mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A polypeptide comprising a peptide of interest, wherein a first chorionic gonadotropin carboxy terminal peptide is attached to the amino terminus of said peptide of interest, and a second and third chorionic gonadotropin carboxy terminal peptide are attached to the carboxy terminus of said peptide of interest, wherein the chorionic gonadotropin carboxy terminal peptide is from the beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin and comprises the amino acid sequence SSSSKAPPPS, and wherein said peptide of interest is an interferon.
A peptide compound for use in the treatment or prevention of diseases and conditions involving pathological or traumatic reduction or defects of cartilage in a mammal body by promoting cartilage formation, the peptide comprising at least 20 and no more than 50 amino acid residues, wherein the peptide sequence has the formula of DL XXXXX ND XX PF XXXX Q X F (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein X is any amino acid and the peptide is further characterized by a biological activity which enhances hard tissue growth, and wherein the amino acid may be in the D- or L- conformation.
A particle capture device 140 for capturing micron and/or sub-micron sized particles in an instrument, comprising: an aperture 160 through which a focused particle beam including micron and/or sub-micron particles enters the particle capture device; and a collection enclosure 170 coupled to the aperture 160 and into which the focused particle beam is received, the collection enclosure 170 having a plurality of internal surfaces 250-270 upon which the particles collide multiple times until the particles are vaporized or come to rest for subsequent vaporization, the plurality of internal surfaces 250-270 including a first substantially smooth internal surface 250 arranged in an initial trajectory of the focused particle beam to receive an initial collision of particles, the first substantially smooth internal surface orientated at a first acute angle with respect to the initial trajectory, the first acute angle with respect to the initial trajectory sufficient to provide that the initial collision reduces momentum of the particles but preserves a direction of a forward velocity vector component of the particles, and characterized in a second internal surface 260 surrounding the first substantially smooth internal surface 250, the second internal surface 260 oriented at a second acute angle with respect to the first substantially smooth internal surface 250, the second internal surface 260 to receive a next collision of particles reflected from the first substantially smooth internal surface 250 further into the collection enclosure from the aperture 160. an aperture 160 through which a focused particle beam including micron and/or sub-micron particles enters the particle capture device; and a collection enclosure 170 coupled to the aperture 160 and into which the focused particle beam is received, the collection enclosure 170 having a plurality of internal surfaces 250-270 upon which the particles collide multiple times until the particles are vaporized or come to rest for subsequent vaporization, the plurality of internal surfaces 250-270 including a first substantially smooth internal surface 250 arranged in an initial trajectory of the focused particle beam to receive an initial collision of particles, the first substantially smooth internal surface orientated at a first acute angle with respect to the initial trajectory, the first acute angle with respect to the initial trajectory sufficient to provide that the initial collision reduces momentum of the particles but preserves a direction of a forward velocity vector component of the particles, and characterized in a second internal surface 260 surrounding the first substantially smooth internal surface 250, the second internal surface 260 oriented at a second acute angle with respect to the first substantially smooth internal surface 250, the second internal surface 260 to receive a next collision of particles reflected from the first substantially smooth internal surface 250 further into the collection enclosure from the aperture 160.
A rubber composition comprising a rubber component containing diene rubber, a filler, at least one of compounds represented by the following formulas and, and a plurality of fatty acid metal salts each having a different type of metal, wherein in the formula, A is an aryl group that may have a polar group, and when A has two or more polar groups, the polar groups may be the same or different; and R 1 and R 2 are each at least one substituent independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an acyl group, an amido group, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group and an aryl group, and the substituent may contain at least one of O, S and N atoms, and in the formula, B is an aryl group; X is at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and an amino group; R 3 and R 4 are at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group and an aromatic group; and n is an integer of 0 or 1 or more. a rubber component containing diene rubber, a filler, at least one of compounds represented by the following formulas and, and a plurality of fatty acid metal salts each having a different type of metal, wherein in the formula, A is an aryl group that may have a polar group, and when A has two or more polar groups, the polar groups may be the same or different; and R 1 and R 2 are each at least one substituent independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an acyl group, an amido group, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group and an aryl group, and the substituent may contain at least one of O, S and N atoms, and in the formula, B is an aryl group; X is at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and an amino group; R 3 and R 4 are at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group and an aromatic group; and n is an integer of 0 or 1 or more.
An insertable filter unit for a smoking article filter, the insertable filter unit comprising a retaining means to retain the insertable filter unit in a recess in the smoking article filter, the insertable filter unit having a thin insertable part arranged to be inserted into the recess and a thicker non-insertable part, and wherein the insertable filter unit comprises a smoke modifying substance comprising a flavourant comprising tobacco, and filtration material.
A method of forming liquid hydrocarbons, the method comprising mixing a levulinic acid salt-containing feedstock with a formic acid salt; exposing the mixture to a high temperature condition between 425°C and 600°C, to form hydrocarbon vapor; and condensing said hydrocarbon vapor to form liquid hydrocarbons; wherein both said formic acid salt and said levulinic acid salt-containing feedstock decompose at said high temperature condition, wherein one or more of the mixing, exposing, and condensing steps is carried out at a pressure between about vacuum and about 10 bar, and wherein the liquid hydrocarbons exhibit a heating value of > 40MJ/kg, from carbohydrate-containing feedstocks which include cellulosic biomass, wood, wood waste, algal biomass, food waste, sludges and municipal solid waste. mixing a levulinic acid salt-containing feedstock with a formic acid salt; exposing the mixture to a high temperature condition between 425°C and 600°C, to form hydrocarbon vapor; and condensing said hydrocarbon vapor to form liquid hydrocarbons; wherein both said formic acid salt and said levulinic acid salt-containing feedstock decompose at said high temperature condition, wherein one or more of the mixing, exposing, and condensing steps is carried out at a pressure between about vacuum and about 10 bar, and wherein the liquid hydrocarbons exhibit a heating value of > 40MJ/kg, from carbohydrate-containing feedstocks which include cellulosic biomass, wood, wood waste, algal biomass, food waste, sludges and municipal solid waste.
A composite pigment comprising at least one small particle with a mean particle size of more than 100 nm and less than 1 μm, preferably less than 600 nm, and more preferably less than 400 nm, wherein the surface of the small particle is at least in part covered with at least one layer comprising at least one inorganic solid UV filter particle.
A reduced-pressure, wound-closure system for providing a closing force to a surface wound on a patient, the reduced-pressure, wound-closure system characterised by: a plurality of attachment members (302, 304, 306, 308) for releasably attaching to the patient's epidermis proximate an edge of the surface wound; a circumferential wall coupled to the plurality of attachment members (302, 304, 306, 308), the circumferential wall for disposing proximate the surface wound; a sealed contracting member coupled to at least a portion of the circumferential wall and operable to contract under reduced pressure; a reduced-pressure source fluidly coupled to the sealed contracting member and operable to deliver a reduced pressure to the sealed contracting member; and wherein a closing force is developed when the reduced pressure is supplied by the reduced-pressure source to the sealed contracting member.
A prism module, suitable for being arranged on an edge area of a display area and a frame area of a display, in order to achieve a borderless display effect, wherein the display area has a plurality of corners, and the prism module comprises: a first prism, comprising a plurality of first corner portions, each of the first corner portions being correspondingly arranged in one of the corners of the display area and having a first free-form curved surface (112S1); and a second prism, conformally disposed beside the first prism, the second prism comprising a plurality of second corner portions, each of the second corner portions having a second free-form curved surface (122S2) facing one of the first curved surfaces (112S1), wherein the first prism further comprises a plurality of first side portions, and the second prism further comprises a plurality of second side portions, wherein each of the first side portions further comprises a first side buffer portion and a first side main body portion, and the first side buffer portion is located between the first side main body portion and one of the first corner portions, wherein the first side main body portion has a first side edge, the first side buffer portion has a first inclined side edge inclining relative to the first side edge, each of the second side portions further comprises a second side buffer portion and a second side main body portion, the second side main body portion has a second side edge, and the second side buffer portion has a second inclined side edge inclining relative to the second side edge, and wherein a gap is between the first free-form curved surface (112S1) and the second free-form curved surface (122S2). a first prism, comprising a plurality of first corner portions, each of the first corner portions being correspondingly arranged in one of the corners of the display area and having a first free-form curved surface (112S1); and a second prism, conformally disposed beside the first prism, the second prism comprising a plurality of second corner portions, each of the second corner portions having a second free-form curved surface (122S2) facing one of the first curved surfaces (112S1), wherein the first prism further comprises a plurality of first side portions, and the second prism further comprises a plurality of second side portions, wherein each of the first side portions further comprises a first side buffer portion and a first side main body portion, and the first side buffer portion is located between the first side main body portion and one of the first corner portions, wherein the first side main body portion has a first side edge, the first side buffer portion has a first inclined side edge inclining relative to the first side edge, each of the second side portions further comprises a second side buffer portion and a second side main body portion, the second side main body portion has a second side edge, and the second side buffer portion has a second inclined side edge inclining relative to the second side edge, and wherein a gap is between the first free-form curved surface (112S1) and the second free-form curved surface (122S2).
A lone worker system for performing a safety check, the lone worker system comprising: a mobile device comprising: a memory storing a safety check application thereon; a sensor; and a processor, coupled to the memory, executing the safety check application; and wherein the processor is configured to initiate the safety check application with respect to a service call, wherein the safety check application is configured to execute a use-case safety monitoring of the mobile device to implement the safety check, characterized in that the use-case safety monitoring is configured to detect an emergency situation with respect to each of a connectivity of the mobile device to a server (130, 131) as a connectivity mode, an activity of the mobile device as an activity mode, and a motion of the mobile device as a motion mode, in that the connectivity mode is configured to indicate an emergency when the mobile device is disconnected, in that the activity mode is configured to indicate an emergency because of an idle mobile device, in that the motion mode is configured to indicate an emergency because swift movement of the mobile device detected by the sensor is between 2.75 meters per second and 9.8 meters per second; in that the safety check application is configured to activate an emergency mode that escalates the service call in response to the detection of the emergency situation by the use-case safety monitoring; and in that the safety check application is configured to execute an emergency alert at a conclusion of a count by an emergency timer of the safety check application under the emergency mode. a memory storing a safety check application thereon; a sensor; and a processor, coupled to the memory, executing the safety check application; and wherein the processor is configured to initiate the safety check application with respect to a service call, wherein the safety check application is configured to execute a use-case safety monitoring of the mobile device to implement the safety check, characterized in that the use-case safety monitoring is configured to detect an emergency situation with respect to each of a connectivity of the mobile device to a server (130, 131) as a connectivity mode, an activity of the mobile device as an activity mode, and a motion of the mobile device as a motion mode, in that the connectivity mode is configured to indicate an emergency when the mobile device is disconnected, in that the activity mode is configured to indicate an emergency because of an idle mobile device, in that the motion mode is configured to indicate an emergency because swift movement of the mobile device detected by the sensor is between 2.75 meters per second and 9.8 meters per second; in that the safety check application is configured to activate an emergency mode that escalates the service call in response to the detection of the emergency situation by the use-case safety monitoring; and in that the safety check application is configured to execute an emergency alert at a conclusion of a count by an emergency timer of the safety check application under the emergency mode.
An orthodontic archwire bracket, comprising a first body provided with a base configured to be fixed to a tooth and a second body provided with a main slot configured to receive an archwire, wherein said first and second bodies (10, 20) are connected to one another by a ball joint coupling, and the second body is made of a material with shape memory which maintains an original shape at a first temperature equivalent to body temperature and acquires a deformable state at a second temperature below body temperature, and the first and second bodies (10, 20) are sized such that said ball joint coupling is locked by friction between the first and second bodies (10, 20) when both are heated to said first temperature, characterised in that said second body comprises a central hollow portion and said main slot comprises two main slot portions (21a, 21b) mutually aligned on opposite sides of said central hollow portion, and the second body further comprises retaining members extending into each of said main slot portions (21a, 21b) next to an inlet, whereby said second body further comprises transverse slots connected with the main slot and extending therefrom to define arms at the ends of which there are retaining members, said transverse slots facilitating the deformation of the second body when the latter is in said deformable state.
Mould for the forming of articles, semi-finished articles or the like, comprising a first die and a second die associable in such a way as to define a final form of an article, a semi-finished article or the like, said second die being movable between a first disengagement position, wherein it is spaced away from the first die, and a work position, wherein it is in contact with said first die, in which at least one of said first die and said second die comprises at least a sensor device for detecting said work position of the second die, characterized in that it comprises at least one of: - at least a data transmission unit operatively connectable to an external peripheral unit, and able to transmit the detected data to said peripheral unit; - at least a communication unit operatively connected to receiver means, and in that it comprises a base structure associated with at least one of said first die and said second die and having at least a movable element interposed between said base structure and said first or second die (2, 3) and movable between a first limit position, wherein said movable element is detached from said first or second die (2, 3) and a second limit position, wherein said movable element is in contact with said first or second die (2, 3). - at least a data transmission unit operatively connectable to an external peripheral unit, and able to transmit the detected data to said peripheral unit; - at least a communication unit operatively connected to receiver means, and in that it comprises a base structure associated with at least one of said first die and said second die and having at least a movable element interposed between said base structure and said first or second die (2, 3) and movable between a first limit position, wherein said movable element is detached from said first or second die (2, 3) and a second limit position, wherein said movable element is in contact with said first or second die (2, 3).
A method for the management of permanent presence states, the method comprising the following steps in a content server: storing different permanent state documents and a configuration document, the permanent state documents having different names, the configuration document defining for each permanent state documents the name of the permanent state document, an URL of the permanent state document, and a period of validity of the permanent state document, and the configuration document being stored in correspondence with an identifier (IdP) of a presentity, receiving a fetch request for the configuration document from a presence server, the fetch request containing an identifier (IdP) of the presentity, and sending the configuration document identified by means of the identifier (IdP) to the presence server, receiving, from the presence server, a fetch request for at least one permanent state document which is available for publication according to its period of validity, the request containing the name of the permanent state document, and sending said at least one permanent state document identified by means of its name to the presence server, wherein the exchanges between the content server and the presence server are based on the XML Configuration Access Protocol. storing different permanent state documents and a configuration document, the permanent state documents having different names, the configuration document defining for each permanent state documents the name of the permanent state document, an URL of the permanent state document, and a period of validity of the permanent state document, and the configuration document being stored in correspondence with an identifier (IdP) of a presentity, receiving a fetch request for the configuration document from a presence server, the fetch request containing an identifier (IdP) of the presentity, and sending the configuration document identified by means of the identifier (IdP) to the presence server, receiving, from the presence server, a fetch request for at least one permanent state document which is available for publication according to its period of validity, the request containing the name of the permanent state document, and sending said at least one permanent state document identified by means of its name to the presence server, wherein the exchanges between the content server and the presence server are based on the XML Configuration Access Protocol.
Separating materials for ion exchange chromatography, comprising a crosslinked synthetic polymer or a crosslinked agarose or a crosslinked dextran or a composite material comprising an inorganic support with an organic coating as support material, to the surface of which copolymers are covalently bonded, characterised in that a) the base support contains aliphatic hydroxyl groups, b) the copolymers are covalently bonded to the support, c) the copolymers contain at least two different monomer units, d) the monomer units are linked in a linear manner, e) the copolymer has at least one monomer unit which carries a charge in the form of a sulfonic acid or carboxylic acid, or carries an amine or ammonium group and contains alkyl and/or alkylene groups and optionally amide groups, but no aryl groups, f) the copolymer has at least one uncharged monomer unit of the general formula in which R 1 denotes hydrogen, R 2 denotes hydrogen or methyl, and R 3 and Y, independently of one another, denote hydrogen, straight-chain alkyl having up to 4 C atoms, methoxypropyl, ethoxyethyl or methoxyethyl, g) only monomer units of the same charge are combined if more than one monomer having a charge is present, h) the ratio of the monomer units having a charge to the monomer units without a charge is in a range between 1: 99 to 90: 10. a) the base support contains aliphatic hydroxyl groups, b) the copolymers are covalently bonded to the support, c) the copolymers contain at least two different monomer units, d) the monomer units are linked in a linear manner, e) the copolymer has at least one monomer unit which carries a charge in the form of a sulfonic acid or carboxylic acid, or carries an amine or ammonium group and contains alkyl and/or alkylene groups and optionally amide groups, but no aryl groups, f) the copolymer has at least one uncharged monomer unit of the general formula in which R 1 denotes hydrogen, R 2 denotes hydrogen or methyl, and R 3 and Y, independently of one another, denote hydrogen, straight-chain alkyl having up to 4 C atoms, methoxypropyl, ethoxyethyl or methoxyethyl, R 1 denotes hydrogen, R 2 denotes hydrogen or methyl, and R 3 and Y, independently of one another, denote hydrogen, straight-chain alkyl having up to 4 C atoms, methoxypropyl, ethoxyethyl or methoxyethyl, g) only monomer units of the same charge are combined if more than one monomer having a charge is present, h) the ratio of the monomer units having a charge to the monomer units without a charge is in a range between 1: 99 to 90: 10.