index layer (b).
A hemostatic composite structure comprising: a) a bioabsorbable fabric or non- woven substrate having at least two major oppositely facing surface areas and b) a continuous non-porous polymer-based film that is laminated on one major surface of said substrate. a) a bioabsorbable fabric or non- woven substrate having at least two major oppositely facing surface areas and b) a continuous non-porous polymer-based film that is laminated on one major surface of said substrate.
A method for carrying out an energy yield forecast in an existing or planned wind farm with a plurality of wind turbines, in particular in an on-shore wind farm with complex terrain, comprising the following steps: - Providing information on at least one of an orography and an arrangement of the wind turbines, - Defining three-dimensional spatial points to be measured on the basis of the information provided, - Measuring at least one meteorological parameter for all of the defined spatial points in the spatial area over the area of the wind farm by means of at least two Lidar scanners, - Using the measured meteorological parameter for the energy yield forecast of the wind farm, wherein defining the three-dimensional spatial points to be measured comprises generating a grid, wherein at least two distances between grid points of the grid are different in the horizontal and/or vertical direction, wherein the spacing of grid points is determined on the basis of a wind field simulation, the wind field simulation comprising a variation of the air layer thickness on the basis of the orography of the wind farm. - Providing information on at least one of an orography and an arrangement of the wind turbines, - Defining three-dimensional spatial points to be measured on the basis of the information provided, - Measuring at least one meteorological parameter for all of the defined spatial points in the spatial area over the area of the wind farm by means of at least two Lidar scanners, - Using the measured meteorological parameter for the energy yield forecast of the wind farm, wherein defining the three-dimensional spatial points to be measured comprises generating a grid, wherein at least two distances between grid points of the grid are different in the horizontal and/or vertical direction, wherein the spacing of grid points is determined on the basis of a wind field simulation, the wind field simulation comprising a variation of the air layer thickness on the basis of the orography of the wind farm. wherein defining the three-dimensional spatial points to be measured comprises generating a grid, wherein at least two distances between grid points of the grid are different in the horizontal and/or vertical direction, wherein the spacing of grid points is determined on the basis of a wind field simulation, the wind field simulation comprising a variation of the air layer thickness on the basis of the orography of the wind farm.
A process of forming a martensitic alloy component, said component being a turbomachine part or wind turbine part, the process comprising: forging a steel alloy containing by weight: 0.25% to 0.31% C; 2.1% to 3.0% Mn; 0.22% to 0.28% Si; 2.0% to 2.2% Cr; 0.45% to 0.55% Mo; 0.08% to 0.12% V; balance iron and incidental trace amounts of 0.02% or less; austenitizing the forged alloy including holding the forging at temperatures greater than 870°C; quenching the austenitized alloy; tempering the quenched alloy including temperatures between 550°C and 650°C; and hardening the martensitic alloy component with a hardenability based from a solid component corresponding to an ideal diameter of 50.8 cm (20 inches) to 76.2cm (30 inches) or more. forging a steel alloy containing by weight: 0.25% to 0.31% C; 2.1% to 3.0% Mn; 0.22% to 0.28% Si; 2.0% to 2.2% Cr; 0.45% to 0.55% Mo; 0.08% to 0.12% V; 0.25% to 0.31% C; 2.1% to 3.0% Mn; 0.22% to 0.28% Si; 2.0% to 2.2% Cr; 0.45% to 0.55% Mo; 0.08% to 0.12% V; balance iron and incidental trace amounts of 0.02% or less; austenitizing the forged alloy including holding the forging at temperatures greater than 870°C; quenching the austenitized alloy; tempering the quenched alloy including temperatures between 550°C and 650°C; and hardening the martensitic alloy component with a hardenability based from a solid component corresponding to an ideal diameter of 50.8 cm (20 inches) to 76.2cm (30 inches) or more.
An apparatus, comprising: an optical detector configured to sample asynchronously an optical signal received from or transmitted to an optical component; and a processor (140, 200) operatively coupled to the optical detector, the processor configured to calculate a metric value of the optical signal without an extinction ratio of the optical signal being calculated, the metric value being proportional to the extinction ratio of the optical signal, the processor configured to calculate a calibration value associated with the optical signal, the processor configured to define an error signal based on the metric value of the optical signal and the calibration value, the processor configured to send the error signal to an optical transmitter such that the optical transmitter modifies an output optical signal in response to the error signal. an optical detector configured to sample asynchronously an optical signal received from or transmitted to an optical component; and a processor (140, 200) operatively coupled to the optical detector, the processor configured to calculate a metric value of the optical signal without an extinction ratio of the optical signal being calculated, the metric value being proportional to the extinction ratio of the optical signal, the processor configured to calculate a calibration value associated with the optical signal, the processor configured to define an error signal based on the metric value of the optical signal and the calibration value, the processor configured to send the error signal to an optical transmitter such that the optical transmitter modifies an output optical signal in response to the error signal. the processor configured to calculate a metric value of the optical signal without an extinction ratio of the optical signal being calculated, the metric value being proportional to the extinction ratio of the optical signal, the processor configured to calculate a calibration value associated with the optical signal, the processor configured to define an error signal based on the metric value of the optical signal and the calibration value, the processor configured to send the error signal to an optical transmitter such that the optical transmitter modifies an output optical signal in response to the error signal.
An apparatus comprising: an interface (122; 302) to receive data from a host; a disk of magnetic storage media to store the data; a magnetic media writer, comprising a write head, configured to write the data to the magnetic storage media as data bits; and a pulse-based writer configured to: determine that a string of the data bits having a same polarity corresponds to a magnet longer than a threshold based on a geometry of the write head of the magnetic media writer; insert, into the string of the data bits, a first transition and a second transition, wherein a polarity of the first transition is opposite to a polarity of the second transition; asserting a control signal to the magnetic media writer to mask at least one of the first transition or the second transition inserted into the string of data bits; and transmit, to the magnetic media writer, the string of the data bits including the at least one transition to cause the write head of the magnetic media writer to pulse while writing the magnet to the magnetic storage media of the disk. an interface (122; 302) to receive data from a host; a disk of magnetic storage media to store the data; a magnetic media writer, comprising a write head, configured to write the data to the magnetic storage media as data bits; and a pulse-based writer configured to: determine that a string of the data bits having a same polarity corresponds to a magnet longer than a threshold based on a geometry of the write head of the magnetic media writer; insert, into the string of the data bits, a first transition and a second transition, wherein a polarity of the first transition is opposite to a polarity of the second transition; asserting a control signal to the magnetic media writer to mask at least one of the first transition or the second transition inserted into the string of data bits; and transmit, to the magnetic media writer, the string of the data bits including the at least one transition to cause the write head of the magnetic media writer to pulse while writing the magnet to the magnetic storage media of the disk. determine that a string of the data bits having a same polarity corresponds to a magnet longer than a threshold based on a geometry of the write head of the magnetic media writer; insert, into the string of the data bits, a first transition and a second transition, wherein a polarity of the first transition is opposite to a polarity of the second transition; asserting a control signal to the magnetic media writer to mask at least one of the first transition or the second transition inserted into the string of data bits; and transmit, to the magnetic media writer, the string of the data bits including the at least one transition to cause the write head of the magnetic media writer to pulse while writing the magnet to the magnetic storage media of the disk.
A communication system (250, 260; 550; 650) comprising: a plurality of synchronization first-in first-out (FIFO) memories (201 1, 201 2, 201 N), each coupled to receive a corresponding input data stream (WD 1, WD 2, WD N) and a corresponding clock signal (CLK 1, CLK 2, CLK N) from a corresponding transmitting agent (10 1, 10 2, 10 N), wherein each clock signal is asynchronous with respect to each other clock signal; an arbitration circuit that reads data from the plurality of synchronization FIFO memories in response to a local clock signal (CLK P, CLK Q), wherein each of the plurality of synchronization FIFO memories includes a number of entries (S 1, S 2, S N) specified by the number of entries required to synchronize the data of its corresponding input data stream with the local clock signal; and a buffer FIFO memory (220; 631) coupled to store the data read by the arbitration circuit from the plurality of synchronization FIFO memories, wherein the buffer FIFO operates in response to the local clock signal, wherein the buffer FIFO memory includes a number of entries that accounts for a worst case wait time allowable (T w ') before the buffer FIFO memory must start reading previously stored data, and an additional number of entries that allows data to be stored in the buffer FIFO memory during a flow control response time that elapses until the corresponding transmitting agents respond to a flow control message. a plurality of synchronization first-in first-out (FIFO) memories (201 1, 201 2, 201 N), each coupled to receive a corresponding input data stream (WD 1, WD 2, WD N) and a corresponding clock signal (CLK 1, CLK 2, CLK N) from a corresponding transmitting agent (10 1, 10 2, 10 N), wherein each clock signal is asynchronous with respect to each other clock signal; an arbitration circuit that reads data from the plurality of synchronization FIFO memories in response to a local clock signal (CLK P, CLK Q), wherein each of the plurality of synchronization FIFO memories includes a number of entries (S 1, S 2, S N) specified by the number of entries required to synchronize the data of its corresponding input data stream with the local clock signal; and a buffer FIFO memory (220; 631) coupled to store the data read by the arbitration circuit from the plurality of synchronization FIFO memories, wherein the buffer FIFO operates in response to the local clock signal, wherein the buffer FIFO memory includes a number of entries that accounts for a worst case wait time allowable (T w ') before the buffer FIFO memory must start reading previously stored data, and an additional number of entries that allows data to be stored in the buffer FIFO memory during a flow control response time that elapses until the corresponding transmitting agents respond to a flow control message.
Method for producing an arrangement for the electrically-conductive connection of electrical conductors, wherein a number of electrical contact elements is produced and attached to a common carrier made of electrically-conductive metal, wherein the contact elements protrude from at least one side edge of the same, wherein the carrier and contact elements are punched out of a sheet consisting of the metal, and wherein mating contacts are connected to the contact elements, characterized in that - first of all, a strip-shaped carrier of long length, which is between 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm wide and about 0.3 mm thick, is produced in continuous production, - webs protruding from the side edge at a distance from each other are formed as contact elements in the production of the carrier, - the carrier, equipped with the contact elements, is wound on a coil, - the carrier is removed for further processing of the coil and a portion of predetermined length with a predetermined number of contact elements, is separated from the same, and - finally the mating contacts are connected to the contact elements of the separated portion and respectively attached to the end of an electrical conductor. - first of all, a strip-shaped carrier of long length, which is between 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm wide and about 0.3 mm thick, is produced in continuous production, - webs protruding from the side edge at a distance from each other are formed as contact elements in the production of the carrier, - the carrier, equipped with the contact elements, is wound on a coil, - the carrier is removed for further processing of the coil and a portion of predetermined length with a predetermined number of contact elements, is separated from the same, and - finally the mating contacts are connected to the contact elements of the separated portion and respectively attached to the end of an electrical conductor.
A method for amplifying a target nucleic acid in a biological sample obtained from a subject, wherein the biological sample comprises subject-derived cells or cell debris, the method comprising: (a) lysing the cells in the biological sample to form a lysate; (b) adding to the lysate a buffer solution comprising a buffering agent to form a reaction mixture, wherein the buffer solution has a moderately alkaline pH at ambient temperature; (c) following step (b), heating the reaction mixture to form a denatured reaction mixture; (d) adding a thermostable nucleic acid polymerase to the denatured reaction mixture; and (e) amplifying the target nucleic acid to form an amplified solution comprising an amplicon, wherein the amplifying is performed by polymerase chain reaction. (a) lysing the cells in the biological sample to form a lysate; (b) adding to the lysate a buffer solution comprising a buffering agent to form a reaction mixture, wherein the buffer solution has a moderately alkaline pH at ambient temperature; (c) following step (b), heating the reaction mixture to form a denatured reaction mixture; (d) adding a thermostable nucleic acid polymerase to the denatured reaction mixture; and (e) amplifying the target nucleic acid to form an amplified solution comprising an amplicon, wherein the amplifying is performed by polymerase chain reaction.
A method of manufacturing a metallic LEP ink having reduced impurities, comprising: adding a metallic pigment slurry and a resin to a stainless steel attritor, wherein the metallic pigment slurry comprises a metallic pigment and a solvent, the metallic pigment is selected from the group of aluminum, silver, platinum, tin, copper, bronze, gold, and mixtures thereof; and the solvent is selected from the group of paraffins, isoparaffins, oils, alkanes having from about 6 to about 100 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof; adding ceramic grinding beads to the attritor; and grinding the metallic pigment and the resin to form the metallic LEP ink,. adding a metallic pigment slurry and a resin to a stainless steel attritor, wherein the metallic pigment slurry comprises a metallic pigment and a solvent, the metallic pigment is selected from the group of aluminum, silver, platinum, tin, copper, bronze, gold, and mixtures thereof; and the solvent is selected from the group of paraffins, isoparaffins, oils, alkanes having from about 6 to about 100 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof; adding ceramic grinding beads to the attritor; and grinding the metallic pigment and the resin to form the metallic LEP ink,.
A collimator for providing collimation of radiation from at least one radiation source, the collimator being formed from radiation attenuating material, the radiation attenuating material further defining a twisted slit having first and second apertures, the first and second apertures being configured to provide a series of compound apertures from a radiation entry point in one aperture to a radiation exit point in the other aperture, the twisted slit being filled with radiation transmissive material, characterised in that the collimator substantially takes the form of a prolate spheroid body having a major axis that passes through its longest dimension, the first aperture extending at least partially around the body in a plane orthogonal to the major axis, and the second aperture extending at least partially around the body in a spiral form relative to the major axis, such that all direct pathways from a radiation entry point to a radiation exit point and passing through the major axis at a predetermined angle, are of constant length in order to provide constant collimation effect.