Abstract:
An ironing board assembly (1), comprising an ironing board (2), including: a main board portion (10), and at least one auxiliary board portion (20) that is movably connected to said main board portion (10) such that it is movable between an operating position, and a collapsed position; a flexible ironing board cover (40) that is attachable to the ironing board (2) so as to cover ironing sides (14, 24) of both the main board portion (10) and the auxiliary board portion (20), and to provide an ironing surface (42) for a user to iron on; and tensioning means (50) configured to pull the fiexible cover (40) taut over said covered ironing sides (14, 24), such that the provided ironing surface (42) extends seamlessly across any joint or gap (8) between the main board portion (10) and the auxiliary board portion (20).
Abstract:
A system (100) for displaying a multi-dimensional image and an annotation located therein, the system comprising receiving means (110) for receiving: the multi- dimensional image, the annotation, and representation data associated with the annotation, the representation data being indicative of a preferred representation of the multi-dimensional image and the annotation located therein; display means (130) for displaying an initial representation (300) of the multi-dimensional image and the annotation located therein; input means (120) for enabling a user to provide a visualization request when the initial representation shows at least a first part (310) of the annotation; and the display means (130) being arranged for, after receiving the visualization request, displaying the preferred representation (400) of the multi-dimensional image and the annotation located therein in accordance with the representation data, the preferred representation showing at least a second part (410) of the annotation, the second part being different from the first part.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a system (SYS) for visualizing uncertainty of a contour within a contour uncertainty band in a 2-dimensional (2-D) image, the system comprising: a transfer unit (U30) for applying an uncertainty transfer function, which assigns a renderable property to each location of a plurality of locations within the contour uncertainty band, based on the value of the uncertainty at said location; and a mixing unit (U40) for computing a final image for displaying the 2-D image and the renderable property assigned to each location of the plurality of locations within the contour uncertainty band. The renderable property, e.g., a color, describes the uncertainty of the contour at each location of the plurality of locations within the contour uncertainty band. At each location of the plurality of locations within the contour uncertainty band, the uncertainty may be, for example, the probability that the location is (or, in an alternative embodiment, is not) on the contour. Since the final image comprises, at each location of the plurality of locations within the contour uncertainty band, both the 2-D image value and the renderable property, which can be displayed concurrently or in an alternating manner, the system of the invention is capable of showing the uncertainty of the contour without hiding image details.
Abstract:
A radiation guide system is described for guiding radiation. The radiation guide system(10) comprises a plurality of distinct radiation guide segments (13). These are arranged for receiving radiation and for coupling out at least part of the radiation through a surface of the radiation guide segments. The radiation guide segments (13) are connected to each other so as to be moveable with respect to each other and so as to construct a single radiation guide system.
Abstract:
A treatment delivery system includes one or more medical therapy delivery devices (34) which deliver medical treatment or therapy to a patient, and one or more medical devices (10) which monitor results of the delivered medical therapy or treatment, clinical information, laboratory information, and health record information. The medical treatment delivery device has a proprietary communications protocol. A medical therapy delivery controller (18) semantically communicates among the medical device(s) and one or more medical treatment delivery devices. The controller has a user input (32) by which a user inputs therapy objectives in other than the proprietary communications protocol and a control processor (26) which generates treatment delivery device control commands, receives treatment or therapy results from a medical device (10), and adaptively adjusts the control commands based on the received treatment results. The control processor accesses a clinical decision support system (41), determines a physiological state of the patient from the received treatment results, and adjusts one of the therapy objectives and the control commands in accordance with input from the clinical decision support system.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for identifying multi-modal associations between biomedical markers which allows for the determination of network nodes and/or high ranking network members or combinations thereof, indicative of having a diagnostic, prognostic or predictive value for a medical condition, in particular ovarian cancer. The present invention further relates to a biomedical marker or group of biomedical markers associated with a high likelihood of responsiveness of a subject to a cancer therapy, preferably a platinum based cancer therapy, wherein said biomedical marker or group of biomedical markers comprises at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 8, 19, 20 or all markers selected from PKMYT1, SKIL, RAB8A, HIRIP3, CTNNB1, NGFR, ZCCHC11, LSP1, CD200, PAX8, CYBRD1, HOXC11, TCEAL1, FZD10,FZD1, BBS4, IRS2, TLX3, TSPAN2, TXN, and CFLAR. Furthermore, an assay for detecting, diagnosing, graduating, monitoring or prognosticating a medical condition, or for detecting, 1 diagnosing, monitoring or prognosticating the responsiveness of a subject to a therapy against said medical condition, in particular ovarian cancer, is provided, as well as a corresponding method for classifying a subject comprising and a medical decision support system.
Abstract:
The invention provides a light-emitting arrangement (100, 200, 300), comprising: a light source (101, 201, 301) adapted to emit light of a first wavelength; a wavelength converting member (106, 206, 306) comprising a wavelength converting material adapted to receive light of said first wavelength and to convert at least part of the received light to light of a second wavelength; a sealing structure (103) at least partially surrounding said wavelength converting member to form a sealed cavity (105, 205, 305) containing at least said wavelength converting member, said cavity containing a controlled atmosphere; and a getter material (108, 208, 308) arranged within said sealed cavity,wherein said getter material is adapted to operate in the presence of water and/or produces water as a reaction product. Such getter materials have high capacity for removal of oxygen from the atmosphere within the sealed cavity,such that a low oxygen concentration can be maintained within the cavity. Hence, the lifetime of the wavelength converting material may be prolonged.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a gas-tight electroluminescent device (100) with an electroluminescent part (104) and a sealing part (102). The electroluminescent part comprises an electroluminescent layer (114), a first electrode layer (112), and a second electrode layer (116). The sealing part comprises a substrate (106), a cover plate (110) for gas-tight sealing the electroluminescent device, and at least one receiver winding (105; 206; 208; 406) for receiving electromagnetic radiation.
Abstract:
An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) shipping container 10 includes a cryogenic refrigeration system 14 for cryogenically cooling superconducting magnet(s) 12A, 12B during transit. The cryogenic refrigeration system 14 monitors the temperature and/or pressure of the superconducting magnet(s) and circulates a refrigerant to the superconducting magnet(s) to maintain cryogenic temperatures in superconducting coils. A power supply 16, provided by a transportation vehicle, connects to the cryogenic refrigeration system via a power inlet 20 which is accessible from the exterior of the shipping container. The superconducting magnet(s) are suspended within the shipping container which is then loaded onto the transportation vehicle. The external power supply is connected to the cryogenic refrigeration system such that refrigerant is circulated to a cold head 22A, 22B of each superconducting magnet. Maintaining cryogenic temperatures during transit minimizes losses to any liquid cryogen or gaseous cryogen installed in the superconducting prior to transit.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a steamer head for a garment steamer comprising a main body (2) with a front end (8), a steam outlet (11) and an air inlet (25) formed in the front end (8). A suction force is applied to draw air through the air inlet (25) so that a fabric of a garment disposed proximate the front end (8) is drawn against the front end (8) by the suction force. Further, steam is applied to the fabric of a garment through the steam outlet (11). The front end (8) of the main body (2) comprises first and second surfaces (10, 2). The steam outlet (11) is formed in the first surface (10) and the air inlet (25) is formed in the second surface (12), so that the fabric is drawn against the second surface (12) and steam is applied to the fabric at the first surface (10). The first and second surfaces (10, 12) together forma convex surface.. The present invention also relates to a garment steamer comprising a 10 steamer head and a method of removing creases from a garment using a garment steamer.