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A method for determining a surrogate respiratory signal for four-dimensional computed tomography using ultrasound data, comprising: acquiring computed tomography data with a computed tomography imaging system; characterized in that the method further comprises: acquiring ultrasound data with a single-transducer ultrasound probe of an ultrasound imaging system concurrently with acquiring the computed tomography data during one or more respiratory cycles, wherein the ultrasound probe is aligned to acquire one-dimensional radio frequency data in M-mode of a diaphragm of a subject; synchronizing the acquired computed tomography data and the acquired ultrasound data; and detecting motion of a high intensity sub-portion in the radio frequency data to determine a surrogate respiratory signal from the acquired ultrasound data as an indicator of diaphragm movement. acquiring ultrasound data with a single-transducer ultrasound probe of an ultrasound imaging system concurrently with acquiring the computed tomography data during one or more respiratory cycles, wherein the ultrasound probe is aligned to acquire one-dimensional radio frequency data in M-mode of a diaphragm of a subject; synchronizing the acquired computed tomography data and the acquired ultrasound data; and detecting motion of a high intensity sub-portion in the radio frequency data to determine a surrogate respiratory signal from the acquired ultrasound data as an indicator of diaphragm movement.
A method in a computer system for selectively and persistently storing control values for controls of a window, comprising: defining resource information, in a resource file, describing the controls of the window, each control having a corresponding information control containing a key; displaying the window in accordance with the defined resource information; and, for each control, receiving from a user control values for the control; determining whether that control has an associated information control defined in the resource information; retrieving from the resource file the key from the corresponding information control; and persistently storing the control value of the control in a hierarchically organized registry using the retrieved key only when the control has an associated information control. defining resource information, in a resource file, describing the controls of the window, each control having a corresponding information control containing a key; displaying the window in accordance with the defined resource information; and, for each control, receiving from a user control values for the control; determining whether that control has an associated information control defined in the resource information; retrieving from the resource file the key from the corresponding information control; and persistently storing the control value of the control in a hierarchically organized registry using the retrieved key only when the control has an associated information control.
A device (10, 110) for renewing air in a confined enclosure comprising an exhaust duct for discharging the air inside the enclosure containing harmful vapours and/or polluted air and/or humidity, a fan being located within said exhaust duct and being suitable to convey this inside air through said exhaust duct, and a means for opening a door of said enclosure that makes it possible to lock and unlock the door, the unlocking of the door being subsequent to a manual or automatic opening command thanks to an opening control means, the door remaining locked as long as said opening means is activated, its deactivation being performed after unlocking conditions are met; said device being characterised in that it comprises at least one means (17, 27) for purifying the air before it is discharged through said exhaust duct.
A method of managing over-temperature excursions in an electronic control unit of a control system having failed-fixed capability and an operationally independent temperature monitoring and power enable device, the method comprising receiving a temperature signal indicative of a temperature associated with an electronic control unit; determining if the temperature associated with the electronic control unit exceeds a first selected threshold; determining if the temperature associated with the electronic control unit exceeds a second selected threshold; ascertaining if an engine associated with the control system is operational; disabling a command to an actuator associated with the control system if the engine is not operational and the temperature exceeds the first selected threshold; and disabling a command to the actuator associated with the control system, if the temperature associated with the electronic control unit exceeds the second selected threshold.
A concentrate comprising a solution comprising N -(aminoiminomethyl)-2-aminoethanoic acid characterized in that the solution comprises, based on the total weight of the solution: a) 1.0 to 33.0 wt. % of N -(aminoiminomethyl)-2-aminoethanoic acid, and b) at least 2.0 wt. % of formic acid and wherein ingredient a) is present in the solution in dissolved form. a) 1.0 to 33.0 wt. % of N -(aminoiminomethyl)-2-aminoethanoic acid, and b) at least 2.0 wt. % of formic acid and
Apparatus (1,10,20) for determining a parameter representative of airway resistance, the apparatus comprising - a spirometer (2,12) for obtaining forced expiration flow-volume data, - a processor (3,13) configured to receive forced expiration flow-volume data from the spirometer, wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of: (i) fitting a second order differential equation expressing the change of volume as function of time and the second differential of the volume as function of time to said flow-volume data and (ii) determining a parameter representative of airway resistance in dependence upon a coefficient of a first order term in the obtained differential equation, said determining the parameter being based only on the spirometer data, wherein the processor is further configured to output the parameter representative of the airway resistance. - a spirometer (2,12) for obtaining forced expiration flow-volume data, - a processor (3,13) configured to receive forced expiration flow-volume data from the spirometer, wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of: (i) fitting a second order differential equation expressing the change of volume as function of time and the second differential of the volume as function of time to said flow-volume data and (ii) determining a parameter representative of airway resistance in dependence upon a coefficient of a first order term in the obtained differential equation, said determining the parameter being based only on the spirometer data, wherein the processor is further configured to output the parameter representative of the airway resistance. (i) fitting a second order differential equation expressing the change of volume as function of time and the second differential of the volume as function of time to said flow-volume data and (ii) determining a parameter representative of airway resistance in dependence upon a coefficient of a first order term in the obtained differential equation, said determining the parameter being based only on the spirometer data,
Method for the continuous production of panel elements for the production of composite shuttering elements, of which each panel element comprises a shuttering panel (1, 2) of an in each case predetermined geometry with predetermined length and the shuttering panel is equipped with fastening devices (3, 4) and reinforcement elements (5, 6), in which method a plurality of standard panels, of which each includes two opposite longitudinal edges, are lined-up with longitudinal edge to longitudinal edge on a main conveyor line and are joined and glued to one another while applying a pressing force, so that a moved-forward panel band is created from the joined and glued-together standard panels, from which individual longitudinal portions are separated successively, so that individual panels with two side edges are generated that are opposite to each other transversely to the direction of movement of the panel band, wherein each individual panel has a length which is adapted individually to the respectively predetermined length of the shuttering panel (1, 2) to be produced, whereafter each individual panel is chucked subsequently to the separating on a transport pallet in an aligned way, characterized in that the individual panel, lying on the same transport pallet, is conveyed into and through working stations which successively follow each other along the main conveying line and in which the individual panels are processed successively in a processing station by their cutting into the respectively and individually predetermined geometry of the respective shuttering panel (1, 2), including a generation of provided cut-outs, and the shuttering panels (1, 2) generated by such processing are successively equipped with the fastening devices (3, 4) at predetermined positions in a fastening station and subsequently with the reinforcement elements (5, 6) in at least one reinforcement station, wherein of two individual panels subsequently conveyed into the processing station one individual panel is cut as inner shuttering panel and the other individual panel is cut as an outer shuttering panel depending on the condition that the one side edge of the one individual panel is defined as a foot portion of the inner shuttering panel and that side edge of the other shuttering panel, that is turned away from said one side edge, is defined as a foot portion of the outer shuttering panel, wherein both shuttering panels are fed into a tilting station at the end of the conveyor line and are there erected around their respective foot portion by tilting the associated transport pallets in opposite tilting directions.
A band usage information generating and reporting method for wireless communication performed by an eNodeB which is connected with another eNodeB, comprising: a band usage information generating step of generating band usage information for charging; and a band usage information reporting step of reporting the band usage information to a core network - CN, wherein the band usage information involves band usage of at least a first band and a second band, and traffic is assigned to respective bands by the eNodeB and the other eNodeB, wherein the first band is an LTE licensed band and the second band is an LTE unlicensed band which are supported by the eNodeB and the other eNodeB, respectively, the band usage information includes information on second band data usage per time interval to indicate usage, wherein the time interval is set in accordance with a defined timing configuration, wherein the time interval is configured as time from last reporting to current reporting for an active trigger issued by the eNodeB; and the band usage information reporting step is triggered by the eNodeB periodically for the active trigger per the time interval, characterized in that the wireless communication supports dual connectivity, the eNodeB is connected with the other eNodeB via an Xn interface, the band usage information includes the information on second band data usage further per E-RAB basis, and the band usage information is counted separately according to Xn separation. a band usage information generating step of generating band usage information for charging; and a band usage information reporting step of reporting the band usage information to a core network - CN, wherein the band usage information involves band usage of at least a first band and a second band, and traffic is assigned to respective bands by the eNodeB and the other eNodeB, wherein the first band is an LTE licensed band and the second band is an LTE unlicensed band which are supported by the eNodeB and the other eNodeB, respectively, the band usage information includes information on second band data usage per time interval to indicate usage, wherein the time interval is set in accordance with a defined timing configuration, wherein the time interval is configured as time from last reporting to current reporting for an active trigger issued by the eNodeB; and the band usage information reporting step is triggered by the eNodeB periodically for the active trigger per the time interval, characterized in that the wireless communication supports dual connectivity, the eNodeB is connected with the other eNodeB via an Xn interface, the band usage information includes the information on second band data usage further per E-RAB basis, and the band usage information is counted separately according to Xn separation.
Medical system, comprising at least - an implantable medical device, - a multi-axis accelerometer comprised by the implantable medical device for measuring an acceleration of the implantable medical device along a plurality of vectors (V1, V2, V3), wherein the multi-axis accelerometer is configured to provide for each vector (V1, V2, V3) a signal indicative of the acceleration of the implantable medical device in the direction of the respective vector (V1, V2, V3), and - a graphical user interface, wherein the medical system is configured to collect data when a patient's body is oriented in alignment with a pre-defined vector (g), wherein the data collected from each of the vectors (V1, V2, V3) is indicative of the magnitude of a static acceleration of the implantable medical device in the direction of the pre-defined vector, wherein the medical system is configured to automatically select or propose one of the plurality of vectors (V 1, V2, V3) that is associated with the signal having the largest amplitude among the signals as a selected or proposed vector,wherein the medical system is configured to collect data from each of the multiple vectors (V1, V2, V3) in a sequential fashion, wherein the medical system is configured to collect the data from each of the multiple vectors (V1, V2, V3) and to automatically select or propose the selected or proposed vector periodically or as a triggered response, and wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display a picture of the implantable medical device showing the selected or proposed vector. - an implantable medical device, - a multi-axis accelerometer comprised by the implantable medical device for measuring an acceleration of the implantable medical device along a plurality of vectors (V1, V2, V3), wherein the multi-axis accelerometer is configured to provide for each vector (V1, V2, V3) a signal indicative of the acceleration of the implantable medical device in the direction of the respective vector (V1, V2, V3), and - a graphical user interface, wherein the medical system is configured to collect data when a patient's body is oriented in alignment with a pre-defined vector (g), wherein the data collected from each of the vectors (V1, V2, V3) is indicative of the magnitude of a static acceleration of the implantable medical device in the direction of the pre-defined vector, wherein the medical system is configured to automatically select or propose one of the plurality of vectors (V 1, V2, V3) that is associated with the signal having the largest amplitude among the signals as a selected or proposed vector,wherein the medical system is configured to collect data from each of the multiple vectors (V1, V2, V3) in a sequential fashion, wherein the medical system is configured to collect the data from each of the multiple vectors (V1, V2, V3) and to automatically select or propose the selected or proposed vector periodically or as a triggered response, and wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display a picture of the implantable medical device showing the selected or proposed vector.
A connecting device, intended to connect a first and a second movable elements (4, 5) in relation to one another, including a connecting rod connected to the first and second movable elements (4, 5) respectively at a first and a second ends (18, 19), at least one of the ends of the connecting rod including a head intended to cooperate with locking means of the corresponding movable element so as to carry out the removable fastening of the connecting rod on the corresponding movable element, the connecting device including at least one telescopic guide member serving to support and to guide the connecting rod during the displacement of the movable elements (4, 5), including a first and a second ends intended to be attached respectively to a first and a second support elements (23, 16), characterized in that the first end of the telescopic guide member is intended to be attached to first movable element, the telescopic guide member including one arm which, intended to be attached to a mast, is articulated on the second end of the telescopic guide member.
A liner for a traction sheave comprising a top surface and a bottom surface mutually spaced on a height-wise axis, a front surface and a back surface mutually spaced on lengthwise axis, and a plurality of side surfaces including a first side surface and a second side surface mutually spaced in a widthwise axis, wherein a first cross sectional profile of the plurality of side surfaces (260, 270) forms a convergent-divergent profile, and characterized in that the bottom surface of the liner includes a plurality of upwardly extending grooves including a first groove and a second groove. a top surface and a bottom surface mutually spaced on a height-wise axis, a front surface and a back surface mutually spaced on lengthwise axis, and a plurality of side surfaces including a first side surface and a second side surface mutually spaced in a widthwise axis, wherein a first cross sectional profile of the plurality of side surfaces (260, 270) forms a convergent-divergent profile, and characterized in that the bottom surface of the liner includes a plurality of upwardly extending grooves including a first groove and a second groove.
A method of reducing color in an alkanolamine, the method comprising: contacting the alkanolamine with an amount of an aqueous solution effective to provide 5 to 1000 parts per million by weight of an alkali metal borohydride, based on parts by weight of the alkanolamine; and 0.5 to 10,000 parts per million by weight of an alkali metal hydroxide, based on parts by weight of the alkanolamine; wherein the color-reduced alkanolamine is not distilled after the contacting and wherein the color-reduced alkanolamine has a Platinum-Cobalt Color Value, Test Method ASTM D1209, of 0 to less than or equal to 20; and wherein the alkanolamine is a mono(Ci-io alkanol)amine, a tri(C 1-10 alkanol)amine, an N-(Ci-io alkyl) mono(C 2-4 alkanol)amine, an N,N-di(Ci-io alkyl) (C 2-4 alkanol)amine, an N-(Ci-io alkanol)pyrrolidine, an N-(C 1-10 alkanol)imidazolidine, an N-(Ci-io alkanol)piperidine, an N-(C 1-10 alkanol)piperazine, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. contacting the alkanolamine with an amount of an aqueous solution effective to provide 5 to 1000 parts per million by weight of an alkali metal borohydride, based on parts by weight of the alkanolamine; and 0.5 to 10,000 parts per million by weight of an alkali metal hydroxide, based on parts 5 to 1000 parts per million by weight of an alkali metal borohydride, based on parts by weight of the alkanolamine; and 0.5 to 10,000 parts per million by weight of an alkali metal hydroxide, based on parts by weight of the alkanolamine; wherein the color-reduced alkanolamine is not distilled after the contacting and wherein the color-reduced alkanolamine has a Platinum-Cobalt Color Value, Test Method ASTM D1209, of 0 to less than or equal to 20; and wherein the alkanolamine is a mono(Ci-io alkanol)amine, a tri(C 1-10 alkanol)amine, an N-(Ci-io alkyl) mono(C 2-4 alkanol)amine, an N,N-di(Ci-io alkyl) (C 2-4 alkanol)amine, an N-(Ci-io alkanol)pyrrolidine, an N-(C 1-10 alkanol)imidazolidine, an N-(Ci-io alkanol)piperidine, an N-(C 1-10 alkanol)piperazine, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. wherein the color-reduced alkanolamine is not distilled after the contacting and wherein the color-reduced alkanolamine has a Platinum-Cobalt Color Value, Test Method ASTM D1209, of 0 to less than or equal to 20; and wherein the alkanolamine is a mono(Ci-io alkanol)amine, a tri(C 1-10 alkanol)amine, an N-(Ci-io alkyl) mono(C 2-4 alkanol)amine, an N,N-di(Ci-io alkyl) (C 2-4 alkanol)amine, an N-(Ci-io alkanol)pyrrolidine, an N-(C 1-10 alkanol)imidazolidine, an N-(Ci-io alkanol)piperidine, an N-(C 1-10 alkanol)piperazine, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.
A method for manufacturing by molding a structural element (5, 6) of an axial turbine engine stator, the structural element comprising a friction surface which may contact a moving element under certain conditions, comprising the following steps: - setting up a mold (1, 2); - filling the mold with at least one paste-like or liquid material composing the structural element; - heat treating the material by polymerization; comprising the following additional step: - adding at least one filler material at the friction surface before heat treatment, the filler material comprising solid particles; characterized in that the filler material is capable of creating porosity on a thickness of the structural element during or after heat treatment, with the porosity providing the surface with properties of abradability; and a membrane permeable to the resin and impermeable to the solid particles is placed inside the mold (1, 2) before adding the filler material so as to limit the presence of the filler material near the friction surface of the structural element. - setting up a mold (1, 2); - filling the mold with at least one paste-like or liquid material composing the structural element; - heat treating the material by polymerization; - adding at least one filler material at the friction surface before heat treatment, the filler material comprising solid particles;
Horn assembly adapted to be rotatably arranged in a housing of a rotary ultrasonic sealer, and comprising a hollow shaft having a longitudinal axis, one annular metallic support, a retaining means and a horn arranged coaxially in the hollow shaft and connected to a converter and preferably also a booster, the horn being provided with a peripheral sealing area outside an axially free end of the hollow shaft and the housing, and wherein the horn is connected to the hollow shaft by means of at least said one annular, metallic support extending radially outward from an outer face of the horn and retaining means so as to fixedly retain the horn in the hollow shaft, said support being arranged essentially in a point with minimum vibration amplitude in the longitudinal direction of the horn, wherein the at least one annular support is corrugated in cross section such that at least two grooves (17, 18) and one ridge arranged there between are provided between the inner face of the hollow shaft and the outer face of the horn, the annular support comprising a first leg and a second leg being interconnected at first ends thereof via a top part and being provided a first bottom part and a second bottom part, respectively, at second ends opposite the first ends, characterised in that the support at its periphery comprises a conical surface having a proximal end and a distal end, which conical surface is adapted to cooperate with a corresponding conical surface of the hollow shaft for centring the support with respect to the hollow shaft, when the horn is retained in the hollow shaft by means of the retaining means.