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A method for preserving a tissue, comprising: (i) immersing a tissue in a solution having a cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75% by weight relative to the weight of the solution; (ii) cooling the tissue in the solution having said cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75%, by weight relative to the weight of the solution, to a temperature between -20°C and the glass transition temperature of the solution having said cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75%, by weight relative to the weight of the solution, wherein the tissue is cooled and maintained at a temperature less than -20°C, but above the glass transition temperature of the solution without ice formation; and (iii) after the tissue reaches the temperature between -20°C and the glass transition temperature of the solution having said cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75% by weight, changing the concentration of the solution in which the tissue was cooled in step (ii) to form a substantially cryoprotectant-free solution in a single step. (i) immersing a tissue in a solution having a cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75% by weight relative to the weight of the solution; (ii) cooling the tissue in the solution having said cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75%, by weight relative to the weight of the solution, to a temperature between -20°C and the glass transition temperature of the solution having said cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75%, by weight relative to the weight of the solution, wherein the tissue is cooled and maintained at a temperature less than -20°C, but above the glass transition temperature of the solution without ice formation; and (iii) after the tissue reaches the temperature between -20°C and the glass transition temperature of the solution having said cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75% by weight, changing the concentration of the solution in which the tissue was cooled in step (ii) to form a substantially cryoprotectant-free solution in a single step.
A computer-implemented method for routing in a mobile wireless network, comprising: receiving, by an intermediate node, one or more packets that indicate a microutility and a relevance, wherein the microutility is based on a utility function specific to an application, and wherein the relevance indicates a priority of the one or more packets; combining the relevance of the one or more packets; aggregating the microutility and the relevance for the one or more packets; determining a value of the one or more packets based on the aggregation of the microutility and the relevance; and determining an action for the one or more packets based on the determined value of a respective packet, thereby facilitating a large-scale mobile ad hoc network to adapt to specific application needs of wireless nodes. receiving, by an intermediate node, one or more packets that indicate a microutility and a relevance, wherein the microutility is based on a utility function specific to an application, and wherein the relevance indicates a priority of the one or more packets; combining the relevance of the one or more packets; aggregating the microutility and the relevance for the one or more packets; determining a value of the one or more packets based on the aggregation of the microutility and the relevance; and determining an action for the one or more packets based on the determined value of a respective packet, thereby facilitating a large-scale mobile ad hoc network to adapt to specific application needs of wireless nodes.
An airfoil retention assembly for a gas turbine engine (20; 120) comprising: a disk defining a disk axis and an array of slots configured to receive an array of blades; a coverplate dimensioned to radially overlap the array of slots relative to the disk axis; and a retaining ring including a ring body extending circumferentially about the disk axis between first and second ring ends (235a,b) to define a ring length, a first retaining feature continuing along a first circumferential face of the ring body to define a first length, characterised in that the retaining ring further comprises a second retaining feature continuing along a second circumferential face of the ring body to define a second length, wherein at least one of the first length and second length is less than the ring length, wherein the retaining ring is configured such that a first ring end abuts an end (241a,241b) of the first retaining feature in a compressed state, and wherein the first and second ring ends (235a,b) define a circumferential gap in an uncompressed state, the circumferential gap being less than 1% of the ring length. a disk defining a disk axis and an array of slots configured to receive an array of blades; a coverplate dimensioned to radially overlap the array of slots relative to the disk axis; and a retaining ring including a ring body extending circumferentially about the disk axis between first and second ring ends (235a,b) to define a ring length, a first retaining feature continuing along a first circumferential face of the ring body to define a first length, characterised in that the retaining ring further comprises a second retaining feature continuing along a second circumferential face of the ring body to define a second length, wherein at least one of the first length and second length is less than the ring length, wherein the retaining ring is configured such that a first ring end abuts an end (241a,241b) of the first retaining feature in a compressed state, and wherein the first and second ring ends (235a,b) define a circumferential gap in an uncompressed state, the circumferential gap being less than 1% of the ring length.
A torque limiter for a powertrain, at least having an axis of rotation extending along an axial direction and a drive side and an output side which are connected to each other in a torque-transmitting manner via at least one friction lining (7, 8) and under a pre-stress acting in the axial direction at least until a limit torque acting in a circumferential direction is reached; wherein when the limit torque is exceeded the at least one friction lining (7, 8) is slidably arranged on a first friction surface which is present only on one of the drive side and the output side and is thereby frictionally connected to a second friction surface on the other of the drive side and the output side; wherein a first contact surface between the at least one friction lining (7, 8) and the first friction surface has a mean first friction radius and a second contact surface between the at least one friction lining (7, 8) and the second friction surface has a mean second friction radius different from the mean first friction radius, characterised in that at least one mean friction radius (14, 16) is increased or decreased by at least one elevation arranged on a friction surface (11, 12) within a contact surface (13, 15) and extending at least in the axial direction towards the friction lining (7, 8).
A method of predicting the recurrence of prostate cancer in a prostatectomized subject, the method comprising: detecting in a prostate tissue sample from said subject the transcription expression levels of all the genes from the following gene panel: ACADVL, CARHSP1, CNTNAP1, DNASE1L2, RNF103, SEZ6L, SLC22A6, UGGT2, WDR52; determining the expression levels of the same genes in reference tissue samples thereby providing an expression profile map for the recurrent and non-recurrent populations; subjecting the expression levels detected in the subject and those detected in the reference samples to an algorithm, whereby the outcome of said algorithm is predictive of prostate cancer recurrence in said subject. detecting in a prostate tissue sample from said subject the transcription expression levels of all the genes from the following gene panel: ACADVL, CARHSP1, CNTNAP1, DNASE1L2, RNF103, SEZ6L, SLC22A6, UGGT2, WDR52; determining the expression levels of the same genes in reference tissue samples thereby providing an expression profile map for the recurrent and non-recurrent populations; subjecting the expression levels detected in the subject and those detected in the reference samples to an algorithm,
An apparatus of a non-access point station, STA, the apparatus comprising: memory; and processing circuitry, the processing circuitry to: decode a fast steering timing signaling element, STSE, at a Narrow Band Control sub-Channel, NB-C-CH, and from an allocator device, the STSE indicating at least fast steering timing information, an identified Narrow Band Service sub-Channel, NB-S-CH, resource allocation information for the identified NB-S-CH, and connectivity information for the identified NB-S-CH, the identified NB-S-CH being selected from a plurality of NB-S-CHs; exchange packets in the NB-S-CH according to the resource allocation information and the connectivity information and based on the fast steering timing information; and encode or decode data associated with the exchanged packets, wherein: the resource allocation information or the connectivity information comprises a type of service to be provided in the identified NB-S-CH, the STSE uses a modified single band trigger frame element, and fast steering includes switching from one narrow band channel to another narrow band channel within less than a threshold time period. decode a fast steering timing signaling element, STSE, at a Narrow Band Control sub-Channel, NB-C-CH, and from an allocator device, the STSE indicating at least fast steering timing information, an identified Narrow Band Service sub-Channel, NB-S-CH, resource allocation information for the identified NB-S-CH, and connectivity information for the identified NB-S-CH, the identified NB-S-CH being selected from a plurality of NB-S-CHs; exchange packets in the NB-S-CH according to the resource allocation information and the connectivity information and based on the fast steering timing information; and encode or decode data associated with the exchanged packets, wherein: the resource allocation information or the connectivity information comprises a type of service to be provided in the identified NB-S-CH, the STSE uses a modified single band trigger frame element, and fast steering includes switching from one narrow band channel to another narrow band channel within less than a threshold time period. the resource allocation information or the connectivity information comprises a type of service to be provided in the identified NB-S-CH, the STSE uses a modified single band trigger frame element, and fast steering includes switching from one narrow band channel to another narrow band channel within less than a threshold time period.
A valve assembly comprising: a valve body with a central passage having a central axis, an upstream end for receiving a fluid, and a downstream end for discharging the fluid; a segment ball valve operable to rotate between a valve open position to allow the fluid to flow through the central passage and a valve closed position to prevent the fluid from flowing through the central passage; a check valve located within the central passage downstream from the segment ball valve, biased to prevent the fluid from traveling upstream through the central passage and to allow the fluid to travel downstream past the check valve; a locking mechanism selectively securing the check valve in a locked position to prevent the fluid from flowing past the check valve; and a cavity located between the segment ball valve and the check valve, the cavity sealable between the segment ball valve in the valve closed position and the check valve in the locked position to contain a neutral media. a valve body with a central passage having a central axis, an upstream end for receiving a fluid, and a downstream end for discharging the fluid; a segment ball valve operable to rotate between a valve open position to allow the fluid to flow through the central passage and a valve closed position to prevent the fluid from flowing through the central passage; a check valve located within the central passage downstream from the segment ball valve, biased to prevent the fluid from traveling upstream through the central passage and to allow the fluid to travel downstream past the check valve; a locking mechanism selectively securing the check valve in a locked position to prevent the fluid from flowing past the check valve; and a cavity located between the segment ball valve and the check valve, the cavity sealable between the segment ball valve in the valve closed position and the check valve in the locked position to contain a neutral media.
An input/output I/O request processing method, executed by an agent module of a host, wherein the host is connected to a first storage array and a second storage array, and the method comprises: obtaining (S302, S303) a disk identifier of a to-be-migrated disk and an array identifier of the second storage array based on a detected migration request; sending the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk to the second storage array corresponding to the array identifier, so that the second storage array creates an image disk of the to-be-migrated disk based on the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk, wherein the to-be-migrated disk is created in the first storage array; instructing the second storage array to report a disk identifier of a disk of the host, setting virtual path information for a path used for reporting a disk identifier of the image disk, and reporting the virtual path information to a multipath module of the host; and receiving a disk identifier query request sent by the multipath module by using a virtual path, wherein the virtual path is determined based on the virtual path information; sending the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk to the multipath module, so that the multipath module manages the virtual path as a path of the disk object of the to-be-migrated disk, and setting the virtual path as a preferential access path of the disk object of the to-be-migrated disk.. obtaining (S302, S303) a disk identifier of a to-be-migrated disk and an array identifier of the second storage array based on a detected migration request; sending the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk to the second storage array corresponding to the array identifier, so that the second storage array creates an image disk of the to-be-migrated disk based on the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk, wherein the to-be-migrated disk is created in the first storage array; instructing the second storage array to report a disk identifier of a disk of the host, setting virtual path information for a path used for reporting a disk identifier of the image disk, and reporting the virtual path information to a multipath module of the host; and receiving a disk identifier query request sent by the multipath module by using a virtual path, wherein the virtual path is determined based on the virtual path information; sending the disk identifier of the to-be-migrated disk to the multipath module, so that the multipath module manages the virtual path as a path of the disk object of the to-be-migrated disk, and setting the virtual path as a preferential access path of the disk object of the to-be-migrated disk..
A method of preparation of the sandwich collagen sponge comprising peripheral layers formed by a highly porous sponge which contains type I collagen and a low porous core containing type I collagen, characterized in that 4 to 8% w/w dispersion of type I collagen in water is first allowed to swell at 5-15 °C for 1-3 hours, then the mixture is homogenized, after homogenization the mixture is dispensed into moulds, frozen at -60 to -90 °C for 3 - 8 hours and lyophilized to form a low porous core, which is subsequently impregnated with 0.1 - 3% w/w dispersion of type I collagen for 1-3 hours at 15-25 °C, then the mixture is frozen again at -60 to -90 °C for 3 - 8 hours and lyophilized to form a sandwich collagen sponge, after which the sponge is stabilized by chemical crosslinking which is carried out by dipping the sponge in a solution of 95% w/w ethanol and water with N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride and N-hydroxysuccinimide at 25 - 40 °C for 2 - 4 hours, washed, frozen at -15 to -30 °C for 5 - 7 hours and lyophilized.
A dual surface collimator (100, 210,310) comprising: an entrance surface (110, 212) having a curved shape, the entrance surface being configured to refract incident light from a light source; and a reflector surface (120, 214) opposite to the entrance surface and having another curved shape, the reflector surface being configured to reflect the refracted light back toward the entrance surface, characterized in that the entrance surface is further configured to re-reflect the reflected light by total internal reflection toward an output aperture of the dual surface collimator, and in that the curved shapes and a relative orientation of the entrance surface and the reflector surface, in combination, are configured to convert the incident light into dual-direction collimated light at the output aperture, the dual-direction collimated light having a non-zero propagation angle relative to a horizontal plane of the dual surface collimator. an entrance surface (110, 212) having a curved shape, the entrance surface being configured to refract incident light from a light source; and a reflector surface (120, 214) opposite to the entrance surface and having another curved shape, the reflector surface being configured to reflect the refracted light back toward the entrance surface, characterized in that the entrance surface is further configured to re-reflect the reflected light by total internal reflection toward an output aperture of the dual surface collimator, and in that the curved shapes and a relative orientation of the entrance surface and the reflector surface, in combination, are configured to convert the incident light into dual-direction collimated light at the output aperture, the dual-direction collimated light having a non-zero propagation angle relative to a horizontal plane of the dual surface collimator.
A process for the production of a viscoelastic polyurethane foam characterized by a resilience of less than 20% comprising: 1) combining a) an isocyanate component comprising (i) at least 25% by weight of diphenylmethane polyisocyanate comprising from 50 to 90% by weight, based on the weight of (i), of monomeric MDI, b) an isocyanate-reactive component comprising one or more isocyanate-reactive materials and having an average hydroxyl number of at least 110 and an average functionality of at least 1.5, c) at least one catalyst, d) at least one surface active agent, and e) a blowing agent comprising carbon dioxide which is in liquid form or is dissolved in at least one of a), b), c) or d) at the time it is combined with components a), b), c), and d) where the amount of liquid carbon dioxide is at least 0.5% of the weight of component b) to form a mixture, 2) allowing the mixture formed in 1) to froth by pressure reduction, and 3) allowing the mixture from 2) to react to form the viscoelastic foam. 1) combining a) an isocyanate component comprising (i) at least 25% by weight of diphenylmethane polyisocyanate comprising from 50 to 90% by weight, based on the weight of (i), of monomeric MDI, b) an isocyanate-reactive component comprising one or more isocyanate-reactive materials and having an average hydroxyl number of at least 110 and an average functionality of at least 1.5, c) at least one catalyst, d) at least one surface active agent, and e) a blowing agent comprising carbon dioxide which is in liquid form or is dissolved in at least one of a), b), c) or d) at the time it is combined with components a), b), c), and d) where the amount of liquid carbon dioxide is at least 0.5% of the weight of component b) to form a mixture, a) an isocyanate component comprising (i) at least 25% by weight of diphenylmethane polyisocyanate comprising from 50 to 90% by weight, based on the weight of (i), of monomeric MDI, b) an isocyanate-reactive component comprising one or more isocyanate-reactive materials and having an average hydroxyl number of at least 110 and an average functionality of at least 1.5, c) at least one catalyst, d) at least one surface active agent, and e) a blowing agent comprising carbon dioxide which is in liquid form or is dissolved in at least one of a), b), c) or d) at the time it is combined with components a), b), c), and d) where the amount of liquid carbon dioxide is at least 0.5% of the weight of component b) 2) allowing the mixture formed in 1) to froth by pressure reduction, and 3) allowing the mixture from 2) to react to form the viscoelastic foam.
A method for controlling a residual monomer content in a polymer according to a drying process using a dryer, wherein the residual monomer content controlling method of the polymer uses a hot-air mass ratio factor represented by Equation 1 below: A / B wherein A is a mass (Kg) of hot-air flowing into the dryer, and B is a mass (Kg) of the polymer flowing into the dryer, wherein the residual monomer content in the polymer is controlled regardless of one or more external factors selected from the group consisting of bed sizes, superficial velocities, hot-air flow rates, retention times and polymer types, wherein the content of the residual monomer is controlled by further comprising a hot-air temperature factor, wherein the residual monomer content in the polymer is controlled to 4500 ppm or less within a range of a hot-air temperature of 60 to 100°C and a hot-air mass ratio of 2 to 10. wherein A is a mass (Kg) of hot-air flowing into the dryer, and B is a mass (Kg) of the polymer flowing into the dryer, wherein the residual monomer content in the polymer is controlled regardless of one or more external factors selected from the group consisting of bed sizes, superficial velocities, hot-air flow rates, retention times and polymer types, wherein the content of the residual monomer is controlled by further comprising a hot-air temperature factor, wherein the residual monomer content in the polymer is controlled to 4500 ppm or less within a range of a hot-air temperature of 60 to 100°C and a hot-air mass ratio of 2 to 10.