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A sound silencing apparatus comprising: a first channel open to propagation of a first wave at a target frequency therethrough, and having a first inlet and a first outlet, wherein the first channel is configured due to its dimensions to remain in a continuum state in the presence of a wave at the target frequency; one or more second channels , each open to propagation of a second wave at the target frequency therethrough and configured, by specification of physical dimensions, to resonate at the target frequency, and each having a second inlet and a second outlet; wherein each of the one or more second channels is disposed, relative to the first channel , such that the second wave at the target frequency exiting the one or more second outlets is capable of destructively interfering with the first wave at the target frequency exiting the first channel . a first channel open to propagation of a first wave at a target frequency therethrough, and having a first inlet and a first outlet, wherein the first channel is configured due to its dimensions to remain in a continuum state in the presence of a wave at the target frequency; one or more second channels , each open to propagation of a second wave at the target frequency therethrough and configured, by specification of physical dimensions, to resonate at the target frequency, and each having a second inlet and a second outlet; wherein each of the one or more second channels is disposed, relative to the first channel , such that the second wave at the target frequency exiting the one or more second outlets is capable of destructively interfering with the first wave at the target frequency exiting the first channel .
A method, comprising: determining, by one or more processors based on sensor signals from a pair of earbuds , whether the pair of earbuds are being worn by a same user or different users ; operating, by the one or more processors based on determining that the pair of earbuds are being worn by the same user , the pair of earbuds in a first mode so that one or more functions of the pair of earbuds are controlled based on a first set of input settings; and operating, by the one or more processors based on determining that the pair of earbuds are being worn by different users , the pair of earbuds in a second mode so that the one or more functions of the pair of earbuds are controlled based on a second set of input settings, the second set of input settings being different from the first set of input settings. determining, by one or more processors based on sensor signals from a pair of earbuds , whether the pair of earbuds are being worn by a same user or different users ; operating, by the one or more processors based on determining that the pair of earbuds are being worn by the same user , the pair of earbuds in a first mode so that one or more functions of the pair of earbuds are controlled based on a first set of input settings; and operating, by the one or more processors based on determining that the pair of earbuds are being worn by different users , the pair of earbuds in a second mode so that the one or more functions of the pair of earbuds are controlled based on a second set of input settings, the second set of input settings being different from the first set of input settings.
A radiation detection system comprising: a scintillator configured to detect sample events associated with an unknown sample ; a guard detector subsystem configured to detect active guard events; one or more processors adapted to: count coincident events (SP12 R ) that are the sample events and the active guard events detected coincidently in one or more energy regions and count non-coincident events (SP11 R ) that are the sample events detected when the active guard events are not coincidently detected; wherein, the system is characterized by the one or more processors being further adapted, for each energy region, to: calculate a compensation guard count (CGC R ) based on the count of coincident events (SP12 R ) and a predetermined guard efficiency value (GE R ) associated with the energy region, calculate a correction value (BRF R ) that is based on the compensation guard count (CGC R ) and the counts of coincident events (SP12 R ) and the count of non-coincident events (SP11 R ), and correct the count of non-coincident events (SP11 R ) corresponding to the energy region based on the calculated correction value (BRF R ) to produce corrected sample event counts (corrected SP11 1 ). a scintillator configured to detect sample events associated with an unknown sample ; a guard detector subsystem configured to detect active guard events; one or more processors adapted to: count coincident events (SP12 R ) that are the sample events and the active guard events detected coincidently in one or more energy regions and count non-coincident events (SP11 R ) that are the sample events detected when the active guard events are not coincidently detected; wherein, the system is characterized by the one or more processors being further adapted, for each energy region, to: calculate a compensation guard count (CGC R ) based on the count of coincident events (SP12 R ) and a predetermined guard efficiency value (GE R ) associated with the energy region, calculate a correction value (BRF R ) that is based on the compensation guard count (CGC R ) and the counts of coincident events (SP12 R ) and the count of non-coincident events (SP11 R ), and correct the count of non-coincident events (SP11 R ) corresponding to the energy region based on the calculated correction value (BRF R ) to produce corrected sample event counts (corrected SP11 1 ).
A method for mitigating coherent noise in seismic data, comprising: (a) obtaining seismic data ; (b) identifying from the seismic data a dominant direction representing orientation of subsurface strata using structure tensor analysis, wherein a dominant eigenvalue of the structure tensor determines a strata orientation vector ; (c) adaptively subtracting data corresponding to the dominant direction from the seismic data using a convolution matrix, wherein the adaptive subtraction is performed by steps comprising filtering the seismic data with a convolution kernel, said convolution kernel having weights adaptively determined from estimates of structure dips in an image of the seismic data ; (d) subtracting local average seismic amplitude from data resulting from (c), to generate an estimate of noise , wherein the local average seismic amplitude is an average of all data values within a convolution kernel window; and (e) subtracting the estimated noise from the obtained seismic data ; wherein at least one of (c), (d), and (e) is performed using a computer. (a) obtaining seismic data ; (b) identifying from the seismic data a dominant direction representing orientation of subsurface strata using structure tensor analysis, wherein a dominant eigenvalue of the structure tensor determines a strata orientation vector ; (c) adaptively subtracting data corresponding to the dominant direction from the seismic data using a convolution matrix, wherein the adaptive subtraction is performed by steps comprising filtering the seismic data with a convolution kernel, said convolution kernel having weights adaptively determined from estimates of structure dips in an image of the seismic data ; (d) subtracting local average seismic amplitude from data resulting from (c), to generate an estimate of noise , wherein the local average seismic amplitude is an average of all data values within a convolution kernel window; and (e) subtracting the estimated noise from the obtained seismic data ; wherein at least one of (c), (d), and (e) is performed using a computer.
A device comprising: a plurality of computing devices (102 , 102 , 102(n)), wherein each computing device has respective clock gating logic that is configured to apply clock gating to a portion of the computing device; and a centralized di/dt manager that is configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, from the plurality of computing devices, respective clock gating requests to perform the clock gating, wherein each clock gating request specifies a respective clock gating value representing how much of the requesting computing device will be clock gated, computing, from the clock gating requests, a total clock gating value of the device, determining, from the total clock gating value, which of the clock gating requests from the plurality of computing devices to approve, such that a total approved clock gating is less than a clock gating threshold of the device, and providing, the each of the plurality of computing devices, responses to the respective clock gating requests, each response representing whether the clock gating request is approved. a plurality of computing devices (102 , 102 , 102(n)), wherein each computing device has respective clock gating logic that is configured to apply clock gating to a portion of the computing device; and a centralized di/dt manager that is configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, from the plurality of computing devices, respective clock gating requests to perform the clock gating, wherein each clock gating request specifies a respective clock gating value representing how much of the requesting computing device will be clock gated, computing, from the clock gating requests, a total clock gating value of the device, determining, from the total clock gating value, which of the clock gating requests from the plurality of computing devices to approve, such that a total approved clock gating is less than a clock gating threshold of the device, and providing, the each of the plurality of computing devices, responses to the respective clock gating requests, each response representing whether the clock gating request is approved. receiving, from the plurality of computing devices, respective clock gating requests to perform the clock gating, wherein each clock gating request specifies a respective clock gating value representing how much of the requesting computing device will be clock gated, computing, from the clock gating requests, a total clock gating value of the device, determining, from the total clock gating value, which of the clock gating requests from the plurality of computing devices to approve, such that a total approved clock gating is less than a clock gating threshold of the device, and providing, the each of the plurality of computing devices, responses to the respective clock gating requests, each response representing whether the clock gating request is approved.
An ignition facilitated electrodeless sealed high intensity illumination device configured to receive a laser beam from a continuous wave (CW) laser light source comprising: a sealed chamber configured to contain an ionizable gas medium, the chamber further comprising: an ingress window disposed within a wall of a chamber interior surface configured to admit the laser beam into the chamber; a plasma sustaining region ; and a high intensity light egress window configured to emit high intensity light from the chamber; and optics for focusing the laser beam disposed in a path through the ingress window between the laser light source and a focal region within the chamber, characterized in that the path of the CW laser beam from the laser light source through the ingress window to the focal region within the chamber is direct, the ingress window is configured to admit the laser beam to a region with a FWHM beam waist of 1-15 microns 2 and a Rayleigh length of 6-18 micron or less, and the plasma is configured to be ignited and sustained by the CW laser beam. a sealed chamber configured to contain an ionizable gas medium, the chamber further comprising: an ingress window disposed within a wall of a chamber interior surface configured to admit the laser beam into the chamber; a plasma sustaining region ; and a high intensity light egress window configured to emit high intensity light from the chamber; and an ingress window disposed within a wall of a chamber interior surface configured to admit the laser beam into the chamber; a plasma sustaining region ; and a high intensity light egress window configured to emit high intensity light from the chamber; and optics for focusing the laser beam disposed in a path through the ingress window between the laser light source and a focal region within the chamber, characterized in that the path of the CW laser beam from the laser light source through the ingress window to the focal region within the chamber is direct, the ingress window is configured to admit the laser beam to a region with a FWHM beam waist of 1-15 microns 2 and a Rayleigh length of 6-18 micron or less, and the plasma is configured to be ignited and sustained by the CW laser beam.
Method for positioning a focal plane of a light imaging device at a surface of a sample or a substrate onto which the sample can be mounted, wherein the sample or the substrate emits light when irradiated with charged particles, the method comprising the steps of: i. creating a light signal detectable with the light imaging device by illuminating the sample and/or the substrate with a charged particle beam having a set charged particle beam energy; ii. moving the focal plane of the light imaging device at least in a direction towards or away from the sample and/or substrate and measuring an intensity of the light signal as a function of the position of said focal plane with respect to the sample and/or substrate; iii. setting the focal plane at a focal position with respect to the sample and/or the substrate, said focal position being determined using the measured dependence of the intensity of the light signal as a function of the position of said focal plane with respect to the sample and/or substrate using the set charged particle energy, characterized in that the focal position is established spaced apart at a predetermined distance in the direction towards or away from the sample and/or substrate, with respect to the position where a maximum signal of the light intensity is measured. i. creating a light signal detectable with the light imaging device by illuminating the sample and/or the substrate with a charged particle beam having a set charged particle beam energy; ii. moving the focal plane of the light imaging device at least in a direction towards or away from the sample and/or substrate and measuring an intensity of the light signal as a function of the position of said focal plane with respect to the sample and/or substrate; iii. setting the focal plane at a focal position with respect to the sample and/or the substrate, said focal position being determined using the measured dependence of the intensity of the light signal as a function of the position of said focal plane with respect to the sample and/or substrate using the set charged particle energy,
A perfusion clamp for vasculature comprising a first clamping portion ; a second clamping portion ; and a force applying portion configured to apply at least two different clamping forces across the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion when the perfusion clamp is in a closed state, characterized by : the force applying portion being fixed to the first clamping portion by way of an anchor attachment point and being selectively attachable to the second clamping portion by way of one of at least three attachment points of the force applying portion; the force applying portion being configured to selectively apply one of the at least two forces depending on which one of the at least three attachment points is attached to the second clamping portion ; and the force applying portion comprising an elastomeric material and being configured to stretch between the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion to retain the perfusion clamp in the closed state. the force applying portion being fixed to the first clamping portion by way of an anchor attachment point and being selectively attachable to the second clamping portion by way of one of at least three attachment points of the force applying portion; the force applying portion being configured to selectively apply one of the at least two forces depending on which one of the at least three attachment points is attached to the second clamping portion ; and the force applying portion comprising an elastomeric material and being configured to stretch between the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion to retain the perfusion clamp in the closed state.
An aircraft comprising a thrust producing unit with a plurality of rotating blades that rotate at a first frequency, wherein first and second rotating blades of the plurality of rotating blades are indistinguishable from each other by the human eye at the first frequency, comprising: a light source that is installed on a fixed surface of the aircraft and pulses light towards the plurality of rotating blades at a second frequency, wherein: the second frequency is selected dependent on the first frequency such that first reflections of the light off the first rotating blade are distinguishable by the human eye from second reflections of the light off the second rotating blade ; characterized in that the light source is operable in at least two different modes comprising a safety mode and a visual inspection mode ; and in the visual inspection mode , the second frequency is selected dependent on the first frequency such that the first and second reflections of the light off the first and second rotating blades render the first and second rotating blades distinguishable from each other by the human eye. a light source that is installed on a fixed surface of the aircraft and pulses light towards the plurality of rotating blades at a second frequency, wherein: the second frequency is selected dependent on the first frequency such that first reflections of the light off the first rotating blade are distinguishable by the human eye from second reflections of the light off the second rotating blade ; characterized in that the light source is operable in at least two different modes comprising a safety mode and a visual inspection mode ; and in the visual inspection mode , the second frequency is selected dependent on the first frequency such that the first and second reflections of the light off the first and second rotating blades render the first and second rotating blades distinguishable from each other by the human eye. the second frequency is selected dependent on the first frequency such that first reflections of the light off the first rotating blade are distinguishable by the human eye from second reflections of the light off the second rotating blade ; characterized in that the light source is operable in at least two different modes comprising a safety mode and a visual inspection mode ; and in the visual inspection mode , the second frequency is selected dependent on the first frequency such that the first and second reflections of the light off the first and second rotating blades render the first and second rotating blades distinguishable from each other by the human eye.
A process for the preparation of (Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-but-2-enoic acid-(4-trifluoro methylphenyl)-amide of formula-I, comprising the steps of: a) converting 5-methylisoxazole-4-carboxylic acid of formula-V to 5-methylisoxazole-4-carbonyl chloride of formula-IV using a chlorinating agent; b) reacting the compound of formula-IV with 4-(trifluoromethyl) aniline of formula-III in a biphasic medium in the presence of an inorganic base to afford N -(4'-trifluoromethylphenyl)-5-methylisoxazole-4-carboxamide of formula-II; and c) reacting the compound of formula-II with aqueous sodium hydroxide in a mixture of solvents to provide (Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-but-2-enoic acid-(4-trifluoromethyl phenyl)-amide of formula-I, wherein in the process does not comprise a step of isolating N-(4'-trifluoromethylphenyl)-5-methylisoxazole-4-carboxamide of formula-II. a) converting 5-methylisoxazole-4-carboxylic acid of formula-V to 5-methylisoxazole-4-carbonyl chloride of formula-IV using a chlorinating agent; b) reacting the compound of formula-IV with 4-(trifluoromethyl) aniline of formula-III in a biphasic medium in the presence of an inorganic base to afford N -(4'-trifluoromethylphenyl)-5-methylisoxazole-4-carboxamide of formula-II; and c) reacting the compound of formula-II with aqueous sodium hydroxide in a mixture of solvents to provide (Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-but-2-enoic acid-(4-trifluoromethyl phenyl)-amide of formula-I,
A method of manufacturing a heat storage material containing heat storage capsules comprising a phase change material absorbing/discharging latent heat in accordance with change in temperature, the phase change material being charged in outer shells of the heat storage capsules , the method comprising the steps of: binding a periphery of mutually contacting portions of a plurality of heat storage capsules with a molding binder , thereby to mold a granular molded heat storage material ; coating an outer peripheral surface portion of the granular molded heat storage material so as to cover the entire outer peripheral surface portion with a coating binder to form a coating layer thereon to form a coated molded heat storage material ; and subjecting the coated molded heat storage material having the coating layer to a reaction promoting treatment for promoting a polymerization reaction of at least the coating binder in the coating layer . binding a periphery of mutually contacting portions of a plurality of heat storage capsules with a molding binder , thereby to mold a granular molded heat storage material ; coating an outer peripheral surface portion of the granular molded heat storage material so as to cover the entire outer peripheral surface portion with a coating binder to form a coating layer thereon to form a coated molded heat storage material ; and subjecting the coated molded heat storage material having the coating layer to a reaction promoting treatment for promoting a polymerization reaction of at least the coating binder in the coating layer .
A bonnet displacement mechanism for coupling a bonnet panel to a body structure of a vehicle, comprising; a flange for coupling the bonnet panel to the bonnet displacement mechanism ; a hinge mechanism for elevating the flange from a normal position to a deployed position, the hinge mechanism comprising a stud moveable relative to the bonnet panel; and a deformable member coupled to the flange and comprising a substantially U-shaped seat arranged to receive therein the stud such that movement of the flange from the normal position to the deployed position causes the deformable member to deform, wherein the deformable member is cantilevered from the flange at a position away from the stud , the deformable member extending from a cantilevered portion of the deformable member to underneath the stud .
L-glutamine or an L-glutamine salt for use in a method of treating diverticulosis, wherein the method comprises ingestion of 0.05 g/kg body weight to 10.0 g/kg body weight of the L-glutamine or L-glutamine salt per day by a person who has diverticulosis, wherein the L-glutamine or L-glutamine salt is administered once per day.