mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of determining an infection in a subject that exhibits one or more risk factor for having an infection comprising: (a) measuring the polypeptide concentration of TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) in a subject derived sample; and (b) ruling in a bacterial infection for the subject if the polypeptide concentration of TRAIL determined in step (a) is lower than an amount of TRAIL in a sample of a subject who does not have an infection. (a) measuring the polypeptide concentration of TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) in a subject derived sample; and (b) ruling in a bacterial infection for the subject if the polypeptide concentration of TRAIL determined in step (a) is lower than an amount of TRAIL in a sample of a subject who does not have an infection.
Closure arrangement for an opening of a cupboard, a refrigeration appliance, a building and the like, having at least one closure element, which is arranged movably on the opening, wherein at least one free end of the closure element comprises at least one profile element operatively connected to a guide element, wherein the material of the profile element and/or of the guide element comprises 0.1 wt.% to 30 wt.%, based on the total weight of the material, of a component, which corresponds to the general formula R 1 R 2 R 3 Si-[O-Si R 4 R 5] n -O-SiR 6 R 7 R 8 wherein R1 to R8 are identical or different from one another and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and C1 - C10 alkyl groups, wherein n has a value of 1 to 8000, characterised in that the material of the profile element and/or of the guide element has a sliding friction coefficient μ of 0.01 to 0.06, preferably 0.02 to 0.05, according to DIN EN ISO 8295.
A cuff-type monitoring device, for collecting cardiovascular data relating to an individual user, comprising a control unit housing and a cuff assembly coupled to the control unit housing, the cuff assembly comprising, from an inner item to an outermost item,: - an inflatable bladder, - an cuff holder, forming an structural resilient armature of the cuff assembly, - an intermediate sheet, - an outer band, wherein the cuff assembly is configured, in use, to surround an upper limb of the individual, wherein the control unit housing comprises at least a pump configured to inflate the inflatable bladder, wherein the intermediate sheet is made in an inextensible, i.e. non-stretchable, fabric and there is provided a border joint at least on three sides on a peripheral border of the inflatable bladder, the border joint joining and securing together the inflatable bladder, the intermediate sheet, and the outer band; wherein the device comprises an acoustic sensor or a set of contact electrodes, the device further comprising connection wires (44,45,49) to electrically couple the contact electrodes or the acoustic sensor, or both, with the control unit housing, whereby the connection wires are arranged at an outer zone of the bladder between the intermediate sheet, and the outer band. - an inflatable bladder, - an cuff holder, forming an structural resilient armature of the cuff assembly, - an intermediate sheet, - an outer band, wherein the cuff assembly is configured, in use, to surround an upper limb of the individual, wherein the control unit housing comprises at least a pump configured to inflate the inflatable bladder, wherein the intermediate sheet is made in an inextensible, i.e. non-stretchable, fabric and there is provided a border joint at least on three sides on a peripheral border of the inflatable bladder, the border joint joining and securing together the inflatable bladder, the intermediate sheet, and the outer band; wherein the device comprises an acoustic sensor or a set of contact electrodes, the device further comprising connection wires (44,45,49) to electrically couple the contact electrodes or the acoustic sensor, or both, with the control unit housing, whereby the connection wires are arranged at an outer zone of the bladder between the intermediate sheet, and the outer band.
An implant configured for implantation adjacent to or within target portions of bone to stabilize the target portions of bone in a desired spatial relation to one another, the implant comprising: a deformable gas tight sack (1, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) comprising a first chamber (4, 104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704) in fluid communication with an obturatable opening (2, 102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702), the sack including a second chamber (4, 104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704) in fluid communication with the first chamber via a connecting element (5, 105, 205, 305, 405, 505, 605, 705) opened and closed by a control member; and a filling material (12, 112, 212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712) filling each of the first and second chambers; each of the first and second chambers further containing, in an initial configuration, a fluid surrounding the filling material such that elements of the filling material are able to move relative to each other in each of the first and second chambers and the implant is in a flexible insertion state; and wherein, when the fluid surrounding the filling material is removed from the first and second chambers through the opening, a wall of the sack is configured to deform around and press against the filling material to hold the filling material and prevent movement of elements of the filling material relative to each other, thereby transitioning the implant from the flexible insertion state to a relatively rigid fixation state in which the implant is fixable in the target portions of bone. a deformable gas tight sack (1, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) comprising a first chamber (4, 104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704) in fluid communication with an obturatable opening (2, 102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702), the sack including a second chamber (4, 104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704) in fluid communication with the first chamber via a connecting element (5, 105, 205, 305, 405, 505, 605, 705) opened and closed by a control member; and a filling material (12, 112, 212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 712) filling each of the first and second chambers; each of the first and second chambers further containing, in an initial configuration, a fluid surrounding the filling material such that elements of the filling material are able to move relative to each other in each of the first and second chambers and the implant is in a flexible insertion state; and wherein, when the fluid surrounding the filling material is removed from the first and second chambers through the opening, a wall of the sack is configured to deform around and press against the filling material to hold the filling material and prevent movement of elements of the filling material relative to each other, thereby transitioning the implant from the flexible insertion state to a relatively rigid fixation state in which the implant is fixable in the target portions of bone.
An auger assembly for a combine harvester, wherein said auger assembly is operably configured between opposed side sheets of said combine harvester, said auger assembly comprising: an auger trough (42, 58, 60) having side walls with a length so as to extend laterally between said opposed side sheets, said side walls having bottom edges; characterised by guide tracks configured along said bottom edges; a flexible bottom cover member slidably engaged within said guide tracks, said cover member removably attached to said side walls by being slid into and out of said guide tracks from a longitudinal end of said side walls outboard of said side sheets; and wherein said cover member is removable from said auger trough (42, 58, 60) for a clean-out procedure. an auger trough (42, 58, 60) having side walls with a length so as to extend laterally between said opposed side sheets, said side walls having bottom edges; characterised by guide tracks configured along said bottom edges; a flexible bottom cover member slidably engaged within said guide tracks, said cover member removably attached to said side walls by being slid into and out of said guide tracks from a longitudinal end of said side walls outboard of said side sheets; and wherein said cover member is removable from said auger trough (42, 58, 60) for a clean-out procedure.
An endoscopic instrument, comprising: a housing including an elongated shaft assembly extending distally therefrom, the elongated shaft assembly having inner and outer shaft members, the inner and outer shaft members removably coupled to the housing and the outer shaft member movable with respect to the inner shaft member; an end effector operably supported at the distal end of the outer shaft member; and a bushing operably coupled to the inner and outer shaft members of the shaft assembly and selectively and releasably coupled to the housing, wherein the bushing includes at least one resilient finger configured to engage at least one slot defined through the inner shaft member and at least one slot defined through the outer shaft member, characterised in that the at least one slot on the outer shaft member is longer than the at least one slot on the inner shaft member to allow the outer shaft member to translate to move a jaw member of the end effector assembly between open and closed positions, wherein the inner shaft member is fixed such that the inner shaft member does not move axially to move the jaw member. a housing including an elongated shaft assembly extending distally therefrom, the elongated shaft assembly having inner and outer shaft members, the inner and outer shaft members removably coupled to the housing and the outer shaft member movable with respect to the inner shaft member; an end effector operably supported at the distal end of the outer shaft member; and a bushing operably coupled to the inner and outer shaft members of the shaft assembly and selectively and releasably coupled to the housing, wherein the bushing includes at least one resilient finger configured to engage at least one slot defined through the inner shaft member and at least one slot defined through the outer shaft member, characterised in that the at least one slot on the outer shaft member is longer than the at least one slot on the inner shaft member to allow the outer shaft member to translate to move a jaw member of the end effector assembly between open and closed positions, wherein the inner shaft member is fixed such that the inner shaft member does not move axially to move the jaw member.
A method for video enhancement, the method comprising: receiving an input video; receiving a video container for the input video, wherein the video container comprises at least a first resolution and video content data comprising codec type, bitrate and frame rate of the input video; determining a second resolution from the first resolution and the video content data of the video container; comparing the first resolution to the second resolution (22, 24); determine a local contrast enhancement operation window size in dependence on the result of the comparison between the first resolution and the second resolution (32, 34, 36) wherein the local contrast enhancement operation window size depends on the lowest of the first resolution and the second resolution; applying a local contrast enhancement algorithm with the determined window size to the input video; wherein the first resolution is the resolution of the input video; and wherein the second resolution is the native resolution of the input video. receiving an input video; receiving a video container for the input video, wherein the video container comprises at least a first resolution and video content data comprising codec type, bitrate and frame rate of the input video; determining a second resolution from the first resolution and the video content data of the video container; comparing the first resolution to the second resolution (22, 24); determine a local contrast enhancement operation window size in dependence on the result of the comparison between the first resolution and the second resolution (32, 34, 36) wherein the local contrast enhancement operation window size depends on the lowest of the first resolution and the second resolution; applying a local contrast enhancement algorithm with the determined window size to the input video; wherein the first resolution is the resolution of the input video; and wherein the second resolution is the native resolution of the input video.
Use of an injection solution containing mRNA and an aqueous injection buffer, wherein the injection buffer contains a sodium salt, a calcium salt and a potassium salt, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of allergies, autoimmune diseases, viral and/or bacterial infections, for gene therapy and for vaccination, in particular anti-viral vaccination, for prevention of the aforementioned diseases, wherein the injection solution is for increasing the mRNA transfer and/or the mRNA translation into/in a host organism.
- A host structure for lying persons, the structure comprising at least two stretcher supports (2a, 2b, 2c) moveable along a circuit defined by guiding means parallel to each other, the host structure being characterised in that the ends of each stretcher support (2a, 2b, 2c) are attached via a pivot connection to a connecting means which is guided by one of the guiding means, each guiding means being conformed so as to form a closed circuit to allow a circular permutation of the stretcher supports (2a, 2b, 2c).
Signal generator for emitting a light signal, in particular for road traffic, comprising - an outer housing open on the front side, - a light source arranged in the outer housing, - a front cover which closes off the outer housing and has a light exit opening, - an optics attachment, arranged in the light exit opening, for influencing the light which is emitted by the light source and exits through the light exit opening, and - a latching connection for releasably connecting the front cover to the outer housing, wherein the front cover comprises a resiliently deflectable latching arm with a moulded-on latching lug and the outer housing comprises a latching recess into which the latching lug of the non-deflected latching arm is snapped, characterized - in that the front cover comprises a displaceably arranged release element for opening the latching connection, which is configured so as to be displaceable between a lock position, in which the latching arm is not deflected, and a release position, in which the latching arm is deflected by the release element and the latching lug is pulled out of the latching recess. - an outer housing open on the front side, - a light source arranged in the outer housing, - a front cover which closes off the outer housing and has a light exit opening, - an optics attachment, arranged in the light exit opening, for influencing the light which is emitted by the light source and exits through the light exit opening, and - a latching connection for releasably connecting the front cover to the outer housing, wherein the front cover comprises a resiliently deflectable latching arm with a moulded-on latching lug and the outer housing comprises a latching recess into which the latching lug of the non-deflected latching arm is snapped, characterized - in that the front cover comprises a displaceably arranged release element for opening the latching connection, which is configured so as to be displaceable between a lock position, in which the latching arm is not deflected, and a release position, in which the latching arm is deflected by the release element and the latching lug is pulled out of the latching recess.
A decoding method with multiple image block division manners, comprising: parsing a bitstream to obtain a division manner and a division direction of a decoding object in a current frame, an identifier indicating whether image subblocks of the decoding object in the current frame need subdivision, and residual data of the decoding object in the current frame, wherein the division manner comprises square division and non-square division, and the division direction comprises vertical division and horizontal division; wherein the non-square division refers to dividing the decoding object in the current frame into vertically or horizontally arranged image subblocks of the same shape, wherein the decoding object has a square shape or a rectangle shape; dividing the decoding object in the current frame according to the division manner and the division direction, to obtain image subblocks sequentially arranged horizontally or vertically; determining whether to subdivide the image subblocks according to the identifier indicating whether the image subblocks of the decoding object in the current frame need subdivision in the bitstream; and decoding the image subblocks according to the residual data if the identifier indicating whether the image subblocks of the decoding object in the current frame need subdivision indicates that the image subblocks need no subdivision, or if the image subblocks are not further divisible into image subblocks of a preset size. parsing a bitstream to obtain a division manner and a division direction of a decoding object in a current frame, an identifier indicating whether image subblocks of the decoding object in the current frame need subdivision, and residual data of the decoding object in the current frame, wherein the division manner comprises square division and non-square division, and the division direction comprises vertical division and horizontal division; wherein the non-square division refers to dividing the decoding object in the current frame into vertically or horizontally arranged image subblocks of the same shape, wherein the decoding object has a square shape or a rectangle shape; dividing the decoding object in the current frame according to the division manner and the division direction, to obtain image subblocks sequentially arranged horizontally or vertically; determining whether to subdivide the image subblocks according to the identifier indicating whether the image subblocks of the decoding object in the current frame need subdivision in the bitstream; and decoding the image subblocks according to the residual data if the identifier indicating whether the image subblocks of the decoding object in the current frame need subdivision indicates that the image subblocks need no subdivision, or if the image subblocks are not further divisible into image subblocks of a preset size.
A method for solvent-free preparation of a (meth)acrylic acid polymer in solution, said polymer having a molecular mass less than 8,000 g/mol and a polydispersity IP index comprised between 2 and 3, including the following steps: a) water, and optionally a water-soluble metal salt-based catalyst, are introduced into a synthesis reactor, b) the reactor is heated to a temperature of at least 60°C, c) the following compounds are continuously and simultaneously introduced into the reactor: b1) the (meth)acrylic monomer(s) to be polymerized b2) at least one compound of formula: wherein: - X represents Na, K or H, and - R represents an alkyl chain having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms b3) a polymerization initiator system, the (weight/weight) mass percentage between said compound of formula and said (meth)acrylic monomer(s) being comprised between 0.1 and 2.5%. a) water, and optionally a water-soluble metal salt-based catalyst, are introduced into a synthesis reactor, b) the reactor is heated to a temperature of at least 60°C, c) the following compounds are continuously and simultaneously introduced into the reactor: b1) the (meth)acrylic monomer(s) to be polymerized b2) at least one compound of formula: wherein: - X represents Na, K or H, and - R represents an alkyl chain having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms b3) a polymerization initiator system, the (weight/weight) mass percentage between said compound of formula and said (meth)acrylic monomer(s) being comprised between 0.1 and 2.5%. b1) the (meth)acrylic monomer(s) to be polymerized b2) at least one compound of formula: wherein: - X represents Na, K or H, and - R represents an alkyl chain having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms - X represents Na, K or H, and - R represents an alkyl chain having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms b3) a polymerization initiator system,
An annealing separator for an oriented electrical steel sheet, comprising: a first component including a Mg oxide or a Mg hydroxide; and a second component including a Mn oxide or a Mn hydroxide, wherein Equation 1 below is satisfied: 3.8 ≤ A / B ≤ 9.5 (in Equation 1, is a content of the second component with respect to a total amount (100 wt%) of the annealing separator, and is a content of the first component with respect to the total amount (100 wt%) of the annealing separator). a first component including a Mg oxide or a Mg hydroxide; and a second component including a Mn oxide or a Mn hydroxide, wherein Equation 1 below is satisfied: 3.8 ≤ A / B ≤ 9.5
A system for golf data collection, comprising: a plurality of passive club tags, each club tag being arranged to be fixed to a respective golf club in a golfer's set of clubs; an apparatus arranged to be worn about the body of a player during a game of golf, the apparatus including: a positioning system for determining various locations of the player during said game; a passive tag reader for reading each of the plurality of passive club tags held in close proximity to the apparatus around the time of striking a golf ball, wherein the separation distance between the passive club tag and the passive tag reader is such to prevent the apparatus associated with a given golfer mistakenly reading other clubs for the golfer or the golf clubs of other golfers participating in a game of golf; and a processor for correlating the location of the player with the time at which a club tag is read to enable striking and resting locations of a golf ball throughout said game to be determined. a plurality of passive club tags, each club tag being arranged to be fixed to a respective golf club in a golfer's set of clubs; an apparatus arranged to be worn about the body of a player during a game of golf, the apparatus including: a positioning system for determining various locations of the player during said game; a passive tag reader for reading each of the plurality of passive club tags held in close proximity to the apparatus around the time of striking a golf ball, wherein the separation distance between the passive club tag and the passive tag reader is such to prevent the apparatus associated with a given golfer mistakenly reading other clubs for the golfer or the golf clubs of other golfers participating in a game of golf; and a processor for correlating the location of the player with the time at which a club tag is read to enable striking and resting locations of a golf ball throughout said game to be determined. a positioning system for determining various locations of the player during said game; a passive tag reader for reading each of the plurality of passive club tags held in close proximity to the apparatus around the time of striking a golf ball, wherein the separation distance between the passive club tag and the passive tag reader is such to prevent the apparatus associated with a given golfer mistakenly reading other clubs for the golfer or the golf clubs of other golfers participating in a game of golf; and a processor for correlating the location of the player with the time at which a club tag is read to enable striking and resting locations of a golf ball throughout said game to be determined.
A TNFa blocking agent in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor for use in the treatment of cancer in a subject in need thereof, wherein administration of the combination results in enhanced therapeutic efficacy relative to the administration of the immune checkpoint inhibitor alone, and wherein: - the TNFa blocking agent is an antibody having specificity for TNFa or for TNFa receptor 1 and, - the immune checkpoint inhibitor is an anti-PD-1 antibody. - the TNFa blocking agent is an antibody having specificity for TNFa or for TNFa receptor 1 and, - the immune checkpoint inhibitor is an anti-PD-1 antibody.