mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An in vitro method for the diagnosis of metastasis in a subject with lung cancer and/or for the prognosis of the tendency to develop metastasis in a subject with lung cancer which comprises: (i) quantifying the c-MAF copy number in a tumor sample of said subject and (ii) comparing the copy number previously obtained with the copy number of said gene in a control sample, wherein if the copy number of said gene is increased with respect to the copy number of said gene in the control sample, then said subject has a positive diagnosis for metastasis or a greater tendency to develop metastasis. (i) quantifying the c-MAF copy number in a tumor sample of said subject and (ii) comparing the copy number previously obtained with the copy number of said gene in a control sample,
Composition for use in the treatment and prevention of a condition in an individual, the condition being selected from the group consisting of (i) loss of bone or cartilage metabolism balance, (ii) loss of bone or cartilage health, (iii) loss of mobility, (iv) synovitis, and (v) combinations thereof, wherein the composition comprises oleuropein and at least one probiotic or enzyme selected from the group consisting of (i) a probiotic having β-glycosidase activity or a β-glycosidase, (ii) a probiotic having esterase activity or an esterase, (iii) a probiotic having both β-glycosidase activity and esterase activity or an enzyme having both β-glycosidase activity and esterase activity, (iv) a first probiotic having β-glycosidase activity and a second probiotic having esterase activity, (v) a probiotic having β-glycosidase activity and an esterase, (vi) a β-glycosidase and a probiotic having esterase activity and (vii) a β-glycosidase and an esterase, the composition comprising an amount of the at least one probiotic or enzyme that is effective to achieve an effect, wherein the individual is a reduced absorber or a non-absorber of oleuropein.
A gas turbine engine (10, 100) comprising: a compressor assembly (12, 14, 16, 104, 106, 108) rotationally coupled to a shaft (118, 122, 154), the compressor assembly (12, 14, 16, 104, 106, 108) having a centrifugal impeller; a radial diffuser assembly coupled to a shroud of the compressor assembly (12, 14, 16, 104, 106, 108) and positioned to receive compressed air from the centrifugal impeller, the radial diffuser assembly having a first arcuate wall and a second wall; another diffuser coupled to the radial diffuser assembly and positioned to receive the compressed air from the radial diffuser assembly; and a gas seal coupled between the second wall and a wall of the another diffuser, the gas seal being configured to prevent the compressed air from passing through the seal while allowing relative motion between the radial diffuser assembly and the another diffuser; characterised in that the gas seal includes a w-shaped seal positioned between the radial diffuser and the another diffuser. a compressor assembly (12, 14, 16, 104, 106, 108) rotationally coupled to a shaft (118, 122, 154), the compressor assembly (12, 14, 16, 104, 106, 108) having a centrifugal impeller; a radial diffuser assembly coupled to a shroud of the compressor assembly (12, 14, 16, 104, 106, 108) and positioned to receive compressed air from the centrifugal impeller, the radial diffuser assembly having a first arcuate wall and a second wall; another diffuser coupled to the radial diffuser assembly and positioned to receive the compressed air from the radial diffuser assembly; and a gas seal coupled between the second wall and a wall of the another diffuser, the gas seal being configured to prevent the compressed air from passing through the seal while allowing relative motion between the radial diffuser assembly and the another diffuser; characterised in that the gas seal includes a w-shaped seal positioned between the radial diffuser and the another diffuser.
A method for managing a memory of a computer system, comprising: receiving an allocation request sent by a user process, wherein the allocation request is used for requesting allocating the memory of the computer system for the user process; allocating the memory for the user process according to the allocation request and setting an offline flag for the memory, wherein the offline flag is used for indicating one of several offline modes of the memory that will be used when it is required to put locked memory offline; receiving a locking request sent by the user process, wherein the locking request is used for requesting performing locking on the memory; performing locking on the memory according to the locking request and the offline flag of the memory; and putting the memory offline according to the offline mode indicated in the offline flag of the memory. receiving an allocation request sent by a user process, wherein the allocation request is used for requesting allocating the memory of the computer system for the user process; allocating the memory for the user process according to the allocation request and setting an offline flag for the memory, wherein the offline flag is used for indicating one of several offline modes of the memory that will be used when it is required to put locked memory offline; receiving a locking request sent by the user process, wherein the locking request is used for requesting performing locking on the memory; performing locking on the memory according to the locking request and the offline flag of the memory; and putting the memory offline according to the offline mode indicated in the offline flag of the memory.
A method for producing 1,3-butadiene from a fraction produced in separation and recovery of 1,3-butadiene from a C 4 hydrocarbon mixture, comprising: adding a diluent to a high VA fraction containing vinylacetylene to produce a diluted fraction having a lower vinylacetylene concentration than the high VA fraction; and subjecting the diluted fraction to hydrogenation treatment to hydrogenate vinylacetylene in the diluted fraction and produce 1,3-butadiene, wherein substantially only a low VA fraction is used as the diluent, and the low VA fraction is a fraction that is produced in separation and recovery of 1,3-butadiene from the C 4 hydrocarbon mixture and has a lower vinylacetylene concentration than the high VA fraction, and a fraction that is distilled in extractive distillation of the C 4 hydrocarbon mixture using a solvent and contains hydrocarbon compounds that have lower solubility than butadiene with respect to the solvent, a fraction distilled in removal of impurities having a lower boiling point than 1,3-butadiene from a fraction containing butadiene in high concentration that is obtained through extractive distillation of the C 4 hydrocarbon mixture, and a fraction distilled in removal of impurities having a higher boiling point than 1,3-butadiene from the fraction containing butadiene in high concentration are used as the low VA fraction. adding a diluent to a high VA fraction containing vinylacetylene to produce a diluted fraction having a lower vinylacetylene concentration than the high VA fraction; and subjecting the diluted fraction to hydrogenation treatment to hydrogenate vinylacetylene in the diluted fraction and produce 1,3-butadiene, wherein substantially only a low VA fraction is used as the diluent, and the low VA fraction is a fraction that is produced in separation and recovery of 1,3-butadiene from the C 4 hydrocarbon mixture and has a lower vinylacetylene concentration than the high VA fraction, and a fraction that is distilled in extractive distillation of the C 4 hydrocarbon mixture using a solvent and contains hydrocarbon compounds that have lower solubility than butadiene with respect to the solvent, a fraction distilled in removal of impurities having a lower boiling point than 1,3-butadiene from a fraction containing butadiene in high concentration that is obtained through extractive distillation of the C 4 hydrocarbon mixture, and a fraction distilled in removal of impurities having a higher boiling point than 1,3-butadiene from the fraction containing butadiene in high concentration are used as the low VA fraction.
An activity enhancer for an anticancer agent, comprising, as an active ingredient, a D-form amino acid residue-containing FNIII14 polypeptide, the D-form amino acid residue-containing FNIII14 being a polypeptide FNIII14 represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 in which a glutamic acid residue that is an amino acid residue at position 2 is a D-form amino acid residue.
A device for transport of ions and/or charged molecules between a source and a target electrolyte, comprising: a first electrode provided at or in said source electrolyte, and a second electrode provided at or in said target electrolyte; and wherein said first and second electrodes provides an electrical control of an ion flow, and further comprising means for limiting an electronic current between said source and said target electrodes, such that at least after a voltage is applied a potential difference between said source and target electrodes is maintained, which effects ion transport from said source to said target electrode; the device further comprises an ion- and/or permselective polyelectrolyte for transport ions and/or charged molecules via electrophoresis and functions as an ion-selective membrane; and wherein said polyelectrolyte comprises a cross-linked hyperbranched polymer characterized in that said hyperbranched polymer has polymerizable groups and groups that are ionic or ionizable, and comprises chemical formulas 1, 2, 3, wherein in the chemical formulas 2 and 3, R1 is sulphonate, phosphonates or carboxylates, R2 is ammonium or phosphonium, R3 is (meth)acryloxy groups, (meth)acrylamido groups, and vinyl groups, R1, R2, R3 terminates alkyl group with C1~C20, a aryl group with C6~C20, a heteroaryl group with C2~C20, a cycloalkyl group with C6~C20, and a heterocyclic group with C2-C20. the device further comprises an ion- and/or permselective polyelectrolyte for transport ions and/or charged molecules via electrophoresis and functions as an ion-selective membrane; and wherein said polyelectrolyte comprises a cross-linked hyperbranched polymer characterized in that said hyperbranched polymer has polymerizable groups and groups that are ionic or ionizable, and comprises chemical formulas 1, 2, 3, wherein in the chemical formulas 2 and 3, R1 is sulphonate, phosphonates or carboxylates, R2 is ammonium or phosphonium, R3 is (meth)acryloxy groups, (meth)acrylamido groups, and vinyl groups, R1, R2, R3 terminates alkyl group with C1~C20, a aryl group with C6~C20, a heteroaryl group with C2~C20, a cycloalkyl group with C6~C20, and a heterocyclic group with C2-C20.
An uninterruptible power supply (100,100') comprising an input end configured to be coupled to an input power source (Vin) and an output end coupled to a load, characterized in that the uninterruptible power supply (100,100') comprises: a switching unit (10,10') coupled to the input end and the output end, a charging unit coupled to the input end, an energy storage unit coupled to the charging unit, a conversion unit (40,40') coupled to the charging unit, the energy storage unit, and the output end, and a control unit coupled to the charging unit, wherein when the input power source (Vin) is available, the switching unit (10,10') is configured to switch the power of the input power source (Vin) into a first output power (Vo1,Vo1') and provide the first output power (Vo1,Vo1') to the output end, and the charging unit is configured to convert the power of the input power source (Vin) into a first power and provide the first power to the control unit and to charge the energy storage unit; when the input power source (Vin) is not available, the conversion unit (40,40') is configured to convert the electricity of the energy storage unit into a second output power (Vo2,Vo2') and provide the second output power (Vo2,Vo2') to the output end, and the conversion unit (40,40') is configured to provide a second power to the charging unit and the charging unit is configured to convert the second power into the first power and provide the first power to the control unit. a switching unit (10,10') coupled to the input end and the output end, a charging unit coupled to the input end, an energy storage unit coupled to the charging unit, a conversion unit (40,40') coupled to the charging unit, the energy storage unit, and the output end, and a control unit coupled to the charging unit, wherein when the input power source (Vin) is available, the switching unit (10,10') is configured to switch the power of the input power source (Vin) into a first output power (Vo1,Vo1') and provide the first output power (Vo1,Vo1') to the output end, and the charging unit is configured to convert the power of the input power source (Vin) into a first power and provide the first power to the control unit and to charge the energy storage unit; when the input power source (Vin) is not available, the conversion unit (40,40') is configured to convert the electricity of the energy storage unit into a second output power (Vo2,Vo2') and provide the second output power (Vo2,Vo2') to the output end, and the conversion unit (40,40') is configured to provide a second power to the charging unit and the charging unit is configured to convert the second power into the first power and provide the first power to the control unit.
A machine for collecting and sorting waste, the machine comprising a structure with a base resting on the floor and a front face having an opening formed therein giving access to a wasteintroduction zone, the machine further including, inside the structure, waste-recognition means, a waste sorter, and storage means (20, 23) for storing sorted waste and comprising at least two containers (20a,..., 20d), an elevator for transporting waste introduced into the introduction zone towards the sorter that is arranged vertically above the introduction zone; and • the waste sorter beingarranged to move the transported waste to vertically above a container (20a,..., 20d) selected as a function of information delivered by the waste-recognition means and in which the waste is received, the machine being characterized in that the sorter comprises a stationary transfer tray having an orifice enabling the elevator to bring the waste up to the height of the transfer tray in a first position, and movement means for moving the waste on the transfer tray between the first position and at least two distinct positions in which the waste is taken beyond an end of the transfer tray to vertically above the corresponding container (20a,..., 20d).
A transmitter comprising: assignment circuitry, configured to map a phase tracking reference signal onto a subcarrier; and transmitting circuitry, configured to transmit a signal containing the phase tracking reference signal, characterized by the phase tracking reference signal being mapped onto a subcarrier determined by using an index for identification of a mobile station. assignment circuitry, configured to map a phase tracking reference signal onto a subcarrier; and transmitting circuitry, configured to transmit a signal containing the phase tracking reference signal, characterized by the phase tracking reference signal being mapped onto a subcarrier determined by using an index for identification of a mobile station.
A deflector (350, 400) configured to be attached to a cable (320, 410) towed by a vessel, the deflector comprising: a body configured to provide a lift force to the cable and including a wing portion that has substantially flat wings (432, 434) extending away from a position where the body is attached to the cable, and a knuckle portion configured to attach the wing portion to the cable so that the wing portion remains able to rotate about three rectangular axes while being towed underwater, characterised in that the knuckle portion includes a supporting element configured to surround the cable; and covers (444, 446) configured to partially surround the supporting element and having openings around a travel direction, the opening being configured to allow the wing portion attached to the covers to rotate about the three rectangular axes within predetermined angular ranges. a body configured to provide a lift force to the cable and including a wing portion that has substantially flat wings (432, 434) extending away from a position where the body is attached to the cable, and a knuckle portion configured to attach the wing portion to the cable so that the wing portion remains able to rotate about three rectangular axes while being towed underwater, characterised in that the knuckle portion includes a supporting element configured to surround the cable; and covers (444, 446) configured to partially surround the supporting element and having openings around a travel direction, the opening being configured to allow the wing portion attached to the covers to rotate about the three rectangular axes within predetermined angular ranges. a wing portion that has substantially flat wings (432, 434) extending away from a position where the body is attached to the cable, and a knuckle portion configured to attach the wing portion to the cable so that the wing portion remains able to rotate about three rectangular axes while being towed underwater, characterised in that the knuckle portion includes a supporting element configured to surround the cable; and covers (444, 446) configured to partially surround the supporting element and having openings around a travel direction, the opening being configured to allow the wing portion attached to the covers to rotate about the three rectangular axes within predetermined angular ranges.
A hand-held cleaning implement comprising a holder, a wiper lip and two pressure elements wherein the wiper lip has a first distal end which can be fixed to the holder, wherein the wiper lip has a wiper edge at its distal end opposite the first distal end, wherein the wiper edge is spaced from the first distal end by a lip length, wherein each pressure element has a material more resistant to bending than the wiper lip and is supported on the holder, wherein each pressure element is engageable in a pressure region on the wiper lip to support the wiper lip when bent, wherein the wiper lip has a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein one of the pressure elements is arranged on each side and in the vicinity of a side edge (43, 44) of the wiper lip.
Use of modified water-soluble polymers as crosslinking agents, characterized in that said modified water-soluble polymers are obtainable by free-radically initiated polymerization of a) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers bearing one or more epoxy, amine, carboxylic acid, carboxylic anhydride and/or silane groups, and b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than said monomers a) in the presence of 25 to 80 wt% of one or more water-soluble polymers, based on the overall weight of modified water-soluble polymers. a) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers bearing one or more epoxy, amine, carboxylic acid, carboxylic anhydride and/or silane groups, and b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than said monomers a) in the presence of 25 to 80 wt% of one or more water-soluble polymers, based on the overall weight of modified water-soluble polymers.
A method to provide a floor covering, comprising the steps of: • Providing a sheet vinyl; • Providing a PVC intermediate comprising at least a first layer of PVC material and at least a first reinforcing sheet, the first layer of PVC material providing the upper side of the PVC intermediate; • Adhering said sheet vinyl to the PVC intermediate by lamination the lower side of the sheet vinyl to the upper side of the PVC intermediate, wherein the sheet vinyl comprises at least a sequence of layers being: • A lower reinforced PVC layer providing the lower side of the sheet vinyl; • A decorative layer contacting the reinforced PVC lower layer; and • A wear layer contacting the decorative layer characterized in, that the lower reinforced PVC layer comprises foamed PVC material wherein the lower reinforced PVC layer is reinforced by means of at least one reinforcing element, wherein the reinforcing element is a glass fiber woven or non-woven fabric. • Providing a sheet vinyl; • Providing a PVC intermediate comprising at least a first layer of PVC material and at least a first reinforcing sheet, the first layer of PVC material providing the upper side of the PVC intermediate; • Adhering said sheet vinyl to the PVC intermediate by lamination the lower side of the sheet vinyl to the upper side of the PVC intermediate, wherein the sheet vinyl comprises at least a sequence of layers being: • A lower reinforced PVC layer providing the lower side of the sheet vinyl; • A decorative layer contacting the reinforced PVC lower layer; and • A wear layer contacting the decorative layer • A lower reinforced PVC layer providing the lower side of the sheet vinyl; • A decorative layer contacting the reinforced PVC lower layer; and • A wear layer contacting the decorative layer characterized in, that the lower reinforced PVC layer comprises foamed PVC material wherein the lower reinforced PVC layer is reinforced by means of at least one reinforcing element, wherein the reinforcing element is a glass fiber woven or non-woven fabric.
A system for generating an analogue signal comprising at least: - a set of at least two electric current generators, - at least one capacitor, - activation/deactivation means for said electric current generators, - at least one transistor mounted in parallel with the capacitor and/or at least one other means of generating electric current mounted in series with the capacitor, and - comparison means; said electric current generators being connected in parallel with one another, said capacitor being connected in series with said electric current generators, said activation/deactivation means controlling said electric current generators by means of a digital stream allowing control of the intensity of the electric current entering said capacitor as a function of the signal to be generated, and generating a trapezoidal voltage signal at the terminals of said capacitor, said analogue signal being reconstructed through interpolation of said trapezoidal signal, said comparison means being adapted to compare the value of an electric voltage at the terminals of said capacitor with a theoretical value during the passage of the signal to be generated by known levels, and to control said transistor and/or other means of generating electric current in order to modify the value of this electric voltage. - a set of at least two electric current generators, - at least one capacitor, - activation/deactivation means for said electric current generators, - at least one transistor mounted in parallel with the capacitor and/or at least one other means of generating electric current mounted in series with the capacitor, and - comparison means;