Abstract: The invention relates to a window (1), in particular, a building window, wherein the window comprises photoluminescent material (2) located within the window. The photoluminescent material (2) is preferentially a phosphorescent material provided on a sun blind which is located within a sealed space (5) between two transparent plates (3, 4) of the window. The photoluminescent material can be charged up by daylight and during the night the photoluminescent material can emanate light. Since the photoluminescent material is located within the window, the photoluminescent material is protected against environmental influences, in particular, against humidity, thereby increasing the lifetime of the photoluminescent material and, thus, of the window. The invention relates further to an object, in particular, a building, comprising the window, thereby giving the object an ambient glow.

Abstract: A system for aiding report authoring is disclosed. The system comprises a set of associations (1), wherein an association links at least one first concept term in a knowledge domain with at least one second concept term in the knowledge domain, wherein the association indicates a frequent co-occurrence of the at least one first concept term and the at least one second concept term in reports in the knowledge domain. The system comprises a concept term extractor (2) for extracting at least one first concept term (6) relating to a particular subject from a data record (7) associated with the particular subject, the data record (7) comprising an at least partially completed report (5) relating to the particular subject.

Abstract: A lighting device (1) for providing a homogeneous luminous intensity distribution in relation to an optical axis of the lighting device (1), the lighting device (1) comprising: at least one light source (7); a housing (3) arranged to enclose the at least one light source (7), the housing (3) comprising an at least partly transparent housing portion being arranged in parallel to the optical axis of the lighting device (1); and a reflector (4) arranged inside the housing (3), the housing (3) and the reflector (4) together defining a single light mixing chamber (6), wherein the reflector (4) is arranged to reflect light from the at least one light source (7) away from the optical axis of the lighting device (1) towards the at least partly transparent housing portion.

Abstract: An apparatus and method generates a print out of physiological information from a patient (4) undergoing a magnetic resonance scan in a magnetic resonance system (8). The magnetic resonance system includes a main magnet that generates a static magnetic field (B0) through an examination region (12). A recorder device (38) is located adjacent the patient within a five Gauss line and more particularly, in the examination region with the patient at full field. A piezoelectric motor (68) drives a pinion (72) which drives a roller platen (62) of a printer assembly (60). A primary controller board (70) generates electromechanical stepper motor drive signals (90) and a secondary controller board (74) converts the electromechanical stepper motor drive signals (90) to piezoelectric motor drive motor signals (100).

Abstract: A motion-corrected magnetic resonance imaging method comprises: sequentially acquiring a plurality of interleaved magnetic resonance radial acquisition datasets using a magnetic resonance scanner; reconstructing each magnetic resonance radial acquisition dataset into a corresponding image to generate a set of images, the reconstructing including expanding radial k-space lines of the magnetic resonance radial acquisition dataset into corresponding radial bands in k-space using a generalized auto-calibrating partially parallel acquisition (GRAPPA) operator; selecting a reference image from the set of images; performing three-dimensional spatial registration of each image of the set of images except the reference image with respect to the reference image to generate a spatially registered set of images; and combining the spatially registered set of images to generate a motion corrected image.

Abstract: A toner is provided including toner particles A having a circularity of greater than 0.93 and not greater than 1.00 and toner particles B having a circularity of from 0.85 to 0.93, wherein the following relationships are satisfied: 70?RA?95, 5?RB?30, 0.014?SD?0.025, and 0.940?ED?0.950, wherein RA (% by number) represents a ratio of a number of the toner particles A to a total number of toner particles included in the toner, RB (% by number) represents a ratio of a number of the toner particles B to the total number of toner particles included in the toner, SD represents a standard deviation of circularity of the toner particles A, and ED represents an average envelope degree of the toner particles B.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a distance. A self-mixing interference (SMI) unit (2) generates an SMI signal, wherein the SMI unit comprises a laser (3) emitting a first laser beam (4) for being directed to an object (5) and wherein the SMI signal depends on an interference of the first laser beam and a second laser beam (6) reflected by the object. A peak width determination unit (8) determines a peak width of the SMI signal, and a distance determination unit (9) determines a distance between the object and the SMI unit depending on the determined peak width of the SMI signal. Since the distance is determined depending on the peak width of the SMI signal, without requiring a laser driving current modulation, advanced electronics for modulating the driving current of the laser are not needed. This reduces the technical efforts needed for determining the distance.

Abstract: A device for subjecting a fluid to a disinfecting treatment by exposing the fluid to ultraviolet light comprises a reactor (10) having an inner space (11) in which means (20) for emitting ultraviolet light are arranged, an inlet (12) for letting fluid into the inner space (11), and an outlet for letting out fluid from the inner space (11). The light emission means (20) comprise a single electrode, wherein a wall (14) encompassing the inner space (11) is adapted to function as an electrode and comprises electrically conductive material, and wherein the device further comprises means (30) which also comprise electrically conductive material, and which are arranged for locally enhancing the electrical conductivity in a space between the reactor wall (14) and the light emission means (20).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating recommendations for a user is described. A user input relating to an item is received (step 200). A hierarchy of categories is determined from the metadata of the item (step 204). A rating of at least one category within any one level of the hierarchy is received (step 208). Recommendations for the user are created based on at least the received rating of the at least one category (step 210).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for functionalizing natural fatty substances: According to said method, plant oils including at least two unsaturations and the derivatives thereof, fatty acids including at least one unsaturated compound and the derivatives thereof, and mixtures of same, are reacted with a thiol derivative of formula (I), at a temperature of between 0° C. and the temperature of total degradation of the natural fatty substance and in the presence of a thermal initiator compound or a redox initiator, or by UV radiation, or by UV radiation and in the presence of a photoinitiator. The invention also relates to the resulting functionalized fatty substances and to the use thereof for the preparation of polymers. The invention further relates to a method for preparing polymers from at least one functionalized fatty substance obtained by said functionalization method.

Abstract: There is disclosed an optical beam deflection arrangement which may be used in an autostereoscopic display device. The arrangement comprises a substrate; a first layer, for example formed of an optically isotropic solid and having a curved surface facing towards the substrate; and a second layer, for example formed of a liquid crystal material confined between the substrate and the first layer. An interface between the first and second layers may, for example, define an array of parallel lenticulars. A refractive index of the second layer, for light of a predetermined polarization, maybe switchable between a first value matching the refractive index of the first layer and a second value different to the refractive index of the first layer, to thereby selectably provide a beam deflection function.

Abstract: The invention provides a stack arrangement (100) comprising a support (30) and a support cover (20). The support cover (20) may be wall paper, and carpet, PVC flooring, linoleum flooring and plaster. At a position (1) between the support (30) and the support cover (20) a lighting unit (10) is configured to provide light (15) through the support cover (20). The support cover (20) and the support (30) are adhesively bonded to each other. The lighting unit (10) is releasably bonded to at least one of the support (30) and the support cover (20) via a release liner unit (40). The release liner unit (40) comprises a release liner (141) for releasable binding.

Abstract: A parallel resonant converter is operated directly from rectified mains. The single-stage power supply copes with present dimmers (such as leading edge dimmers and trailing edge dimmers) and meets EMC standards. The operating scheme allows avoiding exciting 100/120 Hz flicker without using an electrolytic capacitor. This is possible during both full operation and dimmed operation. Deep dimming down to less than 5% is possible and does not require extra power components.

Abstract: A continuous process for the dry fractionation of edible oils and fats using one or more crystallisers in series, said process comprising the steps of: (a) providing a molten fat; (b) continuously feeding said molten oil or fat to the first of said one or more crystallisers in series in which the fat is gradually cooled by using heat exchangers containing a cooling medium so that a crystal slurry is formed, each of said one or more crystallisers exhibiting a temperature gradient, the temperature at the point where the molten or partially crystallised fat enters one of the crystallisers being higher than that at the point where the slurry leaves that crystalliser; (c) continuously withdrawing said slurry from the last of said one or more crystallisers; (d) separating said crystal slurry by filtration in a filter cake and a filtrate, wherein said process further comprises the step of at least partially melting fat encrustations deposited on said heat exchangers; and an oil fraction produced by therefrom.

Abstract: The invention describes a method of manufacturing an OLED device (10), which method comprises applying a number of conductive strips (4) onto a substrate (1); depositing an organic layer (2) onto the substrate (1) within a region bounded by the conductive strips (4); applying a sealant onto the conductive strips (4) to encapsulate the OLED device (10); and depositing a conductive protective layer (6) at least partially onto each conductive strip (4) such that a surface of a conductive strip (4) external to the sealant is protected by the conductive protective layer (6).

Abstract: An imager (10) and a reconstruction processor (12) generate an intensity image (14). A region containing a target volume is identified (20) and limited (24). A classifier (30) operates on the voxels in the limited volume with an enhancement filter to generate an enhanced image, such as an image whose voxel values represent a probability that each voxel is in the target volume. A segmentation processor (40) segments the enhanced image to identify the surface of the target volume to generate a segmented image which is displayed on a monitor (52) or used in a radiation therapy planning system (54).

Abstract: The invention provides specific transgenic cotton plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific transformation event at a specific location in the cotton genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples.

Abstract: A parametric loudspeaker system comprises a pre-compensator (305) for generating a pre-compensated envelope signal by applying a pre-compensation to the input audio signal where the pre-compensation compensates for distortion of in-air demodulation of the modulated ultrasound signal. A pre-modulator (307) generates a complex base band signal generating a phase signal from the pre-compensated envelope signal using a predetermined function for determining a phase signal from an amplitude signal such that the corresponding complex signal has either suppressed negative or positive frequencies. The complex base band signal is then generated to have an amplitude corresponding to the pre-compensated envelope signal and a phase corresponding to the phase signal. A modulator (309) quadrature modulates the complex base band signal on an ultrasonic quadrature carrier and an output circuit (311) drives the ultrasound transducer (301) from the modulated signal.

Abstract: In a breast pump, milk expressed from a user's nipple may be drawn into the pumping mechanism used to create a vacuum. This can lead to unhygienic situations because pumping mechanisms are difficult or impossible to clean by a user. The present invention relates to a breast pump comprising first and second pressure chambers (22,23) and an actuator (20) disposed to fluidly divide the two chambers (22,23). The actuator (20) is movable to generate an inverse pressure differential in the second chamber (23) when a pressure differential is generated in the first pressure chamber (22), or a pressure differential is released from the first pressure chamber (22). Furthermore, the actuator (20) comprises a first piston element (30) and a second piston element (32), and wherein the first pressure chamber (22) is disposed between the first piston element (30) and the second piston element (32).

Abstract: A washing and/or drying appliance includes a heating circuit (140) for heating a washing liquid and/or a drying air flow. The heating circuit is connected to voltage distribution lines (105a,105b) distributing power inside the appliance and includes at least one heating resistor (205) in series to switch means (210a,210b) controlled by an appliance control unit (125) for selectively energizing the heating resistor when required. The switch means of the heating circuit includes first and second switches (210a,210b) in series to the heating resistor, the heating resistor being interposed between the first and second switch. A monitoring circuit arrangement is associated with the heating circuit. The monitoring circuit arrangement includes a resistive network including a first resistor (R1) connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the first switch is closed, the heating resistor, and a second resistor (R2) connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the second switch is closed.