Abstract: A flexible tubular member for guiding insertion of instrumentation to a bone screw affixed within bone includes a tubular body that is flexible, constructed of textile material, and defines a longitudinal axis. The tubular body also defines a proximal end and a distal end opposite each other along the longitudinal axis. The tubular body further defines a guide channel that extends from a proximal opening at the proximal end to a distal opening at the distal end. An attachment member is located at the distal end of the tubular body and is configured to couple the distal end to a proximal portion of the bone screw.

Abstract: The invention relates to a DEPFET comprising: a semiconductor substrate (100) of a first conduction type, which has a first main surface (101) and a second main surface (102), which are opposite one another; a source terminal region (1s) of a second conduction type on the first main surface (101); a drain terminal region (1d) of a second conduction type; a channel region (10), which is arranged between the source terminal region (1s) and the drain terminal region (1d); a gate electrode (11), which is separated from the channel region (10) by a gate insulator (6); a rear activation region (104) of a second conduction type, which is formed on the second main surface (102); and a substrate doping increase region (2) of a first conduction type, which is formed at least under the source terminal region (1s) and under the channel region (10), the substrate doping increase region (2) having a signal charge control region (20) of the first conduction type below the gate electrode (11), in which signal charge control

Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for automatically checking non-compliance of device firmware (30) is disclosed. The method comprises receiving (200) an image (50) of the device firmware (30) to a pipeline (40) and accessing (225) at least one requirement (125) from a guidelines database (120). The guidelines database (120) comprises a plurality of guideline documents (310) and common requirements (340), wherein the common requirements (340) are common to a plurality of the guideline documents (310). At least detection rule (140) on the downloaded device firmware (30) is run (230) to detect a violated one of the at least one requirement (125) in the device firmware (30) and the violated requirement is flagged (225) in a compliance database (135).

Abstract: An avalanche photodiode array for detecting electromagnetic radiation comprises: a semiconductor substrate (100) having a first main surface (101) and a second main surface (102), which are opposite one another, a plurality of n-doped anode regions (1) formed at the first main surface (101) and separated from one another by pixel isolation regions (7), a p-doped cathode region (3) arranged at the second main surface (102) opposite the anode regions, a drift region (4) between the plurality of anode regions (1) and the cathode region (3), and a p-doped multiplication layer (2) arranged below the plurality of anode regions (1) and below the pixel isolation regions (7), and is characterized by an n-doped field reduction layer (9) arranged below the plurality of anode regions (1) and the pixel isolation regions (7) and above the multiplication layer (2).

Abstract: To ventilate a heat management system of an internal combustion engine, in which coolants circulate in several coolant circuits, connected inlets of a rotary valve may be opened and closed in a predetermined sequence, in order to ventilate one or more of the coolant circuits in the direction of the compensation tank, by means of at least one ventilation circuit which is in fluid connection with a coolant compensation tank. The rotary valve may be controlled by means of a control unit, wherein a non-connected inlet of the rotary valve is in fluid connection with the coolant compensation tank.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes generating a file list for an aggregation of files based on a file pattern descriptor for each file in the aggregation of files or a file name for each file in the aggregation of files. The method also includes opening a session with a storage system manager and writing data from each file in the file list to a storage tier of a storage system. The method further includes writing metadata and storage location information from each file in the file list to an index file, closing the index file, and closing the session with the storage system manager. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described according to more embodiments.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a data storage system includes a tape drive configured to: write a plurality of files to a first partition of a magnetic recording tape; and write an index to a second partition of the magnetic recording tape, the index including information about locations of data of the plurality of files in the first partition of the magnetic recording tape. In another embodiment, a magnetic recording tape includes: a plurality of files to written to a first partition of the magnetic recording tape using a tape drive; and an index written to a second partition of the magnetic recording tape using the tape drive, the index including information about locations of data of the plurality of files in the first partition of the magnetic recording tape.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating a cooling system of an internal combustion engine, which cooling system has a controllable rotary slide valve with at least one switched inlet or outlet. The movement of the rotary slide valve into a plurality of switching positions, which each correspond with a cooling system state, is monitored. In accordance with an improper functional state of the rotary slide valve and a current switching position of the rotary slide valve, an operating state of the internal combustion engine is changed to an emergency operation state. A protection system in the cooling system carries out the method and includes a thermal management system, which receives and processes coolant temperatures, and a control unit of a controllable rotary slide valve having a position detector, which can detect a current switching position of the switchable rotary slide valve, wherein the thermal management system is connected to the control unit of the rotary slide valve.

Abstract: A coolant circuit is provided for an internal combustion engine having a compression machine for intake air. The coolant circuit includes a high-temperature circuit and a low temperature circuit. The high-temperature circuit is provided in order to cool the internal combustion engine by way of a coolant radiator and a first coolant pump arranged in the high-temperature circuit. The low-temperature circuit is provided with a second coolant pump in order to cool the intake air compressed by the compression machine by way of an intercooler and in order to cool a coolant of a coolant circuit in a condenser. The high-temperature circuit and the low-temperature circuit are cooling circuits which are separated from each other. The thermal base load of the low-temperature circuit is reduced by this design, whereby the pressure level in the coolant circuit can be reduced resulting positively in a reduction of the energy consumption.

Abstract: A heat management system for an internal combustion engine has an engine cooling circuit, a main cooling circuit that has a main cooler, a heating circuit that has a heating heat exchanger, a coolant pump that moves coolant through the circuits and a rotary slide valve that has at least one switched and at least one non-switched inlet, such that the heating return flow leads into a switchable inlet of the rotary slide valve.

Abstract: The invention concerns a detector arrangement for detection of radiation, in particular particle radiation or electromagnetic radiation, with a semi-conductor detector with several pixels for detection of the radiation. It is proposed that the individual pixels each have a first subpixel (1) and a second subpixel (2). The semi-conductor detector can be switched between a first collection state, in which the first subpixel (1) is sensitive and the second subpixel (2) is insensitive so that radiation-generated signal charge carriers are substantially collected only in the first subpixel (1), and a second collection state in which the second subpixel (2) is sensitive and the first subpixel (1) is insensitive so that the radiation-generated signal charge carriers are collected substantially only in the second subpixel (2). The invention furthermore concerns a corresponding operating method and detector arrangements based on the same concept with a higher number of subpixels per pixel.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating a cooling system of an internal combustion engine, which cooling system has a controllable rotary slide valve with at least one switched inlet or outlet. The movement of the rotary slide valve into a plurality of switching positions, which each correspond with a cooling system state, is monitored. In accordance with an improper functional state of the rotary slide valve and a current switching position of the rotary slide valve, an operating state of the internal combustion engine is changed to an emergency operation state. A protection system in the cooling system carries out the method and includes a thermal management system, which receives and processes coolant temperatures, and a control unit of a controllable rotary slide valve having a position detector, which can detect a current switching position of the switchable rotary slide valve, wherein the thermal management system is connected to the control unit of the rotary slide valve.

Abstract: To ventilate a heat management system of an internal combustion engine, in which coolants circulate in several coolant circuits, connected inlets of a rotary valve may be opened and closed in a predetermined sequence, in order to ventilate one or more of the coolant circuits in the direction of the compensation tank, by means of at least one ventilation circuit which is in fluid connection with a coolant compensation tank. The rotary valve may be controlled by means of a control unit, wherein a non-connected inlet of the rotary valve is in fluid connection with the coolant compensation tank.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a data storage system includes a tape drive configured to: write a plurality of files to a first partition of a magnetic recording tape; and write an index to a second partition of the magnetic recording tape, the index including information about locations of data of the plurality of files in the first partition of the magnetic recording tape. In another embodiment, a magnetic recording tape includes: a plurality of files to written to a first partition of the magnetic recording tape using a tape drive; and an index written to a second partition of the magnetic recording tape using the tape drive, the index including information about locations of data of the plurality of files in the first partition of the magnetic recording tape.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer program product for writing data to a magnetic recording tape includes a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith. The computer readable program code includes: computer readable program code configured to cause a tape drive to: write a plurality of files to a first partition of a magnetic recording tape; and write an index to a second partition of the magnetic recording tape. The index includes information about locations of data of the plurality of files in the first partition of the magnetic recording tape. A longitudinal buffering band is present between the first and second partitions; and is configured to isolate writing in the first partition from overwriting neighboring tracks in the second partition. The longitudinal buffering band comprises an entirety of at least one full wrap of the magnetic recording tape.

Abstract: A heat management system for an internal combustion engine has an engine cooling circuit, a main cooling circuit that has a main cooler, a heating circuit that has a heating heat exchanger, a coolant pump that moves coolant through the circuits and a rotary slide valve that has at least one switched and at least one non-switched inlet, such that the heating return flow leads into a switchable inlet of the rotary slide valve.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for writing data to a magnetic recording tape includes writing a plurality of files to a first partition of a magnetic recording tape using a tape drive, and writing an index to a second partition of the magnetic recording tape using the tape drive, the index including information about locations of data of the plurality of files in the first partition of the magnetic recording tape.

Abstract: A system according to one embodiment includes a tape cartridge, the tape cartridge comprising: a housing; a magnetic recording tape in the housing; and a non-tape nonvolatile memory coupled to the housing, the nonvolatile memory being for storing therein an index comprising file system information for a plurality of files stored on the magnetic recording tape. A method for storing data on a tape cartridge according to one embodiment includes writing a plurality of files to a magnetic recording tape of a tape cartridge; and writing an index to a non-tape nonvolatile memory of the tape cartridge, the index including information about locations of data of the plurality of files on the magnetic recording tape.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes generating a file list for an aggregation of files based on a file pattern descriptor for each file in the aggregation of files or a file name for each file in the aggregation of files. The method also includes opening a session with a storage system manager and writing data from each file in the file list to a storage tier of a storage system. The method further includes writing metadata and storage location information from each file in the file list to an index file, closing the index file, and closing the session with the storage system manager. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described according to more embodiments.

Abstract: The invention concerns a detector arrangement for detection of radiation, in particular particle radiation or electromagnetic radiation, with a semi-conductor detector with several pixels for detection of the radiation. It is proposed that the individual pixels each have a first subpixel (1) and a second subpixel (2). The semi-conductor detector can be switched between a first collection state, in which the first subpixel (1) is sensitive and the second subpixel (2) is insensitive so that radiation-generated signal charge carriers are substantially collected only in the first subpixel (1), and a second collection state in which the second subpixel (2) is sensitive and the first subpixel (1) is insensitive so that the radiation-generated signal charge carriers are collected substantially only in the second subpixel (2). The invention furthermore concerns a corresponding operating method and detector arrangements based on the same concept with a higher number of subpixels per pixel.