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A stent for implantation in a lumen, wherein, in an expanded state of the stent, the stent is configured to have a non-uniform shape of its envelope and the envelope defines: a first portion, bounded by walls, said first portion having a contour in a cross-sectional plane including a longitudinal axis of the stent, wherein said contour comprises a straight line extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and a second portion, bounded by walls, said second portion having a contour in a cross-sectional plane including the longitudinal axis of the stent, wherein said contour comprises a straight line parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second portion is shaped as a right cylinder cut in half along the longitudinal axis, wherein the first portion and the second portion together define the stent envelope. a first portion, bounded by walls, said first portion having a contour in a cross-sectional plane including a longitudinal axis of the stent, wherein said contour comprises a straight line extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and a second portion, bounded by walls, said second portion having a contour in a cross-sectional plane including the longitudinal axis of the stent, wherein said contour comprises a straight line parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second portion is shaped as a right cylinder cut in half along the longitudinal axis, wherein the first portion and the second portion together define the stent envelope.
A prosthetic intervertebral implant for implantation into a space between two adjacent vertebral bodies by minimally invasive techniques, comprising: exactly two prosthetic intervertebral discs, each said disc comprising: a first endplate; a second endplate; and two polymeric, compressible core members positioned between said first and second endplates, characterised in that the endplates are kidney-bean shaped. exactly two prosthetic intervertebral discs, each said disc comprising: a first endplate; a second endplate; and two polymeric, compressible core members positioned between said first and second endplates, characterised in that the endplates are kidney-bean shaped. a first endplate; a second endplate; and two polymeric, compressible core members positioned between said first and second endplates, characterised in that the endplates are kidney-bean shaped.
A computer-implemented method for modifying a mapping from at least one application path of a data system used by a computer application to a conceptual path of an ontology system linked with said data system, said application path addressing a part of the structure of said data system and said conceptual path addressing a part of the structure of the ontology system, said method comprising the steps of - detecting a change to a part of the structure of said ontology system one or more of said conceptual paths is addressing, said change being a change at lexon base level or pattern base level, said lexon base being a set of lexons, each lexon defining a relationship between two terms in a certain context, said pattern base being a set of semantic patterns defined by a selection of conceptual paths in said lexon base and a set of semantic constraints on said selected conceptual paths, said change being described by an ordered sequence of first operators defining semantic information on said change, - defining one or more second operators that operate on said mapping, said one or more second operators being equivalent to said one or more first operators used to describe said change to said part of the structure of said ontology system, - updating said mapping with said one or more equivalent second operators to reflect the change to said part of the structure of the ontology system. - detecting a change to a part of the structure of said ontology system one or more of said conceptual paths is addressing, said change being a change at lexon base level or pattern base level, said lexon base being a set of lexons, each lexon defining a relationship between two terms in a certain context, said pattern base being a set of semantic patterns defined by a selection of conceptual paths in said lexon base and a set of semantic constraints on said selected conceptual paths, said change being described by an ordered sequence of first operators defining semantic information on said change, - defining one or more second operators that operate on said mapping, said one or more second operators being equivalent to said one or more first operators used to describe said change to said part of the structure of said ontology system, - updating said mapping with said one or more equivalent second operators to reflect the change to said part of the structure of the ontology system.
A system for enhancing operations of an aircraft, comprising: a plasma generator on an exterior of the aircraft; a sensor configured to sense and transmit information regarding a transonic flight condition, the information comprising at least one of speed, altitude, and temperature; a controller configured to receive the information transmitted from the sensor, determine whether activation of the plasma generator will mitigate a transonic shock wave based at least in part on the received information, and activate the plasma generator upon such a determination; a power source configured to provide power to the plasma generator; characterised in that the controller is configured to transmit a signal to the power source to provide power to the plasma generator, only after determining, based on information transmitted from the sensor, that activation of the plasma generator would mitigate a transonic shock wave. a plasma generator on an exterior of the aircraft; a sensor configured to sense and transmit information regarding a transonic flight condition, the information comprising at least one of speed, altitude, and temperature; a controller configured to receive the information transmitted from the sensor, determine whether activation of the plasma generator will mitigate a transonic shock wave based at least in part on the received information, and activate the plasma generator upon such a determination; a power source configured to provide power to the plasma generator; characterised in that the controller is configured to transmit a signal to the power source to provide power to the plasma generator, only after determining, based on information transmitted from the sensor, that activation of the plasma generator would mitigate a transonic shock wave.
A system comprising a container conditioner having a dual link to a node in a telecommunication network, the container conditioner equipped to receive a data container comprising multiple content components (361, 362) of different types from said node, said container conditioner coupled to: a receiver database maintaining characteristics of a plurality of receivers (160,160,160); and an editing engine comprising: a screening module adapted to inspect said data container to detect and remove malicious insertions; an adaptation module adapted to determine compatibility of each content component (361, 362) of said data container with characteristics, retrieved from said receiver database, of a target receiver and adapted to perform an action of: accepting said each content component (361,362); transcoding said each content component (361,362) to suit said characteristics; or deleting said each content component (361,362); a module (1180; 1212) adapted to generate notifications indicating any changes made to said each content component (361,362) by said screening module and said adaptation module; and a module (1190; 1220) adapted to combine said notifications with said data container for transmission to said target receiver. a receiver database maintaining characteristics of a plurality of receivers (160,160,160); and an editing engine comprising: a screening module adapted to inspect said data container to detect and remove malicious insertions; an adaptation module adapted to determine compatibility of each content component (361, 362) of said data container with characteristics, retrieved from said receiver database, of a target receiver and adapted to perform an action of: accepting said each content component (361,362); transcoding said each content component (361,362) to suit said characteristics; or deleting said each content component (361,362); a module (1180; 1212) adapted to generate notifications indicating any changes made to said each content component (361,362) by said screening module and said adaptation module; and a module (1190; 1220) adapted to combine said notifications with said data container for transmission to said target receiver. a screening module adapted to inspect said data container to detect and remove malicious insertions; an adaptation module adapted to determine compatibility of each content component (361, 362) of said data container with characteristics, retrieved from said receiver database, of a target receiver and adapted to perform an action of: accepting said each content component (361,362); transcoding said each content component (361,362) to suit said accepting said each content component (361,362); transcoding said each content component (361,362) to suit said characteristics; or deleting said each content component (361,362); a module (1180; 1212) adapted to generate notifications indicating any changes made to said each content component (361,362) by said screening module and said adaptation module; and a module (1190; 1220) adapted to combine said notifications with said data container for transmission to said target receiver.
An automatic injection device comprising: a generally cylindrical syringe body having an opening, an outlet and an inner cylindrical surface adapted to contain an injectable liquid to be injected at an injection site via said outlet; a piston disposed in said cylindrical syringe body; a driving assembly, including: an elongate plunger element having a forward end adapted to be axially inserted into said generally cylindrical syringe body; and a housing defining an axial travel path having an inner wall surface, said elongate plunger element extending along a longitudinal axis and having a rearward end arranged for axial travel along said axial travel path and defining a rearward sealing element seat and an at least partial rearward sealing element mounted onto said elongate plunger element at said rearward sealing element seat for creating an at least temporary slidable seal between said elongate plunger element and said inner wall surface, characterized in that said rearward sealing element seat has a rearward sealing element support which is generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and a forward sealing element support, facing said rearward sealing element but being angled with respect thereto and with respect to said longitudinal axis, thereby allowing said rearward sealing element to be axially tilted from an orientation perpendicular to said longitudinal axis upon rearward axial displacement of said plunger element causing at least partial disengagement of said rearward sealing element from said inner wall surface of said axial travel path. a generally cylindrical syringe body having an opening, an outlet and an inner cylindrical surface adapted to contain an injectable liquid to be injected at an injection site via said outlet; a piston disposed in said cylindrical syringe body; a driving assembly, including: an elongate plunger element having a forward end adapted to be axially inserted into said generally cylindrical syringe body; and a housing defining an axial travel path having an inner wall surface, said elongate plunger element extending along a longitudinal axis and having a rearward end arranged for axial travel along said axial travel path and defining a rearward sealing element seat and an at least partial rearward sealing element mounted onto said elongate plunger element at said rearward sealing element seat for creating an at least temporary slidable seal between said elongate plunger element and said inner wall surface, characterized in that said rearward sealing element seat has a rearward sealing element support which is generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and a forward sealing element support, facing said rearward sealing element but being angled with respect thereto and with respect to said longitudinal axis, thereby allowing said rearward sealing element to be axially tilted from an orientation perpendicular to said longitudinal axis upon rearward axial displacement of said plunger element causing at least partial disengagement of said rearward sealing element from said inner wall surface of said axial travel path.
A message acknowledgement method performed by an access point, the method comprising: sending a beacon frame; receiving an uplink frame sent by a terminal; and sending an acknowledgement frame for the uplink frame, characterized in that the acknowledgement frame comprises offset time, and the offset time is a difference between a time point when the acknowledgement frame is sent and a time point when the beacon frame is sent, a terminal that receives the acknowledgement frame determines, according to the offset time, a time point when the acknowledgement frame is received, and a time point when the terminal received the beacon frame, whether the acknowledgement frame is an acknowledgement frame that the terminal expects. sending a beacon frame; receiving an uplink frame sent by a terminal; and sending an acknowledgement frame for the uplink frame, characterized in that the acknowledgement frame comprises offset time, and the offset time is a difference between a time point when the acknowledgement frame is sent and a time point when the beacon frame is sent, a terminal that receives the acknowledgement frame determines, according to the offset time, a time point when the acknowledgement frame is received, and a time point when the terminal received the beacon frame, whether the acknowledgement frame is an acknowledgement frame that the terminal expects.
A bearer admission control method, comprising: when a Master Evolved NodeB, MeNB, needs to perform bearer separation with a Slave Evolved NodeB (SeNB) with respect to the same User Equipment, UE, sending, by the MeNB, an SeNB addition request message to the SeNB, the SeNB addition request message carrying information about a list of Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Radio Access Bearers, E-RABs, corresponding to the UE to be admitted by the SeNB as well as indication information indicating whether or not data is to be distributed for the bearer in a specific direction, the specific direction being an uplink direction or a downlink direction; and receiving, by the MeNB, a feedback message from the SeNB so as to acquire a bearer admission result of the SeNB, configuring, by the MeNB, connection for the UE in the case that the MeNB has accepted the bearer admission result of the SeNB, and otherwise, sending, by the MeNB, a message for rejecting the bearer admission result of the SeNB to the SeNB. when a Master Evolved NodeB, MeNB, needs to perform bearer separation with a Slave Evolved NodeB (SeNB) with respect to the same User Equipment, UE, sending, by the MeNB, an SeNB addition request message to the SeNB, the SeNB addition request message carrying information about a list of Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Radio Access Bearers, E-RABs, corresponding to the UE to be admitted by the SeNB as well as indication information indicating whether or not data is to be distributed for the bearer in a specific direction, the specific direction being an uplink direction or a downlink direction; and receiving, by the MeNB, a feedback message from the SeNB so as to acquire a bearer admission result of the SeNB, configuring, by the MeNB, connection for the UE in the case that the MeNB has accepted the bearer admission result of the SeNB, and otherwise, sending, by the MeNB, a message for rejecting the bearer admission result of the SeNB to the SeNB.
A method of minimizing the production of one or more phosphonium ion ligand degradation products in a reaction process wherein a polyunsaturated olefin is reacted in the presence of a transition metal-triorganophosphine ligand complex catalyst to form as a product, by-product or intermediate product a conjugated functionalized olefin comprising an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, the minimization method comprising conducting the reaction process with a triorganophosphine ligand having a ligand cone angle greater than 135° or a pKa of less than 8.3, wherein the polyunsaturated olefin conversion is greater than 80 weight percent and less than 95 weight percent, and wherein the reaction temperature is greater than 45 °C and less than 95 °C and the total pressure is greater than 300 psig and less than 5,000 psig (35 MPa).
An image processor comprising: a reference point detection unit that extracts pairs of approximately similar triangles, a first of the pair of triangles being formed by a combination of three bright spots in a first image of a predetermined surface of a sample, the first image being obtained by a first microscope, the second of the pair of triangles being formed by a combination of three bright spots in a second image of the predetermined surface of the sample, the second image being obtained by a second microscope, and the extraction of pairs of approximately similar triangles being based on angles of two triangles formed by each combination of the three bright spots, groups the extracted pairs based on the ratio of lengths of sides of the two triangles, and sets bright spots belonging to a group having the highest number of pairs as the reference points; a calculation unit that calculates transformation coefficients for matching a first coordinate system of the reference points in the first image and a second coordinate system of the reference points in the second image; and a superposing unit that superposes the first image and the second image using the transformation coefficients. a reference point detection unit that extracts pairs of approximately similar triangles, a first of the pair of triangles being formed by a combination of three bright spots in a first image of a predetermined surface of a sample, the first image being obtained by a first microscope, the second of the pair of triangles being formed by a combination of three bright spots in a second image of the predetermined surface of the sample, the second image being obtained by a second microscope, and the extraction of pairs of approximately similar triangles being based on angles of two triangles formed by each combination of the three bright spots, groups the extracted pairs based on the ratio of lengths of sides of the two triangles, and sets bright spots belonging to a group having the highest number of pairs as the reference points; a calculation unit that calculates transformation coefficients for matching a first coordinate system of the reference points in the first image and a second coordinate system of the reference points in the second image; and a superposing unit that superposes the first image and the second image using the transformation coefficients.
Aqueous cleansing composition for keratin fibres especially for human hair characterised in that it comprises at least one amino acid surfactant of the general structure wherein R 1 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain with 7 to 17 C atoms, R 2 is H or a methyl, R 3 is H, COO- M +, CH 2 COO - M or COOH, n is 0 to 2, X is COO - or SO 3 - and M is independent from each other H, sodium or potassium, and an aqueous non-ionic emulsion of divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, C12-C13 Pareth-23 and C12-C13 Pareth-3 with an internal phase viscosity of more than 1 X 10 exp.8 mm2/s measured at 0.01 Hz and at 25°C, and at least one additional anionic surfactant other than amino acid surfactant at a concentration of 2 to 25% by weight calculated to total composition.
A linear low density polyethylene composition for use in food packaging applications comprising a linear low density polyethylene having a melt flow index of 1.5-2.5, a phenolic antioxidant, a processing stabilizer and ZnO, wherein the composition is free or substantially free of tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite (TNPP), wherein further the total amount of the phenolic antioxidant, the processing stabilizer and ZnO is 1300 ppm to 4000 ppm based on the composition..
A power supply system comprising: a plurality of hysteretic buck converters (46, 62, 64, 66, 68) coupled in parallel and configured to receive a common input and to provide combined output power to a common load based upon the common input; and a boost converter coupled to the buck converters (62, 64, 66, 68) and configured to provide power to the common input of the buck converters. a plurality of hysteretic buck converters (46, 62, 64, 66, 68) coupled in parallel and configured to receive a common input and to provide combined output power to a common load based upon the common input; and a boost converter coupled to the buck converters (62, 64, 66, 68) and configured to provide power to the common input of the buck converters.
Process for deposition of polycrystalline silicon, comprising introduction of a reaction gas containing a silicon-containing component and hydrogen into a reactor, as a result of which polycrystalline silicon rods are produced, characterized in that, after the deposition has ended, a gas which attacks silicon or silicon compounds of the general formula Si x Cl y H z is passed into the reactor and flows around the polycrystalline silicon rods and an inner reactor wall in order to dissolve silicon-containing particles which are formed in the course of deposition and adhere on the inner reactor wall or on the polycrystalline silicon rods before the polycrystalline silicon rods are removed from the reactor, wherein a mixture of H 2 and trichlorosilane or a mixture of H 2 and trichlorosilane and dichlorosilane is used as the gas which attacks silicon or silicon compounds of the general formula Si x Cl y H z, the mixture being composed of 90-99 mol% of H 2, 1-10 mol% of TCS and 0-2 mol% of DCS, the partial flow rate of the chlorosilanes totaling 0.005-0.2 kmol/h per 1 m 2 of a surface area of the polycrystalline silicon rods and the temperature of the polycrystalline silicon rods being 1100-1400°C.