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A stereotactic breast biopsy apparatus and system that may comprise an x-ray source, a digital imaging receptor, and a biopsy specimen cassette, wherein the x-ray source is provided with a means for displacing the beam axis of the x-ray source from a working biopsy corridor beam axis to permit an unobstructed illumination of the biopsy specimen and thereby produce biopsy x-ray images directly in the procedure room for immediate analysis. Some examples of the benefits may be, but are not limited to, a more rapid analysis of biopsy specimen digital images, post-processing image capability, and decreased procedure time and diminution of patient bleeding complications and needle discomfort.

A stereotactic breast biopsy apparatus and system that may comprise an x-ray source, a digital imaging receptor, and a biopsy specimen cassette, wherein the digital imaging receptor is adjustably secured to the apparatus to permit an unobstructed illumination of the biopsy specimen and thereby produce biopsy x-ray images directly in the procedure room for immediate analysis. Some examples of the benefits may be, but are not limited to, a more rapid analysis of biopsy specimen digital images, post-processing image capability, and decreased procedure time and diminution of patient bleeding complications and needle discomfort.

A stereotactic breast biopsy apparatus and system that may comprise an x-ray source, a digital imaging receptor, and a biopsy specimen cassette, wherein the x-ray source is provided with a means for displacing the beam axis of the x-ray source from a working biopsy corridor beam axis to permit an unobstructed illumination of the biopsy specimen and thereby produce biopsy x-ray images directly in the procedure room for immediate analysis. Some examples of the benefits may be, but are not limited to, a more rapid analysis of biopsy specimen digital images, post-processing image capability, and decreased procedure time and diminution of patient bleeding complications and needle discomfort.

A rotor system that allows an aircraft to operate as a helicopter and as an airplane is disclosed. The invention incorporates an annular airfoil attached at the tips of the rotor blades. The rotor system stops and is secured from rotation for operation at high forward speeds. The annulus acts as the primary lifting surface in airplane mode at high speed. The rotor blades incorporate leading and trailing edge flaps for control in transitional and fixed wing flight modes.

A stereotactic breast biopsy apparatus and system that may comprise an x-ray source, a digital imaging receptor, and a biopsy specimen cassette, wherein the digital imaging receptor is adjustably secured to the apparatus to permit an unobstructed illumination of the biopsy specimen and thereby produce biopsy x-ray images directly in the procedure room for immediate analysis. Some examples of the benefits may be, but are not limited to, a more rapid analysis of biopsy specimen digital images, post-processing image capability, and decreased procedure time and diminution of patient bleeding complications and needle discomfort.

A process is provided using non-food or limited-feed agricultural residue and energy crops for energy production, such as ethanol or electricity generation. The agricultural plant material is harvested and baled. The bales are transported to the processing site for storage or immediate processing. The bale strings are first removed, and then the broken bales are shredded. The shredded plant material is then ground to a small size. The ground material is then pelletized to produce densified pellets of the agricultural plant material. The pellets are cooled and then stored or transported to an end user.

A process for producing bio-diesel is described in which a consolidator in the form of a hydrocyclone is located between the processor or reactor and a separator to improve the efficiency of the overall formation of bio-diesel. The present of the consolidator in which the major constituents of the bio-diesel is in one part or in one flow both within the consolidator and the by-products are in another part of flowpath within the consolidator acts to condition the mixture from the processor so that more efficient separation can take place in the separator thereby reducing the time taken to achieve separation of the bio-diesel component from the by-product.

In order to be able to perform redundant measurements of rotation rates particularly economically, disclosed herein is a sensor device which includes a dual-axis, first rotation rate sensor element with which rotation rates of rotating motions of the sensor device about a first and a second rotation rate measurement axis can be detected, wherein the first and the second rotation rate measurement axes are oriented orthogonally in relation to one another. The sensor device is defined by the fact that the sensor device includes at least one other rotation rate sensor element with which a rotation rate of a rotating motion of the sensor device about a rotation rate measurement axis, which lies in a plane together with the first and the second rotation rate measurement axes, can be deselected.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing arylpropenes, especially 1-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl)benzene (anethole), by means of thermolysis of the corresponding 1,1-diarylpropanes.

This invention relates to a combustion chamber arrangement for a gas turbine, with a number of individual combustion chambers which open into an annular gap, leading to a turbine chamber, whereby burners are arranged before the individual combustion chambers, connected to the individual combustion chambers through a turbine housing. According to the invention, said combustion chamber arrangement may be further developed, such that the cooling efficiency of the individual combustion chambers may be significantly improved, with an embodiment of simple construction, whereby at least one collar, arranged on one side of the turbine housing, facing the turbine chamber, running radially in the direction of the turbine chamber, at least partly surrounds a section of at least one individual combustion chamber whilst leaving a gap space.

The invention relates to a firearm comprising a housing (1), a magazine (2) for cartridges (3) which are preloaded in the direction of a transfer opening by means of a magazine feeder (7), a lock (8) which can be moved relative to the housing (1) in order to convey the cartridges (3), and a lock catch lever (4) which holds the lock (8) in a rear position when the magazine (2) is empty. A trigger element (9) is provided for automatically releasing the lock (8) into the front position when a loaded magazine (2) is inserted. An engagement surface (10) of the trigger element (9) protrudes into the movement path of a control surface (11) of the magazine (2) in a front starting position. The trigger element (9) is coupled to the lock (8) in a kinematic manner via an effective surface (12) at least during a part of the movement when moving from the front starting position into a rear end position. At the end of the coupled part of the movement, the lock (8) is offset towards the rear relative to the lock rear position by another portion along the lock movement path. The effective surface (12) of the trigger element (9) is disengaged again from the lock (8) in the rear end position of the trigger element (9).

The present disclosure relates to cationic divalent metal catalysts useful for the polymerization of cyclic esters, methods for their preparation and uses thereof.

The invention relates to a method of finding suitable parameters for the chromatographic purification of biomolecules. The method consists of equilibration, charging, washing and eluting steps, this sequence of steps being carried out by the partial batch method. The parameters determined in small, preferably numerous parallel test batches provide conclusions as to the chromatography conditions under which a given biomolecule can be purified optimally by column chromatography, optionally even on a larger scale.

Provided is a process for continuously preparing methyl mercaptan by reacting a reactant mixture comprising solid, liquid and / or gaseous carbon- and / or hydrogen-containing compounds with air or oxygen, and / or water and sulfur.

Methods for the reductive post-treatment of NaCl-containing solutions, wherein such methods comprise: providing a NaCl-containing solution obtained from an anode side of an NaCl electrolysis cell, the solution comprising reducible components; and subjecting the solution to cathodic electrochemical reduction.

The invention provides a process for endothermic gas phase reaction in a reactor, in which reactant gases are introduced into the reactor via a gas inlet apparatus and distributed homogeneously into a heating zone by means of a gas distribution apparatus, wherein the reactant gases are heated in the heating zone to a mean temperature of 500-1500° C. by means of heating elements and then conducted into a reaction zone, the reactant gases reacting in the reaction zone to give a product gas which is conducted out of the reactor via a gas outlet apparatus. Further subject matter of the invention relates to a process for endothermic gas phase reaction in a reactor, wherein the heating of the heating elements is controlled by temperature measurements in the reaction zone, at least two temperature sensors being present in the reaction zone for this purpose, and reactor for performance of the process.

The invention provides a process for endothermic gas phase reaction in a reactor, in which reactant gases are introduced into the reactor via a gas inlet apparatus and distributed homogeneously into a heating zone by means of a gas distribution apparatus, wherein the reactant gases are heated in the heating zone to a mean temperature of 500-1500° C. by means of heating elements and then conducted into a reaction zone, the reactant gases reacting in the reaction zone to give a product gas which is conducted out of the reactor via a gas outlet apparatus. Further subject matter of the invention relates to a process for endothermic gas phase reaction in a reactor, wherein the heating of the heating elements is controlled by temperature measurements in the reaction zone, at least two temperature sensors being present in the reaction zone for this purpose, and reactor for performance of the process.