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Method for improving the quality of MR images, comprising: - capturing k-space measurement data of a plurality of k-space portions comprising an examination object by means of a magnetic resonance system , - distributing the k-space measurement data into at least two k-space bins , each comprising at least one k-space portion , - reconstructing (R) a bin MR image from each of the k-space bins in each case, - determining at least one motion correction parameter (BP) using the reconstructed bin MR images , - carrying out a correction (K) of at least one k-space bin by means of the at least one motion correction parameter (BP), characterised in that the method comprises the following steps: - reconstructing a corrected bin MR image from each of the corrected k-space bins in each case, - generating an MR image by means of the at least one motion correction parameter (BP), wherein the MR image is generated from the corrected bin MR images and the remaining bin MR images. - capturing k-space measurement data of a plurality of k-space portions comprising an examination object by means of a magnetic resonance system , - distributing the k-space measurement data into at least two k-space bins , each comprising at least one k-space portion , - reconstructing (R) a bin MR image from each of the k-space bins in each case, - determining at least one motion correction parameter (BP) using the reconstructed bin MR images , - carrying out a correction (K) of at least one k-space bin by means of the at least one motion correction parameter (BP), characterised in that the method comprises the following steps: - reconstructing a corrected bin MR image from each of the corrected k-space bins in each case, - generating an MR image by means of the at least one motion correction parameter (BP), wherein the MR image is generated from the corrected bin MR images and the remaining bin MR images. - reconstructing a corrected bin MR image from each of the corrected k-space bins in each case, - generating an MR image by means of the at least one motion correction parameter (BP), wherein the MR image is generated from the corrected bin MR images and the remaining bin MR images.
An insulating glass unit comprising two spaced-apart panes bounding a between-pane space, wherein one of the panes has an interior surface that is exposed to an interior of a building and that bears a static-dissipative coating, and the film comprising titania comprising substoichiometric TiO x , where x is less than 2 but greater than 1.8, the static-dissipative coating including a film comprising titania over a base film, the film comprising titania being exposed so as to define an outermost face of the static-dissipative coating, the static-dissipative coating characterized by an indoor dust collection factor of less than 0.145, wherein the indoor dust collection factor is the dust collected in grams for a given sample as calculated in accordance with the Glass Dust Hazing test method specified in the IBR JN 16775 Protocol.
An airborne microbe measurement apparatus comprising: a discharge apparatus including a discharge electrode and a voltage supply unit for applying a high voltage to the discharge electrode; a substrate provided to a side of the discharge apparatus to collect an airborne microbe from air by the high voltage applied to the discharge electrode; a reagent injection apparatus for supplying a dyeing reagent to the microbe collected on the substrate or a DNA of the microbe; and a light emission measurement apparatus for sensing a quantity of light generated from the microbe or the DNA to which the dyeing reagent is supplied, wherein the discharge apparatus includes a controller configured to control the voltage supply unit so that the voltage is applied to collect the airborne microbe or destroy an external wall of the collected airborne microbe, characterized in that : the controller is configured to control the voltage supply unit so that voltage 1 is applied to collect the airborne microbe from air on the substrate, and thereafter, when the microbe is collected on the substrate, the controller is configured to control the voltage supply unit so that voltage 2 is applied to destroy the external wall of the collected microbe, the voltage 2 being higher than the voltage 1. a discharge apparatus including a discharge electrode and a voltage supply unit for applying a high voltage to the discharge electrode; a substrate provided to a side of the discharge apparatus to collect an airborne microbe from air by the high voltage applied to the discharge electrode; a reagent injection apparatus for supplying a dyeing reagent to the microbe collected on the substrate or a DNA of the microbe; and a light emission measurement apparatus for sensing a quantity of light generated from the microbe or the DNA to which the dyeing reagent is supplied, wherein the discharge apparatus includes a controller configured to control the voltage supply unit so that the voltage is applied to collect the airborne microbe or destroy an external wall of the collected airborne microbe, characterized in that : the controller is configured to control the voltage supply unit so that voltage 1 is applied to collect the airborne microbe from air on the substrate, and thereafter, when the microbe is collected on the substrate, the controller is configured to control the voltage supply unit so that voltage 2 is applied to destroy the external wall of the collected microbe, the voltage 2 being higher than the voltage 1. the controller is configured to control the voltage supply unit so that voltage 1 is applied to collect the airborne microbe from air on the substrate, and thereafter, when the microbe is collected on the substrate, the controller is configured to control the voltage supply unit so that voltage 2 is applied to destroy the external wall of the collected microbe, the voltage 2 being higher than the voltage 1.
A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one automatic cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising: a housing 12; a tub 14 at least partially defining an open-faced treating chamber 16 within the housing 12 for receiving dishes for treatment according to the at least one automatic cycle of operation; a closure element 20 movable to selectively close the open face 18 of the treating chamber 16, the closure element 20 including a metallic front panel 22 extending from an upper edge 24 of the closure element 20 to a lower edge 26 of the closure element 20 and a control console 90 located at an upper end of the closure element 20 behind the front panel 22; a user interface 28 associated with the console 90; and an antenna 74 located within the control console 90 adjacent the user interface 28; characterized in that said user interface 28 is located on an upper face 30 of the closure element 20 such that when the closure element 20 closes the open face 18 of the treating chamber 16, the user interface 28 faces upwardly and is inaccessible to a user and wherein the antenna 74 is adjacent the upper face 30 of the closure element 20 and faces upwardly when the closure element 20 closes the open face 18 of the treating chamber 16. a housing 12; a tub 14 at least partially defining an open-faced treating chamber 16 within the housing 12 for receiving dishes for treatment according to the at least one automatic cycle of operation; a closure element 20 movable to selectively close the open face 18 of the treating chamber 16, the closure element 20 including a metallic front panel 22 extending from an upper edge 24 of the closure element 20 to a lower edge 26 of the closure element 20 and a control console 90 located at an upper end of the closure element 20 behind the front panel 22; a user interface 28 associated with the console 90; and an antenna 74 located within the control console 90 adjacent the user interface 28;
A method for quantifying rolling circle amplification (RCA) products, the method comprising: (a) labelling RCA products; (b) distributing the labeled RCA products on the surface of a substrate, wherein the labeled RCA products each comprise: (i) an RCA product, (ii) a single circularized ligation product, and (iii) a plurality of labelled oligonucleotides that hybridize to a sequence that is repeated in the RCA product; and (c) counting the number of labeled RCA products that are present in an area of the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises multiple sets of RCA products that are distinguishably labeled before they are distributed on the substrate and wherein each set of RCA products has a distinguishable repeated sequence and the labelled oligonucleotides hybridizing thereto are distinguishably labelled for each set of RCA products. (a) labelling RCA products; (b) distributing the labeled RCA products on the surface of a substrate, wherein the labeled RCA products each comprise: (i) an RCA product, (ii) a single circularized ligation product, and (iii) a plurality of labelled oligonucleotides that hybridize to a sequence that is repeated in the RCA product; and (i) an RCA product, (ii) a single circularized ligation product, and (iii) a plurality of labelled oligonucleotides that hybridize to a sequence that is repeated in the RCA product; and (c) counting the number of labeled RCA products that are present in an area of the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises multiple sets of RCA products that are distinguishably labeled before they are distributed on the substrate and wherein each set of RCA products has a distinguishable repeated sequence and the labelled oligonucleotides hybridizing thereto are distinguishably labelled for each set of RCA products.
A solenoid pump for apparatus for delivering and dispensing beverages, such as automatic coffee percolators and dispensers for hot and/or cold beverages, said solenoid pump including: - a plunger, having an alternative motion and - a kit of seals, comprising: - a sealing pad between said pump sleeve and said pump plunger (P), - a check valve after the plunger (P), and - a conventional gasket, said solenoid pump being characterized in that : - the sealing pad consists of a C-ring provided with two round lips defining an outer race , - the material of the C-ring consists of PTFE extruded with glass fibers of a length in the range of 30 to 80 microns, comprises 95% to 75% by weight of PTFE and 5% to 25% by weight of fiberglass, - said conventional gasket is arranged within said outer race , and - the check valve comprises a ball of aluminium oxide. - a plunger, having an alternative motion and - a kit of seals, comprising: - a sealing pad between said pump sleeve and said pump plunger (P), - a check valve after the plunger (P), and - a conventional gasket, - a sealing pad between said pump sleeve and said pump plunger (P), - a check valve after the plunger (P), and - a conventional gasket, - the sealing pad consists of a C-ring provided with two round lips defining an outer race , - the material of the C-ring consists of PTFE extruded with glass fibers of a length in the range of 30 to 80 microns, comprises 95% to 75% by weight of PTFE and 5% to 25% by weight of fiberglass, - said conventional gasket is arranged within said outer race , and - the check valve comprises a ball of aluminium oxide.
Building or enclosure closure drive device having a drive or gear element which can be rotationally driven by a motor about an axis of rotation on a circular path, and a rotation stop device for the adjustable limitation of a rotary movement of the drive or gear element about the axis of rotation , the rotation stop device being characterized by : a first wedge member which is positively attachable to a component of the building or enclosure closure drive device and has a first inclined wedge surface for circumferential arrangement with respect to the axis of rotation of the drive or gear element to be bounded, a second wedge member having a second inclined wedge surface for engaging the first inclined wedge surface , to be arranged with the first and second inclined wedge surfaces lying one on top of the other on the first wedge member so as to be displaceable in the circumferential direction and has a stop surface for arrangement in a radial and/or axial direction with respect to the axis of rotation in order to limit the rotary movement of the drive or gear element , at least one of the wedge members being designed as a wedge-shaped circular arc segment, and a limiting device for a selectively adjustable limitation of a relative movement of the first and second wedge members in the axial direction, wherein the limiting device has a clamping element for clamping the wedge members lying on top of one another with the wedge surfaces and wherein the first and the second wedge member of the rotation stop device are adjustable in the circumferential direction in a steplessly displaceable manner, and the limiting device is steplessly adjustable in the axial direction. a first wedge member which is positively attachable to a component of the building or enclosure closure drive device and has a first inclined wedge surface for circumferential arrangement with respect to the axis of rotation of the drive or gear element to be bounded, a second wedge member having a second inclined wedge surface for engaging the first inclined wedge surface , to be arranged with the first and second inclined wedge surfaces lying one on top of the other on the first wedge member so as to be displaceable in the circumferential direction and has a stop surface for arrangement in a radial and/or axial direction with respect to the axis of rotation in order to limit the rotary movement of the drive or gear element , at least one of the wedge members being designed as a wedge-shaped circular arc segment, and a limiting device for a selectively adjustable limitation of a relative movement of the first and second wedge members in the axial direction, wherein the limiting device has a clamping element for clamping the wedge members lying on top of one another with the wedge surfaces and wherein the first and the second wedge member of the rotation stop device are adjustable in the circumferential direction in a steplessly displaceable manner, and the limiting device is steplessly adjustable in the axial direction.
A reset current control method for an LED driving circuit, comprising: detecting (S100) a state of a dimmer of the LED driving circuit; and generating (S200) a reset current in a case that it is detected that the dimmer is in an off state, to reset the dimmer, characterized in that the reset current is variable and the reset current is controlled to be increased in a step mode after the dimmer is turned off, wherein the reset current is maintained at a first current (If) during a first time period after the dimmer is turned off; and the reset current is maintained at a second current (Ir) during a second time period, wherein the first current (If) is less than the second current (Ir), wherein the first time period is earlier than the second time period, wherein the dimmer is a trailing edge dimmer, and the reset current is maintained at the first current (If) during a time period where a light emitting diode, LED, driving current or a direct current bus current is less than a current threshold, wherein the current threshold is preset and is used to characterize the LED driving current or the direct current bus current when the dimmer is switched to an off state from an on state; and the reset current is maintained at the second current (Ir) during a time period where a direct current bus voltage is less than a first voltage threshold, to reset the dimmer. detecting (S100) a state of a dimmer of the LED driving circuit; and generating (S200) a reset current in a case that it is detected that the dimmer is in an off state, to reset the dimmer, characterized in that the reset current is variable and the reset current is controlled to be increased in a step mode after the dimmer is turned off, wherein the reset current is maintained at a first current (If) during a first time period after the dimmer is turned off; and the reset current is maintained at a second current (Ir) during a second time period, wherein the first current (If) is less than the second current (Ir), wherein the first time period is earlier than the second time period, wherein the dimmer is a trailing edge dimmer, and the reset current is maintained at the first current (If) during a time period where a light emitting diode, LED, driving current or a direct current bus current is less than a current threshold, wherein the current threshold is preset and is used to characterize the LED driving current or the direct current bus current when the dimmer is switched to an off state from an on state; and the reset current is maintained at the second current (Ir) during a time period where a direct current bus voltage is less than a first voltage threshold, to reset the dimmer.
A multi-channel signal encoding method performed by an encoder , the method comprising the steps of: • determining (step 310) a downmixed signal of a first channel signal and a second channel signal in a multi-channel signal, and determining an initial reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal; • determining (step 320) a target reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on a correlation between the first channel signal and the downmixed signal, a correlation between the second channel signal and the downmixed signal, and the initial reverberation gain parameter; and • quantizing (step 330) the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on the downmixed signal and the target reverberation gain parameter, and writing a quantized first channel signal and a quantized second channel signal into a bitstream. • determining (step 310) a downmixed signal of a first channel signal and a second channel signal in a multi-channel signal, and determining an initial reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal; • determining (step 320) a target reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on a correlation between the first channel signal and the downmixed signal, a correlation between the second channel signal and the downmixed signal, and the initial reverberation gain parameter; and • quantizing (step 330) the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on the downmixed signal and the target reverberation gain parameter, and writing a quantized first channel signal and a quantized second channel signal into a bitstream.
A trochanteric fracture nail system comprising: a trochanteric fracture nail comprising: a substantially cylindrical wall defining a longitudinal bore therewithin; at least one lateral bore intersecting the longitudinal bore; and a lag screw system adapted and configured for fixation medially through the trochanteric fracture nail , the lag screw system comprising: a lag screw comprising: an annular body defining a substantially hollow central bore ; and a keel located along the annular body , the keel adapted and configured to substantially lie within an outer profile of the annular body when in a neutral position; and an interference member adapted and configured to: be received within the substantially hollow central bore ; characterized, in that said trochanteric fracture nail comprises a detent on an inner surface of at least one of the at least one lateral bore ; and said interference member is adapted and configured to displace the keel radially to resist motion of the annular body by engaging with the detent of the trochanteric fracture nail . a trochanteric fracture nail comprising: a substantially cylindrical wall defining a longitudinal bore therewithin; at least one lateral bore intersecting the longitudinal bore; and a substantially cylindrical wall defining a longitudinal bore therewithin; at least one lateral bore intersecting the longitudinal bore; and a lag screw system adapted and configured for fixation medially through the trochanteric fracture nail , the lag screw system comprising: a lag screw comprising: an annular body defining a substantially hollow central bore ; and a keel located along the annular body , the keel adapted and configured to substantially lie within an outer profile of the annular body when in a neutral position; and an interference member adapted and configured to: be received within the substantially hollow central bore ; a lag screw comprising: an annular body defining a substantially hollow central bore ; and a keel located along the annular body , the keel adapted and configured to substantially lie within an outer profile of the annular body when in a neutral position; and an annular body defining a substantially hollow central bore ; and a keel located along the annular body , the keel adapted and configured to substantially lie within an outer profile of the annular body when in a neutral position; and an interference member adapted and configured to: be received within the substantially hollow central bore ; characterized, in that said trochanteric fracture nail comprises a detent on an inner surface of at least one of the at least one lateral bore ; and said interference member is adapted and configured to displace the keel radially to resist motion of the annular body by engaging with the detent of the trochanteric fracture nail .
A method of forming a toner, the method comprising: forming a toner from a mixture of at least one resin, at least one wax, and optionally, at least one colorant, wherein the toner is characterized by a measured PER 10 value of not more than 1 × 10 11 particles/cm 3 ; and measuring a PER 10 value for the toner, wherein the measured PER 10 value for the toner is not more than 1 × 10 11 particles/cm 3 , and wherein the PER 10 value is measured according to the method disclosed in the description; wherein the at least one wax is characterized by a T m which is at least 90 °C and the amount of the at least one wax is no more than 10% by weight of the toner. forming a toner from a mixture of at least one resin, at least one wax, and optionally, at least one colorant, wherein the toner is characterized by a measured PER 10 value of not more than 1 × 10 11 particles/cm 3 ; and measuring a PER 10 value for the toner, wherein the measured PER 10 value for the toner is not more than 1 × 10 11 particles/cm 3 , and wherein the PER 10 value is measured according to the method disclosed in the description; wherein the at least one wax is characterized by a T m which is at least 90 °C and the amount of the at least one wax is no more than 10% by weight of the toner.
An assembled intermediate comprising a thermoplastic nonwoven web prepared from a hydrophobic polymer proximate an absorbent material; wherein the nonwoven web comprises a plurality of bonded staple fibers having an average diameter of 20 to 500 microns and the web has a thickness of 3 to 20 mm, a density ranging from 0.01 to 0.10 g/cm 3 , a work of compression no greater than 20 kJ/m 3 and wherein the nonwoven web is free of hydrophilic fibers and superabsorbent polymer such that the nonwoven web exhibits a vertical wicking of saline solution of no greater than 5 mm.