Abstract: A skin treatment apparatus (1) for treating a skin surface, comprising: a hand held base body (10); a rotor head (20), movably connected to the base body (10), and including at least one skin contacting element (22); a motor (30), operably connected to both the base body (10) and the rotor head (20) to rotatably drive the rotor head (20) relative to the base body (10) around a rotation axis (L); at least one motion sensor (40) to generate a movement signal reflecting a path of relative movement between the motion sensor and the skin surface; and a control unit (50), operably connected to the at least one motion sensor (40) and the motor (30) to control the motor (30) to rotatably drive the rotor head (20) in dependence of the movement signal of the at least one motion sensor (40).

Abstract: A method for responding to a content retrieval request at a server may include receiving the content retrieval request from a computing device; detecting, at a device aware controller, at least one device capability of the computing device; setting, at the device aware controller, a rule boundary for the content retrieval request based on the at least one device capability; forwarding the content retrieval request with the rule boundary to a device agnostic controller, wherein the content retrieval request does not include capability information associated with the computing device; receiving from the device agnostic controller at the device aware controller, data corresponding to the content retrieval request with the rule boundary applied; and providing the data with the rule boundary applied to the computing device for presentation on the computing device.

Abstract: A phototherapy device with pain location input phototherapy device for relieving nociceptive pain of a body part of a user by illumination of at least a part of the body part. A controllable light source system (LS1, LS2, LS3) comprises at least one light source arranged on a patch structure (PS) so as to allow phototherapeutic illumination of a body part. A user interface (U_I), e.g. a touch panel (TP), is arranged to receive an input from the user regarding a spatial position on the body where the user feels pain. A control system (CS) is arranged to control the controllable light source system (LS1, LS2, LS3) in accordance with said input from the user, e.g. to spatially intensify illumination at the position where the user indicates a sensation of pain. E.g. the device may be wirelessly controlled from the a smart phone, where a map of the body can be displayed, and where the user indicates on this map where he/she feels pain.

Abstract: An imaging method for identifying abnormal tissue in the lung is provided, comprising the recording of slice images of the lung by means of X-ray radiation, recording of blood vessels, differentiation of blood vessels and abnormal tissue, segmentation of the abnormal tissue and display of the segmented abnormal tissue on an output device. In addition, a computer tomograph for identifying abnormal tissue in the lung is provided, having a radiation source for recording slice images of the lung and blood vessels by means of X-ray radiation, a computer unit for differentiating the blood vessels from the abnormal tissue and for segmenting the abnormal tissue, as well as an output device for displaying the segmented abnormal tissue.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a computing system that performs techniques relating to the secure storage, maintenance, and retrieval of data. Techniques described in this disclosure may prevent, limit, or otherwise insulate the data from unauthorized access by hackers, rogue devices, and unauthorized users. In some examples, a computing system may store a file by fracturing the file into multiple data blocks, encrypting the data blocks or the data stored within the data blocks, and storing the data blocks in scattered locations on a network. Further, the computing system may occasionally move at least some of the stored data blocks, and may, upon moving such data blocks, reencrypt the moved data blocks with a different encryption key. Still further, the computing system may inject fake data and/or fake data blocks into the system.

Abstract: An optical arrangement having at least a lens mode in which the optical arrangement is a lens arrangement having an array (9) of lenticular lenses (11) each of which has a particular lens surface shape such that, when tracing rays through a lenticular lens after they have entered one side of the lenticular lens, there exists at least one ray that hits the lenticular lens surface perpendicularly. This arrangement gives reduced banding and loss of intensity at steep angles when used in an autostereoscopic display.

Abstract: The generation of a pattern and for an adaptation to the specific geometry requires a lot of manual work. The workflow for the clinician is simplified during treatment planning. A treatment planning system is configured for determining a set of catheter or needle insertion positions to be used during treatment. The treatment planning system includes an image providing module for providing a medical image from which at least one treatment target structure can be derived. Further the treatment planning system includes a pattern providing module for providing one or a set of standard patterns for catheter or needle insertion including a plurality of catheter or needle insertion positions. The catheter or needle positions relate to treatment positions in the at least one treatment target structure.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as a lithographic apparatus, has a metrology frame that has a reference frame mounted thereon that includes a reference surface. A gas gauge is movable relative to the reference frame, metrology frame, and a measured surface. A reference nozzle in the gas gauge provides gas to the reference surface and a measurement nozzle provides gas to the measured surface. A microelectromechanical (MEM) sensor may be used with the gas gauge to sense a difference in backpressure from each of the reference nozzle and the measurement nozzle. Optionally, multiple gas gauges are positioned in an array, which may extend in a direction that is substantially parallel to a plane of the measured surface. The gauges may be fluidly connected to a reference nozzle of the gas gauge. A channel may distribute gas across the array.

Abstract: Techniques are described for tracking documents within an office or network based on unique metadata keys generated for the documents. The disclosed techniques include generating a key for a document based on metadata extracted from the document, associating the key representing the document with one or more master files that include the document, and then applying the key to the document. To track a lost or disassociated document, the disclosed techniques include either generating the key from the document or reading the key previously applied to the document, and then using the key to re-associate the document with the one or more master files that include the document. According to the disclosed techniques, a metadata key may comprise a series of symbols constructed so as to maintain its aspect ratio or spacing regardless of manipulation of the document to which the key has been applied.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a pressure support system configured to adjust a pressurized flow of breathable gas delivered to a subject. The system is configured to simplify adjustments to humidity and/or temperature control and/or pressure support therapy that enhance the comfort level of the subject during therapy. The system is configured to generate output signals and/or determine various parameters related to the pressurized flow of breathable gas. The system is configured to receive feedback from the subject related to a comfort level of the subject during therapy and automatically adjust the pressurized flow of breathable gas and/or the predetermined therapy regime, provide feedback to the subject, and/or prompt the subject to make manual adjustments based on the output signals, the determined parameters, the feedback, and/or other information.

Abstract: A display tile having a frame whose compliance is increased in a well determined region to accommodate the different thermal expansions of the frame and one or more substrates to which the frame is fastened. The display tile has also regions of increased compliance that will deform to allow different parts of the frame to be brought into contact and glued to the lateral sides of two superimposed substrates when at least one lateral side of one of the substrates is not coplanar with the corresponding lateral side of the other substrate.

Abstract: The methods and system allow for the generation of a biometric electronic signature token using a subsequent biometric sample after an enrollment of a biometric reference value in a biometric system. The biometric electronic signature token is such that the data would be signed data, cryptographic message type, to package this signature, providing two authentication factors: the possession of the private key associated with the public/private key pair used to sign the signed data and the biometric sample of the user that could be matched against the template. The process allows a signing party to enroll in a biometric service, sign a piece of data or content using a public key, that may be tied to a trusted anchor certificate authority, and submit a biometric sample. Subsequently, the relying party may validate the information on that piece of data or content to confirm the identity of the signing party.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for tracking the position of an ultrasonic probe in a body part. It is described to acquire (110) an X-ray image of a portion of a body part within which an ultrasonic probe (20) is positioned. First geometrical positional information of the ultrasonic probe in the portion of the body part is determined (120), utilizing the X-ray image. At least one ultrasonic image comprising a part of a body feature with the ultrasonic probe is acquired (130), the acquiring (130) comprising acquiring (140) an ultrasonic image of the at least one ultrasonic image at a later time than a time of acquisition of the X-ray image. Second geometrical positional information of the ultrasonic probe in the body part at the later time is determined (150), comprising utilizing the first geometrical positional information and the at least one ultrasonic image comprising the part of the body feature.

Abstract: Class-A fire-protected mass timber building components, including cross-laminated timber (CLT), glue laminated timber (GLT) and nail-laminated timber (NLT), wherein multiple layers of Class-A fire-protection are provided to the multiple timber lamination layers so as to provided defend the CLT building components against fire, ground movement and high wind loads. Methods, systems and networks are provided for producing and managing the quality of such Class-A fire-protected mass timber building components.

Abstract: A method and system for providing charging information to a user of wearable device by predicting when a health sensor is needed most during the course of the day and cross-referencing that information with a user's personal calendar in order to determine the optimal time to charge the wearable device. Battery life of the wearable device may be monitored. Information may be stored in memory regarding sensor data detected by one or more sensors and associated with a time. One or more time slots may be identified during which the sensor data was lacking. The identified time slots may be compared against a calendar of available time to identify matching time slots. A next matching time slot may be determined, and a notification may be displayed on a display screen of the wearable device to recommend that the user charge the wearable device at the determined next matching time slot.

Abstract: A camera system, an animal related system therewith, and a method for creating a 3D image of an object, the camera device including a 3D camera device to capture images of the object, a processing device to determine a 3D image from the captured images, and a mover device to move at least a part of the 3D camera device with a reciprocating movement. Providing a movement to the camera device provides a less noisy and more accurate 3D image of the object, in particular in a case of a soiled camera device.

Abstract: There is provided a computer-implemented method and apparatus for determining a likelihood of occurrence of a medical event for a subject. A risk profile for the subject is acquired and a plurality of risk profiles for other subjects are obtained from a database. The acquired subject risk profile is compared to the obtained plurality of other subject risk profiles. At least one risk profile is selected from the obtained plurality of other subject risk profiles that most closely matches the acquired subject risk profile. The likelihood of occurrence of a medical event for the subject is determined based on the selected at least one risk profile. A signal indicative of the determined likelihood of occurrence of the medical event for the subject is output.