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methods and arrangements for annotating digital input . digital media input is accepted , with the input being arranged in frames , while in annotating at least one of the following are performed : the presentation of frames for annotation in non - linear fashion ; and the employment of a cached annotation lexicon for applying labels to frames . | 6 |
the present disclosure provides a method for patterning materials that are or are on top of chemically sensitive organic semiconductors . the method employs imprint lithography and a bilayer resist structure that simultaneously protects lower layers from harmful solvents and allows for cleaner liftoff by producing an undercut geometry to the resist pattern . | 7 |
an all - terrain vehicle can be secured to a truck or trailer bed , for transporting on roads or highways , using adjustable - length connectors with rigid shafts , rather than chains , ropes , or cables . two steel &# 34 ; tine pins &# 34 ; are securely mounted on opposed ends or sides of the atv . similar tine pins are also mounted on the bed of a trailer or truck used to carry the atv . the atv is loaded onto the trailer or truck , moved into position and secured by turnbuckle - type securing connectors which have adjustable lengths . unlike chains or ropes , these adjustable connectors become rigid and non - yielding after their lengths have been adjusted . an eyehole which accommodates a tine pin is provided at each end of each connector . the eyeholes should contain sleeve - type devices mounted in a rotating or swivelling manner , to allow the sleeves to fit snugly on the tine pins and minimize wear and abrasion on the tine pins and connectors during transport . after the connectors have been slid over the tine pins , they are tightened to exert tension on the connectors , which compresses the suspension of the atv . this system has been tested and provides excellent performance , allowing safe high - speed travel on highways , while allowing complete security and safety for the atv on a trailer or truck that is crossing rough or sloped roads or terrain . | 8 |
this invention is a surgical device . it is a guidewire for use in a catheter and is used for accessing a targeted site in a lumen system of a patient &# 39 ; s body . the guidewire may be of a high elasticity metal alloy , preferably a ni - ti alloy , having specified physical parameters , and is especially useful for accessing peripheral or soft tissue targets . a special variation of the inventive guidewire includes the concept of coating the wire with a one or more lubricious polymers to enhance its suitability for use within catheters and with the interior of vascular lumen . the &# 34 ; necked &# 34 ; guidewire tip also forms a specific variant of the invention . | 0 |
an apparatus and method for automatic operation of a refrigeration system to provide refrigeration power to a catheter for tissue ablation or mapping . the primary refrigeration system can be open loop or closed loop , and a precool loop will typically be closed loop . equipment and procedures are disclosed for bringing the system to the desired operational state , for controlling the operation by controlling refrigerant flow rate , for performing safety checks , and for achieving safe shutdown . the catheter - based system for performing a cryoablation procedure uses a precooler to lower the temperature of a fluid refrigerant to a sub - cool temperature at a working pressure . the sub - cooled fluid is then introduced into a supply line of the catheter . upon outflow of the primary fluid from the supply line , and into a tip section of the catheter , the fluid refrigerant boils at an outflow pressure of approximately one atmosphere , at a temperature of about − 88 ° c . in operation , the working pressure is computer controlled to obtain an appropriate outflow pressure for the coldest possible temperature in the tip section . | 0 |
The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA (ALFALFA) Survey used the seven-horn Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA) to map nearly 7000deg<SUP>2</SUP> of high Galactic latitude sky accessible to the Arecibo telescope over ~4400 nighttime hours between 2005 and 2011. <P />As a complement to Jones+ (2018MNRAS.477....2J), which presents the derived HI mass function (HIMF) and its dependence on the local environment, this paper presents the extragalactic HI catalog extracted from the completed ALFALFA survey. Because of the overlapping nature of the drift-scan survey and improved availability of the public optical imaging used to identify optical counterparts (OCs) of ALFALFA HI sources, this catalog, presented in Table 2, supersedes and replaces previous releases (Giovanelli+ 2007, J/AJ/133/2569 ; Kent+ 2008, J/AJ/136/713 ; Saintonge+ 2008, J/AJ/135/588 ; Martin+ 2009, J/ApJS/183/214 ; Stierwalt+ 2009, J/AJ/138/338 and Haynes+ 2011, J/AJ/142/170). <P />In addition to the catalog of ALFALFA HI line detections, nine sources are identified with OH megamasers (OHMs), and 10 are flagged as being OHM candidates. <P />(3 data files). | 9 |
a disposable box filter having a housing comprising mating channel - shaped male and female portions defining a generally box - shaped fluid chamber , with a pair of fluid ports , and a filter element in corrugated sheet form extending across the fluid chamber . the corrugated filter has generally vertically extending pleats or extremities which are mechanically sealed at each end between a pair of vertical axially extending portions of the filter housing . | 1 |
Nearby merging pairs are unique laboratories in which one can study the gravitational effects on the individual interacting components. In this manuscript, we report the characterization of selected H II regions along the peculiar galaxy NGC 2936, member of the galaxy pair Arp 142, an E+S interaction, known as `The Penguin'. Using Gemini South spectroscopy, we have derived a high enhancement of the global star formation rate (SFR) = 35.9 M<SUB>⊙</SUB> yr<SUP>-1</SUP> probably stimulated by the interaction. Star-forming regions on this galaxy display oxygen abundances that are consistent with solar metallicities. The current data set does not allow us to conclude any clear scenario for NGC 2936. Diagnostic diagrams suggest that the central region of NGC 2936 is ionized by active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity and the eastern tidal plume in NGC 2936 is experiencing a burst of star formation, which may be triggered by the gas compression due to the interaction event with its elliptical companion galaxy: NGC 2937. The ionization mechanism of these sources is consistent with shock models of low velocities of 200-300 km s <SUP>-1</SUP>. The isophotal analysis shows tidal features on NGC 2937: at inner radii non-concentric (or off-centring) isophotes, and at large radii, a faint excess of the surface brightness profile with respect to de Vaucouleurs law. By comparing the radial velocity profiles and morphological characteristics of Arp 142 with a library of numerical simulations, we conclude that the current stage of the system would be about 50 ± 25 Myr after the first pericentre passage. | 9 |
a machine for making paper cups wherein each cup includes a side wall blank and a bottom wall blank , the machine including a frame and a vertical shaft mounted on the frame with a turret rotatably mounted on the shaft , a number of work stations mounted on the frame in an equally spaced relation around the turret with a number of tapered mandrels mounted on the turret in alignment with each of the work stations for forming the cup , the turret being intermittently rotated to move the mandrels sequentially into alignment with each of the work stations and a tubular assembly mounted for axial movement in each of the mandrels for initially releasing the cup from the mandrel . | 1 |
a digital concatenator , the operation of which is triggered by the sequential arrival of a series of n - bit bytes thereto , accepts such sequential n - bit bytes and , by directing those n - bit bytes into sequentially identified n - bit channels , concatenates those n - bit bytes into - sized words , where m is a pre - selected integral number of said n - bit bytes that are desired to be concatenated with an - sized output buffer into a resultant sequence of - sized words . the sequential identification of those n - bit bytes is brought about by a cyclical counter incorporated within a data enumerator that counts off the arrival of each n - bit byte and appends a corresponding position bit or byte to each one thereof . each successive reading of the output of the concatenator is triggered by the arrival at that output buffer through an m th channel of an m th n - bit byte . the concatenator similarly operates on single bits so as to serve as a serial to parallel converter of arbitrarily selectable size . | 7 |
a tubular prosthetic article having at least four chemically distinct fibers is disclosed . a first and second fiber are made of absorbable polymers and a third and fourth fiber are made from nonabsorbable polymers . the absorbable polymers are made from the monomeric units of esters such as glycolic acid , lactic acid , polydioxanone and blends of the same . the nonabsorbable polymers may be made from esters such as polyethylene terephthalate , polybutylene terephthalate , polybutester , or blends of the same . these four chemically distinct fibers may be woven or knitted into a tubular form . | 0 |
sample liquid is supplied to the ion source of an electrospray ionization mass spectrometer by capillarity induced flow through a wick element comprising a permeable porous aggregate of fibers or particles of material that is wetted by the sample liquid . this method of liquid introduction eliminates the need for pumps of pressurized gas to drive the flow . it also makes possible the convenient extraction of a representative sample from a stream of liquid flowing at any rate , no matter how large . | 7 |
a template is provided that includes two apertures spaced apart by the expected spacing between a pair of ophthalmic nerves on a patient &# 39 ; s forehead . the template may thus be advantageously used to apply cutaneous electrodes to a patient &# 39 ; s forehead for trigeminal nerve stimulation without clinical training . | 0 |
an apparatus for delivering a predetermined volume of lead to a mould includes a housing defining a lead reservoir having a lead outlet defined in its base and in communication with the reservoir . a runway is provided beneath the base , spaced from the base and generally parallel thereto . a block is provided slidably mounted between the base and the runway and defining a through cavity having the predetermined volume for receiving lead from the outlet in a first position and for releasing the lead in a second position . a mechanism is provided for reciprocating the block between the first and second positions . a cast on strap machine is also disclosed . a lead delivery apparatus comprising a delivery chute is also disclosed . | 1 |
apparatus for the continuous , chipless separation of individual , identical pieces from a solid round workpiece , includes at least two cutting rollers , cooperating with one another , for separating and rolling the workpiece . each of the cutting rollers is defined by a separating portion and has a coil , with the height of the coil of one cutting roller being equal or slightly greater than the radius of the workpiece in the separating portion , and with the coil of the other cutting roller so configured as to eliminate a collision in the separating portion with the coil of the one cutting roller . | 8 |
an image display apparatus includes display control means for displaying a map image and a real image on a display screen on the same scale concerning the same region based on map data and real image data . the display control means has a function of superposing on either of the map image and the real image as a background , the other image in a predetermined area and combining the images so that only the other image is seen in the superposition area . | 6 |
methods and apparatus are disclosed for automated meter reading systems for determining quantities of a consumed utility product including electric , gas , and water service , using wireless data transfer . to compensate for the frequency drifts of the transmitters , these methods and apparatus , with minimum pre - processing of the received data , allow for on - the - fly adjustability of receiver bandwidth by merely changing a pre - calculated weighting function . as such , it is possible to use a fixed size discrete fourier transform , or in particular a fixed n - point fast fourier transform , for signals of different bandwidths . | 8 |
a multi - driver loudspeaker assembly having high and low frequency transducers in which the high frequency transducer is directly coupled to the diaphragm of the low frequency transducer and is movable therewith . | 7 |
a cable connector backshell assembly for high frequency applications requiring reduced electromagnetic emissions . aspects include providing sufficient physical spacing and electrical isolation between the signal conductors and the housing to meet emi standards for hippi - 6400 connector assemblies . one embodiment includes spring preloading of the electrical connector . one embodiment includes a longitudinally floating connector . | 8 |
a device for exchanging a die plate of a molten bisphenol a prilling tower is described . the device comprises : at least two die plates ; a guide which is in contact with the die plates ; and a drive mechanism , wherein the drive mechanism moves the die plates linearly and serially between an operating position and an exchange position along the guide . also described is a process of automated operation of the device at the top of a bisphenol a prilling tower . | 2 |
the use of a medical care algorithm in clinical care reduces the number of mistakes made in treating a patient . the use of a medical care algorithm in clinical care also increases the confidence of a health care provider in providing care for a patient . the invention provides a system and a method for effectively , thoroughly , and easily granting a health care provider with real - time access to critical , semi - critical , and non - critical medical care algorithms . the invention also provides a system and a method for a health care provider to consult proactive guidelines commonly used in health care . the invention also allows the health care provider a method to utilize the algorithms as a refresher tool for review and continuing education . furthermore , the invention provides a method for the documentation of algorithm based treatments as an electronic medical record . | 6 |
The dipole moment in the angular distribution of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) is thought to originate from the doppler effect and our motion relative to the CMB frame. Observations of large-scale structure (LSS) should show a related "kinematic dipole" and help test the kinematic origin of the CMB dipole. Intriguingly, many previous LSS dipole studies suggest discrepancies with the expectations from the CMB. Here, we reassess the apparent inconsistency between the CMB measurements and dipole estimates from the NVSS catalog of radio sources. We find that it is important to account for the shot noise and clustering of the NVSS sources, as well as kinematic contributions, in determining the expected dipole signal. We use the clustering redshift method and a cross-matching technique to refine estimates of the clustering term. We then derive a probability distribution for the expected NVSS dipole in a standard ΛCDM cosmological model including all (i.e., kinematic, shot noise, and clustering) dipole components. Our model agrees with most of the previous NVSS dipole measurements in the literature at better than ≲2σ. We conclude that the NVSS dipole is consistent with a kinematic origin for the CMB dipole within ΛCDM. | 9 |
the invention comprises deposition of thin film photovoltaic junctions on metal foil substrates which can be heat treated following deposition in a continuous fashion without deterioration of the metal support structure . in a separate operation , an interconnection substrate structure is produced in a continuous roll - to - roll fashion . the metal foil supported photovoltaic junction is then laminated to the interconnecting substrate structure and conductive connections are deposited to complete the array . in this way the interconnection substrate structure can be uniquely formulated from polymer - based materials since it does not have to endure high temperature exposure . furthermore , the photovoltaic junction and its metal foil support can be produced in bulk without the need to use the expensive and intricate material removal operations currently taught in the art to achieve series interconnections . | 7 |
an agglutination immunoassay method and apparatus therefor in which there are conducted the steps of contacting , in a container , a test sample suspected of containing a desired analyte and a reagent comprising sensitized magnetic - material containing particles capable of reacting with and binding to a desired analyte ; precipitating the particles on the bottom of the container by the application of magnetic force ; allowing the container to stand at an inclination so as to cause the particles to flow along the bottom of the container to form a developed pattern of the particles ; obtaining a representative length of the developed pattern of the particles by an imaging device ; and detecting the presence or absence of an immune reaction from the representative length of the pattern of the particles which has flowed from the bottom of the container , thereby detecting the presence or absence of the desired analyte in the test sample . | 8 |
Faraday rotation measures (RMs) and more general Faraday structures are key parameters for studying cosmic magnetism and are also sensitive probes of faint ionized thermal gas. A definition of which derived quantities are required for various scientific studies is needed, as well as addressing the challenges in determining Faraday structures. A wide variety of algorithms has been proposed to reconstruct these structures. In preparation for the Polarization Sky Survey of the Universe's Magnetism (POSSUM) to be conducted with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder and the ongoing Galactic Arecibo L-band Feeds Array Continuum Transit Survey (GALFACTS), we run a Faraday structure determination data challenge to benchmark the currently available algorithms, including Faraday synthesis (previously called RM synthesis in the literature), wavelet, compressive sampling, and QU-fitting. The input models include sources with one Faraday thin component, two Faraday thin components, and one Faraday thick component. The frequency set is similar to POSSUM/GALFACTS with a 300 MHz bandwidth from 1.1 to 1.4 GHz. We define three figures of merit motivated by the underlying science: (1) an average RM weighted by polarized intensity, R{{M}<SUB>wtd</SUB>}, (2) the separation Δφ of two Faraday components, and (3) the reduced chi-squared χ <SUB>r</SUB><SUP>2</SUP>. Based on the current test data with a signal-to-noise ratio of about 32, we find the following. (1) When only one Faraday thin component is present, most methods perform as expected, with occasional failures where two components are incorrectly found. (2) For two Faraday thin components, QU-fitting routines perform the best, with errors close to the theoretical ones for R{{M}<SUB>wtd</SUB>} but with significantly higher errors for Δφ . All other methods, including standard Faraday synthesis, frequently identify only one component when Δφ is below or near the width of the Faraday point-spread function. (3) No methods as currently implemented work well for Faraday thick components due to the narrow bandwidth. (4) There exist combinations of two Faraday components that produce a large range of acceptable fits and hence large uncertainties in the derived single RMs; in these cases, different RMs lead to the same Q, U behavior, so no method can recover a unique input model. Further exploration of all these issues is required before upcoming surveys will be able to provide reliable results on Faraday structures. | 9 |
a cup and lid combination that includes a cup having a side wall , a closed bottom and an open top , a lid configured to close the open top of the cup , and a tether connecting the lid to the cup . in a preferred embodiment , the cup includes a band extending therearound , and one end of the tether is connected to the band , and the other end of the tether is connected to the lid . | 1 |
An overview of the Seimei telescope, a 3.8 m optical infrared telescope located on Mt. Chikurinji in the Okayama prefecture of Japan, is presented. Seimei is a segmented-mirror telescope whose primary mirror consists of 18 petal-shaped segments. The telescope tube supporting the thin segmented mirrors is structurally incorporated within large arc-rails providing the elevation axis. The tube has a light-weight homologous structure designed with a genetic algorithm. The total weight of the telescope tube, including 1.4-ton optics, is only 8 tons. By virtue of its light weight, the telescope is able to point at an object anywhere in the observable sky within one minute. The telescope is operated by Kyoto University in collaboration with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). Half of the telescope time is used by Kyoto University. The remaining time is open to the Japanese astronomical community. NAOJ is responsible for the management of the open-use time, including handling of the observation proposals. The telescope is now regularly performing scientific observations on the basis of a variety of proposals. | 9 |
this invention relates to a portable ball retriever , holder , and carrier apparatus operable to pick - up and retrieve ball members from a support surface ; hold the ball members in a container member in an elevated condition ; and be folded into a compact condition for transport and / or storage . the portable ball retriever , holder , and carrier apparatus includes a main support frame assembly ; a support and power drive assembly operable to provide mechanical power drive for a ball member retrieving function ; a ball pick - up assembly having a rotatable cylinder member to pick - up the ball members and carry same upwardly and laterally ; a ball container assembly mounted on the main support frame assembly to receive ball members therein ; and an actuator handle assembly which is movable to various positions . the ball pick - up assembly includes a main retriever housing having a rotatable pick - up cylinder assembly therein . the pick - up cylinder assembly includes a deformable cylinder member operable to receive ball members thereagainst and being deformed to grasp the ball members for subsequent movement upwardly and laterally . the ball container assembly includes a container member which is movable from a horizontal position to receive ball members therein to an elevated holder condition position to hold the ball members for usage . the actuator handle assembly is provided with a collapsible actuator handle member for use in an extended rigid position for pushing the entire carrier apparatus ; and foldable into a compact position over the ball container assembly for storage and transport purposes . | 0 |
ESA's mission Euclid while undertaking its final integration stage is fully qualified. Euclid will perform an extra galactic survey (0<z<2) using visible and near-infrared light. To detect the infrared radiation is equipped with the Near Infrared Spectro-Photometer (NISP) instrument with a sensitivity in the 0.9-2 μm range. We present an illustration of the NISP Data Processing Unit's Application Software, highlighting the experimental process to obtain the final parametrization of the on-board processing of data produced by an array of 16 Teledyne's HAWAII-2RG (HgCdTe) - each of 2048×2048 px<SUP>2</SUP>, 0.3 arcsec/px, 18 μm pixel pitch; using data from the latest test campaigns done with the flight configuration hardware - complete optical system (Korsh anastigmat telescope), detectors array (0.56 deg<SUP>2</SUP> firld of view) and readout systems (16 Digital Control Units and Sidecar ASICs). Also, we show the outstanding Spectrometric (using a Blue and two Red Grisms) and Photometric (using Y<SUB>E</SUB> 0.92-1.15μm, J<SUB>E</SUB> 1.15-1.37μm, and H<SUB>E</SUB> 1.37-2.0 μm filters) performances of the NISP detector derived from the end-to-end payload module test campaign at FOCAL 5 - CSL; among them the Photometric Point Spread Function (PSF) determination, and the Spectroscopic dispersion verification. Also the performances of the onboard processing are presented. Then, we describe the solution of a major issue found during this final test phase that put NISP in the critical path. We will describe how the problem was eventually understood and solved thanks to an intensive coordinated effort of an independent review team (tiger team lead by ESA) and a team of NISP experts from the Euclid Consortium. An extended PLM level campaign in ambient in Liege and a dedicated test campaign conducted in Marseille on the NISP EQM model, with both industrial and managerial support, finally confirmed the correctness of the diagnosis of the problem. Finally, the Euclid's survey is presented (14000 deg<SUP>2</SUP> wide survey, and ∼40 deg<SUP>2</SUP> deep-survey) as well as the global statistics for a mission lifetime of 6 years (∼1.5 billion Galaxy's shapes, and ∼50 million Galaxy's spectra). | 9 |
a shift register circuit is disclosed . in some embodiments , the shift register circuit includes six transistors and no capacitors . a group of such shift register circuits is also disclosed . in some embodiments , the shift registers of the group are connected so as to be configured to provide driving signals for a display . a method of using the shift registers is also disclosed . | 6 |
a structure is provided which includes first and second layers . the first and second layers are attached to each other by embedding or otherwise attaching at least one mechanically locking z pin to the first layer and then subsequently joining the protruding portion of the z pin to the second layer prior to the second layer being processed to a fully cured state . alternatively , the z pin material is injected into a cavity formed in the first and second layer and then brought to a fully cured state . the z pin may have physical characteristics such as orientation , melting point and hardness as a function of the physical characteristics of the first and second layer and the forces subjected upon the first and second layers . for example , the z pin may define a longitudinal axis and be embedded within the first and second layers in alignment with an applied force subjected on the first and second layers . this ensures that the z - pin is subjected primarily to tensile forces which allows designs to better control the failure mode of the attached first and second layers . | 1 |
the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a resistor having a high resistance . in the invention , a first polycrystalline silicon layer is first formed to connect with an electrically connecting portion formed in a semiconductor substrate . next , a second polycrystalline silicon layer containing oxygen is formed on the first polycrystalline silicon layer . and then , an oxide formed between the two polycrystalline silicon layer is removed by annealing . | 8 |
this invention refers to the manufacturing of structural and impervious members by slurry - infiltration in a 3 - dimensional mat system , which consists of single layers . the single layers are preferably meshes . the structural system is a composite material consisting of a 3 - dimensional micro reinforcing and sieving mat system bonded in concrete . the aggregate can be precisely positioned horizontally and vertically in the member by variation of the mesh width of the single layers . the sieving effect by the variation of the mesh width in vertical direction guarantees a positioning of aggregate by size . by this effect the load capacity , the stiffness and the crack propagation can be controlled and adjusted precisely . | 4 |
a package liner adapted to protect fragile articles during shipment , handling and display in retail establishments . the liner is made of an elongated , flexible packaging material , such as a single face corrugated paper pad , having a pair of spaced , oppositely disposed , outwardly bowed lines of weakness impressed across its central width . when the ends of the liner are folded upwardly and flexed into a generally tubular conformation , the area between the lines of weakness assumes a downwardly concave shape . the resulting u - shaped structure is adapted to receive the article therewithin and cushion it against breakage when the package is dropped or exposed to lateral shock forces . | 1 |
Surveys of young star-forming regions have discovered a growing population of planetary-mass (<13 M<SUB>Jup</SUB>) companions around young stars<SUP>1</SUP>. There is an ongoing debate as to whether these companions formed like planets (that is, from the circumstellar disk)<SUP>2</SUP>, or if they represent the low-mass tail of the star-formation process<SUP>3</SUP>. In this study, we utilize high-resolution spectroscopy to measure rotation rates of three young (2-300 Myr) planetary-mass companions and combine these measurements with published rotation rates for two additional companions<SUP>4,5</SUP> to provide a picture of the spin distribution of these objects. We compare this distribution to complementary rotation-rate measurements for six brown dwarfs with masses <20 M<SUB>Jup</SUB>, and show that these distributions are indistinguishable. This suggests that either these two populations formed via the same mechanism, or that processes regulating rotation rates are independent of formation mechanism. We find that rotation rates for both populations are well below their break-up velocities and do not evolve significantly during the first few hundred million years after the end of accretion. This suggests that rotation rates are set during the late stages of accretion, possibly by interactions with a circumplanetary disk. This result has important implications for our understanding of the processes regulating the angular momentum evolution of young planetary-mass objects, and of the physics of gas accretion and disk coupling in the planetary-mass regime. | 9 |
the invention is directed to an apparatus and method for predicting the number of bits which must be taken into account to normalize the result of a floating point addition or subtraction . the apparatus and method employ : a low precision floating point adder / subtractor , a priority encoder that determines the position of the most significant non - zero bit to generate the normalization amount and preround logic which pre - shifts a rounding bit in the opposite direction of normalization . the method and apparatus operate in parallel with a full precision floating point adder to eliminate the need for a full - precision floating point normalization calculation and rounding computation in most circumstances . the normalization amount for successful low - precision floating - point addition / subtraction is calculated by the time the full - precision floating - point addition / subtraction stage occurs . moreover , the pre - round logic supplies a carry bit to the full - precision adder / subtractor thus saving the time associated with a full - precision rounding bit addition . thus , this low - precision floating - point addition / subtraction technique results in a significant enhancement of performance in floating - point addition / subtraction . | 6 |
the present invention provides a method for measuring hydrogen concentration in an electrically conductive material , such as a nuclear fuel rod , comprising calibrating an eddy current probe at a plurality of hydrogen concentrations ; measuring eddy currents at a plurality of positions along an electrically conductive material ; and calculating a hydrogen concentration in the electrically conductive material at each of the positions along the electrically conductive material . the present invention also provides a system for measuring hydrogen concentration in a nuclear fuel rod , comprising an eddy current probe ; a nuclear fuel rod calibration standard ; a data handling system for collecting data generated by the eddy current probe and for performing calculations using the data . the system may be utilized in - situ and may comprise a movable probe mount configured to hold the eddy current probe and to traverse the calibration standard and the nuclear fuel rod to be measured . | 6 |
this invention relates to a series of substituted aromatic ethers of the formula i wherein ring a and x and y are defined as in the specification , that exhibit activity as glycine transport inhibitors , their pharmaceutically acceptable salts , pharmaceutical compositions containing them , and their use for the enhancement of cognition and the treatment of the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychoses in mammals , including humans . | 2 |
an ozone processing device includes : a mounting base on which a substrate is mounted ; a heating device to heat the substrate on the mounting base ; a plurality of plates facing the substrate on the mounting base and equipped with discharge openings on the surface facing the substrate that discharge ozone gas in the direction of the substrate ; and a gas supply device supplying ozone gas to the discharge openings of the plates to allow them to discharge gas . the plates are arranged in a co - planar manner with gaps formed between adjacent plates . the plates have a small volume so that even if there is heat transfer between the plates and the substrate , thermal equilibrium is achieved between the plates and the substrate in a short time , thus making temperature management of the substrate easy . | 7 |
Context. Core accretion models of massive star formation require the existence of massive, starless cores within molecular clouds. Yet, only a small number of candidates for such truly massive, monolithic cores are currently known. <BR /> Aims: Here we analyse a massive core in the well-studied infrared-dark cloud (IRDC) called the `dragon cloud' (also known as G028.37+00.07 or `Cloud C'). This core (C2c1) sits at the end of a chain of a roughly equally spaced actively star-forming cores near the center of the IRDC. <BR /> Methods: We present new high-angular-resolution 1 mm ALMA dust continuum and molecular line observations of the massive core. <BR /> Results: The high-angular-resolution observations show that this region fragments into two cores, C2c1a and C2c1b, which retain significant background-subtracted masses of 23 M<SUB>⊙</SUB> and 2 M<SUB>⊙</SUB> (31 M<SUB>⊙</SUB> and 6 M<SUB>⊙</SUB> without background subtraction), respectively. The cores do not appear to fragment further on the scales of our highest-angular-resolution images (0.2″, 0.005 pc ~ 1000 AU). We find that these cores are very dense (n<SUB>H<SUB>2</SUB></SUB> > 10<SUP>6</SUP> cm<SUP>−3</SUP>) and have only trans-sonic non-thermal motions (ℳ<SUB>s</SUB> ~ 1). Together the mass, density, and internal motions imply a virial parameter of <1, which suggests the cores are gravitationally unstable, unless supported by strong magnetic fields with strengths of ~1-10 mG. From CO line observations, we find that there is tentative evidence for a weak molecular outflow towards the lower-mass core, and yet the more massive core remains devoid of any star formation indicators. <BR /> Conclusions: We present evidence for the existence of a massive, pre-stellar core, which has implications for theories of massive star formation. This source warrants follow-up higher-angular-resolution observations to further assess its monolithic and pre-stellar nature. | 9 |
a rotatable thrombectomy wire for breaking up thrombus or other obstructive material comprising an inner core composed of a flexible material and an outer wire surrounding at least a portion of the inner core . the outer wire has a sinuous shaped portion at a distal region . the inner core limits the compressibility of the outer wire . the outer wire is operatively connectable at a proximal end to a motor for rotating the wire to macerate thrombus . | 0 |
the invention is a system for interacting with computer graphics . a scene display is generated in response to a list which includes data related to computer generated objects which are to be included in a scene display and ad application program identifier for the application programs which are the source of each computer generated object . an object in the scene is manipulated by a user command and at least one interrogation command is generated which interrogates the list to retrieve data relating to each object affected by the manipulation and an application program identifier related to each application program which is the source of an object affected by the manipulation . the data related to the objects affected by the manipulation and the application program identifier are transmitted to each application program which is a source of an object affected by the manipulation . additional steps as are required are performed by the application programs . | 6 |
a radio distance measuring equipment emits a frequency modulated carrier wave signal , having a periodic frequency deviation δf and a mean frequency f o , toward an object , and receives a portion of the carrier wave signal reflected by the object . a beat signal produced by mixing the emitted and received signals is applied to a control loop which determines the distance . operation of the equipment is periodically interrupted , under the control of a microprocessor , to effect calibration of the frequency deviation and the mean frequency . | 7 |
the present invention provides an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device , belonging to the field of display technology and solving the problems that the display quality is reduced and the normal watching is affected due to alignment shifting during alignment in an existing thin film transistor liquid crystal display . the array substrate of the present invention includes a plurality of sub - pixel units , wherein a plurality of light forming units corresponding to the sub - pixel units are arranged on a light - exiting surface of the array substrate , and each of the light forming unit is configured to form light of a color of the sub - pixel units corresponding thereto . when the array substrate of the present invention is applied to the display device , the display quality of the display device may be improved . | 6 |
the present invention relates to a rotary drum type optical filter apparatus , which comprises a filter unit for receiving an optical signal to spectralize the optical signal ; a lens unit provided at the center of the filter unit for varying an optical path of the optical signal ; and a driving device engaged with the filter unit for providing a displacement of the filter unit relative to the lens unit to obtain different spectrum colors of the optical signal . | 6 |
a method and installation for ground illumination by means of electromagnetic radiation generated by an aerial simulator coupled to the ground and for calculation of the dielectric constant and conductivity of the ground from said radiation are described . radiation is transmitted in form of an electromagnetic pulse having predetermined characteristics from an aerial simulator of the horn type , the characteristics of the pulse are sensed at a point in the illuminated area and the dielectric constant and the conductivity of the ground are calculated from the detected values . the apparatus constituting the simulator comprises at least two conductive layers e . g . of conductive wires , united on one side to form the horn , and ending up on the opposite side at the ground where they are extended by a buried structure and on that side where they are united , in a connector to provide connection with pulse generating and measurement means . | 6 |
a method of making a polyurea by reacting an aliphatic diamine with trimelisocyanatosilane under pressure in a closed vessel at a temperature sufficiently high and for a time sufficiently long to produce a substantial quantity of the polyurea . | 2 |
a battery cell arrangement having a battery cell which is in the form of a film cell and includes a flat cell body with two end faces , a flexible cell rim surrounding the cell body , and two contact sections arranged on a rim side of the battery cell . the battery cell arrangement further has a frame arrangement which includes a first frame element and a second frame element which frames the cell body on all sides on the rim . at least one vent opening is provided on a side of the frame arrangement which faces away from the end faces of the cell body , in order to allow fluid , in particular gas , to emerge from the battery cell arrangement in the event of damage . | 7 |
a process for making ethylbenzene and / or styrene by reacting toluene with methane in one or more microreactors is disclosed . in one embodiment a method of revamping an existing styrene production facility by adding one or more microreactors capable of reacting toluene with methane to produce a product stream comprising ethylbenzene and / or styrene is disclosed . | 1 |
a tire changing machine having a support frame , rotatable supporting device for a wheel rim , locking device for securing the wheel rim to the supporting device , a fitting tool which can be secured to an adjustable tool supporting arm carried by the support frame , and driving device for the rotatatable supporting device . the machine also includes a first and a second pressure members which can be located in diametrically opposite positions with respect to a wheel rim carried by the supporting device and are designed to act on either side of a tire on the wheel rim , and drive device for actuating , upon control , each of the first and second pressure members . | 1 |
a part sizing system in which the upper and lower tolerance limits are illuminated on the same bar graph display . electrical representations of the upper and lower tolerance limits are alternately coupled to the bar graph display so as to superimpose visual indications of both limits on one another , with each limit being distinguishable from each other by different light intensities . in one embodiment this bar graph display is disposed adjacent another bar graph display in the same housing . the other bar graph display is utilized to provide a visual indication of the output of at least one variable reluctance transducer which measures the size of the part under test . improved transducer excitation circuitry is also provided for insuring accurate measurements . | 6 |
a method and apparatus to initialize a memory with random data , including a pseudo - random number generator to generate random data ; a selection circuit to provide selected data in response to a fill signal during an initialization state . the present invention can be used to provide statistically unbiased random data for writing to the power calibration area of an optical disc . | 6 |
a user - friendly and statistic based heart rate variability analytical method includes the following steps of capturing an electrocardiogram signal of a person , performing analog - to - digital conversion of the electrocardiogram signal , selecting the peaks of the electrocardiogram signal , calculating the standard deviation of the heights , durations and inter - peak intervals of the peaks , removing the peaks whose heights , durations or inter - peak duration fall beyond a first predetermined standard deviation , sampling and interpolating the qualified peaks to form a consecutive peak signal , and performing spectrum analysis to the peak signal in frequency domain . | 0 |
a process for the chemical treatment of organic waste materials contaminated with a pathogenic microorganism , such as raw sewage , sewage sludge and other organic waste products , and to the treated organic waste material so obtained , which process comprises : prereacting the organic waste material with a water - soluble methylol compound subject to condensation , such as a methylolurea compound , under alkaline ph conditions ; and , thereafter , condensing the methylol compound by establishing an acid ph condition to form a solid waste product comprising a condensation polymer containing methylene bridges and a sterile solid waste material . | 8 |
a mixing apparatus having a mixer unit which includes a cup - shaped stator and a rotor located in the mixing chamber . two inputs and an output are provided . the mixing chamber is divided into a plurality of mixing regions by a separating disc . inner blades and outer blades are provided . an edge rail is positioned in the plane of the separating disk , between the inner and outer blades . the stator has a different configuration in the various mixing areas of the mixing chamber . as a result , different yield and mixing ratios can be obtained in the mixing areas of the mixing chamber . | 1 |
SIVIC is an open-source, standards-based software framework and application suite for processing and visualizing DICOM MR Spectroscopy data. Through the use of DICOM, SIVIC aims to facilitate the application of MRS in medical imaging studies. The SIVIC code repository lives on github but our user portal is on sourceforge. | 9 |
a humanized antibody , or a scfv , fab , or f 2 thereof , includes : a heavy chain variable region , or a homologous variant thereof , wherein the heavy chain variable region includes : heavy chain framework regions , cdrh1 that has the sequence of seq id no : 19 , cdrh2 that has the sequence of seq id no : 20 , and cdrh3 that has the sequence of seq id no : 21 , wherein the heavy chain variable region and the homologous variant share at least 90 % sequence identity in the heavy chain framework regions ; and a light chain variable region , or a homologous variant thereof , that includes : light chain framework regions , cdrl1 that has the sequence of seq id no : 22 , cdrl2 that has the sequences of seq id no : 23 , and cdrl3 that has the sequences of seq id no : 24 , wherein the light chain variable region and the homologous variant share at least 90 % sequence identity in the light chain framework regions . | 2 |
a card package production system for producing card packages composed of printed paper carriers with matching cards attached to the carriers selectively outputs the card packages through a card package multi - directional distribution module having a carrier transport with a primary carrier transport path extending between a package inlet and a primary package outlet for transporting the card packages along the primary carrier transport path . a movable stacker gate assembly mounted for movement between a stacking position . in the stacker position , the card packages are inserted laterally through a laterally facing inlet of a stacker in two stages with successive pairs of card packages being kept in an interleaved state . | 1 |
a system for removably mounting a drum to a winch assembly comprises a drum assembly , a frame defining at least a portion of a mounting base for the drum , at least one connector for connecting the drum assembly to the mounting base , a lifting apparatus releasably attached to the drum assembly , and at least one guide member releasably attached to the frame and engaging with the lifting apparatus for directing the drum assembly away from the frame when the drum assembly is removed therefrom . | 1 |
case comprising a base , a lid and a tongue connecting the lid to the base . the lid is movable between a closed position in which a reservoir arranged in the base is substantially isolated from the outside and an open position in which the lid is folded down under the base . | 8 |
the present invention provides a dual diaphragm - type game caller of a size and shape suitable for inserting into a user &# 39 ; s mouth for support against the roof of the mouth so that free edges of two diaphragms retained together as a unit in a spaced - apart relationship can concurrently vibrate when impinged by pulmonary air exhausted by the user . the invention employs two diaphragms having a selected pattern of slits which allow the caller to produce a flutter or raspy sound effect which is sometimes desired by the wild turkey hunter . | 0 |
in a motor vehicle body with a lower body part and a folding top enclosing a passenger compartment the roof includes a rear window part and a roof part . in the top - up state the roof part bridges an intermediate space between the rear window part and a windshield part attached to the lower body part . in the stowed state of the roof the rear window part is placed over the roof part . | 1 |
We present the photometric analysis of three ultra-short-period total eclipsing binaries in contact configuration, CRTS_J172718.0+431624, OGLE-BLG-ECL-000104, and OGLE-BLG-ECL-000012, mined from massive astronomical surveys. Using the available archival light curves (LCs) from Vista Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV), Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE), Zwicky Transient Facility, and Catalina Sky Survey in different passbands and new multiband photometric observations with the 2.3 m Aristarchos telescope at Helmos Observatory, their relative physical parameters were derived. We explored the parameter space by using the PIKAIA genetic algorithm optimizer. The best photometric solution and error budget estimation were adopted for each system through Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling of the global optimum. The approximate absolute parameters were derived for each contact system adopting an empirical mass-luminosity relation. All three systems have a mass ratio lower than 0.5. The exchange between the primary and secondary depths of CRTS_J172718.0+431624 during 2016-2022 may be due to spot activity. In addition, we present a detailed analysis of the first well-characterized shortest-period contact eclipsing binary with total eclipses known so far (OGLE-BLG-ECL-000104). Thanks to VVV and OGLE LCs, new distances were derived for OGLE-BLG-ECL-000104 and OGLE-BLG-ECL-000012 using empirical period-luminosity relations. The origin and evolutionary status of all three ultra-short-period contact binaries are thoroughly discussed in the context of the detached binary formation channel. | 9 |
the present invention relates to a free flowing , compressible granulate which contains from 94 % to 98 % by weight of xylitol , another physiologically acceptable polyol such as mannitol , lactitol , maltitol or isomalt and less than 1 % by weight of water . | 0 |
a method of communicating data with a plurality of electronic circuit breakers operatively connected in a power distribution system is disclosed and claimed herein . each circuit breaker includes a communication port coupled to a network . the method comprises coupling a communication terminal , having a processing circuit and a first communication port coupled to the processing circuit , to the network via the first communication port ; operating a first communication protocol for automatically addressing individual ones of the circuit breakers and for controlling message traffic on the network ; and transmitting and receiving data on the network under control of the first communication protocol relating to the monitoring and control of the individually addressable ones of the plurality of electronic circuit breakers coupled to the network . in another aspect , the method includes coupling a second communication port of the communication terminal via a communication link to a controller remote from the network and operating a second communication protocol for controlling message traffic relating to monitoring and control of the plurality of electronic circuit breakers between the controller and the communication terminal via the communication link . | 7 |
a process and apparatus for improving fuel economy and exhaust emissions of internal combustion engines operating at high altitude conditions . the process is comprised of adjustments to spark timing carburetor idling and crankcase ventilation flow to lean out the fuel - air mixture an amount based on the relative elevation in altitude . the process includes the use or modification of a crankcase ventilation modulating valve having novel flow characteristics and produces much greater efficiency than would be expected under the high altitude conditions . the manifold vacuum between the engine carburetor and piston modulates the valve to provide a greater air flow when increased power is demanded from the engine . in addition to coordinating the spark timing with the modulating valve air flow , the process includes a concomitant special adjustment of the engine &# 39 ; s speed and fuel air mixture at idle . | 5 |
First release of pylith input files and selected outputs corresponding to work described in Berne et al., 2023. | 9 |
when molded plates of aluminum nitride obtained by molding a ceramic powder formed preponderantly of aluminum nitride powder are superposed on a support base with a ceramic powder interposed between the support base and the superposed plates and between the superposed plates and are fired in a non - oxidative atmosphere , the sintered plates consequently produced are prevented from sustaining crack or fracture . when warped and undulated sintered plates of aluminum nitride are superposed on a support base with a ceramic powder interposed between the support base and the superposed plates and between the superposed plates and are heated in a non - oxidative atmosphere , the heated plates are relieved of warp and undulation . the sintered plates of aluminum nitride are enabled to acquire improved adhesiveness to a metal film or foil when they are subjected to a heat treatment adapted to reduce the surface roughness to or below 10 μm . | 2 |
a method and apparatus for a promotional printer for use within a cashless enabled gaming machine or vending machine are disclosed . a promotional printer includes a coupon database describing a stack of coupons that are specified using a template based couponing printer language . a coupon is selected for creation and issued to a user or player based on a matrix of event - based triggers involving factors or parameters known to the promotional printer directly or supplied by a master promotional controller . triggers may include the time of day , the date or amount of a cash - out voucher to be issued to the user or player , the duration of play on a gaming machine , a player classification , the amount of money or credits added to a game , or a random frequency of coupon issuance having satisfied any or all of the aforementioned factors . the promotional printer may further include the ability to store all of the coupons , trigger conditions , and related information resident in the promotional printer in a non - volatile fashion thus enabling a host system to download a promotional environment into the promotional printer which will run promotional campaigns on behalf of the hosting system . | 6 |
a multisheet structure is made using compression diffusion bonding according to the present invention using a cres template to apply increased pressure in the areas designated for diffusion bonds to improve the bond quality and to reduce the processing time . the cres template is patterned to correspond with the db arrangement in the superplastically formed part . the forming press forces the template against the pack of spf sheets to provide 300 - 1200 psi or more pressure along the bond lines to speed their formation . | 1 |
a method for accessing databases through ontologies by using an iris architecture that includes nodes and links , the method comprising : representing a graph model of the ontologies , where the ontologies include concepts , properties , and relations ; defining the graph model through high - level constraints ; using a plurality of agents to formulate queries of the ontologies ; allowing sections of the ontologies to be named and used as classes ; creating an interface module based on definitions of the relations created by the plurality of agents for evaluating the high - level constraints ; allowing the semi - automatic mapping of data into the ontologies ; loading the data into the ontologies ; allowing the plurality of agents to access the ontologies through the queries ; and customizing the ontologies through views derived from the queries . | 6 |
a pharmaceutical composition used as an anti - inflammatory is prepared . the composition comprises a plasma fraction separated from blood plasma and / or in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier . in a preferred method , the plasma fraction is separated from the blood plasma by mixing with from 3 % to 10 % by weight of the plasma fraction of silica and thereafter centrifuging to allow the plasma fraction to be precipitated out in conjunction with the silica . they are thereafter separated . | 0 |
We present a homogeneously selected sample of 15 779 candidate binary systems with main sequence primary stars and orbital periods shorter than 5 d. The targets were selected from TESS full-frame image light curves on the basis of their tidally induced ellipsoidal modulation. Spectroscopic follow-up suggests a sample purity of 83 ± 13 per cent. Injection-recovery tests allow us to estimate our overall completeness as 28 ± 3 per cent with P<SUB>orb</SUB> < 3 d and to quantify our selection effects. 39 ± 4 per cent of our sample are contact binary systems, and we disentangle the period distributions of the contact and detached binaries. We derive the orbital period distribution of the main-sequence binary population at short orbital periods, finding a distribution continuous with the lognormal distribution previously found for solar-type stars at longer periods, but with a significant steepening at P<SUB>orb</SUB> ≲ 3 d, and a pile-up of contact binaries at P<SUB>orb</SUB> ≈ 0.4 d. Companions in the period range of 1-5 d are an order of magnitude more frequent around stars hotter than $\approx 6250\, \rm K$ (the Kraft break) when compared to cooler stars, suggesting that magnetic braking shortens the lifetime of cooler binary systems. However, the period distribution in the range 1-10 d is independent of temperature. We detect resolved tertiary companions to 9.0 ± 0.2 per cent of our binaries with a median separation of 3200 au. The frequency of tertiary companions rises to 29 ± 5 per cent among the systems with the shortest ellipsoidal periods. This large binary sample with quantified selection effects will be a powerful resource for future studies of detached and contact binary systems with P<SUB>orb</SUB><5 d. | 9 |
a seat cover for an infant / child seat having a seat portion and a back portion and straps for securing an infant / child within the seat comprises a cover member for mounting on at least a part of the seat portion and / or back portion of the infant / child seat . at least one aperture is formed in the cover member for receiving a strap to allow a part of the strap to pass therethrough . a fastener is formed on at least one of the apertures for opening and closing at least a portion of the aperture . | 0 |
an electrical discharge occurs between the anode and the cathode and the active gas such as co 2 between the two electrodes is excited to provide a laser beam . the laser beam thus provided is reflected repeatedly by a pair of reflection mirrors . the reflected laser beam is amplified while passing through the space where the discharge occurs , thus providing the function of a gas laser oscillator . although the amplification that occurs in the discharge zone between the electrodes , considerable laser beam absorption takes place in the space between the reflection mirrors and the electrodes . in this space , the amount of operating gas such as co 2 is reduced , or the space is evacuated . alternatively , the space is cooled by causing the gas therein to flow . a reduction in so - called laser beam absorption function is provided . | 7 |
a cannabinoid troche including polyethylene glycol and oils of peppermint , ginger , citrus , mango , etc ., that is administered buccally and / or sublingually . this dosage form demonstrates an improved efficacy with reduced side effects when compared to formulations of cannabinoids in capsules , oral solutions , tinctures , sprays and edibles . the troches avoid harmful preservatives , heavy metals and stabilizers while addressing sub - therapeutic dosing and optimizing the synergistic qualities of the ratios of the individual cannabinoids , terpenes and flavonoids . the use of peppermint oil in the troche shows improved efficacy above and beyond that which is expected or seen without its use . the troches further allow for accurate and reproducible therapeutic effects with ease of dosage adjustments . | 0 |
a refrigeration oil processing sequence is disclosed which produces a superior oil without the use of sulfuric acid treating and the resultant sludge problems . the process comprises contacting a naphthenic based oil with an oxygen - containing gas in the presence of a permanganate under mild oxidation conditions of temperature and pressure followed by adsorbent fractionation . | 2 |
an optical signaling header technique applicable to optical networks wherein packet routing information is embedded in the same channel or wavelength as the data payload so that both the single - sideband modulated header and data payload propagate through network elements with the same path and the associated delays . the header routing information has sufficiently different characteristics from the data payload so that the signaling header can be detected without being affected by the data payload , and that the signaling header can also be removed without affecting the data payload . the signal routing technique can be overlaid onto the conventional network elements in a modular manner using two types of applique modules . the first type effects header encoding and decoding at the entry and exit points of the data payload into and out of the network ; the second type effects header detection at each of ~ the network elements . | 7 |
a method of converting a plurality of input signals on first and second converters , such that the first and second converters are both used when the plurality of signals comprises two signals , characterised in that said method comprises : selecting more than two input signals ; determining the type of each selected signal ; combining any signals having the same type to form a combined signal ; converting one type of signal with the first converter ; converting a second type of signal with the second converter wherein the first or second type signals is a combined signal . | 7 |
a therapeutic device for improving the respiration of a patient , the device comprising a curved or kinked pipe section , into the first end of which a mouthpiece provided with a passage is disposed , a holding peg inserted into a second end of the pipe section and connected thereto , the holding peg having a passage disposed therein and being insertable into the inside of the pipe section , and a flexible hose attached to the holding peg inside the pipe section , a free end of the hose moveable freely in an area of the mouthpiece between an inner wall of the pipe section , such that the therapeutic device can be used during inhalation and exhalation , the device enabling the patient to train his respiratory passageways both during exhalation and inhalation , thereby to improve the effectiveness of respiration . | 0 |
an combustion state detecting apparatus for an internal - combustion engine is equipped with : an ignition coil for applying a high voltage for igniting to the spark plugs of the cylinders of an internal - combustion engine ; an ionic current detecting circuit for applying a bias voltage to at least one spark plug to detect ionic currents flowing via the spark plug which has just been subjected to ignition control ; comparator circuits which compare detected ionic current signals with threshold values and turn them into ionic current pulses ; and an ecu which drives the ignition coil according to a crank angle signal and determines the combustion state of the internal - combustion engine . the ecu changes the threshold values for each ignition control and judges the combustion state according to the respective threshold values and the state in which the ionic current pulses are generated . | 5 |
compounds represented by the formula , where r1 , r2 , r3 , r4 , r5 , and q are as defined herein , exhibit activity against infectious pathogens . | 2 |
a squeezable exerciser comprising in combination body structure having surfaces to be squeezed relatively toward one another by application of force exerted by a user , and means associated with the body structure to produce a reference signal or signals as the level of force application reaches a preset limit or limits . | 0 |
there is provided an efficient data rearrangement method which reduces the number of processing operations to shorten processing time , and deals with optional rules . the method includes : a ) storing data in a first data storage section ; b ) storing data rearrangement information in a stack ; and c ) reading the data stored in the first data storage section , and storing the data in a second data storage section based on the data rearrangement information stored in the stack . | 6 |
Description: This is a relatively major update from CO2SYS v3.1.1 to CO2SYS v3.2.0. It is designed to be maximally compatible with PyCO2SYS v1.7.0, a program for CO2 system calculations in Python that introduced a number of additional capabilities, improvements to performance, and fixes to minor errors/simplifications (Humphreys et al., submitted). Rigorous validation was performed against PyCO2SYS v1.7.0 as part of this update. Major changes since CO2SYS v3.1.1: 1) Initial pH estimates for iterative pH solvers are obtained via the approach of Munhoven (2013), detailed further in Humphreys et al. (submitted), rather than simply using an initial estimate of 8.0 each time. 2) Free scale pH is obtained properly within iterative pH solvers no matter the input scale, rather than making the simplification that input pH is always on the total scale. 3) Uncertainties in parameters calculated at output conditions that are associated with equilibrium constants are calculated calculated with respect to equilibrium constants at output conditions, rather than input conditions as previously. This essentially assume pK uncertainty is constant regardless of temperature and pressure. 4) [CO2(aq)] is calculated from fCO2 and K0 every time, rather than from different combinations of parameters. 5) Substrate-inhibitor ratio (Bach, 2015) is included as an output argument from CO2SYS, rather than calculated in a separate function. 6) Input uncertainty in [CO2], [HCO3], and [CO3] should now be input as an absolute value in mol/kg, rather than a relative value. 7) Modifications were made to allow vector inputs with different input parameters in each row to errors.m. 8) Derivatives and errors for Revelle factor are now calculated. Be advised: The addition of substrate-inhibitor ratio to the CO2SYS output arguments (positions 20 and 38) have changed the column references for all output arguments after position 20. Similarly, the addition of Revelle factor uncertainty to the errors.m output arguments (positions 9 and 19), along with the retention of uncertainty from input arguments, has changed the column references for output arguments from errors.m. | 9 |
The Very Fast Inversion of the Stokes Vector (VFISV) is a Milne-Eddington spectral line inversion code used to determine the magnetic and thermodynamic parameters of the solar photosphere from observations of the Stokes vector in the 6173 Å Fe I line by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). We report on the modifications made to the original VFISV inversion code in order to optimize its operation within the HMI data pipeline and provide the smoothest solution in active regions. The changes either sped up the computation or reduced the frequency with which the algorithm failed to converge to a satisfactory solution. Additionally, coding bugs which were detected and fixed in the original VFISV release are reported here. | 9 |
a circuit and method are provided for switching in a semiconductor based high power switch . complementary p - type based transistors are utilized along insertion loss insensitive paths allowing biasing voltages to alternate between supply and ground , allowing for negative voltage supplies and blocking capacitors to be dispensed with , while improving performance . | 7 |
Scilab files for the computations of the paper by Lassabatere et al., entitled "Mixed formulation for an easy and robust numerical computation of sorptivity", submitted to HESS in December 2021 and revised in August 2022. ******** Folders and files are described in the readme text file ********** @ L. Lassabatere et al. (2022) | 9 |
one embodiment of the present invention provides a system for looking up location - specific configuration information for a network node or a subnet . during system operation , a network node creates a query message containing a key that comprises an internet protocol prefix and a string , wherein the ip prefix identifies the network node or the subnet , and the string specifies the type of configuration information . the network node then sends the query message to a name server , which is part of a distributed system that provides a global naming service , wherein the name server additionally stores configuration information . finally , the network node receives a response message from the name server , wherein the response message contains the requested configuration information . | 7 |
a specimen inspection stage implemented with a processing stage coupling mechanism provides a capability to conduct with maximum efficiency post - processing specimen inspections on - board a processing platform . heavy inspection equipment is mounted on a specimen inspection stage that is separate from a processing stage . in a preferred embodiment , the processing stage moves in response to an applied motive force and performs laser - based processing operations on a specimen . while laser processing is ongoing , the specimen inspection stage remains parked in its home position . when it is time for post - processing inspection , a stage coupling and decoupling mechanism couples together the specimen inspection stage and the processing stage , which transports the specimen inspection stage to and from the specimen position . | 1 |
the use of vinyl sulfides , sulfoxides and sulfones in synthetic chemistry for the production of a wide variety of materials is well known . for example , phenyl vinyl sulfides , sulfoxides and sulfones have been used for the synthesis of important heterocycles , in combinatorial chemistry and as diels - alder adducts . although these compounds have been used extensively for a variety of applications , the isotopically labeled versions have not been reported . a simple route for the isotopically labeled production of these important building blocks has been developed . | 2 |
this invention relates to a method for enhancing the bioavailability of a therapeutically active compound of the formula or a geometric isomer , a stereoisomer , a pharmaceutically acceptable salt , an ester thereof or a metabolite thereof , wherein said compound is administered orally to the individual in connection with the intake of food . | 0 |
Some improvements to efficiency and consistency of existing tools, as well as the compatibility of conda packages. The default path for saving and loading basis sets for methods that use them has changed from "current directory" to a single cache location, with possible customization. Please see the details below and take appropriate actions if necessary. This PyAbel version also incorporates another fast general-purpose method, from Daun et al. (2006), and implements several original extensions to it. Here is a full list of changes in v0.8.5: New functions in tools.vmi for angular integration and averaging, replacing angular_integration() and average_radial_intensity(), which had incorrect or nonintuitive behavior (PR #318, PR #319). Avoid unnecessary calculations in transform.Transform() for the symmetry_axis=(0, 1) case (PR #324). New method by Daun et al. and its extensions (PR #326). Basis sets are now by default stored in a single system-specific directory, see get_basis_dir() and set_basis_dir() in abel.transform (PR #327). Important! The current working directory is no longer used by default for loading basis sets. It is recommended to execute import abel; print(abel.transform.get_basis_dir(make=True)) and move all existing basis sets to the reported directory. Cython optimization flags are changed to make conda packages compatible with all CPUs and to improve the direct_C method performance (PR #331). Bitwise reproducibility of direct_C transforms might be affected. | 9 |
a coating device including a supply roller , a coating applicator , a driving roller and a takeup roller all cantilever mounted on a surface of a vertical panel inside a casing . a continuous base member to be coated on one side if sprially guided by guide rolls from the supply roller past the coating applicator , past the driving roller and onto the takeup roller . the base member is contacted by the rollers on the side opposite the coating . | 6 |
a semiconductor memory , such as dynamic random access memory , is provided for replacing a defective memory cell with a spare memory cell . the dram includes a main section which has a memory cell array with a plurality of memory cells arranged in an array . a spare section having a spare memory cell array also includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in an array . an address decoder specifies addresses , respectively , of the main section array and the spare section array . a defective bit replacement control circuit is connected to the address decoder and includes a plurality of electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory cells . the address decoder conducts a change - over operation for specifying an address of the first or second arrays according to a storage state , i . e ., contents , of electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory cells . | 7 |
volatile organic compounds emitted from gastric cancer cell metabolite is separated and detected using hs - spme / gc - ms . a volatile compounds fingerprint atlas - spectrum model are disclosed for early gastric cancer diagnosis / warning volatiles 3 - octanone and 2 - butanone as indicators of gastric cancer cells which are not contained in the headspace of gastric mucosal cells ges - 1 . meanwhile , the ratio of mass to volume to concentration of 4 - isopropoxy alcohol , nonanoic acid , and 4 - butoxy n - butanol is as follows : 4 - isopropoxy alcohol /≦ 0 . 31 ; nonanoic acid /≦ 0 . 36 ; and 4 - butoxy n - butanol /≦ 0 . 40 . the volatile organic compound in cell metabolite to be detected is compared with the fingerprint atlas - spectrum model , so as to implement screening and warning of the early gastric cancer . | 6 |
a decoupler assembly with a torsional damping system and a torque limiter . the torsional damping system has a torsion spring that facilitates transfer of rotary power into a hub . the torque limiter is wrapped about the torsion spring and radially expands with the torsion spring as a magnitude of the rotary power transmitted through the torsion spring increases . contact between the torque limiter and another structure in the decoupler assembly halts radial expansion of the torsion spring . | 4 |
digital optical switches with asymmetrical wave guides and an electro - optically controllable adiabatic coupling in a central region must have a degree of crosstalk suppression of better than 20 db for use in transparent optical networks . with x or y arrangements , the invention provides for this purpose a grid device in the central region which affects the wave guide &# 39 ; s inherent modes as the main cause of the crosstalk , i . e . amplitude and phase matching of the wave guide &# 39 ; s inherent modes at the output . the result of the solution of the invention takes the form of a &# 34 ; cascade &# 34 ; of two different physical effects , each of which , of at least 20 db , contributes to the overall result crosstalk suppression of better than 40 db . | 6 |
a data round - off device receives a digital input signal of m - bit form which has arithmetically been processed by addition , subtraction , multiplication , and division by an orthogonal transformer or predictive encoder is summed , if it is positive , with a value of 2 . sup . - 1 and if negative , with a value of 2 . sup . and the higher bits of a resultant sum signal are delivered as the output of the data round - off device . preferably , it is used for control of the number of bits if there is a difference in the number of bits between the data output of an orthogonal transformer and the data input of an encoder for encoding the data output of the orthogonal transformer . | 6 |
a bistable permanent - magnet actuator is disclosed having a tailored switching / position force characteristic , with an adequate , modifiable holding force in the end positions . the actuator is characterized in that the yoke is formed by two parts that are mounted so as to face each other and are separated by two gaps . the dimensions of the air gaps may be tailored to obtain intended characteristics . | 7 |
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