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A method of wireless communication of a first station, comprising: discovering a second station capable of providing a service of interest to the first station, the second station being one of a plurality of stations (604, 610) participating in a neighborhood awareness networking, NAN, data link network (130, 140, 302, 304, 306) that provides the service of interest and supports communication over a NAN data link channel without beaconing, wherein the discovering occurs through communication over a NAN channel supported by a plurality of neighborhood stations forming a NAN network having a beaconing Operation that provides synchronization, and wherein the synchronization provided via the NAN channel supports repeating transmission windows in the NAN data link channel during which the first station is expected to be awake for at least a portion of a transmission window; and communicating with the second station over the NAN data link channel. discovering a second station capable of providing a service of interest to the first station, the second station being one of a plurality of stations (604, 610) participating in a neighborhood awareness networking, NAN, data link network (130, 140, 302, 304, 306) that provides the service of interest and supports communication over a NAN data link channel without beaconing, wherein the discovering occurs through communication over a NAN channel supported by a plurality of neighborhood stations forming a NAN network having a beaconing Operation that provides synchronization, and wherein the synchronization provided via the NAN channel supports repeating transmission windows in the NAN data link channel during which the first station is expected to be awake for at least a portion of a transmission window; and communicating with the second station over the NAN data link channel.
A method for predicting post-operative recurrence of Crohn's disease in a subject with CD, the method comprising: (a) determining the presence of a first risk factor by detecting an elevated level of an anti-flagellin antibody in a sample from the subject relative to a control sample, wherein the anti-flagellin antibody is selected from the group consisting of an anti-CBirl antibody, anti-FlaX antibody, anti-Fla2 antibody, and combinations thereof; (b) determining the presence of a second risk factor by detecting the presence of pANCA in the sample; (c) determining the presence of a third risk factor by determining whether the subject is an active smoker; and (d) predicting a risk of post-operative recurrence of CD in the subject based upon the presence of the first, second, and third risk factors, wherein the presence of one of the risk factors is predictive of an increased risk of post-operative recurrence of CD, wherein the presence of two of the risk factors is predictive of a greater risk of post-operative recurrence of CD relative to the presence of one of the risk factors, and wherein the presence of three of the risk factors is predictive of greater risk of post-operative recurrence of CD relative to the presence of two of the risk factors. (a) determining the presence of a first risk factor by detecting an elevated level of an anti-flagellin antibody in a sample from the subject relative to a control sample, wherein the anti-flagellin antibody is selected from the group consisting of an anti-CBirl antibody, anti-FlaX antibody, anti-Fla2 antibody, and combinations thereof; (b) determining the presence of a second risk factor by detecting the presence of pANCA in the sample; (c) determining the presence of a third risk factor by determining whether the subject is an active smoker; and (d) predicting a risk of post-operative recurrence of CD in the subject based upon the presence of the first, second, and third risk factors,
A method of sensing a chemical sample, the method comprising: providing a pair of mirrors (11, 12) opposed along an optical axis, at least one of the mirrors (11, 12) being concave, the mirrors (11, 12) being shaped to provide an optical cavity with stable resonance in at least one mode and having a cavity length of at most 50μm; further providing an actuator system arranged to move the mirrors (11, 12) relative to each other along the length of the optical cavity for tuning the wavelength of the at least one mode of said cavity; introducing a chemical sample inside the optical cavity; illuminating the cavity with EM radiation capable of interacting with the chemical sample; and detecting EM radiation emitted from the optical cavity, characterised in that said at least one of the mirrors (11, 12) that is concave has a radius of curvature of at most 50μm. providing a pair of mirrors (11, 12) opposed along an optical axis, at least one of the mirrors (11, 12) being concave, the mirrors (11, 12) being shaped to provide an optical cavity with stable resonance in at least one mode and having a cavity length of at most 50μm; further providing an actuator system arranged to move the mirrors (11, 12) relative to each other along the length of the optical cavity for tuning the wavelength of the at least one mode of said cavity; introducing a chemical sample inside the optical cavity; illuminating the cavity with EM radiation capable of interacting with the chemical sample; and detecting EM radiation emitted from the optical cavity, characterised in that said at least one of the mirrors (11, 12) that is concave has a radius of curvature of at most 50μm.
A wear part or tool comprising: a body containing an iron-group metal or alloy, a wear-resistant layer metallurgically bonded to a surface of the body through an intermediate layer, characterised in that: - the wear-resistant layer comprises 40 to 80 wt. % grains of metal carbide selected from the group consisting of WC, TiC, VC, ZrC, NbC, Mo 2 C, HfC and TaC and grains of (Cr,Me) x C y and a metal based phase comprising of a solid solution of 0.5 to 20 wt. % Cr, 0.2 to 15 wt. % Si, and 0.2 to 20 wt. % carbon, where Me is Fe, Co and/or Ni; and - the intermediate layer has a thickness of 0.05 to 1 mm and comprises Si in amount of 0.1 to 0.7 of that in the wear-resistant layer, chromium in amount of 0.1 to 0.6 of that in the wear-resistant layer and the metal of the metal carbide in amount of 0.2 to 0.6 of that in the wear-resistant layer. a body containing an iron-group metal or alloy, a wear-resistant layer metallurgically bonded to a surface of the body through an intermediate layer, - the wear-resistant layer comprises 40 to 80 wt. % grains of metal carbide selected from the group consisting of WC, TiC, VC, ZrC, NbC, Mo 2 C, HfC and TaC and grains of (Cr,Me) x C y and a metal based phase comprising of a solid solution of 0.5 to 20 wt. % Cr, 0.2 to 15 wt. % Si, and 0.2 to 20 wt. % carbon, where Me is Fe, Co and/or Ni; and - the intermediate layer has a thickness of 0.05 to 1 mm and comprises Si in amount of 0.1 to 0.7 of that in the wear-resistant layer, chromium in amount of 0.1 to 0.6 of that in the wear-resistant layer and the metal of the metal carbide in amount of 0.2 to 0.6 of that in the wear-resistant layer.
A press brake comprising: a stationary press bar extending in the longitudinal direction of the press brake; a first side part which, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the press brake, is connected with a first end section of the stationary press bar; a second side part which, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the press brake, is connected with a second end section of the stationary press bar located opposite the first end section; a cross-member which is connected with the first and second side part and which extends between them; an adjustable press bar which is moveably connected with the cross-member by means of at least one actuator; characterised in that the cross-member is flexibly connected with the first side part by means of a first joint, and is flexibly connected with the second side part by means of a second joint. a stationary press bar extending in the longitudinal direction of the press brake; a first side part which, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the press brake, is connected with a first end section of the stationary press bar; a second side part which, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the press brake, is connected with a second end section of the stationary press bar located opposite the first end section; a cross-member which is connected with the first and second side part and which extends between them; an adjustable press bar which is moveably connected with the cross-member by means of at least one actuator; characterised in that the cross-member is flexibly connected with the first side part by means of a first joint, and is flexibly connected with the second side part by means of a second joint.
A biomaterial having enhanced rubber properties through natural cross-linking of collagen and hyaluronic acid, wherein a rubber-type biomaterial is prepared from collagen and hyaluronic acid at a ratio of 2:1 to 7:1 through natural cross-linking; and wherein a collagen solution is formed under an acidic condition and a hyaluronic acid solution is formed under a neutral condition.
A C-arm x-ray imaging apparatus for processing a 2D projection image (110a-c) taken of a tubular structure comprising a first tube and a second tube, the second tube branching off from the first tube at an opening in a sidewall of the first tube, the image taken whilst a contrast agent carrying fluid is residing in the tubular structure, the imaging apparatus comprising: - an input unit; - a processing unit; and - an output unit; the input unit configured to select, among a plurality of projection images taken along different projection axes, an initial projection image taken along a projection axis, such that the first tube and the second tube, when viewed along the projection axis, overlap to so form an overlap region in the initial projection image, the processing unit comprising a segmenter configured to segment the overlap region in the initial projection image, the processing unit being configured to establish, based on the segmentation of the initial projection image, an estimate for the position in the projection image of the sidewall opening, wherein the processing unit further comprises an intensity detector configured to detect, inside or at a boundary of the overlap region, a pixel grey value intensity drop, thereby establishing the position where the drop occurs as the estimate for the position of the first tube's sidewall opening, the output unit configured to display a marker for the estimated sidewall opening position thereby providing a visual representation for the position in the initial projection image of the sidewall opening. - an input unit; - a processing unit; and - an output unit;
An input circuitry for receiving electrode signals, said input circuitry comprising: a plurality of channels for providing a multiplexed electrode signal input, wherein each channel comprises a multiplexing switch for selecting one channel at a time to provide electrode signal input, and wherein each channel comprises an input transistor configured to be connected to an electrode (102; 402; 502) associated with the channel, wherein the input transistor is configured to receive an electrode signal at a gate of the input transistor; characterised in that the input circuitry further comprises: a reference input transistor, which is configured to be connected to a reference voltage at a gate of the reference input transistor; wherein an electrode signal received at a selected channel together with the reference voltage received at the reference input transistor form input signals to an instrumentation amplifier of the input circuitry; wherein the input circuitry is configured such that the input transistor of the selected channel forms part of a first flipped voltage follower of the instrumentation amplifier and the reference input transistor forms part of a second flipped voltage follower of the instrumentation amplifier. a plurality of channels for providing a multiplexed electrode signal input, wherein each channel comprises a multiplexing switch for selecting one channel at a time to provide electrode signal input, and wherein each channel comprises an input transistor configured to be connected to an electrode (102; 402; 502) associated with the channel, wherein the input transistor is configured to receive an electrode signal at a gate of the input transistor; characterised in that the input circuitry further comprises: a reference input transistor, which is configured to be connected to a reference voltage at a gate of the reference input transistor; wherein an electrode signal received at a selected channel together with the reference voltage received at the reference input transistor form input signals to an instrumentation amplifier of the input circuitry; wherein the input circuitry is configured such that the input transistor of the selected channel forms part of a first flipped voltage follower of the instrumentation amplifier and the reference input transistor forms part of a second flipped voltage follower of the instrumentation amplifier. a reference input transistor, which is configured to be connected to a reference voltage at a gate of the reference input transistor; wherein an electrode signal received at a selected channel together with the reference voltage received at the reference input transistor form input signals to an instrumentation amplifier of the input circuitry; wherein the input circuitry is configured such that the input transistor of the selected channel forms part of a first flipped voltage follower of the instrumentation amplifier and the reference input transistor forms part of a second flipped voltage follower of the instrumentation amplifier.
A dewatering screen for manufacturing paper having a watermark, the dewatering screen comprising a carrier mold having a mold surface on which paper is accumulated, as well as a perforated plastic watermark insert arranged in a sub-region of the carrier mold, characterized in that - the watermark to be produced at paper manufacture includes, as a motif component, at least one gray gradient line that has a width of 1.0 mm or less and that comprises a continuous gray gradient along its length or width, and - the plastic watermark insert for producing the gray gradient line(s) includes at least one line-shaped motif element that has a width of 1.0 mm or less and that comprises along its length or width, a continuous rising region in which the spacing to the mold surface rises continuously from a first spacing value to a second, greater spacing value. - the watermark to be produced at paper manufacture includes, as a motif component, at least one gray gradient line that has a width of 1.0 mm or less and that comprises a continuous gray gradient along its length or width, and - the plastic watermark insert for producing the gray gradient line(s) includes at least one line-shaped motif element that has a width of 1.0 mm or less and that comprises along its length or width, a continuous rising region in which the spacing to the mold surface rises continuously from a first spacing value to a second, greater spacing value.
A packing element for an annular blowout preventer, the packing element comprising: an annular elastomeric member; a plurality of rigid inserts mounted to the elastomeric member; wherein the rigid inserts include a recess extending along an insert axis and an extendable tip assembly comprising a movable member at least partly disposed within the recess and extending along the insert axis; and an actuating system or a biasing force configured to extend the movable member along the insert axis; and wherein the movable member is configured to limit deformation of the elastomeric member. an annular elastomeric member; a plurality of rigid inserts mounted to the elastomeric member; wherein the rigid inserts include a recess extending along an insert axis and an extendable tip assembly comprising a movable member at least partly disposed within the recess and extending along the insert axis; and an actuating system or a biasing force configured to extend the movable member along the insert axis; and wherein the movable member is configured to limit deformation of the elastomeric member.
A saw blade, comprising: a base body, and unset teeth being symmetrically formed with respect to a longitudinal center plane through the base body, the teeth forming at least one repeated group of teeth, wherein the group of teeth includes at least two teeth (3 1, 3 2) having cutting edges of which at least sections are rounded, the rounded cutting edges (10 1) of one tooth (3 1) being formed by at least one first radius (18 1) and the rounded cutting edge (10 2) of the other tooth (3 2) being formed by at least one second radius (18 2), the teeth (3 1, 3 2) are arranged in a height gradation, and the teeth (3 1, 3 2) are arranged in a width gradation such that the tooth (3 1) having the greatest height at the same time has the smallest width, characterised in that the second radius (18 2) of the lower tooth (3 2) is greater than the first radius (18 1) of the higher tooth (3 1). a base body, and unset teeth being symmetrically formed with respect to a longitudinal center plane through the base body, the teeth forming at least one repeated group of teeth, wherein the group of teeth includes at least two teeth (3 1, 3 2) having cutting edges of which at least sections are rounded, the rounded cutting edges (10 1) of one tooth (3 1) being formed by at least one first radius (18 1) and the rounded cutting edge (10 2) of the other tooth (3 2) being formed by at least one second radius (18 2), the teeth (3 1, 3 2) are arranged in a height gradation, and the teeth (3 1, 3 2) are arranged in a width gradation such that the tooth (3 1) having the greatest height at the same time has the smallest width, characterised in that the group of teeth includes at least two teeth (3 1, 3 2) having cutting edges of which at least sections are rounded, the rounded cutting edges (10 1) of one tooth (3 1) being formed by at least one first radius (18 1) and the rounded cutting edge (10 2) of the other tooth (3 2) being formed by at least one second radius (18 2), the teeth (3 1, 3 2) are arranged in a height gradation, and the teeth (3 1, 3 2) are arranged in a width gradation such that the tooth (3 1) having the greatest height at the same time has the smallest width, characterised in that the second radius (18 2) of the lower tooth (3 2) is greater than the first radius (18 1) of the higher tooth (3 1).
An arrangement for determining the spatial distribution of magnetic particles in an examination area, comprising a) magnetic field means (13a, 13b, 25, 30, 31) for generating a magnetic field with a spatial course of the magnetic field strength such that there is in the examination area a first part-region with a low magnetic field strength and a second part-region with a higher magnetic field strength, b) change means (14, 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b) for changing the spatial position of the two part-regions in the examination area, so that the magnetization of the particles changes locally, c) detection means for detecting signals which depend on the magnetization in the examination area that is affected by the change in spatial position, d) evaluation means for evaluating the signals in order to obtain information about the spatial distribution of the magnetic particles in the examination area, characterised in that the arrangment further comprises: e) an invasive medical instrument, and in that: only one of the magnetic field means, the change means, and the detection means are arranged on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a) or, only the magnetic field means and the detection means are arranged on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a) or, only the change means and the detection means are arranged on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a) or, only the magnetic field means and the change means are arranged on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a) or, the magnetic field means or the change means or the detection means or a combination of these means are arranged partially on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a). a) magnetic field means (13a, 13b, 25, 30, 31) for generating a magnetic field with a spatial course of the magnetic field strength such that there is in the examination area a first part-region with a low magnetic field strength and a second part-region with a higher magnetic field strength, b) change means (14, 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b) for changing the spatial position of the two part-regions in the examination area, so that the magnetization of the particles changes locally, c) detection means for detecting signals which depend on the magnetization in the examination area that is affected by the change in spatial position, d) evaluation means for evaluating the signals in order to obtain information about the spatial distribution of the magnetic particles in the examination area, e) an invasive medical instrument, only one of the magnetic field means, the change means, and the detection means are arranged on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a) or, only the magnetic field means and the detection means are arranged on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a) or, only the change means and the detection means are arranged on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a) or, only the magnetic field means and the change means are arranged on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a) or, the magnetic field means or the change means or the detection means or a combination of these means are arranged partially on the invasive medical instrument (8, 8a).
An apparatus for generating energy by gasification, comprising an updraft gasifier provided with a main body that is internally hollow so as to define a reaction chamber into which are fed a flow of combustible material, which falls downwardly, and a flow of a first oxidizer medium, which flows upwardly against the current, in order to generate synthesis gas that flows out from at least one outlet that is arranged upward, and with a substantially boxlike supporting body that is arranged outside said main body, and with means for the combustion of the synthesis gas mixed with a flow of a second oxidizer medium, which are associated via connection with said at least one outlet, wherein said gasifier comprises separation means interposed between said supporting body and said main body so as to define a first chamber for introducing the first oxidizer medium, connected to said reaction chamber, and a second chamber for introducing the second oxidizer medium, proximate to said at least one outlet, the first and second chambers (9, 10) being mutually isolated and respective first and second adjustable means (11, 12) for supplying the first and second oxidizer medium (C1, C2) being provided.
An actuator system comprising a motor and an actuator positioning member configured to be driven by the motor from a start position to an actuated position, and a harmonic drive assembly between the motor and the actuator positioning member arranged to transfer torque from the motor to the actuator positioning member at a gear ratio of greater than 1:1, the system further comprising means (31, 32, 33, 34, 36) for disconnecting the harmonic drive assembly in response to failure of the motor and/or torque transfer such as to allow the positioning member to return to the start position; and characterised in that the means for disconnecting comprises an epicyclic planetary gear assembly (32, 36) connected to an outer ring of the harmonic drive assembly, and a ratchet mechanism (31, 33, 34) to which an outer ring of the epicyclic planetary gear assembly is connected