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A distraction system comprising: a distraction rod having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured for affixation to a subject's spine at a first location, the second end containing a recess having a threaded portion disposed therein; an adjustable portion configured for placement relative to the subject's spine at a second location different from the first location, the adjustable portion comprising a housing containing a permanent magnet configured for rotation about a longitudinal axis of rotation, the permanent magnet contained within a magnetic assembly affixed at one end thereof to a lead screw via a locking pin passing transversely through both an aperture disposed in the lead screw and at least part of the magnetic assembly, the lead screw having first and second ends, the first end operatively coupled to the threaded portion; wherein the lead screw is substantially coaxial with the longitudinal axis of rotation of the permanent magnet and configured to permit at least some angular displacement of the lead screw relative to the longitudinal axis of rotation.
A method for detecting an analyte in a sample, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a mixture comprising a sample, a reporter reagent, and a pre-activator reagent to a device, the device comprising a substrate having an optical component and a binding component, where the optical component and the binding component are attached to a surface of the substrate, the reporter reagent being capable of generating reactive oxygen species from the pre-activator reagent upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation, and the optical component being capable of changing from a first optical state to a second optical state on reaction with the reactive oxygen species; (ii) allowing a portion of the reporter reagent to bind to the surface of the substrate in proportion to the concentration of the analyte, by means of the binding component; (iii) irradiating the device with electromagnetic radiation for absorption by the reporter reagent, thereby forming a set of local regions of the optical component having the second optical state on the substrate, wherein, prior to irradiating, the substrate is contacted with a deuterium-enriched fluid, and/or the substrate is provided with a deuterium-enriched layer on the surface thereof; and (iv) detecting the set of local regions having the second optical state on the substrate. (i) providing a mixture comprising a sample, a reporter reagent, and a pre-activator reagent to a device, the device comprising a substrate having an optical component and a binding component, where the optical component and the binding component are attached to a surface of the substrate, the reporter reagent being capable of generating reactive oxygen species from the pre-activator reagent upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation, and the optical component being capable of changing from a first optical state to a second optical state on reaction with the reactive oxygen species; (ii) allowing a portion of the reporter reagent to bind to the surface of the substrate in proportion to the concentration of the analyte, by means of the binding component; (iii) irradiating the device with electromagnetic radiation for absorption by the reporter reagent, thereby forming a set of local regions of the optical component having the second optical state on the substrate, wherein, prior to irradiating, the substrate is contacted with a deuterium-enriched fluid, and/or the substrate is provided with a deuterium-enriched layer on the surface thereof; and (iv) detecting the set of local regions having the second optical state on the substrate.
A method comprising: receiving an encrypted stream of data, corresponding to a single multi-media session, from a communications system, the stream of data comprising a plurality of portions encrypted, respectively, by a plurality of traffic keys; receiving an encrypted key stream message, the encrypted key stream message including the plurality of traffic keys; and using the plurality of traffic keys to decrypt the respective portions of the encrypted stream of data, wherein the encrypted key stream message is separate from the encrypted stream of data, and being characterised in that each portion of the encrypted stream of data is included in the same time slice burst of data as the respective encrypted key stream message. receiving an encrypted stream of data, corresponding to a single multi-media session, from a communications system, the stream of data comprising a plurality of portions encrypted, respectively, by a plurality of traffic keys; receiving an encrypted key stream message, the encrypted key stream message including the plurality of traffic keys; and using the plurality of traffic keys to decrypt the respective portions of the encrypted stream of data,
Method for mounting a basic body of a fastening element on a surface, said basic body being designed to connect objects to the surface, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - arranging the basic body in contact with the surface, wherein the basic body is connected to the surface using an adhesive ring such that the surface, the adhesive ring and a gap present between them form airtight barriers of a space arranged between them and the basic body, wherein the basic body has at least one air- and/or water-permeable connection between the space and an outer side of the basic body that is separated from the space by the basic body, or the basic body already contains moisture when the basic body is arranged on the surface, - introducing an adhesive into the space such that it is filled with a quantity of adhesive which has a contact surface with the basic body, - starting a curing process of the quantity of adhesive by providing moisture for the quantity of adhesive which is situated in the space, wherein, prior to starting the curing process or/and during the curing process, the adhesive ring and the quantity of adhesive are heated in such a way that a portion of the quantity of adhesive that is situated in the region of the contact surface and faces the basic body forms an insulating layer which is cured homogeneously areally over and beyond the contact surface and which constitutes a further airtight barrier for the remaining portion of the still not cured quantity of adhesive facing away from the basic body, with the result that a situation is prevented in which, upon loading of the basic body, air can be drawn into the still not cured portion of the quantity of adhesive. - arranging the basic body in contact with the surface, wherein the basic body is connected to the surface using an adhesive ring such that the surface, the adhesive ring and a gap present between them form airtight barriers of a space arranged between them and the basic body, wherein the basic body has at least one air- and/or water-permeable connection between the space and an outer side of the basic body that is separated from the space by the basic body, or the basic body already contains moisture when the basic body is arranged on the surface, - introducing an adhesive into the space such that it is filled with a quantity of adhesive which has a contact surface with the basic body, - starting a curing process of the quantity of adhesive by providing moisture for the quantity of adhesive which is situated in the space,
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: a display; a probe configured to obtain image data of a cervix using ultrasound; and a controller configured to: determine a degree of expansion of the cervix based on the image data, generate an ultrasound image of the cervix, control the display to output an image in which the degree of expansion of the cervix is displayed, characterised in that the controller is configured to determine the degree of expansion of the cervix by ellipse fitting. a display; a probe configured to obtain image data of a cervix using ultrasound; and a controller configured to: determine a degree of expansion of the cervix based on the image data, generate an ultrasound image of the cervix, control the display to output an image in which the degree of expansion of the cervix is displayed, characterised in that the controller is configured to determine the degree of expansion of the cervix by ellipse fitting.
A method for performing a PCR on a fluid sample using a micro-fluidic device comprising: - a semiconductor substrate; - a first micro-fluidic channel, comprising an inlet and an outlet, embedded in the semiconductor substrate; - a single heating element thermally coupled to the first micro-fluidic channel and connected to a temperature control unit; - a droplet generator; - a second micro-fluidic channel connected on one side to an outlet of the droplet generator and on the other side to the inlet of the first micro-fluidic channel; the method comprising: - providing a fluid sample in the micro-fluidic device; - generating droplets of the fluid sample and pumping the droplets into the first micro-fluidic channel using the droplet generator at an adaptable flow rate; - cycling the temperature of the complete first micro-fluidic channel to perform PCR through at least two temperature values using the single heating element, characterized in that the method further comprises pre-heating the generated droplets in the second micro-fluidic channel by a heating element at a denaturation temperature before pumping the droplets into the first micro-fluidic channel. - a semiconductor substrate; - a first micro-fluidic channel, comprising an inlet and an outlet, embedded in the semiconductor substrate; - a single heating element thermally coupled to the first micro-fluidic channel and connected to a temperature control unit; - a droplet generator; - a second micro-fluidic channel connected on one side to an outlet of the droplet generator and on the other side to the inlet of the first micro-fluidic channel; - providing a fluid sample in the micro-fluidic device; - generating droplets of the fluid sample and pumping the droplets into the first micro-fluidic channel using the droplet generator at an adaptable flow rate; - cycling the temperature of the complete first micro-fluidic channel to perform PCR through at least two temperature values using the single heating element, characterized in that the method further comprises pre-heating the generated droplets in the second micro-fluidic channel by a heating element at a denaturation temperature before pumping the droplets into the first micro-fluidic channel.
A nitride semiconductor device having a structure wherein an active layer of a quantum well structure, which has a well layer made of a nitride semiconductor that includes In and barrier layers made of a nitride semiconductor, is sandwiched between a p-type nitride semiconductor layer and an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, wherein the p-type nitride semiconductor layer includes a first p-type nitride semiconductor layer made of a nitride semiconductor layer containing Al and functions as an electron confining layer and adjoining said active layer, wherein said active layer has, among said barrier layers, a first barrier layer arranged in a position nearest to said p-type nitride semiconductor layer and a second barrier layer arranged apart from said first barrier layer, said well layer intervening therebetween and having the n-type impurity concentration of not less than 5 x 10 17 /cm 3; and wherein said active layer has said well layer of which distance d B from the p-type nitride semiconductor layer is not less than 10 nm and has said first barrier layer within the distance d B; the area within the distance d B being an area for controlling the impurity concentration where the n-type impurity concentration is kept not greater than 5 x 10 16 /cm 3.
An electromechanical rear derailleur for a bicycle, comprising: a base member attachable to the bicycle along a mounting axis (A'); a movable member having a cage assembly attached thereto; a linkage including pivot axes oriented perpendicular to the mounting axis (A'),wherein the linkage includes an outer link member and an inner link member, and couples the movable member to the base member and is operative to enable movement of the movable member relative to the base member; a power source, a motor electrically connected to the power source; and a transmission coupled to and actuated by the motor to move the movable member, characterized in that the power source is disposed on the base member opposite to the linkage and the movable member. a base member attachable to the bicycle along a mounting axis (A'); a movable member having a cage assembly attached thereto; a linkage including pivot axes oriented perpendicular to the mounting axis (A'),wherein the linkage includes an outer link member and an inner link member, and couples the movable member to the base member and is operative to enable movement of the movable member relative to the base member; a power source, a motor electrically connected to the power source; and a transmission coupled to and actuated by the motor to move the movable member, characterized in that the power source is disposed on the base member opposite to the linkage and the movable member.
A decoding method of a binary stream to reconstruct a current block of a current image from a reference block of a reference image reconstructed at a different size from the size of said current image: - motion compensating said reference block of said reconstructed reference image with at least one interpolation filter composed of a horizontal motion compensation interpolation filter and a vertical motion compensation interpolation filter, - decoding, for the current block, a residue block, and - reconstructing the current block from said residue block and from said motion compensated reference block, said method being characterized in that a resampling is performed jointly with the motion compensating by applying a vertical filter equal to said vertical motion compensation interpolation filter composed with a vertical resampling filter and a horizontal filter equal to said horizontal motion compensation interpolation filter composed with a horizontal resampling filter. - motion compensating said reference block of said reconstructed reference image with at least one interpolation filter composed of a horizontal motion compensation interpolation filter and a vertical motion compensation interpolation filter, - decoding, for the current block, a residue block, and - reconstructing the current block from said residue block and from said motion compensated reference block, said method being characterized in that a resampling is performed jointly with the motion compensating by applying a vertical filter equal to said vertical motion compensation interpolation filter composed with a vertical resampling filter and a horizontal filter equal to said horizontal motion compensation interpolation filter composed with a horizontal resampling filter.
Drive unit for a lifting/tipping device, wherein the drive unit has at least one carriage, one linear guide for the carriage and one drive mechanism for moving the carriage along the linear guide, characterized in that the carriage has a gear unit with at least two co-operating gear parts for converting the linear movement of the carriage into a rotational movement of one of the gear parts, wherein at least one of the co-operating gear parts is blockable by a blocking part. characterized in that the carriage has a gear unit with at least two co-operating gear parts for converting the linear movement of the carriage into a rotational movement of one of the gear parts, wherein at least one of the co-operating gear parts is blockable by a blocking part.
A synchronization method, wherein the method comprises: receiving, by a terminal, a system message on a first downlink carrier, wherein the system message comprises first indication information and second indication information, the first indication information indicates a frequency domain range of a first uplink carrier, the second indication information indicates a frequency domain range of a second downlink carrier, and a frequency of the first uplink carrier is presynchronized with a frequency of the second downlink carrier; and receiving, by the terminal, a synchronization signal on the second downlink carrier, to implement frequency synchronization with the first uplink carrier, wherein a frequency of the first uplink carrier is presynchronized with a frequency of the second downlink carrier comprises: the second downlink carrier is located in an operating band of a third downlink carrier, and the third downlink carrier is a downlink carrier paired with the first uplink carrier, and wherein the second downlink carrier is located in guard bandwidth of the third downlink carrier. receiving, by a terminal, a system message on a first downlink carrier, wherein the system message comprises first indication information and second indication information, the first indication information indicates a frequency domain range of a first uplink carrier, the second indication information indicates a frequency domain range of a second downlink carrier, and a frequency of the first uplink carrier is presynchronized with a frequency of the second downlink carrier; and receiving, by the terminal, a synchronization signal on the second downlink carrier, to implement frequency synchronization with the first uplink carrier, wherein a frequency of the first uplink carrier is presynchronized with a frequency of the second downlink carrier comprises: the second downlink carrier is located in an operating band of a third downlink carrier, and the third downlink carrier is a downlink carrier paired with the first uplink carrier, and wherein the second downlink carrier is located in guard bandwidth of the third downlink carrier.
Method for controlling a motor vehicle, the control being secured by a confidential code stored in the memory of an onboard computer of the motor vehicle, allowing the updating of the confidential code, with the aid of a mobile terminal with which a user positioned in the passenger compartment of said motor vehicle is equipped, including steps of: - the user entering a new confidential code on the mobile terminal, - the mobile terminal transmitting said new confidential code to the onboard computer, the method characterized in that it furthermore includes the steps: - the mobile terminal or the onboard computer transmitting a request for the user to actuate a predefined physical means from the passenger compartment of said motor vehicle, and - the onboard computer storing and validating the new confidential code if said predefined physical means has been actuated in a predefined period. - the user entering a new confidential code on the mobile terminal, - the mobile terminal transmitting said new confidential code to the onboard computer, the method characterized in that it furthermore includes the steps: - the mobile terminal or the onboard computer transmitting a request for the user to actuate a predefined physical means from the passenger compartment of said motor vehicle, and - the onboard computer storing and validating the new confidential code if said predefined physical means has been actuated in a predefined period. - the mobile terminal or the onboard computer transmitting a request for the user to actuate a predefined physical means from the passenger compartment of said motor vehicle, and - the onboard computer storing and validating the new confidential code if said predefined physical means has been actuated in a predefined period.
A bandwidth allocation apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire scheduling information related to transmission of uplink data from a first subscriber line termination apparatus corresponding to a subscriber line termination apparatus needing to transfer uplink data with low latency; a requested amount reception unit configured to receive, from second subscriber line termination apparatus corresponding to a subscriber line termination apparatus not needing to transfer uplink data with low latency, information representing a requested amount related to transmission of uplink data from the second subscriber line termination apparatus, in a requested amount reception cycle corresponding to a cycle equal to or longer than a predetermined maximum round-trip time; and an allocation unit configured to allocate, in an allocation amount determination cycle shorter than the requested amount reception cycle, a bandwidth to the uplink data from the first subscriber line termination apparatus on a basis of the scheduling information, and to allocate, in the allocation amount determination cycle, a bandwidth to the uplink data from the second subscriber line termination apparatus on a basis of the information representing the requested amount. an acquisition unit configured to acquire scheduling information related to transmission of uplink data from a first subscriber line termination apparatus corresponding to a subscriber line termination apparatus needing to transfer uplink data with low latency; a requested amount reception unit configured to receive, from second subscriber line termination apparatus corresponding to a subscriber line termination apparatus not needing to transfer uplink data with low latency, information representing a requested amount related to transmission of uplink data from the second subscriber line termination apparatus, in a requested amount reception cycle corresponding to a cycle equal to or longer than a predetermined maximum round-trip time; and an allocation unit configured to allocate, in an allocation amount determination cycle shorter than the requested amount reception cycle, a bandwidth to the uplink data from the first subscriber line termination apparatus on a basis of the scheduling information, and to allocate, in the allocation amount determination cycle, a bandwidth to the uplink data from the second subscriber line termination apparatus on a basis of the information representing the requested amount.