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A method comprising: receiving a first data packet and a second data packet , wherein the second data packet is immediately previous to the first data packet; and determining whether the received first data packet is a repetition of the immediately-previous second data packet, based on a time delay between the first data packet and the immediately-previous second data packet, relative to a first time delay and a second time delay , wherein: the first time delay is relative to transmission of the immediately previous second data packet by a transmitter that is different to the transmitter (219") that sent the first data packet; the second time delay is relative to transmission of the immediately previous second data packet by the same transmitter that sent the first data packet; and the second time delay is less than the first time delay. receiving a first data packet and a second data packet , wherein the second data packet is immediately previous to the first data packet; and determining whether the received first data packet is a repetition of the immediately-previous second data packet, based on a time delay between the first data packet and the immediately-previous second data packet, relative to a first time delay and a second time delay , wherein: the first time delay is relative to transmission of the immediately previous second data packet by a transmitter that is different to the transmitter (219") that sent the first data packet; the second time delay is relative to transmission of the immediately previous second data packet by the same transmitter that sent the first data packet; and the second time delay is less than the first time delay. the first time delay is relative to transmission of the immediately previous second data packet by a transmitter that is different to the transmitter (219") that sent the first data packet; the second time delay is relative to transmission of the immediately previous second data packet by the same transmitter that sent the first data packet; and the second time delay is less than the first time delay.
A metal-air cell stack comprising a plurality of metal-air cells oriented horizontally and stacked on top of one another to form the metal-air cell stack , the metal-air cells comprising: a cathode ; an anode comprising an anode chamber and an anode current collector , the anode chamber at least partially defined by the anode current collector ; a cathode chamber at least partially defined by the cathode ; wherein the anode chamber comprises one or a plurality of anode flow channels for flowing an electrolyte in a downstream direction; wherein the anode current collector is positioned below the anode chamber and comprises a plurality of particle collectors projecting from the anode current collector into the anode chamber to collect particles suspended in the electrolyte; wherein the plurality of particle collectors are configured to perturb the flow of electrolyte through said anode chamber and encourage settling of the particles on or between the particle collectors . a cathode ; an anode comprising an anode chamber and an anode current collector , the anode chamber at least partially defined by the anode current collector ; a cathode chamber at least partially defined by the cathode ; wherein the anode chamber comprises one or a plurality of anode flow channels for flowing an electrolyte in a downstream direction; wherein the anode current collector is positioned below the anode chamber and comprises a plurality of particle collectors projecting from the anode current collector into the anode chamber to collect particles suspended in the electrolyte; wherein the plurality of particle collectors are configured to perturb the flow of electrolyte through said anode chamber and encourage settling of the particles on or between the particle collectors .
A cut-off tool comprising: a housing ; an arbor rotatably supported by the housing upon which a cutting disk is attachable for co-rotation therewith; a motor coupled to the arbor to provide torque thereto; a controller operable to selectively drive the motor in a first rotational direction and an opposite, second rotational direction for selectively rotating the arbor and the cutting disk in the first rotational direction or the second rotational direction, respectively; a first lighting element coupled to a first portion of the housing; and a second lighting element coupled to a second portion of the housing, characterized in that one of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the first rotational direction, and wherein the other of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the second rotational direction. a housing ; an arbor rotatably supported by the housing upon which a cutting disk is attachable for co-rotation therewith; a motor coupled to the arbor to provide torque thereto; a controller operable to selectively drive the motor in a first rotational direction and an opposite, second rotational direction for selectively rotating the arbor and the cutting disk in the first rotational direction or the second rotational direction, respectively; a first lighting element coupled to a first portion of the housing; and a second lighting element coupled to a second portion of the housing, characterized in that one of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the first rotational direction, and wherein the other of the first lighting element and the second lighting element is configured to be activated by the controller in response to the motor being driven in the second rotational direction.
Induction cooking device for heating a cooking vessel , the induction cooking device comprising: a cooking surface comprising a cooking hob , an induction coil , a driving circuit electrically coupled to the induction coil , and a coil mount that is arranged under the cooking hob , wherein the induction coil is arranged on the coil mount , characterized in that the coil mount is configured to dynamically adapt the distance between the induction coil and the cooking surface based on a temperature of the induction coil and/or at least a component of the driving circuit , wherein the coil mount is configured to increase the distance between the induction coil and the cooking surface with increasing temperature of the induction coil and/or the at least one component of the driving circuit . a cooking surface comprising a cooking hob , an induction coil , a driving circuit electrically coupled to the induction coil , and a coil mount that is arranged under the cooking hob , wherein the induction coil is arranged on the coil mount , characterized in that the coil mount is configured to dynamically adapt the distance between the induction coil and the cooking surface based on a temperature of the induction coil and/or at least a component of the driving circuit , wherein the coil mount is configured to increase the distance between the induction coil and the cooking surface with increasing temperature of the induction coil and/or the at least one component of the driving circuit .
Assembly comprising a tubular foundation element , in particular a pile e.g. a jacket pile, to be installed in a ground formation , a pile driver and an anvil , the tubular foundation element having at least one open end, allowing the pile driver with the anvil to be inserted into the tubular foundation element , wherein the tubular foundation element has two open ends, wherein the tubular foundation element comprises a support at the inside thereof, wherein the support is adapted to transmit energy from the anvil directly to the tubular foundation element , during installation of the tubular foundation element , wherein the anvil and the support are configured such that during installation of the tubular foundation element to a position in which the tubular foundation element extends a distance above the surface of the ground formation the distance being for example 1.5 m, soil material that enters the tubular foundation element below the anvil and the support is directly compressed by both the anvil and the support , wherein the anvil and the support are configured such that the part of the tubular foundation element above the support after such installation of the tubular foundation element contains no or little soil material. a tubular foundation element , in particular a pile e.g. a jacket pile, to be installed in a ground formation , a pile driver and an anvil , the tubular foundation element having at least one open end, allowing the pile driver with the anvil to be inserted into the tubular foundation element , wherein the tubular foundation element has two open ends, wherein the tubular foundation element comprises a support at the inside thereof, wherein the support is adapted to transmit energy from the anvil directly to the tubular foundation element , during installation of the tubular foundation element , wherein the anvil and the support are configured such that during installation of the tubular foundation element to a position in which the tubular foundation element extends a distance above the surface of the ground formation the distance being for example 1.5 m, soil material that enters the tubular foundation element below the anvil and the support is directly compressed by both the anvil and the support , wherein the anvil and the support are configured such that the part of the tubular foundation element above the support after such installation of the tubular foundation element contains no or little soil material.
A synthetic yarn splicer for splicing one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) made of synthetic fibers, comprising: a yarn splicing portion that has a passage forming a space into which the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) are insertable and entangles the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) inserted through the passage ; a first clamping portion that is disposed on one side of the yarn splicing portion in a penetrating direction of the passage and clamps the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB); a second clamping portion that is disposed on the other side of the yarn splicing portion in the penetrating direction and clamps the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB); and a moving mechanism that moves each of the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion along the penetrating direction, characterized in that the moving mechanism performs a first moving process of moving the first clamping portion to one side in the penetrating direction and moving a first portion (K1) clamped by the second clamping portion before releasing in the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) to one side in the penetrating direction while the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) are clamped by the first clamping portion and the clamping of the second clamping portion is released, and wherein the yarn splicing portion performs a first entangling process of entangling the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) before the first moving process and performs a second entangling process of entangling the first portion (K1) of the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) after the first moving process. a yarn splicing portion that has a passage forming a space into which the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) are insertable and entangles the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) inserted through the passage ; a first clamping portion that is disposed on one side of the yarn splicing portion in a penetrating direction of the passage and clamps the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB); a second clamping portion that is disposed on the other side of the yarn splicing portion in the penetrating direction and clamps the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB); and a moving mechanism that moves each of the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion along the penetrating direction, characterized in that the moving mechanism performs a first moving process of moving the first clamping portion to one side in the penetrating direction and moving a first portion (K1) clamped by the second clamping portion before releasing in the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) to one side in the penetrating direction while the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) are clamped by the first clamping portion and the clamping of the second clamping portion is released, and wherein the yarn splicing portion performs a first entangling process of entangling the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) before the first moving process and performs a second entangling process of entangling the first portion (K1) of the one yarn (YA) and the other yarn (YB) after the first moving process.
A method of combining laser beams in a flow cytometer comprising: providing a first laser beam ; focusing said first laser beam with focusable beam shaping optics , having a first cylindrical lens oriented in a first direction and a second cylindrical lens oriented in a second direction that is orthogonal to said first direction, to form a first elliptically shaped focal point, that is focused at a predetermined location that is centrally located on a fluid stream of said flow cytometer; providing a second laser beam ; adjusting beam size and divergence of said second laser beam using a beam size adjuster to form an adjusted second laser beam which forms a second elliptically shaped focal point at said predetermined location, the adjusting including adjusting a distance between a first lens and a second lens in said beam adjuster to vary the beam size and divergence of said second laser beam such that said second elliptically shaped focal point has a size and shape that is the same as said first elliptically shaped focal point; combining said first laser beam and said adjusted second laser beam concentrically using a beam combiner so that said first laser beam and said adjusted second laser beam are applied to said focusable beam shaping optics in a concentric combined beam. providing a first laser beam ; focusing said first laser beam with focusable beam shaping optics , having a first cylindrical lens oriented in a first direction and a second cylindrical lens oriented in a second direction that is orthogonal to said first direction, to form a first elliptically shaped focal point, that is focused at a predetermined location that is centrally located on a fluid stream of said flow cytometer; providing a second laser beam ; adjusting beam size and divergence of said second laser beam using a beam size adjuster to form an adjusted second laser beam which forms a second elliptically shaped focal point at said predetermined location, the adjusting including adjusting a distance between a first lens and a second lens in said beam adjuster to vary the beam size and divergence of said second laser beam such that said second elliptically shaped focal point has a size and shape that is the same as said first elliptically shaped focal point; combining said first laser beam and said adjusted second laser beam concentrically using a beam combiner so that said first laser beam and said adjusted second laser beam are applied to said focusable beam shaping optics in a concentric combined beam.
A system for monitoring integrity of a graphics processing unit (GPU), the system comprising: a GPU engine comprising the GPU; a central processing unit (CPU) in communication with the GPU; a video memory in communication with the CPU and the GPU; a system memory in communication with the CPU and the GPU; and wherein the CPU is arranged to generate an expected sequence number according to a pre-determined sequence, store the expected sequence number in the system memory, and instruct the GPU engine to generate a test image that includes the expected sequence number; the GPU engine is arranged to generate the test image according to the instruction from the CPU, and write the test image to the video memory ; the CPU is further arranged to transfer the test image from the video memory to the system memory, extract a sequence number from the transferred test image, compare the extracted sequence number with the expected sequence number, and write a result to the system memory indicating failure if the comparison indicates that the extracted sequence number does not match the expected sequence number. a GPU engine comprising the GPU; a central processing unit (CPU) in communication with the GPU; a video memory in communication with the CPU and the GPU; a system memory in communication with the CPU and the GPU; and wherein the CPU is arranged to generate an expected sequence number according to a pre-determined sequence, store the expected sequence number in the system memory, and instruct the GPU engine to generate a test image that includes the expected sequence number; generate an expected sequence number according to a pre-determined sequence, store the expected sequence number in the system memory, and instruct the GPU engine to generate a test image that includes the expected sequence number; the GPU engine is arranged to generate the test image according to the instruction from the CPU, and write the test image to the video memory ; the CPU is further arranged to transfer the test image from the video memory to the system memory, extract a sequence number from the transferred test image, compare the extracted sequence number with the expected sequence number, and write a result to the system memory indicating failure if the comparison indicates that the extracted sequence number does not match the expected sequence number. extract a sequence number from the transferred test image, compare the extracted sequence number with the expected sequence number, and write a result to the system memory indicating failure if the comparison indicates that the extracted sequence number does not match the expected sequence number.
Kit for mounting a piece of furniture comprising . - at least a first elongate part and a second elongate part each having a longitudinal axis (X) and at least one longitudinal groove parallel to this longitudinal axis (X); the two longitudinal grooves having the same cross-section; the first elongate part having, at a longitudinal end, a stud capable of being inserted into the longitudinal groove of the second elongate part ; a first, longitudinal hole being provided in the stud and a second, transverse hole being provided in the first elongate part and opening into the first longitudinal hole ; a third, transverse hole being provided in the longitudinal groove of the second elongate part ; - a first fastening element able to partially penetrate into the first hole and partially into the third hole ; and - a second fastening element able to penetrate at least partially into the second hole ; the first and second fastening elements being able to cooperate with each other to hold the first and second elongate parts together; characterised in that it further comprises means for reinforcing the assembly of the first and second elongate parts , these reinforcement means comprising two brackets , able to be inserted at least partially into said two longitudinal grooves by being superimposed on one another, as well as means for spacing the two brackets apart from one another, when they are inserted in a superimposed manner in said two longitudinal grooves . - at least a first elongate part and a second elongate part each having a longitudinal axis (X) and at least one longitudinal groove parallel to this longitudinal axis (X); the two longitudinal grooves having the same cross-section; the first elongate part having, at a longitudinal end, a stud capable of being inserted into the longitudinal groove of the second elongate part ; a first, longitudinal hole being provided in the stud and a second, transverse hole being provided in the first elongate part and opening into the first longitudinal hole ; a third, transverse hole being provided in the longitudinal groove of the second elongate part ; - a first fastening element able to partially penetrate into the first hole and partially into the third hole ; and - a second fastening element able to penetrate at least partially into the second hole ; the first and second fastening elements being able to cooperate with each other to hold the first and second elongate parts together; characterised in that it further comprises means for reinforcing the assembly of the first and second elongate parts , these reinforcement means comprising two brackets , able to be inserted at least partially into said two longitudinal grooves by being superimposed on one another, as well as means for spacing the two brackets apart from one another, when they are inserted in a superimposed manner in said two longitudinal grooves .
A computer-implemented method for determining a treatment plan for a radiotherapy treatment including a dose distribution, the method comprising the steps of: a) determining (S11), based on a predetermined lower dose constraint C HL of a high dose target volume and a upper dose constraint C LU of a low dose target volume surrounding and adjacent to the high dose target volume, a transition region target thickness I t of a transition region comprised in the low dose target volume and adjacent to the high dose target volume; b) determining (S12), based on the thickness I t a number n of shells to be created so as to form the transition region; c) creating (S13) n shells S i , where i = 0 to n-1; d) determining (S14), for each of the shells, a shell-specific upper dose constraint C SU (i) based at least on the lower dose constraint C HL of the high dose target volume and the upper dose constraint C LU of the low dose target volume, wherein the upper dose constraint of at least one of the shells is higher than the upper dose constraint C LU of the low dose target volume and wherein the shell-specific upper dose constraint C SU (i) increases from the outermost shell S n-1 to the innermost shell S 0 ; and e) generating (S15), by means of an optimization algorithm, a treatment plan, the optimization algorithm constrained by the predetermined lower dose constraint C HL in the high dose target volume, the upper dose constraint C LU in the low dose target volume except for the transition region, and the respective shell-specific upper dose constraint C SU (i) for each of the shells in the transition region. a) determining (S11), based on a predetermined lower dose constraint C HL of a high dose target volume and a upper dose constraint C LU of a low dose target volume surrounding and adjacent to the high dose target volume, a transition region target thickness I t of a transition region comprised in the low dose target volume and adjacent to the high dose target volume; b) determining (S12), based on the thickness I t a number n of shells to be created so as to form the transition region; c) creating (S13) n shells S i , where i = 0 to n-1; d) determining (S14), for each of the shells, a shell-specific upper dose constraint C SU (i) based at least on the lower dose constraint C HL of the high dose target volume and the upper dose constraint C LU of the low dose target volume, wherein the upper dose constraint of at least one of the shells is higher than the upper dose constraint C LU of the low dose target volume and wherein the shell-specific upper dose constraint C SU (i) increases from the outermost shell S n-1 to the innermost shell S 0 ; and e) generating (S15), by means of an optimization algorithm, a treatment plan, the optimization algorithm constrained by the predetermined lower dose constraint C HL in the high dose target volume, the upper dose constraint C LU in the low dose target volume except for the transition region, and the respective shell-specific upper dose constraint C SU (i) for each of the shells in the transition region.