A method for the detection of ionizing radiation including directing ionizing radiation towards an object to be examined, preventing Compton scattered radiation from being detected, and detecting ionizing radiation spatially resolved as transmitted through the object to reveal a spatially resolved density of the object. The ionizing radiation is provided within a spectral range such that more phot...

Certain embodiments include a method and system for measuring and imaging local lung function. The method includes triggering an image scan of at least a lung cross-section of a patient, scanning the lung cross-section during at least one of an inspiration and an expiration of air by the patient to obtain lung image data and measuring a lung function during at least one of an inspiration and an ex...

A method for measuring near-field electrical activity at a location in a heart comprising introducing into the heart a catheter. The catheter comprises an elongated tubular body having a distal region and a circumferential recess along the length of the distal region, a first electrode mounted on the distal region in close proximity to the circumferential recess, and a second electrode mounted wit...

This invention provides compositions of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, water and at least one hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of n-pentane, isopentane, cyclopentane and hexane that are environmentally desirable for use as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, metered dose inhalers, blowing agents for polymer foam, heat transfer media, and gaseous dielectrics.

This invention relates to polyester/plasticizer blends which are useful as heat-shrinkable films or sheet in low temperature shrink packaging applications. The plasticizer is injected into the melt of the polyester. The plasticizer lowers the glass transition temperature, on-set temperature and shrink rate of the polyester. Film or sheet produced by the polyester/plasticizer blends is clear.

A description is given of a method and a device for controlling the internal temperature of a tooth (D) subjected to a treatment by laser beam. According to said method, an estimated internal temperature (T) of the tooth is determined as a function of, at least, an operating parameter of the laser and the treatment time (t); the estimated temperature (T) is compared with a threshold temperature (T...

The mattress cover (2) is secured to the sides of the mattress core (1) by a fastener arrangement (3-5) which does not slip and requires little effort to open and close. The fastener arrangement comprises a hook and loop fastener arrangement.

The main compartment (1) extending between the top and bottom sides of the bag can be opened using a main zip fastener and can be folded in the cross-direction approximately in the middle. Fasteners (7) located to the side of this fold line are used to secure a shoulder strap. Back straps (8) are secured to the upper region of the bag and can be secured inside eyelets (9) in the lower region of th...

The present invention relates to an oriented laminated polyester film for pasting on car windows, comprising at least three layers including intermediate layer(s) being incorporated with a dye, which laminated polyester film satisfies the following conditions simultaneously: the ratio of the dye concentration (%) in the outermost layers on both sides (CA) to the dye concentration (%) in the inte...

The container has a top (E) with an inner duct (1) linked to the container at one end and to an outlet (10) at the other. The duct is at least partially closed by an insert (2) with a selective porosity which permits a controlled flow of the product outwards on the one hand and a filtration of indrawn air on the other, holding back contaminants and/or biological pollutants. The top is covered by a...

When vehicles run in a platoon, a status indicative of a malfunction or the like of a following vehicle is transmitted to a leading vehicle, so that the leading vehicle can take an appropriate action. Specifically, an automatic vehicle following control system controls a plurality of unattended following vehicles (102, 103), each comprising an electric vehicle, to run in tandem in follow mode to a...

Eine Fahrzeugelektroniksteuereinrichtung ist vorgesehen, welche einen Hilfsmikroprozessor einschließt und einen einem Hauptteil der Steuerung einer Externdiagnose zugeordneten Mikroprozessor verwendet, hierdurch die Zuverlässigkeit der Performance verbessernd. Der Mikroprozessor 110a einschließlich eines nicht-flüchtigen Programmspeichers 115a, in welchem ein Steuerprogramm eingeschrieben ist, ist...

A method for making flexible polyurethane foam in which a polyisocyanate is reacted with a polyol in the presence of a urethane catalyst, a blowing agent, optionally a silicone surfactant cell stabilizer, and a cell opening additive. The cell opening additive comprises an active methylene or methine compound which also contains a tertiary amine. Preferred cell opening additives are 2-cyano-N-Ä3-(d...

The invention relates to a composition, its use and a method of its use as a glazing adhesive. The composition comprises an adhesive agent with thermoexpandable microcapsules which act as pressure actuators dispersed therein. The microcapsules are heat triggered so as to release at least one expandable volatile agent encapsulated within the microcapsule shell.

A tire tread comprising grooves defining motifs in relief, at least one of these motifs being provided with first and second incisions, said incisions each being defined by two main lateral surfaces connected by an end surface, each of the first incisions opening on to the running surface of the tread when new and extending at most as far as the depth, and each of the second incisions extends at l...

Method for applying an annular tread (10) to a pneumatic tire casing (20) which has the steps of mounting the tread (10) on a tread expander assembly (200) wherein the tread (10) passes over a mount wheel (300) prior to the casing (20) being mounted onto the mount wheel. The apparatus (100) has all the mechanisms for supporting the casing (20) and the tread (10) extending from one end (405) allowi...

A method for producing a rigid foamed synthetic resin, which comprises reacting a polyol with a polyisocyanate compound in the presence of water, a catalyst and a fluorine-containing compound of the formula 1: R-O-(A-O)n-R where in the formula 1, R is a C2-27 fluorine-containing organic group, n is an integer of from 1 to 100, A is an alkylene group having a carbon number in the straight cha...

A facility is provided for managing a service connection between a client process having a single threaded library and a server process. The facility includes monitoring activity of a client code of the client process by the client library, and commensurate therewith monitoring activity of the client library across a service connection to the server process, wherein activity of the client library ...

The low-lift pallet truck has a drive section (10), the housing of which is divided into a lower section (14) and an upper section (12) which has a seat (28), with a certain spacing between the sections. The upper housing section is mounted on the lower to execute limited rotation around an approximately horizontal axis and an axis lying approximately in the longitudinal center plane. A spring dam...