Abstract:
An apparatus and method for extinguishing a fire in a burning building includes a hollow, conically-shaped, hardened metallic device (10) attached to an articulating arm (12) of a boom (14). The device (10) is provided with plural nozzles (26) formed through its outer surface. The device (10) is impelled from the articulating arm (12) to impact and crash through the building adjacent the fire. Fire extinguishing fluids are supplied via the plural nozzles (26) to extinguish the fire.
Abstract:
A method for locating and marking points on a waveform includes: providing electrocardiogram and ballistocardiogram waveform data correlated in time and extending for at least two heart beats, one of the at least two heart beats being an annotated heart beat having cardiac events identified thereon, the cardiac events including a reference event marked on an electrocardiogram waveform, generating a template based on the annotated heart beat, the template including time intervals measured from the reference event to other cardiac events; and locating the reference event on each non-annotated heart beat and applying the template to determine locations of the other cardiac events.
Abstract:
A method for locating and marking points on a waveform includes providing data corresponding to electrocardiogram and ballistocardiogram waveforms correlated in time, searching the data to locate points corresponding to cardiac events, a location of each of the points corresponding to cardiac events being defined by a rule set, identifying and storing the points corresponding to cardiac events and outputting a visual representation including the points corresponding to cardiac events marked on the electrocardiogram and ballistocardiogram waveforms.
Abstract:
An element for the amplification of a light by stimulated emission of radiation comprising: a piece of glass with a tubular structure formed therein to guide light; the tubular structure has a boundary region of average refractive index less than that of a majority of the piece of glass; and a plurality of centres in the piece of glass that amplify the guided light, the amplification being by stimulated emission of radiation when the centres are illuminated by another light. Also contemplated is a method of manufacturing said element that comprises the step of: translating a focal point of an electromagnetic radiation relative to a piece of glass to form a tubular structure to guide light, that has a boundary region of average refractive index less than that of a majority of the piece of glass, determined, at least in part, by the interaction between the electromagnetic radiation and glass.
Abstract:
An apparatus for acquiring and analyzing data relating to a physiological condition of a subject, the apparatus including: a sensor device for coupling to the subject, the sensor device for detecting, converting and transmitting digital signals corresponding to four analog signals, one of the four analog signals being an electrocardiograph signal and three of the four analog signals being ballistocardiograph signals, and a computer including a processor in communication with the sensor device, the computer for receiving the digital signals from the sensor device and analyzing the digital signals, the computer generating and outputting a report relating to the physiological condition of the subject.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an optical fibre that includes an inner core having a concentration of at least one laser active material, the inner core being adapted to operate in a single mode manner; and an outer core disposed about the inner core having a concentration of at least one laser active material. The outer core being adapted to operate in a multimode manner, a cladding disposed about the outer core; and an outer cladding is disposed about the cladding adapted to substantially confine pump light within the cladding.