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A method of characterizing blood or blood product, comprising: a) providing a blood or blood product sample, preferably a plasma sample, from a subject; b) assaying said sample to detect the presence of tissue cell-specific DNA, preferably epithelial cell-specific DNA, wherein the presence of said tissue cell-specific DNA is indicative of the presence of tissue cells in said blood or blood product sample, the method comprising: i) treating DNA from said blood or blood product sample with a bisulfite reagent to produce bisulfite-converted ZDHHC1 DNA; ii) amplifying a region of said bisulfite-converted ZDHHC1 DNA using a pair of primers complementary to SEQ ID NO:27 or its complement; wherein amplification of said region is indicative of the presence of tissue cell-specific DNA in the blood or blood product sample. a) providing a blood or blood product sample, preferably a plasma sample, from a subject; b) assaying said sample to detect the presence of tissue cell-specific DNA, preferably epithelial cell-specific DNA, wherein the presence of said tissue cell-specific DNA is indicative of the presence of tissue cells in said blood or blood product sample, the method comprising: i) treating DNA from said blood or blood product sample with a bisulfite reagent to produce bisulfite-converted ZDHHC1 DNA; ii) amplifying a region of said bisulfite-converted ZDHHC1 DNA using a pair of primers complementary to SEQ ID NO:27 or its complement; wherein amplification of said region is indicative of the presence of tissue cell-specific DNA in the blood or blood product sample. i) treating DNA from said blood or blood product sample with a bisulfite reagent to produce bisulfite-converted ZDHHC1 DNA; ii) amplifying a region of said bisulfite-converted ZDHHC1 DNA using a pair of primers complementary to SEQ ID NO:27 or its complement;
A method to locate and track a moving, three-dimensional target in a patient undergoing image-guided radiation therapy, the method characterised by : receiving an adaptive filter model for a region of interest in the patient, wherein the adaptive filter model is based on the target to be tracked, and wherein the adaptive filter model includes an offset value; obtaining, by an image acquisition device , a two-dimensional slice of a region of interest in the patient; applying, by a processor , the adaptive filter model to the two-dimensional slice; determining, by the processor , a location of the target in the two-dimensional slice based on the adaptive filter model ; estimating, by the processor , a potential location of the target based on the offset value; and repeating, by the processor , the steps of obtaining, applying, determining and estimating to track the moving target during image-guided radiation therapy of the patient. receiving an adaptive filter model for a region of interest in the patient, wherein the adaptive filter model is based on the target to be tracked, and wherein the adaptive filter model includes an offset value; obtaining, by an image acquisition device , a two-dimensional slice of a region of interest in the patient; applying, by a processor , the adaptive filter model to the two-dimensional slice; determining, by the processor , a location of the target in the two-dimensional slice based on the adaptive filter model ; estimating, by the processor , a potential location of the target based on the offset value; and repeating, by the processor , the steps of obtaining, applying, determining and estimating to track the moving target during image-guided radiation therapy of the patient.
A coated paperboard comprising a base board having a top side provided with a pigment coating, which pigment coating comprises a pigment mixture, a binder and a rheology modifier, wherein: the pigment mixture comprises, by dry weight, 0-17 % of clay, 60-90 % of a first CaCO 3 pigment and 0-30 % of a second CaCO 3 pigment, provided that the amount of clay and second CaCO 3 pigment combined is at least 10 %; the d 50 of the first CaCO 3 pigment is 0.60-0.80 μm and the d 98 of the first CaCO 3 pigment is 2.9-4.0 μm, such as 2.9-3.5 μm; the d 50 of the second CaCO 3 pigment is between 0.53 and 0.73 μm, the d 75 of the second CaCO 3 pigment is 0.85-1.15 μm, such as 0.9-1.1 μm and the d 98 of the second CaCO 3 pigment is 2.3 ± 0.30 μm; the binder comprises a styrene-butadiene copolymer or a styrene-acrylate copolymer; and the dry weight ratio of pigment to binder in the pigment coating is from 100:16 to 100:20. the pigment mixture comprises, by dry weight, 0-17 % of clay, 60-90 % of a first CaCO 3 pigment and 0-30 % of a second CaCO 3 pigment, provided that the amount of clay and second CaCO 3 pigment combined is at least 10 %; the d 50 of the first CaCO 3 pigment is 0.60-0.80 μm and the d 98 of the first CaCO 3 pigment is 2.9-4.0 μm, such as 2.9-3.5 μm; the d 50 of the second CaCO 3 pigment is between 0.53 and 0.73 μm, the d 75 of the second CaCO 3 pigment is 0.85-1.15 μm, such as 0.9-1.1 μm and the d 98 of the second CaCO 3 pigment is 2.3 ± 0.30 μm; the binder comprises a styrene-butadiene copolymer or a styrene-acrylate copolymer; and the dry weight ratio of pigment to binder in the pigment coating is from 100:16 to 100:20.
A replacement heart valve for replacing a diseased valve, comprising: an inner circumference and an outer circumference, wherein the inner circumference is a circumference of an annulus formed by leaflets of the replacement heart valve ; and the outer circumference is a circumference of a fluid-tight diaphragm , wherein the diaphragm fills a space between the inner circumference and the outer circumference characterized in that the replacement heart valve includes a support structure which is adapted to dilate to a diameter of the diseased valve's annulus and wherein the leaflets of the replacement valve are adapted to operate in a smaller annulus of fixed size determined by the fluid-tight diaphragm , said support structure being arranged along the outer circumference. an inner circumference and an outer circumference, wherein the inner circumference is a circumference of an annulus formed by leaflets of the replacement heart valve ; and the outer circumference is a circumference of a fluid-tight diaphragm , wherein the diaphragm fills a space between the inner circumference and the outer circumference characterized in that the replacement heart valve includes a support structure which is adapted to dilate to a diameter of the diseased valve's annulus and wherein the leaflets of the replacement valve are adapted to operate in a smaller annulus of fixed size determined by the fluid-tight diaphragm , said support structure being arranged along the outer circumference.
A method of compressing sensor data comprising: identifying a plurality of data samples determined from a signal from a first sensor (210-a, ...., 210-n); determining a segmentation of the plurality of data samples from the first sensor, wherein the determined segmentation comprises a plurality of segments (430-a, 430-b) of varying sizes, each segment of the determined segmentation including: one or more segment parameters that provide a model of the data samples for a respective segment; and a segment boundary point (420-a, 420-b) that indicates a point in the plurality of data samples where the respective segment starts and where the data samples of a previous segment with a previous model and one or more previous segment parameters exceeded a given threshold with respect to the one or more previous segment parameters; and storing the segment boundary point and one or more segment parameters for each of the one or more segments of the determined segmentation. identifying a plurality of data samples determined from a signal from a first sensor (210-a, ...., 210-n); determining a segmentation of the plurality of data samples from the first sensor, wherein the determined segmentation comprises a plurality of segments (430-a, 430-b) of varying sizes, each segment of the determined segmentation including: one or more segment parameters that provide a model of the data samples for a respective segment; and a segment boundary point (420-a, 420-b) that indicates a point in the plurality of data samples where the respective segment starts and where the data samples of a previous segment with a previous model and one or more previous segment parameters exceeded a given threshold with respect to the one or more previous segment parameters; and one or more segment parameters that provide a model of the data samples for a respective segment; and a segment boundary point (420-a, 420-b) that indicates a point in the plurality of data samples where the respective segment starts and where the data samples of a previous segment with a previous model and one or more previous segment parameters exceeded a given threshold with respect to the one or more previous segment parameters; and storing the segment boundary point and one or more segment parameters for each of the one or more segments of the determined segmentation.
A shisha cartridge comprising: a body defining a cavity , the cavity having a surface area and a volume; an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in the cavity; and at least one thermal bridge disposed in the cavity, the at least one thermal bridge having a surface area; a heatable surface area; wherein the heatable surface area comprises the surface area of the cavity and the surface area of the at least one thermal bridge; wherein a ratio of the heatable surface area to a volume of the cavity is in a range from about 1 cm -1 to about 4 cm -1 . a body defining a cavity , the cavity having a surface area and a volume; an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in the cavity; and at least one thermal bridge disposed in the cavity, the at least one thermal bridge having a surface area; a heatable surface area;
A removable composite dressing comprising at least one layer of porous matrix composed of biomaterial and at least one layer of fabric support, wherein the fabric support is at least partially embedded and dissolved in the porous matrix; and wherein at least 50% of fibers from the fabric support remain undissolved within or outside the porous matrix.
A tire wear state estimation system, the system comprising: a CAN bus system disposed on a vehicle ; a processor in electronic communication with the CAN bus system ; a tire supporting the vehicle and being mounted on a wheel ; a wheel sensor unit being mounted on the wheel or on a structure adjacent the wheel , the wheel sensor unit including a longitudinal acceleration sensor to measure a longitudinal acceleration of the wheel and generate a longitudinal acceleration signal , a vertical acceleration sensor to measure a vertical acceleration of the wheel and generate a vertical acceleration signal and a transmission means to communicate the longitudinal acceleration signal and the vertical acceleration signal to the CAN bus system ; and wherein the processor is configured to receive the longitudinal acceleration signal and the vertical acceleration signal ; characterized in that an extractor is provided for being employed by the processor and for executing an extraction technique to extract a tire translational mode from the longitudinal acceleration signal , and to extract a tire vertical mode from the vertical acceleration signal ; and wherein a classifier is provided for being employed by the processor and wherein the system is configured such that the tire translational mode and the tire vertical mode are input into the classifier to generate a wear state estimation for the tire . a CAN bus system disposed on a vehicle ; a processor in electronic communication with the CAN bus system ; a tire supporting the vehicle and being mounted on a wheel ; a wheel sensor unit being mounted on the wheel or on a structure adjacent the wheel , the wheel sensor unit including a longitudinal acceleration sensor to measure a longitudinal acceleration of the wheel and generate a longitudinal acceleration signal , a vertical acceleration sensor to measure a vertical acceleration of the wheel and generate a vertical acceleration signal and a transmission means to communicate the longitudinal acceleration signal and the vertical acceleration signal to the CAN bus system ; and wherein the processor is configured to receive the longitudinal acceleration signal and the vertical acceleration signal ; characterized in that an extractor is provided for being employed by the processor and for executing an extraction technique to extract a tire translational mode from the longitudinal acceleration signal , and to extract a tire vertical mode from the vertical acceleration signal ; and wherein a classifier is provided for being employed by the processor and wherein the system is configured such that the tire translational mode and the tire vertical mode are input into the classifier to generate a wear state estimation for the tire .
Wind deflector device for a wiper blade , with at least one wind deflector unit , which is provided to deflect an incident air flow , wherein the wind deflector unit comprises an actuating unit , which is provided to passively increase a wind deflector height at least in regions when an incident air flow velocity increases, characterized in that , as an incident air flow velocity increases, at least one end edge of the wind deflector unit at least partially moves in an opposed manner to the incident air flow .
A composition comprising: (i) a bis-mesylate salt of a compound of Formula I: or a hydrate thereof, and (ii) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. (i) a bis-mesylate salt of a compound of Formula I: or a hydrate thereof, and (ii) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
A cleaning device, comprising: a driving roller ; a driven roller ; a flexible cleaning belt sleeved on the driving roller and the driven roller; a garbage collection box ; a brush ; a sewage collection tank ; a clean water tank ; and a first water squeezing roller adjacent to the sewage collection tank; characterised in that : the garbage collection box is disposed on one side of the flexible cleaning belt, the brush is disposed above the garbage collection box, the garbage collection box is provided with a guide plate , the guide plate faces an outer side of the flexible cleaning belt, and the sewage collection tank and the clean water tank are both located downstream of the garbage collection box along a moving direction of the flexible cleaning belt. a driving roller ; a driven roller ; a flexible cleaning belt sleeved on the driving roller and the driven roller; a garbage collection box ; a brush ; a sewage collection tank ; a clean water tank ; and a first water squeezing roller adjacent to the sewage collection tank; characterised in that : the garbage collection box is disposed on one side of the flexible cleaning belt, the brush is disposed above the garbage collection box, the garbage collection box is provided with a guide plate , the guide plate faces an outer side of the flexible cleaning belt, and the sewage collection tank and the clean water tank are both located downstream of the garbage collection box along a moving direction of the flexible cleaning belt. the garbage collection box is disposed on one side of the flexible cleaning belt, the brush is disposed above the garbage collection box, the garbage collection box is provided with a guide plate , the guide plate faces an outer side of the flexible cleaning belt, and the sewage collection tank and the clean water tank are both located downstream of the garbage collection box along a moving direction of the flexible cleaning belt.
An apparatus comprising: at least one heat sink (110; 410a, 410b; 510a, 510b); first and second electronic assemblies (130, 140; 430, 440; 530, 540; 630, 640; 710, 740; 720, 730) mounted on the at least one heat sink (110; 410a, 410b; 510a, 510b) at respective first and second mounting sites, and at least one heat pipe (120; 420; 520; 620) thermally coupled to the at least one heat sink (110; 410a, 410b; 510a, 510b), characterised in that : said first and second electronic assemblies (130, 140; 430, 440; 530, 540; 630, 640; 710, 740; 720, 730) are components of respective first and second subsystems of a UPS, and each of the at least one heat pipe (120; 420; 520; 620) has first and second portions disposed proximate respective ones of the first and second mounting sites, wherein the first and second electronic assemblies (130, 140; 430, 440; 530, 540; 630, 640; 710, 740; 720, 730) are configured to generate heat in a non-concurrent manner such that heat is transferred in one direction via the at least one heat pipe for a first operational state of the UPS and in a second direction via the at least one heat pipe for a second operational state of the UPS. at least one heat sink (110; 410a, 410b; 510a, 510b); first and second electronic assemblies (130, 140; 430, 440; 530, 540; 630, 640; 710, 740; 720, 730) mounted on the at least one heat sink (110; 410a, 410b; 510a, 510b) at respective first and second mounting sites, and at least one heat pipe (120; 420; 520; 620) thermally coupled to the at least one heat sink (110; 410a, 410b; 510a, 510b), characterised in that : said first and second electronic assemblies (130, 140; 430, 440; 530, 540; 630, 640; 710, 740; 720, 730) are components of respective first and second subsystems of a UPS, and each of the at least one heat pipe (120; 420; 520; 620) has first and second portions disposed proximate respective ones of the first and second mounting sites, wherein the first and second electronic assemblies (130, 140; 430, 440; 530, 540; 630, 640; 710, 740; 720, 730) are configured to generate heat in a non-concurrent manner such that heat is transferred in one direction via the at least one heat pipe for a first operational state of the UPS and in a second direction via the at least one heat pipe for a second operational state of the UPS. said first and second electronic assemblies (130, 140; 430, 440; 530, 540; 630, 640; 710, 740; 720, 730) are components of respective first and second subsystems of a UPS, and each of the at least one heat pipe (120; 420; 520; 620) has first and second portions disposed proximate respective ones of the first and second mounting sites, wherein the first and second electronic assemblies (130, 140; 430, 440; 530, 540; 630, 640; 710, 740; 720, 730) are configured to generate heat in a non-concurrent manner such that heat is transferred in one direction via the at least one heat pipe for a first operational state of the UPS and in a second direction via the at least one heat pipe for a second operational state of the UPS.
An assembly , comprising: - a housing defining an internal space of the assembly , - an electronic circuit arranged in the internal space , and - a protection strip arranged in the internal space for protecting the electronic circuit against external influences, characterized in that the protection strip forms a ground conductor that is electrically connected to the housing and to a ground connection of said electronic circuit . - a housing defining an internal space of the assembly , - an electronic circuit arranged in the internal space , and - a protection strip arranged in the internal space for protecting the electronic circuit against external influences,
A particle size measuring device adapted to measure the particle size of particles that perform Brownian motion in a dispersion medium, the device comprising: a transparent column with a longitudinal axis and adapted to accomodate a dispersion medium therein; a laser light irradiating unit adapted to irradiate the dispersion medium in the column with laser light; an imaging unit which includes a camera adapted to image the dispersion medium in the column; an image analyzing unit adapted to acquire a displacement of corresponding particles from at least a plurality of images captured at a predetermined time interval Δt and further comprising a calculating unit adapted to calculate the particle size based on the fact that a root mean square value of the displacement is proportional to k B T/3πηd where k B represents a Boltzmann constant, T represents an absolute temperature, η represents a viscosity coefficient of the dispersion medium, and d represents the particle size; and wherein the dispersion medium is allowed to flow along the longitudinal axis line of the column, an optical axis of the camera is disposed toward a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis line, and characterized in that the image analyzing unit further acquires the displacement by subtracting a moving component due to a flow velocity of the dispersion medium from a moving component, in a direction along the longitudinal axis line in the images. a transparent column with a longitudinal axis and adapted to accomodate a dispersion medium therein; a laser light irradiating unit adapted to irradiate the dispersion medium in the column with laser light; an imaging unit which includes a camera adapted to image the dispersion medium in the column; an image analyzing unit adapted to acquire a displacement of corresponding particles from at least a plurality of images captured at a predetermined time interval Δt and further comprising a calculating unit adapted to calculate the particle size based on the fact that a root mean square value of the displacement is proportional to k B T/3πηd where k B represents a Boltzmann constant, T represents an absolute temperature, η represents a viscosity coefficient of the dispersion medium, and d represents the particle size; and wherein the dispersion medium is allowed to flow along the longitudinal axis line of the column, an optical axis of the camera is disposed toward a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis line, and characterized in that the image analyzing unit further acquires the displacement by subtracting a moving component due to a flow velocity of the dispersion medium from a moving component, in a direction along the longitudinal axis line in the images.
A method of updating firmware in a plurality of endpoints configured as a network, the method to be executed on a data collector of the network, the data collector having a data collecting function, wherein it collects consumption data from the plurality of endpoints, the method comprising steps of: sending an announcement of a firmware update to be received at a future time to the plurality of endpoints configured as the network; multicasting the firmware update a plurality of times, as indicated by the announcement, wherein multicasting the firmware update comprises multicasting according to an interference matrix that segregates multicast times of nearby data collectors to reduce collisions of packets; receiving indications of missing blocks from a plurality of endpoints that did not successfully receive all blocks of the multicast firmware update; and sending missing blocks to the plurality of endpoints that did not successfully receive all blocks of the multicast firmware update according to the indications. sending an announcement of a firmware update to be received at a future time to the plurality of endpoints configured as the network; multicasting the firmware update a plurality of times, as indicated by the announcement, wherein multicasting the firmware update comprises multicasting according to an interference matrix that segregates multicast times of nearby data collectors to reduce collisions of packets; receiving indications of missing blocks from a plurality of endpoints that did not successfully receive all blocks of the multicast firmware update; and sending missing blocks to the plurality of endpoints that did not successfully receive all blocks of the multicast firmware update according to the indications.