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A method for producing isolated partially mature and activated human dendritic cells, comprising: i) providing an isolated cell population comprising human monocytic dendritic cell precursors; ii) culturing the cell population enriched for human monocytic dendritic cell precursors with a tissue culture medium supplemented with an effective amount of a dendritic cell differentiation agent for 5 days to differentiate the human monocytic dendritic cell precursors into immature human dendritic cells, wherein the dendritic cell differentiation agent is 500 U per milliliter of tissue culture media of GM-CSF alone; iii) culturing the cell population enriched for immature human dendritic cells with an effective amount of a dendritic cell maturation agent to activate the immature human dendritic cells for 16 hours, wherein the dendritic cell maturation agent is a combination of heat-killed Bacillus Calmette-Guerin at a concentration of one BCG particle per live dendritic cell and 500 to 1000 U per milliliter of tissue culture media of interferon γ (IFNγ), wherein the partially matured dendritic cells demonstrate an up-regulation in the expression of co-stimulating molecules CD80, CD86, and/or CD54, maintain the ability to uptake and process antigen, and produce one or more of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and/or interleukin 8 (IL-8); and iv) isolating and washing the activated human dendritic cells. i) providing an isolated cell population comprising human monocytic dendritic cell precursors; ii) culturing the cell population enriched for human monocytic dendritic cell precursors with a tissue culture medium supplemented with an effective amount of a dendritic cell differentiation agent for 5 days to differentiate the human monocytic dendritic cell precursors into immature human dendritic cells, wherein the dendritic cell differentiation agent is 500 U per milliliter of tissue culture media of GM-CSF alone; iii) culturing the cell population enriched for immature human dendritic cells with an effective amount of a dendritic cell maturation agent to activate the immature human dendritic cells for 16 hours, wherein the dendritic cell maturation agent is a combination of heat-killed Bacillus Calmette-Guerin at a concentration of one BCG particle per live dendritic cell and 500 to 1000 U per milliliter of tissue culture media of interferon γ (IFNγ), wherein the partially matured dendritic cells demonstrate an up-regulation in the expression of co-stimulating molecules CD80, CD86, and/or CD54, maintain the ability to uptake and process antigen, and produce one or more of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and/or interleukin 8 (IL-8); and iv) isolating and washing the activated human dendritic cells.
An implantable programmable stimulator system for the treatment of stroke and traumatic brain injury comprising: memory containing input waveform data for at least one waveform; a playback system programmed to play back the input waveform data as at least one output waveform; at least one electrode in electrical communication with the playback system to receive the at least one output waveform and configured to deliver an electrical signal to the brain to stimulate the brain using the at least one output waveform; characterized in that the input waveform is non-parametric and is recorded from a source subject while performing a forelimb task and hindlimb task; and wherein the system comprises: a sensor for sensing a bodily activity; and a controller in communication with the sensor, wherein, in response to the bodily activity sensed, the controller controls the at least one output waveform. memory containing input waveform data for at least one waveform; a playback system programmed to play back the input waveform data as at least one output waveform; at least one electrode in electrical communication with the playback system to receive the at least one output waveform and configured to deliver an electrical signal to the brain to stimulate the brain using the at least one output waveform; characterized in that the input waveform is non-parametric and is recorded from a source subject while performing a forelimb task and hindlimb task; and wherein the system comprises: a sensor for sensing a bodily activity; and a controller in communication with the sensor, wherein, in response to the bodily activity sensed, the controller controls the at least one output waveform. a sensor for sensing a bodily activity; and a controller in communication with the sensor, wherein, in response to the bodily activity sensed, the controller controls the at least one output waveform.
A method of attaching a nanofiber sheet having a nanofiber layer comprising a polymeric nanofiber and a base layer located on one side of the nanofiber layer to a surface of an object, the method comprising bringing a side of the nanofiber layer of the nanofiber sheet into contact with the surface of the object under the condition that a surface of the nanofiber layer or the surface of the object is wet, wherein the base layer is releasable from the nanofiber layer, and the method further comprising removing the base layer from the nanofiber sheet that is attached to the surface of the object to transfer the nanofiber layer onto the surface of the object and further comprising wetting the surface of the nanofiber layer or the surface of the object with a fluid having a probe tack of 3 to 2000 gf, wherein the probe tack is measured using a probe tack tester under conditions of a preload of 200 gf and a press time of 10 seconds.
A socket for accommodating a tool with an inner sleeve portion and an outer sleeve portion slidable onto it, wherein both sleeve portions (1, 11) have a peripheral wall and a base wall, wherein further a selected length of the socket is releasably fixable by engagement of locking protuberances and webs and wherein one of the sleeve portions (1, 11) includes at least one longitudinal groove, characterised in that engaging in the at least one longitudinal groove in the one sleeve portion (1, 11) there is a projecting lobe on the other sleeve portion (1, 11), that the end walls of the at least one groove constitute abutments for the at least one lobe and that means for the lateral exit of the lobe from the groove are formed only at the end region, remote from the base, of the at least one groove such that after a rotary movement of the outer sleeve portion with respect to the inner sleeve portion the two sleeve portions are separable from one another in the longitudinal direction.
Method for producing an endless profile strand of soft plastic and/or rubber material fed to a supply storage for use as a sealing profile, edge protection profile or the like on a motor vehicle, the endless profile strand being produced from a starting material in a continuous process and being fed to the supply storage to be delivered to the customer before delivery to a customer, characterized in that - the profile strand is fed to an intermediate storage during a first process section, - the profile strand is removed again from the intermediate storage during a second process section downstream of the first process section, wherein during the second process section - any defects (10, 11, 11', 11") are cut out of the profiled section and the end separating ends are rejoined, creating joints V and/or - an adhesive strip is applied to the profile strand over a joint V at which a defect is cut out of the profile strand and the end separating ends are rejoined to produce the joint V, and then the profile strand is fed to the supply storage. - the profile strand is fed to an intermediate storage during a first process section, - the profile strand is removed again from the intermediate storage during a second process section downstream of the first process section, wherein during the second process section - any defects (10, 11, 11', 11") are cut out of the profiled section and the end separating ends are rejoined, creating joints V and/or - an adhesive strip is applied to the profile strand over a joint V at which a defect is cut out of the profile strand and the end separating ends are rejoined to produce the joint V,
A method for producing a biaxially oriented polypropylene film, comprising at least one layer in which propylene polymer B is heated and melted in a first extruder, and the melt of polypropylene polymer B is shaped and extruded through a flat-sheet die, and the melt coming out of the flat-sheet die is drawn off on one or more rollers and solidified to form the prefilm, this prefilm then being drawn in both longitudinal and transverse directions, characterized in that A. propylene polymer A is heated and melted in a second extruder without a recyclate content, and B. the melt of propylene polymer A is passed by the two sides of the propylene polymer melt B, so that all the melts are extruded jointly and simultaneously through the flat-sheet die, and the propylene polymer A without recyclate content forms the border region of the film during the production process, and C. the two border regions of the propylene polymer A are cut after longitudinal and transverse drawing of the film, and D. this film cut from the two border regions is melted and blended together with the propylene polymer B and extruded in the first extruder, to form the prefilm. A. propylene polymer A is heated and melted in a second extruder without a recyclate content, and B. the melt of propylene polymer A is passed by the two sides of the propylene polymer melt B, so that all the melts are extruded jointly and simultaneously through the flat-sheet die, and the propylene polymer A without recyclate content forms the border region of the film during the production process, and C. the two border regions of the propylene polymer A are cut after longitudinal and transverse drawing of the film, and D. this film cut from the two border regions is melted and blended together with the propylene polymer B and extruded in the first extruder, to form the prefilm.
Heat insulating equipment for use in a processing line for a metal strip to be transported along a strip conveying direction, preferably for use in a rolling mill, wherein the heat insulating equipment comprises: at least one heat insulating carriage, which comprises a heat insulating hood which can be brought over the metal strip for reducing temperature losses, characterised by transport means which comprises a drive for moving the heat insulating carriage and which is so arranged that the heat insulating carriage is movable horizontally, preferably along a straight line, out of the processing line and into this. at least one heat insulating carriage, which comprises a heat insulating hood which can be brought over the metal strip for reducing temperature losses, characterised by transport means which comprises a drive for moving the heat insulating carriage and which is so arranged that the heat insulating carriage is movable horizontally, preferably along a straight line, out of the processing line and into this.
An air conditioning system or a heat pump system including a compressor having a shell including a suction line for receiving low-pressure refrigerant and a discharge line for dispensing high-pressure refrigerant, the system comprising: a pair of heat exchangers (14 and 16) in communication with said compressor; an expansion valve disposed between said heat exchangers (14 and 16); an electronics module proximate said shell and configured to control said expansion valve; a cooling apparatus proximate said electronics module that utilizes said low-pressure refrigerant to cool said electronics module; and a temperature sensor in communication with said electronics module for detecting a temperature of said low-pressure refrigerant, characterized by said temperature sensor being adjacent an inlet of said cooling apparatus, and said expansion valve being controlled by the electronics module based on said temperature of said low-pressure refrigerant to minimize an amount of said low-pressure refrigerant in a liquid phase passing through said cooling apparatus by controlling a liquid dry out point (LDOP) of said low-pressure refrigerant such that the LDOP is maintained at said temperature sensor. a pair of heat exchangers (14 and 16) in communication with said compressor; an expansion valve disposed between said heat exchangers (14 and 16); an electronics module proximate said shell and configured to control said expansion valve; a cooling apparatus proximate said electronics module that utilizes said low-pressure refrigerant to cool said electronics module; and a temperature sensor in communication with said electronics module for detecting a temperature of said low-pressure refrigerant, characterized by said temperature sensor being adjacent an inlet of said cooling apparatus, and said expansion valve being controlled by the electronics module based on said temperature of said low-pressure refrigerant to minimize an amount of said low-pressure refrigerant in a liquid phase passing through said cooling apparatus by controlling a liquid dry out point (LDOP) of said low-pressure refrigerant such that the LDOP is maintained at said temperature sensor.
A biaxially oriented polypropylene film containing branched polypropylene, characterized in that the puncture strength of the film is 70 g/μm or more, the thermal shrinkage ratio in the film width direction in a heating treatment at 120°C for 15 minutes is 1.0% or less, the loss tangent at 23°C in the film width direction, tanδ23 being the ratio of a storage elastic modulus E' and a loss elastic modulus E" in solid viscoelasticity measurement, is 0.08 or less, the puncture strength, thermal shrinkage ratio and the loss tangent are measured as described in the specification.
A salt-water chlorinator comprising: a. a housing defining a water inlet and a water outlet; b. an electrolysis cell, at least a portion of which is positioned for use within the housing, said electrolysis cell including an electrode assembly; c. a first gas trap comprising a first water flow sensor positioned within the housing; and d. a second gas trap (i) spaced from the first gas trap and (ii) comprising a second water flow sensor positioned within the housing, wherein the salt-water chlorinator comprises a barrier physically separating the first gas trap from the electrode assembly and positioned between the water inlet and the electrode assembly. a. a housing defining a water inlet and a water outlet; b. an electrolysis cell, at least a portion of which is positioned for use within the housing, said electrolysis cell including an electrode assembly; c. a first gas trap comprising a first water flow sensor positioned within the housing; and d. a second gas trap (i) spaced from the first gas trap and (ii) comprising a second water flow sensor positioned within the housing,
A method of measuring a toothed workpiece on a measuring machine, said workpiece comprising a gear or other toothed article with said workpiece having a plurality of teeth and with each of said teeth having a pair of tooth flank surfaces, said method comprising: providing a measuring machine having a functional measuring mechanism operable to roll a toothed workpiece in mesh with a master gear or a mating gear, and an analytical measuring mechanism comprising at least one non-contact sensor movable in up to three mutually perpendicular linear directions and operable to scan at least a portion of a tooth surface of said toothed workpiece in at least a profile direction and preferably also in a face width direction, scanning, in particular while the gears are rotating, said workpiece with said analytical measuring mechanism to provide workpiece measurements with respect to the characteristic of the teeth of said workpiece including at least profile, and performing with the functional measuring device at least one of double flank testing by measuring, when the gears are rotated in mesh, relative movement of the gears in an X-axis direction, indicative for a linear displacement of the axes (W, T) of rotation, with respect to the rotary position of the workpiece gear by capturing inputs of a rotary encoder being mounted below the workpiece gear rotating on a motorized axis and a linear scale mounted to capture movement of a slide in the X-axis direction, single flank testing having the gears with motorized workpiece gear roll together at fixed center distance with backlash and with only one flank in contact. providing a measuring machine having a functional measuring mechanism operable to roll a toothed workpiece in mesh with a master gear or a mating gear, and an analytical measuring mechanism comprising at least one non-contact sensor movable in up to three mutually perpendicular linear directions and operable to scan at least a portion of a tooth surface of said toothed workpiece in at least a profile direction and preferably also in a face width direction, scanning, in particular while the gears are rotating, said workpiece with said analytical measuring mechanism to provide workpiece measurements with respect to the characteristic of the teeth of said workpiece including at least profile, and performing with the functional measuring device at least one of double flank testing by measuring, when the gears are rotated in mesh, relative movement of the gears in an X-axis direction, indicative for a linear displacement of the axes (W, T) of rotation, with respect to the rotary position of the workpiece gear by capturing inputs of a rotary encoder being mounted below the workpiece gear rotating on a motorized axis and a linear scale mounted to capture movement of a slide in the X-axis direction, single flank testing having the gears with motorized workpiece gear roll together at fixed center distance with backlash and with only one flank in contact.
A pumping system for at least one aquatic application, the pumping system controlled by a user, the pumping system adapted to be coupled to a filter and a vacuum the pumping system comprising: a pump; a variable speed motor coupled to the pump; a user interface that receives an input including a desired filtering level of operation from the user including a mode for operation of the pump at an increased level during use of the vacuum; and a controller in electrical communication with the variable speed motor and the user interface, the controller determining a current value of at least one of a volume, a flow rate, a mass, and a pressure in the pumping system associated with the desired filtering level of operation, the controller substantially continuously modifying an actual speed of the variable speed motor based on the current value in order to operate the variable speed motor at a substantially minimum speed to achieve the desired filtering level of operation with substantially minimal energy usage; the controller being configured so that when a subsequent aquatic application is added to the pumping system the controller self-adjusts the actual speed of the variable speed motor to operate at a new minimum speed to achieve the desired filtering level of operation with substantially minimal energy usage. a pump; a variable speed motor coupled to the pump; a user interface that receives an input including a desired filtering level of operation from the user including a mode for operation of the pump at an increased level during use of the vacuum; and a controller in electrical communication with the variable speed motor and the user interface, the controller determining a current value of at least one of a volume, a flow rate, a mass, and a pressure in the pumping system associated with the desired filtering level of operation, the controller substantially continuously modifying an actual speed of the variable speed motor based on the current value in order to operate the variable speed motor at a substantially minimum speed to achieve the desired filtering level of operation with substantially minimal energy usage; the controller being configured so that when a subsequent aquatic application is added to the pumping system the controller self-adjusts the actual speed of the variable speed motor to operate at a new minimum speed to achieve the desired filtering level of operation with substantially minimal energy usage.
A method for quality control of a packaging system, said method comprising receiving a record of packaging identification data, said record of packaging identification data being related to said package being assessed, storing said packaging identification data, identifying and receiving a record of machine data using said record of packaging identification data, said record of machine data being related to a machine set up used when producing said package, determining a first packaging quality parameter to be checked based on said record of machine data, receiving a first record of packaging quality parameter data related to said first packaging quality parameter for said package, determining a second packaging quality parameter based on said first record, requesting a second record of packaging quality parameter data related to said second packaging quality parameter, and receiving said second record.
A blend comprising (i) 55 to 77 weight percent (wt%) ethylene/α-olefin multi-block copolymer, and (ii) 45 to 23 wt% thermoplastic polydiene-based polyurethane, both percentages being based on the combined weight of the ethylene/α-olefin multiblock copolymer and the polydiene-based polyurethane, and wherein the blend has a surface tension greater than, or equal to, 35 dyne/cm at room temperature.
A wound dressing comprising a polymer foam substrate, wherein the polymer foam substrate comprises an aminoglycoside, and wherein an aptamer is covalently attached directly or via one or more linkers to a repeat unit of the polymer foam.
A rehabilitation system for training hand movement of a user, the system comprising: a platform to be attached to the hand of the user; a plurality of finger assemblies operatively connected to the platform, each finger assembly having: a motor, a proximal follower assembly for a metacarpophalangeal joint having a proximal rail guide operatively connected to the motor, and an intermediate follower assembly for a proximal interphalangeal joint having an intermediate rail guide operatively connected to the proximal follower assembly; characterized in that a knuckle joint indicator of the proximal rail guide identifies the location of a first virtual center and a knuckle joint indicator of the intermediate rail guide identifies the location of a second virtual center, an alignment of the knuckle joint indicators (22, 25) to the virtual centers (30, 31) enable motion of a finger of the hand to be controlled and maintain rotational axes of the finger about each virtual center (30, 31) when the proximal and intermediate follower assemblies (13, 16) are actuated by the motor, wherein the first virtual center is located at the metacarpophalangeal joint and the second virtual center is located at the proximal interphalangeal joint. a platform to be attached to the hand of the user; a plurality of finger assemblies operatively connected to the platform, each finger assembly having: a motor, a proximal follower assembly for a metacarpophalangeal joint having a proximal rail guide operatively connected to the motor, and an intermediate follower assembly for a proximal interphalangeal joint having an intermediate rail guide operatively connected to the proximal follower assembly; characterized in that a knuckle joint indicator of the proximal rail guide identifies the location of a first virtual center and a knuckle joint indicator of the intermediate rail guide identifies the location of a second virtual center, an alignment of the knuckle joint indicators (22, 25) to the virtual centers (30, 31) enable motion of a finger of the hand to be controlled and maintain rotational axes of the finger about each virtual center (30, 31) when the proximal and intermediate follower assemblies (13, 16) are actuated by the motor, wherein the first virtual center is located at the metacarpophalangeal joint and the second virtual center is located at the proximal interphalangeal joint.