Abstract: A method for localising a target 2 (fi. a tumour) in an object 4 (fi. human tissue) by means of scanning the object with a fan shaped X-ray beam 6. In known methods the X-ray beam is scanned twice over the object. In the first scan a shadow image of the object 4 and the target 2 in it is projected on an X-ray detector 10. In the second scan the position and the orientation of the X-ray beam 6 differs from the position and orientation of it in the first scan. Also during the second scan a shadow image of the object and the target is projected on the X-ray detector, in such a way that the positions of the target on the detector are mutually different. In this way the height of the target above the detector surface 10 may be calculated from the distance between the two shadow images of the target if both positions of the X-ray beam as well as both orientations are known.

Abstract: A Novel deacetylase genes for use in conditional cell ablation are described. These genes are particularly useful for the production of transgenic plants with plant parts which can be destroyed upon treatment with N-acetyl-PPT.

Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising bond pad structure, which bond pad structure comprises a bond pad disposed above at least one layered stricture, but preferably a stack of layered structures, wherein the layered structure comprises a metal layer and a layer of a dielectric material. In the layer of dielectric material via lines are present and arranged in such a way that the metal layers and the via lines form isolated areas filled with the dielectric material.

Abstract: A method and system for TIMEOUT message management in a serial bus bridged network includes (a) implementing a register table by a portal that contains a plurality of entries for storing respective remote timeout values from a portal's local bus to a particular destination bus in a same net, (b) intercepting a TIMEOUT response message addressed to the portal's local bus, (c) storing the remote timeout values for asynchronous transactions contained in the TIMEOUT response message intercepted in step (b), (d) forwarding the TIMEOUT response message intercepted in step (b) to the originally addressed node; (e) intercepting a TIMEOUT request message by the portal, (f) synthesizing timeout values by one of: retrieving or calculating, (g) sending the timeout values the sender of the TIMEOUT request.

Abstract: A stabilizer composition, suitable for use in polyvinyl chloride compositions, can be formed by reacting a mixture of monoalkyltin trichloride, such as butyltin trichloride, and dialkyltin dichloride, such as dibutyltin dichloride, with at least one carboxylic acid, such as 2-ethylhexanoic acid, and 2-mercaptoethanol, in the presence of base, followed by reaction of the resulting product with a sulfide reagent, such as sodium sulfide. The final composition comprises a complex mixture of alkyl tin carboxylates and/or mercaptides, and of monoalkyltin sulfides and dialkyltin sulfides.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for synthesizing organic compounds of general formula (I): said process may be carried out on an industrial scale and makes it possible to obtain from a mixture of racemic alcohols of formula (II), the corresponding chiral alcohols of R configuration, in a high chemical yield.

Abstract: A positioning device comprising a first part (1) which is movable relatively to a second part (2) in an X-direction and a Y-direction, said first part (1) comprising a carrier (5) on which a system of magnets (3) is arranged according to a pattern of rows (7) and columns (8) extending parallel to the X-direction and the Y-direction, respectively. The magnets in each row and column are arranged according to a Halbach array, i.e. the magnetic orientation of successive magnets in each row (7) and each column (8) rotates 90° counter-clockwise. The second part (2) comprises an electric coil system (4) with two types of electric coils (C1, C2), one type having an angular offset of +45°, and the other type having an offset of ?45° with respect to the X-direction. The magnet configuration causes a very strong magnetic field.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device (10), wherein a semiconductor element (1) provided with a number of connection regions (2) is fitted between a first, electroconductive plate (3) and a second plate (4), wherein two connection conductors (3A, 3B) are formed, from the first plate (3), for the two connection regions (2A, 2B) of the element (1), wherein a passivating encapsulation (5) is provided between the plates (3, 4) and around the element (1), and wherein the device (10) is formed by applying a mechanical separating technique in two mutually perpendicular directions (L, M). In a method according to the invention, the connection conductors (3A, 3B) are formed by providing a mask (6) on the first conducting plate (3) in such a manner that a part (3C) of the plate (3) situated between the connection regions (2A, 2B) remains exposed, which part is subsequently removed by etching.

Abstract: A method of decoding MPEG coded digital data, received in a forward reproduction order in least one Group Of Pictures (GOP) according to the MPEG standard, for producing decoded pictures for display in reverse playback order. Tho this purpose a limited number of decoded frames is temporarily stored while repeatedly same coded picture data is retrieved in a forward reproduction order to produce decoded picture data, employing the decoded temporarily stored picture data. This has as an advantage that the amount of temporarily storage capacity required, approximately equals the amount required for forward playback. In a specific embodiment, wherein the MPEG data cotains either NTSC GOPs or PAL GOPs, only temporarily storage capacity of four picture frames is required in case of reverse playback, compared with three in case of forward playback.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shaving device which comprises a shaving head (1) having at least one cutting blade (5) and two skin-supporting members (11, 13), said cutting blade comprising a cutting edge (7) extending perpendicularly to a shaving direction (X) of the shaving head, and said skin-supporting members, viewed in the shaving direction, being arranged, respectively, in front of and behind said cutting blade, and defining a contact surface (17) between the shaving head and a skin surface (53) to be treated. The cutting blade and the skin-supporting members are mounted to a sub-frame (9), which is coupled to a main frame (19) and can be displaced with respect to said main frame against a spring force (FS). According to the invention, the main frame comprises two further skin-supporting members (21, 23) which, viewed in the shaving direction, are arranged, respectively, in front of and behind the sub-frame and extend substantially in said contact surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computed tomography apparatus in which measuring data of a patient is acquired along a helical trajectory by means of a conical radiation beam. The size of the detector window is then a factor of 3, 5, 7 . . . larger than the distance between neighboring turns of the helix. In order to select from among the acquired redundant data the data which is suitable for completely filling the Radon domain so as to achieve exact reconstruction, in accordance with the invention it is proposed to provide a cardiac motion signal detection device for the detection of a cardiac motion signal representing the cardiac motion and to arrange the reconstruction unit so as to select such measuring data from among the measuring data regionally redundantly filling the Radon domain that the Radon domain is completely and homogeneously filled with measuring data from cardiac motion phases with as little motion as possible.

Abstract: Polyarylcarboxamide compounds of formula (I): are useful as lipid lowering agents.

Abstract: A cutting device for reversibly converting electric power between an alternating voltage source and an alternative current source, comprises switching cells each comprising first and second switches unidirectional in voltage and bidirectional in current. A first group of switches consists of the first switches of the switching cells connected in series between a first terminal of the voltage source and a first terminal of the current source, and a second group of switches consists of the second switches of the switching cells connected in series beween a second terminal of the voltage source and the first terminal of the current source, the unidirectional characteristics in voltage of the first and second switches belonging to a first half of the cells being respectively opposed to those of the first and second switches belonging to a second half of the cells.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus and method for highlighting one or more selected portions of a display screen. The apparatus comprises a color shift controller capable of receiving a user input selecting one of a plurality of portions of a display screen and, in response to the user input selection, modifying the value of the pixels within the selected portion to increase the color temperature of the pixels. The method comprises selecting a portion of the display screen and increasing the color temperature of at least one color within the selected portion of the display screen. In one advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the color shift controller modifies white color pixel values in a selected portion of the display screen to new white color pixel values that have a higher color temperature. The higher color temperatures increase the apparent brightness of the displayed images.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for providing a distributed location based service system to a mobile user. Information related to a particular geographic location may be electronically transferred to a mobile electronic device, without a request from the user, and interpreted locally on the device in the form of a virtual map of location based resources. The mobile device is capable of determining its location using a GPS (Global Positioning System) or a process of measurement and prediction based on calculation. The mobile device can then use the location information and compare it to available location based resources within the device.

Abstract: In an apparatus for a treatment of a wafer at elevated temperatures, the wafer is taken out of the reactor after heat treatment with the help of a mechanical transport apparatus which preferably grips the wafer around the circumference and on the under side. The transport apparatus includes a wafer surrounding ring. The wafer is placed in a floating wafer reactor where it is cooled in a controlled manner. Transport for further action or treatment then takes place.

Abstract: An image encoder with a encoder input; a memory device to said encoder input, for storing a image received at said input; a image predictor device for predicting a prediction image based on a first image stored in said memory device; a combiner device for determining residual data relating to a difference between an original image and the prediction image; a first evaluator for determining a first characteristic; an inhibiter connected to said combiner device and said first evaluator device, for transmitting said residual data further if said first characteristic checks against said first predetermined criterion; and a encoder output connected to said inhibiter device. The image encoder has a second evaluator device for determining a second characteristic, and said inhibiter device is arranged for transmitting said residual data further depending on said first characteristic and said second characteristic.

Abstract: The speech is sampled in such a way as to obtain successive voice frames each including a predetermined number of samples, and with each voice frame are determined parameters of a code-excited linear prediction model. The parameters include a long-term excitation digital word vi extracted from an adaptive coded directory LTD, and an associated long-term gain Ga, as well as a short-term excitation word cj extracted from a fixed coded directory STD and an associated short-term gain Gc. The product of the long-term excitation extracted word times the associated long-term gain is summed SM with the product of the short-term excitation extracted word times the associated short-term gain. The summed digital word is filtered in a low-pass filter FLCT having a cutoff frequency greater than a quarter of the sampling frequency and less than a half of the latter, and the adaptive coded directory is updated with the filtered word.

Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure The present invention relates to methods of increasing protein expression levels whereby at least one amino acid in a protein amino acid sequence is substituted for the amino acid, proline. Preferably, the substitution occurs within 15 amino acids, more preferably within 10 amino acids and most preferably within 5 amino acids of a cysteine amino acid residue. The present invention not only includes methods for polypeptides with proline substitutions, but also polynucleotides with codon substitutions for which a codon for any amino acid, except proline, is substituted for a codon encoding for proline.

Abstract: A chrysanthemum plant named ‘Agapi’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with pink ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date September 8-12; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.