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A method for identifying a rotational orientation of an implanted electrical stimulation lead , the method comprising: obtaining a plurality of radiological images of the lead generated using an imaging technique, the lead comprising a lead body , a plurality of segmented electrodes disposed along a distal portion of the lead body, and an asymmetric marker disposed along the distal portion of the lead body and comprising a longitudinal band that extends around a portion of a circumference of the lead body and defines a marker window extending around a remainder of the circumference of the lead body and opposite the longitudinal band, wherein the asymmetric marker and lead body are distinguishable from each other in the radiological images, wherein each segmented electrode extends around no more than 50% of a circumference of the lead body; generating an isosurface image from the plurality of radiological images and displaying the isosurface image on a display device, wherein the isosurface image comprises an image of the longitudinal band of the marker; identifying a bulge in the isosurface image corresponding the longitudinal band of the marker; determining a predicted rotational orientation of the lead based on the bulge in the isosurface image; and determining a rotational orientation of the lead by correcting the predicted rotational orientation of the lead based on at least one parameter of the imaging technique used to generate the radiological images. obtaining a plurality of radiological images of the lead generated using an imaging technique, the lead comprising a lead body , a plurality of segmented electrodes disposed along a distal portion of the lead body, and an asymmetric marker disposed along the distal portion of the lead body and comprising a longitudinal band that extends around a portion of a circumference of the lead body and defines a marker window extending around a remainder of the circumference of the lead body and opposite the longitudinal band, wherein the asymmetric marker and lead body are distinguishable from each other in the radiological images, wherein each segmented electrode extends around no more than 50% of a circumference of the lead body; generating an isosurface image from the plurality of radiological images and displaying the isosurface image on a display device, wherein the isosurface image comprises an image of the longitudinal band of the marker; identifying a bulge in the isosurface image corresponding the longitudinal band of the marker; determining a predicted rotational orientation of the lead based on the bulge in the isosurface image; and determining a rotational orientation of the lead by correcting the predicted rotational orientation of the lead based on at least one parameter of the imaging technique used to generate the radiological images.
A method for producing a multi-layer laminate , each layer of the laminate comprising a paper web impregnated with synthetic resin, and the laminate being created by compressing the layers in a press, a core consisting of at least two layers being created in a first press, and one or more outer layers being compressed with one or both outer faces of the core in a second press, characterized in that a patterned pressing plate, which embosses the outer layer , is used in a plate press to press the outer layer onto the core .
A method comprising, in a first device: receiving a notification of an incoming message; determining an activity level of the first device; broadcasting an indication of the activity level of the first device; receiving at least one broadcast from at least one additional device also receiving the notification of the incoming message including an indication of at least one activity level of the at least one additional device; comparing the activity level of the first device with the received at least one activity level; and in response to determining that the activity level of the first device is equal to or greater than a highest received at least one activity level, displaying the notification of the incoming message. receiving a notification of an incoming message; determining an activity level of the first device; broadcasting an indication of the activity level of the first device; receiving at least one broadcast from at least one additional device also receiving the notification of the incoming message including an indication of at least one activity level of the at least one additional device; comparing the activity level of the first device with the received at least one activity level; and in response to determining that the activity level of the first device is equal to or greater than a highest received at least one activity level, displaying the notification of the incoming message.
An information disclosure system (1; 10) that discloses user's information to a communicating party, the information disclosure system (1; 10) comprising: information disclosing means for disclosing at least part of the user's information as disclosure information to the communicating party; setting means for setting a disclosure range for disclosing the user's information as the disclosure information in the information disclosing means ; history storage means for storing a history of communication between the user and the communicating party; and interaction frequency calculating means for calculating an interaction frequency between the user and the communicating party based on the history of the communication stored in the history storage means , wherein the setting means sets the disclosure range based on the interaction frequency calculated by the interaction frequency calculating means , and wherein, when the history of the communication stored in the history storage means includes communication performed from the communicating party to the user, the interaction frequency calculating means calculates a higher interaction frequency of the user and the communicating party when the communication is a response to communication previously performed from the user to the communicating party than when the communication is newly performed from the communicating party to the user. information disclosing means for disclosing at least part of the user's information as disclosure information to the communicating party; setting means for setting a disclosure range for disclosing the user's information as the disclosure information in the information disclosing means ; history storage means for storing a history of communication between the user and the communicating party; and interaction frequency calculating means for calculating an interaction frequency between the user and the communicating party based on the history of the communication stored in the history storage means , wherein the setting means sets the disclosure range based on the interaction frequency calculated by the interaction frequency calculating means , and wherein, when the history of the communication stored in the history storage means includes communication performed from the communicating party to the user, the interaction frequency calculating means calculates a higher interaction frequency of the user and the communicating party when the communication is a response to communication previously performed from the user to the communicating party than when the communication is newly performed from the communicating party to the user.
Method for detecting foreign bodies in a conveying flow of bulk material, wherein the conveying flow of bulk material bodies is transported by means of a conveying device and the bulk material bodies fall through a detection area illuminated by means of three lighting devices (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), wherein - the conveying flow of bulk material bodies is widened in front of a break-off edge of the conveying device and its height is limited before the bulk material bodies fall through the detection area arranged directly below the break-off edge of the conveying flow, and - by means of at least one camera an image of the bulk material falling in front of a flat reflection element is captured at predetermined time intervals, the captured images are evaluated with regard to color and/or contour of the bulk material bodies and stored on a data carrier, characterized in that - the three lighting devices (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) are arranged in a plane at the same height with respect to the detection area in such a way that they illuminate the detection area from different directions, wherein - of the three lighting devices (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), one lighting device (2.3) forms a structural unit with the at least one camera , - the lighting device (2.3) forming a structural unit with the camera faces the flat reflection element , and - the two other illumination devices (2.1, 2.2) are arranged opposite one another with respect to the detection area so that they illuminate one another. - the conveying flow of bulk material bodies is widened in front of a break-off edge of the conveying device and its height is limited before the bulk material bodies fall through the detection area arranged directly below the break-off edge of the conveying flow, and - by means of at least one camera an image of the bulk material falling in front of a flat reflection element is captured at predetermined time intervals, the captured images are evaluated with regard to color and/or contour of the bulk material bodies and stored on a data carrier, - the three lighting devices (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) are arranged in a plane at the same height with respect to the detection area in such a way that they illuminate the detection area from different directions, wherein - of the three lighting devices (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), one lighting device (2.3) forms a structural unit with the at least one camera , - the lighting device (2.3) forming a structural unit with the camera faces the flat reflection element , and - the two other illumination devices (2.1, 2.2) are arranged opposite one another with respect to the detection area so that they illuminate one another. - of the three lighting devices (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), one lighting device (2.3) forms a structural unit with the at least one camera , - the lighting device (2.3) forming a structural unit with the camera faces the flat reflection element , and - the two other illumination devices (2.1, 2.2) are arranged opposite one another with respect to the detection area so that they illuminate one another.
Switching device for operating at least one load, comprising: at least one switching unit (7; 8; 9), which switches a tapped current phase (L) towards a load (2-1; 2-2; 2-3), which is connectable to the switching unit (7; 8; 9), so as to supply said load with power, and has a measurement unit (7C; 8C; 9C) which measures a current phase progression of the at least one current phase (L); a local control unit , which after receiving a control command from an external control system actuates a semiconductor switch (7B; 8B; 9B) of the switching unit (7; 8; 9) in such a way that the semiconductor switch (7B; 8B; 9B) switches at a zero point of the current phase (L) measured by the measurement unit (7C; 8C; 9C), characterised in that the switching device has a local monitoring unit , which evaluates the current phase progression, measured by the measurement unit (7C; 8C; 9C), of the at least one current phase (L) so as to detect an operating deviation from a normal power supply of the associated load (2-1; 2-2; 2-3) connected to the switching unit (7; 8; 9) and reports a detected operating deviation. at least one switching unit (7; 8; 9), which switches a tapped current phase (L) towards a load (2-1; 2-2; 2-3), which is connectable to the switching unit (7; 8; 9), so as to supply said load with power, and has a measurement unit (7C; 8C; 9C) which measures a current phase progression of the at least one current phase (L); a local control unit , which after receiving a control command from an external control system actuates a semiconductor switch (7B; 8B; 9B) of the switching unit (7; 8; 9) in such a way that the semiconductor switch (7B; 8B; 9B) switches at a zero point of the current phase (L) measured by the measurement unit (7C; 8C; 9C), characterised in that the switching device has a local monitoring unit , which evaluates the current phase progression, measured by the measurement unit (7C; 8C; 9C), of the at least one current phase (L) so as to detect an operating deviation from a normal power supply of the associated load (2-1; 2-2; 2-3) connected to the switching unit (7; 8; 9) and reports a detected operating deviation.
An in vitro method for the removal of a pathogen selected from bacteria, fungi and/or viruses from blood or a blood product comprising red blood cells, said method comprising: - separating said blood or blood product into at least two components, a first component comprising red blood cells (RBCs) and substantially free of white blood cells (WBCs) and platelets and a second component comprising WBCs and platelets and substantially free of RBCs; - contacting said first component with a filter comprising a non-specific RBC adhesion molecule binder thereby depleting said first component of RBCs that have bound at least one pathogen, wherein said filter comprising a non-specific RBC adhesion molecule binder is a leukocyte reduction filter or wherein said non-specific RBC adhesion molecule binder comprised in said filter comprising a non-specific RBC adhesion molecule binder is a polymer or a mixture of two or more polymers selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyurethane, cellulose, nylon, nitrocellulose, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyimide (PI), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and mixtures thereof; - combining said first component that is depleted of RBCs that have bound at least one pathogen and said second component. - separating said blood or blood product into at least two components, a first component comprising red blood cells (RBCs) and substantially free of white blood cells (WBCs) and platelets and a second component comprising WBCs and platelets and substantially free of RBCs; - contacting said first component with a filter comprising a non-specific RBC adhesion molecule binder thereby depleting said first component of RBCs that have bound at least one pathogen, wherein said filter comprising a non-specific RBC adhesion molecule binder is a leukocyte reduction filter or wherein said non-specific RBC adhesion molecule binder comprised in said filter comprising a non-specific RBC adhesion molecule binder is a polymer or a mixture of two or more polymers selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyurethane, cellulose, nylon, nitrocellulose, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyimide (PI), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and mixtures thereof; - combining said first component that is depleted of RBCs that have bound at least one pathogen and said second component.
A circular stapling instrument comprising: a) an anvil having a tissue facing end and an opposite distal end ; the anvil having a peripheral staple bending zone and a coaxial circular knife recess on said tissue facing end ; b) a cylindrical stapling head mounted on a support shaft , said stapling head containing a concentric knife and a plurality of deployable staples in concentric arrays on a tissue facing side of said stapling head ; c) a moveable shaft connecting the anvil and stapling head ; and d) an elongated hollow anvil sleeve having a flange at a proximal end thereof, said anvil sleeve open at a distal end thereof and at the proximal end thereof; said flange positioned on the tissue facing end of the anvil against said staple bending zone ; characterised in that: the anvil has a circumferential recess (1030a - 1030e) formed inside said anvil , with a circumferential entrance into said circumferential recess (1030a - 1030e) positioned on said tissue facing end coaxially between the staple bending zone and the circular knife recess ; and said distal end of said anvil sleeve is releasably disposed in said circumferential recess (1030a - 1030e). a) an anvil having a tissue facing end and an opposite distal end ; the anvil having a peripheral staple bending zone and a coaxial circular knife recess on said tissue facing end ; b) a cylindrical stapling head mounted on a support shaft , said stapling head containing a concentric knife and a plurality of deployable staples in concentric arrays on a tissue facing side of said stapling head ; c) a moveable shaft connecting the anvil and stapling head ; and d) an elongated hollow anvil sleeve having a flange at a proximal end thereof, said anvil sleeve open at a distal end thereof and at the proximal end thereof; said flange positioned on the tissue facing end of the anvil against said staple bending zone ; characterised in that: the anvil has a circumferential recess (1030a - 1030e) formed inside said anvil , with a circumferential entrance into said circumferential recess (1030a - 1030e) positioned on said tissue facing end coaxially between the staple bending zone and the circular knife recess ; and said distal end of said anvil sleeve is releasably disposed in said circumferential recess (1030a - 1030e). the anvil has a circumferential recess (1030a - 1030e) formed inside said anvil , with a circumferential entrance into said circumferential recess (1030a - 1030e) positioned on said tissue facing end coaxially between the staple bending zone and the circular knife recess ; and said distal end of said anvil sleeve is releasably disposed in said circumferential recess (1030a - 1030e).
A three-dimensional elementary unit designed to form a porous mass with a view to constituting a rainwater soakaway, retention, and/or storage pit or basin by loosely piling up a plurality of three-dimensional elementary units , the three-dimensional elementary unit being spherical in shape and comprising: • two hollow half-spheres , each half-sphere having a periphery defining an open face, and each half-sphere having a hemispherical outer face having through openings ; and • a fastening piece disposed between the two half-spheres and having a circular outer periphery, said fastening piece having substantially the same center as the three-dimensional elementary unit; in which three-dimensional elementary unit the two half-spheres are designed to be assembled together at the peripheries of their open faces by the fastening piece ; said three-dimensional elementary unit being characterized in that : • each half-sphere includes a hollow central cone having a larger-diameter base from which a tapering distal portion extends, said cone extending towards the inside of the half-sphere in such a manner that when the two half-spheres are assembled together with the fastening piece , the tapering distal portions of the respective ones of the two cones are in mutual abutment, either by being in mutual contact, or by being in abutment against the fastening piece , substantially in the center of the three-dimensional elementary unit . • two hollow half-spheres , each half-sphere having a periphery defining an open face, and each half-sphere having a hemispherical outer face having through openings ; and • a fastening piece disposed between the two half-spheres and having a circular outer periphery, said fastening piece having substantially the same center as the three-dimensional elementary unit; • each half-sphere includes a hollow central cone having a larger-diameter base from which a tapering distal portion extends, said cone extending towards the inside of the half-sphere in such a manner that when the two half-spheres are assembled together with the fastening piece , the tapering distal portions of the respective ones of the two cones are in mutual abutment, either by being in mutual contact, or by being in abutment against the fastening piece , substantially in the center of the three-dimensional elementary unit .
Method for assisting with driving a client vehicle upon detection of a current driving situation in a current time context, particularly defined by date and time information, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps of: - identifying a set of surrounding vehicles located in a neighbouring area of said client vehicle; - determining an identifier associated with each surrounding vehicle; - transmitting a request for characterizing the driving behaviour of each surrounding vehicle to a driving assistance server, said characterization request comprising the identifier associated with each surrounding vehicle, the current driving situation, and the current time context; - determining a driving behaviour score in association with each identifier using a database of driving behaviour scores, with each driving behaviour score in the database being associated with a vehicle identifier, in a given driving situation and in a given time context; - determining a driving manoeuvre as a function of the driving behaviour scores associated with the identifiers of said surrounding vehicles. - identifying a set of surrounding vehicles located in a neighbouring area of said client vehicle; - determining an identifier associated with each surrounding vehicle; - transmitting a request for characterizing the driving behaviour of each surrounding vehicle to a driving assistance server, said characterization request comprising the identifier associated with each surrounding vehicle, the current driving situation, and the current time context; - determining a driving behaviour score in association with each identifier using a database of driving behaviour scores, with each driving behaviour score in the database being associated with a vehicle identifier, in a given driving situation and in a given time context; - determining a driving manoeuvre as a function of the driving behaviour scores associated with the identifiers of said surrounding vehicles.
A low-VOC (volatile organic compound) coating composition substantially free of benzyl alcohol, comprising: a bisphenol epoxy compound (A) having an epoxy equivalent of 200 or less; a liquid amine curing agent (B) wherein "liquid" means that the viscosity measured with an E-type viscometer at 25°C is 1,000 Pa.s or less ; and a dioxolane derivative (C) represented by the following formula : wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or a phenyl group, and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. a bisphenol epoxy compound (A) having an epoxy equivalent of 200 or less; a liquid amine curing agent (B) wherein "liquid" means that the viscosity measured with an E-type viscometer at 25°C is 1,000 Pa.s or less ; and a dioxolane derivative (C) represented by the following formula : wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or a phenyl group, and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
Sensor assembly , comprising: - an optical fiber having a sensing fiber portion that comprises a Fiber Bragg Grating ; - a sensing body being size-responsive to the physical property being measured; - wherein the sensing body is filled with air or gas; - the sensing body having body ends attached to attachment points of the fiber at opposite axial sides of the sensing fiber portion , characterized in that the sensing body surrounds the sensing fiber portion , wherein the sensing body has a hollow inner space in which the fiber can move freely. - an optical fiber having a sensing fiber portion that comprises a Fiber Bragg Grating ; - a sensing body being size-responsive to the physical property being measured; - wherein the sensing body is filled with air or gas; - the sensing body having body ends attached to attachment points of the fiber at opposite axial sides of the sensing fiber portion , characterized in that the sensing body surrounds the sensing fiber portion , wherein the sensing body has a hollow inner space in which the fiber can move freely.