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An x-ray imaging system comprising: - an x-ray generator; - one or more radiation detectors; - a rotary stage having an axis of rotation arranged perpendicular to an axis of an x-ray beam emitted by the x-ray generator; - a linear translation stage having an axis of movement arranged along the axis of rotation of the rotary stage; - a motion control system that synchronizes rotational motion of the rotary stage and linear motion of the linear translation stage; and - a data acquisition system comprising one or more processors configured to: - receive user input parameters; - configure, based at least in part on the user input parameters, the x-ray imaging system to acquire radiographs; and - generate a three-dimensional image of an object on the rotary stage based at least in part on the radiographs, wherein, when generating the three-dimensional image, the data acquisition system applies a Gaussian-type weighted back-projecting filtering function to the radiographs to give greater weight to low-angled slices in a smoothly varying fashion. - an x-ray generator; - one or more radiation detectors; - a rotary stage having an axis of rotation arranged perpendicular to an axis of an x-ray beam emitted by the x-ray generator; - a linear translation stage having an axis of movement arranged along the axis of rotation of the rotary stage; - a motion control system that synchronizes rotational motion of the rotary stage and linear motion of the linear translation stage; and - a data acquisition system comprising one or more processors configured to: - receive user input parameters; - configure, based at least in part on the user input parameters, the x-ray imaging system to acquire radiographs; and - generate a three-dimensional image of an object on the rotary stage based at least in part on the radiographs, wherein, when generating the three-dimensional image, the data acquisition system applies a Gaussian-type weighted back-projecting filtering function to the radiographs to give greater weight to low-angled slices in a smoothly varying fashion. - receive user input parameters; - configure, based at least in part on the user input parameters, the x-ray imaging system to acquire radiographs; and - generate a three-dimensional image of an object on the rotary stage based at least in part on the radiographs, wherein, when generating the three-dimensional image, the data acquisition system applies a Gaussian-type weighted back-projecting filtering function to the radiographs to give greater weight to low-angled slices in a smoothly varying fashion.
An information processing apparatus configured to cause a display device to display an ultrasound image, which is generated by transmitting ultrasound beams from a transducer array toward the inside of a living body and receiving ultrasound echoes generated in the living body, the apparatus comprising: a blood vessel aggregate detection unit configured to detect, from the ultrasound image, a blood vessel aggregate region (Ra) including a blood vessel aggregate in which three or more blood vessels are aggregated, and a highlight display unit configured to highlight and display the blood vessel aggregate region (Ra) in the ultrasound image. a blood vessel aggregate detection unit configured to detect, from the ultrasound image, a blood vessel aggregate region (Ra) including a blood vessel aggregate in which three or more blood vessels are aggregated, and a highlight display unit configured to highlight and display the blood vessel aggregate region (Ra) in the ultrasound image.
A gigabits zero-delay arrangement for enabling continuous monitoring of data traversing through a network in a high-speed Ethernet environment, comprising: a high-speed network device configured for monitoring said data flowing through said network; a primary power source for providing a first power to circuitry of said gigabits zero-delay arrangement; and a sensor controller configured for monitoring power flowing into said high-speed network device and for establishing an alternative communication link, wherein said sensor controller is configured to activate a set of relays to establish said alternative communication link before a disruption in said power causes a power drop resulting in power that is unable to maintain a communication link between said network device and said network, wherein said high speed network device is a gigabits network tap and said sensor controller is configured for establishing said alternative communication link when said first power of said primary power source is below a predefined threshold, activating a set of capacitor modules to provide temporary power to said gigabits network tap when said first power is below said predefined threshold, and switching said set of relays from an opened position to a closed position to establish said alternative communication link. a high-speed network device configured for monitoring said data flowing through said network; a primary power source for providing a first power to circuitry of said gigabits zero-delay arrangement; and a sensor controller configured for monitoring power flowing into said high-speed network device and for establishing an alternative communication link, wherein said sensor controller is configured to activate a set of relays to establish said alternative communication link before a disruption in said power causes a power drop resulting in power that is unable to maintain a communication link between said network device and said network, wherein said high speed network device is a gigabits network tap and said sensor controller is configured for establishing said alternative communication link when said first power of said primary power source is below a predefined threshold, activating a set of capacitor modules to provide temporary power to said gigabits network tap when said first power is below said predefined threshold, and switching said set of relays from an opened position to a closed position to establish said alternative communication link.
A system comprising: an optical cell containing a process fluid, a first three-way valve and a second three-way valve, a first bi-directional pump in fluid communication with a sampling path when the first three-way valve is open, wherein the first bidirectional pump is configured to withdraw a first sample of the process fluid and to cause the first sample to flow towards the first bi-directional pump, and a second bi-directional pump in fluid communication with the first bi-directional pump when the first and second three-way valves are open and in communication with a storage vessel when the second three-way valve is closed, wherein the second bi-directional pump is configured to withdraw a second sample from the storage vessel when the second three-way valve is closed and the second bi-directional pump is operated in a first direction and to cause the second sample to move toward and mix with the first sample when the first and second three-way valves are open and the second bi-directional pump is operated in a second direction, wherein a first volumetric rate of withdraw of the first sample is greater than a second volumetric rate of movement of the second sample toward the first sample, and wherein a difference between the first volumetric rate and the second volumetric rate is configured such that a pre-determined ratio of the first sample mixed with the second sample is obtained. an optical cell containing a process fluid, a first three-way valve and a second three-way valve, a first bi-directional pump in fluid communication with a sampling path when the first three-way valve is open, wherein the first bidirectional pump is configured to withdraw a first sample of the process fluid and to cause the first sample to flow towards the first bi-directional pump, and a second bi-directional pump in fluid communication with the first bi-directional pump when the first and second three-way valves are open and in communication with a storage vessel when the second three-way valve is closed, wherein the second bi-directional pump is configured to withdraw a second sample from the storage vessel when the second three-way valve is closed and the second bi-directional pump is operated in a first direction and to cause the second sample to move toward and mix with the first sample when the first and second three-way valves are open and the second bi-directional pump is operated in a second direction, wherein a first volumetric rate of withdraw of the first sample is greater than a second volumetric rate of movement of the second sample toward the first sample, and wherein a difference between the first volumetric rate and the second volumetric rate is configured such that a pre-determined ratio of the first sample mixed with the second sample is obtained.
A system comprising: a memory controller to interface with a memory, associated with a plurality of pins, based on a codeword including a plurality of n-bit symbols and a plurality of n-bit error correcting code, ECC, check symbols, wherein the system is configured to perform error detection and/or correction relating to the n-bit data symbols based on the codeword; characterized in that an n-bit symbol of the codeword is formed from a plurality of n bursts of 1-bit data over time associated with a single one of the plurality of pins of the memory. a memory controller to interface with a memory, associated with a plurality of pins, based on a codeword including a plurality of n-bit symbols and a plurality of n-bit error correcting code, ECC, check symbols, wherein the system is configured to perform error detection and/or correction relating to the n-bit data symbols based on the codeword; characterized in that an n-bit symbol of the codeword is formed from a plurality of n bursts of 1-bit data over time associated with a single one of the plurality of pins of the memory.
A phase change memory cell having at least one active region of phase change material for storing data, comprising: a bottom electrode; a first layer of a conductive material overlying the bottom electrode; a first layer of electrically insulating material over the first layer of conductive material defining a step at the edge of the first layer of electrically insulating material; an active phase change material on the side of the step in the layer of electrically insulating material, wherein the active phase change material is in the form of a ring; a second layer of electrically insulating material on the other side of the active phase change material from the step; and at least one top electrode in contact with the active phase change material, wherein the top electrode is in contact with at least one defined part of the active phase change material on the side of the step but not the remainder of the active phase change material, the part in contact with the top electrode defining at least one active region. a bottom electrode; a first layer of a conductive material overlying the bottom electrode; a first layer of electrically insulating material over the first layer of conductive material defining a step at the edge of the first layer of electrically insulating material; an active phase change material on the side of the step in the layer of electrically insulating material, wherein the active phase change material is in the form of a ring; a second layer of electrically insulating material on the other side of the active phase change material from the step; and at least one top electrode in contact with the active phase change material,
Triggering device, characterized in that it comprises: - detection means configured to supply a position of an object interfering with at least one electromagnetic field; - a means for determining a speed of motion of the object according to the position of the object supplied by the detection means; and - triggering means configured to trigger an action if: - the detection means supply a position of the object; and - the speed of the object is lower than a predefined speed value; wherein the detection means comprise: - first detection means: - comprising at least one emitter of at least one wave and at least one receiver of at least one wave; and - detecting the presence and position of an object as a function of the at least one wave received; and - second detection means: - detecting the presence and position of an object as a function of a physical magnitude; - the physical magnitude detected by the second detection means differing by at least one characteristic from the wave received by the first detection means; the detection means supplying a position equal to a weighted mean of the positions supplied by the first detection means and by the second detection means; and wherein, if the first detection means detect several object positions, the triggering means trigger an action only if the second detection means supply a position of an object and only as a function of the position of the object supplied by the second detection means. - detection means configured to supply a position of an object interfering with at least one electromagnetic field; - a means for determining a speed of motion of the object according to the position of the object supplied by the detection means; and - triggering means configured to trigger an action if: - the detection means supply a position of the object; and - the speed of the object is lower than a predefined speed value; - the detection means supply a position of the object; and - the speed of the object is lower than a predefined speed value; - first detection means: - comprising at least one emitter of at least one wave and at least one receiver of at least one wave; and - detecting the presence and position of an object as a function of the at least one wave received; and - comprising at least one emitter of at least one wave and at least one receiver of at least one wave; and - detecting the presence and position of an object as a function of the at least one wave received; and - second detection means: - detecting the presence and position of an object as a function of a physical magnitude; - the physical magnitude detected by the second detection means differing by at least one characteristic from the wave received by the first detection means; - detecting the presence and position of an object as a function of a physical magnitude; - the physical magnitude detected by the second detection means differing by at least one characteristic from the wave received by the first detection means;
A method for upgrading hydrocarbons using C4, C5 and C6 streams, comprising: preparing C4, C5 and C6 streams; oligomerizing the C4, C5 and C6 streams with a catalyst to produce branched unsaturated hydrocarbons; and fractional distillating the branched unsaturated hydrocarbons to separate into C14-18 products and C32-40 products, wherein the C4, C5 and C6 streams are the product of naphtha catalytic cracking process, heavy oil upgrading process, thermal cracking process, or fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC or RFCC) process, and wherein to obtain the C32-40 products the oligomerization reaction is carried out using a solvent, at a temperature of 200 to 300°C and under pressure of 10 to 90 bars, and wherein the C32-40 products are subjected to an aromatic alkylation reaction, wherein the aromatic alkylation reaction of the C32-40 products is carried out at a temperature of 150 to 350 °C under N 2 and 1 to 20 bars for 0.5 to 48 hrs at 200 to 7000 rpm using an acid catalyst, such as zeolite, in a batch reactor. preparing C4, C5 and C6 streams; oligomerizing the C4, C5 and C6 streams with a catalyst to produce branched unsaturated hydrocarbons; and fractional distillating the branched unsaturated hydrocarbons to separate into C14-18 products and C32-40 products, wherein the C4, C5 and C6 streams are the product of naphtha catalytic cracking process, heavy oil upgrading process, thermal cracking process, or fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC or RFCC) process, and wherein to obtain the C32-40 products the oligomerization reaction is carried out using a solvent, at a temperature of 200 to 300°C and under pressure of 10 to 90 bars, and wherein the C32-40 products are subjected to an aromatic alkylation reaction, wherein the aromatic alkylation reaction of the C32-40 products is carried out at a temperature of 150 to 350 °C under N 2 and 1 to 20 bars for 0.5 to 48 hrs at 200 to 7000 rpm using an acid catalyst, such as zeolite, in a batch reactor.
Optical film made from a light-permeable material, the optical film comprising a surface and an optical microstructure having a plurality of elevations and the optical film being flexible, wherein the elevations of the optical microstructure protrude from a reference plane, which is parallel to the surface, wherein the elevations of the microstructure each have a flank section which adjoins the reference plane and which forms a uniform angle (a) with the reference plane, wherein the uniform angle (a) is in a range from about 33° to about 42° or in a range from about 35° to about 40°, characterized in that the elevations of the microstructure are each designed as cones or tapers and each have a rounded peak.
A hand dryer comprising: a nozzle configured to blow out a high-speed airflow toward a drying space from a start of an airflow blowing operation to an end of the airflow blowing operation; and a wind direction changing part configured to change a direction of the airflow blown out from the nozzle, wherein, from the start of the airflow blowing operation to the end of the airflow blowing operation, the nozzle does not directly face the wind direction changing part and any other component of the hand dryer, wherein, when the hand dryer is mounted to a wall of a room having a floor, the opening of the nozzle directly faces the floor of the room, so that the blow direction of the nozzle is oriented vertically toward that floor, that is, when projected along a vertical direction that is the blow direction of the high-speed airflow, the position of the opening of the nozzle does not overlap the position of the wind direction changing part, and the wind direction changing part is so positioned as to be offset or shifted rearward from the opening of the nozzle, wherein the wind direction changing part is not located on an extension of a center axis of an air jet hole of the nozzle, the air jet hole being a narrow passage through which the airflow to be blown out from the nozzle passes, wherein the air jet hole becomes narrower as it goes from an upstream side to a downstream side (exit) of the airflow passing therethrough. a nozzle configured to blow out a high-speed airflow toward a drying space from a start of an airflow blowing operation to an end of the airflow blowing operation; and a wind direction changing part configured to change a direction of the airflow blown out from the nozzle, wherein, from the start of the airflow blowing operation to the end of the airflow blowing operation, the nozzle does not directly face the wind direction changing part and any other component of the hand dryer, wherein, when the hand dryer is mounted to a wall of a room having a floor, the opening of the nozzle directly faces the floor of the room, so that the blow direction of the nozzle is oriented vertically toward that floor, that is, when projected along a vertical direction that is the blow direction of the high-speed airflow, the position of the opening of the nozzle does not overlap the position of the wind direction changing part, and the wind direction changing part is so positioned as to be offset or shifted rearward from the opening of the nozzle, wherein the wind direction changing part is not located on an extension of a center axis of an air jet hole of the nozzle, the air jet hole being a narrow passage through which the airflow to be blown out from the nozzle passes, wherein the air jet hole becomes narrower as it goes from an upstream side to a downstream side (exit) of the airflow passing therethrough.
A device for electroporating cells of a mucosal membrane of a mammal, wherein the device comprises: an electrode microneedle plate; and an energy source in electrical communication with said microneedle plate and capable of generating an electric potential and delivering said electric potential to said cells of the mucosal membrane through said microneedle plate; characterized in that the device further comprises: a counter electrode plate, wherein, the electrode microneedle plate is configured to contact the mucosal membrane on the inner surface of a cheek and the counter electrode plate is configured to be in contact with the outside adjacent surface of the cheek; and a main housing in physical communication with said microneedle plate and counter electrode plate, wherein the main housing is in fluid communication with a syringe capable of storing a pharmaceutical formulation for delivery. an electrode microneedle plate; and an energy source in electrical communication with said microneedle plate and capable of generating an electric potential and delivering said electric potential to said cells of the mucosal membrane through said microneedle plate; characterized in that the device further comprises: a counter electrode plate, wherein, the electrode microneedle plate is configured to contact the mucosal membrane on the inner surface of a cheek and the counter electrode plate is configured to be in contact with the outside adjacent surface of the cheek; and a main housing in physical communication with said microneedle plate and counter electrode plate, wherein the main housing is in fluid communication with a syringe capable of storing a pharmaceutical formulation for delivery. a counter electrode plate, wherein, the electrode microneedle plate is configured to contact the mucosal membrane on the inner surface of a cheek and the counter electrode plate is configured to be in contact with the outside adjacent surface of the cheek; and a main housing in physical communication with said microneedle plate and counter electrode plate, wherein the main housing is in fluid communication with a syringe capable of storing a pharmaceutical formulation for delivery.
Palletising system comprising a processing path, along which a plurality of wrapping stations (Sn) is provided, meant to house a plurality of pallets supporting products to be wrapped, characterised in that, at least a gripping head movably mounted on guiding means along said processing path, between a drawing station of said products and one as chosen of said wrapping stations (Sn), control means for controlling the movements of said gripping head in the transfer and deposit of said products to form a load with a preset order, and strapping means for performing a horizontal binding in correspondence of said wrapping stations (Sn), the strapping means comprising at least a strapping head and a respective launching and guiding track of a strap, wherein said strapping means comprise a plurality of strapping heads, with respective annular launching and guiding track, installed in the proximity of each one of said wrapping stations (Sn), with each one of said strapping heads is associated a respective strap feeding assembly, and said strapping heads and relative feeding assemblies are arranged on a first side of said wrapping stations (Sn) which is parallel to said processing path.
Phosphodiesterase 4D7 (PDE4D7) for use in a method of in vivo diagnosis, detection, monitoring or prognostication of cancer or of in vivo diagnosis, detection, monitoring or prognostication of the progression of prostate cancer, wherein said method comprises determining the level of PDE4D7 and of a reference gene, wherein the reference gene is a phosphodiesterase other than PDE4D7, for example selected from the group consisting of PDE4D1, PDE4D2, PDE4D3, PDE4D4, PDE4D6, PDE4D8 and PDE4D9, preferably selected from PDE4D5 and PDE4D9.
A method for producing a saccharified mash comprising drawing out a part of a mash to be saccharified into a tank, heating the part, and returning the part and mixing with the remainder part, characterized in that the method comprises heating the drawn-out mash to be saccharified in a copper tube.