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the invention relates to the use of diketodithiopiperazine antibiotics , in particular chaetocin and gliotoxin , for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for antitumor therapy . | 0 |
a pressure change sensor includes a flexible hollow body to receive pressure changes , an inner body in said flexible hollow body , the inner body being of a size less than and a shape different from the hollow of said hollow body to prevent total occlusion of the hollow body interior under pressure , and a fluid operated switch in fluid communication with the interior of the hollow body responsive to pressure changes applied to the hollow body . | 4 |
an electronic apparatus includes a program memory having a parallel transfer program and a serial transfer program , a connector on the electronic apparatus to which a parallel transfer interface or a serial transfer interface is detachably connected , and a judging unit for judging the kind of the printer interface connected to the connector . a program suitable for the kind of the printer interface judged by the judge unit is called from the program memory by means of a program selecting unit . this enables the electronic apparatus to be connected for use with a parallel transfer printer and a serial transfer printer . | 6 |
a monoclonal antibody against the duck tembusu virus and a hybridoma cell line secreting the monoclonal antibody , a reagent kit and method for detecting a duck tembusu virus antibody , and application of the monoclonal antibody in preparing products for diagnosing the duck tembusu virus disease . the monoclonal antibody may bind specifically to e protein of duck tembusu virus and has an activity of neutralizing duck tembusu virus . | 2 |
a recorder for recording on a continuous form , perforated , recording sheet includes a first roller disposed upstream of the recording position for feeding the continuous form to the recording position , press roller means for pressing the continuous form against said first roller , a second roller disposed downstream of the recording position for maintaining the continuous form in tension across the recording position , and apparatus for decrumpling , disposed between the recording position and the first feed roller . | 1 |
a coated pigment that includes polymer encapsulations which act as a pigment dispersant and film forming agent , coating systems that include the coated pigment and methods for producing the coated pigment and the coating system are described . the polymer encapsulations of the coated pigments allow the coated pigments that are included in the coating system to be dispersed without the addition of any other dispersants and / or resins . thus , the disclosed coated pigments simplify the process of making coating systems . the disclosed coated pigments also extend the shelf - life of the coating systems , and provide a final coating with enhanced pigment orientation and aesthetics . | 2 |
A minimal extension of the standard model (SM) with a single new mass scale and providing a complete and consistent picture of particle physics and cosmology up to the Planck scale is presented. We add to the SM three right-handed SM-singlet neutrinos, a new vectorlike color triplet fermion, and a complex SM-singlet scalar σ that stabilizes the Higgs potential and whose vacuum expectation value at ∼1 0<SUP>11</SUP> GeV breaks lepton number and a Peccei-Quinn symmetry simultaneously. Primordial inflation is produced by a combination of σ (nonminimally coupled to the scalar curvature) and the SM Higgs boson. Baryogenesis proceeds via thermal leptogenesis. At low energies, the model reduces to the SM, augmented by seesaw-generated neutrino masses, plus the axion, which solves the strong C P problem and accounts for the dark matter in the Universe. The model predicts a minimum value of the tensor-to-scalar ratio r ≃0.004 , running of the scalar spectral index α ≃-7 × 10<SUP>-4</SUP>, the axion mass m<SUB>A</SUB>∼100 μ eV , and cosmic axion background radiation corresponding to an increase of the effective number of relativistic neutrinos of ∼0.03 . It can be probed decisively by the next generation of cosmic microwave background and axion dark matter experiments. | 9 |
a capacitor is disposed within a semiconductor device assembly atop a plastic layer pad , beneath which passes a pair of leads connected to a semiconductor device . the capacitor is connected to the pair of leads , such as by soldering , spot welding or conductive epoxy through cutouts in the pad . in one embodiment , the cutouts extend into the pad from inner and outer edges thereof . in another embodiment , the cutouts are holes through the pad . a plurality , such as four , capacitors are conveniently disposed atop a corresponding plurality of pads , and are connected to a corresponding plurality of pairs of leads within the semiconductor device assembly . by positioning the capacitor as closely to the semiconductor device as possible , the efficacy of the capacitor is maximized . method and apparatus are disclosed . | 8 |
a dc superconductor quantum interference device is used in a flux - locked loop as a sensitive detector of magnetic flux . prior art devices of this sort had a transfer function which was frequency - limited by the transfer function of impedance matching circuitry which is used to connect the dc squid with the first preamplifier , which amplifies the dc squid signal before it is applied to a detector circuit . the present invention corrects this frequency limitation by creating a compensating circuit having a transfer function which is the inverse of that of the impedance matching circuitry , and inserting it in the system after the first preamplifier and before the detector circuit . | 8 |
a voltage converter for charging an energy storage module from an alternating current line voltage , includes a first charging stage , coupled to the energy storage module , converting the line voltage to a first rectified direct current module charging voltage communicated to the energy storage module , the first rectified direct current module charging voltage greater than the line voltage , the first charging stage including an inductance for communicating a first charging current to the energy storage module ; a second charging stage , switchably coupled serially with the first charging stage , down - converting the alternating current line voltage to a second rectified direct current module voltage , the second rectified direct current module voltage less than the first rectified direct current module charging voltage , wherein the second charging stage produces a second charging current not greater than the first charging current ; and a controller for selectably switching the second charging stage serially with the first charging stage when the line voltage has a peak value greater than a predefined relationship to a voltage of the energy storage module wherein the second charging stage communicates the second charging current to the energy storage module through the inductance . | 8 |
a method for providing data paths between a sending computer and a receiving computer . the method is comprised of steps of periodically receiving broadcasted data through a first subnet data path and through a second subnet data path , and reception of the broadcasted data on either of the subnets indicates status of the respective subnet . the method continues on to change local data routing tables in the sending computer and the receiving computer based upon the status of at least one of the subnets , providing high reliability in a peer - to - peer environment . | 7 |
a process is provided for depositing hydroxylapatite on the surface of materials suitable for implantations into animals and humans . in this process , a coating of hydroxylapatite is applied to dental or surgical implants using a sputter technique that employs a high energy xenon ion beam . the process is carried out in a vacuum into which a controlled amount of hydroxide ions are introduced . | 0 |
in a distributed network formed of communication stations having equal control functions , each station which sends a master station determination frame appends a unique identifier to the frame , and each station which receives a frame judges the rationality of the received frame based on the identifier thereby to determine the operation of the self station depending on the result of judgement . | 7 |
a composite includes a substrate having a mounting surface and a first substrate side having an irregular profile , and a laminate attached to the mounting surface , a first laminate edge being substantially aligned with the first substrate side and substantially matching the profile thereof . the composite can advantageously be employed in a fountain assembly . a method of making a composite includes substantially aligning an edge of a stone laminate with a side of substrate , and attaching the stone laminate to a mounting surface of the substrate . the edge of the stone laminate substantially matches an irregular profile of the side of the substrate . | 1 |
the invention consists of a class of high energy explosive yield enhancersreated through the use of microencapsulation techniques . the microcapsules consist of combinations of highly reactive oxidizers that are encapsulated in either passivated inorganic fuels or inert materials and inorganic fuels . depending on the application , the availability of the various oxidizers and fuels within the microcapsules can be customized to increase the explosive yield or modify other characteristics of high explosives . the microcapsules prevent premature reaction of the component oxidizers and inorganic fuel to allow their use in munitions and propellant applications . the physical stability of the microcapsules , in combination with epoxies , plastics , and composites , also permits microcapsules to be included in warhead structural components . | 2 |
a compact array of vertical rising film evaporators is disclosed in an evacuated multi - effect process , for desalination of seawater , using waste heat of thermal machines . vapor produced in one stage is the heat source for the next . this invention is based on a concentric disposition of three different evaporators , at which the first stage is a shell and tube evaporator built in a ring format , where is inserted inside the intermediate stage that is a bundle of vertical tubes in a ring format , and the last stage that is a bundle of vertical tubes placed inside the intermediate stage . by this arrangement , vapor pipelines are eliminated , dimensions are reduced , and heat transfer is improved per the rising film evaporators compared to falling film . | 1 |
a vehicle for travel along rice field levees and the like to spray chemicals upon such levees so as to control the growth of unwanted vegetation thereon . the vehicle includes a frame member having first and second sides . a pair of wheels are pivotally mounted to each side of the frame through elongated arm members in such a manner so as to hold the frame high above the supporting surface of the vehicle . the wheels mounted on each side of the frame are simultaneously driven by a motor separately from the wheels mounted on the other side of the frame in such a manner that the vehicle may be steered by individually controlling the rotation of the wheels on either side of the vehicle to thereby allow &# 34 ; skid steer &# 34 ; type steering of the vehicle . | 1 |
a differential amplifier circuit for amplifying an input signal and for providing an output signal representative of the input signal includes first and second amplifier circuits , and first and second coupling circuits . the first and second amplifier circuits each include first and second transistors , a resistor , and a current generator . the first coupling circuit includes a transistor , a capacitor , and a current generator , and couples a first input signal node to the first transistor of the second amplifier circuit . the second coupling circuit includes a transistor , a capacitor , and a current generator , and couples a second input signal node to the first transistor of the first amplifier circuit . | 6 |
Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) are hypothetical black holes predicted to have been formed from density fluctuations in the early Universe. PBHs with an initial mass around 10<SUP>14</SUP>-10<SUP>15</SUP> g are expected to end their evaporation at present times in a burst of particles and very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays. Those gamma rays may be detectable by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), an array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. This paper reports on the search for evaporation bursts of VHE gamma rays with H.E.S.S., ranging from 10 to 120 seconds, as expected from the final stage of PBH evaporation and using a total of 4816 hours of observations. The most constraining upper limit on the burst rate of local PBHs is 2000 pc<SUP>-3</SUP> yr<SUP>-1</SUP> for a burst interval of 120 seconds, at the 95% confidence level. The implication of these measurements for PBH dark matter are also discussed. | 9 |
a communication apparatus includes a memory that stores data and a processor to execute a procedure , the procedure including , obtaining time information which indicates a communication time period in which each of a first apparatus , a second apparatus and the communication apparatus is capable of communicating , deciding on the basis of the communication time period whether or not a first communication between the communication apparatus and the first apparatus is capable of being established in a first period of time , and whether or not a second communication between the first apparatus and the second apparatus is capable of being established in a second period of time which is later than the first period of time , and notifying the first apparatus of the first period of time , in which the data stored in the memory is transmitted to the second apparatus , after confirming the second period of time . | 7 |
a system and method that determines a number of scan lines for each image of a view using a resolution of the recording media , a pitch of the lenticules and a number of views needed to minimize angular transitions between views . the viewing range is also increased by allowing the primary visual field to be offset with respect to the projection field of the lenticules such that the image lines can be positioned under lenticules adjacent to the lenticule projecting the image lines as the distance from a central viewing position increases . | 6 |
a female screw member includes a female screw part with a female screw , and a projection part projecting in the direction of a center shaft of the female screw and having a working face in the rotating direction centering on the center shaft . the female screw part and projection part are integrally molded with a resin . the projection part has a spiral inclination face spirally inclining by one round from the working face centering on the center shaft of the female screw . the height h of the working face is equal to or smaller than a pitch p of the female screw . using the projection part as a fully opening fixing stopper , a motor operated valve includes a valve main body having a valve seat , the female screw member attached to the valve main body , a motor having a rotator and stator , and a valve shaft . the valve shaft is screwed to a female screw of the female screw member , and is rotated and driven by the rotor , and has a fully opening movable stopper capable of contacting the fully opening fixing stopper . | 5 |
To estimate the parameters of the Galactic spiral structure - namely the pitch angle i and the number of spiral arms - data on Galactic masers with known trigonometric parallaxes were used. We applied the well-known method based on analysis of the `position angle - distance logarithm' diagram. Estimates of the pitch angle i obtained from four segments of different arms belonging to the global Galactic structure are self-consistent and close to i = -13° ± 1°. The segment which is most interesting is that of the Outer arm. It contains only three masers. Hence, in order to obtain correct estimates, we also used the data on 12 very young star clusters with distances determined by Camargo et al. from infrared photometry. The estimates obtained allow us to conclude in favour of the four-armed model of the Galactic spiral structure. | 9 |
a computer enclosure includes a chassis , and a bracket secured in the chassis . the bracket includes a holding portion configured for receiving at least one disk drive therein and an expansion portion configured for securing a pci card thereon . the expansion portion is integrally formed on an outside of the holding portion . | 6 |
the present invention discloses an automated mail collecting machine comprising the functions of an automated , electronically controlled postage meter having a bar code printer , a pay - phone device , a data listing device , and a telex sending device . the incorporated functions are used independently for different purposes while being operated directly by a customer and all applying the same automated means . the machine &# 39 ; s process is guided both by instructions from its program memory and instructions from its input means which are operated by the customer according to displayed instructions during each different stage of the machine &# 39 ; s processes . even though the predetermined automatized processes are guided by the machine &# 39 ; s program memory for all of its functions , the payment mode is dependent on each individual customer &# 39 ; s choice . furthermore , the machine &# 39 ; s automatized processes can refuse to perform any of the services at any stage of the process without the possibility of a loss by either the customer or the owner . the refusal means and means to prevent improper handling are provided in order to enable the machine &# 39 ; s continuous use in any public place where it may be installed . | 6 |
a cold - worked titanium material subjected to isostatic material and a backing plate are brought into contact with each other and subsequently hot - pressing . by such working the titanium material and the backing plate are bonded with each other by mutual diffusion and simultaneously the titanium material is recrystallized . the isostatic pressing is performed under a pressure of 50 to 200 mpa at a temperature of 300 ° to 450 ° c . the surface of the titanium material is preferably subjected to a surface roughening treatment to provide with a roughness level of 6s to 12s prior to the isostatic pressing . | 2 |
an illumination assembly for emitting light for imaging a target object comprises an illumination source that emits at least one light beam upon activation toward an illumination guide . the illumination guide has a first and a second side such that the light beam from the illumination source is scattered between the first and second sides . a textured surface is located substantially along the first side of the illumination guide . the scattered light exits the illumination guide from the textured surface to form a prescribed illumination pattern for imaging a target object . | 6 |
this invention provides an engaging member of a fastening device integrally molded of synthetic resin which enables sewing thereof to clothes easily and accurately , ensures ease and smoothness in an operation for opening the engaging member of the fastening device even if it is molded relatively thick , and prevents too much force being applied to a sewing yarn by an external force upon the opening operation thereby ensuring durability and contributes to reduction of production cost . the engaging member of the fastening device is integrally molded with a substantially j - shaped section , consisting first and second flat plate portions substantially parallel with different lengths and made of thermoplastic synthetic resin material , whose each of end portions is connected via a connecting portion , wherein a number of engaging elements are formed on the surface of the first flat plate portion having a larger area such that they are in an upright position and a groove - like sewing line is formed along an entire peripheral edge portion thereof , a groove - like sewing line whose end portions are open is formed corresponding to part of the sewing line formed on the first flat plate portion on the second flat plate portion having a smaller area , and a tab made of the same resin material is molded integrally on the connecting portion so as to project outward from the connecting portion in parallel to the flat plate portions . | 0 |
an improved power generation container providing improved access and installation and removable of components by using modular components . a self bailing and self - aligning exhaust system is further provided . | 8 |
a post , for traffic signs , lighting and the like has a polygonal shape , with essentially rigid sides . the sides situated at right angles to oncoming traffic have attentuated portions therealong . when an oncoming vehicle strikes the post , the attentuated portions break , greatly reducing the strength of the remaining sides . | 4 |
High-precision spectroscopy of large stellar samples plays a crucial role for several topical issues in astrophysics. Examples include studying the chemical structure and evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy, tracing the origin of chemical elements, and characterizing planetary host stars. Data are accumulating from instruments that obtain high-quality spectra of stars in the ultraviolet, optical and infrared wavelength regions on a routine basis. These instruments are located at ground-based 2-10 m class telescopes around the world, in addition to the spectrographs with unique capabilities available at the Hubble Space Telescope. The interpretation of these spectra requires high-quality transition data for numerous species, in particular neutral and singly ionized atoms, and di- or triatomic molecules. We rely heavily on the continuous efforts of laboratory astrophysics groups that produce and improve the relevant experimental and theoretical atomic and molecular data. The compilation of the best available data is facilitated by databases and electronic infrastructures such as the NIST Atomic Spectra Database, the VALD database, or the Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre. We illustrate the current status of atomic data for optical stellar spectra with the example of the Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey. Data sources for 35 chemical elements were reviewed in an effort to construct a line list for a homogeneous abundance analysis of up to 10<SUP>5</SUP> stars. | 9 |
Readme: https://github.com/ukral/building.map_1920/blob/v1.0.0/README.md Full Changelog: https://github.com/ukral/building.map_1920/commits/v1.0.0 | 9 |
in an on - line system composed of a high rank unit and a plurality of terminal units connected thereto , various causes may produce a time - out in one of the terminal units . when a data link for a terminal unit is not established in a prescribed time resulting in a time - out , the status of the communication line during the attempted data communication is analyzed by a circuit provided for discriminating the cause of the time - out . using the result of analysis , it is determined whether time - out has resulted from a busy condition of the line so as to diminish undesired work attendant upon occurrence of the time - out as far as possible and for obtaining a system with a high operation rate . | 7 |
We show the improvement to cosmological constraints from galaxy cluster surveys with the addition of cosmic microwave background (CMB)-cluster lensing data. We explore the cosmological implications of adding mass information from the 3.1σ detection of gravitational lensing of the CMB by galaxy clusters to the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) selected galaxy cluster sample from the 2500 deg<SUP>2</SUP> SPT-SZ survey and targeted optical and X-ray follow-up data. In the ΛCDM model, the combination of the cluster sample with the Planck power spectrum measurements prefers ${\sigma }_{8}{\left({{\rm{\Omega }}}_{m}/0.3\right)}^{0.5}=0.831\pm 0.020$ . Adding the cluster data reduces the uncertainty on this quantity by a factor of 1.4, which is unchanged whether the 3.1σ CMB-cluster lensing measurement is included or not. We then forecast the impact of CMB-cluster lensing measurements with future cluster catalogs. Adding CMB-cluster lensing measurements to the SZ cluster catalog of the ongoing SPT-3G survey is expected to improve the expected constraint on the dark energy equation of state w by a factor of 1.3 to σ(w) = 0.19. We find the largest improvements from CMB-cluster lensing measurements to be for σ <SUB>8</SUB>, where adding CMB-cluster lensing data to the cluster number counts reduces the expected uncertainty on σ <SUB>8</SUB> by respective factors of 2.4 and 3.6 for SPT-3G and CMB-S4. | 9 |
a reference indexing device which comprises a base box for supporting a stack of reference cards superimposed thereon , a selection means arranged at the head of the base box for selectively indexing a selected card from the stack of cards and a covering member operatively connected to the base box and having a hanger for picking up and retaining predetermined groups of cards above the selected card while leaving the selected card on the top of the stack of remaining cards on the base box for ready inspection by the operator . | 1 |
a method for preventing process errors in a semiconductor fabricating process allows only a few authorized engineers to release interlocks of semiconductor fabricating equipment when a count of interlock occurrences exceeds a predetermined number within a predetermined period of time . by allowing a semiconductor fabricating equipment operator only limited ability to reset equipment interlocks , repeated interlock conditions caused by test specification failures may be over - ridden only a predetermined number of times before the semiconductor fabricating equipment is disabled completely . the disabled semiconductor fabricating equipment may only be re - enabled using an authorization code , which is only made available to selected personnel , thereby ensuring that necessary repairs and corrections have been implemented on the semiconductor fabricating equipment . | 6 |
archery range finders and lenses for archery range finders , the archery range finders being intended to be mounted on an archery bow . the archery range finders allow for the archer to place the lens on the target and obtain an immediate reading of the distance that the target is from the shooter and enables the shooter to place the proper distance pin on the target without having to do any mechanical adjustments and without having to guess the distance of the target from the shooter . | 5 |
a cathode ray tube socket is provided which provides spark gap protection to terminal pins operating at selected high potentials through a distinct spark gap protection system , including a structure for disrupting the corona discharge track and minimizing the effects of corona discharge . | 7 |
a safe geometry nuclear fuel powder blender of a pneumatic type having a plurality of narrow flat - walled blending chambers or &# 34 ; slab tanks &# 34 ; extending radially outward from a pneumatic spouting tube having an inlet and an outlet at bottom and top , respectively , open to each slab tank or blending chamber and contained within a cylindrical cone - bottomed shell filled with neutron - absorbing material between the blending chambers . | 1 |
Parker's mean-field model includes two processes generating large-scale oscillatory dynamo waves: stretching of magnetic field lines by small-scale helical flows and by differential rotation. In this work, we investigate the capacity of data-driven modal analysis, dynamic mode decomposition (DMD), to identify coherent magnetic field structures of this model. In its canonical form, the only existing field scale corresponds to the dynamo instability. To take into account multiscale nature of the dynamo, the model was augmented with coherent in time flow field, forcing small-scale magnetic field with a faster temporal evolution. Two clusters of DMD modes were obtained: the 'slow' cluster, located near the dynamo wave frequency and associated with its non-linear self-interaction, and the 'fast' cluster, centred around the forcing frequency and resulting from the interaction between the wave and the flow. Compared to other widely used methods of data analysis, such as Fourier transform, DMD provides a natural spatiotemporal basis for the dynamo, related to its non-linear dynamics. We assess how the parameters of the DMD model, rank, and delay, influence its accuracy, and finally discuss the limitations of this approach when applied to randomly forced, more complex dynamo flows. | 9 |
an occupant protection device for a motor vehicle having at least one inflatable airbag which , upon activation leaves through an exit opening , normally closed by a panel or cover , into the interior of the motor vehicle , and having a mechanism , independent of the airbag , for removing the panel or cover . in order to permit immediate activation of the airbag without a time delay and unhindered exiting of the same from the exit opening when an associated sensor or an associated sensor system responds in the event of an accident , the mechanism for removing the panel or cover can be activated separately from the airbag and before the response of the sensor or sensor system effecting the activation of the airbag . | 1 |
disclosed are signal generators for developing multilevel output signal sequences of a preselected period of repetition . in their general form , the generators comprise a shift register capable of storing multilevel signals , and feedback means . the feedback means multiply the output signal of prescribed shift register stages by selected integers , add the multiplied signals in nonmodulo arithmetic , and apply the added signals to the first stage of the shift register . the multiplying integers within the feedback means are selected to cause the characteristic functions of the signal generator to be a cyclotomic polynomial . for descriptive convenience , the disclosed generator is termed a &# 34 ; cyclotomic circuit .&# 34 ; the disclosed cyclotomic circuits are particularly useful in a minimum memory , prescribed - period , signal generator applications . the minimum memory is achieved by separating the prescribed period into power - of - prime factors , and by associating with each factor a cyclotomic circuit . each cyclotomic circuit develops a subsequence signal of a period equal to the power - of - prime factor , and the subsequence signals are combined in a transversal network , responsive to the cyclotomic circuits , to form the desired prescribed period sequence signal . advantageously , the multiplying feedback integers of cyclotomic circuits of power - of - prime periods are limited to 0 , 1 , and - 1 . | 7 |
an image correction circuit capable of preventing a loss of gray levels in a luminance region at the time of the direct current level conversion of a luminance signal to improve the quality of a displayed image . the image correction circuit detects an average peak level of input image data in each image frame , and corrects the input image data to lower the luminance of input image data in an intermediate luminance region according to the average peak level while reducing the luminance of input image data at a predetermined rate in at least of a low luminance region . | 7 |
the invention discloses a method and an apparatus for a food container which includes an inner member for holding a particulate food ; an outer member adapted to receive the inner member , with a space between the inner and the outer members , for a liquid food ; where the inner member interlocks with the outer member and openings are provided for the discharge of the liquid food ; and the particulate food and the liquid food can be consumed simultaneously by tilting the container towards the mouth of the user to discharge or withdraw particulate food from the inner member and liquid food from the outer member through the aperture . | 0 |
The presence of pulsating stars in eclipsing binary systems (EBs) makes these objects significant since they allow us to investigate the stellar interior structure and evolution. Different types of pulsating stars could be found in EBs, such as δ Scuti variables. δ Scuti stars in EBs have been known for decades, and the increasing number of such systems is important for understanding pulsational structure. Hence, in this study, research was carried out on the southern TESS field to discover new δ Scuti stars in EBs. We produced an algorithm to search for detached and semidetached EBs considering three steps: the orbital period (P<SUB>orb</SUB>)'s harmonics in the Fourier spectrum, skewness of the light curves, and classification of UPSILON program. If two of these steps classify a system as an EB, the algorithm also identifies it as an EB. The TESS pixel files of targets were also analysed to see whether the fluxes were contaminated by other systems. No contamination was found. We researched the existence of pulsation through EBs with a visual inspection. To confirm δ Scuti-type oscillations, the binary variation was removed from the light curve, and residuals were analysed. Consequently, we identified 42 δ Scuti candidates in EBs. The P<SUB>orb</SUB>, L, and M<SUB>V</SUB> of systems were calculated. Their positions on the H-R diagram and the known orbital-pulsation period relationship were analysed. We also examined our targets to see if any of them showed frequency modulation with the orbital period and discovered one candidate of tidally tilted pulsators. | 9 |
a digital signal processor comprises a code converter which converts an integer coded in a binary two &# 39 ; s complement code to an integer coded in a sign magnitude binary code and / or a code converter which converts the smb code to the btc code . an integer coded in the btc code and stored in an m - bits register is converted to an integer coded in the smb code and input to an n - bits register , by an exclusive or processing of the bits with the sign bits and by supplementing a logic &# 34 ; 1 &# 34 ; in the less significant bit next to the least significant bit of the result of the exclusive or operation . an integer coded in the smb code and stored in an n - bits register is converted to an integer coded in the btc code and input to an m - bits register , by an exclusive or processing of m - 1 bits of magnitude bits with a sign bit . the code converters have a relatively simple construction , will not output an incorrect result , and are most suitable for processing ac signals . | 7 |
an assembly of coupling and retention means of a connector for fastening to another complementary connector which is mating with the subject connector , and for mounting onto the board on which the connector is seated , includes a coupling device having an internally threaded insert and an integral base , and further includes a retention device stamped and formed by a metal blank . the retention device includes at the top a box portion having a space to retainably receive the base of the coupling device therein , and a pair of mounting legs extending downward at the bottom for mounting onto the board . the connector has a cavity at the bottom for reception of the box portion of the retention device therein wherein the coupling device and the retention device are axially aligned with each other and extending in the same direction as that of the contacts of the connector . | 7 |
the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of 2 type diabetes , wherein the pharmaceutical composition contains - 7 -- butyryl ]- 3 - trifluoromethyl - 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 - tetrahydro - imidazopyrazine - 1 - carboxylic acid methyl ester or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and metformin or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts , preparation method thereof and method of treating 2 type diabetes with the composition . | 0 |
After the initial fast spiral-in phase experienced by a common-envelope binary, the system may enter a slow, self-regulated phase, possibly lasting hundreds of years, in which all the energy released by orbital decay can be efficiently transported to the surface, where it is radiated away. If the remaining envelope is to be removed during this phase, this removal must occur through some as-yet-undetermined mechanism. We carried out 1D hydrodynamic simulations of a low-mass red giant undergoing a synthetic common-envelope event in such a slow spiral-in phase, using the stellar evolutionary code mesa. We simulated the heating of the envelope due to frictional dissipation from a binary companion's orbit in multiple configurations and investigated the response of the giant's envelope. We find that our model envelopes become dynamically unstable and develop large-amplitude pulsations, with periods in the range 3-20 yr and very short growth time-scales of similar order. The shocks and associated rebounds that emerge as these pulsations grow are in some cases strong enough to dynamically eject shells of matter of up to 0.1 M<SUB>⊙</SUB>, ∼10 per cent of the mass of the envelope, from the stellar surface at above escape velocity. These ejections are seen to repeat within a few decades, leading to a time-averaged mass-loss rate of the order of 10<SUP>-3</SUP> M<SUB>⊙</SUB> yr<SUP>-1</SUP>, which is sufficiently high to represent a candidate mechanism for removing the entire envelope over the duration of the slow spiral-in phase. | 9 |
a reinforcing bar connection for concrete construction utilizes a sleeve supporting internal spring washers having flexible inner edges which engage a bar inserted in the sleeve . the reinforced inner edges of the washers bite into the bar and grip the bar preventing withdrawal . the washers have openings which permit the sleeve to be filled with a hardenable matrix such as grout or resin . in a preferred form , shoulder forming wedge grooves are formed in ends of the sleeve . the connection may be used as a dowel socket , a continuity set , or as butt end - to - end bar splice for axially aligned bar of the same or different size . the connection provides not only high compressive and tensile strengths but also will provide the dynamic and / or fatigue characteristics to qualify as type 2 coupler approved for use in all united states earthquake zones . | 8 |
a novelty item for marketing a product , and a method of its use is disclosed . the promotional item comprises as replica of a product being marketed , wherein the item has a secondary utility , such as for example , as a decoration , amusement device or specific utility , that is unrelated to the function of the product being marketed . the item is used as a unique , leave - behind item associated with a sales meeting . in any embodiment , the item encourages client interaction to develop product recognition , increase product loyalty , encourage product referral , and foster goodwill between businesses . | 6 |
At 2022-10-09 14:10:17 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and located the new transient Swift J1913.1+1946 (triggers=1126853 and 1126854). | 9 |
a molded resilient ring seal with support rings mold bonded or bonded and connected to both ends . the molded resilient material portion of the seal utilizes unique contouring to reduce internal resilient material stresses during use , enabling the seal to seal higher pressures at elevated temperatures for longer periods of time . a number of support ring configurations are also disclosed , which further enhance sealing ability of the resilient material . | 8 |
polymers having pendant fluoroalkylsulfide side chains and processes for their preparation by nucleophilic displacement of halides in preformed polymers using fluoroalkylthiols are disclosed which provide oil and water repellency and antisoil properties to substrates . | 2 |
an arbitration controller providing for equal priority sharing of duplicate copy resources by a duplex plurality of central processing units . conflicts resulting from simultaneous requests from several cpus for access to the common resource are resolved at a high rate of speed . in addition , an approximately statistically equal probability is maintained for access of the common resource by all the central processing units . | 6 |
an apparatus for dispensing material through a refillable cartridge , comprising a container having a receptacle for receiving a refill cartridge , the container having a lid cooperating with the container to enclose the refill cartridge , the container further comprising an exit port and a channel for communicating material from the refill cartridge to the exit port , and a valve for controlling the flow of material out of the refill cartridge ; and a reusable , refill cartridge sized to be received in the receptacle , the refill cartridge including compressed gas and material separated by a bi - conical thruster , the refill cartridge further comprising a first end having a material inlet and outlet manifold , and a second end having a compressed gas inlet . the system &# 39 ; s performance can be improved by applying a surface treatment to the wetted surfaces of the system to change the physical properties at the fluid / vessel interface . | 6 |
a chuck device provided with a loosening prevention mechanism , in which claws threadedly engaged with a rotary nut are moved back and force to be opened and closed by the rotation of the rotary nut provided on a body so that a tool is clamped by the claws . a receiving portion is provided to face a rear surface of the rotary nut , rolling members are provided between the receiving portion and the rotary nut , the rear surface of the rotary nut and / or a front surface of the receiving portion is formed to be slanted surfaces expanding to the outside , and surfaces on which the rolling members are moved outwardly to contact when the tool is clamped by the claws and a fastening reactive force in a thrust direction is applied to the rolling members are formed into a movement suppressing surface for suppressing movement of the contacted rolling members . | 8 |
Extending prior work by Pankow et al, we introduce RIFT, an algorithm to perform Rapid parameter Inference on gravitational wave sources via Iterative Fitting. We demonstrate this approach can correctly recover the parameters of coalescing compact binary systems, using detailed comparisons of RIFT to the well-tested LALInference software library. We provide several examples where the unique speed and flexibility of RIFT enables otherwise intractable or awkward parameter inference analyses, including (a) adopting either costly and novel models for outgoing gravitational waves; and (b) mixed approximations, each suitable to different parts of the compact binary parameter space. We demonstrate how \RIFT{} can be applied to binary neutron stars, both for parameter inference and direct constraints on the nuclear equation of state. | 9 |
a hospital layout comprising a plurality of adjacent or / intervention rooms uniquely configured and equipped to perform surgical and other interventional procedures , with adjacent intubation rooms configured and equipped to prepare patients for procedures to occur in the or / intervention rooms and at least one extubation room adjacent the or / intervention rooms , configured and equipped to post - intervention awaken and extubate patients . a plurality of universal patient rooms are located adjacent the or / intervention rooms and universal patient rooms , and are configured and equipped to admit patients for surgery / intervention , prepare patients for surgery / intervention , allow patients to recover post - intervention , and discharge patients post - recovery . | 0 |
a method , apparatus , and a computer program product are disclosed for selectively activating a trace function in a computer program in response to a call of a predetermined trigger code element so that trace data is produced only for those subroutines that call the trigger code element or are called by the trigger code element . the computer program product provides one or more trace code elements for one or more selected subroutines of the computer program stored on internal memory of a digital computer . the trace code elements provide trace data for said selected subroutines . the computer program product also selects a subroutine as a trigger code element , processes the computer program , monitors the call stack for the trigger code element , and enables the trace code elements for each selected subroutine simultaneously present in the call stack if the trigger code element is identified in the call stack . | 6 |
one embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing an end user with a spatially - aware projector combined with a spatially - aware digital pen for use in a design environment . paper documents are augmented to allow a user to access additional information and computational tools through projected interfaces . virtual ink may be managed in single and multi - user environments to enhance collaboration and data management . the spatially - aware projector pen provides end - users with dynamic visual feedback and improved interaction capabilities . | 6 |
a multiplex system having a main transmission channel for transmitting or not , within a pass - band corresponding to the information rate , information signals coming from a plurality of sub - channels in accordance with the priority levels of the sub - channels . a priority level having overflow authorization is assigned to certain of the sub - channels , an overflow transmission channel being provided for transmission by sub - channels having overflow authorization when the main channel is saturated . | 7 |
a display device having an on - screen display function receives an yuv video signal such as the camera video signal or broadcast video signal of yuv format from a camera or recording medium , receives an rgb - osd signal from a circuit device of another system different from this yuv video signal , causes a memory within an osd processor to store the osd signal , converts an rgb video signal resulting from converting the yuv video signal to a panel - matched rgb video signal synchronized with a display synchronization signal , reads a panel - matched rgb osd signal from the memory of the osd processor in synchronism with this display synchronization signal , composes those rgb video signal and osd signal , using an osd composer , and supplies the resulting rgb composite video signal and the display synchronization signal to a display panel . | 6 |
a circuit for generating a timing signal , the circuit having a memory and a pulse generator , the timing signal consisting of a number of pulses . the memory stores pulse count data , including an indication of the number of pulses in the timing signal , and rising edge and falling edge position data of the timing signal . the pulse generator produces the timing signal in accordance with the pulse count data and has a first circuit for generating rising edge signals , a second circuit for generating falling edge signals , an active control circuit for setting , in correspondence only with the pulse count data , corresponding rising edge signals as active state rising edge signals , and corresponding falling edge signals as active state falling edge signals , and a third circuit for generating said timing signal corresponding to the active state rising edge signals and the active state falling edge signals . | 7 |
some power plants may produce both power and process steam as output products and may be referred to as cogeneration power plants . this type of power plant may include at least one extraction type steam turbine in order to conveniently output process steam . sometimes the available power plant steam supply is insufficient to satisfy both load demand and process steam requirements whereupon it may be desirable to prefer load demand over process steam requirements . the present invention is a control system for electronically implementing that preference . | 5 |
an improved lamp and socket assembly is disclosed in which a socket collar is mechanically secured to the panel or reflector when the lamp is used . the base of the lamp attaches to the collar as does the electrical connector . the combination enables a more repeatable alignment of the lamp in the panel or reflector . a compact assembly is achieved by using nested cylinders in the parts . | 8 |
a mobile user apparatus useful for obtaining services wirelessly , such as for transfer of items or transport modalities to a prescribed location . in one embodiment , the mobile user apparatus is a wireless - enabled device which can cause transmission of a message to a third party to provide the desired service at a location previous specified by a global positioning system or similar position determining apparatus of the user apparatus . in one variant , the user apparatus can communicate wirelessly with other user mobile devices to receive location information , and cause provision of the desired services at the received location . | 6 |
crystalline 2s - cis - 3 - carbonyl ]- amino ] benzoic acid and salts and solvates thereof are disclosed . a crystalline type is described . | 2 |
handling of els req and rsp packets that contain addresses in the payload is shifted to the edge fabric switches connected to the node devices issuing and receiving the els req packet , the ingress and egress switches . this allows the els req and rsp packet payload address modification operations to be removed from the tasks handled by the router processor . as this removes a processing burden from the router processors , those router processors are free to handle other normal operations , thus allowing more processor bandwidth to be provided to those other operations , which allows further growth of the network as one limitation has been removed . the need to replicate or provide commands between switches or routers is avoided as there are no redundant paths at that point . | 7 |
a terminal crimping device is composed of an elevating crimper for crimping terminals onto the exposed conductors of cables and an anvil positioned opposite said crimper . the crimper is caused to ascend and descend by means of drive means including a servo motor . the controlling of the terminal crimping operation is done by monitoring the height of the crimper at the time of terminal crimping and the load applied to said drive means and comparing a detected load to the height with the preset reference data to determine whether the terminal crimping performance is good or not . thus , a reliable determination whether the terminal crimping performance is good or not is performed . | 8 |
an analyzing apparatus provided with a spectroscopic photometer , in which light emitted by a deuterium lamp enters a flow cell ; light transmitted by the flow cell is divided into two light beams by means of a beam splitter , one of which is received by a detecting element for sample measurement and the other of which is received by a detecting element for monitoring through a filter transmitting only light in a predetermined wavelength region , which is not essentially absorbed by the sample ; and a signal processing device compares the output signal of the detecting element for sample measurement with that of the detecting element for monitoring and effects necessary operations . | 6 |
a compact dedusting apparatus is mounted on the machine utilizing particulate material requiring contaminant cleansing to provide an economical and effective decontamination of particulate material immediately before utilization of the material . the dedusting apparatus includes a downwardly sloped infeed chute having an opening at the bottom thereof . a metering device in the form of a rotatable finned hub blocks the opening to constantly meter the flow of particulate material through the dedusting apparatus . the metering device is formed with flexible blades oriented at a slight angle to the slope of the infeed chute to provide a constant flow of material through the opening . a flow of air is directed through a wash deck positioned below the infeed chute to cleanse the particulate material . the air flow is directed along multiple paths including a path defining an air knife associated with the wash deck to facilitate the cleansing of the material . | 1 |
Can a bound pair of similar mass terrestrial planets exist? We are interested here in bodies with a mass ratio of ~ 3:1 or less (so Pluto/Charon or Earth/Moon do not qualify) and we do not regard the absence of any such discoveries in the Kepler data set to be significant since the tidal decay and merger of a close binary is prohibitively fast well inside of 1AU. SPH simulations of equal mass “Earths” were carried out to seek an answer to this question, assuming encounters that were only slightly more energetic than parabolic (zero energy). We were interested in whether the collision or near collision of two similar mass bodies would lead to a binary in which the two bodies remain largely intact, effectively a tidal capture hypothesis though with the tidal distortion being very large. Necessarily, the angular momentum of such an encounter will lead to bodies separated by only a few planetary radii if capture occurs. Consistent with previous work, mostly by Canup, we find that most impacts are disruptive, leading to a dominant mass body surrounded by a disk from which a secondary forms whose mass is small compared to the primary, hence not a binary planet by our adopted definition. However, larger impact parameter “kissing” collisions were found to produce binaries because the dissipation upon first encounter was sufficient to provide a bound orbit that was then rung down by tides to an end state where the planets are only a few planetary radii apart. The long computational times for these simulation make it difficult to fully map the phase space of encounters for which this outcome is likely but the indications are that the probability is not vanishingly small and since planetary encounters are a plausible part of planet formation, we expect binary planets to exist and be a non-negligible fraction of the larger orbital radius exoplanets awaiting discovery. | 9 |
a system and method for objectively evaluating an airport runway condition , where conditions pertaining to aircraft landing factors are compiled and used to determine a runway braking condition . one set of conditions pertains to aircraft landing factors , including brake metered pressure , wheel speed , and aircraft deceleration , and a second set of factors relate to pilot controlled parameters . a condition report is generated and made available to pilots of subsequently landing aircrafts prior to landing . | 6 |
a large floating platform assembly is assembled from a plurality of identical , relatively small modules each comprising a tubular member which is open at one end and has a flat head at the opposite end . the modules are secured together in a side - by - side arrangement at their headed ends to form a continuous flat platform of the desired area with the tubular members projecting downwardly from the platform into the water to receive water into their lower ends and form trapped pockets of compressed air beneath the entire area of the platform on which the platform is supported . the trapped air chambers may be interconnected to increase stabilization of the platform . | 1 |
a unique light - bulb switch socket which can accommodate conventional light bulbs and is actuated by either a pull chain or a pushbutton switch . this socket allows current to build up gradually when the bulb is turned on , rather than abruptly as in conventional sockets , resulting in longer bulb lifetimes and reduced eyestrain . the socket uses a special spring - and - cam mechanism to accomplish its function . | 7 |
provided is a technique for mass - producing a conductor to which is fixed a current detection head that detects the value of current flowing in the conductor , and in which the relationship between the detection value and the current value is stabilized . the head comprises a lens , a magneto - optical element , a conductor , and a fixing member , and the lens , the magneto - optical element , and the conductor are respectively fixed to the fixing member . an optical system is formed using the current detection head such that light is guided through the lens to the magneto - optical element , and light affected by a magneto - optical effect due to the magneto - optical element is guided to the lens . all of the members contributing to current detection are fixed to the fixing member , and therefore the relative positional relationships of all the members contributing to current detection are uniquely determined , enabling conductors with little variation in current detection characteristics to be mass - produced . a shape for determining the positional relationship between the fixing member and the conductor may be formed therebetween in advance , and the positioned current detection head and conductor may be fixed to obtain the conductor . | 6 |
the invention relates to document - examining apparatus for automatically examining the authenticity elements of secured documents . it includes a compound slide which can be moved in the x and y directions and on which the components required to evaluate the distinguishing authenticity features are mounted . the x slide of the compound slide is mounted on a y slide . a first group of evaluating units for evaluating diffraction elements on a document is disposed on the x slide . a second group of evaluating components , for example , for evaluating text , an ir field and / or a photographic field , may be mounted on the y slide . in addition , a source of uv radiation may be provided for examining distinguishing fluorescence features of a document , the fluorescence being evaluated by means of a stationary evaluating unit or by means of the evaluating unit on the x slide . | 6 |
We present maps tracing the fraction of dust in the form of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in IC 5332, NGC 628, NGC 1365, and NGC 7496 from JWST/MIRI observations. We trace the PAH fraction by combining the F770W (7.7 μm) and F1130W (11.3 μm) filters to track ionized and neutral PAH emission, respectively, and comparing the PAH emission to F2100W, which traces small, hot dust grains. We find the average R <SUB>PAH</SUB> = (F770W + F1130W)/F2100W values of 3.3, 4.7, 5.1, and 3.6 in IC 5332, NGC 628, NGC 1365, and NGC 7496, respectively. We find that H II regions traced by MUSE Hα show a systematically low PAH fraction. The PAH fraction remains relatively constant across other galactic environments, with slight variations. We use CO+HI +Hα to trace the interstellar gas phase and find that the PAH fraction decreases above a value of ${{\rm{I}}}_{{\rm{H}}\alpha }/{{\rm{\Sigma }}}_{{\rm{H}}{\rm\small{I}}+{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}\sim {10}^{37.5}\,\mathrm{erg}\,{{\rm{s}}}^{-1}\,{\mathrm{kpc}}^{-2}\,{({M}_{\odot }\,{\mathrm{pc}}^{-2})}^{-1}$ in all four galaxies. Radial profiles also show a decreasing PAH fraction with increasing radius, correlated with lower metallicity, in line with previous results showing a strong metallicity dependence to the PAH fraction. Our results suggest that the process of PAH destruction in ionized gas operates similarly across the four targets. | 9 |
a service method of a femtocell for simultaneously providing a plurality of femto services to a plurality of mobile stations , and a transmitter and receiver for the same . when a femto advanced base station supports a plurality of femtocell subscription types , and it simultaneously provides data services with different qualities to mobile stations having subscribed to different femtocells . the femtocell subscription type supported by the femto advanced base station is advertised to the mobile station through an identifier at a phy level or an identifier at a mac level . a csg - closed femtocell provides a high - quality data service to limited subscribers , a csg - open femtocell provides a relatively low quality data service to limited subscribers , and an osg femtocell provides the lowest quality data service to all mobile stations irrespectively of subscription states . | 7 |
this invention provides an antistatic coating composition and antistatic hard coating film coated with the composition . the antistatic coating composition , which comprises curable hard coating solution mixed with antistatic coating recipe , contains no conductive fine powder or fine particle , thus can be preserved longer . the antistatic hard coating film has superior antistatic ability , higher transmittance = and has no visible color shift . | 2 |
The H I 21 cm absorption line is masked by bright foregrounds and systematic distortions that arise due to the chromaticity of the antenna used to make the observation coupling to the spectral inhomogeneity of these foregrounds. We demonstrate that these distortions are sufficient to conceal the 21 cm signal when the antenna is not perfectly achromatic and that simple corrections assuming a constant spatial distribution of foreground power are insufficient to overcome them. We then propose a new physics-motivated method of modelling the foregrounds of 21 cm experiments in order to fit the chromatic distortions as part of the foregrounds. This is done by generating a simulated sky model across the observing band by dividing the sky into N regions and scaling a base map assuming a distinct uniform spectral index in each region. The resulting sky map can then be convolved with a model of the antenna beam to give a model of foregrounds and chromaticity parametrized by the spectral indices of the N regions. We demonstrate that fitting this model for varying N using a Bayesian nested sampling algorithm and comparing the results using the evidence allows the 21 cm signal to be reliably detected in data of a relatively smooth conical log spiral antenna. We also test a much more chromatic conical sinuous antenna and find this model will not produce a reliable signal detection, but in a manner that is easily distinguishable from a true detection. | 9 |
an optical processor includes a light source , a grating device , a first lens , a reflector , a second lens , an array of mirror cells , a color wheel , and a third lens . the light source is for generating a number of light beams . the grating device is for reflecting and dispersing the generated light beams . the first lens is for imaging the reflected and dispersed light beams . the reflector is for reflecting the imaged light beams . the second lens is for correcting any aberration of the reflected light beams . the array of mirror cells is for reflecting the light beams received from the second lens . the color wheel is for coloring the reflected light beams . the third lens is for projecting the colored light beams onto a display . | 6 |
a method and associated apparatus for controlling fluid levels within an axle tube , the method comprising : establishing a first predetermined level of a liquid lubricant within a transmission and an electric motor operatively coupled to the electric motor , the axle tube housing the electric motor and the transmission , where a cavity interposing a wall of the axle tube and the electric motor is occupied by the liquid lubricant reservoir at a second predetermined level ; and , lowering the first predetermined level of a liquid lubricant within the electric motor and the transmission by changing a gas pressure exerted upon the liquid lubricant , where changing the gas pressure exerted upon the liquid lubricant within the axle tube raises the second predetermined level of liquid lubricant within the cavity . | 8 |
disclosed is an exposure apparatus having an element to be cooled and being configured to expose a substrate to patter radiation by using the element , the apparatus including a reservoir configured to house a liquid coolant therein , a first pump disposed between the reservoir and the element and configured to supply the coolant from the reservoir to the element , a heater disposed between the first pump and the element and configured to heat the coolant supplied from the first pump , a jacket configured to receive the coolant from the heater and to cool the element , a second pump disposed between the jacket and the reservoir and configured to supply the coolant from the jacket to the reservoir , and a cooler disposed between the second pump and the reservoir and configured to cool the coolant supplied from the second pump . | 6 |
to sand the surface of an item uniformly smooth , a sanding machine is used with sanding tools in the form of sanding rollers which are rotated as well as turned in the same plane , and which at the same time are also moved in a different direction from the direction in which the item is conveyed , whereby during the working stroke the sanding elements on the sanding rollers will sand at all possible contact angles in relation to the item . to move the sanding rollers , the apparatus comprises a motor - driven crank arm , in sliding engagement with a carriage supports the sanding rollers , and drives the carriage on rails which extend in a circle about the machine . this achieves a stable and robust construction which also gives the sanding rollers an expedient movement characteristic , which compensates for the predominantly longitudinal sanding movements to which the items are exposed in the outer areas . | 1 |
Paleogeography is the study of the changing surface of Earth through time. Driven by plate tectonics, the configuration of the continents and ocean basins has been in constant flux. Plate tectonics pushes the land surface upward or pulls it apart, causing its collapse. All the while, the unrelenting forces of climate and weather slowly reduce mountains to sand and mud and redistribute these sediments to the sea. This article reviews the changing paleogeography of the past 750 million years. It describes the broad patterns of Phanerozoic paleogeography as well as many of the specific paleogeographic events that have shaped the modern continents and ocean basins. The focus is on the changing latitudinal distribution of the continents, fluctuations in sea level, the opening and closing of oceanic seaways, mountain building, and how these paleogeographic changes have affected global climate, ocean circulation, and the evolution of life. This review presents an atlas of 114 paleogeographic maps that illustrate how Earth's surface has evolved during the past 750 million years. During that time interval, Earth has witnessed the formation and breakup of two supercontinents: Pannotia and Pangea. The continents have been transformed from low-lying flooded platforms to high-standing land areas crisscrossed by the scars of past continental collisions. Oceans have opened and closed, and then opened again in a seemingly never-ending cycle. The changing configuration of the continents and ocean basins during the past 750 million years is illustrated in 114 paleogeographic maps. These maps describe how the surface of Earth has been continually modified by mountain building and erosion. The changing paleogeography has affected global climate, ocean circulation, and the evolution of life. The data and methods used to produce the maps are described in detail. | 9 |
a one - piece paperboard insert , for protecting an article enclosed within an outer container , including a hollow frame structure surrounding a deck structure . | 1 |
a method of searching recorded video from a surveillance camera comprising the steps of displaying a first timeline representing a first period of time , using a first user input to select a first time on the first timeline , using a second user input to display a second timeline , said second timeline having a shorter duration of time than said first timeline , using a third user input to select a second time on the second timeline , and using a fourth user input to display the video that was recorded at the second time . | 7 |
a data processor and method of controlling the performance of a data processor are provided . the data processor includes a memory that is operable to store at least two of the application programs and that can be executed on the data processor . a performance module is operable to monitor a performance flag and output a stop command as a function of the presence of the performance flag , wherein the performance module generates a command that terminates at least one of the application programs as a function of the outputting of a stop command . | 6 |
Singular Spectrum Analysis of Exoplanetary Transits | 9 |
a unit fuel injector is disclosed to be used in a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine wherein each unit injector is operated independently from one another and in synchronization with the internal combustion engine . specifically , the unit injector in accordance with the present invention includes a reciprocating plunger assembly within the unit injector that controls fuel metering as well as fuel injection , and a valve device positioned between a minor diameter plunger section and a cup of the unit injector so as to permit fuel flow in one direction for fuel injection and to restrict flow of gases in the opposite direction . the valve device effectively reduces carbon build - up on the injector surfaces and increases injector longevity while reducing maintenance . moreover , fuel metering is accurately controlled without substantial carboning flow losses . | 5 |
a device for sampling blood and measuring erythrocyte sedimentation rate . the device comprises a tube with one end closed , a blood sampling portion on an opened end of the tube and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate measuring portion extending from the blood sampling portion . a stopper is located on the open end of said tube , and may be pierced with a blood drawing needle . finally a partition member is located within said tube and extends substantially over the entire length of said tube . blood is directly sampled into the device and the device mixes the sampled blood with a solution of an anticoagulant with a high efficiency in the device . accordingly , measurement of erythrocyte sedimentation rate can be performed quickly and easily . | 8 |
a locator for determining the depth of a pipeline which carries ac signals . the signals may be those induced by power lines , cathodic protection systems , or pumping equipment or other machinery connected to the pipeline . also , specifically applied ac signals from a transmitter may be employed in the absence of the other signal sources . the depth determining locator employs three directional detector coils in an elongated housing . two coils are oriented transversely to the axis of the housing and are located as far apart as a preselected depth of the pipeline . the third coil is beside a forward one of the other two and is oriented at an angle , e . g . 45 ° to the transverse . there is electronic circuit means for timing the passage of the locator over the pipe between the two coils , and to measure the ratio of a constant times the time from the forward of the two coils to alignment with the third coil , divided by the time between the two coils . that ratio represents the depth of the pipe . | 6 |
a process for the conversion of lutein or of its esters into zeaxanthin by base - catalyzed isomerization is disclosed . the process is carried out by heating an optionally pre - treated lutein - containing material in a mixture of an aqueous solution of an alkali hydroxide and either dimethyl sulphoxide or an organic solvent based on saturated aliphatic and / or aromatic hydrocarbons at temperatures in the range from about 50 ° c . to about 120 ° c . the process is carried out in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst when an organic solvent based on hydrocarbons is used . being carotenoids , lutein and zeaxanthin are used correspondingly , especially as pigments for egg yolk , the integuments and the subcutaneous fat of poultry , the flesh and the integuments of fish and crustaceans , as well as foodstuffs . zeaxanthin is preferably used in many applications , since in comparable dosages it produces a more intensive golden yellow pigmentation than lutein . | 2 |
We present SCUBA-2/POL-2 850 μm polarimetric observations of the circumstellar envelope (CSE) of the carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star IRC+10216. Both far-IR (FIR) and optical polarization data indicate grains aligned with their long axis in the radial direction relative to the central star. The 850 μm polarization does not show this simple structure. The 850 μm data are indicative, albeit not conclusive, of a magnetic dipole geometry. Assuming such a simple dipole geometry, the resulting 850 μm polarization geometry is consistent with both Zeeman observations and small-scale structure in the CSE. While there is significant spectral-line polarization contained within the SCUBA-2 850 μm passband for the source, it is unlikely that our broadband polarization results are dominated by line polarization. To explain the required grain alignment, grain mineralogy effects, due to either fossil silicate grains from the earlier oxygen-rich AGB phase of the star or due to the incorporation of ferromagnetic inclusions in the largest grains, may play a role. We argue that the most likely explanation is due to a new alignment mechanism wherein a charged grain, moving relative to the magnetic field, precesses around the induced electric field and therefore aligns with the magnetic field. This mechanism is particularly attractive as the optical, FIR, and submillimeter-wave polarization of the carbon dust can then be explained in a consistent way, differing simply due to the charge state of the grains. | 9 |
The scripts for the accepted version of Biogeociences 2020 submission | 9 |
We present long-term multiwavelength observations of blazar CTA 102 ($z$ = 1.037). Detailed temporal and spectral analyses of γ-ray, X-ray, and UV/optical data observed by Fermi-LAT, Swift XRT, NuSTAR, and Swift-UVOT over a period of 14 yr, between 2008 August and 2022 March, were performed. We found strong variability of source emission in all the considered bands; especially in the γ-ray band it exhibited extreme outbursts when the flux crossed the level of 10<SUP>-5</SUP> photon cm<SUP>-2</SUP> s<SUP>-1</SUP>. Using the Bayesian Blocks algorithm, we split the adaptively binned γ-ray light curve into 347 intervals of quiescent and flaring episodes and for each period built corresponding multiwavelength spectral energy distributions (SEDs), using the available data. Among the considered SEDs, 117 high-quality (quasi) contemporaneous SEDs, which have sufficient multiwavelength data, were modelled using JETSET framework within a one-zone leptonic synchrotron and inverse-Compton emission scenario assuming the emitting region is within the broad-line region and considering internal and external seed photons for the inverse-Compton upscattering. As a result of modelling, the characteristics of the relativistic electron distribution in the jet as well as jet properties are retrieved and their variation in time is investigated. The applied model can adequately explain the assembled SEDs and the modelling shows that the data in the bright flaring periods can be reproduced for high Doppler boosting and magnetic field. The obtained results are discussed in the context of particle cooling in the emitting region. | 9 |
a reciprocating drive for operative axial communication with a brake disk stack through a pressure plate to compress the disk stack for braking of a rotatable wheel comprises : a relatively stationary annular housing ; an annular ram member mounted coaxially within the housing and adapted for axial movement and contacting engagement with the pressure plate to effect compression of the brake disk stack ; a relatively rotatable annular ring gear member mounted coaxially between the housing and the ram member ; a plurality of rollers operative between the rotatable ring gear and ram members to effect an axial movement of the ram member when interacting with the rotatable ring gear member ; and at least two high torque motors mounted within the housing and having pinion drives for operative engagement with the ring gear member to rotate the member in response to an electrical signal . the rollers may comprise a planetary drive or a recirculating roller drive with suitably configured ring gear and ram member engagement surfaces . | 5 |
a liquid cooled led lighting device includes a sealed housing containing an led element that emits light . cooling liquid is contained in the housing to disperse heat generated by the led element . an enclosure containing compressible material is preferably immovably positioned within the housing and outside of the optical path of the emitted light . the enclosure containing the compressible material compresses in response to expansion of the cooling liquid as it absorbs heat from the led element . advantageously , the cooling liquid and the enclosure containing the compressible material act to more efficiently cool the led element , thereby providing higher light output and increased lifetime of the led element . | 5 |
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