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A method for determining aggregate flow of blood through vasculature in a tissue area of interest, comprising, using a near-infrared fluorescence imaging system: measuring a cross-sectional area of a tissue volume end; obtaining a sequence of angiographic images of the tissue volume; calculating average fluorescence intensities for the sequence of angiographic images of the tissue volume; generating a plot of time-varying average fluorescence intensity; from the plot determining a thickness increase of a blood volume layer; a pulse duty cycle; and a duration of a single blood pressure pulse; and deriving the aggregate blood flow, F, according to the inequality F = ΔV P DC / Δ ⁢ t, wherein ΔV = (cross-sectional area of the tissue volume end, A) × (thickness increase, ΔL, of the blood volume layer, L), P DC is the pulse duty cycle and Δt = duration of a single pressure pulse. measuring a cross-sectional area of a tissue volume end; obtaining a sequence of angiographic images of the tissue volume; calculating average fluorescence intensities for the sequence of angiographic images of the tissue volume; generating a plot of time-varying average fluorescence intensity; from the plot determining a thickness increase of a blood volume layer; a pulse duty cycle; and a duration of a single blood pressure pulse; and a thickness increase of a blood volume layer; a pulse duty cycle; and a duration of a single blood pressure pulse; and deriving the aggregate blood flow, F, according to the inequality F = ΔV P DC / Δ ⁢ t, wherein ΔV = (cross-sectional area of the tissue volume end, A) × (thickness increase, ΔL, of the blood volume layer, L), P DC is the pulse duty cycle and Δt = duration of a single pressure pulse.
A tumor electrothermal and electrochemical-therapeutic device using electrothermal needles, comprising: at least two groups of electrothermal needles, wherein said electrothermal needles include a group of center electrothermal needles which are comprised of at least one electrothermal needle; and a group of surrounding electrothermal needles which are comprised of at least two electrothermal needles, wherein a heating body is placed within each of the electrothermal needles so that the electrothermal therapy effects are produced by each of the group of the center electrothermal needles and the group of surrounding electrothermal needles: three D. C. power supplies, wherein two of the three D. C. power supplies are used as the heating power supplies, the positive and negative terminals of one of the two heating power supplies are connected respectively to the heating bodies in the group of the center electrothermal needles; the positive and negative terminals of the other of the two heating power supplies are connected respectively to the heating bodies in the group of surrounding electrothermal needles, and the third power supply is used as the electrochemical power supply, wherein the positive terminal of the electrochemical power supply is connected to the positive terminal of one of the two heating power supplies and the negative terminal of the electrochemical power supply is connected to the negative terminal of the other of the two heating power supplies, the electrochemical therapeutic effect is produced between the group of center electrothermal needles and the group of surrounding ectrothermal needles. at least two groups of electrothermal needles, wherein said electrothermal needles include a group of center electrothermal needles which are comprised of at least one electrothermal needle; and a group of surrounding electrothermal needles which are comprised of at least two electrothermal needles, wherein a heating body is placed within each of the electrothermal needles so that the electrothermal therapy effects are produced by each of the group of the center electrothermal needles and the group of surrounding electrothermal needles: three D. C. power supplies, wherein two of the three D. C. power supplies are used as the heating power supplies, the positive and negative terminals of one of the two heating power supplies are connected respectively to the heating bodies in the group of the center electrothermal needles; the positive and negative terminals of the other of the two heating power supplies are connected respectively to the heating bodies in the group of surrounding electrothermal needles, and the third power supply is used as the electrochemical power supply, wherein the positive terminal of the electrochemical power supply is connected to the positive terminal of one of the two heating power supplies and the negative terminal of the electrochemical power supply is connected to the negative terminal of the other of the two heating power supplies, the electrochemical therapeutic effect is produced between the group of center electrothermal needles and the group of surrounding ectrothermal needles.
A guide rail supporting device adapted for supporting a guide rail used for guiding a movable member while keeping the same in a substantially fixed position in relation to a base table, comprising, a forward supporting device for supporting one end side of said guide rail; and a backward supporting device for supporting the other portion of said guide rail, characterized in that said forward supporting device and backward supporting device each comprise: a base body (410, 510) for engaging onto said base table and for carrying said guide rail; and a holding section (440, 530) for holding the guide rail in a swingable manner relative to the base body (410, 510) wherein said base body (410, 510) comprises a mounting section (411, 511) that is in a horizontal state to support said guide rail from below when the base body (410, 510) is engaged onto said base table; and a backboard section (412, 512) that continuously rises from one edge of said mounting section (411, 511) to be engaged onto said base table, wherein said holding section (440,530) comprises: a mounting section-side holding section (450, 540) provided on said mounting section (411, 511) for prop up said guide rail; and a backboard-side holding section (460, 550) for holding said guide rail on a side of said guide rail facing said backboard section (412, 512), wherein said forward supporting device further comprises a joint section for jointing said guide rail and said base body, and wherein said joint section comprises: a fixed portion fixed to said base body; a joint portion for being jointed to said guide rail; and a joint coupling section provided between said fixed portion and said joint portion to swingably couple said joint portion to said fixed portion.
Device for pretreating a gas to be analysed, in particular a mouthpiece for pretreating respiratory air to be analysed, having a flow path (s) along which the gas to be analysed is able to be conducted through the device, comprising at least two treatment components (4, 5, 6) for treating the gas to be analysed, which each have at least one treatment section (9, 10, 11), wherein each of the treatment components (4, 5, 6) is selectively able to be brought into a first position and into a second position, wherein, in the first position, a treatment section (9, 10, 11) of the treatment components (4, 5, 6) is situated in the flow path (s) and the gas to be analysed is treated by the treatment components (4, 5, 6), and wherein, in the second position, no treatment section (9, 10, 11) of the treatment components (4, 5, 6) is situated in flow path (s) and the gas to be analysed is not treated by the treatment components (4, 5, 6).
Device for producing a textured filament or yarn, wherein at least one filament (F1... Fn) is guided into a drawing device, where it is guided by a pair of intake rollers (3.1, 3.2) to at least two pairs of drawing unit rollers (5.1, 5.2; 6.1, 6.2) and is drawn by the drawing unit rollers, downstream of which there is arranged a texturing device having a cooling drum, characterised in that downstream of the texturing device having the cooling drum there is arranged at least one drawing unit roller (10.1, 10.2, 15, 16, 11.1, 11.2) by means of which the filament or yarn is actively cooled to a temperature of from 0°C to 50°C, wherein the at least one drawing unit roller is cooled from the inside by means of circulating media (air, water).
A high-power electronics assembly for measuring high power electric current, comprising • a conductor, • a magnetic component for bundling magnetic field lines generated by the electric current flowing in the conductor, and • a magnetic field sensor for determining the electric current flowing in the conductor based on a measured magnetic field, wherein • the conductor includes in series a first conductor section, a connecting conductor section and a second conductor section, wherein the first conductor section and the second conductor section are extending along an assembly axis from a first axial end to a second axial end of a central sensor area and the connecting conductor section is connecting the first conductor section to the second conductor section, • the magnetic field sensor is arranged between the first conductor section and the second conductor section, and • the magnetic component is arranged in a ring shape, in particular closed ring shape, around the assembly axis and it is surrounding the magnetic field sensor, the first conductor section and the second conductor section, characterized in that the first conductor section, the connecting conductor section and the second conductor section are formed as sections of a ribbon-shaped conductor rail, wherein the width of the ribbon-shaped conductor rail is extending parallel to the magnetic field lines at the assembly axis. • a conductor, • a magnetic component for bundling magnetic field lines generated by the electric current flowing in the conductor, and • a magnetic field sensor for determining the electric current flowing in the conductor based on a measured magnetic field, • the conductor includes in series a first conductor section, a connecting conductor section and a second conductor section, wherein the first conductor section and the second conductor section are extending along an assembly axis from a first axial end to a second axial end of a central sensor area and the connecting conductor section is connecting the first conductor section to the second conductor section, • the magnetic field sensor is arranged between the first conductor section and the second conductor section, and • the magnetic component is arranged in a ring shape, in particular closed ring shape, around the assembly axis and it is surrounding the magnetic field sensor, the first conductor section and the second conductor section,
An aircraft landing gear assembly comprising an impact protection boot mounted to a landing gear component, wherein the boot has first and second ends (30,32) which are tied to each other by a connector, characterised in the impact protection boot comprising: a resilient inner impact energy absorption layer which engages the component; and an outer protective layer which substantially covers the impact energy absorption layer, wherein the inner layer is more compressible than the outer layer, and wherein the connector exerts oppositely directed forces on the first and second ends respectively, the forces being directed around the circumference of the boot so as to tighten the boot against the landing gear component.
A method of transmitting data packets in a wireless communications network formed of a plurality of network devices including an access point and a mobile device communicating via a wireless transmission channel; the method comprising the steps of: testing whether the wireless transmission channel is available; attempting to transmit data packets for a period of time defined in a maximum allowable transmission time parameter; monitoring the number of successful and unsuccessful transmission attempts; and changing the value of the maximum allowable transmission time parameter for future data transmissions; characterized by the steps of: the access point receiving the maximum allowable transmission time parameter from the mobile device; and the access point determining a level of contention in the wireless communications network based on the maximum allowable transmission time parameter. testing whether the wireless transmission channel is available; attempting to transmit data packets for a period of time defined in a maximum allowable transmission time parameter; monitoring the number of successful and unsuccessful transmission attempts; and changing the value of the maximum allowable transmission time parameter for future data transmissions; the access point receiving the maximum allowable transmission time parameter from the mobile device; and the access point determining a level of contention in the wireless communications network based on the maximum allowable transmission time parameter.
Superchargeable internal combustion engine having an applied-ignition internal combustion engine, having a fresh-gas tract with at least one compressor, having an exhaust system with at least one turbine, and having at least one particle filter which is arranged downstream of the turbine, and having a secondary air line which branches off from the fresh-gas tract downstream of the compressor and opens into the exhaust system, in an exhaust manifold of the exhaust system, upstream of the turbine, characterized by a control unit which is configured such that one or more ignition angles and/or one or more injection times of the applied-ignition internal combustion engine are controllable in open-loop or closed-loop fashion by means of said control unit, and multiple opening points of the secondary air line into the exhaust manifold of the exhaust system, wherein the exhaust manifold is integrated into the cylinder head.
A wrapper for an intravaginal device, comprising: a. a longitudinal axis; b. a transverse axis; c. a first sheet comprising a first line of weakness; d. a second sheet adjacent to and joined to the first sheet in a manner to create an interior volume capable of containing an intravaginal device, the second sheet comprising a second line of weakness; e. a first wrapper edge that is substantially orthogonal to the transverse axis; and f. a second wrapper edge spaced apart from the first wrapper edge; g. wherein each of the first line of weakness and the second line of weakness comprises a first portion (42, 46) proximate the first wrapper edge that is angled by an angle (α) of 0 degrees or by an angle (α) of more than 0 degrees but less than 5 degrees with respect to a reference line that is parallel to the transverse axis; h. wherein each of the first line of weakness and the second line of weakness comprises a second portion distal (44, 48) to the first wrapper edge that is angled at an angle (β) between 15 and 75 degrees with respect to the reference line; and i. wherein the wrapper contains an intravaginal device. a. a longitudinal axis; b. a transverse axis; c. a first sheet comprising a first line of weakness; d. a second sheet adjacent to and joined to the first sheet in a manner to create an interior volume capable of containing an intravaginal device, the second sheet comprising a second line of weakness; e. a first wrapper edge that is substantially orthogonal to the transverse axis; and f. a second wrapper edge spaced apart from the first wrapper edge; g. wherein each of the first line of weakness and the second line of weakness comprises a first portion (42, 46) proximate the first wrapper edge that is angled by an angle (α) of 0 degrees or by an angle (α) of more than 0 degrees but less than 5 degrees with respect to a reference line that is parallel to the transverse axis; h. wherein each of the first line of weakness and the second line of weakness comprises a second portion distal (44, 48) to the first wrapper edge that is angled at an angle (β) between 15 and 75 degrees with respect to the reference line; and i. wherein the wrapper contains an intravaginal device.
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A management system for examining deterioration of electrodes, reagents and human setting errors comprising an electrolyte analyzer with ion-selective electrodes (110, 111, 112) to measure the concentrations of particular ions in a sample, characterised in that the analyzer comprises a balance ratio calculating mechanism adapted to calculate a balance ratio from the electromotive forces of an internal standard solution, a first standard solution having a higher concentration than the internal standard solution and a second standard solution having a lower concentration than the internal standard solution, all the electromotive forces being obtained from calibration in which a sample of known concentration was measured, wherein the balance ratio is defined as follows: balance ratio = (EMF H - EMF IS)/(EMF IS - EMF L), wherein EMF H is the electromotive force of the first standard solution, EMF IS is the electromotive force of the internal standard solution, and EMF L is the electromotive force of the second standard solution; a fluctuation pattern extracting mechanism for extracting fluctuation patterns of the results of the calibration in which the sample of the known concentration was measured; and a comparison mechanism for comparing the fluctuation patterns extracted by the fluctuation pattern extracting mechanism and the fluctuation pattern of the balance ratio obtained by the balance ratio calculating mechanism against atypical patterns stored in advance. balance ratio = (EMF H - EMF IS)/(EMF IS - EMF L), wherein EMF H is the electromotive force of the first standard solution, EMF IS is the electromotive force of the internal standard solution, and EMF L is the electromotive force of the second standard solution; a fluctuation pattern extracting mechanism for extracting fluctuation patterns of the results of the calibration in which the sample of the known concentration was measured; and a comparison mechanism for comparing the fluctuation patterns extracted by the fluctuation pattern extracting mechanism and the fluctuation pattern of the balance ratio obtained by the balance ratio calculating mechanism against atypical patterns stored in advance.
A siliconized container means filled with a formulation that optimizes antigen stability and binding percentage to aluminium phosphate of a N. meningitidis 2086 protein said formulation comprising (i) a pH buffered saline solution, wherein the buffer has a pKa of about 3.5 to about 7.5 and wherein the salt in the pH buffered saline solution is sodium chloride, (ii) aluminium phosphate (iii) polysorbate 80 and (iv) a recombinant lipidated N. meningitidis 2086 protein wherein the pH of the formulation is 6.0.
A method for determination of an initial cyclic shift for Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel, PSFCH, sequence generation, the method comprising the steps of: calculating a PSFCH resource index to determine the PSFCH candidate resource for transmission of a PSFCH among a PSFCH candidate resource set of size equal to the number of physical resource blocks available for PSFCH transmission multiplied by the number of cyclic shift pairs in each PRB, determining an index of a cyclic shift pair based on the PSFCH resource index, characterized by determining the initial cyclic shift for a PSFCH sequence from the index of the cyclic shift pair and the number of cyclic shift pairs based on a predefined table. calculating a PSFCH resource index to determine the PSFCH candidate resource for transmission of a PSFCH among a PSFCH candidate resource set of size equal to the number of physical resource blocks available for PSFCH transmission multiplied by the number of cyclic shift pairs in each PRB, determining an index of a cyclic shift pair based on the PSFCH resource index, characterized by determining the initial cyclic shift for a PSFCH sequence from the index of the cyclic shift pair and the number of cyclic shift pairs based on a predefined table.
A method of making a coatable composition, the method comprising: providing a first composition comprising silica nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous liquid vehicle, wherein the silica nanoparticles have an average particle size of less than or equal to 100 nanometers, wherein the first composition has a pH greater than 8; acidifying the first composition to a pH of less than or equal to 4 using inorganic acid to provide a second composition; and dissolving at least one metal compound in the second composition to form the coatable composition, wherein said at least one metal compound comprises a titanium compound. providing a first composition comprising silica nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous liquid vehicle, wherein the silica nanoparticles have an average particle size of less than or equal to 100 nanometers, wherein the first composition has a pH greater than 8; acidifying the first composition to a pH of less than or equal to 4 using inorganic acid to provide a second composition; and dissolving at least one metal compound in the second composition to form the coatable composition, wherein said at least one metal compound comprises a titanium compound.
A seismic survey system for recording seismic data underwater in the presence of underwater currents, the system comprising: first plural buoys configured to descend in water at a predetermined depth and each having a seismic receiver for recording the seismic data: a first vessel configured to launch the first plural buoys along a first line: and a second vessel configured to recover the first plural buoys at a second line, wherein there is a predetermined distance between the first and second lines; wherein the first plural buoys are configured to travel underwater, at substantially the first predetermined depth, from the first line to the second line, due exclusively to the underwater currents the system being characterized in that it comprises: a computer system configured to calculate the underwater currents prior to launching the first plural buoys and to determine a position of the second line; wherein the computer system calculates the underwater currents based on historic data. first plural buoys configured to descend in water at a predetermined depth and each having a seismic receiver for recording the seismic data: a first vessel configured to launch the first plural buoys along a first line: and a second vessel configured to recover the first plural buoys at a second line, wherein there is a predetermined distance between the first and second lines; wherein the first plural buoys are configured to travel underwater, at substantially the first predetermined depth, from the first line to the second line, due exclusively to the underwater currents the system being characterized in that it comprises: a computer system configured to calculate the underwater currents prior to launching the first plural buoys and to determine a position of the second line; wherein the computer system calculates the underwater currents based on historic data. a first vessel configured to launch the first plural buoys along a first line: and a second vessel configured to recover the first plural buoys at a second line, wherein there is a predetermined distance between the first and second lines; wherein the first plural buoys are configured to travel underwater, at substantially the first predetermined depth, from the first line to the second line, due exclusively to the underwater currents the system being characterized in that it comprises: a computer system configured to calculate the underwater currents prior to launching the first plural buoys and to determine a position of the second line; wherein the computer system calculates the underwater currents based on historic data. a computer system configured to calculate the underwater currents prior to launching the first plural buoys and to determine a position of the second line; wherein the computer system calculates the underwater currents based on historic data.