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A brachytherapy system, comprising: a brachytherapy applicator comprising an applicator body and a radiation source configured to deliver radiation to a tumor, wherein at least a portion of the applicator body is configured to conform to at least a portion of a patient's anatomy; and at least one ultrasound element, element array, or probe coupled to the applicator body, wherein the brachytherapy applicator comprises a gynecological applicator having two ovoids , and wherein ultrasound elements are positioned on the ovoids on the frontal side looking forward and on a free side of the ovoid over at least 90 degrees relative to the axial forward direction. a brachytherapy applicator comprising an applicator body and a radiation source configured to deliver radiation to a tumor, wherein at least a portion of the applicator body is configured to conform to at least a portion of a patient's anatomy; and at least one ultrasound element, element array, or probe coupled to the applicator body, wherein the brachytherapy applicator comprises a gynecological applicator having two ovoids , and wherein ultrasound elements are positioned on the ovoids on the frontal side looking forward and on a free side of the ovoid over at least 90 degrees relative to the axial forward direction.
A system for deploying an ad hoc network, comprising a movable platform associated with at least one communicating object, which is released into the environment from the movable platform as said movable platform moves in the environment, the communicating object comprising at least one energy source and wireless communication means and being formed by at least one part of the ad hoc network, the site of each point of release of a communicating object being determined as a function of predefined parameters, said predefined parameters being associated with a quality of service of the ad hoc network associated with the end-to-end path between the movable platform and a rear base communicating with the movable platform, the deployed network of released communicating objects, called ad hoc, being used to route the communications of the movable platform; the quality of service of the ad hoc network being measured by a rear base communicating with the movable platform.
A rivet dispenser reloading system comprising: a rivet receiving member defining a channel therein, the rivet receiving member comprising a first port communicating with the channel and configured to receive rivets, and a second port communicating with the channel and configured to selectively engage with a rivet dispenser and introduce rivets to the rivet dispenser, wherein the channel extends between the first port and the second port and is configured to transport rivets from the first port to the second port in a series arrangement and in a preselected orientation; and a first gate in communication with the second port, wherein the first gate is selectively positionable between a first configuration inhibiting movement of rivets through the second port, and a second configuration enabling movement of rivets through the second port, the rivet dispenser reloading system characterised in further comprising a moveable gate in communication with the channel, wherein the moveable gate is slidably connected to the rivet receiving member, and wherein the moveable gate is configured to enable movement of a single rivet in the channel through the second port at one time, while inhibiting movement of additional rivets in the channel through the second port, wherein at least one of the first gate and the moveable gate comprises a pin configured to engage a head region of a rivet . a rivet receiving member defining a channel therein, the rivet receiving member comprising a first port communicating with the channel and configured to receive rivets, and a second port communicating with the channel and configured to selectively engage with a rivet dispenser and introduce rivets to the rivet dispenser, wherein the channel extends between the first port and the second port and is configured to transport rivets from the first port to the second port in a series arrangement and in a preselected orientation; and a first port communicating with the channel and configured to receive rivets, and a second port communicating with the channel and configured to selectively engage with a rivet dispenser and introduce rivets to the rivet dispenser, wherein the channel extends between the first port and the second port and is configured to transport rivets from the first port to the second port in a series arrangement and in a preselected orientation; and a first gate in communication with the second port, wherein the first gate is selectively positionable between a first configuration inhibiting movement of rivets through the second port, and a second configuration enabling movement of rivets through the second port, the rivet dispenser reloading system characterised in further comprising a moveable gate in communication with the channel, wherein the moveable gate is slidably connected to the rivet receiving member, and wherein the moveable gate is configured to enable movement of a single rivet in the channel through the second port at one time, while inhibiting movement of additional rivets in the channel through the second port, wherein at least one of the first gate and the moveable gate comprises a pin configured to engage a head region of a rivet .
A method of producing a phosphonated acrylic copolymer, comprising or consisting of the steps: reacting i) at least one monomer of formula (I) having a number average molecular weight of 250 to 4,000 g/mol with ii) at least one monomer of formula (II) wherein X is O or NH; R 1 is hydrogen or methyl; R 2 is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having up to 12 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from hydrogen or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having up to 6 carbon atoms; and iii) optionally up to 10 wt.-% of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, based on the total weight of the monomer mixture; optionally in the presence of a radical initiator. i) at least one monomer of formula (I) having a number average molecular weight of 250 to 4,000 g/mol with ii) at least one monomer of formula (II) wherein X is O or NH; R 1 is hydrogen or methyl; R 2 is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having up to 12 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from hydrogen or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having up to 6 carbon atoms; and iii) optionally up to 10 wt.-% of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, based on the total weight of the monomer mixture; optionally in the presence of a radical initiator.
A method for manufacturing a grid made of composite material for straightening an air flow for an aircraft turbomachine, this method comprising the following steps: a) positioning , in a thermocompression device, spars extending longitudinally in a first direction (d1), said spars being made of a first material comprising fibres extending parallel to the first direction, these spars comprising lateral faces comprising recesses; b) positioning , in the thermocompression device, between the lateral faces of the spars, connecting elements , made of a second thermo-compressible material; and, c) subjecting , by the thermocompression device, the spars and the connecting elements to a determined temperature and a determined pressure, adapted to cause a portion of the connecting elements to penetrate said recesses so as to ensure a mechanical anchoring of the connecting elements in said recesses of the spars. a) positioning , in a thermocompression device, spars extending longitudinally in a first direction (d1), said spars being made of a first material comprising fibres extending parallel to the first direction, these spars comprising lateral faces comprising recesses; b) positioning , in the thermocompression device, between the lateral faces of the spars, connecting elements , made of a second thermo-compressible material; and, c) subjecting , by the thermocompression device, the spars and the connecting elements to a determined temperature and a determined pressure, adapted to cause a portion of the connecting elements to penetrate said recesses so as to ensure a mechanical anchoring of the connecting elements in said recesses of the spars.
A wire cutting tool comprising: a housing ; a head assembly disposed on the housing, the head assembly carrying a first blade ; a cam drive mechanism disposed within the housing , the cam drive mechanism carrying a second blade opposed to the first blade ; a motor for driving the cam drive mechanism ; and a battery pack electrically connected to the motor , the battery pack being removably attached to the housing ; wherein the cam drive mechanism moves the second blade towards the first blade , so that a wire (W) disposed between the first and second blades receives a cutting force; wherein the cam drive mechanism comprises a spindle driven by the motor and a radial cam fixed to the spindle, characterised in that the cam drive mechanism further comprises a roller assembly contacting the radial cam and a shuttle connected to the roller assembly, the shuttle being movable in a reciprocating motion along the longitudinal axis of the shuttle and carrying the second blade ; wherein the radial cam has a dwell angle between 45 degrees and 135 degrees; the wire cutting tool further comprising a transmission disposed between the spindle and the motor ; and a clutch engaging the transmission , allowing the motor to rotate relative to the spindle when a cutting force of 12 kiloNewton as between the first blade and second blade has been exceeded. a housing ; a head assembly disposed on the housing, the head assembly carrying a first blade ; a cam drive mechanism disposed within the housing , the cam drive mechanism carrying a second blade opposed to the first blade ; a motor for driving the cam drive mechanism ; and a battery pack electrically connected to the motor , the battery pack being removably attached to the housing ; wherein the cam drive mechanism moves the second blade towards the first blade , so that a wire (W) disposed between the first and second blades receives a cutting force; wherein the cam drive mechanism comprises a spindle driven by the motor and a radial cam fixed to the spindle, characterised in that the cam drive mechanism further comprises a roller assembly contacting the radial cam and a shuttle connected to the roller assembly, the shuttle being movable in a reciprocating motion along the longitudinal axis of the shuttle and carrying the second blade ; wherein the radial cam has a dwell angle between 45 degrees and 135 degrees; the wire cutting tool further comprising a transmission disposed between the spindle and the motor ; and a clutch engaging the transmission , allowing the motor to rotate relative to the spindle when a cutting force of 12 kiloNewton as between the first blade and second blade has been exceeded.
A method for storing chemical and electrical energy via thermodynamically reversible cycle processes, wherein a primary (4.1) and secondary (4.2) gas cycle, both consisting of a gas mixture the main constituents of which being water vapor and/or carbon dioxide and hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide, flow successively and time-independently of each other through a packed bed of porous shaped bodies containing iron and/or nickel , characterized in that • the primary gas cycle (4.1) absorbs oxygen from the packed bed thereby forming water vapor and/or carbon dioxide, the metal oxides of the packed bed are reduced and the oxygen of the metal oxides absorbed by the gas together with the residual reduction gas (1.1) is supplied to a water vapor electrolysis and is separated there as molecular oxygen (1.3) from the gas mixture under supply of electric energy (1.2) and formation of hydrogen (1.4) and/or carbon monoxide and supplied to a storage , • and subsequently from there via (3.2) is added to the fuel cell or the combustion chamber of a closed technical work-performing power process in the secondary gas cycle and, forming water vapor and/or carbon dioxide (3.4) and discharging electric energy (3.3), forms off-gas which flows via (3.4) through the reduced metal-containing shaped bodies of the packed bed and re-oxidizes them to form hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide, closes the material cycle and, thus, the thermodynamically reversible cycle and restores the starting conditions for the primary gas cycle. • the primary gas cycle (4.1) absorbs oxygen from the packed bed thereby forming water vapor and/or carbon dioxide, the metal oxides of the packed bed are reduced and the oxygen of the metal oxides absorbed by the gas together with the residual reduction gas (1.1) is supplied to a water vapor electrolysis and is separated there as molecular oxygen (1.3) from the gas mixture under supply of electric energy (1.2) and formation of hydrogen (1.4) and/or carbon monoxide and supplied to a storage , • and subsequently from there via (3.2) is added to the fuel cell or the combustion chamber of a closed technical work-performing power process in the secondary gas cycle and, forming water vapor and/or carbon dioxide (3.4) and discharging electric energy (3.3), forms off-gas which flows via (3.4) through the reduced metal-containing shaped bodies of the packed bed and re-oxidizes them to form hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide, closes the material cycle and, thus, the thermodynamically reversible cycle and restores the starting conditions for the primary gas cycle.
Production method for a micromechanical component, comprising the following steps: providing a silicon wafer (W1; W1'; W1"; W1"') with a multiplicity of stars (SC1, SC2, SC3, SC2"; SC1"', SC2"', SC3"') wherein the silicon wafer has a first front-side surface (V1; V1', V1"; V1"') and a first rear-side surface (R1, R1', R1", R1"') ; providing a high-grade steel wafer (W2; W2') with a corresponding multiplicity of carrier substrates (SS1, SS2, SS3, SS1"', SS2"', SS3"'), wherein the high-grade steel wafer has a second front-side surface (V2; V2"') and a second rear-side surface (R2; R2"'); applying a structured adhesion promoting layer (SG) to the first front-side surface (V1; V1'; V1"; V1"') and/or the second front-side surface (V2; V2"'), which has outgassing channels (SK, KG); aligning the first front-side surface (V1; V1'; V1"; V1"') and the second front-side surface (V2; V2"') according to a multiplicity of micromechanical components, each having a star (SC1, SC2, SC3; SC2"; SC1"', SC2"', SC3"') and a corresponding carrier substrate (SS1, SS2, SS3; SS1"', SS2"', SS3"') ; connecting the first front-side surface (V1; V1' V1"; V1"') and the second front-side surface (V2; V2"') via the structured adhesion promoting layer (SG) with pressure being applied in such a way that each star (SC1, SC2, SC3; SC2"; SC1"', SC2"', SC3"') is connected to a corresponding carrier substrate (SS1, SS2, SS3; SS1"', SS2"', SS3"') according to a respective micromechanical component, wherein a gas from the ambient atmosphere can escape to the outside through the outgassing channels (SK, KG); singulating the micromechanical components. providing a silicon wafer (W1; W1'; W1"; W1"') with a multiplicity of stars (SC1, SC2, SC3, SC2"; SC1"', SC2"', SC3"') wherein the silicon wafer has a first front-side surface (V1; V1', V1"; V1"') and a first rear-side surface (R1, R1', R1", R1"') ; providing a high-grade steel wafer (W2; W2') with a corresponding multiplicity of carrier substrates (SS1, SS2, SS3, SS1"', SS2"', SS3"'), wherein the high-grade steel wafer has a second front-side surface (V2; V2"') and a second rear-side surface (R2; R2"'); applying a structured adhesion promoting layer (SG) to the first front-side surface (V1; V1'; V1"; V1"') and/or the second front-side surface (V2; V2"'), which has outgassing channels (SK, KG); aligning the first front-side surface (V1; V1'; V1"; V1"') and the second front-side surface (V2; V2"') according to a multiplicity of micromechanical components, each having a star (SC1, SC2, SC3; SC2"; SC1"', SC2"', SC3"') and a corresponding carrier substrate (SS1, SS2, SS3; SS1"', SS2"', SS3"') ; connecting the first front-side surface (V1; V1' V1"; V1"') and the second front-side surface (V2; V2"') via the structured adhesion promoting layer (SG) with pressure being applied in such a way that each star (SC1, SC2, SC3; SC2"; SC1"', SC2"', SC3"') is connected to a corresponding carrier substrate (SS1, SS2, SS3; SS1"', SS2"', SS3"') according to a respective micromechanical component, wherein a gas from the ambient atmosphere can escape to the outside through the outgassing channels (SK, KG); singulating the micromechanical components.
A method for the measurement of one or more metabolites in an animal comprising the measurement of a rare earth metal-conjugated marker, wherein the measurement uses laser spectroscopy or Raman spectroscopy, and wherein the excitation and measurement are in the range of about 600nm to about 2100nm, wherein "about" is ±10% of the stated value.
A vehicle display apparatus (1, 1ʹ) comprising: a display ; and a reflective member configured to reflect display light (X) from the display ; wherein the display causes the display light (X) to be incident on the reflective member as S polarized light; the reflective member is located along an incident light path (L 1 ) of the display light (X) from the display to a reflecting surface of a windshield (Y) of a vehicle (V) or along a transmitted light path (L 2 ) of transmitted light transmitted by the reflecting surface characterized in that the reflective member reflects linearly polarized incident light as circularly polarized reflected light; and the vehicle display apparatus (1, 1ʹ) guides display light (X) reflected at the reflective member and at the windshield (Y) to an eye box. a display ; and a reflective member configured to reflect display light (X) from the display ; wherein the display causes the display light (X) to be incident on the reflective member as S polarized light; the reflective member is located along an incident light path (L 1 ) of the display light (X) from the display to a reflecting surface of a windshield (Y) of a vehicle (V) or along a transmitted light path (L 2 ) of transmitted light transmitted by the reflecting surface characterized in that the reflective member reflects linearly polarized incident light as circularly polarized reflected light; and the vehicle display apparatus (1, 1ʹ) guides display light (X) reflected at the reflective member and at the windshield (Y) to an eye box.
A process for preparing an acetal compound of the following general formula , the process comprising: subjecting an acetal compound of the following general formula to a hydrogenation reaction to form the acetal compound . wherein in the general formulae and , R 1 s represent, independent of each other, a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or two R 1 s may form together a divalent hydrocarbon group, R 1 -R 1 , having 2 to 12 carbon atoms.
A nuclear reactor's fuel assembly comprising an upper root and a lower root , guiding channels, fuel elements located in nodes of a triangular grid, and at least one lattice consisting of inseparably interconnected lattice cells , each lattice cell made in the form of a tube having a longitudinal axis that coincides with the longitudinal axis of one of the fuel elements , wherein the lattice cells have a cross section of hexagonal shape, the facets of the hexagonal shape consisting each of a middle portion and two lateral portions , wherein at least near the butts of the lattice cells that face the upper root the magnitude of the curvature of the facets' lateral portions changes monotonously along the cells' longitudinal axis, wherein neighbouring facets of each of the cells have their lateral portions bordering on a common vertex of hexagon shape, the bordering extreme portions having opposite direction of curvature with respect to the cell's centre, contacting facets of adjoining cells having opposite directions of curvature with respect to the centre of the respective cells . an upper root and a lower root , guiding channels, fuel elements located in nodes of a triangular grid, and at least one lattice consisting of inseparably interconnected lattice cells , each lattice cell made in the form of a tube having a longitudinal axis that coincides with the longitudinal axis of one of the fuel elements , wherein the lattice cells have a cross section of hexagonal shape, the facets of the hexagonal shape consisting each of a middle portion and two lateral portions , wherein at least near the butts of the lattice cells that face the upper root the magnitude of the curvature of the facets' lateral portions changes monotonously along the cells' longitudinal axis, wherein neighbouring facets of each of the cells have their lateral portions bordering on a common vertex of hexagon shape, the bordering extreme portions having opposite direction of curvature with respect to the cell's centre, contacting facets of adjoining cells having opposite directions of curvature with respect to the centre of the respective cells .
A method of patterning a thin-film photovoltaic layer stack , the method comprising the steps of: - providing of a continuous layer stack , the layer stack comprising a substrate , a first electrode layer on the substrate and a photovoltaic layer on the first electrode layer , - immersing the layer stack into an electrically conductive solution , - applying a bias voltage between the electrically conductive solution and the first electrode layer and i) converting of a first material or a first material composition provided in at least a first portion of the layer stack into a first reaction product by an electrochemical reaction, wherein the first reaction product has an electrical conductivity that is lower than an electrical conductivity of the first material or first material composition, or ii) removing a first material or a first material composition provided in at least a first portion of the layer stack by an electrochemical reaction, and - selectively removing the photovoltaic layer along a first line and forming a first trench in the photovoltaic layer before or after immersing the layer stack into the electrically conductive solution . - providing of a continuous layer stack , the layer stack comprising a substrate , a first electrode layer on the substrate and a photovoltaic layer on the first electrode layer , - immersing the layer stack into an electrically conductive solution , - applying a bias voltage between the electrically conductive solution and the first electrode layer and i) converting of a first material or a first material composition provided in at least a first portion of the layer stack into a first reaction product by an electrochemical reaction, wherein the first reaction product has an electrical conductivity that is lower than an electrical conductivity of the first material or first material composition, or ii) removing a first material or a first material composition provided in at least a first portion of the layer stack by an electrochemical reaction, and i) converting of a first material or a first material composition provided in at least a first portion of the layer stack into a first reaction product by an electrochemical reaction, wherein the first reaction product has an electrical conductivity that is lower than an electrical conductivity of the first material or first material composition, or ii) removing a first material or a first material composition provided in at least a first portion of the layer stack by an electrochemical reaction, and - selectively removing the photovoltaic layer along a first line and forming a first trench in the photovoltaic layer before or after immersing the layer stack into the electrically conductive solution .