Abstract: There are provided a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer, a discharge portion formed with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion, and an engaging portion 30. The engaging portion 30 is engaged with an engaged portion 11b with a mounting operation of a developer supply container 1 to displace a developer receiving portion 11 in an upward direction U so that the receiving opening communicates with the discharge opening. The engaging portion 30 has a holding portion 31 which is provided rotatably about a rotation shaft 41 and is provided with holding portion 21 to be engaged with the engaged portion 11b to hold the engaged portion 11b. With the mounting operation, the engaging portion 30 rotates about the rotation shaft 41 so that the engaged portion 11b held by the holding portion 31 moves upward U.

Abstract: A dual-nuclear radio frequency (RF) coil device includes a first RF coil and a second RF coil. The first RF coil includes at least one adjustment capacitor, the first RF coil is configured to generate a first magnetic field, and a direction of a primary magnetic field of the first magnetic field is a first direction. The second RF coil includes an electric dipole and a tuning and matching circuit connected between two conductors of the electric dipole. The second RF coil is configured to generate a second magnetic field and a direction of a primary magnetic field of the second magnetic field is a second direction; the electric dipole is disposed in a center line of the first RF coil and an insulating layer is disposed between the electric dipole and the first RF coil; and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

Abstract: A detecting apparatus includes: a light emitting element which emits light toward a detection material; a light receiving element which receives reflected light from the detection material; and an apparatus main body having an opening/closing member which opens and closes an opening through which light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected light from the detection material pass through, the apparatus main body being capable of moving between a first position where the apparatus main body comes into contact with the detection material and a second position where the apparatus main body separates from the detection material, and the opening/closing member being configured to open when the apparatus main body moves to the first position and to close when the apparatus main body moves to the second position.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus for a magnetic resonance apparatus has a power supply terminal module with a power supply unit and a reference voltage pull-down unit, and a load terminal module with a voltage comparator connected to a load power-feed terminal, which compares a nominal voltage and an actual voltage of the load power-feed terminal. A counter begins counting when the actual voltage is lower than the nominal voltage, and keeps its count unchanged when the actual voltage is equal to the nominal voltage, and emits a signal corresponding to the count to a digital-to-analog converter, connected to a phase inverter, which converts the digital signal to a positive analog voltage. A phase inverter is connected to an output voltage reference terminal of the power supply unit, and inverts the phase of the analog voltage to produce a negative analog voltage that compensates voltage drop loss on a cable between the power supply and the load power-feed terminal.

Abstract: Computing systems and methods for characterizing a protein are provided. Each residue in a subset of the protein is in an amino acid type set and is represented by a vertex in a graph G formed from an atomic model of the protein. NMR data, acquired with some of the residues of the protein isotopically labeled, is used to form a graph H with each vertex representing a different residue of the protein and assigned one or more amino types. Placements of H onto G are formed, each including mappings assigning vertices in H to vertices in G subject to the constraints that vertices in H mapped to vertices in G cannot be of different amino acid types and edges between pairs of vertices in H must map to corresponding edges in G. For each vertex in H, the number of different valid mappings to G is determined by polling the placements as a constraint satisfaction problem and is deemed assigned when only a single unique assignment is identified.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member configured to bear an image and a charging roller to which a direct current voltage is applied and which is configured to charge a surface of the image bearing member. The charging roller includes a shaft member, an elastic layer formed around the shaft member, and a surface layer formed around the elastic layer. Particles having particle diameters within a range of 2 ?m or larger and 15 ?m or smaller are dispersed in the surface layer. A maximum height Sz (?m) and an autocorrelation length Sal (?m) with respected to the surface layer of the charging roller satisfy 8?Sz?16 and 13?Sal?30.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus using a contact charging method includes a control unit capable of executing cleaning in a post-rotation step at the end of a job and in an inter-image step during execution of the job. The cleaning involves moving toner adhering to a charging member from the charging member to an image bearing member. The job is a series of operations started by a predetermined start instruction and involving forming an image on one or more recording materials and outputting the one or more recording materials. When an instruction to start the next job is input during execution of cleaning in the post-rotation step, the control unit stops the cleaning in the middle of the execution, starts the next job, and adjusts timing for executing subsequent cleaning on the basis of information relating to the amount of cleaning executed before being stopped in the middle of the execution.

Abstract: A method for diagnostic imaging includes measuring undersampled data y with a diagnostic imaging apparatus; linearly transforming the undersampled data y to obtain an initial image estimate {tilde over (x)}; applying the initial image estimate {tilde over (x)} as input to a generator network to obtain an aliasing artifact-reduced image x? as output of the generator network, where the aliasing artifact-reduced image x? is a projection onto a manifold of realistic images of the initial image estimate {tilde over (x)}; and performing an acquisition signal model projection of the aliasing artifact-reduced x? onto a space of consistent images to obtain a reconstructed image {circumflex over (x)} having suppressed image artifacts.

Abstract: There are provided a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer, a discharge portion formed with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion, and an engaging portion 30. The engaging portion 30 is engaged with an engaged portion 11b with a mounting operation of a developer supply container 1 to displace a developer receiving portion 11 in an upward direction U so that the receiving opening communicates with the discharge opening. The engaging portion 30 has a holding portion 31 which is provided rotatably about a rotation shaft 41 and is provided with holding portion 21 to be engaged with the engaged portion 11b to hold the engaged portion 11b. With the mounting operation, the engaging portion 30 rotates about the rotation shaft 41 so that the engaged portion 11b held by the holding portion 31 moves upward U.

Abstract: In a fixing device of the present invention, first and second movable members are each urged toward a flexible member so that the contact between contact surfaces of the first and second movable members and end faces of the flexible member are each maintained.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing member; a holding member; and a cam member. The holding member holds the fixing member such that the fixing member can be displaced between a pressure contact position and a separation position. The cam member is rotatable about an axis in a first direction and a second direction. A distance between a cam surface of the cam member and the axis is reduced in the second direction. A part of the cam surface is in contact with the holding member at a first position in a state where the fixing member is at the separation position, and away from the holding member at a second position in a state where the fixing member is at the pressure contact position. The first direction is opposite to a direction from the first position to the second position about the axis with a smaller central angle.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a removal unit includes a sheet member that has elasticity and contacts a rotator, and an absorption member that is thicker than the sheet member and arranged opposite to the rotator via the sheet member to absorb a water droplet, and the absorption member absorbs the water droplet removed by the sheet member from the rotator.

Abstract: A local coil apparatus for performing a magnetic resonance (MR) scanning on a local part of a subject is provided. The local coil apparatus may include at least one receiving system for receiving the local part. The at least one receiving system may each include an activation member, a receiving member assembly, and a driving mechanism. The receiving member assembly may include one or more receiving members. Each of the one or more receiving members may include a first coil assembly configured to receive MR signals during the MR scanning. The driving mechanism may be physically connected to the one or more receiving members. When the local part is placed on the activation member, the activation member may cause the driving mechanism to drive the receiving member assembly to change from a first configuration to a second configuration to reduce a distance between at least a portion of the first coil assembly and a portion of the local part so that the first coil assembly conforms to the local part.

Abstract: A system for recording visually guided motor activity within a bore of an MRI machine, comprising a tablet configured for mounting within the bore of the MRI machine, the tablet comprising a shielded housing, a touchscreen display mounted within the housing, and a receiver board, an interface box coupled to a controller configured to control operation of the touchscreen display, the interface box being located remotely from the bore and comprising a transmitter board for processing signals from the controller and transmitting processed signals to the receiver board of the tablet, and a cable connected between the tablet and the interface box, the cable comprising a plurality of conductors to carry signals between the receiver board and the transmitter board.

Abstract: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive drum, a process roller to rotate in a state where the process roller elastically contacts a surface of the photoconductive drum, and a connecting member to allow the process roller to follow a movement of the photoconductive drum in an axial direction of the photoconductive drum.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an insertable developing apparatus having a developer container, a developer discharging portion, and a shutter movably arranged between a closing position and an opening position. A first spring joins with the shutter and urges the shutter in an insertion direction in which the developing apparatus is inserted to the image forming apparatus so the shutter is maintained at the closing position, and a fixing member is detachably attached to the developing apparatus and fixes the shutter at the closing position. An attachment portion in the developing apparatus attaches to the fixing member, an engagement member engages with the shutter, and a second spring joins with the engagement member and urges the engagement member in a direction opposite to the insertion direction.

Abstract: A method for obtaining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) echo-planar image (EPI) data, including providing a homogeneous, static background field; providing a gradient field to select a slice of an object for imaging; applying Radio-frequency (RF) pulses to excite magnetic resonance in the selected slice; and measuring a radio frequency signal emitted by the selected slice containing image data. The RF pulses are repeatedly applied separated by a time period shorter than a recovery time of static material in the selected slice such that the static material remains in a state of magnetic saturation, while dynamic material arriving within the slice since a previous RF pulse is not magnetically saturated.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an RF circuit includes a directional coupler, processing circuitry, and an adjuster. The directional coupler includes a first port for outputting at least a part of a traveling wave and a second port for outputting at least a part of a reflected wave. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate impedance of a load side that is viewed from the directional coupler, by using a voltage standing wave ratio based on respective outputs from the first port and the second port and a phase of the reflected wave based on an output from the second port. The adjuster is configured to adjust an output from at least one of the first port and the second port based on the impedance calculated by the processing circuitry.

Abstract: A radiation screen comprising the elongate thermal conductors which reduce temperature gradients along the radiation screen and do no support electrical eddy currents. The radiation screen is easy to manufacture, does not require additional mechanical support and does not generate mechanical resonances so that the heat load onto the cold mass remains low.

Abstract: A heater includes a base and at least one resistive heat generator mounted on a face of the base. At least one electrode supplies power to the at least one resistive heat generator. A conductor couples the at least one electrode with the at least one resistive heat generator. A slide layer covers the at least one resistive heat generator and the conductor. The slide layer includes a projecting portion that defines a surface of the slide layer. The projecting portion is defined by a film thickness of at least one of the conductor and the at least one resistive heat generator. The projecting portion includes an upstream projection disposed opposite a lateral end of the base in a longitudinal direction of the base and a downstream projection disposed downstream from the upstream projection in a rotation direction of an endless belt that slides over the heater.