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a method for placing a test call in a telecommunications network . the method includes retrieving an indication of a translation change for a telecommunications switch from storage and placing a test call to test whether the translation change was successful .
| 7Electricity
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the invention relates to the use of aromatic phosphite compounds as stabilizers for nonaqueous electrolytic solutions containing halogenated salts such as lipf 6 and libf 4 . the electrolyte containing such a phosphite exhibits excellent shelf life storage at ambient and high temperatures . the electrolytic solution is suitable for use in electrochemical cells such as lithium rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a pressure vessel for a nuclear reactor comprises a reinforced concrete vessel with at least one open area located in the wall of the concrete vessel , a lining means anchored on the inside surface of the concrete vessel and the opea area for protection of the surfaces and at least one expansion space in the concrete vessel immediately adjacent the lining means to permit movement of the lining means and distribution of the stresses in the lining means under various reactor conditions .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a system and method for delivering interactive voice messages using a voice messaging system are disclosed . in an illustrative embodiment , the system comprises a voice messaging processor and memory containing machine readable instructions which , when executed by the processor , enable the voice messaging system to : receive an inbound call from a sender ; record an interactive voice message from the sender directed to at least one recipient ; receive a voice message retrieval request from a recipient ; play the interactive voice message for the recipient ; and initiate an interactive session with the recipient to elicit responses from the recipient regarding the interactive voice message . in one aspect of the invention , an application server is provided for generating interactive voicemails and placing the inbound call from the sender to the voice messaging processor .
| 7Electricity
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sinusitis , mucocysts , tumors , infections , hearing disorders , choanal atresia , fractures and other disorders of the paranasal sinuses , eustachian tubes , lachrymal ducts and other ear , nose , throat and mouth structures are diagnosed and / or treated using minimally invasive approaches and , in many cases , flexible catheters as opposed to instruments having rigid shafts . various diagnostic procedures and devices are used to perform imaging studies , mucus flow studies , air / gas flow studies , anatomic dimension studies and endoscopic studies . access and occluding devices may be used to facilitate insertion of working devices such asendoscopes , wires , probes , needles , catheters , balloon catheters , dilation catheters , dilators , balloons , tissue cutting or remodeling devices , suction or irrigation devices , imaging devices , sizing devices , biopsy devices , image - guided devices containing sensors or transmitters , electrosurgical devices , energy emitting devices , devices for injecting diagnostic or therapeutic agents , devices for implanting devices such as stents , substance eluting or delivering devices and implants , etc .
| 0Human Necessities
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the present invention provides a laser system and laser handpiece and process for skin treatment . the system includes components for producing a continuous or pulse laser beam , and components for delivering a substance to the damaged region of skin . the system is designed to control and utilize the laser beam for damaging small volume of skin tissue and using a disposable tip to deliver a substance which is applied simultaneously or with some delay producing a combination of laser action with the action of named substance at the same time .
| 0Human Necessities
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an apparatus and method for installing an air bag module for an air bag system equipped in an automotive vehicle for preventing injuries to passengers in a passenger compartment of the automotive vehicle . the system includes an air bag module located to face a passenger in the passenger compartment , a controller mounted to the body of the automotive vehicle for controlling the air bag module and an electrical harness wire for transmitting signals for controlling the module . this harness wire is connected at one end to the air bag module and at the other end to the controller . a flexible temporary holding band for connecting the air bag module is detachably mounted on a hook provided in the passenger compartment . the length of the temporary holding band is determined to be short enough so that the harness wire is still loose even when the temporary holding band is put under strain .
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an improved differential f t doubler amplifier is provided having two error amplifiers in series connection with the main signal amplifier for cancelling the nonlinear currents generated by the main signal amplifier . the error amplifiers receive a differential error voltage provided by a pair of transistors which sense the error voltage in the main signal amplifier .
| 7Electricity
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a sprocket for engaging a power transmission chain and for limiting motion of the chain along the radial direction of the sprocket is disclosed . the sprocket supports the chain at sprocket teeth to limit chain motion in the radial direction of the sprocket at the sprocket teeth . the support limits chain motion in the radial direction including motion induced by chordal fall .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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an air bag gas generator has a cylindrical member that permits reliable welding of the cylindrical member with an inner surface of a ceiling portion of a housing even if the welding surface is slightly misaligned . it furthermore permits welding in such a manner that unsteadiness does not occur in the area where the inner surface of the ceiling portion of the housing and the inner cylindrical member abuts . in the air bag gas generator , which includes the inner cylindrical member in the housing , the inner cylindrical member has a peripheral wall portion bent to form a flattened surface portion as an extension of the one of that cylindrical member where it joins the inner surface of the ceiling portion .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a method for scoring a golf game . the method includes determining a number of total golf shots hit by a golf group on a golf hole , determining a number of total golf shots selected by the golf group on the golf hole from the number of total golf shots hit to obtain a holed score for the golf hole , and determining a scaled score for the golf group on the golf hole based on both the number of total golf shots hit and the number of total golf shots selected .
| 0Human Necessities
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a coiled clear plastic tube is disposed within a wire basket support and contains a liquid medication to be mixed with another liquid , such as water . the inlet end of the coiled tube is connected through a valve to a source of water pressure which serves as a motive force to drive the medication within the coiled tube to its outlet end . a portion of the water supply is diverted in the valve and is directed to a mixing valve to which is also coupled the outlet end of the coiled tube . a reduced diameter orifice controls the feed of the medication to the mixing valve such that the outlet of the latter provides a controlled mixture of water and medication .
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systems and methods of organizing a set of information associated with a record in a centralized database are disclosed . the record may be associated with a criminal investigation and / or a person of interest . in one embodiment , the method includes creating a profile for the record and a corresponding set of data associated with the profile . the method also includes graphically clustering the set of information associated with the profile . in another embodiment , the method includes linking a data associated with a particular profile to another data associated with another profile based on a set of predetermined association factors . the method also includes generating a set of links and connections between a particular profile and a set of other profiles in the database . the method further includes visually representing the set of connections to a user of the system .
| 6Physics
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this invention relates to optical metrology tools that are used to evaluate small measurement areas on a semiconductor wafer , where the measurement area is surrounded by a material different from the measurement area . in one embodiment , a probe beam is scanned over the measurement area and the surrounding material as data is taken at multiple locations . a processor determines the characteristics of the measurement area by identifying an extremum value of the measurements which represents the center of the measurement area . in another embodiment , the processor determines the characteristics of the sample using a combination of light measured from within and without the measurement area . the measured data is treated as a combination of light from both regions and mathematically modeled to account for both the contribution of the light reflected from the measurement area and the light reflected from the surrounding material .
| 7Electricity
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the disclosure relates to a method and apparatus to efficiently address livelock in a multi - processor system . in one embodiment , the disclosure is directed to a method for preventing a system bus livelock in a system having a plurality of processors communicating respectively through a plurality of bus masters to a plurality of io controllers across a system bus by : receiving at an mmio state machine a plurality of snoop commands issued from the plurality of processors , identifying a first processor and a second processor from the plurality of processors , each of the first processor and the second processor having a first number of snoop commands in the input queue and a second number of responses in the output queue , the first number and the second number exceeding a threshold ; issuing a burst prevention response to the first processor and the second process .
| 6Physics
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two webs of material , each rolled on a separate roll of material , are linked or spaced together during a web - roll change , without stoppage of the web travel . a linking or splicing device is used for linking , particularly by gluing the fresh web of material to the exhausting web . a cutting device is used to produce two web ends . the cutting device is located downstream of the linking or splicing device , as seen in a direction of travel of the expiring or exhausting web of material .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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a structural system that is capable of absorbing high impactive and impulsive loads comprises of the following elements : main structure : should be one of certain types of structures such as : containments , reservoirs , tanks , storages , etc . outer shield : an outside hardened structure fixed by an anchorage system and resting on a sliding - plane . anchorage system : a set of anchors that hold the outer shield in place and collapses if the impactive or impulsive load exceeds certain level allowing the outer shield to slide crushing the filling layer and absorbing substantial amount of energy .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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a manual inflator having a status indicator that indicates whether a fully - charged , unspent gas cylinder has been installed on the inflator . the status indicator comprises a “ single point ” indicator having an indicator window that displays the color “ green ” when the automatic inflator is fully operational or the color “ red ” when the inflator is at least partially inoperable automatically due to the removal of the gas cylinder or due to the firing of the inflator resulting in a spent gas cylinder .
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the present invention provides a vascular catheter apparatus for temperature measurement of vascular tissue , comprising a flexible body , at least one resiliently biased projection depended from the body , a sensor carried by the projection and an electrical carrier for transmitting temperature data at the vascular wall from the sensor to a remote device . the electrical carrier is coiled around the length of the projection to reduce strain at critical points where it is necessary to maintain a seal and hence electrical isolation .
| 0Human Necessities
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a method and system for decoding a transport stream are disclosed . in one embodiment , the method includes receiving a system information table in the transport stream , reading an activation time from the system information table , storing the table in a memory without activating values contained in the system information table , determining when the activation time is reached , and activating the values contained in the system information table when the activation time is reached . an advantage of the present invention is that the program and system information tables can be transmitted less frequently and still allow the receiver to execute the acquired “ next ” tables in a timely manner , once the tables have been received for the first time and their activation times have arrived . another advantage of the present invention is its backward compatibility with the existing protocol formats , because the present invention requires no syntactic modification to the existing table formats .
| 7Electricity
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a housing module which is formed as a box - beam structure , and has sufficient rigidity and strength so that it can be used to span distances of relatively great length . the housing unit is able to be prefabricated and can be readily transported without the need for additional support or stiffening members to prevent damage from excess flexure . further , the unit can be simply put in place on site without any additional stiffening or strengthing members . in addition , the units can be stacked one over the other , thus greatly increasing their flexibility to the architect .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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a method for detecting head - disc contact is disclosed . the method comprises locating a head including a head positioning microactuator and at least one of a read transducer and a write transducer adjacent to a disc such that the head is in communication with the disc , monitoring an output signal from the head positioning microactuator of the head , and evaluating the output signal to determine if the head contacts the disc .
| 6Physics
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the invention pertains to a conduit assembly consisting of a flexible hose having a self sealing valved fitting at each end , such assembly being suitable for interconnecting aircraft fuel cells . the assembly is crashworthy in that upon displacement of the fittings relative to each other the resultant tension force produced in the hose causes the valves within the fittings to automatically close prior to the rupture of the hose thereby minimizing the likelihood of fuel spillage and fire . frangible elements within the fittings fracturable upon predetermined hose tension forces existing insure the desired sequence of valve operation without requiring complicated apparatus , cables or links which would interfere with the flexibility of installation .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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the pulsating spinning showerhead includes a water inlet , water channels for distributing water from the water inlet , and spray nozzles for receiving water from the water channels and projecting a water stream out of the showerhead . at least one valve controls water flow to the spray nozzles . one or more micromotors provides alternating activation of valve so that the spray nozzles receive water in cycles to produce a pulsating output of water . the micromotor and valve are powered by a low voltage power source . in the preferred embodiment , the power source is one or more batteries .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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the present invention is directed to an apparatus capable of dual porting a serial advanced technology attachment disk drive in a fault tolerant communication system , such as fibre channel . the dual porting apparatus includes two idle regenerators coupled to two serial master devices , a synchronization logic capable of synchronizing the communications between one of the idle regenerators and a third idle regenerator coupled to the sata disk drive . furthermore the dual porting apparatus may include an auto detector capable of enabling either of the first two idle regenerators , thus effectively switching between the two .
| 6Physics
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a breast brachytherapy applicator providing a stable semi permanent / permanent in dwelling platform that is configured to replicate anatomically the excised cancer bed and allows for a more precise anatomically correct delivery of limited field radiation treatment . this device may be used to reconstitute a resected tissue space to its pre - operative size and shape to 1 ) facilitate the accurate and precise delivery of adjunctive breast brachytherapy following breast cancer surgery and 2 ) prevent / decrease post - operative deformity as a result of surgical resection , whether for benign or malignant disease , and in particular after radiation treatment of malignant disease in the post lumpectomy patient .
| 0Human Necessities
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a disposable biopsy unit includes a biopsy needle unit and a pump . the biopsy needle unit includes a carrier , a biopsy needle and a cutting sheath . the carrier is configured to mount the biopsy needle and the cutting sheath . the cutting sheath is configured to move along a longitudinal axis relative to the biopsy needle . the pump has an elongate cylinder and a plunger . the plunger is configured to be movable inside the elongate cylinder in a first direction from a distal end of the elongate cylinder to a proximal end of the elongate cylinder to generate a vacuum and configured to be movable inside the elongate cylinder in a second direction from the proximal end of the elongate cylinder to the distal end of the elongate cylinder to build up pressure . the distal end of the elongate cylinder is coupled in fluid communication with the biopsy needle .
| 0Human Necessities
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a grass cutting device suitable for automatic and unattended operation , comprises at least one drive wheel ; a power unit operatively coupled to said drive wheel to propel said device ; a cutter mechanism to cut grass over which said device passes and obstacle detection means capable of detecting an obstacle in the path of said device and being operably linked to said power unit to cause said device to retreat and turn away from said obstacle . the grass cutting device preferably further comprises mechanical long grass detection means arranged to detect long grass in the path of said device .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a non - transitory computer readable recording medium storing therein a communication program , the communication program relaying communication from an application operating on a terminal to a communication destination and causing a computer to execute a process , the process including : switching a communication protocol for the communication from a first protocol to a delay / disruption tolerant networking protocol , in accordance with a connection condition with the communication destination for the communication ; and notifying the terminal of a failure of a specific communication in cases when the specific communication has been notified to the application as completed and the specific communication in the dtn protocol results in failure .
| 7Electricity
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a test fixture to expedite the testing of the resiliency of cylindrical samples including asphalt materials . the test fixture includes a frame assembly having opposed side members for engaging the curved surface of the sample whereupon at least one transducer detects changes in displacement between the side members upon diametric deflection of the sample . additionally , or alternatively , the test fixture includes a retaining mechanism and positioning mechanism . upon initial alignment of the test fixture , the positioning mechanism thereafter provided automatic alignment of each consecutively tested sample with the force - applying axis . the remaining mechanism provides automatic alignment and engagement of the frame assembly with each consecutive sample .
| 6Physics
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a manually - refillable water reservoir assembly , which may be retrofit to a post - mix beverage dispenser to supply water from the reservoir instead of from a commercial water supply , includes a manually - refillable water container which plugs into a base assembly . the base assembly includes a socket for receiving the container , a centrifugal pump and a water filter . the beverage dispenser contains a turbine - type pump for supplying water to a carbonator at a predetermined pressure and flow rate . the inherent slippage in the centrifugal pump permits the flow rate and pressure of water supplied to the dispenser to adjust to that of the turbine - type pump .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a continuously interlocked segmental precast concrete underpinning pile using a method of installation where a cooperating extension on one segment engages a cooperating depression on an adjacent segment and aligns the precast segments during installation , which provides a laterally stable pile . with the addition of an adhesive , a locking engagement or both the piling has both linear and rotational stability .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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in a method and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus wherein magnetic resonance signals are simultaneously received from an examination subject by multiple reception coils , a single , uninterrupted pulse sequence is executed which includes reference scans of the subject with a first sequence kernel that is optimized for coil sensitivity calibration , immediately followed by a series of accelerated image scans with a second sequence kernel , different from the first sequence kernel , that is optimized for imaging . coil sensitivity maps for the respective coils are calculated from the data acquired in the reference scans , and an image of the subject is reconstructed by operating on the image data with a parallel reconstruction algorithm employing the calculated coil sensitivity maps .
| 6Physics
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a method of operating an apparatus enabled for usage by a user having a prepaid account at a service provider capable of providing one or more services over a communications network . the method involves retrieving credit status information about the prepaid account . at least for one service provided by the service provider , the credit status information is processed to determine a current availability of the one service . then , a user interface of the apparatus is controlled to indicate the determined availability of the one service .
| 7Electricity
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a communication apparatus which has a function of transmitting a document and a function of receiving a document includes a first sending device for transmitting image data of the document , a password , and the communication apparatus fax number to a plurality of destinations ; a sending memory for storing data relating to the plurality of destinations ; a receiving memory for storing received image data and a password and a sending apparatus fax number received with the received image data ; a device for indicating image data has been received with a password ; a printer for printing the received image data stored in the receiving memory when an input password is identical to the password stored in the receiving memory ; a reply device for retrieving the sending apparatus fax number from the receiving memory , dialing the sending communication apparatus fax number , and transmitting a reply report indicating the received image data has been printed ; a receiver for receiving reply reports ; a comparer for comparing the plurality of destinations stored in the sending memory and the reply reports returned by the reply device of the plurality of destinations ; and a printer for printing a result of the comparer .
| 7Electricity
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a fast rebuild mechanism that includes a background initialization mechanism . the fast rebuild mechanism allows a raid controller to be made aware of what blocks are actually in use so that only those blocks are rebuilt after a disk drive failure . the fast rebuild mechanism also includes functionality for an io controller to detect whether a block has stored data to indicate that the block has valid data when the block is accessed .
| 6Physics
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a proximity detection system which detects the presence of highly specular surfaces which could produce erroneous indications for the system and suppresses them so that they will not affect the system adversely .
| 6Physics
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a system and method for activating vehicle sensors which are based on inductive loops . a voltage controlled oscillator is scanned throughout the required frequency range while a balanced mixer , low - pass filter , and detector are arranged to show the presence of a signal from an inductive loop by the amplitude of the resultant signal at a difference frequency . the voltage controlled oscillator is then made to dwell at or near the frequency of the sensor loop by adjusting so as to keep the amplitude of that low - frequency difference as high as possible .
| 6Physics
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techniques are provided for performing focus inference when compiling an extensible markup language transforms stylesheet into a compiled xslt processor . in xpath / xslt , expression evaluation occurs with respect to the dynamic context . in xpath , the part of the dynamic context , related to the context node - set , is called the “ focus ” of the expression . conceptually , the focus would need to be systematically computed and propagated along the recursive execution of xslt templates . this is costly . focus inference enables the more efficient execution of xslt programs since the inferred focus information can be used directly by a code generator in an xslt compilation architecture .
| 6Physics
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there is described an image processing apparatus that converts - bit monochromatic image data of a single channel into n - bit color display image data of three channels or more , based on predetermined correlations . the apparatus includes luminance and chromaticity calculating sections to calculate luminance and chromaticity information corresponding to each of monochrome signal values ; a signal value determining section to determine each combination of plural - channel color signal values represented by the n - bit color display image data , based on the luminance and chromaticity information , so that each combination of the plural - channel color signal values corresponds to each of the monochrome signal values ; and a correlation establishing section to establish the predetermined correlations between the - bit monochromatic image data and the n - bit color display image data , so that each combination of the plural - channel color signal values and each of the monochrome signal values are correlated with each other .
| 6Physics
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the devices and methods described herein relate to jointless construction of complex structures . such devices have applicability in through - out the body , including clearing of blockages within body lumens , such as the vasculature , by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and / or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen
| 0Human Necessities
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a packaging device is provided for retaining a disc - shaped media . in its preferred form the device comprises a lid for a container having an interior and an exterior surface , wherein the lid may be repeatedly attached to and removed from the container , preferably by means of a compression fit , and wherein the exterior surface of the lid includes a recess within which a disc - shaped media , such as a digital media disk , may be stored . in one embodiment , the disc - shaped media is first placed within a protective envelope , which envelope is then inserted into or applied to the recess and retained therein . various means for retaining the envelope in or on the recess are contemplated , including adhesives such as fugitive glue or double - side tape , or sealing members . in an alternate embodiment , the protective envelope is not necessary , and the disc - shaped media is inserted in or applied to the recess and held therein by the same retaining means . a separate protective element may be provided to protect the media surface of the media disc . a method is further provided for packaging such disc - shaped item and other material within the packaging device .
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a process is shown to efficiently drill multiple , short - length , medium - radius lateral holes from a vertical well shaft . the disclosed process may be performed without the need to repeatedly pull down - hole equipment for every lateral hole drilled so as to make the lateral hole drilling process efficient . a heat pipe assembly is shown inserted into each drilled hole . the disclosed drilling and heat pipe insertion may be performed multiple times at a given vertical depth location in the well shaft . the process may be performed without the need to repeatedly pull down - hole equipment for insertion of multiple heat pipes at a same vertical level in the well level for each lateral hole drilled at that level so as to make for an efficient heat pipe insertion process . the described process may be performed multiple times at a large number of vertical depth locations .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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an obturator is provided which allows for placing and withdrawing of a single catheter obturator over an extended period of time so as to allow spaced intervals of use , and non - use of a catheter while in place in the patient &# 39 ; s skin , while at the same time doing away with cumbersome , costly and time consuming administration and maintenance of saline and heparin locks . the device feeds the obturator in place for occluding the catheter lumen , when no fluids are being administered to the patient , and then may be retracted to a position allowing fluid feed through a supply tube connection to the catheter . the device includes a coating on the obturator rod which swells in contact with aqueous fluids to seal completely the catheter lumen which coating includes heparin to prevent clotting . moreover , the entire internal functioning arrangement remains sterile during the entire period of use , thus avoiding infection .
| 0Human Necessities
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a contact lens package includes a substrate , wherein the substrate includes a color component configured to provide a contamination detecting contrast to the substrate . additionally , the color component provides a psychological message of cleanliness so as to reinforce compliance with good hygiene practices , or to provide a unique selling point for the finished product .
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a fuel cell system wherein a plurality of fuel cells are arranged in a series of stages , the number of fuel cells decreasing in number in each stage from anode gas inlet to the anode gas outlet . the system allows for parallel flow to all of the cells in a given stage and series flow between the various stages . a similar configuration is present on a cathode side of the system . however , the direction of flow is reversed , providing a greater number of cells in the stage nearest the cathode outlet and a fewer number of cells in the stage near the cathode gas inlet . the invention further provides for the various stages to be configured such that the direction of flow of the anode gas of a given stage is generally opposite the direction of flow of the cathode gas of a given stage .
| 7Electricity
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the present invention provides novel human glucagon - like peptide - 1 peptide mimics that mimic the biological activity of the native glp - 1 peptide and thus are useful for the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with glp activity . further , the present invention provides novel , chemically modified peptides that not only stimulate insulin secretion in type ii diabetics , but also produce other beneficial insulinotropic responses . these synthetic peptide glp - 1 mimics exhibit increased stability to proteolytic cleavage making them ideal therapeutic candidates for oral or parenteral administration .
| 0Human Necessities
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barrier structures are included within the packaging material of a packaged semiconductor device , such barrier structures including barrier bodies which overlie the die - die pad assembly of the device on either side thereof . the barrier bodies act as baffles which limit diffusion of moisture through the packaging material into the area of the die - die pad assembly of the device , the barrier bodies including apertures therethrough which control such diffusion in a manner that avoids delamination problems in the area of the die - die pad assembly , meanwhile also avoiding undesirable trapping of gas within the packaging material .
| 7Electricity
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the present invention provides methods for reducing apoptosis of non - cancerous cells during a cancer treatment and beneficial effects associated with reducing such apoptosis . in particular , methods of the invention comprise administering a tyrosine kinase inhibitor to a cancer patient who is undergoing cancer treatment in order to reduce apoptosis of non - cancerous cells .
| 0Human Necessities
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a method and apparatus for reducing the effect of integrity loss in a hollow fiber membrane module , said module including a plurality of hollow fiber membranes , at least one end of the fiber membranes being supported in a pot , the method including the step of increasing flow resistance of the liquid through the lumen of the fiber membrane in the region of the pot .
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a process for producing a self - cross - linking alkyl cellulose derivative , which includes irradiating , with radioactive rays , a mixture of a starting alkyl cellulose derivative and water , and thus obtained self - cross - linking alkyl cellulose derivative has an improved biodegradability and excellent water - absorbability .
| 0Human Necessities
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the present invention relates to a method for identifying a subject at risk of developing heart failure , comprising : determining the level of one or more biological markers in a biological sample of the subject ; comparing the level of the biological marker to a standard level of the same biological marker ; and determining whether the level of the marker is indicative of a risk for developing heart failure , wherein the biological marker is krüppel - like factor 15 and / or lysosomal integral membrane protein - 2 and / or fragments and / or variants thereof , and / or wherein the biological marker is a gene coding for klf 15 and / or limp - 2 , and / or fragments and / or variants thereof . the invention further relates to use of the klf15 and / or limp - 2 protein , and / or the gene coding for klf15 and / or limp2 , and / or fragments , and / or variants of the genes and / or proteins , for the preparation of a medicament for a prophylactic and / or a therapeutic medicament for prevention and / or treatment of heart failure .
| 0Human Necessities
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a method for replacing defective pixels in a digital color image includes determining whether each pixel has defective data in a selected color channel ; for the pixel , determining whether a first reference color channel exists and , if so , correcting the defective data by defining a group of neighboring pixels ; for each of m neighboring pixels having non - defective data in the selected color channel and the reference color channel , computing a sum of the differences between the non - defective data in the selected color channel and the non - defective data in the first reference color channel ; adding the sum of the differences divided by m to the non - defective data value from the first reference color channel to obtain a result ; dividing the result by two to obtain a substitution data value ; and substituting the substitution data value for the defective data .
| 6Physics
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an arrangement for dampening vibrations in and lubricating the operative edges of a pair of cooperating sheet cutting discs . a block member having a surface comprised of a solid lubricant is yieldably biased so that said surface engages the face of one of the discs that is in operative engagement with a face of the other disc .
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1 , 4 &# 34 ;- terphenyl and polymers therefrom are provided . the polymers exhibit high heat distortion temperatures , and high levels of chemical resistance and thermo - oxidative stability . the polymers are useful as molding compositions for making molded articles .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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steroids having the formula ## str1 ## wherein r 1 is hydrogen , acyloxy , halogen or alkoxy of 1 to 10 carbons ; r 2 is halogen or cyano ; r 3 is hydrogen or halogen ; r 4 is carbonyl , β - hydroxymethylene or β - acetyloxymethylene ; and r 5 is hydrogen or fluorine ; can be used as antiinflammatory agents .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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compositions of and methods for the preparation of polyvinylpyridine and iodine as cathode materials for electrochemical cells .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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partitioning of a monitored index commences upon receiving a trigger . properties of the index are fetched and analyzed using a pipes analytics engine . a new partitioned index is generated and an alias is assigned to the new partitioned index . the alias is added to a partitioned index alias table .
| 6Physics
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load switches are relatively common and in use with a variety of applications , and conventional load switches have been designed to have continually operating protection circuitry , which can consume a great deal of power . here , a load switch integrated circuit is provided where a controller within the ic activates and deactivates various protection circuits in a sequence , allowing the protection circuit to protect the ic while also reducing power consumption .
| 7Electricity
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the disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula i , including their salts , as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds . the compounds are ligands for the nr2b nmda receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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an air inversion and steam cure apparatus for installing a flexible resin impregnated cured in place liner in an existing conduit is provided . the apparatus has a low friction seal between a moving liner and the stationary apparatus gland . the gland is operated and adjusted by displaceable members that move substantially perpendicular to the liner being inverted to engage the moving liner as it passes through the gland . no part of the gland extends into the chamber so that once a pre - shaped gland is adjusted , the pressure on the moving liner is not increased . as the liner reaches the distal end , it enters a sample and porting pipe with an exhaust pipe gland and exhaust pipe and is pierced by a rigid porting tool . steam is then introduced into the liner to cure the resin and is exhausted through an exhaust hose connected to the porting tool . after cure , steam is replaced with air to cool the liner and the ends are cut to restore service through the existing conduit .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a steering column tilt adjusting system for releasably locking a steering column assembly . the pawl is pivotally coupled to the rack and may be pivotally and slidably moved between fully compressed and fully extended positions . the system includes a pawl , a rack , and a pair of side slide plates . each of the pawl and the rack support a set of rack teeth . the pawl and rack , which are slidable relative to one another , permit adjustment of the system to a fully compressed locked position , a fully compressed unlocked position , a fully extended unlocked position or a fully extended locked position . in operation , the length of the adjustment system is unlocked , adjusted and relocked to cause the steering column steering wheel to be repositioned as the driver wants .
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in the last few years , face expression measurement has been receiving significant attention mainly due to advancements in areas such as face detection , face tracking and face recognition . for face recognition systems , detecting the locations in two - dimension images where faces are present is a first step to be performed before face expressions can be measured . however , face detection from a 2d image is a challenging task because of variability in imaging conditions , image orientation , pose , presence / absence of facial artefacts facial expression and occlusion . existing efforts to address the shortcomings of existing face recognition systems deal with technologies for creation of three - dimensional models of a human subject &# 39 ; s face based on a digital photograph of the human subject . however , such technologies are computationally intensive nature and susceptible to errors and hence might not be suitable for deployment . an embodiment of the invention describes a method for identifying face expressions of image objects .
| 6Physics
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the present invention allows a verification environment to be used to control and coordinate interaction with a design running on an accelerator or emulator without significant speed penalty . for example , an interface capable of communicating with test software running on an embedded processor is used to control and monitor the flow of data into the external interface of the design . thus , a connection is made between the verification environment and the design under test running on the accelerator / emulator via a connection formed directly between the verification environment and embedded software running on the emulator for simulation and monitoring purpose at a very low frequency so that high - speed acceleration may still be achieved .
| 6Physics
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the adage “ photos don &# 39 ; t lie ” is no longer reliable . the advent of digital editing tools makes it relatively easy to move , add , or delete features from photographs . other digital content is similarly susceptible to alteration . this problem is at least partially overcome by providing a photograph with supplemental data . this supplemental data is below a threshold of human perception yet can extend throughout the image . if a version of the image is thereafter encountered with the supplemental data missing or attenuated , the image is known to have been altered . by reference to such supplemental data , it is often possible to identify particular regions within the image that have been altered .
| 6Physics
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embodiments are provided of antenna mounting assemblies and vehicles that include such assemblies . in one aspect , an antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture comprises : an antenna mounting portion ; a flange extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base ; and at least one tab defining a recess with the flange , the recess being sized and configured to mateably engage at least a portion of the body panel that borders the panel aperture .
| 7Electricity
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a golf ball is provided which changes color or other indicia after significant immersion in water to indicate that the ball has been recovered from a water hazard and may not have predictable flight characteristics which may result in loss of carry and roll . in one embodiment , a microencapsulated dye layer is formed immediately below the final gloss coat , with controlled dye release causing a stained look to the ball after significant immersion in water . in another embodiment , the dye or ink is provided in pelletized form for ease of manufacture .
| 0Human Necessities
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compositions of ruminant feed and feed components are disclosed , as well as methods for preparing oil seeds for ruminant feed . oil seeds may be subjected to heat and an aqueous alkaline solution until the seed coat is broken , exhibiting splits , cracks , wrinkles , and deformations . preferably , the heat is applied until the mix of seeds and alkaline solution reach between about 160 - 220 ° f . preferably , the heat and alkaline solution treatment is maintained for between 20 and 100 minutes , in order to thoroughly “ cook ” the seeds , as exhibited by swelling , splitting , cracking , wrinkling and / or deforming of the seed coat . then , the hot , wet , treated seeds may be subjected to , for example , a screw extruder or other process for mashing , macerating , or otherwise forming the treated seeds into a damp noodle or other pasty , mashed , and / or mealy material .
| 0Human Necessities
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a memory test control circuit in an mml integrated circuit is connected to a first pad which receives memory control signals to control first and second memories of the mml circuit . the memory test control circuit is also connected to a second pad which receives memory data signals for the first and second memories . the memory test control circuit is also connected to the logic block and to the first and second memories . the memory test control circuit transmits the memory control signals and the memory data signals to the first and second memories when the first and second memories are tested and transmits the memory control signals and the memory data signals to the logic block during normal operation of the mml integrated circuit . accordingly , the memory test control circuit allows pass - through of memory data and control signals directly to the memory blocks during test mode , and provides the memory data and control signals to the logic block during normal operations .
| 6Physics
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the invention provides a conversion method of three - color data to four - color data , including steps : a ) converting input rgb data to intermediate rgbw data according to first , second and third predetermined saturation parameters ; b ) obtaining first , second and third saturation adjust parameters according to the intermediate rgbw data and standard rgbw data ; c ) using the first , second and third saturation adjust parameters to respectively adjust the first , second and third predetermined saturation parameters ; d ) using the first , second and third predetermined saturation parameters after being adjusted to convert the input rgb data to output rgbw data . the invention further includes a conversion system of three - color data to four - color data .
| 6Physics
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novel polyamino acid based coupling agents are disclosed . these reagents are useful for conjugating proteins for use in diagnostic assays .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a bypass control system and method monitors and controls the amount of air recirculated through a bypass duct from the air supply outlet supplied by a fan and motor from a single zone hvac unit to the air intake thereof , a stepper motor driven bypass damper is located in the bypass duct having a damper blade movable between opened and closed positions and intermediate positions therebetween , and a bypass monitor is connected to the bypass damper for controlling the operation of the stepper motor of the bypass damper . a first amperage sensor is looped around the common lead of the motor and the monitor provides information indicative of the amount of work performed by the motor to the monitor , the motor performing less work when static air build up occurs at the outlet due to closure of dampers in the duct system conditioning air to a plurality of zones , and the monitor causes the bypass damper to open to correspondingly compensate for the static air pressure build up by reducing same and causing more air to be recirculated through the bypass duct to maintain the air pressure supplied by the hvac unit to the duct system generally constant .
| 6Physics
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a display having a screen providing historical water depth information and a screen providing fish school detection information is presented . the water depth information and the fish school detection information may be derived from an echo signal , and can be displayed simultaneously or alternated separately on the display by switching . when the water depth reaches or is less than a predetermined value , an alarm may be provided on the display and / or an alarm sound may be generated . as the alarm is displayed the brilliance of the display may be raised to a maximum brilliance , making the display brighter so the contents are easier to see .
| 6Physics
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a real estate for sale database is configured such that properties that are undervalued because of physical or legal defects or both are identified and preferentially presented . an example of a technique for searching for properties with legal defects for preferential presentation is to provide the records sorted according to the return on investment of a successful tax appeal for properties having an offer price lower than the tax assessment valuation of the real estate . an example of a technique for searching for properties with physical defects for preferential presentation is to provide a predesigned search strategy to look in the property description field for euphemisms for properties in disrepair such as “ diamond in the rough ” or “ handyman &# 39 ; s special ” or “ needs tlc .”
| 6Physics
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there is provided a device for preventing the jutting - out of the ladder of a ladder truck , wherein when the extending and contracting operation of an extensible ladder is completed and a ladder extending and contracting changeover valve is returned to its neutral position , locking levers are automatically turned to their locking position with respect to several stage ladders required to be prevented from jutting out , thereby providing for prevention of jutting - out , whereas at the time of extension and contraction of the extensible ladder said locking levers are turned to their retracted position to enable the extension and contraction to be effected without hindrance .
| 4Fixed Constructions
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a fully - pinned , flux - closed spin valve magnetoresistive sensor having a reference layer with magnetization fixed by a first antiferromagnetic layer , and a keeper layer with magnetization fixed by a second antiferromagnetic layer . the magnetization of the keeper layer is saturated and fixed in an antiparallel orientation to the pinned layer magnetization by an exchange interaction with the afm2 layer . the magnetic moments of the pinned layer and the keeper layer are approximately matched to form a flux - closed magnetic configuration wherein demagnetizing fields in the pinned layer are largely canceled and magnetostatic interaction with the free layer is reduced . saturation of the keeper layer magnetization by exchange coupling with the afm 2 layer eliminates or reduces magnetization canting at the edges of the keeper layer which can result in signal field shunting through the keeper layer . afm 1 and afm 2 layers may be formed of the same antiferromagnetic material , such as nio , or alternatively may be formed of different antiferromagnetic materials , such as ni — mn and nio , respectively .
| 6Physics
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an idt produces a saw when excited by a single electrical pulse and can be fabricated to embody a code , which code provides for a passive autocorrelation of a saw input to the idt and thereby lends itself to further application as a signal generator in a communication device . however , internal dimensions of idts are inversely proportional to operating frequency , such that high frequency idts present significant manufacturing difficulties . fabrication of idts for high frequency applications is simplified by exploiting a harmonic frequency saw generated by idts . an idt may therefore be designed according to fundamental frequency internal dimension criteria but can operate at a multiple of the fundamental frequency , thereby providing much higher frequency operation than conventional saw systems . operation of a second harmonic saw system at 2 . 4 ghz based on a fundamental frequency of 1 . 2 ghz is contemplated .
| 6Physics
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a technique to arbitrate computer memory request signals includes selecting a first memory request signal , associating an access count value with the first memory request signal , and allowing the first memory requestor to access the computer memory access count value consecutive times .
| 6Physics
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the present invention provides an agent for ischemic disease , for improving deformability of erythrocyte membranc and for improving peripheral circulation , cohich comprises a tocotrienol compound as an active component .
| 0Human Necessities
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the invention relates to novel screw elements for multi - screw extruders with screw profiles co - rotating in pairs and being fully self - wiping in pairs , to the use of the screw elements in multi - screw extruders and to a process for extruding plastic compositions .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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the invention relates to a device for injecting a fluid , which is at high pressure , through an injection nozzle and an externally actuated actuating device received with prestressing on a pump element . in the pump element , a control element triggerable by a magnetic actuator is received , with which high - pressure lines can be made to communicate with one another . the control element is assigned two spring means , which generate a closing force that on the high - pressure side closes the control edge of the switchable control element and / or open a control edge to a low - pressure chamber .
| 5Mechanical Engineering; Lightning; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
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the present invention extends the trace protocol to allow multi - hop communication in dispersed radio networks . the nodes in the network are dynamically clustered based on proximity and interference level . time is divided into superframes , each cluster choosing a frame within the superframe for data transmission to reduce the likelihood of interference .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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an electroluminescent system in which neighboring layers are suspended , prior to application , in advantageously a unitary carrier compound , so that after curing , the layers form active strata within a monolithic mass . the carrier compound in a preferred embodiment is a vinyl resin in gel form . the invention enables several manufacturing advantages , including the ability to silk - screen print the entire electrolumninescent system on a variety of substrates , including cloth , metals , plastics , wood or even stone .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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this invention relates generally to an exercise and strengthening device for fingers and hands and a method of exercising and strengthening same , along with certain muscles of the arm . more particularly , it relates to a device which applies a reactive force against the hand and one or more of the fingers of a user when the device is held firmly in one or both of a user &# 39 ; s hands . the user specifies the hand and finger upon which the device applies such force by either selecting an appropriately configured device or fixing a changeable device in a desired configuration . the device is preferably configured to resemble the grips of an instrumentality the user would hold while working or while playing a sport . the invention also relates to a method of exercising or rehabilitating fingers , individually or as a group , to strengthen the hand and desired finger thereof .
| 0Human Necessities
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the present invention relates to the field of provisioning of electronic computing resources via a network to a client , and in particular to a method for automatically selecting resources in for application environments consisting of a multitude of resources , wherein a resource managing component is provided for associating specific , selected resource combinations to the application environment , wherein a list of qualifying working combinations of the resource combinations is maintained . in order to improve provisioning , it is proposed to automatically generate combinations of resources , wherein respective search algorithms look for new resources within a pool of free resources , assemble a combination of resources which fulfil a set of predetermined rules , test such given new combination in multiple level preciseness , and define a fail over situation differently to prior art , namely by providing a new resource combination which was already tested for the exact business application and the exact business process for which it was designed .
| 6Physics
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continuous multistep , economical , energy - saving process for making polybutylene terephthalate in which the butanediol - 1 , 4 used to transesterify dimethyl terephthalate is supplied from the condensed vapors volatilized during the precondensation and polycondensation steps of the process . these vapors , which contain low - soluble esters of terephthalic acid as well as butanediol , are condensed by contact with fresh butanediol , and volatilized butanediol containing the esters is recycled to the initial transesterification stage for reaction with dimethyl terephthalate . no additional butanediol is required for the reaction .
| 2Chemistry; Metallurgy
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a seal breaker to break the seal of a container includes the container cap having either one or more slots with an adjacent rigid portion capable of penetrating the seal or one or more pointed projections capable of penetrating the seal or one or more pointed projections .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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the invention provides the use of novel , binary guanosine gels for simple , rapid and nondestructive solubilization of individual single walled carbon nanotubes at high concentrations . the gels exhibit selectivity between metallic and semiconducting swnts and , further , among swnts with different chiralities .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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an embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for processing the pixel amplitude of at least one image pixel contained in a current frame of a video sequence , said method comprising the steps of constructing an individual motion trajectory comprising motion - shifted versions of the at least one image pixel over a plurality of neighboring frames , and processing the pixel amplitude based on the individual motion trajectory ; wherein said step of constructing said individual motion trajectory comprises the steps of : choosing the at least one image pixel of the current frame as a start pixel of the individual motion trajectory , and adding motion - shifted versions of the at least one image pixel of preceding and / or subsequent frames to the individual motion trajectory , wherein for each motion - shifted version to be added , it is determined whether a difference value , which indicates the change of the pixel amplitude of the respective motion - shifted version between consecutive frames , is smaller than an amplitude threshold value , which is individually assigned to the current frame or a frame portion of the current frame comprising said at least one image pixel , and wherein said step of adding further motion - shifted versions is stopped if said difference value exceeds said amplitude threshold value .
| 7Electricity
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the invention relates to a roller press having two rollers rotatably supported in a frame . in order to mount or dismount the rollers , at least one head piece of the frame can be removed from its operating position by being displaced outwards in the transverse direction . such an embodiment is distinguished by inexpensive manufacture of the roller press and a time - saving mounting and dismounting of the rollers .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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operation retrieval of webpage which includes content that actively changes on client side . when transmitting a webpage to a web browser , a web server detects an operation log acquisition function operating in the client &# 39 ; s browser , detects web page text layout changes , and inserts and transmits a saved difference detection function . web browser executes the difference detection function that was inserted in the web page that was received and saves the text layout of the webpage as a first text layout . web browser executes the operation log acquisition function and generates and saves the operation log for web page , executes the difference detection function , compares text layout of webpage and first text layout , and if there is a disparity , makes a link between the disparity and the operation log . the log coordination server retrieves the operation of the web application , using the disparity that was linked to the operation log
| 6Physics
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a sensor for detecting a physical variable , including : — a sensor element for outputting an electrical signal dependent on the physical variable , — a substrate carrying the sensor element , — a printed circuit board , conducting the electrical signal , on the substrate , and — an embedding compound , in which the sensor element is completely embedded and the printed circuit board is at least partly embedded , — wherein at least one compensation element is embodied in the embedding compound , by which compensation element a mechanical stress caused by an element of the sensor at least partly embedded in the embedding compound is counteracted .
| 7Electricity
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an air scrubber for removing oils and contaminates from air has an underside inlet for the introduction of contaminated air . the contaminated air passes through a reduced aperture passageway which prevents retrograde flow of contaminates or cleaning fluids contained in the scrubber . the contaminated air is thereafter directed upwards through a scrub reservoir having a plurality of apertures , such that the contaminated air passing through the apertures forms jets which cause interaction between the cleaning fluid and the contaminates , thereby creating droplets containing cleaning fluid with entrapped contaminates , and cleaned air . the droplets and air are directed to a mist eliminator having a plurality of chevron v structures which capture the droplets and return them to the main reservoir . a circulating pump moves cleaning fluid from the main reservoir to an upper reservoir which spills into the cleaning reservoir .
| 1Performing Operations; Transporting
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the use of low specific gravity wood from thinning operations , for example , will produce a lower brownstock viscosity for a given kappa number target . a differential of 200 - cp falling ball pulp viscosity has been detected from kraft cooks of low and high specific gravity wood . using low specific gravity wood can reduce the bleach stage temperature and the chemical dose needed in the bleach plant to produce lyocell pulp specifications . low specific gravity wood also increases the ability to reduce pulp viscosity to very low levels without increasing the copper number of the pulp or the concentration of carbonyl in the pulp above acceptable levels .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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a toolbar implement with steering tracks connects to a tractor and a plurality of row units are connected to the toolbar implement . the toolbar implement contains : a main longitudinal frame ; a transverse axle assembly ; a lift arm assembly pivotably connected to the frame and pivotably connected to the axle assembly for raising or lowering the frame relative to the axle assembly ; a control arm pivotably connected to each end of the axle ; a track assembly connected to each spindle ; and a steering mechanism extending between the control arms .
| 0Human Necessities
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a surgical marker and cap are useable to mark tissue in laparoscopic procedures . the surgical marker connects to a rod and can be pushed through a cannula to target tissue that is to be marked . the marker can include a decreased length by moving the location of the ink reservoir from the location in a typical marker to a location in the cap . the marker includes a connector to allow it to be easily connected to a rod that contains a peg . the marker is usable in laparoscopic procedures such as the connection of the leads of a diaphragm pacemaker .
| 0Human Necessities
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a circuit for controlling the operation of switched reluctance machines having a plurality of phase windings . the circuit slows down the initial &# 34 ; turn off &# 34 ; of the phase windings to eliminate an abrupt reduction in the current flowing therethrough . this reduces the impulse which excites mechanical oscillations in the motor / generator , reduces switching losses in the switching transistors , and reduces the number of harmonics .
| 7Electricity
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a method for determining a representation of a product of a first element and a second element is disclosed comprising , picking a random value for each pair of a first integer between 1 and d and a second integer greater than the first integer , adding the random value to the product of a first value and a second value , and adding the result of the first addition and the product of the first value and the second value . then summing , for each integer between 1 and d , a product of the first and second values associated with the integer , the random values associated with the pairs of which the first integer is the integer concerned , and the values obtained for the pairs of which the second integer is the integer concerned .
| 7Electricity
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energy is generated by an apparatus and process which utilize magnetic forces to move a rotor in a circular direction to turn a rotor shaft . this apparatus and process convert magnetic energy into mechanical force or electrical energy .
| 7Electricity
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a negative - working , radiation - sensitive mixture is provided which contains an organic polymeric binder and a substance which converts radiant energy into heat , wherein the polymeric binder essentially comprises units of the formula : in which r 1 is a hydrogen atom or a alkyl radical , x is a single bond or a - valent radical of a alkane , in which individual methylene groups may be replaced by hetero atoms , of a alkene or of an isocyclic or heterocyclic , saturated or unsaturated , mono - or polycyclic ring or ring system , n is from 40 to 80 mol %, m is from 15 to 30 mol %, p is from 1 to 10 mol % and q is an integer from 1 to 3 , where q is equal to 1 when x is a single bond , and the polymeric binder has an acid number of from 5 to 150 . a recording material comprising a substrate and a layer of this mixture , and a process for the production of a color proof are also provided .
| 8General tagging of new or cross-sectional technology
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