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A method for the cryopreservation of an organic cell as applied during In-Vitro Fertilisation procedures, said method including the steps of: providing an organic cell for cryopreservation; holding the cell in a cell holder; securing the cell holder containing the cell at a treatment station (30, 40), wherein said cell holder is secured in a cell holder frame and said frame is secured to said treatment station (30, 40), said frame including an engagement formation for engaging said cell holder thereby securing the cell holder to the frame, said treatment station (30, 40) including docking formations configured for docking with corresponding docking formations on the frame to secure said frame to said treatment station (30, 40) in a predetermined orientation; applying a first treatment solution to the cell; cooling said cell holder and cell to a predetermined cryopreservation temperature; and maintaining the cell at or below a storage temperature, wherein said cell is cooled at a cooling rate sufficient to promote vitrification of the cell and surrounding treatment solution, and wherein said step of applying a treatment solution includes retaining said cell in said cell holder and allowing said solution to flow over said cell. providing an organic cell for cryopreservation; holding the cell in a cell holder; securing the cell holder containing the cell at a treatment station (30, 40), wherein said cell holder is secured in a cell holder frame and said frame is secured to said treatment station (30, 40), said frame including an engagement formation for engaging said cell holder thereby securing the cell holder to the frame, said treatment station (30, 40) including docking formations configured for docking with corresponding docking formations on the frame to secure said frame to said treatment station (30, 40) in a predetermined orientation; applying a first treatment solution to the cell; cooling said cell holder and cell to a predetermined cryopreservation temperature; and maintaining the cell at or below a storage temperature, wherein said cell is cooled at a cooling rate sufficient to promote vitrification of the cell and surrounding treatment solution, and wherein said step of applying a treatment solution includes retaining said cell in said cell holder and allowing said solution to flow over said cell.
A gas turbine engine (20; 100) comprising: a primary flowpath fluidly connecting a compressor section (24; 110), a combustor section (26; 110), and a turbine section (28; 130); and a heat exchanger including a first inlet connected to a high pressure compressor bleed, a first outlet connected to a high pressure turbine inlet, wherein the heat exchanger further includes a second inlet fluidly connected to a supercritical CO2 work recovery cycle and a second outlet connected to the sCO2 work recovery cycle and the sCO2 work recovery cycle is a recuperated Brayton cycle, wherein the sCO2 work recovery cycle comprises a turbine having a working fluid turbine inlet connected to the second outlet of the heat exchanger and a spent working fluid turbine outlet connected to a working fluid compressor inlet of a working fluid compressor, the working fluid compressor further including a working fluid compressor outlet connected to the second inlet of the heat exchanger, wherein a fluid pressure at the working fluid compressor inlet is at least a supercritical pressure of a working fluid in the working fluid work recovery cycle during standard operations, characterised in that during standard operations, the fluid pressure and temperature at the working fluid compressor inlet is at or above a peak of a vapor dome of the working fluid in the sCO2 work recovery cycle, allowing sufficient margin such for fluid property and operational fluctuations such that the compressor inlet fluid is not located within the vapor dome. a primary flowpath fluidly connecting a compressor section (24; 110), a combustor section (26; 110), and a turbine section (28; 130); and a heat exchanger including a first inlet connected to a high pressure compressor bleed, a first outlet connected to a high pressure turbine inlet, wherein the heat exchanger further includes a second inlet fluidly connected to a supercritical CO2 work recovery cycle and a second outlet connected to the sCO2 work recovery cycle and the sCO2 work recovery cycle is a recuperated Brayton cycle, wherein the sCO2 work recovery cycle comprises a turbine having a working fluid turbine inlet connected to the second outlet of the heat exchanger and a spent working fluid turbine outlet connected to a working fluid compressor inlet of a working fluid compressor, the working fluid compressor further including a working fluid compressor outlet connected to the second inlet of the heat exchanger, wherein a fluid pressure at the working fluid compressor inlet is at least a supercritical pressure of a working fluid in the working fluid work recovery cycle during standard operations, characterised in that during standard operations, the fluid pressure and temperature at the working fluid compressor inlet is at or above a peak of a vapor dome of the working fluid in the sCO2 work recovery cycle, allowing sufficient margin such for fluid property and operational fluctuations such that the compressor inlet fluid is not located within the vapor dome.
An interventional medical device system operable while within a body vessel, comprising: an elongated introducer having a lumen, said introducer being adapted for administration within a body vessel; a pusher component positioned within said lumen of the elongated introducer, said pusher component including a generally hollow tubular portion and a slotted section having at least one slot; and an arcuate radiopaque marker having an outer surface; characterised in that said radiopaque marker overlays at least a portion of said slotted section so that said outer surface of the radiopaque marker as thus assembled onto the pusher component is substantially flush with an outer surface of the tubular portion immediately proximal of the radiopaque marker, immediately distal of the radiopaque marker, or both immediately proximal and immediately distal of the radiopaque marker. an elongated introducer having a lumen, said introducer being adapted for administration within a body vessel; a pusher component positioned within said lumen of the elongated introducer, said pusher component including a generally hollow tubular portion and a slotted section having at least one slot; and an arcuate radiopaque marker having an outer surface; characterised in that said radiopaque marker overlays at least a portion of said slotted section so that said outer surface of the radiopaque marker as thus assembled onto the pusher component is substantially flush with an outer surface of the tubular portion immediately proximal of the radiopaque marker, immediately distal of the radiopaque marker, or both immediately proximal and immediately distal of the radiopaque marker.
Anticorrosion layer system having a base layer, an intermediate layer, a covering layer and a sealing layer, wherein - the base layer contains polyurethane, zinc and vinylphosphonic acid or silane, - the intermediate layer is formed on the base layer and contains polyurethane and zinc, - the covering layer is formed on the intermediate layer and contains polyurethane and micaceous iron oxide and - the sealing layer is formed on the covering layer and contains polyurethane. - the base layer contains polyurethane, zinc and vinylphosphonic acid or silane, - the intermediate layer is formed on the base layer and contains polyurethane and zinc, - the covering layer is formed on the intermediate layer and contains polyurethane and micaceous iron oxide and - the sealing layer is formed on the covering layer and contains polyurethane.
A method, comprising: receiving, by a processor, a multiplexed data stream from a server over a single transmission control protocol connection that uses a SPDY protocol, wherein the multiplexed data stream contains data packets associated with a plurality of different data streams addressed to a client; generating, by the processor, a plurality of sub-contexts, wherein each one of the plurality of sub-contexts is associated with a different one of the plurality of different data streams; demultiplexing, by the processor, the data packets from the multiplexed data stream into a respective one of the plurality of sub-contexts; and examining, by the processor, the plurality of different data streams in the respective one of the plurality of sub-contexts to detect a malware; receiving, by the processor, a new request for a new data stream that has a priority level that is higher than a priority level of the plurality of different data streams; determining, by the processor, that a memory storing the plurality of sub-contexts is full; and changing, by the processor, the priority level of the new data stream to be equal to the priority level of the plurality of different streams. receiving, by a processor, a multiplexed data stream from a server over a single transmission control protocol connection that uses a SPDY protocol, wherein the multiplexed data stream contains data packets associated with a plurality of different data streams addressed to a client; generating, by the processor, a plurality of sub-contexts, wherein each one of the plurality of sub-contexts is associated with a different one of the plurality of different data streams; demultiplexing, by the processor, the data packets from the multiplexed data stream into a respective one of the plurality of sub-contexts; and examining, by the processor, the plurality of different data streams in the respective one of the plurality of sub-contexts to detect a malware; receiving, by the processor, a new request for a new data stream that has a priority level that is higher than a priority level of the plurality of different data streams; determining, by the processor, that a memory storing the plurality of sub-contexts is full; and changing, by the processor, the priority level of the new data stream to be equal to the priority level of the plurality of different streams.
Cosmetic or dermatological composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable support: a) at least one oily phase and b) at least one merocyanine compound of formula defined hereinafter in which: R is a C 1 -C 22 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 22 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 22 alkynyl group, a C 3 -C 22 cycloalkyl group or a C 3 -C 22 cycloalkenyl group, the said groups possibly being substituted with one or more O, and c) at least one organic UVB-screening agent chosen from: i) a liquid lipophilic organic UVB-screening agent ii) a hydrophilic organic UVB-screening agent iii) a triazine UVB-screening agent and iv) mixtures thereof; and d) at least one organic UVA-screening agent other than the said merocyanine compound, e) at least one aqueous phase when the said UVB-screening agent is liquid and lipophilic, the said composition contains less than 2% by weight of cyclohexasiloxane relative to the total weight of the composition, excluding the following O/W emulsion in which the amounts of the ingredients are expressed as percentage of weight relative to the total weight of the composition: Ingredients %wt Caprylyl glycol 0.5 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride and Sodium Acrylates Copolymer (Luvigel EM -BASF) 3 Triethanolamine 0.2 Ethylhexyl salicylate 5 Drometrizole trisiloxane 2 Inulin Lauryl Carbamate (Inutec SP1 - ORAFTI) 0.3 Cyclohexasiloxane 2 Glycerin 5 Propylene glycol 10 C 12 -C 15 -Alkyl Benzoate (Finsolv TN - INNOSPEC ACTIVE CHEMICAL) 7 Octocrylene 7 Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane 3 ethyl -cyano{3-[(3-methoxypropyl)amino]cyclohex-2-en-1-ylidene}ethanoate 3 Terephtalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic acid 0.5 Preservative 0.8 Disodium EDTA 0.1 Water qs100 a) at least one oily phase and b) at least one merocyanine compound of formula defined hereinafter in which: R is a C 1 -C 22 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 22 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 22 alkynyl group, a C 3 -C 22 cycloalkyl group or a C 3 -C 22 cycloalkenyl group, the said groups possibly being substituted with one or more O, and c) at least one organic UVB-screening agent chosen from: i) a liquid lipophilic organic UVB-screening agent ii) a hydrophilic organic UVB-screening agent iii) a triazine UVB-screening agent and iv) mixtures thereof; and i) a liquid lipophilic organic UVB-screening agent ii) a hydrophilic organic UVB-screening agent iii) a triazine UVB-screening agent and iv) mixtures thereof; and d) at least one organic UVA-screening agent other than the said merocyanine compound, e) at least one aqueous phase
A method of producing a supercontinuum light source comprising a pump light source and a microstructured optical fiber, the light source being adapted to provide an output spanning over at least one octave with at least 10 μW/nm, the microstructured optical fiber comprising a core and a cladding comprising a core material and a cladding material, respectively, wherein at least a part of the core comprises silica, said method being characterised by comprising loading said core material, and optionally said cladding material, with hydrogen and/or deuterium, and, after the hydrogen and/or deuterium loading, subjecting said fiber to an annealing at a temperature T anneal of more than 80 °C.
An in vitro method of identifying ovarian cancer in an individual or the risk of developing ovarian cancer in an individual, comprising the steps of: a) comparing the expression level of TFAP2A from the individual with the expression level of TFAP2A from a control, and b) comparing the expression level of CA125 and/or E2F5 from the individual with the expression level of CA125 and/or E2F5 from a control, preferably comparing the expression level of CA125 and E2F5 from the individual with the expression level of CA125 and E2F5 from a control; wherein an increase of the expression level of TFAP2A and CA125 and/or E2F5 detected by the comparison steps a) and b) serves as indicator that the individual has ovarian cancer or has a risk of developing ovarian cancer. a) comparing the expression level of TFAP2A from the individual with the expression level of TFAP2A from a control, and b) comparing the expression level of CA125 and/or E2F5 from the individual with the expression level of CA125 and/or E2F5 from a control, preferably comparing the expression level of CA125 and E2F5 from the individual with the expression level of CA125 and E2F5 from a control;
A tape comprising: a substrate having an adhesive layer applied thereto, the substrate and the adhesive, together, providing at least one masking edge; and an edge coating applied to the at least one masking edge, the edge coating including a flocculating agent; wherein the flocculating agent is an ionic polymer; and wherein the edge coating further includes a cure additive selected from the group consisting of an acidic acrylate oligomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, hexamethoxy methyl melamine, n-methylol acrylamide, and polyester acrylate oligomer. a substrate having an adhesive layer applied thereto, the substrate and the adhesive, together, providing at least one masking edge; and an edge coating applied to the at least one masking edge, the edge coating including a flocculating agent; wherein the flocculating agent is an ionic polymer; and wherein the edge coating further includes a cure additive selected from the group consisting of an acidic acrylate oligomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, hexamethoxy methyl melamine, n-methylol acrylamide, and polyester acrylate oligomer.
An optical communication link (200, 500) comprising: a first node (201, 501) comprising an optical channel interface (211, 511A) for providing an optical signal onto an optical channel (203, 503) comprising an optical fiber towards a second node (202, 502), the optical signal comprising a plurality of optical wavelength signals; a Raman pump (214, 512A) for providing Raman pump power into the optical fiber to thereby perform Raman amplification of the optical signal in the optical fiber; a second node (202, 502) comprising a signal quality determination mechanism (221, 523) for determining a quality measurement parameter of at least one of the plurality of optical wavelength signals transmitted by the first node (201, 501) to the second node (202, 502); a communication interface to transmit information associated with the quality measurement from the second node (202, 502) to the first node (201, 501); and a controller (213, 514) within the first node (201, 501) for controlling at least one parameter of the Raman pump (214, 512A) in response to the transmitted information associated with the quality measurement; wherein the quality measurement is a bit error rate; characterized in that the Raman pump (214, 512A) comprises multiple optical pump sources having multiple wavelengths; wherein the controller (213, 514) is configured to dither through various relative powers of the multiple optical pump sources in order to improve the measured signal quality parameter. a first node (201, 501) comprising an optical channel interface (211, 511A) for providing an optical signal onto an optical channel (203, 503) comprising an optical fiber towards a second node (202, 502), the optical signal comprising a plurality of optical wavelength signals; a Raman pump (214, 512A) for providing Raman pump power into the optical fiber to thereby perform Raman amplification of the optical signal in the optical fiber; a second node (202, 502) comprising a signal quality determination mechanism (221, 523) for determining a quality measurement parameter of at least one of the plurality of optical wavelength signals transmitted by the first node (201, 501) to the second node (202, 502); a communication interface to transmit information associated with the quality measurement from the second node (202, 502) to the first node (201, 501); and a controller (213, 514) within the first node (201, 501) for controlling at least one parameter of the Raman pump (214, 512A) in response to the transmitted information associated with the quality measurement; wherein the quality measurement is a bit error rate; characterized in that the Raman pump (214, 512A) comprises multiple optical pump sources having multiple wavelengths; wherein the controller (213, 514) is configured to dither through various relative powers of the multiple optical pump sources in order to improve the measured signal quality parameter.
A textured film (201; 202; 300; 301), comprising: a strain-hardened polymeric film having a first major surface (215; 205, 215); a first polymer layer (220; 220, 220') disposed on the first major surface (215; 205, 215); and a plurality of separated regions (240, 250, 260; 240', 250', 260'; 340, 350, 360; 340', 350', 360') disposed on the first polymer layer (220; 220, 220'), each of the separated regions (240, 250, 260; 240', 250', 260'; 340, 350, 360; 340', 350', 360') having a portion of a fractured layer adhered to a respective portion of the first polymer layer (220; 220, 220'), wherein a portion of a first thickness (272, 274, 276; 272', 274', 276'; 372, 374, 376) of the first polymer layer (220; 220, 220') adhered to each of the separated regions (240, 250, 260; 240', 250', 260'; 340, 350, 360; 340', 350', 360') is greater than a second thickness (273, 275; 273', 275'; 373, 385) of the first polymer layer (220; 220, 220') between at least one adjacent separated region (240, 250, 260; 240', 250', 260'; 340, 350, 360; 340', 350', 360'). a strain-hardened polymeric film having a first major surface (215; 205, 215); a first polymer layer (220; 220, 220') disposed on the first major surface (215; 205, 215); and a plurality of separated regions (240, 250, 260; 240', 250', 260'; 340, 350, 360; 340', 350', 360') disposed on the first polymer layer (220; 220, 220'), each of the separated regions (240, 250, 260; 240', 250', 260'; 340, 350, 360; 340', 350', 360') having a portion of a fractured layer adhered to a respective portion of the first polymer layer (220; 220, 220'), wherein a portion of a first thickness (272, 274, 276; 272', 274', 276'; 372, 374, 376) of the first polymer layer (220; 220, 220') adhered to each of the separated regions (240, 250, 260; 240', 250', 260'; 340, 350, 360; 340', 350', 360') is greater than a second thickness (273, 275; 273', 275'; 373, 385) of the first polymer layer (220; 220, 220') between at least one adjacent separated region (240, 250, 260; 240', 250', 260'; 340, 350, 360; 340', 350', 360').
A linear drive comprising a transmission housing, an electric motor which is accommodated with the transmission housing and drives a shaft with a worm which in turn meshes with a worm gear which can be non-rotatably connected by way of a clutch to a spindle holder to which there is non-rotatably connected a spindle on which runs a spindle nut which is adjustable in a guide tube longitudinally displaceably between a retracted rear end position and an extended front end position and is connected to a lift tube, wherein the clutch is biased by a spring and wherein the clutch is displaceable by means of a clutch actuation between a coupled position in which it non-rotatably connects the worm gear to the spindle holder and an uncoupled position in which it releases the spindle holder, wherein the clutch actuation includes a slide element which bears against the clutch and which is arranged non-rotatably but axially displaceably in relation to the clutch, CHARACTERISED IN THAT a rotary element which is axially fixed but rotatable about an axis of rotation engages a slide element at an outside facing away from the clutch, that run-on bevels (22a, 24a) of a complementary configuration are provided between the slide element and the rotary element, and that there is provided a pulling means with which the rotary element is actuable.
Gas valve device for a gas appliance, in particular for a gas baking oven, wherein the gas appliance includes at least one temperature-controlled first gas burner, wherein - the gas valve device includes a gas valve housing with regulating valve and adjusting valve, - the gas valve device includes a thermostat drive for the regulating valve for variable adjustment of a regulated gas flow corresponding to a predetermined temperature for an environment of the first gas burner, - the thermostat drive includes a rotating shaft with a manual handle for regulation and/or for temperature presetting, - the adjusting valve includes an adjusting valve body and an adjusting valve seat, - the regulating valve includes a regulating valve body and a regulating valve seat, wherein the regulating valve body is connected to the thermostat drive for adjustment, characterized in that adjusting valve body and adjusting valve seat have a conical design, wherein - the adjusting valve body is connected to the rotating shaft of the manual handle in an anti-twist manner, - the regulating valve is disposed centrally within the adjusting valve body and has a regulating valve seat formed in the adjusting valve body and a movable regulating valve body. - the gas valve device includes a gas valve housing with regulating valve and adjusting valve, - the gas valve device includes a thermostat drive for the regulating valve for variable adjustment of a regulated gas flow corresponding to a predetermined temperature for an environment of the first gas burner, - the thermostat drive includes a rotating shaft with a manual handle for regulation and/or for temperature presetting, - the adjusting valve includes an adjusting valve body and an adjusting valve seat, - the regulating valve includes a regulating valve body and a regulating valve seat, wherein the regulating valve body is connected to the thermostat drive for adjustment, characterized in that adjusting valve body and adjusting valve seat have a conical design, wherein - the adjusting valve body is connected to the rotating shaft of the manual handle in an anti-twist manner, - the regulating valve is disposed centrally within the adjusting valve body and has a regulating valve seat formed in the adjusting valve body and a movable regulating valve body.