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A medical system , comprising: a medical device having a treatment element ; and a control unit in communication with the medical device , the control unit being configured to: deliver a low-voltage, pre-treatment pulse routine through the treatment element to an area of target tissue, the low-voltage, pre-treatment pulse routine being configured to have a stimulation effect within an area of non-target tissue when the non-target tissue is within a predetermined distance from the area of target tissue and to not have a stimulation effect within the area of non-target tissue when the area of non-target tissue is outside of the predetermined distance from the area of target tissue; and deliver an ablation energy routine through the treatment element to the area of target tissue when the low-voltage pulse routine does not have a stimulation effect on the area of non-target tissue, wherein the low-voltage, pre-treatment pulse routine includes the delivery of energy having a voltage between 0.1 V and 100 V. a medical device having a treatment element ; and a control unit in communication with the medical device , the control unit being configured to: deliver a low-voltage, pre-treatment pulse routine through the treatment element to an area of target tissue, the low-voltage, pre-treatment pulse routine being configured to have a stimulation effect within an area of non-target tissue when the non-target tissue is within a predetermined distance from the area of target tissue and to not have a stimulation effect within the area of non-target tissue when the area of non-target tissue is outside of the predetermined distance from the area of target tissue; and deliver an ablation energy routine through the treatment element to the area of target tissue when the low-voltage pulse routine does not have a stimulation effect on the area of non-target tissue, wherein the low-voltage, pre-treatment pulse routine includes the delivery of energy having a voltage between 0.1 V and 100 V. deliver a low-voltage, pre-treatment pulse routine through the treatment element to an area of target tissue, the low-voltage, pre-treatment pulse routine being configured to have a stimulation effect within an area of non-target tissue when the non-target tissue is within a predetermined distance from the area of target tissue and to not have a stimulation effect within the area of non-target tissue when the area of non-target tissue is outside of the predetermined distance from the area of target tissue; and deliver an ablation energy routine through the treatment element to the area of target tissue when the low-voltage pulse routine does not have a stimulation effect on the area of non-target tissue, wherein the low-voltage, pre-treatment pulse routine includes the delivery of energy having a voltage between 0.1 V and 100 V.
A method of tipping a monofilament surgical suture , comprising the steps of: providing a length of monofilament surgical suture having a first end, a second end, and a body having a maximum cross-sectional dimension; forming the suture to have a formed section comprising a tip section and a transition section located between the body and the tip section that serves to transition the diameter of the suture from the diameter of the body to the diameter of the tip section , the method being characterised in that the maximum dimension of the cross-section of the tip section is less than the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the body of the suture ; and in that the method further comprises, laterally cutting at least part of the formed section to produce trimmed regions to provide a suture having a transition section and a tip section , the tip section having a cross-section with an outer perimeter, wherein the outer perimeter comprises a plurality of connected straight segments or at least two connected curved segments or at least one curved segment connected to at least one straight segment. providing a length of monofilament surgical suture having a first end, a second end, and a body having a maximum cross-sectional dimension; forming the suture to have a formed section comprising a tip section and a transition section located between the body and the tip section that serves to transition the diameter of the suture from the diameter of the body to the diameter of the tip section , the method being characterised in that the maximum dimension of the cross-section of the tip section is less than the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the body of the suture ; and in that the method further comprises, laterally cutting at least part of the formed section to produce trimmed regions to provide a suture having a transition section and a tip section , the tip section having a cross-section with an outer perimeter, wherein the outer perimeter comprises a plurality of connected straight segments or at least two connected curved segments or at least one curved segment connected to at least one straight segment.
A composite material, comprising a first cellulose-based material and a second cellulose-based material, wherein the first cellulose-based material and the second cellulose material are alternately layered with one another such that there are at least two layers of either the first or second cellulose-based material and at least one layer of the other cellulose-based material; wherein the first cellulose-based material is a textile; and wherein the second cellulose-based material is a sheet or film comprising cellulose. wherein the first cellulose-based material is a textile; and wherein the second cellulose-based material is a sheet or film comprising cellulose.
A clothes dryer comprising: a cabinet ; a drum rotatably supported in the cabinet ; a supply port configured to guide air into the drum ; an exhaust port configured to guide the air in the drum to an outside of the drum ; and a lint removing apparatus configured to remove lint from the air passing through the exhaust port , wherein the lint removing apparatus includes: a lint filter configured to capture lint; a rotation member rotatably installed to scrape and collect the lint captured in the lint filter ; a driving device configured to generate power; a first coupler connected to the driving device to receive the power from the driving device ; and a second coupler having a shape corresponding in shape to the first coupler is coupled to the first coupler to transmit the power to the rotation member characterized in that the second coupler is arranged to couple with the first coupler along a direction in which the rotation member extends. a cabinet ; a drum rotatably supported in the cabinet ; a supply port configured to guide air into the drum ; an exhaust port configured to guide the air in the drum to an outside of the drum ; and a lint removing apparatus configured to remove lint from the air passing through the exhaust port , wherein the lint removing apparatus includes: a lint filter configured to capture lint; a rotation member rotatably installed to scrape and collect the lint captured in the lint filter ; a driving device configured to generate power; a first coupler connected to the driving device to receive the power from the driving device ; and a second coupler having a shape corresponding in shape to the first coupler is coupled to the first coupler to transmit the power to the rotation member characterized in that the second coupler is arranged to couple with the first coupler along a direction in which the rotation member extends. a lint filter configured to capture lint; a rotation member rotatably installed to scrape and collect the lint captured in the lint filter ; a driving device configured to generate power; a first coupler connected to the driving device to receive the power from the driving device ; and a second coupler having a shape corresponding in shape to the first coupler is coupled to the first coupler to transmit the power to the rotation member characterized in that the second coupler is arranged to couple with the first coupler along a direction in which the rotation member extends.
A non-transient machine readable medium containing program instructions for causing a neuromodulator configured to be connected to electrodes and deliver neuromodulation energy to one or more neural targets through said electrodes , to: determine target energy allocations for a plurality of said electrodes based on at least one target pole to provide a target sub-perception modulation field; and normalize the target sub-perception modulation field, including determining a time domain scaling factor to account for at least one property of a neural target or of a neuromodulation waveform, and applying the time domain scaling factor to the target energy allocations. determine target energy allocations for a plurality of said electrodes based on at least one target pole to provide a target sub-perception modulation field; and normalize the target sub-perception modulation field, including determining a time domain scaling factor to account for at least one property of a neural target or of a neuromodulation waveform, and applying the time domain scaling factor to the target energy allocations.
A tank support assembly for a vehicle comprising: - a vehicle structure ; and - a storage tank assembly held in place relative to the vehicle structure via a magnetic support system , wherein the magnetic support system includes tank magnets affixed to the storage tank assembly and structure magnets affixed to the vehicle structure, wherein the tank magnets interact with the structure magnets to passively provide repulsive magnetic forces that constrain movement of the storage tank assembly relative to the vehicle structure without the tank magnets mechanically engaging the structure magnets, wherein the tank magnets and the structure magnets include spring magnets in matched pairs that repel when spaced apart less than an equilibrium distance and attract when spaced apart farther than the equilibrium distance, wherein one magnet in each of the matched pairs represents one of the tank magnets and the other magnet in each of the matched pairs represents one of the structure magnets. - a vehicle structure ; and - a storage tank assembly held in place relative to the vehicle structure via a magnetic support system , wherein the magnetic support system includes tank magnets affixed to the storage tank assembly and structure magnets affixed to the vehicle structure, wherein the tank magnets interact with the structure magnets to passively provide repulsive magnetic forces that constrain movement of the storage tank assembly relative to the vehicle structure without the tank magnets mechanically engaging the structure magnets,
A method for rapidly screening Trichoderma reesei highly expressing cellulase with high enzyme activity including the steps of introducing the gene expression cassette comprising the elements of cbh1 promoter, red fluorescent protein gene DsRed, cell surface protein anchor signal peptide gene AfMpl and cbh1 terminator into the plasmid to obtain the recombinant expression vector, wherein said DsRed gene has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No.2, and said AfMpl gene has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No.3; transforming the host cell with the recombinant vector constructed in step to obtain the recombinant Trichoderma reesei; introducing a protein secretion pathway related gene or inserting vectors or genes randomly into the recombinant Trichoderma reesei obtained in step 2 to obtain the mutant library of recombinant Trichoderma reesei; screening of the recombinant Trichoderma reesei strongly showing the red fluorescence on its surface by flow cytometry; and determining the cellulase activity of the recombinant Trichoderma reesei obtained in step , to obtain the recombinant Trichoderma reesei with improved cellulase activity. introducing the gene expression cassette comprising the elements of cbh1 promoter, red fluorescent protein gene DsRed, cell surface protein anchor signal peptide gene AfMpl and cbh1 terminator into the plasmid to obtain the recombinant expression vector, wherein said DsRed gene has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No.2, and said AfMpl gene has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No.3; transforming the host cell with the recombinant vector constructed in step to obtain the recombinant Trichoderma reesei; introducing a protein secretion pathway related gene or inserting vectors or genes randomly into the recombinant Trichoderma reesei obtained in step 2 to obtain the mutant library of recombinant Trichoderma reesei; screening of the recombinant Trichoderma reesei strongly showing the red fluorescence on its surface by flow cytometry; and determining the cellulase activity of the recombinant Trichoderma reesei obtained in step , to obtain the recombinant Trichoderma reesei with improved cellulase activity.
An endoscope with a distal tip part comprising a tip housing integrally moulded from a first material and a second material, the second material being a transparent material, said housing comprising an end wall and a surrounding side wall with an internal end wall surface and an internal side wall surface so as to define at least one inner compartment accommodating an electronic vision device and at least one light source, where the end wall comprises an external end surface facing the exterior of the housing and the surrounding side wall comprises an external surrounding side surface facing the exterior of the housing, where the second material is provided as a part of the end wall so as to provide a vision window in the end wall covering the electronic vision device and a light emission window adapted to receive and transmit light from the at least one light source through the end wall, wherein, in the end wall, said second material overlaps at least partially said first material when viewed from the exterior towards the external end surface wherein the second material is provided as one contiguous part so as to provide both said vision window and said light emission window, and wherein the second material is provided as one contiguous part providing part of the side wall and part of the end wall. said housing comprising an end wall and a surrounding side wall with an internal end wall surface and an internal side wall surface so as to define at least one inner compartment accommodating an electronic vision device and at least one light source, where the end wall comprises an external end surface facing the exterior of the housing and the surrounding side wall comprises an external surrounding side surface facing the exterior of the housing, where the second material is provided as a part of the end wall so as to provide a vision window in the end wall covering the electronic vision device and a light emission window adapted to receive and transmit light from the at least one light source through the end wall, wherein, in the end wall, said second material overlaps at least partially said first material when viewed from the exterior towards the external end surface wherein the second material is provided as one contiguous part so as to provide both said vision window and said light emission window, and wherein the second material is provided as one contiguous part providing part of the side wall and part of the end wall.
A method for controlling a pump system , multi-component material being dispensed under pressure using a mixer and a spray gun of the pump system, component material being pumped using at least two pumps of the pump system, said component material being stored in liquid tanks of the pump system each allocated to the pumps, said component material being dosed using dosage valves of the pump system each allocated to the pumps, said pump system being controlled by means of a control unit of the pump system, characterized in that the dosage valves are each regulated using an electric regulating device of the control unit, a mixing ratio of the component materials being regulated using a control device of the control unit, said regulating devices being regulated by means of the control device, an actual volume flow of component material of the respective pump being measured, the control device capturing the respective actual volume flows and specifying a target volume flow for the respective regulating device according to the mixing ratio.
A prepolymer colloid, comprising: a liquid or semisolid precursor material capable of being reacted by polymerization to form a solid, transparent, non-conductive host matrix, whererin the precursor material is a monomer capable of being reacted to form a polymer; and a population of quantum dots of a selected size distribution disposed in the precursor material, each dot of said population being colloidally grown thereby having a uniform surface energy, wherein the quantum dots each comprise a core formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, and wherein the quantum dots further each comprise at least one overcoating of the core formed from another at least one material selected from the group consisting of CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe. a liquid or semisolid precursor material capable of being reacted by polymerization to form a solid, transparent, non-conductive host matrix, whererin the precursor material is a monomer capable of being reacted to form a polymer; and a population of quantum dots of a selected size distribution disposed in the precursor material, each dot of said population being colloidally grown thereby having a uniform surface energy, wherein the quantum dots each comprise a core formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, and wherein the quantum dots further each comprise at least one overcoating of the core formed from another at least one material selected from the group consisting of CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe.
A computer-implemented method for detecting out of focus microscopy images , the method comprising: acquiring a plurality of microscopy images depicting cells; extracting one or more sets of pixels from the plurality of microscopy images , wherein each set of pixels corresponds to an independent cell; assigning one of a plurality of image quality labels to each set of pixels indicating the degree to which the independent cell is in focus; training a classifier based on the acquired microscopy images to classify the set of pixels into the plurality of image quality labels , wherein the classifier is configured according to a multi-layer architecture comprising an input layer, one or more hidden layers and an output layer, wherein the objective of training is to learn a transfer function between the input layer as features that represent the image and the output layer as the labels for the image, wherein the training results in determination of a plurality of weights for connecting the layers in the multi-layer architecture by minimizing the transfer function with respect to the weights; creating a deployment of the classifier based on the multi-layer architecture , the plurality of weights , and the plurality of image quality labels , wherein the microscopy images are synthetic images generated by: using a deep convolutional general adversarial network (DCGAN) to generate the synthetic images at a plurality of different foci based on a training set of images. acquiring a plurality of microscopy images depicting cells; extracting one or more sets of pixels from the plurality of microscopy images , wherein each set of pixels corresponds to an independent cell; assigning one of a plurality of image quality labels to each set of pixels indicating the degree to which the independent cell is in focus; training a classifier based on the acquired microscopy images to classify the set of pixels into the plurality of image quality labels , wherein the classifier is configured according to a multi-layer architecture comprising an input layer, one or more hidden layers and an output layer, wherein the objective of training is to learn a transfer function between the input layer as features that represent the image and the output layer as the labels for the image, wherein the training results in determination of a plurality of weights for connecting the layers in the multi-layer architecture by minimizing the transfer function with respect to the weights; creating a deployment of the classifier based on the multi-layer architecture , the plurality of weights , and the plurality of image quality labels , wherein the microscopy images are synthetic images generated by: using a deep convolutional general adversarial network (DCGAN) to generate the synthetic images at a plurality of different foci based on a training set of images.
A particle therapy system, comprising: a synchrotron configured to generate a charged particle beam; a beam delivery system configured to irradiate an irradiation target with a charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron thereby forming a radiation field; a rotating gantry which is provided with the beam delivery system and is rotatable around the irradiation target and comprises a first plurality of quadrupole magnetic field generators ; and a dispersion measuring device configured to measure the dispersion, ηxθ, ηyθ, of the charged particle beam at the position of the irradiation target at a plurality of rotation angles, θ, of the rotating gantry , wherein the orbit center of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron and the rotation axis of the rotating gantry are located on substantially the same straight line, a high energy beam transport system configured to linearly transport the charged particle beam from the synchrotron to the rotating gantry is provided on a line extending from the rotation axis of the rotating gantry and comprises a second plurality of quadrupole magnetic field generators , and the first and the second plurality of quadrupole magnetic field generators are configured to adjust a horizontal and a vertical dispersion at the position of the irradiation target, wherein the horizontal and the vertical dispersion, ηxθ, ηyθ, at the position of the irradiation target at the plurality of gantry rotation angles, θ, are simultaneously corrected to 0. a synchrotron configured to generate a charged particle beam; a beam delivery system configured to irradiate an irradiation target with a charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron thereby forming a radiation field; a rotating gantry which is provided with the beam delivery system and is rotatable around the irradiation target and comprises a first plurality of quadrupole magnetic field generators ; and a dispersion measuring device configured to measure the dispersion, ηxθ, ηyθ, of the charged particle beam at the position of the irradiation target at a plurality of rotation angles, θ, of the rotating gantry , wherein the orbit center of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron and the rotation axis of the rotating gantry are located on substantially the same straight line, a high energy beam transport system configured to linearly transport the charged particle beam from the synchrotron to the rotating gantry is provided on a line extending from the rotation axis of the rotating gantry and comprises a second plurality of quadrupole magnetic field generators , and the first and the second plurality of quadrupole magnetic field generators are configured to adjust a horizontal and a vertical dispersion at the position of the irradiation target, wherein the horizontal and the vertical dispersion, ηxθ, ηyθ, at the position of the irradiation target at the plurality of gantry rotation angles, θ, are simultaneously corrected to 0.