Abstract: A jitter determination method for determining at least one jitter component of an input signal is described, wherein the input signal is generated by a signal source. The method comprises: receiving the input signal; determining a step response based on the decoded input signal, the step response being associated with at least the signal source; and determining a data dependent jitter signal based on the determined step response and based on the decoded input signal. Further, a measurement instrument is described.

Abstract: A process is described for manufacturing white pigment containing products. The white pigment containing products are obtained from at least one white pigment and impurities containing material via froth flotation.

Abstract: A jitter determination method for determining at least one jitter component of an input signal is described. The input signal is generated by a signal source, including: receiving the input signal; determining a step response based on the decoded input signal, the step response being associated with at least the signal source; and determining the at least one jitter component of the input signal based on at least one of the input signal and the determined step response. Further, a measurement instrument is described.

Abstract: In a method and device for fingerprinting magnetic resonance imaging, a first sequence of MR data is acquired within a region of interest using a fingerprinting magnetic resonance pulse sequence; the first sequence of MR data is input to a neural network; a second sequence of MR data from the neural network is output from the neural network, the second sequence of MR data having reduced undersampling/aliasing artifacts and/or noise compared to the first sequence of MR data; values of at least one quantitative parameter are determined for the region of interest based on the second sequence of MR data; and a quantitative parameter map of the at least one quantitative parameter for the region of interest is constructed based on the determined values.

Abstract: The invention refers to a system for analyzing a document. Each of two measurement arrangements includes two components being a radiation source and a radiation detector, respectively. The two measurement arrangements provide measurement data and differ from each other with regard to a measurement principle, a kind of radiation source, a kind of radiation detector, a kind of relative movement between the document and a component, a kind of relative arrangement of the two components to each other, a kind of emitted radiation, a kind of received radiation or a kind of processing information about radiation emitted by the respective radiation source and/or about radiation received by the respective radiation detector. An evaluator provides data based on the measurement data. The invention also refers to a corresponding method.

Abstract: A method for determining assignment data is carried out in a method for determining a geometry calibration. The 3D calibration phantom features a calibration object with a number of calibration elements, which are arranged so that a descriptor based on the spatial arrangement is projectively invariant. Based upon the descriptor the calibration elements mapped in the 2D transmission element can be assigned to the calibration elements of the calibration object, so that the geometry calibration is determined on the basis of this assignment and the arrangement of the calibration elements in the three-dimensional space as well as on the 2D image.

Abstract: A clock timing recovery method for determining a clock timing of an input signal is described, wherein the input signal is generated by a signal source, comprising: receiving the input signal; determining signal edges of the input signal based on the received input signal; determining at least a first clock timing model parameter; determining at least one jitter component of the input signal; and determining a clock timing error associated with the at least one jitter component, wherein the clock timing error is determined based on the determined signal edges, the determined first clock timing model parameter and the determined jitter component. Moreover, a measurement instrument is described.

Abstract: A computer system includes a client device; and a display device operationally connected to the client device, wherein the display device provides the client device with an operating energy, and the display device detects the type of the client device, and, when the client device belongs to a predefined group of client devices, provides the client device with an operating energy even if the display device enters an energy-saving mode or is switched off.

Abstract: A device for the administration of substances onto the epicardial surface of the heart includes a frame structure for at least partially encircling a circumference of the heart which is able to assume shaping, positioning, guiding and stabilizing functions. The frame structure may be coupled to a heart-shaped sleeve. A substance carrier for accommodating the substance to be administered may be coupled to the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a processing of digitally measured signals. When sampling a measurement signal with a predetermined sampling rate, aliasing effects may occur, if a Nyquist condition is violated. For this purpose, the present invention suggests to analyze a frequency spectrum of a signal and to compare the frequency components of the spectrum with the setting of a measurement apparatus, in particular a sampling rate of the measurement apparatus. If a measurement signal comprises frequency components which may violate the Nyquist condition, an alert may be generated to adapt the set of the measurement arrangement.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cardiac augmentation device including an actuator configured to apply pressure to a heart to augment a pumping function of the heart, a sensor system configured to record two or more different ECG leads at the augmented heart. The cardiac augmentation device additionally includes a controller configured to determine one or more control parameters for the cardiac augmentation device using one or more of the two or more ECG leads and control operation of the actuator based on the determined one or more control parameters.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric switch, in particular a rocker switch, comprising a contact system and comprising a movable actuating element for switching over the contact system between two switch positions, in particular an on position and an off position. The switch has a drivable actuator, which is operatively connected to the actuating element in such a way that the actuating element in at least one of the two switch positions is moved, on driving of the actuator, into the other switch position by the actuator for switching the contact system. In particular, the actuating element is moved by the actuator from the on position to the off position of the contact system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a digital low frequency correction circuit and a corresponding method for correction of low frequency disturbances within a digital signal, in particular to a reduction of distortions caused by analog circuitry, such as analog signal amplifiers. The low frequency correction circuit comprises a main signal path adapted to delay a digital input signal received by a signal input terminal and at least one correction signal path including a digital correction filter adapted to filter the received digital input signal. Furthermore, an adder of the circuit is adapted to add the digital signal delayed by the main signal path and the digital signal corrected by said correction signal path to generate a digital output signal output by a signal output terminal of the circuit.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for the reconstruction of medical image data using filtered backprojection with the use of a wavelet transformation. A filter function is applied to at least one part of an object using projection data captured with a detection device prior to backprojection.

Abstract: A jitter determination method for determining at least one jitter component of a data signal is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a digital low frequency correction circuit and a corresponding method for correction of low frequency disturbances within a digital signal, in particular to a reduction of distortions caused by analog circuitry, such as analog signal amplifiers. The low frequency correction circuit comprises a main signal path adapted to delay a digital input signal received by a signal input terminal and at least one correction signal path including a digital correction filter adapted to filter the received digital input signal. Furthermore, an adder of the circuit is adapted to add the digital signal delayed by the main signal path and the digital signal corrected by said correction signal path to generate a digital output signal output by a signal output terminal of the circuit.

Abstract: Integrating a further communication bridge into a running data processing system. The data processing system includes a communication client running a first operating system having no own communication stack and at least a first communication bridge running a second operating system having an own communication stack. The first communication bridge is configured as a master communication bridge. The further communication bridge announces itself as a slave communication bridge at an announcement time. The master communication bridge executes a quiesce process on the network adapter and on the API of the communication client when there are no data packets in the queue with a sending time earlier than the announcement time. The master communication bridge extracts the state of its communication stack and sends it to the further communication bridge. The master communication bridge resumes the network adapter and the API.

Abstract: A jitter determination method for determining at least one jitter component of an input signal is described, wherein the input signal is generated by a signal source, comprising: receiving the input signal; determining a step response based on the decoded input signal, the step response being associated with at least the signal source; and determining the at least one jitter component of the input signal based on at least one of the input signal and the determined step response. Further, a measurement instrument is described.

Abstract: A jitter determination method for determining at least one jitter component of an input signal is described, wherein the input signal is generated by a signal source. The method comprises: receiving the input signal; determining a step response based on the decoded input signal, the step response being associated with at least the signal source; and determining a data dependent jitter signal based on the determined step response and based on the decoded input signal. Further, a measurement instrument is described.

Abstract: A clock timing recovery method for determining a clock timing of an input signal is described, wherein the input signal is generated by a signal source, comprising: receiving the input signal; determining signal edges of the input signal based on the received input signal; determining at least a first clock timing model parameter; determining at least one jitter component of the input signal; and determining a clock timing error associated with the at least one jitter component, wherein the clock timing error is determined based on the determined signal edges, the determined first clock timing model parameter and the determined jitter component. Moreover, a measurement instrument is described.