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Hooks outlast RockHounds in 18 innings
So they played on. And on. And on.
After Thursday night turned into Friday morning, the Hooks finally ended a marathon game and their losing streak with a 7-6 victory in 18 innings at Whataburger Field.
Tim Raines Jr.'s one-out single up the middle brought in Edwin Maysonet with the winning run as the Hooks (7-13) snapped a three-game losing streak and averted a series sweep against the RockHounds.
Raines' hit off Brian Snyder, normally an infielder, ended a five-hour, 26-minute game that was the second-longest in Hooks history behind only the 7-2, 20-inning home loss to Wichita on June 1, 2005, that lasted six hours and nine minutes.
"I'll say this right here --- we never gave up," a drained Hooks manager Dave Clark said. "The kids showed me a lot tonight. They battled their butts off. We could've easily given up when they went ahead (in the 17th). . . . There were many times we could've laid down. That's a good sign. I liked what I saw out there."
Gregorio Petit's two-run single with two outs in the 17th off Hooks reliever Enyelbert Soto gave Midland a 6-4 lead, breaking a 4-4 deadlock that had lasted for seven innings.
However, the Hooks tied the score in the bottom of the inning on Noochie Varner's run-scoring fielder's choice and Ray Sadler's sacrifice fly off RockHounds left fielder Vince Faison, who was pitching his second inning.
In addition to the win, the Hooks saw a welcome sight with the performance of their beleaguered relief corps. After the bullpen allowing 15 earned runs in losses on Tuesday and Wednesday, relievers Ryan Thompson and Jeff Wigdahl combined for 7.2 shutout innings from the ninth through 16th.
"This is huge," Wigdahl said. "We needed this win so bad and also to put up a lot of zeroes like that is big-time for us for building confidence."
Clark said, "We've been waiting to see that (from the bullpen). And everyone we went to did a heck of a job for us tonight."
Even more remarkably, the RockHounds got two shutout innings from Myron Leslie, who entered the game in the second inning to play first base and was then called up to pitch in the 14th. Leslie, who also played left field and third base, had no prior professional pitching experience entering the game.
Not to be outdone, Faison --- also making his pro pitching debut --- then came in and threw a perfect 16th before the Hooks got to him in the 17th.
Hooks third baseman Drew Sutton was the man responsible for all the free baseball. The Hooks were one out away from losing in the bottom of the ninth when Sutton lined an opposite-field homer to the left-field berm to tie the score at 4.
The Hooks had taken a 3-2 lead on Todd Self's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth, but Midland got to reliever Evan Englebrook for two runs in the ninth.
Englebrook, who struck out the side in the eighth, was left in, but saw the lead evaporate after an error by first baseman Self to start the inning. A walk, run-scoring fielder's choice and RBI single from Faison then gave the RockHounds a 4-3 lead.
Hooks starter Ronnie Martinez, who tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout in his previous start on Saturday at Frisco, had another strong start. He went seven innings against Midland, allowing only two runs --- both unearned.
Martinez issued a bases-loaded walk during the first inning that gave Midland a 1-0 lead it held until the fourth inning, when the Hooks rallied to take the lead off Midland starter Ben Fritz.
Raines Jr. led off with a bunt single and one out later, Self drilled a double to deep right to put runners on second and third for Noochie Varner. The cleanup hitter then dumped a 1-1 Fritz offering into center field to bring in Raines and Self.
That lead stood until the top of the sixth. A Leslie grounder took a strange hop and bounded off Self's glove at first base, allowing Jeff Baisley to scamper home from second with the tying run.
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. The Irukandji (Carukua barnesi) inhabits Northern Australian waters. This is a deadly jellyfish, which is only 2.5 centimeters in diameter, which makes it very hard to spot in the water.
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Camarillo, Calif., Oct. 24, 2013 – The Institute for Global Economic Research (IGER) at CSU Channel Islands (CI) and the Port of Los Angeles are pleased to present Trade Connect, a free export workshop highlighting promising export opportunities for California agricultural growers and food producers. The workshop will take place Friday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, in the Martin V. Smith Center for Integrative Decision Making on the CI campus.
The event features a collection of expert speakers discussing the advantages, opportunities and regulations involved in agricultural trade in the Pacific Rim. Speakers include Dr. Sung Won Sohn, leading economist and director of IGER; as well as representatives from the Port of Los Angeles, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Limoneira, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farm Bureau, and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
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Lokomotiva began life under the name ŽŠK Victoria and adopted its current name in 1947. Although seen as a smaller club than other sides from the city, like HAŠK and Građanski, the team competed in the Yugoslav First League for eight consecutive seasons in the late 1940s and early 1950s. During this time, their best league performance was a third place finish in 1952. They suffered relegation in 1957 and would not return to Yugoslavia's top tier again.
Since Croatia's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia, Lokomotiva have spent most of their time outside of the country's top tier. However, the team went on a remarkable run of form and earned promotions in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 to reach the Prva HNL for the first time. Their first season in the division saw the club finish in 8th place, scoring a number of memorable wins, including a victory over Hajduk Split. To date, major honours have been out of the club's reach.
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Type: Labor, For Sale - Private.
This person is responsible for Commercial, Contractor, Landscape Drip and Accessories SBU's sales and market share growth.
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England legend Alan Shearer is convinced Wayne Rooney will carry the burden of FIFA World Cup™ expectancy being heaped on his shoulders.
As a former Three Lions sharp-shooter himself, Shearer knows exactly what pressures Rooney is likely to be under in South Africa this summer as England try to lift the greatest prize in the game for the first time since 1966. Shearer never seemed to have a problem and, having spoken to the prolific Manchester United man, he has no doubt Rooney will cope with ease.
"A hell of a lot is on his shoulders but he can carry the burden. When you have done it for the biggest club in the world for the past 12 months, England will not be a problem," said Shearer. "In fact he is relishing it. The more pressure that is heaped on him, the more he enjoys his football."
Any team that wins a major tournament needs luck, but if all our players are fit and playing well, England have a very good chance.
Once the England captain, Shearer only got one shot at the tournament himself, at France 98, although he was part of the England side that reached the semi-finals of Euro 96. And having gone through that agony, he feels with Rooney to lean on, Fabio Capello's men can do even better.
"Rooney has been awesome. He has had a magnificent season," he said. "He is in the top three in the world without a doubt. After [Cristiano] Ronaldo left, Sir Alex Ferguson asked him to score more goals. He has come up with that. At times he has carried Manchester United but his performances have not dipped. Sometimes as a forward, goals can hide a poor performance. He has scored and played very well."
In his prime, Shearer was regarded as the complete striker - a status Rooney is approaching now. Even the so-called weak link of his game, heading, has improved beyond all recognition - something for which Shearer has particular admiration.
Rooney is only improving
"He has developed his game this season," he said. "In previous years the accusation has been that Wayne is a magnificent team player but has done too much work. Now he is spending more time in the right areas, which is why his goals tally has gone up. And he will improve even more, which is a scary thought for defenders.
"He has played on the biggest stage for Manchester United and is now delivering on a regular basis with England. He is up there with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka without a shadow of a doubt," he continued.
Shearer will never be a World Cup winner, but the next best thing would be watching Rio Ferdinand emulate another former West Ham man by lifting the most prized trophy at Soccer City on July 11. Although Brazil and Spain are the favourites, he does not discount England's chances - even if a few things will have to go their way before they can be crowned kings of the world.
"At this moment there are a lot of questions to be answered," he said. "I worry about the goalkeeping situation because we have three capable ones but I am not sure we have a great one and we don't have many options on the left or the right. But if these doubts are going to be raised, it is better to be doing it in the middle of May rather than the middle of June. Any team that wins a major tournament needs luck, but if all our players are fit and playing well, England have a very good chance."


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The present invention relates to a system for use in motorized vehicles to provide a vehicle back-up alarm system, intended for mounting on a vehicle, that also incorporates an apparatus for detecting and alarming low battery conditions. Preferably incorporated into a main housing are the electronic components that perform power regulation, system control, voltage sensing, timing, alarm tone generation, sound emitting and, optionally, light emitting. The housing serves to securely fix and retain these components and to protect them from moisture and dirt. The circuitry is connected to the vehicle upon which it is installed by preferably three connection terminals situated on the housing. Distinctive tones and/or lamp sequences alert the operator and those by-standers within proximity to the vehicle to different alarm conditions.
1. A vehicle combined back-up and battery low-level alarm comprising:
a back-up alarm circuit;
a voltage sensing and comparing circuit;
a timing circuit; and
a gating circuit;
wherein the gating circuit performs tone generation output in response to inputs from the back-up alarm circuit, voltage sensing and comparing circuit, and the timing circuit;
wherein the voltage sensing and comparing circuit is responsive to two different voltage thresholds, and there is different alarm mode timing for each respective threshold; and,
wherein the back-up alarm circuit has alarm mode precedence over the voltage sensing and comparing circuit.
2. The combined alarm of
3. The combined alarm of
4. The combined alarm of
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to electrically operated vehicle back-up alarms. More specifically, this invention relates to a combined back-up and battery low-level alarm for a vehicle.
2. Description of Related Art
A variety of low battery voltage alarm systems are known in the prior art. For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 5,900,734 to Munson, U.S. Pat. No. 4,943,777 to Nakamura. et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 3,979,697 to Yorksie all disclose battery voltage detection and warning devices.
Separately, there also exist a variety of vehicle back-up safety alarm systems in the prior art. These alarms include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,603,317 to Gailbreath. et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,173,136 to Atkinson, U.S. Pat. No. 2,517,629 to Buys et al., U.S. Pat. No. 2,462,532 to Morris, and U.S. Pat. No. 2,431,117 to Hadley. Of particular interest for relevant back-up alarms are those manufactured and distributed by PRECO Electronics, Inc. under its trademark BAC-A-LARM�.
However, none of the prior art discloses a detection and signaling device having the combination of back-up and low-battery alarm features and the distinct advantages of the present invention.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle back-up alarm system intended for mounting on a vehicle that also incorporates an apparatus for detecting and alarming low battery conditions in the same vehicle. According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, incorporated into a main housing are all the required electronic components that perform power regulation, system control, voltage sensing, timing, alarm tone generation, sound emitters and optional light emitters for a combined back-up and battery low-level alarm. The housing serves to securely fix and retain these components and to protect them from moisture and dirt. Also, the single housing provides for a convenient and effective package for original equipment manufacture (OEM) and retrofit markets. The alarm circuitry is connected to the vehicle upon which it is installed, preferably by three connection terminals situated on the housing. Preferably distinctive tones and tone sequences provided by the tone generation circuitry alert the operator to different types of alarm conditions, either back-up or low battery conditions. An optional signaling lamp and ambient light sensor may also be incorporated to allow for quiet nighttime alarm operation in noise-sensitive areas.
As will be put forth in the following detailed description, accompanying drawings and claims, the present invention provides practical and useful methods and apparatus both for sensing low battery conditions and for alerting operators and by-standers of back-up operating vehicles, which methods and apparatus realize a high benefit of vehicle safety and accident prevention.
The present invention provides at least two modes of safety for vehicles, including industrial trucks, forklifts, and especially bucket lift trucks or man lifts. By the combination of preferred features, those persons within proximity of the vehicle are warned whenever said vehicle is backing-up. Vehicle or bucket lift operators are also warned of low battery conditions, such that they have early knowledge of potential danger, for example, due to a critical loss of power of their lifting and positioning equipment.
As a backup alarm, the preferred embodiment conforms to SAE standard J994 Type C, producing a 1200 Hz tone with a 97 dB sound level, measured at a distance of four feet. The preferred embodiment also is capable of providing a warble sound at a level of 97 dB, to alert operators of a low battery voltage condition.
Self-resonant back-up alarm oscillator circuitry, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,596,311 to Bess, et al is employed in the preferred embodiment to provide superior sound output performance throughout the life of the product. Other similar systems may be employed in alternate embodiments to effect desired alarm sound and or optional light outputs. Preferably, the componentry of the preferred embodiment is fully contained within a single, preferably plastic housing.
In the preferred embodiment, the backup alarm and low voltage alarm may be operated together or independently. If the backup alarm is energized during a low voltage condition, the backup alarm will take priority. Power for battery voltage sensing, internal reference and logic supplies may be sourced in one of two ways: a) Continuous Operation via connection to the battery/alternator (battery side of vehicle key switch), or b) Active Operation via connection to the ignition side of the vehicle key switch.
An important aspect of the preferred embodiment of the invention, regarding its low battery detection circuitry, is the capability of sensing two or more voltage points with different timing algorithms being associated with each voltage point, thereby detecting discharge to a higher degree of accuracy over varying battery loads. For example, in the preferred embodiment, if either a) the battery voltage drops to less than 12.0 volts for five minutes, or b) the battery voltage drops to less than 11.5 volts for one minute, the alarm will be triggered. For either of these instances, once the battery voltage climbs again above 12.0 volts, the alarm will be reset.
In the preferred embodiment, the alarm tone that signals a low battery condition is distinctively different from a standard back-up alarm tone. For example, the low battery alarm tone is preferably a four second warble sound, occurring once each minute. This is in contrast to the preferred back-up alarm tone, namely a 1200 Hz tone repeating at a rate of 80 pulses per minute. After eight minutes total time from first detection of less than a 12.0 volt level, the alarm will be automatically reset and the low voltage function silenced. This feature is implemented in order to prevent the low-battery alarm from running continuously, and entirely draining the battery.
A typical housing for the circuitry is a molded plastic enclosure 24, for example, one constructed of glass filled nylon polymer, as depicted in
With reference now to the accompanying Figures,
A signal that is pre-emptive of any other in the circuit is that of Back-up Signal Input 15, which typically is an input from the reverse switch in the vehicle onto which the invention is installed. When this signal activates, it immediately enables Gating circuit 6 to start Self-Resonant Back-up Alarm circuit 7, which outputs the standard on-off back-up alarm signal sequence for as long as that input signal is active.
The main time base for all timings in this circuit is Clock source 10, and the power supply source for all circuitry is Logic Voltage Regulator 11. Signals from Self-Resonant Back-up Alarm circuit 7 are amplified by Audio Amplifier circuit 12, and are converted to sound energy by Speaker 13.
From the result of the comparisons, and through internal timing conditions, each as controlled according to the steps contained in Program Memory 18, Microcontroller 14 interprets the machine state and performs appropriate audio tone generation output to Audio Amplifier 12 in response. The function of this circuit can be made to perform in much the same, if not identical manner to the circuits of
An extra, optional feature of the embodiment as depicted in
The diagram in
The foregoing description of different embodiments, including a preferred embodiment of the invention, has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. This is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in this art, after viewing this Description and the Drawings. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the following claims and their equivalents.
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The "Googlization" of information has leveled the playing field between sales representatives and prospects. With easy access to information, buyers are initiating purchasing cycles by performing extensive product research on the Internet long before inviting a sales representatives into the process. Increasingly, buyers today know as much, if not more, about the product and the competition's products as the seller knows. Product knowledge, once the manufacturer sales representatives' main advantage in the selling cycle, is now readily available to buyers. This shift in the balance of knowledge leads to more complex questions about the product universe. In response, sales representative need to know more about how the products they are selling can be used in specific circumstances, understand the sales advantages over competitors' products, and be able to describe the resulting benefits.
Sales representatives can no longer retreat to product expertise to trump challenges or issues raised by buyers. Canned presentations and brochures of the past are simply not enough. There is a convergence of demands and expectations: how the salesperson responds to these challenges determines whether or not he closes the sale. So, the bar continues to be raised as to the value a salesperson must bring to the table during the buy-and-sell process. Given this new reality, what tools are available to arm salespeople to better answer customers needs and present them with compelling reasons to buy? 3-D applications fulfill the vision of design and engineering firms. They provide a rich data set for salespeople to obtain marketing materials and digital prototypes that help shrink sales cycles and improve their customer face time.
Real Time: The Difference between Winning and Losing the Sale
Similarly, access to real-time information may be the difference between winning and losing the deal. It is no longer acceptable for salespeople to respond to customers' inquiries with "I'll get back to you." In the time it takes for the salesperson to respond to a customer's question, a competitor with stronger product knowledge, customized proposals, or better pricing will have won the business. Whether it's online, over the phone, or face-to-face, organizations need to respond to customers' inquiries in real time. Information about in-stock parts, price breaks, alternatives to out-of-stocks, etc. should be readily available to the salesperson when interacting with customers. Without easy access to information, salespeople lose credibility—and a potential relationship with the customer.
Putting relevant information in the hands of sales representatives to deliver real-time responses to clients is mission critical. For example, detailed product and support information need to be readily at hand; pricing issues should be resolved on the fly so that cost can be factored out of the equation; and time-consuming approvals from management or engineering are barriers that need to be eliminated. Sales should know how far its price discounts can go without additional approval bottlenecks, and whether design changes or material changes can be made without referring to the engineering team. With the right tools, such as a product streaming and data management application, sales representatives can refer to a repository of product, pricing, and materials information, as well as eliminate extra steps in obtaining approvals. This gives the sales representative the leverage needed to compete on service versus merely on cost. In other words, sales can then focus on helping the customer, and not just making the sale.
The Dark Horse in the Selling Process
Product complexity has emerged as the dark horse in the selling process. As product depth and breadth increases, it is more difficult for sales representatives to be as completely versed about an ever-expanding solution set as they once were. Traditionally, sales representatives would try to have customers buy without knowing the real benefits of certain products or services for the customer. To make matters worse, manufacturers' products now have added complexity, with advanced processes, materials, parts, and pieces that are more difficult to explain. Helping the sales representative communicate complex concepts in a language the client understands is the first step to success. Moreover, showing the client how pieces function together helps win the sale.
Given the greater complexity of product offerings, there are applications now available that provide salespeople with the ability to explain complex manufacturing processes, products, building materials, and other key factors in producing product. Additionally, with a product stream or design and data repository solution, the sales representative knows exactly how the pieces fit together: 3-D digital prototypes can be done to show how pieces interact, and additional functions are displayed. This removes confusion about what products would benefit the customer the most. Sales can then point the customer directly to what product he is missing to meet his needs, whether that product is a part or a service, support or certification. This helps to build a partnership with the customer and to build credibility for the sales representative. Certainly, the more the salesperson knows about the product, the more credibility he has, and the more likely the salesperson becomes the customer's trusted advisor. Thus, with the right tools, salespeople can help customers make business decisions—not merely purchase decisions—that are right for their organizations.
A Photorealistic 3-D Environment
Prototyping needs to move beyond demonstration and should inspire customer confidence. This starts in early project qualification. Traditionally, once the customer's initial questions are answered, a sales representative has to deliver a product prototype. A representative would get an idea of the buyer's goal, and then have a detailed pilot developed, which often included building custom prototypes. But while the customer could see a physical product, this method presented numerous limitations, including not being able to see the product's functionality or how it works with other products. Further, prototyping was a slow, design-intensive, and costly process. And in the end, the result did not necessarily reflect the actual product accurately.
Today, with sophisticated product streaming and 3-D configurators delivering digital prototypes, the representatives can focus much more on understanding what and how the customer wants to buy. They can take the customer's exact specs and requirements, come back (often in real time), and conceptually present a simulated model to the buyer to verify whether the seller is on the right track—and within the customer's budget.
This process is done within a 3-D, photorealistic environment that maximizes past designs and produces realistic images of functional prototypes. The presentation of simulated functional prototypes is pivotal to the sales process, as it instills customer confidence. And this type of prototyping and design work keeps effort, time, and costs in line. So a project's cost (actual versus budget) can be better determined, since there is a direct correlation between the ability to provide an accurate quote with knowing what the end-product will look like and how that end-product will function. The customer can experience the entire product before it is actually manufactured. What's more, proposals to sales conversion rates trend upward when product simulations are done.
Market Conversations, Not Mass Market Messages
Proposals should reflect market conversations, not mass market messages to manufacturers. Sellers need to produce proposals that make customers feel valued. Customers typically want to see a simulation and receive an explanation of exactly what they are buying, not merely a generic representation with all the potential options listed on the side. So, in order to meet client needs, sales representatives should engage all the stakeholders in the process so that when the customized proposal is submitted, it can stand on its own.
As we experience more "committee-based" buying decisions, the importance of the proposal increases: salespeople may never get a chance to interact with all the people who will influence the outcome of a sales opportunity. In lieu of being present during some of the critical discussions that might take place behind the scenes, salespeople should ensure that the materials they provide to prospects clearly spell out what the products do; why these products do it better than other offerings; and what the return on investment (ROI) would be for purchasing the products. In short, salespeople need to do a much more complete and comprehensive job in proposing if they are going to improve their odds of closing the sale.
Cookie-cutter, generic proposals are no longer viable. Instead, customized proposals containing product simulations and 3-D prototypes help ensure accurate, fully functional product models. Digital prototypes will convey what the salesperson cannot in his absence. Visually, 3-D prototypes can answer questions that might be raised; they are the next best thing to having the salesperson attend the behind-the-scenes decision processes.
Manufacturers without the right tools in place to enable salespeople to do their job well are at increased risk of losing sales. The difference between success and failure depends on how clearly the organization understands its customers; how well the sales team conveys features and benefits of the products (through presentations and proposals); and how an organization is able to map that product knowledge to customers' needs. Ultimately, proposals must result in sales. This is achieved through tools that help sales teams identify how to align customers' needs with the right product data; provide accurate, functioning 3-D prototypes; and generate accurate proposals.
Timely and sophisticated tools that maximize design reuse, automate release management, and streamline the change order process are the keys. Such systems, which combine product configurations, industry issues, simulations, and virtual prototypes, are emerging to arm salespeople with material and collateral that are helpful to prepare for and use during face-to-face customer interactions. Ultimately, the right 3-D tools and product data management tools can help achieve these critical sales tasks and help close sales.
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The Allocation of a Scarce Correctional Resource: Deciding Who Is Eligible for an Electronic Monitoring Program
Article first published online: 9 JUL 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00631.x
© 2010 Copyright the Authors. Journal compilation © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Volume 40, Issue 7, pages 1605–1617, July 2010
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Furnham, A., McClelland, A. and Drummond-Baxter, E. (2010), The Allocation of a Scarce Correctional Resource: Deciding Who Is Eligible for an Electronic Monitoring Program. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 40: 1605–1617. doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00631.x
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Motion of an object of interest, such as a cell, has a variable velocity that can be varied on a cell-by-cell basis. Cell velocity is controlled in one example by packing cells into a capillary tube, or any other linear substrate that provides optically equivalent 360 degree viewing access, so that the cells are stationary within the capillary tube, but the capillary tube is translated and rotated mechanically through a variable motion optical tomography reconstruction cylinder. The capillary tube motion may advantageously be controlled in a start-and-stop fashion and translated and rotated at any velocity for any motion interval, under the control of a computer program. As such, there are several configurations of the optical tomography system that take advantage of this controlled motion capability. Additionally, the use of polarization filters and phase plates to reduce light scatter and diffraction background noise is described.
1. A method for variable-motion optical tomography of an object of interest, comprising the steps of:
(a) packing a plurality of objects of interest into a tubular container so that the plurality of objects of interest remain stationary within the tubular container, the tubular container having a central axis;
(b) illuminating the plurality of objects of interest with at least one optical projection beam;
(c) translating the tubular container until at least one object of interest is located within a region of the at least one optical projection beam;
(d) centering the at least one object of interest as necessary;
(e) rotating the tubular container holding the at least one object of interest through a plurality of radial angles that are perpendicular to the central axis;
(f) generating a set of projection images onto at least one detector surface at each radial angle of the plurality of angles, where spaces between the at least one optical projection beam and the at least one object of interest and spaces between the at least one object of interest and the at least one detector surface are filled with a material whose index of refraction is matched with that of the tubular container; and
(g) repeating the steps (b) through (f) until the plurality of objects of interest have been radially scanned.
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4. A method for three dimensional (3D) reconstruction of an object of interest, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) packing a plurality of objects of interest into a tubular container so that the plurality of objects of interest remain stationary within the tube, where an axis of rotation is aligned with a central axis of the tube;
(b) illuminating the plurality of objects of interest with a plurality of optical projection beams;
(c) translating the linear container until at least one object of interest is located within a region of the plurality of optical projection beams;
(d) centering the at least one object of interest as necessary;
(c) generating a set of projection images onto at least one detector surface at a plurality of radial angles that are perpendicular to the axis of rotation, where spaces between the plurality of optical projection beams and the at least one object of interest and spaces between the object and the at least one detector surface are filled with a material whose index of refraction is matched with that of the tabular container;
(f) repeating the steps (b) through (e) until the objects of interest have been radially scanned; and
(g) reconstructing a 3D image from the set of projection images.
5. A variable-motion optical tomography system comprising:
a tubular container for holding objects of interest having a tube wall and a tube axis, wherein the objects of interest are packed in the tube so as to remain stationary relatively to the tubular container;
a plurality of optical light sources arranged to project light round a circumference at the tube wall;
a plurality of opposing detector surfaces arranged on a wider circumference in the same plane as the light sources, to form a reconstruction zone, so that each light source projects a beam through the tubular container onto a detector area to form projection images, such that one of the projection images does not overlap another on any of the plurality of opposing detector surfaces, and a central axis of each beam intersects the central axes of the other beams within the tube, where spaces between the plurality of optical light sources and the objects of interest and spaces between the objects of interest and the plurality of opposing detector surfaces are filled with a material whose index of refraction is matched with that of the tube; and
means, coupled to the tube, for rotating and translating tubular container in a variable motion.
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The present invention relates to optical tomographic (OT) imaging systems in general, and, more particularly, variable-motion optical tomography (VOT) where the motion of a small object, such as a biological cell, for example, is controlled by a mechanical motion system whose motion is not necessarily constant and/or unidirectional, but may be variable and multi-directional.
U.S. application Ser. No. 09/927,151 of Alan C. Nelson, filed Aug. 10, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,522,775 issued Feb. 18, 2003, entitled "APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGING SMALL OBJECTS IN A FLOW STREAM USING OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY," (hereinafter called the FOT design) is incorporated herein by this reference. In the aforesaid Nelson patent application, cell motion is accomplished in a flow stream, wherein cells in suspension move with constant velocity along the single flow axis of a capillary tube. The FOT design does not address the more general case where cell velocity and/or direction of motion are variable.
In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for variable-motion optical tomography (VOT), wherein motion of an object of interest, such as a cell, has a variable velocity relative to the light path that can be varied on a cell-by-cell basis. Cell velocity is controlled in one example by packing cells into a capillary tube, or any other linear substrate that provides optically equivalent 360 degree viewing access, so that the cells are stationary within the capillary tube, while the capillary tube is translated and rotated mechanically through an optical tomography reconstruction cylinder. The capillary tube motion may advantageously be controlled in a start-and-stop fashion and translated and rotated at any velocity for any motion interval, under the control of a computer program.
The invention is described herein with respect to specific examples relating to biological cells, however, it will be understood that these examples are for the purpose of illustrating the principals of the invention, and that the invention is not so limited. In one example, constructing a three-dimensional distribution of point densities and emission intensities within a microscopic volume allows the measurement of density and fluorescence at any location within the microscopic volume and determines the location of structures, molecules or molecular probes of interest. By using tagged molecular probes, the quantity of probes that attach to specific structures in the microscopic object may be measured. For illustrative purposes, an object such as a biological cell may be labeled with at least one tagged molecular probe, and the measured amount and location of this probe may yield important information about the disease state of the cell, including, but not limited to, various cancers such as lung, colon, prostate, breast, cervical and ovarian cancers, or infectious agents.
Referring now to
It will be recognized that the curved surface of the capillary tube will act as a cylindrical lens and that this focusing effect may not be desirable in a projection system. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the bending of photons by the tube can be eliminated if the spaces between the point source and the tube and between the tube and the detector surfaces are filled with a material 54 whose index of refraction matches that of the capillary tube and that the tube can be optically coupled (with oil or a gel, for example) to the space filling material.
Consider the present example of cells packed into a capillary tube. The cells may preferably be packed single file so that they do not overlap. The density of packing whole cells of about 100 microns in diameter into a capillary tube with diameter less than 100 microns can be roughly 100 cells per centimeter of tube length. For bare nuclei of about 20 microns in diameter, the packing can be roughly 500 nuclei per centimeter of tube length where the tube diameter is proportional to the object size, about 20 microns in this case. Thus, within several centimeters of capillary tube length, a few thousand non-overlapping bare nuclei can be packed. By translating the tube along its central axis 4, motion in the z-direction can be achieved. Moving the tube in the x,y-directions allows objects within the tube to be centered, as necessary, in the reconstruction cylinder of the optical tomography system. By rotating the tube around its central axis 4, a multiplicity of radial projection views can be produced. Moving the tube in the z-direction with constant velocity and no rotation simulates the special case of flow optical tomography.
One advantage of moving a tube filled with cells that are otherwise stationary inside the tube is that objects of interest can be stopped, then rotated, at speeds that permit nearly optimal exposure for optical tomography on a cell-by-cell basis. That is, the signal to noise ratio of the projection images can be improved to produce better images than may be usually produced at constant speeds and direction typical of flow systems. Objects that are not of interest can be moved out of the imaging system swiftly, so as to gain overall speed in analyzing cells of interest in a sample consisting of a multitude of cells. Additionally, the ability to stop on an object of interest, then rotate as needed for multiple projections, nearly eliminates motion artifacts. Still further, the motion system can be guided at submicron movements and can advantageously be applied in a manner that allows sampling of the cell at a resolution finer than that afforded by the pixel size of the detector. More particularly, the Nyquist sampling factor of 2 could be managed by the motion system moving in increments that fill half a pixel width, for example. Similarly, the motion system can compensate for the imperfect fill factor of the detector.
Referring now to
The computer 7 is coupled to transmit data, control signals and timing signals to the point sources 10 b, sensing elements 12 and motors. The computer may comprise a known computer or plurality of computers and array processors adequate for image acquisition and image reconstruction processing.
The reconstruction cylinder in this new configuration, can be designed more optimally as compared to the FOT design. In particular, because the object of interest can be rotated, a reconstruction cylinder may advantageously be designed with a single point source and detector pair that creates and captures the projection image (sometimes known as a shadowgram) at each rotation angle.
In the example embodiment shown in
In this design, a semicircle of equally spaced point sources have opposing detector arrays positioned around an opposite semicircle, and all elements of the imaging system are positioned on the same central plane generally perpendicular to the tube axis. However, the point source/detector combinations need not lie on the same central plane, and point sources may be spaced at unequal intervals and advantageously be interspersed between detector arrays.
As also shown in
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In the preceding example, 3D image reconstruction is accomplished using 2D projection images from cone beam geometry. It is also possible to use fan beam geometry whereby the 3D image is generated by stacking contiguous planar images reconstructed from linear (1D) projections using fan beam reconstruction algorithms. With fan beam geometry, the plurality of optical point sources 10 b that are collimated to emit fan-beams, in conjunction with opposing detectors 12 mounted around a circumference of the tube can sample multiple projection angles through the entire cell 1 as it is moved past the sources. A cell is thus optically sectioned with projections through the cell that can be reconstructed to form a 2D slice in the x-y plane. By stacking or mathematically combining sequential slices, a 3D picture of the cell will emerge. The 3D picture of the cell can yield quantitative measures of sub-cellular structures and the location and amount of tagged molecular probes that provide diagnostic information.
Light Source.
Each source may have the same general characteristics, preferably:
There are several options that can be employed to create optical point sources, such as:
The geometry is such that, the closer the point source to the object of interest (the cell), the higher the magnification due to the wider geometric angle that is subtended by an object closer to the source. Magnification in a simple projection system is approximately M=(A+B)/A, where A is the distance between the point source and the object (cell) and B is the distance between the object and the detector. Conversely, if the required resolution is known in advance of the system design, then the geometry can be optimized for that particular resolution. For background, those skilled in the art are directed to Blass, M., editor-in-chief, Handbook of Optics: Fiber Optics and Nonlinear Optics, 2nd ed., Vol. IV, Mcgraw-Hill, 2001.
Referring now to
Image Reconstruction.
The most common and easily implemented reconstruction algorithms, known as filtered backprojection methods, are derived from a similar paradigm in computerized x-ray tomography (CT) using cone-beam and fan-beam geometry. (See the following references, for example, Kak, A. C. and Slaney, M., Principles of Computerized Tomographic Imaging, IEEE Press, New York, 1988, and Herman, G, Image Reconstruction from Projections: The Fundamentals of Computerized Tomography, Academic Press, New York, 1980.) These methods are based on theorems for Radon transforms with modifications that reflect the particular geometry of the source/detector configuration and the ray paths in the irradiating beam. However, in the case of clinical x-ray CT, the human subject is usually held motionless while the x-ray source and detector arrays may move along an arc or helix around the patient to collect data from multiple projection angles. Then the human subject may be repositioned along the z-axis and another set of data is collected, etc. Alternatively, in the more modern clinical helical CT, the patient may be continuously translated in the z-direction while the source-detector assembly rotates continuously to provide helical projection data, which is then interpolated to provide projections orthogonal to the patient z-axis.
In flow optical tomography (FOT) and variable-motion optical tomography (VOT), the object (a cell) is moved relative to the stationary sources and detector arrays wherein the plurality of source/detector systems acquire data in synchrony with specific gated time points along the cell velocity vector in a fashion that generates multiple projection angle data within a given slice or volume. For slice-by-slice scanning using a fan beam, the reconstruction algorithm will compute a 2D image of a plane perpendicular to the axis of motion, and the serial stacking of multiple slices will generate the 3D picture of the object where contrast is a function of the variations in the x-ray attenuation coefficient or optical absorption coefficient as a measure of density within the object for CT or flow optical tomography, respectively. For volumetric, cone-beam scanning the reconstruction algorithm computes a 3D image of a volume within the cell or other object directly from planar transmission or emission optical projections, where the contrast is a function of the optical density and/or tagged probe density distribution within the imaged object.
It may be desirable for either the transmission data to produce the cell density reconstruction or for the emission data (from internal sources, if any) to reconstruct the labeled probe distribution, or both, to employ image reconstruction algorithms other than filtered backprojection. The general class known as iterative reconstruction algorithms is more efficacious in some instances, especially for emission tomography or, when it is possible, as in the instance of the current invention where the axial symmetry and tricompartmental nature of the object are known, to incorporate a priori information into the reconstruction algorithm to improve the quality of the reconstruction (See, for example, Gilbert, P., "Iterative Methods for the Three-dimensional Reconstruction of an Object from Projections," Journal of Theoretical Biology 36:105–17, 1972, and other references noted hereinabove).
Referring now to
The invention has been described herein in considerable detail in order to comply with the Patent Statutes and to provide those skilled in the art with the information needed to apply the novel principles of the present invention, and to construct and use such exemplary and specialized components as are required. However, it is to be understood that the invention may be carried out by specifically different equipment, and devices and reconstruction algorithms, and that various modifications, both as to the equipment details and operating procedures, may be accomplished without departing from the true spirit and scope of the present invention.
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- Letter from Mr. Jones to Robert Salter, dated 1 June 1939. The letter informs Robert that landing permits for his parents, Marcus and Gisela Salter, have been approved and are enclosed. It also informs Robert of the approval of his own permanent admission to Australia and landing permit. Robert migrated to Australia from Austria, fleeing Vienna just before the German annexation of Austria in 1938.
Robert had applied for residency in Australia 5 months before leaving Vienna but could not wait for approval as he was in danger of being arrested. On his arrival in Australia he found that his application for residency had been rejected. With the help of William Maloney, a federal Member of Parliament who befriended him, Robert was finally able to obtain permits for himself, as well as for his parents, his fiancee Ida and his friend who had accompanied him on the journey.
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|Text, printed: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/Department of the Interior/CANBERRA A.C.T./1st June, 1939/Dear Sir/With reference to your letters of/the 5th and 9th May, I forward herewith Landing/Permit No. 32058 issued in favour of your parents,/Marcus and Gisela Salter./Approval has now been given for/your permanent admission, and Landing Permit No. 32600/has been issued in your favour./The Permit is being retained in/the Department, and the Customs Authorities suitably/advised of your permanent admission.
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The Harris Theater for Music and Dance, in partnership with Millennium Park and the City of Chicago, presents the opening night simulcast of the Chicago Dancing Festival on Wednesday, August 20, at 7:30PM. In its eight-year history, the Chicago Dancing Festival has always been free and open to the public. With the addition of this simulcast, thousands of additional Chicagoans will have the ability to enjoy the opening night performance that is traditionally staged at Harris Theater.
The Harris Theater will broadcast the entire opening night performance onto an LED screen in the Pritzker Pavilion. Titled Classics and Creations, the program features works by The Julliard School, Martha Graham Dance Company, Stars of American Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in the world premiere of the Chicago Dancing Festival -- commissioned work Counterpoint, choreographed by Kyle Abraham.
The success of the Harris Theater's first simulcast presentation of Giselle by the Paris Opéra Ballet in 2012 -- a performance that drew more than 11,000 people to the Pritzker Pavilion -- has given rise to what will now be an annual tradition for the Theater. Promising two simulcast performances each season, this new simulcast series began this year with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's Summer Series performance on Friday, June 6.
Harris Theater for Music and Dance - The Harris Theater's mission is to partner with an array of Chicago's emerging and midsize performing arts organizations to help them build infrastructure and achieve artistic growth and long-term organizational sustainability. Opened on November 8, 2003, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance was the first multi-use performing arts venue to be built in the Chicago downtown area since 1929. Today the Theater continues to host the most diverse offerings of any venue in Chicago, featuring the city's world-renowned music and dance institutions and the Harris Theater Presents series of acclaimed national and international artists and ensembles.
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