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A periumbilical infant ECG sensor for measuring the heartbeat of a newborn infant. The ECG sensor also preferably includes an SAO2 sensor for measuring the oxygen saturation level of the infant's haemoglobin. The ECG sensor is fastenable about the stub of the infant's umbilical cord. The ECG sensor is preferably connected to an electronics module housed in a cavity of an umbilical cord clamp. The electronics module has a power source for supplying power to the ECG sensor and the SAO2 sensor and a transceiver for wirelessly transmitting the ECG and SAO2 signals to a monitoring station.

Described herein are methods and compositions using chitosan derivatives to treat and / or inhibit acquisition of multiple drug resistance (MDR). Also described herein are methods and compositions using chitosan derivatives in combination with an antibacterial agent to treat a bacterial infection and / or inhibit growth of bacteria, for example, resulting in a synergistic or sensitizing effect.

System for performing in-line nanoprobing on semiconductor wafer. A wafer support or vertical wafer positioner is attached to a wafer stage. An SEM column, an optical microscope and a plurality of nanoprobe positioners are all attached to the ceiling. The nanoprobe positioners have one nanoprobe configured for physically contacting selected points on the wafer. A force (or touch) sensor measures contact force applied by the probe to the wafer (or the moment) when the probe physically contacts the wafer. A plurality of drift sensors are provided for calculating probe vs. wafer alignment drift in real-time during measurements.

The invention provides for medical instrument (200, 400) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system (202) and a high intensity focused ultrasound system (222). A processor (246) controls the medical instrument. Instructions cause the processor to control (100) the magnetic resonance imaging system to acquire the magnetic resonance data using a pulse sequence (254). The pulse sequence comprises an acoustic radiation force imaging pulse sequence (500, 600). The acoustic radiation force imaging pulse sequence comprises an excitation pulse (512) and a multi-dimensional gradient pulse (514) applied during the radio frequency excitation pulse for selectively exciting a region of interest (239) encompassing a target zone and at least a portion of the beam axis. The instructions cause the processor to control (102) the high intensity focused ultrasound system to sonicate the target zone during the acoustic radiation force imaging pulse sequence and reconstruct (104) a radiation force image (258) using the magnetic resonance data.

In a mammography apparatus, a deflection of an x-ray source aligned on a radiation detector is predetermined depending on the size of a breast compressed in the compression unit and / or the density of the breast tissue. Given an increasing deflection on an arc-shaped trajectory of the x-ray source, the compression of the breast is reduced at least once so that the path of the x-rays through the breast stays within a predetermined path length, starting from a first compression in a first x-ray acquisition.

Described herein are methods and compositions using chitosan derivatives to treat and / or inhibit acquisition of multiple drug resistance (MDR). Also described herein are methods and compositions using chitosan derivatives in combination with an antibacterial agent to treat a bacterial infection and / or inhibit growth of bacteria, for example, resulting in a synergistic or sensitizing effect.

In a method to correct a signal phase in the acquisition of MR signals of an examination subject in a slice multiplexing method, in which MR signals from at least two different slices of the examination subject are detected simultaneously in the acquisition of the MR signals, a linear correction phase in the slice selection direction is determined for each of the at least two slices. An RF excitation pulse with a slice-specific frequency is radiated in each of the at least two different slices. A slice selection gradient is activated during a slice selection time period, during which the different RF excitation pulses are radiated in the at least two different slices, and the slice selection time period has a middle point in time in the middle of the slice selection time period, and the different RF excitation pulses temporally overlap for the at least two different slices. A time offset of the RF excitation pulse relative to the middle point in time for each of the RF excitation pulses is determined, such that a slice-specific correction gradient moment in the slice selection direction that corresponds to the linear correction phase of the respective slice acts on the magnetization of the respective slice.

A method for towing a marine seismic acquisition array in a body of water includes towing a plurality of laterally spaced apart sensor streamers behind a survey vessel in the water. A lateral spacing between adjacent streamers is represented by L. At least two laterally spaced apart seismic energy sources are towed behind the survey vessel. A lateral spacing between the at least two sources is represented by kL, wherein k is a constant and wherein k is at most equal to the number of streamers.

A laser communication system its integrated microradian-accuracy Acquisition and Tracking Sensor (ATS) to perform a celestial navigation fix to determine the attitude of the laser communications payload, including the integrated ATS and the co-boresighted laser beam, prior to establishing a laser communication link with a second vehicle such as a high-altitude aircraft or satellite. The laser communication system may use a legacy platform INS to initially point its narrow FOV ATS at one or more stars to obtain the vehicle's attitude therefrom. Then the precision payload attitude determined with the ATS star tracker fix is used to point the co-boresighted laser beam to establish a laser communications link with the second vehicle.

A multi-label form, useful for printing data related to the medication delivering process is described. The form contains four main different label sections and most of the labels contain discreet and color defined subsections wherein the pertinent data is entered, organized and printed via a computer system. In particular label sections barcodes for electronic data readers in order to access information electronically saved are printed. Similarly, particular label sections also include particular locations for printing handwriting or electronically signature of the person to whom the medication has been delivered. Most of the label sections are correlated by the prescription number included in a particular subsections of the labels. After the printing, each particular label section is distributed to the medicament container, the patient, the pharmacy records and the health insurance records via the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PMB). The multi label form is preferably used with thermal printing process.

In a method and system for diffusion-weighted acquisition of MR signals with an image acquisition sequence that has multiple diffusion coding gradients and readout gradients to read out the MR signals, MR signal portions are generated with a desired signal coherence path and MR signal portions are generated with unwanted signal coherence paths, with predominantly the MR signal portions with the desired signal coherence path being acquired by the readout gradients by activating dephasing gradients that reduce the acquisition of MR signal portions with unwanted coherence paths. The dephasing gradients are determined under consideration of the diffusion gradients that are used and under consideration of the unwanted signal coherence paths, so that each has a dephasing gradient moment for each unwanted signal coherence path that is greater than a threshold.

In a method to correct a signal phase in the acquisition of MR signals of an examination subject in a slice multiplexing method, in which MR signals from at least two different slices of the examination subject are detected simultaneously in the acquisition of the MR signals, a linear correction phase in the slice selection direction is determined for each of the at least two slices. An RF excitation pulse with a slice-specific frequency is radiated in each of the at least two different slices. A slice selection gradient is activated during a slice selection time period, during which the different RF excitation pulses are radiated in the at least two different slices, and the slice selection time period has a middle point in time in the middle of the slice selection time period, and the different RF excitation pulses temporally overlap for the at least two different slices. A time offset of the RF excitation pulse relative to the middle point in time for each of the RF excitation pulses is determined, such that a slice-specific correction gradient moment in the slice selection direction that corresponds to the linear correction phase of the respective slice acts on the magnetization of the respective slice.

In a method and system for diffusion-weighted acquisition of MR signals with an image acquisition sequence that has multiple diffusion coding gradients and readout gradients to read out the MR signals, MR signal portions are generated with a desired signal coherence path and MR signal portions are generated with unwanted signal coherence paths, with predominantly the MR signal portions with the desired signal coherence path being acquired by the readout gradients by activating dephasing gradients that reduce the acquisition of MR signal portions with unwanted coherence paths. The dephasing gradients are determined under consideration of the diffusion gradients that are used and under consideration of the unwanted signal coherence paths, so that each has a dephasing gradient moment for each unwanted signal coherence path that is greater than a threshold.

In an embodiment, an apparatus (12) is presented that predicts a fertility window comprising a period of increased fecundability for a woman based on optical monitoring of facial features.

Even when one side of a radiological image detector is inclined with respect to a straight line linking two focal positions of radiation, an appropriate stereoscopic image is displayed. The amount d of shift between two radiological images in a direction perpendicular to a parallax direction is acquired and a stereoscopic image is displayed using the two radiological images which are relatively shifted in the direction perpendicular to the parallax direction so that the acquired amount d of shift is reduced.

With example embodiments described herein, a probe tip of a scanning probe microscope (such as an atomic force microscope (AFM)) is directly detected as it moves in a tapping mode to determine the tip positions over time, and a force for the tip is computed from these determined tip positions.

The disclosure features isolated polypeptides of Hyr1. The disclosure further features vaccines and antibodies useful in treating or preventing candidiasis or Acinetobacter infections or both. Further disclosed are isolated polypeptides consisting of between 14 and 20 amino acids for vaccine preparation. The specific amino acid sequences of isolated polypeptides of Hyr1 are also disclosed.

An LC composite component comprising an element body, a helically wound coil disposed in the element body, and a capacitor disposed on an outer circumferential side of the coil in the element body. When viewed in an axial direction of the coil, the element body is rectangular, and the capacitor is disposed between at least two sides of the element body and the coil.

System for performing in-line nanoprobing on semiconductor wafer. A wafer support or vertical wafer positioner is attached to a wafer stage. An SEM column, an optical microscope and a plurality of nanoprobe positioners are all attached to the ceiling. The nanoprobe positioners have one nanoprobe configured for physically contacting selected points on the wafer. A force (or touch) sensor measures contact force applied by the probe to the wafer (or the moment) when the probe physically contacts the wafer. A plurality of drift sensors are provided for calculating probe vs. wafer alignment drift in real-time during measurements.

The track-and-hold circuit includes a switching circuit and a plurality of storage devices. The switching circuit responsive to an input signal applies a representation of the input signal to the storage devices in a track mode and blocks a signal path between the input signal and the storage device in a hold mode such that a transition from the track mode to a hold mode causes the storage devices to store a time sample of the input signal. An acquisition glitch suppression circuit includes a replica amplifier coupled to the switching circuit that senses a differential voltage across the storage devices. A switched clamping circuit clamps inputs of the switching circuit to the sensed differential voltage in the hold mode such that the initial condition of switching transistors of the switching circuit are approximately identical prior to a hold-to-track transition to mitigate differential acquisition glitch.

A collaborative platform for the procurement and creation of digital media is disclosed. The platform includes methods and systems that provide a collaborative framework for collaborative digital media, connecting government / military, industry / freelancers and academia through a common, secure cloud service. This unique solution enables a common platform for collaboration and digital media production and delivery using a secure network and data model. This framework provides a turnkey technical, creative and purchasing and procurement solution for a diverse array of organizations.

Systems and methods are disclosed for modelling of individual acoustic transfer functions relative to the audition of an individual in three-dimensional space. A method is provided for modelling sets of acoustic transfer functions specific to an individual according to a multiplicity of directions in space, where a set of acoustic transfer functions specific to the individual in a given direction is determined depending on the result of a statistical analysis of a plurality of distinct stimuli emitted in the direction of the individual. A stimulus can be dependent on at least one set of predetermined acoustic transfer functions that are associated with the given direction, and on responses received from the individual to each emitted stimulus.

A spectroscopic measurement apparatus includes a wavelength variable interference filter and a driving circuit. The wavelength variable interference filter includes a fixed reflection film, a movable reflection film that faces the fixed reflection film, and an electrostatic actuator that changes a distance between the fixed reflection film and the movable reflection film. The driving circuit drives the electrostatic actuator in such a way that the distance between the fixed reflection film and the movable reflection film changes at a uniform velocity.

In a pulse sequence that is produced and used for controlling a magnetic resonance imaging system as part of an inversion recovery measurement sequence, a number of partial volumes to be imaged are excited, wherein the pulse sequence includes a start sequence followed by an excitation sequence. The start sequence is series arrangement of a succession of at least two initial inversion pulses for inverting partial volumes. The excitation sequence is series arrangement of excitation blocks and additional inversion pulses, with each excitation block being followed by additional inversion pulses, so that excitation blocks and additional inversion pulses always alternate.

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for dynamic portal modulation. A method of dynamic radio frequency identification (RFID) modulation comprises identifying in a structure a plurality of different assets to be loaded or unloaded; wherein each asset of the plurality of different assets is of a known identification and includes a passive RFID tag, and all passive RFID tags of the plurality of different assets are not the same. The method also comprises identifying a selected structural opening of a plurality of structural openings to be utilized with unloading or loading of the plurality of different assets, wherein each structural opening of the plurality of structural openings is equipped with an RFID portal including a reader, and each RFID portal includes at least power, sensitivity, mode and off settings; and individually, dynamically tuning the power, sensitivity and mode settings of the RFID portal of the selected structural opening based on the known identification of the plurality of assets and RFID tags utilized in the selected structural opening such that the reader of the RFID portal of the selected structural opening reads every RFID tag of the plurality of different assets to avoid missed reads.

Acquisition of CD9 protein on the cell surface of NK cells confers an immunosuppressive phenotype to the NK cells, making them less effective in immunotherapy. CD9 can be transferred from tumor cells to NK cells present in the tumor environment through the process of trogocyotosis. Methods of enhancing NK cell anti-tumor activity can include evaluating NK receptor ligand expression within the tumor microenvironment(s) for patients eligible to receive NK cell immunotherapy.