mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of processing a specimen that includes a clinical sample disposed in a liquid-based cytology preservative that comprises formaldehyde, the method comprising the steps of: (a) combining the specimen with a protease enzyme and formaldehyde scavenger to create a reaction mixture; (b) incubating the reaction mixture at a temperature of from 65°C to 100 °C for a period of time sufficient to reverse chemical modifications of nucleic acid that may be contained in the specimen by formaldehyde in the liquid-based cytology preservative; and (c) isolating a nucleic acid from the reaction mixture after the incubating step (b). (a) combining the specimen with a protease enzyme and formaldehyde scavenger to create a reaction mixture; (b) incubating the reaction mixture at a temperature of from 65°C to 100 °C for a period of time sufficient to reverse chemical modifications of nucleic acid that may be contained in the specimen by formaldehyde in the liquid-based cytology preservative; and (c) isolating a nucleic acid from the reaction mixture after the incubating step (b).
A polyimide resin, which comprises a structural unit represented by the following formula and a structural unit represented by the following formula, in which the molar ratio of the structural unit represented by the formula to the structural unit represented by the formula is 30/70 to 70/30, and in which the total content of the structural unit represented by the general formula and the structural unit represented by the general formula, relative to all the structural units constituting the polyimide resin, is from 90 to 100 mol%; or which comprises a structural unit represented by the following formula and a structural unit represented by the following formula, in which the molar ratio of the structural unit represented by the formula to the structural unit represented by the formula is 30/70 to 70/30, and in which the total content of the structural unit represented by the general formula and the structural unit represented by the general formula, relative to all the structural units constituting the polyimide resin, is from 90 to 100 mol%: wherein R 1 and R 2 in the formula, and R 3 and R 4 in the formula each independently represent a group of any of the following formulae (i) to (iv), and in these formulae, * bonds to the carbon with * in the formula and the formula and ** bonds to the carbon with ** in the formula and the formula: which comprises a structural unit represented by the following formula and a structural unit represented by the following formula, in which the molar ratio of the structural unit represented by the formula to the structural unit represented by the formula is 30/70 to 70/30, and in which the total content of the structural unit represented by the general formula and the structural unit represented by the general formula, relative to all the structural units constituting the polyimide resin, is from 90 to 100 mol%; or which comprises a structural unit represented by the following formula and a structural unit represented by the following formula, in which the molar ratio of the structural unit represented by the formula to the structural unit represented by the formula is 30/70 to 70/30, and in which the total content of the structural unit represented by the general formula and the structural unit represented by the general formula, relative to all the structural units constituting the polyimide resin, is from 90 to 100 mol%:
Bacterial cell which has been genetically modified so as to be capable of producing more 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid than its wild type, characterized in that 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid is produced via acetoacetyl-coenzyme A as intermediate and 3-hydroxybutyryl-coenzyme A as precursor, wherein the cell has at least one activity of an enzyme E 3 catalysing the conversion of 3-hydroxybutyryl-coenzyme A to 2-hydroxyisobutyryl-coenzyme A, wherein the cell has a higher enzyme E 3 activity than its wild type, wherein the cell in its wild-type form has an activity of an enzyme E 4 catalysing the conversion of 3-hydroxybutyryl-coenzyme A to polyhydroxybutyrate, wherein the cell has a lower enzyme E 4 activity than its wild type and wherein the enzyme E 3 is selected from a hydroxyl-isobutyryl-CoA mutase, an iabutyryl-CoA mutase (EC 5.4.99.13) or a methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (EC 5.4.99.2), and wherein the enzyme E 4 is a polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase.
A diamond single crystal, comprising nitrogen atoms, wherein said diamond single crystal contains nitrogen atoms in a concentration of greater than or equal to 10 ppm and less than or equal to 1000 ppm, wherein a concentration of said nitrogen atoms changes periodically along a crystal orientation of said diamond single crystal, and an arithmetic average value A ave, a maximum value A max, and a minimum value A min of a distance of one period along said crystal orientation satisfy the relationship expressed by the following equation: A max / 1.25 ≤ A ave ≤ A min / 0.75 A ave, A max and A min being calculated using an optical microscope with a magnification of 200 times.
Agricultural device, in particular soil cultivation device for soil cultivation and/or for dispensing seed, which has a frame with a drawbar and a chassis having height-adjustable wheels, and soil cultivation tools that are arranged on the frame and are combined in tool units (11, 14) having soil cultivation tools that are able to be folded in with respect to one another and loosen soil and/or level soil, and ground rollers that are arranged behind said soil cultivation tools on the frame and are combined in roller units (12, 13) that are able to be folded in with respect to one another, wherein the wheels of the chassis are arranged behind the soil cultivation tools that loosen the soil and/or level the soil and in front of the ground rollers (12, 13) that follow the wheels, characterized in that the soil cultivation tool units (11, 14) arranged in front of the wheels of the chassis are subdivided into three units (11, 14) that are foldable with respect to one another and the roller units (12, 13) are subdivided into four units (12, 13) that are foldable with respect to one another, in that the two central roller units that are able to be folded in with respect to one another and are arranged behind the wheels are arranged in a pivotable manner by means of pivot joints on the frame in the central region of the device and the lateral roller units are each arranged on the tool units arranged in front thereof by means of connecting elements.
A monitoring system for a conveyor of articles, said conveyor of articles comprising at least one transport chain adapted to be moved along a movement direction when the conveyor of articles is in operation, the monitoring system including a guide structure for the transport chain comprising a lower guide element adapted to support the chain from below and a higher guide element adapted to insist on the chain from above and facing toward the lower guide element, said lower guide element and said higher guide element being static with respect to the movement of the transport chain along the movement direction, said monitoring system comprising: - at least one first magnetic field generator element generating a first magnetic field, said first magnetic field generator element being located in a first selected guide element selected from said higher guide element and said lower guide element; - at least one magnetic field sensor located in a second selected guide element selected from said higher guide element and said lower guide element being different from the first selected guide element for sensing the magnitude of a measure magnetic field, said measure magnetic field ensuing at least in part from the first magnetic field, and - processing means for quantifying a reduction of the overall thickness of the chain further to the operation of the conveyor based on a time variation of the measure magnetic field. - at least one first magnetic field generator element generating a first magnetic field, said first magnetic field generator element being located in a first selected guide element selected from said higher guide element and said lower guide element; - at least one magnetic field sensor located in a second selected guide element selected from said higher guide element and said lower guide element being different from the first selected guide element for sensing the magnitude of a measure magnetic field, said measure magnetic field ensuing at least in part from the first magnetic field, and - processing means for quantifying a reduction of the overall thickness of the chain further to the operation of the conveyor based on a time variation of the measure magnetic field.
A method performed by a server, the method comprising: receiving a duplicate determination request including multiple slice identifiers corresponding to multiple slice files associated with a file from a user device, wherein the file is divided into the multiple slice files; determining that a first slice file of the multiple slice files is a duplicate in response to determining that a slice identifier of the first slice has been stored; and receiving a slice file package from the user device, wherein the slice file package includes every slice file of said multiple slice files which is not a duplicate and wherein the slice file package does not include the first slice file. receiving a duplicate determination request including multiple slice identifiers corresponding to multiple slice files associated with a file from a user device, wherein the file is divided into the multiple slice files; determining that a first slice file of the multiple slice files is a duplicate in response to determining that a slice identifier of the first slice has been stored; and receiving a slice file package from the user device, wherein the slice file package includes every slice file of said multiple slice files which is not a duplicate and wherein the slice file package does not include the first slice file.
A method of ground fault detection in a power distribution system comprising an energy storage system; a system controller; and a ground fault detection system, wherein the energy storage system comprises a plurality of energy storage units, each of the plurality of energy storage units being connected together in parallel to a DC bus of the power distribution system; each energy storage unit comprising a plurality of energy storage modules connected together in series; the method comprising detecting a ground fault in the power distribution system; sending an instruction to a first switching device to disconnect a first energy storage unit from the energy storage system whilst the remaining energy storage units remain connected in parallel to the DC bus to be able to continue to supply power to the power distribution system; testing again for a ground fault; if the ground fault is no longer present, providing an indication that the ground fault is in the first energy storage unit; if the ground fault is still present, sending an instruction from the controller to reconnect the first energy storage unit; sending an instruction from the controller to disconnect a next energy storage unit; testing again for a ground fault; and repeating the disconnecting, testing and reconnecting steps until the ground fault has been identified, or all energy storage units have been tested.
A metasurface device (1; 1000) comprising a stack of layers comprising a metasurface comprising a two-dimensional array of conductive pads separated by openings, with the conductive pads having smaller dimensions than the operating wavelength of the metasurface device, the metasurface device (1; 1000) comprising a set of switches (10; 100) made from a material capable of transitioning from the isolating state to the conducting state, and vice versa, under the effect of a variation of an electric field within the material so as to allow conductive pads to be selectively connected to each other or isolated from each other, characterised in that the switches are interposed between a first set of electrodes (E1; EE1) and a second set of electrodes (E2; EE2) for controlling the transition of the switches of the set of switches from the conducting state to the isolating state, and vice versa.
Method for production of a moulding tool (10, 20, 30) for processing plastics, with at least one contact profile (13, 23, 33), with the steps: - galvanoplastic production of a preliminary moulding tool with flat narrow ribs (16, 26, 36) at the points at which the finished moulding tool (10, 20, 30) will have a contact profile, - provision of the at least one contact profile (13, 23, 33), and - fixing of the at least one contact profile (13, 23, 33) to the flat narrow ribs (16, 26, 36), wherein a rib is regarded as flat if it protrudes 0.5 to 3 mm above the surface of the moulding tool which comes into contact with the plastic on use of the moulding tool, and wherein a rib is narrow if it has a width of 0.5 to 5 mm. - galvanoplastic production of a preliminary moulding tool with flat narrow ribs (16, 26, 36) at the points at which the finished moulding tool (10, 20, 30) will have a contact profile, - provision of the at least one contact profile (13, 23, 33), and - fixing of the at least one contact profile (13, 23, 33) to the flat narrow ribs (16, 26, 36), wherein a rib is regarded as flat if it protrudes 0.5 to 3 mm above the surface of the moulding tool which comes into contact with the plastic on use of the moulding tool, and wherein a rib is narrow if it has a width of 0.5 to 5 mm.
A kit for wound treatment, comprising: a wound treatment device comprising: a chamber that includes an inner surface and a sealing portion that defines an isolated treatment space; a plurality of embossed structures arranged in a pattern on the inner surface of the chamber, the structures configured to directly contact a wound and to create pathways for distributing negative pressure between the inner surface of the chamber and the wound; and at least one tube having a first end connected to the chamber, the at least one tube being in fluid communication with the isolated treatment space so as to enable at least one selected from the group of: applying negative pressure to the isolated treatment space and applying a therapeutic agent to the wound; and a therapeutic agent comprising an antibiotic formulated at a concentration of up to or at least about 1000 x MIC with a gel. a wound treatment device comprising: a chamber that includes an inner surface and a sealing portion that defines an isolated treatment space; a plurality of embossed structures arranged in a pattern on the inner surface of the chamber, the structures configured to directly contact a wound and to create pathways for distributing negative pressure between the inner surface of the chamber and the wound; and at least one tube having a first end connected to the chamber, the at least one tube being in fluid communication with the isolated treatment space so as to enable at least one selected from the group of: applying negative pressure to the isolated treatment space and applying a therapeutic agent to the wound; and a chamber that includes an inner surface and a sealing portion that defines an isolated treatment space; a plurality of embossed structures arranged in a pattern on the inner surface of the chamber, the structures configured to directly contact a wound and to create pathways for distributing negative pressure between the inner surface of the chamber and the wound; and at least one tube having a first end connected to the chamber, the at least one tube being in fluid communication with the isolated treatment space so as to enable at least one selected from the group of: applying negative pressure to the isolated treatment space and applying a therapeutic agent to the wound; and a therapeutic agent comprising an antibiotic formulated at a concentration of up to or at least about 1000 x MIC with a gel.
Laminated glass, consisting of two glass sheets interlayered with at least one polymer film C, provided with a coating A comprising a polyvinyl acetal PA and optionally at least one plasticiser WA and at least one film B containing a polyvinyl acetal PB and at least one plasticiser WB and, characterised in that - Coating A comprises less than 16 % by weight of plasticiser WA, - film B comprises at least 16 % by weight of plasticiser WB, - polymer film C comprises polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyvinyl alcohol, polylactic acid, polyethylen furanoate cellulose acetate, polymethyl methacrylates (PMMA), polyethylene naphthalate, ionomers, or combinations thereof and wherein film C is located between coating A and film B and wherein film C is provided with a coating A by solvent coating and wherein the thickness of the at least one film B is 450 - 2500 um, and wherein coating A has a thickness of no more than 10 % of the thickness of the at least one film B and wherein coating A is in contact with the surface of one of the two glass sheets. - Coating A comprises less than 16 % by weight of plasticiser WA, - film B comprises at least 16 % by weight of plasticiser WB, - polymer film C comprises polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyvinyl alcohol, polylactic acid, polyethylen furanoate cellulose acetate, polymethyl methacrylates (PMMA), polyethylene naphthalate, ionomers, or combinations thereof
Winding device for covering an opening, in particular in an essentially vertical wall section, comprising a flat, flexible cover element for the at least partial covering of the opening, an elongated winding element that is rotatable by means of a drive unit and cooperates with the cover element, by means of which depending on the direction of rotation of the winding element the cover element can be wound onto the winding element and can be unwound again from the latter, an adjusting unit being provided which during the winding operation lowers or raises a movable upper edge of the cover element without a winding operation of the movable upper edge, transmitting means being provided for interaction between the drive unit and the winding element, with a windable pulling element which is mounted between a first rotatable winding body and a second rotatable winding body in such a manner that the pulling element can be wound and unwound by means of the first winding body driveable by the drive unit, wherein the second winding body and the winding element are rotatably coupled together, and wherein the cover element can be wound by means of an unwinding operation of the pulling element from the second winding body, wherein exactly one drive unit is provided, characterised in that the winding element for adjusting the cover surface is arranged on the cover element such that two part areas (27, 28) of the cover element arranged on both sides of the winding element can be wound or unwound at the same time onto or from the winding element and compensating means are provided such that the winding element can assume different positions transverse to a longitudinal axis of the winding element and comprises a drivable sliding element, by means of which the second winding body can be guided along a predefinable path, whereas the movable upper edge of the cover element is lowered or raised, wherein the cover element can be wound to the extent that the upper edge is lowered so that a lower edge of the cover element does not move up or down, at least substantially.
An apparatus for locking an electrical system to a resonant mechanical system, the apparatus comprising: an electromechanical transducer, of a resonant mechanical subsystem, configured for operation in a transmission mode for generating acoustic pulses; and an electrical subsystem having a transmitter circuit coupled to said electromechanical transducer, in which acoustic pulses are generated from said electromechanical transducer in response to receipt of an electrical signal at an electronic transmission frequency from said electrical subsystem; wherein said electrical subsystem is configured to determine operating frequency of the resonant mechanical subsystem from a resonance settling response of the electromechanical transducer when not being driven in its transmission mode; wherein a switching circuit (16, 18) selects between transmission mode or receiving mode for said electromechanical transducer; and wherein the electrical subsystem is configured to lock transmitting frequency of said electrical subsystem to that of said resonant mechanical subsystem by either (a) tuning operating frequency of said electrical subsystem to match that of said resonant mechanical subsystem or (b) tuning operating frequency of said resonant mechanical subsystem to match that of said electrical subsystem. an electromechanical transducer, of a resonant mechanical subsystem, configured for operation in a transmission mode for generating acoustic pulses; and an electrical subsystem having a transmitter circuit coupled to said electromechanical transducer, in which acoustic pulses are generated from said electromechanical transducer in response to receipt of an electrical signal at an electronic transmission frequency from said electrical subsystem; wherein said electrical subsystem is configured to determine operating frequency of the resonant mechanical subsystem from a resonance settling response of the electromechanical transducer when not being driven in its transmission mode; wherein a switching circuit (16, 18) selects between transmission mode or receiving mode for said electromechanical transducer; and wherein the electrical subsystem is configured to lock transmitting frequency of said electrical subsystem to that of said resonant mechanical subsystem by either (a) tuning operating frequency of said electrical subsystem to match that of said resonant mechanical subsystem or (b) tuning operating frequency of said resonant mechanical subsystem to match that of said electrical subsystem.