mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Use of at least one polypeptide with an amino acid sequence coded by a nucleic acid sequence wholly or partially represented by a sequence represented by SEQ ID No. 1, an analogue thereof, or a fragment thereof, or of at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for the said polypeptide, as a tool for the in vitro or ex vivo characterization of the state of an epithelium, the said state of the epithelium being a state of dryness, said analog being characterized by a polypeptide that has sequence homology of at least 85% determined by BLAST programs with respect to the sequence represented by SEQ ID NO 2, and a biological activity of the same nature, and said fragment being characterized by a polypeptide comprising at least 4 consecutive amino acids of the polypeptide represented by SEQ ID NO 2, and similar biological activity.
An apparatus for estimating engine load, comprising: actuator means for changing a position of a top dead center of a piston of the engine; and control means in communication with the actuator for detecting a drive output of the actuator when the actuator changes the position of the top dead center of the piston and estimating the load of the engine based on the detected drive output of the actuator. actuator means for changing a position of a top dead center of a piston of the engine; and control means in communication with the actuator for detecting a drive output of the actuator when the actuator changes the position of the top dead center of the piston and estimating the load of the engine based on the detected drive output of the actuator.
A detection device for detecting the position of a moving object, wherein the detection device comprises: - a base; - an arm that is mounted rotatable to the base, wherein the arm is rotatable around a first rotational axis and has a free end for contact with the moving object; and - a sensor that is configured to detect rotation of the arm relative to the base, wherein the sensor has a first part and a second part, wherein the first part moves with the arm, and the second part is attached to the base; Wherein the first part is a first component of a magnet switch pair, wherein the switch is an electrical switch that is configured to be actuated by the magnetic field of the magnet, and that the second part is the other component of the magnet switch pair, wherein the electrical switch is in an initial state when the arm is in a first rotational position, and wherein the electrical switch is in a second state when the arm is in a second rotational position that is different from the first rotational position, and that the detection device comprises a reset device that is a spring, which is configured to move the arm from the second rotational position into the first rotational position, characterized in that the arm comprises a first section that is mounted rotatable to the base, and a second section that extends from the first section in the direction of the free end, wherein the second section is mounted rotatable to the first section, wherein the second section is rotatable around a second rotational axis that is orthogonal to the first rotational axis. - a base; - an arm that is mounted rotatable to the base, wherein the arm is rotatable around a first rotational axis and has a free end for contact with the moving object; and - a sensor that is configured to detect rotation of the arm relative to the base, wherein the sensor has a first part and a second part, wherein the first part moves with the arm, and the second part is attached to the base; Wherein the first part is a first component of a magnet switch pair, wherein the switch is an electrical switch that is configured to be actuated by the magnetic field of the magnet, and that the second part is the other component of the magnet switch pair, wherein the electrical switch is in an initial state when the arm is in a first rotational position, and wherein the electrical switch is in a second state when the arm is in a second rotational position that is different from the first rotational position, and that the detection device comprises a reset device that is a spring, which is configured to move the arm from the second rotational position into the first rotational position, characterized in that the arm comprises a first section that is mounted rotatable to the base, and a second section that extends from the first section in the direction of the free end, wherein the second section is mounted rotatable to the first section, wherein the second section is rotatable around a second rotational axis that is orthogonal to the first rotational axis.
A method for forming a surface relief microstructure on a paper substrate comprising the steps of: A) providing a paper substrate; B) applying a curable composition which comprises at least a photoinitiator which absorbs in the UV-A region and in addition in the near VIS range to at least a portion of the frontside of the paper substrate; C) contacting at least a portion of the curable composition with surface relief microstructure; D) curing the composition by using at least one UV lamp having emission peaks in the UV-A range and near VIS range which is arranged on the backside of the paper substrate. A) providing a paper substrate; B) applying a curable composition which comprises at least a photoinitiator which absorbs in the UV-A region and in addition in the near VIS range to at least a portion of the frontside of the paper substrate; C) contacting at least a portion of the curable composition with surface relief microstructure; D) curing the composition by using at least one UV lamp having emission peaks in the UV-A range and near VIS range which is arranged on the backside of the paper substrate.
An emergency release system equipped in a loading arm for liquefied hydrogen, the emergency release system comprising: a first shut-off valve unit which is land-based; and a second shut-off valve unit which is provided for a marine vessel and is separably connected to the first shut-off valve unit, wherein the first shut-off valve unit is provided with a reservoir container which receives liquid air generated in the first shut-off valve unit and dropped, in a state in which the second shut-off valve unit is separated from the first shut-off valve unit; characterized in that; the second shut-off valve unit is to be located in use below the first shut-off valve unit; and in that the emergency release system further comprises: a container support mechanism (13; 13A) which is capable of retaining the reservoir container at a retracted position that is a lateral position of the first and second shut-off valve units (10, 11) in a state in which the first and second shut-off valve units are connected to each other, the container support mechanism being configured to automatically shift the reservoir container to a reserving position that in use is immediately below the first shut-off valve unit, in a state in which the first and second shut-off valve units are separated from each other. a first shut-off valve unit which is land-based; and a second shut-off valve unit which is provided for a marine vessel and is separably connected to the first shut-off valve unit, wherein the first shut-off valve unit is provided with a reservoir container which receives liquid air generated in the first shut-off valve unit and dropped, in a state in which the second shut-off valve unit is separated from the first shut-off valve unit; characterized in that; the second shut-off valve unit is to be located in use below the first shut-off valve unit; and in that the emergency release system further comprises: a container support mechanism (13; 13A) which is capable of retaining the reservoir container at a retracted position that is a lateral position of the first and second shut-off valve units (10, 11) in a state in which the first and second shut-off valve units are connected to each other, the container support mechanism being configured to automatically shift the reservoir container to a reserving position that in use is immediately below the first shut-off valve unit, in a state in which the first and second shut-off valve units are separated from each other.
IGF-1 for use in treating a mammal that has suffered a myocardial infarction to stimulate repair or survival of cardiac muscle, or to stimulate left ventricular remodeling, in which the IGF-1 is administered to the individual by intracoronary infusion upstream of the myocardial infarction in sufficient quantity to reduce the effects of the myocardial infarction on the individual.
A communication control device corresponding to a base station comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from one or more terminal devices positioned within an area, radio frame information indicating a radio frame, the radio frame being a unit time of cellular communication and having a periodicity, and a control unit configured to control transmission of an information to a terminal device, characterized in that the acquired radio frame information is an individual transmission and/or detection information, wherein the individual transmission information relates to a radio frame the said one or more terminal devices use for transmitting a discovery signal for device-to-device communications and the individual detection information relates to a radio frame the said one or more terminal devices use for conducting a detection process for detecting a discovery signal for device-to-device communications wherein the control unit is further configured to generate an aggregated transmission and/or detection information, wherein the aggregated transmission and/or detection information is formed by aggregating information indicated by the individual transmission information and/or the individual detection information, and wherein the information transmitted to the terminal device is the aggregated transmission and/or detection information. an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from one or more terminal devices positioned within an area, radio frame information indicating a radio frame, the radio frame being a unit time of cellular communication and having a periodicity, and a control unit configured to control transmission of an information to a terminal device, characterized in that the acquired radio frame information is an individual transmission and/or detection information, wherein the individual transmission information relates to a radio frame the said one or more terminal devices use for transmitting a discovery signal for device-to-device communications and the individual detection information relates to a radio frame the said one or more terminal devices use for conducting a detection process for detecting a discovery signal for device-to-device communications wherein the control unit is further configured to generate an aggregated transmission and/or detection information, wherein the aggregated transmission and/or detection information is formed by aggregating information indicated by the individual transmission information and/or the individual detection information, and wherein the information transmitted to the terminal device is the aggregated transmission and/or detection information.
A system for secure electronic communication of a secure email message from an originator's computer to a recipient's computer, said system comprising: the originator's computer, an externally accessible store and the recipient's computer; wherein the originator's computer comprises a message splitter, a message sending and code requesting means and an email sending means, the externally accessible store comprises a code sending means and an authentication means, and the recipient's computer comprises an accessing means; and wherein the message splitter is for splitting the secure email message into a first email message and a second message, including removing a security sensitive portion of the secure email message to be contained by the second message; the message sending and code requesting means is for using a first network connection to send the second message from the originator's computer to the externally accessible store and requesting a reference code from the externally accessible store, said externally accessible store being operative to grant access to stored content of said second message upon presentation of a two factor authentication comprising an authentication code and the reference code; the email sending means is for sending the first email message along with the reference code and notification that content of said second message is in said store, from the originator's computer to the recipient's computer; the code sending means is for using a second network connection, to send said authentication code from the externally accessible store, separately from the reference code, for access by the recipient, in response to receipt of the second message at the externally accessible store; the accessing means is for the recipient's computer to access said externally accessible store using a third network connection; and the authentication means is for the recipient's computer to provide said externally accessible store, when so accessed, with said two factor authentication for said externally accessible store to grant access to said content of the second message.
A method of forming a coating comprising ZnO (1-x) S x, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, on a substrate by Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition, comprising the steps of: forming a mixture of precursors comprising a zinc source, a sulphur source and an oxygen source and directing said mixture to a surface of the substrate, wherein: the zinc source comprises at least one of dimethyl zinc and diethyl zinc; the sulphur source comprises at least one of an episulphide and a sulphoxide and the oxygen source comprises at least one of nitrous oxide; a carboxylic ester and dimethyl sulphoxide. the zinc source comprises at least one of dimethyl zinc and diethyl zinc; the sulphur source comprises at least one of an episulphide and a sulphoxide and the oxygen source comprises at least one of nitrous oxide; a carboxylic ester and dimethyl sulphoxide.
A method of manufacturing a glove, which glove comprises top layer, an outer surface and an inner surface, which inner surface is configured to be in skin contact when the glove is worn in hand and which method comprises a step of providing the inner surface with pathogen inactivating compounds, characterized in that the inner surface (14, 14a) is treated with a substance containing pathogen inactivating compounds, said substance comprising solvent and coniferous resin acids in the range of 0,01 to 30 weight-% of the substance.
Method for obtaining at least one non-ribosomal peptide,, or isotopically labeled one, the method comprising the step of heterologous expression of at least one non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) of said non-ribosomal peptide in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger, wherein the NRP synthetase is a cyclodepsipeptide synthetase selected from the group containing Enniatin, PF1022, Beauvericin and Bassianolide synthetase, wherein an inducible expression system integrated into the genome of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger is used for heterologous expression of the at least one synthetase, wherein the expression system comprises at least one expression cassette comprising a first module for constitutive expression of the tetracycline dependent transactivator rtTA2, a second module harboring the rtTA2-dependent promoter for inducible expression of the at least one secondary metabolite synthetase and a third module for integrating of the cassette into the fungal genome by homologous or heterologous recombination using appropriate selection markers.
A method comprising, with a computing platform: obtaining an estimated location of a mobile device; determining a quality of a geometric distribution of a plurality of transmitting devices capable of transmitting wireless signals to said mobile device at said estimated location; assigning an uncertainty to said estimated location based, at least in part, on said quality of said geometric distribution; characterized in, that in response to said uncertainty being less than a threshold uncertainty, determining an adapted transmission setting for at least one of said plurality of transmitting devices; and transmitting a message to said at least one of said plurality of transmitting devices indicating said adapted transmission setting. obtaining an estimated location of a mobile device; determining a quality of a geometric distribution of a plurality of transmitting devices capable of transmitting wireless signals to said mobile device at said estimated location; assigning an uncertainty to said estimated location based, at least in part, on said quality of said geometric distribution; characterized in, that in response to said uncertainty being less than a threshold uncertainty, determining an adapted transmission setting for at least one of said plurality of transmitting devices; and transmitting a message to said at least one of said plurality of transmitting devices indicating said adapted transmission setting.
An imaging device comprising: a processing unit formed on a first semiconductor substrate and configured to perform predetermined image processing on the basis of image data obtained by an imaging unit; a first temperature sensor formed on the first semiconductor substrate and capable of generating a detection signal (SIGT) according to a temperature; a conversion unit configured to generate a first digital code (CODE) by performing analog-to-digital conversion on the basis of the detection signal; a first pad electrode formed on the first semiconductor substrate and electrically insulated from a circuit (9; 10; 20; 201; 202; 203) formed on the first semiconductor substrate, the circuit being configured to generate the image data, the first pad electrode being configured to contact a thermocouple (111A, 111B) to measure a temperature; a storage unit configured to store information (PCAL) about the temperature measured using the thermocouple (111A, 111B), and a calculation unit formed on the first semiconductor substrate configured to generate a temperature code (TC, TC1) on the basis of the first digital code (CODE), and to perform correction processing of correcting the temperature code using the information (PCAL) about the temperature measured using the thermocouple (111A, 111B) a processing unit formed on a first semiconductor substrate and configured to perform predetermined image processing on the basis of image data obtained by an imaging unit; a first temperature sensor formed on the first semiconductor substrate and capable of generating a detection signal (SIGT) according to a temperature; a conversion unit configured to generate a first digital code (CODE) by performing analog-to-digital conversion on the basis of the detection signal; a first pad electrode formed on the first semiconductor substrate and electrically insulated from a circuit (9; 10; 20; 201; 202; 203) formed on the first semiconductor substrate, the circuit being configured to generate the image data, the first pad electrode being configured to contact a thermocouple (111A, 111B) to measure a temperature; a storage unit configured to store information (PCAL) about the temperature measured using the thermocouple (111A, 111B), and a calculation unit formed on the first semiconductor substrate configured to generate a temperature code (TC, TC1) on the basis of the first digital code (CODE), and to perform correction processing of correcting the temperature code using the information (PCAL) about the temperature measured using the thermocouple (111A, 111B) to generate a temperature code (TC, TC1) on the basis of the first digital code (CODE), and to perform correction processing of correcting the temperature code using the information (PCAL) about the temperature measured using the thermocouple (111A, 111B)
A protein comprising a first and a second copy of hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) in tandem, in which one or both of the copies of HBcAg comprises a single-domain antibody in the e1 loop.
A method for inspecting a composite structure formed from one or more composite tows by an automated fiber placement machine, characterized in the method comprising, comparing a visual image of the actual lay-up surface of the composite tows at a desired location of at least a portion of the composite structure to a virtual image in the form of a theoretical ply profile representing each composite tow as it is laid as a course onto the surface of a previously laid ply of the at least a portion of the composite structure.
A magnetic structure comprising: a tubular or columnar base material extending along an axis; and a magnetostrictive portion disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the base material, wherein the magnetostrictive portion includes a plurality of magnetostrictive lines, and in at least some of the plurality of magnetostrictive lines, when the magnetostrictive lines including the some of the magnetostrictive lines are viewed in a cross section taken orthogonally to an extension direction of the magnetostrictive lines, a length of a longest portion of one of the magnetostrictive lines in a direction parallel to the outer peripheral surface of the base material is larger than a length of a contact area between the one of the magnetostrictive lines and the outer peripheral surface of the base material, and is larger than a length of an interspace, wherein the interspace is an interspace from the contact area between the magnetostrictive line and the base material to the contact area between its adjacent magnetostrictive line and the base material. a tubular or columnar base material extending along an axis; and a magnetostrictive portion disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the base material, wherein the magnetostrictive portion includes a plurality of magnetostrictive lines, and in at least some of the plurality of magnetostrictive lines, when the magnetostrictive lines including the some of the magnetostrictive lines are viewed in a cross section taken orthogonally to an extension direction of the magnetostrictive lines, a length of a longest portion of one of the magnetostrictive lines in a direction parallel to the outer peripheral surface of the base material is larger than a length of a contact area between the one of the magnetostrictive lines and the outer peripheral surface of the base material, and is larger than a length of an interspace, wherein the interspace is an interspace from the contact area between the magnetostrictive line and the base material to the contact area between its adjacent magnetostrictive line and the base material.
A method for manufacturing graphene using a high pressure homogenizer, wherein the high pressure homogenizer comprises a channel module which comprises a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the channel module comprises at least one baffle disposed so as to partition said microchannel into a plurality of spaces, wherein the baffle is provided so as to partition the microchannel into two spaces along the width direction (x) or the height direction (y), wherein the method comprises: - supplying a solution containing graphite to the channel module; and - applying pressure of 1·10 7 to 3·10 8 Pa to the channel module to pass the solution containing graphite. - supplying a solution containing graphite to the channel module; and - applying pressure of 1·10 7 to 3·10 8 Pa to the channel module to pass the solution containing graphite.