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A PET/CT system comprising: a CT scanner configured to perform CT scanning, a PET scanner configured to perform PET scanning, a table unit comprising a base , a bracket , and a plate movable relative to the bracket , wherein the base has a releasing position , a CT scan position , and a PET scan position along a length direction of the plate , and the bracket is adapted to be placed at each of the positions; and the PET/CT system further comprises a height adjustment unit configured to adjust a height of the plate to compensate a difference of a height of the plate between a CT imaging mode and a PET imaging mode, characterized in that the system further comprises: a measuring unit configured to measure a height of the plate at the scanning cross-section during the CT scanning, wherein the height adjustment unit is further configured to adjust the height of the plate based on the height of the plate at a scanning cross-section during the CT scanning so that a changing trend of the height of the adjusted plate during the PET scanning is consistent with the changing trend of the height of the plate during the CT scanning. a CT scanner configured to perform CT scanning, a PET scanner configured to perform PET scanning, a table unit comprising a base , a bracket , and a plate movable relative to the bracket , wherein the base has a releasing position , a CT scan position , and a PET scan position along a length direction of the plate , and the bracket is adapted to be placed at each of the positions; and the PET/CT system further comprises a height adjustment unit configured to adjust a height of the plate to compensate a difference of a height of the plate between a CT imaging mode and a PET imaging mode, characterized in that the system further comprises: a measuring unit configured to measure a height of the plate at the scanning cross-section during the CT scanning, wherein the height adjustment unit is further configured to adjust the height of the plate based on the height of the plate at a scanning cross-section during the CT scanning so that a changing trend of the height of the adjusted plate during the PET scanning is consistent with the changing trend of the height of the plate during the CT scanning. a measuring unit configured to measure a height of the plate at the scanning cross-section during the CT scanning, wherein the height adjustment unit is further configured to adjust the height of the plate based on the height of the plate at a scanning cross-section during the CT scanning so that a changing trend of the height of the adjusted plate during the PET scanning is consistent with the changing trend of the height of the plate during the CT scanning.
An energy recovery device comprising: an engine comprising a plurality of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) or other Negative Thermal Expansion (NTE) elements fixed at a first end and connected at a second end to a drive mechanism; an immersion chamber is adapted to house the engine and adapted to be sequentially filled with fluid to allow heating and/or cooling of the engine characterised in that the plurality of Shape Memory Alloy (SMAs) or Negative Thermal Expansion (NTE) elements are arranged as a plurality of wires positioned substantially parallel with each other to define a core and a holder is configured with a plurality of slots adapted to receive the plurality of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) or NTE elements to hold the core securely in place during operation.
A manufacturing method of a porous glass preform for optical fiber by depositing glass microparticles on a starting member, the manufacturing method comprising: supplying a vaporizer with organic silicon compound raw material in a liquid state and a carrier gas ; in the vaporizer , mixing together and vaporizing the organic silicon compound raw material in a liquid state and the carrier gas to convert the organic silicon compound raw material and the carrier gas into a raw material mixed gas ; supplying a burner with the raw material mixed gas and a combustible gas, combusting the raw material mixed gas and the combustible gas in the burner , and ejecting SiO 2 microparticles generated by the combustion from the burner ; and depositing the SiO 2 microparticles ejected from the burner on the starting member, characterized in that the SiO 2 microparticles are deposited by repeatedly moving the vaporizer and the burner together, in a synchronized manner, parallel to the starting member in a longitudinal direction thereof. supplying a vaporizer with organic silicon compound raw material in a liquid state and a carrier gas ; in the vaporizer , mixing together and vaporizing the organic silicon compound raw material in a liquid state and the carrier gas to convert the organic silicon compound raw material and the carrier gas into a raw material mixed gas ; supplying a burner with the raw material mixed gas and a combustible gas, combusting the raw material mixed gas and the combustible gas in the burner , and ejecting SiO 2 microparticles generated by the combustion from the burner ; and depositing the SiO 2 microparticles ejected from the burner on the starting member, characterized in that the SiO 2 microparticles are deposited by repeatedly moving the vaporizer and the burner together, in a synchronized manner, parallel to the starting member in a longitudinal direction thereof.
A magnetic plate toy comprising: a first plate and a second plate disposed to oppose each other; and a connector extending in an opposing direction (D) of the first plate and the second plate and connecting the first plate and the second plate to each other, wherein the first plate includes a first plate member and a plurality of first magnets provided inside the first plate member , wherein the second plate includes a second plate member and a plurality of second magnets provided inside the second plate member that correspond to the plurality of first magnets , wherein the second plate is connected to the connector to be rotatable around the opposing direction (D) as a rotation axis direction, wherein the connector includes a shaft member extending in the opposing direction (D) and a protrusion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft member , wherein the second plate member is provided with a recess in which the shaft member is disposed, wherein an inner peripheral surface of the recess is provided with a groove which extends in a circumferential direction of the recess and in which the protrusion is disposed, and wherein an inscribed circle of the recess is larger than a circumscribed circle of the shaft member when viewed from the opposing direction (D). a first plate and a second plate disposed to oppose each other; and a connector extending in an opposing direction (D) of the first plate and the second plate and connecting the first plate and the second plate to each other, wherein the first plate includes a first plate member and a plurality of first magnets provided inside the first plate member , wherein the second plate includes a second plate member and a plurality of second magnets provided inside the second plate member that correspond to the plurality of first magnets , wherein the second plate is connected to the connector to be rotatable around the opposing direction (D) as a rotation axis direction, wherein the connector includes a shaft member extending in the opposing direction (D) and a protrusion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft member , wherein the second plate member is provided with a recess in which the shaft member is disposed, wherein an inner peripheral surface of the recess is provided with a groove which extends in a circumferential direction of the recess and in which the protrusion is disposed, and wherein an inscribed circle of the recess is larger than a circumscribed circle of the shaft member when viewed from the opposing direction (D).
An apparatus, comprising: a processor configured to receive an indicator of an available capacity of an output queue of a stage (632; 634; 636) of a multi-stage switch , the processor configured to send a request for a data packet within the output queue if the indicator of the available capacity of the output queue satisfies a condition, the processor configured to determine, based on the data packet, an identifier of a source edge device of the data packet; and the processor configured to send a first flow control signal to the source edge device of the data packet using a first flow control protocol, the first flow control signal configured to cause the source edge device to send a second flow control signal to a source peripheral processing device using a second flow control protocol. a processor configured to receive an indicator of an available capacity of an output queue of a stage (632; 634; 636) of a multi-stage switch , the processor configured to send a request for a data packet within the output queue if the indicator of the available capacity of the output queue satisfies a condition, the processor configured to determine, based on the data packet, an identifier of a source edge device of the data packet; and the processor configured to send a first flow control signal to the source edge device of the data packet using a first flow control protocol, the first flow control signal configured to cause the source edge device to send a second flow control signal to a source peripheral processing device using a second flow control protocol.
A method for assisting evaluation of kidney condition, using the rate of reabsorption and excretion of D-serine and/or D-asparagine in the kidneys of a subject as a marker, wherein the method comprises a step of measuring the value(s) of the rate of reabsorption and excretion of D-serine and/or the rate of reabsorption and excretion of D-asparagine in a blood sample taken from a subject; wherein the rate is the excretion rate of D-serine into urine of the subject (subject D-serine excretion rate) and/or the excretion rate of D-asparagine into urine of the subject (subject D-asparagine excretion rate), wherein the excretion rate of D-serine and/or the excretion rate of D-asparagine is calculated with correction using a correction factor from blood and/or urine. wherein the correction factor is one or more correction factors selected from the group consisting of glomerular filtration rate and urinary volume; or wherein the correction factor is one or more correction factors selected from the group consisting of inulin clearance and creatinine clearance; or wherein the correction factor is one or more correction factors selected from the group consisting of creatinine level and L-amino acid level; or wherein the correction factor is L-serine and/or L-asparagine. wherein the method comprises a step of measuring the value(s) of the rate of reabsorption and excretion of D-serine and/or the rate of reabsorption and excretion of D-asparagine in a blood sample taken from a subject; wherein the rate is the excretion rate of D-serine into urine of the subject (subject D-serine excretion rate) and/or the excretion rate of D-asparagine into urine of the subject (subject D-asparagine excretion rate), wherein the excretion rate of D-serine and/or the excretion rate of D-asparagine is calculated with correction using a correction factor from blood and/or urine. wherein the correction factor is one or more correction factors selected from the group consisting of glomerular filtration rate and urinary volume; or wherein the correction factor is one or more correction factors selected from the group consisting of inulin clearance and creatinine clearance; or wherein the correction factor is one or more correction factors selected from the group consisting of creatinine level and L-amino acid level; or wherein the correction factor is L-serine and/or L-asparagine. wherein the correction factor is one or more correction factors selected from the group consisting of inulin clearance and creatinine clearance; or wherein the correction factor is one or more correction factors selected from the group consisting of creatinine level and L-amino acid level; or wherein the correction factor is L-serine and/or L-asparagine.
A plating solution for a threaded connection for pipe or tube, the plating solution containing no cyanide, the plating solution comprising: copper pyrophosphate of 3g/L or more in terms of copper; tin pyrophosphate; zinc pyrophosphate; pyrophosphate as a metal complexing agent; and one or more sulfur-containing compounds of 0.01 to 40 g/L selected from a mercapto compound defined by Chemical Formula , a sulfide compound defined by Chemical Formula , a dimer formed through a disulfide bond of the mercapto compounds, and salts thereof: RS-(CHX 1 ) m -(CHX 2 ) n -CHX 3 X 4 , where each of m and n is an integer of 1 or 0; each of X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and X 4 is any one of hydrogen, OH, NH 2 , SO 3 H, and CO 2 H, but excluding that X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and X 4 are all hydrogen; and R is any one of hydrogen, a methyl group, and an ethyl group. copper pyrophosphate of 3g/L or more in terms of copper; tin pyrophosphate; zinc pyrophosphate; pyrophosphate as a metal complexing agent; and one or more sulfur-containing compounds of 0.01 to 40 g/L selected from a mercapto compound defined by Chemical Formula , a sulfide compound defined by Chemical Formula , a dimer formed through a disulfide bond of the mercapto compounds, and salts thereof: RS-(CHX 1 ) m -(CHX 2 ) n -CHX 3 X 4 , where each of m and n is an integer of 1 or 0; each of X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and X 4 is any one of hydrogen, OH, NH 2 , SO 3 H, and CO 2 H, but excluding that X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , and X 4 are all hydrogen; and R is any one of hydrogen, a methyl group, and an ethyl group.
A communication device that functions as a first access point comprising: first reception means for receiving, from another communication device that has acquired information required for setting a communication parameter at the first access point by capturing an image of machine-readable or user-readable information relating to the first access point , the communication parameter that is required for a wireless communication and is to be set at the first access point ; and second reception means for receiving, from the another communication device , information relating to a second access point different from the first access point , the information relating to the second access point being acquired by the another communication device capturing an image of machine-readable or user-readable information relating to the second access point ; characterized by : providing means for providing the communication parameter received from the another communication apparatus by the first reception means to the second access point indicated by the information received by the second reception means so that the communication parameter is also set at the second access point after the communication parameter is received from the another communication apparatus by the first reception unit. first reception means for receiving, from another communication device that has acquired information required for setting a communication parameter at the first access point by capturing an image of machine-readable or user-readable information relating to the first access point , the communication parameter that is required for a wireless communication and is to be set at the first access point ; and second reception means for receiving, from the another communication device , information relating to a second access point different from the first access point , the information relating to the second access point being acquired by the another communication device capturing an image of machine-readable or user-readable information relating to the second access point ; characterized by : providing means for providing the communication parameter received from the another communication apparatus by the first reception means to the second access point indicated by the information received by the second reception means so that the communication parameter is also set at the second access point after the communication parameter is received from the another communication apparatus by the first reception unit.
A method for heating a preform comprising an open neck portion at a first end , a closed base portion at a second end, and a body portion extending along a longitudinal axis (A1) between the neck portion and the base portion , said body portion having a thickness which varies progressively along any transverse cross-section between a thick zone and a thin zone of the body portion and defining therebetween zones of the body portion having different thicknesses, said method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - introducing the preform into a heating apparatus comprising an array of infrared emitters arranged in multiple columns (Cj) and multiple rows (Ri), the preform and said array being disposed such that the longitudinal axis (A1) and the columns (Cj) of the array of infrared emitters are parallel or directed obliquely with respect to each other; - orienting angularly the preform at an input angular position by rotating the preform around the longitudinal axis; setting power levels of the infrared emitters so as to divide the array of infrared emitters into subsets of columns (SCn) , each subset of columns (SCn) generating heat at a different power level from an adjacent subset of columns (SCn); and - heating the preform with the array of infrared emitters while translating the preform in a direction parallel to the rows (Ri) of the array at a translation speed, and simultaneously rotating said preform around its longitudinal axis (A1) in front of said infrared emitters at a rotation speed, the rotation speed, the translation speed, the input angular position and the power levels of the infrared emitters being set so that the greater the thickness of the zones of the body portion , the higher is the power level of the subsets of columns (SCn) facing said zones of the body portion . - introducing the preform into a heating apparatus comprising an array of infrared emitters arranged in multiple columns (Cj) and multiple rows (Ri), the preform and said array being disposed such that the longitudinal axis (A1) and the columns (Cj) of the array of infrared emitters are parallel or directed obliquely with respect to each other; - orienting angularly the preform at an input angular position by rotating the preform around the longitudinal axis; setting power levels of the infrared emitters so as to divide the array of infrared emitters into subsets of columns (SCn) , each subset of columns (SCn) generating heat at a different power level from an adjacent subset of columns (SCn); and - heating the preform with the array of infrared emitters while translating the preform in a direction parallel to the rows (Ri) of the array at a translation speed, and simultaneously rotating said preform around its longitudinal axis (A1) in front of said infrared emitters at a rotation speed, the rotation speed, the translation speed, the input angular position and the power levels of the infrared emitters being set so that the greater the thickness of the zones of the body portion , the higher is the power level of the subsets of columns (SCn) facing said zones of the body portion .
A collection unit designed to collect the solid debris and mud in the liquid media of a cell for producing aluminum, such as the electrolytic bath and the molten metal, in particular a crust shovel designed for deaning anode holes, comprising: a) a vertical mast (9") actuated by a first actuator , used to move said vertical mast in the vertical direction; b) a frame fixed onto said vertical mast; c) at least one articulated bucket , swiveling around a substantially horizontal axis , fitted to said frame, with a substantially horizontal leading edge actuated by a second actuator , interdependent with said frame, causing said bucket to adopt a rotary movement around saièi substantially horizontal axis, characterized in that said first actuator is composed of at least one hydraulic jack which indudes a body , a piston together with a rod and a chamber on the rod sicle , and which is powered by a hydraulic system arranged so that, at least when the second actuator is activated, oil pressure in the chamber on the rod side is maintained at a substantially constant value allowing said jack to support a load corresponding to the weight of said collection unit, less a Joad of predetermined value, preferably lower than 1000 daN, and typically ranging between 200 and 600 daN. a) a vertical mast (9") actuated by a first actuator , used to move said vertical mast in the vertical direction; b) a frame fixed onto said vertical mast; c) at least one articulated bucket , swiveling around a substantially horizontal axis , fitted to said frame, with a substantially horizontal leading edge actuated by a second actuator , interdependent with said frame, causing said bucket to adopt a rotary movement around saièi substantially horizontal axis,
A machine for machining workpieces with pre-machined teeth, comprising: a workpiece support ; at least one workpiece spindle (6; 7) for the chucking of a workpiece , the workpiece spindle (6; 7) being arranged on the workpiece support and being adapted to be driven in rotation about a workpiece spindle axis (M); a meshing device , characterized in that the meshing device comprises a probe holder with a meshing probe for contactless operation, the probe holder having an axially and/or radially variable position relative to the workpiece spindle axis (M), in that the machine comprises at least one adjustment drive (45; 46) for changing the position of the probe holder axially and/or radially relative to the workpiece spindle axis (M), and in that the adjustment drive (45; 46) is arranged on a counter stand of the workpiece support above the meshing device . a workpiece support ; at least one workpiece spindle (6; 7) for the chucking of a workpiece , the workpiece spindle (6; 7) being arranged on the workpiece support and being adapted to be driven in rotation about a workpiece spindle axis (M); a meshing device , characterized in that the meshing device comprises a probe holder with a meshing probe for contactless operation, the probe holder having an axially and/or radially variable position relative to the workpiece spindle axis (M), in that the machine comprises at least one adjustment drive (45; 46) for changing the position of the probe holder axially and/or radially relative to the workpiece spindle axis (M), and in that the adjustment drive (45; 46) is arranged on a counter stand of the workpiece support above the meshing device .