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A catheter comprising: an elongate body comprising: an inner liner defining an entry port into a lumen defined by the elongate body; and an outer jacket; and a push assembly (108, 152) including an elongate member extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion, wherein a cross-section of the distal portion is D-shaped and tapers in a distal direction, wherein distal to a proximal end of the elongate body, a first portion of the elongate member is positioned between a portion of the inner liner and a portion of the outer jacket, and proximal to the proximal end of the elongate body, a second portion of the elongate member is positioned outside of the outer jacket and the inner liner, and wherein the second portion of the push assembly (108, 152) is proximal to the first portion. an elongate body comprising: an inner liner defining an entry port into a lumen defined by the elongate body; and an outer jacket; and an inner liner defining an entry port into a lumen defined by the elongate body; and an outer jacket; and a push assembly (108, 152) including an elongate member extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion, wherein a cross-section of the distal portion is D-shaped and tapers in a distal direction, wherein distal to a proximal end of the elongate body, a first portion of the elongate member is positioned between a portion of the inner liner and a portion of the outer jacket, and proximal to the proximal end of the elongate body, a second portion of the elongate member is positioned outside of the outer jacket and the inner liner, and wherein the second portion of the push assembly (108, 152) is proximal to the first portion.
Use of at least one semicarbazone of the general formula, where R 1 = a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, aryl functional group or alkylaryl functional group, R 2 = H, a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, aryl functional group or alkylarylfunctional group, R 3, R 4 = simultaneously or independently of one another, H, a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, alkylaryl functional group, aryl functional group, heteroaryl functional group or CN; or R 1 = a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, aryl functional group or alkylaryl functional group, R 2 = H, a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, aryl functional group or alkylaryl functional group, R 3 and R 4 = alkylene having -(CH 2) n - and 2 ≤ n ≤ 11, as a curing accelerator for curing epoxy resin compositions by means of heat-activatable curing agents. R 1 = a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, aryl functional group or alkylaryl functional group, R 2 = H, a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, aryl functional group or alkylarylfunctional group, R 3, R 4 = simultaneously or independently of one another, H, a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, alkylaryl functional group, aryl functional group, heteroaryl functional group or CN; R 1 = a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, aryl functional group or alkylaryl functional group, R 2 = H, a branched or linear alkyl functional group, cycloalkyl functional group, aryl functional group or alkylaryl functional group, R 3 and R 4 = alkylene having -(CH 2) n - and 2 ≤ n ≤ 11,
An axial fan rotating around a rotating shaft, the axial fan comprising: a hub; and a plurality of blades extending in a radial direction from the hub, wherein each of the blades includes a leading edge located forward of a rotation direction and a trailing edge located rearward, the trailing edge includes a depression depressed forward of the rotation direction, and each of the blades includes a reinforcing protrusion located at least forwardmost of the rotation direction of the depression and having a wall thickness thicker than a surrounding portion, wherein the reinforcing protrusion includes a rear end (re) that overlaps only a portion of the depression, the rear end (re) including a rearmost first endpoint (P1; P5) of the rotation direction on a radially inside of the rear end (re) and a rearmost second endpoint (P2; P6) on a radially outside of the rear end (re), characterized in that when, as viewed in a rotating shaft direction, a first virtual line and a second virtual line perpendicular to the radial direction are drawn, the reinforcing protrusion extends radially inside of the first virtual line and extends radially outside of the second virtual line, the first virtual line and the second virtual line respectively passing through the rearmost first endpoint (P1; P5) and the rearmost second endpoint (P2; P6). a hub; and a plurality of blades extending in a radial direction from the hub, wherein each of the blades includes a leading edge located forward of a rotation direction and a trailing edge located rearward, the trailing edge includes a depression depressed forward of the rotation direction, and each of the blades includes a reinforcing protrusion located at least forwardmost of the rotation direction of the depression and having a wall thickness thicker than a surrounding portion, wherein the reinforcing protrusion includes a rear end (re) that overlaps only a portion of the depression, the rear end (re) including a rearmost first endpoint (P1; P5) of the rotation direction on a radially inside of the rear end (re) and a rearmost second endpoint (P2; P6) on a radially outside of the rear end (re), characterized in that when, as viewed in a rotating shaft direction, a first virtual line and a second virtual line perpendicular to the radial direction are drawn, the reinforcing protrusion extends radially inside of the first virtual line and extends radially outside of the second virtual line, the first virtual line and the second virtual line respectively passing through the rearmost first endpoint (P1; P5) and the rearmost second endpoint (P2; P6).
A Nefopam compound selected from Nefopam, or a salt or solvate thereof, for use in a method for the treatment of a fibroproliferative disorder selected from the group consisting of dermal scars, such as scars from cuts, scrapes, infection, acne, burns, surgery, hypertrophic scar, hyperplastic scars, keloid scars and scars involving mesenchymal and mesenchymal-derived cells, aggressive fibromatoses, liver fibrosis, lung fibrosis, kidney fibrosis, glomerulosclerosis, Lederhose disease, and Dupuytren's contracture in a mammal.
An optical information recording apparatus for recording information using holography, the apparatus comprising: a light source that generates a signal beam and a reference beam; a spatial light modulator that modulates a signal beam generated by the light source; an objective lens that directs a signal beam modulated by the spatial light modulator to an hologram disc; a reference beam optical system (314-319, 324, 323) that directs a reference beam generated by the light source to the hologram disc; a signal generation unit configured to generate two-dimensional data by a two-dimensional encoding method in which a lower-limit value of a number of continuous ON/OFF pixels in an array in one direction of pixels in a two-dimensional spatial light modulator is K(K≥2, K: natural number); and a spatial filter that limits a hologram size of the signal beam entering the hologram disc wherein the spatial filter is a two-dimensional aperture provided in the beam waist of the modulated signal beam; and the length of the aperture in one direction of the two-dimensional aperture in which direction the lower-limit value of the number K is set in the array in the two-dimensional spatial light modulator, is 1/K times the length of the aperture in a direction orthogonal to said one direction of the two-dimensional aperture.. a light source that generates a signal beam and a reference beam; a spatial light modulator that modulates a signal beam generated by the light source; an objective lens that directs a signal beam modulated by the spatial light modulator to an hologram disc; a reference beam optical system (314-319, 324, 323) that directs a reference beam generated by the light source to the hologram disc; a signal generation unit configured to generate two-dimensional data by a two-dimensional encoding method in which a lower-limit value of a number of continuous ON/OFF pixels in an array in one direction of pixels in a two-dimensional spatial light modulator is K(K≥2, K: natural number); and a spatial filter that limits a hologram size of the signal beam entering the hologram disc wherein the spatial filter is a two-dimensional aperture provided in the beam waist of the modulated signal beam; and the length of the aperture in one direction of the two-dimensional aperture in which direction the lower-limit value of the number K is set in the array in the two-dimensional spatial light modulator, is 1/K times the length of the aperture in a direction orthogonal to said one direction of the two-dimensional aperture..
A process for the preparation of a fermented food product, comprising more than 5.10 7, in particular more than 10 8 bifidobacteria per gram of fermented food product for a preservation period of at least 30 days, in particular of at least 35 days, from a starting substance comprising the following successive stages: - a stage of seeding of a starting substance, optionally pasteurized, by inoculation with seeding ferments containing 4.10 6 to 1.10 7 bifidobacteria per ml of starting substance, in order to obtain a seeded substance, - a stage of fermentation of the seeded substance obtained in the preceding stage, such that the temperature at the start of fermentation is 36 to 38°C, the temperature at the end of fermentation is 37 to 39°C, and the fermentation time is 8 to 11 hours, in order to obtain a fermented substance, - a stage of intermediate cooling of the fermented substance obtained in the preceding stage, such that the intermediate cooling time is 1h30 to 2 hours and the intermediate cooling temperature is 4 to 18°C, in order to obtain a pre-cooled substance, - a stage of storage of the pre-cooled substance obtained in the preceding stage, such that the storage time is less than 15 hours, in order to obtain a stored substance, - a stage of a final cooling of the stored substance obtained in the preceding stage, such that the temperature at the start of the final cooling is less than 21°C and the temperature at the end of the final cooling is 2 to 6°C, in order to obtain a fermented food product. - a stage of seeding of a starting substance, optionally pasteurized, by inoculation with seeding ferments containing 4.10 6 to 1.10 7 bifidobacteria per ml of starting substance, in order to obtain a seeded substance, - a stage of fermentation of the seeded substance obtained in the preceding stage, such that the temperature at the start of fermentation is 36 to 38°C, the temperature at the end of fermentation is 37 to 39°C, and the fermentation time is 8 to 11 hours, in order to obtain a fermented substance, - a stage of intermediate cooling of the fermented substance obtained in the preceding stage, such that the intermediate cooling time is 1h30 to 2 hours and the intermediate cooling temperature is 4 to 18°C, in order to obtain a pre-cooled substance, - a stage of storage of the pre-cooled substance obtained in the preceding stage, such that the storage time is less than 15 hours, in order to obtain a stored substance, - a stage of a final cooling of the stored substance obtained in the preceding stage, such that the temperature at the start of the final cooling is less than 21°C and the temperature at the end of the final cooling is 2 to 6°C, in order to obtain a fermented food product.
Method for processing data within a portable electronic entity comprising a microcircuit configured to implement a cryptographic operation called the sensitive operation, comprising the following steps: - determining a value (COMPT) indicative of a number of implementations of the sensitive operation; - determining a number NB depending on said value; - implementing a number, equal to NB, of other iterations of the sensitive operation with a datum (K') obtained by random draw and implementing once the sensitive operation with a secret key, the implementation of the sensitive operation using the secret key being carried out among the other iterations at a time dependent on a second datum (a) obtained by random draw, the number NB of other iterations being limited in number provided that said value is low and the number NB of other iterations being increased when said value is high. - determining a value (COMPT) indicative of a number of implementations of the sensitive operation; - determining a number NB depending on said value; - implementing a number, equal to NB, of other iterations of the sensitive operation with a datum (K') obtained by random draw and implementing once the sensitive operation with a secret key, the implementation of the sensitive operation using the secret key being carried out among the other iterations at a time dependent on a second datum (a) obtained by random draw,
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising inside a battery cell: a positive electrode; a negative electrode prepared by using a negative electrode paste containing a silicon-based negative electrode active material; and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, wherein an ionic compound represented by the following general formula is contained inside the battery cell, wherein X m+ represents an organic cation having N +, P + or S +, or an alkaline earth metal cation, m represents a valence of the X, and n represents a natural number satisfying n = m. a positive electrode; a negative electrode prepared by using a negative electrode paste containing a silicon-based negative electrode active material; and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, wherein an ionic compound represented by the following general formula is contained inside the battery cell, wherein X m+ represents an organic cation having N +, P + or S +, or an alkaline earth metal cation, m represents a valence of the X, and n represents a natural number satisfying n = m.
An electronic game system comprising a container, the container comprising: a compartment closed by a lid or door closed by a locking mechanism; a controller for controlling the locking mechanism to provide access to the compartment; a near-field communication device for providing the controller with identification information, said controller being responsive to said identification information, wherein the near-field communication device comprises a plurality of antennae, each of said antennae being accessible in a different surface area of the container, the electronic game system further comprising a plurality of game controllers for providing the near-field communication device with an identification code, the near field communication device being configurable such that the near field communication device is responsive to selected antennae only, and the controller being arranged to periodically alter the configuration of the near field communication device, whereby in use a player of the game uses the game controller to gain access to the compartment by establishing a communicative contact with one of the antennae. a compartment closed by a lid or door closed by a locking mechanism; a controller for controlling the locking mechanism to provide access to the compartment; a near-field communication device for providing the controller with identification information, said controller being responsive to said identification information, wherein the near-field communication device comprises a plurality of antennae, each of said antennae being accessible in a different surface area of the container, the electronic game system further comprising a plurality of game controllers for providing the near-field communication device with an identification code, the near field communication device being configurable such that the near field communication device is responsive to selected antennae only, and the controller being arranged to periodically alter the configuration of the near field communication device, whereby in use a player of the game uses the game controller to gain access to the compartment by establishing a communicative contact with one of the antennae.
A titanium-based alloy composition consisting in weight percent, of: between 15.0 and 35.0 % niobium, between 0.0 and 7.5 % molybdenum, between 0.0 and 20.0% tantalum, between 0 and 7.0% zirconium, between 0 and 6.0% tin, between 0.0 and 2.0% hafnium, between 0.0 and 0.5 % aluminium, between 0.0 and 0.5 % vanadium, between 0.0 and 0.5 % iron, between 0.0 and 0.5 % chromium, between 0.0 and 0.5% cobalt, between 0.0 and 0.5 % nickel, between 0.0 and 1.0% silicon, between 0.0 and 0.2% boron, between 0.0 and 0.5% calcium, between 0.0 and 0.5% carbon, between 0.0 and 0.5% manganese, between 0.0 and 0.5% gold, between 0.0 and 0.5% silver, between 0.0 and 0.5% oxygen, between 0.0 and 0.5% hydrogen, between 0.0 and 0.5% nitrogen, between 0.0 and 0.5% palladium, between 0.0 and 0.5% lanthanum, the balance being titanium and incidental impurities, wherein the composition satisfies the following equation: 0.0175 Nb + 0.0183 Mo + 0.03 Ta + 0.0116 Zr + 0.1 Sn > 1.0 where Nb, Mo, Ta, Zr and Sn represent the amounts of niobium, molybdenum, tantalum, zirconium and tin in wt% respectively.
A mutant Rhodococcus rhodochrous dehalogenase having (i) either improved functional expression or binding kinetics compared to the wild-type Rhodococcus rhodochrous dehalogenase of SEQ ID NO: 1; and (ii) forming a bond with a substrate more stable than the bond formed between the substrate and the wild-type Rhodococcus rhodochrous dehalogenase of SEQ ID NO: 1; and wherein the mutant Rhodococcus rhodochrous dehalogenase has at least 80% amino acid identity to SEQ ID NO:1 and comprising an amino acid substitution at: (i) either position no. 106 or position no. 272 of SEQ ID NO:1. and (ii) at position 172 of SEQ ID NO:1. (i) either position no. 106 or position no. 272 of SEQ ID NO:1. and (ii) at position 172 of SEQ ID NO:1.
A method for detecting the deflection of a plurality of elastic elements, wherein - the elastic elements can be deflected out of a rest position against a restoring force and - the elastic elements are arranged periodically, characterised in that the arrangement of the elastic elements is illuminated using light, the coherence length of which is larger than the average spacing of adjacent elastic elements, a diffraction image is generated of the illuminating light scattered by the arrangement of elastic elements, at least a portion of the diffraction image is detected by an optical sensor directly or after interaction with further optical components, and the detected image or measurement signal is analysed further in order to determine information relating to the deflection state of the elastic elements therefrom. - the elastic elements can be deflected out of a rest position against a restoring force and - the elastic elements are arranged periodically,
An implantable injection port for use with a gastric band for treating obesity and for attaching to a tissue of a patient, the implantable injection port comprising: a base having a first anchor opening; a first gear coupled to the base and rotatable about a first axis, the first gear having a first plurality of gear teeth, and a first anchor coupled to the first gear; characterized by a second gear coupled to the base and rotatable about a second axis, the second gear having a second plurality of gear teeth; and a second anchor coupled to the second gear; and a top portion spaced apart from the base and having a first plurality of top teeth that engage with the first plurality of gear teeth on the first gear prior to a second plurality of top teeth engaging with the second plurality of gear teeth of the second gear, the top portion being rotatable causing rotation of the first gear such that the rotation of the first gear causes movement of the first anchor through the first anchor opening of the base and into the tissue of the patient. a base having a first anchor opening; a first gear coupled to the base and rotatable about a first axis, the first gear having a first plurality of gear teeth, and a first anchor coupled to the first gear; characterized by a second gear coupled to the base and rotatable about a second axis, the second gear having a second plurality of gear teeth; and a second anchor coupled to the second gear; and a top portion spaced apart from the base and having a first plurality of top teeth that engage with the first plurality of gear teeth on the first gear prior to a second plurality of top teeth engaging with the second plurality of gear teeth of the second gear, the top portion being rotatable causing rotation of the first gear such that the rotation of the first gear causes movement of the first anchor through the first anchor opening of the base and into the tissue of the patient.
A method of repairing a core stiffened structure having a skin surface (211, 213) and a core member, the method comprising: removing a damaged portion of the core stiffened structure; preparing a foam mixture; pouring the foam mixture into a cavity, the cavity being created by the step of removing the damaged portion of the core stiffened structure; allowing the foam mixture to expand and fill the cavity so as to form an expanded foam; trimming the expanded foam wherein the step of trimming the expanded foam comprises reducing the upper surface of the expanded foam until the upper surface of the expanded foam corresponds to the skin surface (211,213) of the core stiffened structure; and placing a skin patch on the expanded foam, wherein the step of placing a skin patch on the expanded foam comprises laying up a plurality of uncured composite layers on the expanded foam. removing a damaged portion of the core stiffened structure; preparing a foam mixture; pouring the foam mixture into a cavity, the cavity being created by the step of removing the damaged portion of the core stiffened structure; allowing the foam mixture to expand and fill the cavity so as to form an expanded foam; trimming the expanded foam wherein the step of trimming the expanded foam comprises reducing the upper surface of the expanded foam until the upper surface of the expanded foam corresponds to the skin surface (211,213) of the core stiffened structure; and placing a skin patch on the expanded foam, wherein the step of placing a skin patch on the expanded foam comprises laying up a plurality of uncured composite layers on the expanded foam.