Abstract: The present invention relates to an imaging system for imaging a field of interest, in particular to a computed tomography system. The imaging system comprises an irradiation unit (2) which moves relative to a field of interest along a first trajectory (501) and along a second trajectory (503). While the irradiation unit (2) moves along the first trajectory (501), first detection data are acquired and, while the irradiation unit (2) moves along the second trajectory (503), second detection data are acquired. An intermediate image of the field of interest is reconstructed from at least the second detection data, and virtual detection data are determined by forward projection through the intermediate image. Finally, an image of the field of interest is reconstructed from the first detection data and the virtual detection data.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a dry cement formulation for cementing earth boreholes, in particular oil, gas and/or terrestrial heat boreholes, containing a) about 20 to 99.9 wt. % cement, b) about 0 to 65 wt. % powdered quartz/or quartz dust, c) about 0.1 to 30 wt. % water-redispersible dispersion powder, and d) about 0 to 20 wt. % further additives. Furthermore, the invention pertains to the use of the dry cement formulation for preparing a cement slurry as well as to the use of water-redispersible dispersion powders in a cement slurry for cementing earth boreholes, wherein the cement slurries can be used for reducing the water loss of the cement slurry, for reducing the gas and/or water penetration and/or for sealing off the gas and/or water channels by means of the cement slurry which has been introduced into the borehole and has set.

Abstract: A textile (100; 300; 400) having a multi-layer warp which includes an upper warp layer (101) comprising an upper array of conductive warp yarns (104a-b; 303a-e; 406a-b), a lower warp layer (102) comprising a lower array of conductive warp yarns (106a-b; 306a-e; 421a-d), and an intermediate warp layer (103) arranged between the upper (101) and lower (102) warp layers. The textile further includes a weft in which a first set of conductive weft yarns (108; 302a-f; 407a-b) cross the upper array of conductive warp yarns (104a-b, 303a-e; 406a-b), such that electrical contact is achieved there between, and a second set of conductive weft yarns (109a-b; 305a-f; 424, 430, 440) cross the lower array of conductive warp yarns (106a-b; 306a-e; 421a-d), such that electrical contact is achieved there between.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flotation process for removal of slimes from potash ores which includes a step in said process wherein a collector is used which is a mixture of ethoxylated fatty amines having the formulae (I) wherein R1 and R2 are, independently, a hydrocarbyl group having 1-22 C-atoms, and n is on average above 15 and less than 100, and (II) wherein R3 is a hydrocarbyl group having 8-22 carbon atoms; z is a number 1-3; X, Y and Y? are, independently, an alkyl group with 1-4 carbon atoms or the group -(EO)sH, wherein EO is an ethyleneoxy unit and s is on average 5-50, and the sum of all s is on average 15 or more, and less than 100; provided that at least one of X, Y and Y? is a group -(EO)sH; and where the molar ratio of I to II is 1:5 to 5:1. The invention also relates to said mixtures of collectors where the molar ratio of I to II is 1:5 to 5:1.

Abstract: A package (1; 20) for protecting a device (2; 21) from ambient substances, the package comprising an enclosure surrounding the device (2; 21). The enclosure includes a multi-layer barrier (7; 24) and an internal substance binding member (14; 27) which is provided inside the enclosure to bind at least one of said ambient substances having penetrated the enclosure. The package (1; 20) further comprises an intermediate substance binding member (14; 29) which is provided between an inner (11a-b; 25) and an outer (16a-b; 28) barrier layer of the multi-layer barrier (7; 24) to bind a fraction of the substance having penetrated the outer barrier layer (16a-b; 28).

Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of photosensors. Photon trigger signals produced in response to signals from the sensors are received by a trigger line network that includes segment, intermediate), and master lines. The trigger network is configured to reduce a temporal skew introduced by the trigger line network. Validation logic provides a trigger validation output signal.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the compounds of formula wherein Z represents NH; Y represents —C3-9alkyl-, —C2-9alkenyl-, —C3-7alkyl-CO—NH optionally substituted with amino, mono- or di(C1-4alkyl)amino or C1-4alkyloxycarbonylamino-, —C3-7alkenyl-CO—NH— optionally substituted with amino, mono- or di(C1-4alkyl)amino- or C1-4alkyloxycarbonylamino-, C1-5alkyl-NR13—C1-5alkyl-, —C1-5alkyl-NR14—CO—C1-5alkyl-, —C1-6alkyl-CO—NH—, —C1-5alkyl-CONR15—C1-5alkyl-, —C1-3alkyl-NH—CO-Het20-, —C1-2alkyl-CO-Het21-CO—, —C1-2alkyl-NH—CO—CR16R17—NH—, —C1-2alkyl-CO—NH—CR18R19—CO—, —C1-2alkyl-CO—NR20—C1-3alkyl-CO—, or —NR22—CO—C1-3alkyl-NH—; X1 represents a direct bond, O or —O—C1-2alkyl-; X2 represents a direct bond, —CO—C1-2alkyl-, NR12, —NR12—C1-2alkyl-, —O—N?CH— or —C1-2alkyl-; R1 and R2 are hydrogen or halo; R3 are hydrogen; R4 represents hydrogen or C1-4alkyloxy; R12 and R13 are hydrogen or C1-4alkyl; R14 and R15 are hydrogen; R16 and R17 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-4alkyl; R18 and R19 are hydrogen or C1-4

Abstract: It is provided a luminaire kit of parts (100) for assembling a luminaire. The luminaire kit of parts (100) comprises light sources (107a-b) and light out-coupling devices (105a-b), The luminaire kit of parts (100) further comprises a light guiding element (101), the light guiding element (101) being configured to receive at least a subset of the light sources (107a-b) and at least a subset of the light out-coupling devices (105a-b) into a first type of 5 openings (103a-c) and a second type of openings (104a-b) respectively. It is also provided a method for assembling a luminaire.

Abstract: An electro magnetic ballast (110) for a gas discharge lamp (2) comprises: input terminals (3), for receiving a mains voltage; lamp connector terminals (4), for receiving a lamp; a controllable semiconductor switch (26) coupled in parallel to the lamp connector terminals; a current sensor (127) connected in series with the controllable switch (26); and a control circuit (28) for controlling the controllable switch (26) and responsive to the current sensor (127). When operating in a normal mode, the control circuit (28) is responsive to a current sense signal received from the current sensor to switch the controllable switch (26) ON if said current sense signal indicates a current flowing in the controllable switch (26) and to switch the controllable switch (26) OFF if said current sense signal indicates that no current is flowing in the controllable switch (26).

Abstract: A lighting system (1) and its applications are described that are suitable especially in the realm of lighting systems (1) with high power light emitting diodes (LEDs). The lighting system (1) comprises a control circuit (3) with a memory device (4) and a refresh circuit (10), and the refresh circuit (10) is adapted to prevent data loss of the memory device (4) due to the reduction of the retention time of the memory device (4) caused by the high operation temperature of the LEDs.

Abstract: The application relates to a dishwasher (10) which comprises: a washing chamber (12) with a top wall (18), a vertical back wall (14), two opposing vertical side walls (16), a water-collecting bottom (20) at its lower end, a frontal access opening (22) for loading articles to be cleaned, and a door (23) for closing said access opening, at least one basket (24) for accommodating the articles to be cleaned, wherein the basket is laterally supported for sliding movement out of and into the washing chamber on a pair of guide rails (30) which are opposingly arranged inside the washing chamber, and a dispenser (38, 40; 48) for providing an additive to cleaning water to be circulated within the washing chamber. In accordance with the invention the dispenser (38, 40; 48) is provided within one of the guide rails (30).

Abstract: This analog electronic circuit (2) for processing a light signal (4), of the type comprising: a photodetector (6) adapted for producing an electric signal (8) from the light signal (4); a multiplier (12) adapted for multiplying the electric signal (8) with a reference signal (14) for obtaining a multiplied signal (16); and an integrator (18) adapted for integrating the multiplied signal (16) over at least one time interval, in order to obtain one integrated signal, is characterized in that it further comprises: an analog memory (24) adapted for storing the integrated signal in memory; and a computing unit adapted for estimating a time correlation of the light signal (4) from the integrated signal stored in memory.

Abstract: A multi-view display device comprises a pixellated display panel and a backlight comprising an arrangement of light sources (30), wherein each light source, when turned on, illuminates an associated region of pixels of the display panel. A display controller is adapted to control the pixellated display panel and the arrangement of light sources such that a partial display output is provided comprising simultaneously a set of at least three 2D views with no repetition of individual 2D views. This arrangement provides an output with controlled illumination direction of the pixels so that view repetitions are avoided. The output can be a single cone of views, and the location from which the cone of views can be viewed depends on the relationship between the light sources of the backlight which are activated and the display panel.

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: The invention relates to a method for protecting information contained in a security module of a telecommunication device provided with a near-field communication router, wherein the provision of information from the security module to the near-field communication router is subject to checking a signature of a routing table between ports of said router.

Abstract: The male connector (10) comprises a first connector body (14) comprising electrical contacts (54, 56) extending towards the free insertion end (44) of the first connector body (14) and provided with free end portions (58) that are elastically deformable. The first connector body (14) comprises a plug portion (18) extending in the insertion direction and being provided with first hook-like extensions (46) at its free ends extending laterally outward. The hook-like extensions (46) cover the free end portions (58) of the electrical contacts (54, 56) of the first connector body (14) which are elastically biased outwardly to engage the first hook-like extensions (46). Moreover, the female connector (12) comprises a second connector body (16) with electric contacts (98, 100) extending towards the insertion end and being provided with free end portions (104) which are elastically deformable.

Abstract: The segments of an anatomically corresponding bull's eye graph familiar to echocardiologists is annotated by coloring those segments for which ECG data indicates the presence of myocardial infarction injury. In an illustrated example, segments are colored with a second color when the ECG data corresponding to those segments are indicated as being the site of a coronary occlusion. The segments of the bull's eye graph may be colored in a third color with the results of a diagnostic imaging exam, such as by coloring segments exhibiting wall motion abnormalities with a third color.

Abstract: The invention relates to a temperature distribution determining apparatus for determining a temperature distribution within an object caused by applying energy to the object. A temperature distribution measuring unit (6, 7) measures a spatially and temporally dependent first temperature distribution in the object (3), while the energy is applied to the object (3) such that the object (3) is heated to a temperature within a first temperature range, and a temperature distribution estimating unit (5) estimates a spatially and temporally dependent second temperature distribution in the object (3) within a second temperature range, which is different to the first temperature range, based on the spatial and temporal dependence of the measured first temperature distribution. Since temperature distributions can be obtained not only in the first temperature range, but also in the second temperature range, the overall temperature range, in which the temperature distribution can be determined, can be increased.