mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of analyzing a biological sample, including a mixture of cell-free DNA molecules from a plurality of tissues types that includes a first tissue type, to determine a classification of a proportional contribution of the first tissue type in the mixture, the method comprising: analyzing, by a computer system, a first plurality of cell-free DNA molecules from the biological sample of a subject, wherein analyzing a cell-free DNA molecule includes: determining a genomic position in a reference genome corresponding to at least one end of the cell-free DNA molecule; based on the analyzing of the first plurality of cell-free DNA molecules, determining, by the computer system, that a first number of the first plurality of cell-free DNA molecules end at one of a first set of genomic positions, wherein the first plurality of cell-free DNA molecules end at the first set of genomic positions at a rate above a threshold; computing, by the computer system, a relative abundance relating the first number to a second number of cell-free DNA molecules ending at a second set of genomic positions; and determining the classification of the proportional contribution of the first tissue type by comparing the relative abundance to one or more calibration values determined from one or more calibration samples whose proportional contributions of the first tissue type are known. analyzing, by a computer system, a first plurality of cell-free DNA molecules from the biological sample of a subject, wherein analyzing a cell-free DNA molecule includes: determining a genomic position in a reference genome corresponding to at least one end of the cell-free DNA molecule; based on the analyzing of the first plurality of cell-free DNA molecules, determining, by the computer system, that a first number of the first plurality of cell-free DNA molecules end at one of a first set of genomic positions, wherein the first plurality of cell-free DNA molecules end at the first set of genomic positions at a rate above a threshold; computing, by the computer system, a relative abundance relating the first number to a second number of cell-free DNA molecules ending at a second set of genomic positions; and determining the classification of the proportional contribution of the first tissue type by comparing the relative abundance to one or more calibration values determined from one or more calibration samples whose proportional contributions of the first tissue type are known.
An apparatus comprising: a provider edge (PE, 110) coupled to a second PE and to a customer edge and configured to establish a Virtual Private Local Area Network Service (VPLS) that is interconnected by either a flow aware pseudowire or a flow unaware PW and exchange a flow label indication with the second PE to enable using a flow label below a PW label on the label stack, the PE comprising a transmitter configured to send a PW packet with a flow label to the second PE, and a receiver configured to receive a PW packet either with a flow label or without a flow label; wherein the VPLS is provisioned to use a plurality of PWs configured between a plurality of PE pairs to form a mesh topology among the PEs, and the VPLS emulates a LAN across a wide area network; wherein at least one PW between a first PE pair is configured to use a flow label and at least one PW between a second PE pair is configured not to use a flow label depending on the exchanged flow label indication. a provider edge (PE, 110) coupled to a second PE and to a customer edge and configured to establish a Virtual Private Local Area Network Service (VPLS) that is interconnected by either a flow aware pseudowire or a flow unaware PW and exchange a flow label indication with the second PE to enable using a flow label below a PW label on the label stack, the PE comprising a transmitter configured to send a PW packet with a flow label to the second PE, and a receiver configured to receive a PW packet either with a flow label or without a flow label; wherein the VPLS is provisioned to use a plurality of PWs configured between a plurality of PE pairs to form a mesh topology among the PEs, and the VPLS emulates a LAN across a wide area network; wherein at least one PW between a first PE pair is configured to use a flow label and at least one PW between a second PE pair is configured not to use a flow label depending on the exchanged flow label indication.
A method for non-covalently attaching a macromolecular indicator to a support comprising: (a) providing a support surface which comprises at least one polymer selected from polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polystyrene and polycarbonates, wherein said support is the surface of a sensor or an optical waveguide; (b) changing the integrity of the polymer to provide loosened polymer chains that form at least one interlacing area; (c) providing at least one macromolecular indicator or monomers thereof; (d) causing the macromolecular indicator to interlace with said at least one interlacing area, or causing the sequential polymerization of said monomers to form polymerization products which interlace with said at least one interlacing area. (a) providing a support surface which comprises at least one polymer selected from polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polystyrene and polycarbonates, wherein said support is the surface of a sensor or an optical waveguide; (b) changing the integrity of the polymer to provide loosened polymer chains that form at least one interlacing area; (c) providing at least one macromolecular indicator or monomers thereof; (d) causing the macromolecular indicator to interlace with said at least one interlacing area, or causing the sequential polymerization of said monomers to form polymerization products which interlace with said at least one interlacing area.
A system for monitoring a mirror, comprising a sensor head comprising an emission head capable of emitting a light beam towards the mirror, and a reception head capable of receiving a light beam originating from the mirror, wherein the reception head comprises a photodetector, an image sensor, and a beam splitter arranged to separate the beam received by the reception head into a first beam transmitted to the image sensor and a second beam transmitted to the photodetector, the system further comprising a control and processing device coupled to the photodetector and to the image sensor of the reception head, the control and processing device being capable of determining a reflectivity value of the mirror based on a measurement of the received light intensity performed by the photodetector, and a mirror fouling rate based on an image acquired by the image sensor.
A sensor assembly for an electrically adjustable piece of furniture with at least one actuator for adjusting an adjustable component of the piece of furniture and a control system for controlling the at least one actuator, the sensor assembly comprising - a light transmitter and a light receiver coupled to each other via an optical light path, wherein the light receiver is configured to provide a reception signal based on a received amount of light; - an aperture element which is configured to at least partially cover the light path and which is mounted in a movable manner with respect to the light path in such a way that a change in a position of the aperture element results in a change in the covering of the light path; characterized by - an evaluation circuit configured to control an amount of light emitted from the light transmitter via a control signal that is generated based on minimizing a difference between the received signal and a reference signal, and to generate a deformation signal based on the control signal or on a signal derived from the control signal; - wherein the sensor assembly is configured to be mounted in the piece of furniture such that the aperture element converts a deformation or movement of the adjustable component into a change in the position of the aperture element relative to the light path. - a light transmitter and a light receiver coupled to each other via an optical light path, wherein the light receiver is configured to provide a reception signal based on a received amount of light; - an aperture element which is configured to at least partially cover the light path and which is mounted in a movable manner with respect to the light path in such a way that a change in a position of the aperture element results in a change in the covering of the light path; characterized by - an evaluation circuit configured to control an amount of light emitted from the light transmitter via a control signal that is generated based on minimizing a difference between the received signal and a reference signal, and to generate a deformation signal based on the control signal or on a signal derived from the control signal; - wherein the sensor assembly is configured to be mounted in the piece of furniture such that the aperture element converts a deformation or movement of the adjustable component into a change in the position of the aperture element relative to the light path.
A process for the pretreatment of workpieces having a surface of aluminum or aluminum alloys for noncutting forming and/or for joining by welding or adhesive bonding to similarly pretreated or otherwise precoated workpieces or to parts composed of steel and/or galvanized and/or alloy-galvanized steel and also for a subsequent permanent corrosion-protecting treatment by phosphating, by means of a chromium-free conversion treatment, by application of primer or by surface coating, wherein the workpieces are a) pickled by means of an aqueous, acidic solution comprising mineral acid by dipping or spraying, b) rinsed with water and c) brought into contact with an aqueous, acidic solution which is chromium-free and comprises Zr as complex fluoride and Mo as molybdate in a weight ratio (calculated as Zr/Mo metal) of Zr: Mo of 15: 1 to 3.5: 1 by application by dipping or spraying so as to result, after subsequent drying, in a layer weight of in each case from 2 to 15 mg/m 2 of Zr and Mo, where the solution comprises from 100 to 800 mg/l of Zr and from 30 to 100 mg/l of Mo (calculated as Zr/Mo metal) and has a pH of from 2.5 to 4.5, and where the solution additionally comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylic acid copolymers, polyvinylphosphonic acid, vinylphosphonic acid copolymers and maleic acid copolymers. a) pickled by means of an aqueous, acidic solution comprising mineral acid by dipping or spraying, b) rinsed with water and c) brought into contact with an aqueous, acidic solution which is chromium-free and comprises Zr as complex fluoride and Mo as molybdate in a weight ratio (calculated as Zr/Mo metal) of Zr: Mo of 15: 1 to 3.5: 1 by application by dipping or spraying so as to result, after subsequent drying, in a layer weight of in each case from 2 to 15 mg/m 2 of Zr and Mo, where the solution comprises from 100 to 800 mg/l of Zr and from 30 to 100 mg/l of Mo (calculated as Zr/Mo metal) and has a pH of from 2.5 to 4.5, and where the solution additionally comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylic acid copolymers, polyvinylphosphonic acid, vinylphosphonic acid copolymers and maleic acid copolymers.
An equipotential bonding system for a lightning protection system that includes a mast assembly with an internal passageway that includes an internal surface, and a conductor that includes an outer layer and extends through the internal passageway, the lightning protection system comprising: a deflection member (106, 214) disposed at least partly within the internal passageway; characterised in that: the deflection member (106, 214) is configured to deflect the conductor toward the internal surface so that the outer layer contacts the internal surface to form a conductive pathway between the mast assembly and the conductor.
A prosthetic heart valve, comprising: (a) a stent body including a generally tubular annulus region having a proximal-to-distal axis; (b) a valve element mounted within the stent and operative to allow flow in a distal direction through the annulus region from the proximal end towards the distal end; characterised by (c) a cuff defining, when the prosthetic heart valve is implanted, at least one pocket extending outside of the annulus region and a plurality of individual openings, each of the openings facing in the distal direction, the at least one pocket being sized and shaped to fill with blood upon blood flow around the outside of the stent in a retrograde direction to bias an outer surface of the pocket outwardly into engagement with the native valve annulus. (a) a stent body including a generally tubular annulus region having a proximal-to-distal axis; (b) a valve element mounted within the stent and operative to allow flow in a distal direction through the annulus region from the proximal end towards the distal end; characterised by (c) a cuff defining, when the prosthetic heart valve is implanted, at least one pocket extending outside of the annulus region and a plurality of individual openings, each of the openings facing in the distal direction, the at least one pocket being sized and shaped to fill with blood upon blood flow around the outside of the stent in a retrograde direction to bias an outer surface of the pocket outwardly into engagement with the native valve annulus.
Security method for a banknote container, consisting of igniting via ignition means any explosive substances inserted in said container, so that said explosive substances are combusted before they reach a critical mass, and characterised in that it comprises a constant conveying of the atmosphere, via conveying means, from inside said container to said ignition means, and the constant working of said ignition means.
A method for reducing or preventing the loss of drilling fluids using a curable composition comprising an organic compound capable of free radical (co)polymerization described by the following formula: wherein: x is an integer from 1 to 8; Fp is a moiety comprising one or more free radical polymerizable group wherein said moiety comprising a free radical polymerizable group (Fp) comprises a vinyl ether, a vinyl ester, an allyl ether, an allyl ester, a vinyl ketone, styrene, α-methylstyrene, a vinyl amide, an allyl amide, an acrylamide, a maleate, a fumarate, or a (meth)acrylate; L is an organic moiety comprising an alkylene group, an oxy group, a thio group, a urethane group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amido group, a carbamide group, an oxyalkylene group, a thioalkylene group, an carboxyalkylene, an amidoalkylene group, or mixtures thereof; and Q comprises a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or polyvalent organic radical comprising one or more moiety selected from alkyl, alkylene, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylene, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, poly(oxyalkylene), poly(carboalkoxyalkylene), a substituted heterocyclic radical, or an unsubstituted heterocyclic radical. x is an integer from 1 to 8; Fp is a moiety comprising one or more free radical polymerizable group wherein said moiety comprising a free radical polymerizable group (Fp) comprises a vinyl ether, a vinyl ester, an allyl ether, an allyl ester, a vinyl ketone, styrene, α-methylstyrene, a vinyl amide, an allyl amide, an acrylamide, a maleate, a fumarate, or a (meth)acrylate; L is an organic moiety comprising an alkylene group, an oxy group, a thio group, a urethane group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, an amido group, a carbamide group, an oxyalkylene group, a thioalkylene group, an carboxyalkylene, an amidoalkylene group, or mixtures thereof; and Q comprises a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or polyvalent organic radical comprising one or more moiety selected from alkyl, alkylene, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylene, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, poly(oxyalkylene), poly(carboalkoxyalkylene), a substituted heterocyclic radical, or an unsubstituted heterocyclic radical.
A tissue-targeting complex comprising - a tissue targeting moiety selected from antibodies, antibody constructs, fragments of antibodies, constructs of fragments or a mixture thereof, peptide, amino acid, steroidal or non-steroidal hormone, folate, estrogen, testosterone or biotin, - an octadentate hydroxypyridinone-containing ligand of formula III or IV wherein R N is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group; wherein R L is a linker moiety, R B is a backbone moiety, and T is a template group which attaches each of the four chelating hydroxypyridinone moieties by their linking groups, - a coupling moiety which links the octadentate hydroxypyridinone-containing ligand to the targeting moiety, and - the 4+ ion of the alpha-emitting 227-thorium radionuclide. - a tissue targeting moiety selected from antibodies, antibody constructs, fragments of antibodies, constructs of fragments or a mixture thereof, peptide, amino acid, steroidal or non-steroidal hormone, folate, estrogen, testosterone or biotin, - an octadentate hydroxypyridinone-containing ligand of formula III or IV wherein R N is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group; wherein R L is a linker moiety, R B is a backbone moiety, and T is a template group which attaches each of the four chelating hydroxypyridinone moieties by their linking groups, wherein R N is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group; wherein R L is a linker moiety, R B is a backbone moiety, and T is a template group which attaches each of the four chelating hydroxypyridinone moieties by their linking groups, - a coupling moiety which links the octadentate hydroxypyridinone-containing ligand to the targeting moiety, and - the 4+ ion of the alpha-emitting 227-thorium radionuclide.
A system for encapsulating a workpiece, the system comprising: a casting station configured to cast an encapsulation around a workpiece; a cooling station (22, 74, 122; 222) having an enclosure (66, 66a, 66b, 66c; 266) configured to receive the encapsulation and workpiece; and characterised by a vortex tube (42, 42a, 42b, 42c; 242, 242a, 242b, 242c) having an inlet for receiving pressurized air, a first outlet fluidly connected to the inlet for delivering cooler air to the enclosure (66, 66a-c; 266), and an annular second outlet fluidly connected to the inlet for delivering hotter air to outside the enclosure (66, 66a-c; 266); wherein the vortex tube (42; 242) includes an elongated pipe having the second outlet at a first end, the first outlet at a second end, and the inlet proximate and tangential to the first outlet configured to generate a swirling flow propagating radially outward and lengthwise inside the pipe toward the second outlet. a casting station configured to cast an encapsulation around a workpiece; a cooling station (22, 74, 122; 222) having an enclosure (66, 66a, 66b, 66c; 266) configured to receive the encapsulation and workpiece; and characterised by a vortex tube (42, 42a, 42b, 42c; 242, 242a, 242b, 242c) having an inlet for receiving pressurized air, a first outlet fluidly connected to the inlet for delivering cooler air to the enclosure (66, 66a-c; 266), and an annular second outlet fluidly connected to the inlet for delivering hotter air to outside the enclosure (66, 66a-c; 266); wherein the vortex tube (42; 242) includes an elongated pipe having the second outlet at a first end, the first outlet at a second end, and the inlet proximate and tangential to the first outlet configured to generate a swirling flow propagating radially outward and lengthwise inside the pipe toward the second outlet.
Thermoelectric compound based on a cobalt antimony sulfide alloy with selenium of formula CoSbS1-xSex, x being according to 0 < x < 1, said alloy is doped with tellurium on the antimony site.
An electrolyte for use in a bipolar, static, secondary zinc bromine electrochemical cell comprising: from 25 wt% to 70 wt% of ZnBr 2; from 5 wt% to 50 wt% of water; from 0.5 wt% to 5 wt% of a C 2-10 glycol; and one or more quaternary ammonium agents, wherein the electrolyte comprises from 0.05 wt% to 10 wt% of the one or more quaternary ammonium agents. from 25 wt% to 70 wt% of ZnBr 2; from 5 wt% to 50 wt% of water; from 0.5 wt% to 5 wt% of a C 2-10 glycol; and one or more quaternary ammonium agents, wherein the electrolyte comprises from 0.05 wt% to 10 wt% of the one or more quaternary ammonium agents.
A heavy-load vehicle comprising at least one axle unit, the or each axle unit comprising at least one wheel, each wheel comprising at least one tire, at least one tire being a tubeless radial tire (100; 1200) having, when used as a single tire, a load-bearing capacity per millimeter section width at a speed of 60 km/h of at least 11 kg, characterized in that the tire (100; 1200) has an outer diameter of less than 755 mm, and is adapted and configured for an internal pressure of at least 10 bar.
Polygonal pavement element made of artificial stone, in particular, concrete block, which is intended for driveways and comprises a top face which is essentially formed by a main surface which lies in a plane, and which comprises corner areas with corners, wherein the top face also comprises corner bevels in the corner areas, which are substantially triangular in shape, are located outside the main surface, and are connected to the main surface along a line located in the plane, the corner bevels are delimited by the line and two side edges (30, 32) starting from the corner that is associated with the corner bevel, and wherein each corner bevel, drops progressively starting from the line towards the corner relative to the plane, characterized in that the corner lies minimally 0,3 mm and a maximum of 3 millimeters below the plane, and in that the corner is spaced apart from 6 to 30 mm from the line.