mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A zoom lens system, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group having positive power; a second lens group having negative power; a third lens group having positive power; a fourth lens group having negative power; a fifth lens group having positive power; and characterized by a sixth lens group having negative power, wherein during zooming from a wide angle extremity to a telephoto extremity, distances between lens groups change, the fifth lens group includes at most two lens elements, at least one of which is a convex meniscus lens having a concave surface on the object side, and the following condition is satisfied: 10.2 < fT / fW where: fT denotes a focal length at the telephoto extremity; and fW denotes a focal length at the wide angle extremity, wherein the following condition is satisfied: 3.8 < β 2 T / β 2 W < 7.0 where: β2T denotes a lateral magnification of the second lens group at the telephoto extremity; and β2W denotes a lateral magnification of the second lens group at the wide angle extremity. a first lens group having positive power; a second lens group having negative power; a third lens group having positive power; a fourth lens group having negative power; a fifth lens group having positive power; and characterized by a sixth lens group having negative power, wherein during zooming from a wide angle extremity to a telephoto extremity, distances between lens groups change, the fifth lens group includes at most two lens elements, at least one of which is a convex meniscus lens having a concave surface on the object side, and the following condition is satisfied: 10.2 < fT / fW where: fT denotes a focal length at the telephoto extremity; and fW denotes a focal length at the wide angle extremity, fT denotes a focal length at the telephoto extremity; and fW denotes a focal length at the wide angle extremity, wherein the following condition is satisfied: 3.8 < β 2 T / β 2 W < 7.0 where: β2T denotes a lateral magnification of the second lens group at the telephoto extremity; and β2W denotes a lateral magnification of the second lens group at the wide angle extremity. β2T denotes a lateral magnification of the second lens group at the telephoto extremity; and β2W denotes a lateral magnification of the second lens group at the wide angle extremity.
A method of providing a virtual medical procedure drill to a patient, the method comprising computer implemented steps of: receiving one or more input data associated with the patient; predicting, using a trained machine learning model, number of repetitions of the virtual drill to be undertaken by the patient, based on the one or more input data, wherein the virtual drill is related to a virtual representation of a medical procedure to be undergone by the patient; executing at least one instance of the virtual drill for the patient based on the predicted number of repetitions of the virtual drill; capturing one or more parameters associated with the patient during the execution of the virtual drill, wherein the one or more parameters depict the emotional response associated with the patient; wherein the one or more parameters associated with the patient comprises one or more of blood pressure data associated with the patient, heart rate associated with the patient, body temperature associated with the patient, and rate of perspiration associated with the patient; and modifying the prediction of the number of repetitions of the virtual drill to be executed for the patient based on the captured one or more parameters associated with the patient and/or the number of repetitions of the virtual drill executed for the patient. receiving one or more input data associated with the patient; predicting, using a trained machine learning model, number of repetitions of the virtual drill to be undertaken by the patient, based on the one or more input data, wherein the virtual drill is related to a virtual representation of a medical procedure to be undergone by the patient; executing at least one instance of the virtual drill for the patient based on the predicted number of repetitions of the virtual drill; capturing one or more parameters associated with the patient during the execution of the virtual drill, wherein the one or more parameters depict the emotional response associated with the patient; wherein the one or more parameters associated with the patient comprises one or more of blood pressure data associated with the patient, heart rate associated with the patient, body temperature associated with the patient, and rate of perspiration associated with the patient; and modifying the prediction of the number of repetitions of the virtual drill to be executed for the patient based on the captured one or more parameters associated with the patient and/or the number of repetitions of the virtual drill executed for the patient.
An electret web comprising: a thermoplastic resin; and a charge-enhancing additive comprising a substituted heterocyclic thiolate salt with the structure of Formula 3: wherein X comprises an NH, N-NH 2, O, or S group; and A comprises an aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic group of the general Formula 2: wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 independently comprise a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, an aryl, an alkoxy, or a substituted alkyl; and Y is a C-R 5 group or a nitrogen atom, where R 5 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, an aryl, an alkoxy, or a substituted alkyl group; M is a metal cation with a valency of n; and n is an integer of 1-3. a thermoplastic resin; and a charge-enhancing additive comprising a substituted heterocyclic thiolate salt with the structure of Formula 3: wherein X comprises an NH, N-NH 2, O, or S group; and A comprises an aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic group of the general Formula 2: wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 independently comprise a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, an aryl, an alkoxy, or a substituted alkyl; and Y is a C-R 5 group or a nitrogen atom, where R 5 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, an aryl, an alkoxy, or a substituted alkyl group; M is a metal cation with a valency of n; and n is an integer of 1-3.
A process for the continuous production of glyoxal by oxidation of ethylene glycol in the gas phase with oxygen, which comprises (a) feeding an input stream comprising 1 to 10 vol.-% ethylene glycol and 1 to 10 vol.-% oxygen based on the input stream to a reactor, (b) converting the input stream in reactor at a temperature of 180 to 700°C and a pressure of 0.05 to 1 MPa abs in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst containing at least one of the elements Cu and Ag to an output stream containing glyoxal, water, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, (c) cooling the output stream in a cooling zone to obtain an aqueous solution of glyoxal and a glyoxal depleted, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide containing gas stream, (d) oxidizing carbon monoxide in the glyoxal depleted gas stream with oxygen in a reactor in the presence of a heterogeneous oxidation catalyst to carbon dioxide, obtaining a carbon monoxide depleted gas stream, (e) recycling the carbon monoxide depleted gas stream as part of the input stream to reactor, and (f) adding ethylene glycol and oxygen as further part of the input stream, wherein the input stream comprises 10 to 3000 vol.-ppm carbon monoxide based on the input stream. (a) feeding an input stream comprising 1 to 10 vol.-% ethylene glycol and 1 to 10 vol.-% oxygen based on the input stream to a reactor, (b) converting the input stream in reactor at a temperature of 180 to 700°C and a pressure of 0.05 to 1 MPa abs in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst containing at least one of the elements Cu and Ag to an output stream containing glyoxal, water, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, (c) cooling the output stream in a cooling zone to obtain an aqueous solution of glyoxal and a glyoxal depleted, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide containing gas stream, (d) oxidizing carbon monoxide in the glyoxal depleted gas stream with oxygen in a reactor in the presence of a heterogeneous oxidation catalyst to carbon dioxide, obtaining a carbon monoxide depleted gas stream, (e) recycling the carbon monoxide depleted gas stream as part of the input stream to reactor, and (f) adding ethylene glycol and oxygen as further part of the input stream,
A method of configuring a prosthetic socket to be fitted to an amputee, said socket to accept a vacuum pump and a locking mechanism, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a vacuum pump comprising an elastomeric housing comprising an inner fluid channel, an upper exterior surface, and an exterior sealing element; a spring member, a first one-way valve preventing backflow of air, a second one-way valve preventing backflow of air, wherein the spring member, first one-way valve, and second one-way valve are disposed within the inner fluid channel; providing a locking mechanism comprising a housing having the same size of the elastomeric housing and having a central inlet and a mechanical locking pin configured to engage a prosthetic liner when inserted into the central inlet; molding a distal end of said prosthetic socket to a removable dummy said removable dummy having dimensions similar to said pump lock and said mechanical lock; removing said dummy from the distal end of the prosthetic socket to leave a void within the distal end of the socket said void having dimensions similar to the vacuum pump or the mechanical lock; and characterized in that the method further comprises the step of interchangeably inserting said vacuum pump and said locking mechanism into said void left by said dummy; wherein the vacuum pump and locking mechanism are interchangeable based on an amputee preference. providing a vacuum pump comprising an elastomeric housing comprising an inner fluid channel, an upper exterior surface, and an exterior sealing element; a spring member, a first one-way valve preventing backflow of air, a second one-way valve preventing backflow of air, wherein the spring member, first one-way valve, and second one-way valve are disposed within the inner fluid channel; providing a locking mechanism comprising a housing having the same size of the elastomeric housing and having a central inlet and a mechanical locking pin configured to engage a prosthetic liner when inserted into the central inlet; molding a distal end of said prosthetic socket to a removable dummy said removable dummy having dimensions similar to said pump lock and said mechanical lock; removing said dummy from the distal end of the prosthetic socket to leave a void within the distal end of the socket said void having dimensions similar to the vacuum pump or the mechanical lock; and characterized in that the method further comprises the step of interchangeably inserting said vacuum pump and said locking mechanism into said void left by said dummy; wherein the vacuum pump and locking mechanism are interchangeable based on an amputee preference.
An electron beam emitter comprising: an ultraviolet laser beam generator; and an electron beam emitting device (20, 203), comprising of a pyroelectric material, having an ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface for receiving an ultraviolet laser beam generated by the ultraviolet laser generator and an electron beam emitting surface distinguished from the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface for emitting an electron beam; wherein the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface of the electron beam emitting device is positioned to air whereas the electron emitting surface within vacuum, further comprising: a protection film for preventing the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface from being denaturalized by hermetically covering with the protection film being stable and transparent to the ultraviolet beam, and/or a controller for controlling the ultraviolet laser beam generator to make an intensity of an unitary pulse constituting the ultraviolet laser beam less than 1000 micro J or equal to 1000 micro J and a width of the unitary pulse less than 100ns or equal to 100ns so as to prevent the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface from being denaturalized. an ultraviolet laser beam generator; and an electron beam emitting device (20, 203), comprising of a pyroelectric material, having an ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface for receiving an ultraviolet laser beam generated by the ultraviolet laser generator and an electron beam emitting surface distinguished from the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface for emitting an electron beam; wherein the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface of the electron beam emitting device is positioned to air whereas the electron emitting surface within vacuum, further comprising: a protection film for preventing the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface from being denaturalized by hermetically covering with the protection film being stable and transparent to the ultraviolet beam, and/or a controller for controlling the ultraviolet laser beam generator to make an intensity of an unitary pulse constituting the ultraviolet laser beam less than 1000 micro J or equal to 1000 micro J and a width of the unitary pulse less than 100ns or equal to 100ns so as to prevent the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface from being denaturalized. a protection film for preventing the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface from being denaturalized by hermetically covering with the protection film being stable and transparent to the ultraviolet beam, and/or a controller for controlling the ultraviolet laser beam generator to make an intensity of an unitary pulse constituting the ultraviolet laser beam less than 1000 micro J or equal to 1000 micro J and a width of the unitary pulse less than 100ns or equal to 100ns so as to prevent the ultraviolet laser beam receiving surface from being denaturalized.
A guide wire insertion aid that is an aid for dispensing a guide wire inserted in a wire receptacle and inserting the guide wire into a cavity of a medical instrument, comprising: a main body portion having proximal and distal ends; a wire receptacle supporter at the proximal end of the main body portion configured to support the wire receptacle; a guide wire supporter at the distal end of the main body portion having a tip end with an opening, wherein the guide wire supporter is configured to support the guide wire that is inserted and dispensed from the wire receptacle; a holding member; and a clamping member secured to the main body portion, wherein the clamping member is movable relative to the main body portion between a clamping position, in which the terminal end margin of the clamping member is configured to engage the guide wire to clamp the guide wire between the terminal end of the clamping member and the holding member, and a non-clamping position, in which the terminal end margin of the clamping member is configured to disengage the guide wire and allow free movement of the guide wire, characterized in that the clamping member is resiliently flexible along its length and resiliently biased to the clamping position, and wherein the guide wire insertion aid is configured to allow an operator to dispense the guide wire in either the distal direction or the proximal direction using a sliding operation with a finger while the guide wire is in the clamping position. a main body portion having proximal and distal ends; a wire receptacle supporter at the proximal end of the main body portion configured to support the wire receptacle; a guide wire supporter at the distal end of the main body portion having a tip end with an opening, wherein the guide wire supporter is configured to support the guide wire that is inserted and dispensed from the wire receptacle; a holding member; and a clamping member secured to the main body portion, wherein the clamping member is movable relative to the main body portion between a clamping position, in which the terminal end margin of the clamping member is configured to engage the guide wire to clamp the guide wire between the terminal end of the clamping member and the holding member, and a non-clamping position, in which the terminal end margin of the clamping member is configured to disengage the guide wire and allow free movement of the guide wire, characterized in that the clamping member is resiliently flexible along its length and resiliently biased to the clamping position, and wherein the guide wire insertion aid is configured to allow an operator to dispense the guide wire in either the distal direction or the proximal direction using a sliding operation with a finger while the guide wire is in the clamping position.
A float having buoyancy properties, the body of which automatically floats in a liquid fluid due to a material which is integrated in the float and has buoyancy properties, the float comprising a bounding body made of a first material as one component and a buoyancy body made of another, second material as another component, the bounding body comprising at least one at least temporarily accessible cavity, foamed glass (S; S G, S S) being arranged as the second material exclusively in the at least one at least temporarily accessible cavity in the float as bulk material, characterized in that the first material of the bounding body is concrete or steel or carbon or aluminum, and the other, second material is a bulk made of a foamed glass granulate (S; S G) or a foamed glass ballast (S; Ss), which is arranged in the at least one at least temporarily accessible cavity in the bounding body as a buoyancy body, the bounding body having an upper face that has an opening, via which the bulk made of a foamed glass granulate (S; S G) or a foamed glass ballast (S; Ss) can be introduced in advance or only at the place of use, after which the opening is closed. the float comprising a bounding body made of a first material as one component and a buoyancy body made of another, second material as another component, the bounding body comprising at least one at least temporarily accessible cavity, foamed glass (S; S G, S S) being arranged as the second material exclusively in the at least one at least temporarily accessible cavity in the float as bulk material, characterized in that the first material of the bounding body is concrete or steel or carbon or aluminum, and the other, second material is a bulk made of a foamed glass granulate (S; S G) or a foamed glass ballast (S; Ss), which is arranged in the at least one at least temporarily accessible cavity in the bounding body as a buoyancy body, the bounding body having an upper face that has an opening, via which the bulk made of a foamed glass granulate (S; S G) or a foamed glass ballast (S; Ss) can be introduced in advance or only at the place of use, after which the opening is closed.
A method for detecting a renal disease which is selected from the group consisting of diabetic nephropathy, IgA nephropathy, nephrotic syndrome, membranous nephropathy, ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis, lupus glomerulonephritis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis, crescentic glomerulonephritis, comprising measuring a human megalin ectodomain fragment lacking an endodomain existing in urine, wherein the large amount of human megalin ectodomain fragment lacking an endodomain excreted into the urine indicates the severity of a renal disease and the poor prognosis of a patient.
Method for segmenting and separating patient samples distributed over an area, wherein a sample carrier (PT, PT2, PTX, PTZ, PTA, PTB) is suitable for receiving a liquid patient sample and wherein the sample carrier has a material layer suitable for adsorbing the liquid patient sample, including the steps of - providing the sample carrier which has at least some of the patient sample in or on a segment (S, S2, S11, S12), - producing a laser beam (LS, LS1, LS2, LS3) by means of a laser unit (LA, HL1, HL2, HL3), - cutting the segment (S, S2, S11, S12) from the sample carrier (PT, PT2, PTX, PTZ, PTA, PTB) by guiding the laser beam (LS, LS1, LS2, LS3) along at least part of a boundary curve of the segment, characterized in that the laser unit (LA, HL1, HL2, HL3) is a semiconductor laser that produces a minimum optical power of more than 1 watt and in that the laser beam (LS, LS1, LS2, LS3) has a wavelength in a range from 440 to 455 nm. - providing the sample carrier which has at least some of the patient sample in or on a segment (S, S2, S11, S12), - producing a laser beam (LS, LS1, LS2, LS3) by means of a laser unit (LA, HL1, HL2, HL3), - cutting the segment (S, S2, S11, S12) from the sample carrier (PT, PT2, PTX, PTZ, PTA, PTB) by guiding the laser beam (LS, LS1, LS2, LS3) along at least part of a boundary curve of the segment,
Lithium-Ion storage Battery characterized in that it comprises: - LiFePO 4 as active material for a positive electrode, - an active material for a negative electrode having a lithium insertion/extraction potential equal to or greater than 0.5 V vs. Li + /Li, chosen from a lithiated titanium oxide, a derivative of a lithiated titanium oxide, a non lithiated titanium oxide, a derivative of a non lithiated titanium oxide and a mixture thereof, - and a separating element placed between the positive and negative electrodes, formed from a non-woven fabric containing fibers of nanometric and/or micrometric size, chosen from cellulose fibers and glass fibers, the non-woven fabric having a porosity between 80% and 90% included. - LiFePO 4 as active material for a positive electrode, - an active material for a negative electrode having a lithium insertion/extraction potential equal to or greater than 0.5 V vs. Li + /Li, chosen from a lithiated titanium oxide, a derivative of a lithiated titanium oxide, a non lithiated titanium oxide, a derivative of a non lithiated titanium oxide and a mixture thereof, - and a separating element placed between the positive and negative electrodes, formed from a non-woven fabric containing fibers of nanometric and/or micrometric size, chosen from cellulose fibers and glass fibers, the non-woven fabric having a porosity between 80% and 90% included.