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An in vitro method of a) reducing or eliminating the thrombogenicity of a graft, or b) rendering a graft pro-migratory, wherein, when implanted, the graft is re-endothelialized by the recipient's vascular endothelial cells, or c) for reducing or eliminating the risk of developing a thrombosis associated with graft transplant in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: obtaining a decellularized graft, wherein the decellularized graft comprises a vascular graft; and contacting the decellularized graft with extracellular matrix -producing TSP2-null cells for a period of time wherein the period of time comprises about 7 days removing the TSP2-null cells but not the cell-derived ECM, thereby modifying the decellularized vascular graft with a cell-derived extracellular matrix lacking thrombospondin-2 (TSP2-null ECM). a) reducing or eliminating the thrombogenicity of a graft, or b) rendering a graft pro-migratory, wherein, when implanted, the graft is re-endothelialized by the recipient's vascular endothelial cells, or c) for reducing or eliminating the risk of developing a thrombosis associated with graft transplant in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: obtaining a decellularized graft, wherein the decellularized graft comprises a vascular graft; and contacting the decellularized graft with extracellular matrix -producing TSP2-null cells for a period of time wherein the period of time comprises about 7 days removing the TSP2-null cells but not the cell-derived ECM, thereby modifying the decellularized vascular graft with a cell-derived extracellular matrix lacking thrombospondin-2 (TSP2-null ECM). obtaining a decellularized graft, wherein the decellularized graft comprises a vascular graft; and contacting the decellularized graft with extracellular matrix -producing TSP2-null cells for a period of time wherein the period of time comprises about 7 days removing the TSP2-null cells but not the cell-derived ECM, thereby modifying the decellularized vascular graft with a cell-derived extracellular matrix lacking thrombospondin-2 (TSP2-null ECM).
System configured to produce a mechanical connection between a strand element and a connection element, having: - a pair of receiving elements, wherein each receiving element has a face side with a groove which is suitable for receiving the connection element, and has a shaft, - a clamping bracket with a face side which has a groove which is suitable for receiving the connection element, and has a stop which is arranged on a first side of the clamping bracket, - a pair of pressing inserts, wherein each pressing insert has a face side with a groove which extends over the entire narrow side of the face side, and wherein the pressing insert is configured to be arranged in the shaft of an assigned receiving element, and, when the pressing insert is arranged in the shaft, the groove of the pressing insert is substantially aligned with the groove of the receiving element, - a screw vice or clamp vice, wherein the receiving elements and the pressing inserts are arranged in the screw vice or clamp vice so that, when the connection is produced, the system receives the strand element with the connection element, which is arranged on a first end of the strand element, up to the stop and arranges the pair of pressing inserts around a middle region of the connection element. - a pair of receiving elements, wherein each receiving element has a face side with a groove which is suitable for receiving the connection element, and has a shaft, - a clamping bracket with a face side which has a groove which is suitable for receiving the connection element, and has a stop which is arranged on a first side of the clamping bracket, - a pair of pressing inserts, wherein each pressing insert has a face side with a groove which extends over the entire narrow side of the face side, and wherein the pressing insert is configured to be arranged in the shaft of an assigned receiving element, and, when the pressing insert is arranged in the shaft, the groove of the pressing insert is substantially aligned with the groove of the receiving element, - a screw vice or clamp vice, wherein the receiving elements and the pressing inserts are arranged in the screw vice or clamp vice so that, when the connection is produced, the system receives the strand element with the connection element, which is arranged on a first end of the strand element, up to the stop and arranges the pair of pressing inserts around a middle region of the connection element.
An electronic oral hygiene device system for monitoring brushing and compliance with a tooth brush regime, the electronic oral hygiene device system comprising: an oral hygiene device including a handle and a head, the head including a second visual pattern; an attachment that is configured to be attachable to the handle of the oral hygiene device, the attachment including a first visual pattern that is different from the second visual pattern; a camera for detecting visual data related to the first and second visual patterns (120, 56); a memory for storing the visual data output by the camera, the memory being in data communication with the camera; and a control system which determines a relative distance and direction of positional movement of the oral hygiene device based on at least the visual data output by the camera. an oral hygiene device including a handle and a head, the head including a second visual pattern; an attachment that is configured to be attachable to the handle of the oral hygiene device, the attachment including a first visual pattern that is different from the second visual pattern; a camera for detecting visual data related to the first and second visual patterns (120, 56); a memory for storing the visual data output by the camera, the memory being in data communication with the camera; and a control system which determines a relative distance and direction of positional movement of the oral hygiene device based on at least the visual data output by the camera.
A centrifuge comprising a stationary outer casing, a centrifugal drum arranged in the outer casing and mounted in a flying manner, a bearing casing, a shaft for rotating the centrifugal drum which is vertically arranged and extends to the bearing casing from below, and a bearing for the shaft arranged at the bearing casing and having an upper bearing unit and a lower bearing unit (4,5) which are spaced from one another wherein an angular space with gas supply means and gas discharge means and filled with a protective gas is provided between the upper bearing unit and the lower bearing unit (4,5) and between the bearing casing and the shaft, the bearing casing formed as double jacket has, adjacent to the annular space filled with protective gas, an annular space filled with a coolant and having coolant supply means and coolant discharge means, a pre-chamber filled with a protective gas and provided with gas supply means and gas discharge means is arranged between the upper bearing unit and the centrifugal drum and between the shaft and the bearing casing, the annular space filled with a coolant is connected to a coolant circuit and a coolant circulation device, the annular space filled with protective gas and/or the pre-chamber filled with protective gas are connected to a protective gas circuit and to a protective gas circulation device, and the centrifuge has a sensor unit for detecting the temperature and/or the pressure of the coolant and/or of the protective gas and a control device controlled by the sensor unit for the actuation of the coolant and/or protective gas circulation device in response to the coolant and/or protective gas temperature and/or the corresponding pressure detected by the sensor unit.
A method for wireless communication utilizing directional transmissions, comprising: identifying a first uplink transmission beam for a random access procedure; transmitting, at a first uplink transmission power, a random access preamble based at least in part on the first uplink transmission beam; receiving a random access response message transmitted from a base station in response to the random access preamble; identifying a second uplink transmission beam; selecting a second uplink transmission power based at least in part on a path loss associated with the random access procedure and the identified second uplink transmission beam, wherein selecting the second uplink transmission power is further based at least in part on a difference between a path loss associated with the random access response message and a path loss associated with transmission of the random access preamble; and transmitting, to the base station, a connection request based at least in part on the second uplink transmission power and the second uplink transmission beam. identifying a first uplink transmission beam for a random access procedure; transmitting, at a first uplink transmission power, a random access preamble based at least in part on the first uplink transmission beam; receiving a random access response message transmitted from a base station in response to the random access preamble; identifying a second uplink transmission beam; selecting a second uplink transmission power based at least in part on a path loss associated with the random access procedure and the identified second uplink transmission beam, wherein selecting the second uplink transmission power is further based at least in part on a difference between a path loss associated with the random access response message and a path loss associated with transmission of the random access preamble; and transmitting, to the base station, a connection request based at least in part on the second uplink transmission power and the second uplink transmission beam.
A method for co-generating electricity in a process plant using feedwater, wherein the process plant is integrated with a thermal power generator, wherein the method comprises: obtaining a pressurized stream of hot feedwater from a feedwater generation unit of the process plant; compressing the pressurized stream of hot feedwater by pumping and splitting the pressurized stream of hot feedwater to obtain a first stream of feedwater and a second stream of feedwater; routing the second stream of feedwater to the thermal power generator; cooling the second stream of feedwater against a process fluid that is used in the thermal power generator to generate a heat in the thermal power generator and to obtain a cooled second stream of feedwater; and co-generating the electricity, using the thermal power generator integrated with the process plant, using the heat. obtaining a pressurized stream of hot feedwater from a feedwater generation unit of the process plant; compressing the pressurized stream of hot feedwater by pumping and splitting the pressurized stream of hot feedwater to obtain a first stream of feedwater and a second stream of feedwater; routing the second stream of feedwater to the thermal power generator; cooling the second stream of feedwater against a process fluid that is used in the thermal power generator to generate a heat in the thermal power generator and to obtain a cooled second stream of feedwater; and co-generating the electricity, using the thermal power generator integrated with the process plant, using the heat.
A method of characterizing an optical system of a laser processing system, the method comprising: directing an energy beam through a plurality of portions of a sample by adjusting an orientation of an adjustable beam redirection element of the optical system (160,304) in accordance with a predetermined movement pattern to form a plurality of test patterns in the sample at each portion, wherein: the optical system (160,304) comprises an imaging system (152,308) having an expected focal position, the movement pattern comprises a plurality of movements such that the energy beam is directed in a plurality of different directions in the sample in the formation of each test pattern, and at least two of the plurality of test patterns are formed at different calibration distances from an expected focal position of the optical system (160,304); and determining an accuracy of the expected focal position of the imaging system (152,308) by detecting a level of modification in the sample caused by the energy beam at the plurality of test patterns, wherein determining the accuracy of the expected focal position comprises: capturing an image of the sample containing the plurality of test patterns using a detector; characterised in that processing the image using a controller communicably coupled to the detector in order to determine a completeness of at least one of the plurality of test patterns. the optical system (160,304) comprises an imaging system (152,308) having an expected focal position, the movement pattern comprises a plurality of movements such that the energy beam is directed in a plurality of different directions in the sample in the formation of each test pattern, and at least two of the plurality of test patterns are formed at different calibration distances from an expected focal position of the optical system (160,304); and determining an accuracy of the expected focal position of the imaging system (152,308) by detecting a level of modification in the sample caused by the energy beam at the plurality of test patterns, wherein determining the accuracy of the expected focal position comprises: capturing an image of the sample containing the plurality of test patterns using a detector; characterised in that processing the image using a controller communicably coupled to the detector in order to determine a completeness of at least one of the plurality of test patterns.
A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, comprising: a polymer derived from butylene; a compound satisfying Formula 1; and a multifunctional active energy ray polymerizable compound satisfying Formula 2: where T is a linear or branched alkyl group, alkenyl group or alkynyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or -U-[O-W] n -O-Q, in which U and W are each independently an alkylene group or alkylidene group, Q is an alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group or aryl group, and n is a number from 0 to 10, where R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 2 or higher, and X is a residue derived from a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein the polymer derived from butylene is comprised at 50 to 90 parts by weight, the compound satisfying Formula 1 is comprised at 5 to 35 parts by weight and the multifunctional active energy ray polymerizable compound of Formula 2 is comprised at 5 to 25 parts by weight, and wherein the composition has a Mooney viscosity (η*) of 5000 to 10 7 Pa·s measured by a shear stress using a planar jig having a diameter of 8 mm at a strain of 5%, a frequency of 1 Hz and any one temperature point in the range of 30 to 150 °C. a polymer derived from butylene; a compound satisfying Formula 1; and a multifunctional active energy ray polymerizable compound satisfying Formula 2: where T is a linear or branched alkyl group, alkenyl group or alkynyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or -U-[O-W] n -O-Q, in which U and W are each independently an alkylene group or alkylidene group, Q is an alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group or aryl group, and n is a number from 0 to 10, where R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 2 or higher, and X is a residue derived from a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein the polymer derived from butylene is comprised at 50 to 90 parts by weight, the compound satisfying Formula 1 is comprised at 5 to 35 parts by weight and the multifunctional active energy ray polymerizable compound of Formula 2 is comprised at 5 to 25 parts by weight, and wherein the composition has a Mooney viscosity (η*) of 5000 to 10 7 Pa·s measured by a shear stress using a planar jig having a diameter of 8 mm at a strain of 5%, a frequency of 1 Hz and any one temperature point in the range of 30 to 150 °C. where R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 2 or higher, and X is a residue derived from a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein the polymer derived from butylene is comprised at 50 to 90 parts by weight, the compound satisfying Formula 1 is comprised at 5 to 35 parts by weight and the multifunctional active energy ray polymerizable compound of Formula 2 is comprised at 5 to 25 parts by weight, and wherein the composition has a Mooney viscosity (η*) of 5000 to 10 7 Pa·s measured by a shear stress using a planar jig having a diameter of 8 mm at a strain of 5%, a frequency of 1 Hz and any one temperature point in the range of 30 to 150 °C.
A keyless entry apparatus comprising a vehicle-side device that is provided on a vehicle and transmits a signal at a first frequency, and a portable device that is able to be carried by a user and transmits a signal at a second frequency, the portable device transmitting a signal of data based on a reception intensity of a measurement signal transmitted from the vehicle-side device, and the vehicle-side device performing predetermined control of the vehicle on the basis of the data based on the reception intensity of the measurement signal transmitted from the portable device, wherein the vehicle-side device transmits a start-up signal to the portable device, the portable device transmits a request signal to the vehicle-side device in each predetermined time when receiving the start-up signal, and the vehicle-side device transmits the measurement signal to the portable device each time the vehicle-side device receives the request signal, characterised in that the vehicle-side device transmits a second start-up signal as the start-up signal to the portable device in a predetermined time period, the portable device acquires noise component data based on the signal intensity of the signal received in an OFF time in which the portable device does not communicate with the vehicle-side device when the portable device is started up by the second start-up signal, the keyless entry apparatus determines whether a signal intensity included in the noise component data is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, and transmits the request signal in each predetermined time when the signal intensity included in the noise component data is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value, the portable device acquires the noise component data in an OFF time in which the portable device does not communicate with the vehicle-side device after the transmission of the request signal, and the keyless entry apparatus continues to transmit the request signal in each predetermined time when a signal intensity of the noise component data is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, and stops the transmission of the request signal in each predetermined time when the signal intensity of the noise component data is smaller than the predetermined threshold value.
An antibody comprising an antibody antigen binding domain which binds human PD-1 and comprises a heavy chain variable region (Vh) comprising SEQ ID NO: 24, and a light chain variable region (Vk) comprising SEQ ID NO: 26, wherein the antibody is monospecific.
A string for a musical stringed instrument comprising: (a) a core wire; and (b) a wrap wire coiled tightly around the core wire, the wrap wire comprising a magnetic cobalt-containing crystalline iron-cobalt alloy, wherein the weight percent of cobalt in the iron-cobalt alloy is between about 2 wt. % and about 98 wt. %, with iron constituting at least 90 wt. % of the remainder of the alloy. (a) a core wire; and (b) a wrap wire coiled tightly around the core wire, the wrap wire comprising a magnetic cobalt-containing crystalline iron-cobalt alloy, wherein the weight percent of cobalt in the iron-cobalt alloy is between about 2 wt. % and about 98 wt. %, with iron constituting at least 90 wt. % of the remainder of the alloy.
A subtilase variant of a parent subtilase, the variant having protease activity and at least 25% improved stability compared to a subtilase with SEQ ID NO: 2, when measured as described in the accelerated storage stability assay in Example 3 herein, wherein the subtilase variant is a polypeptide that has at least 60%, e.g., at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97% or at least 98% but less than 100% sequence identity to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2; wherein said subtilase variant comprises the substitutions X206L+X216V, wherein each position corresponds to the position of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2.
A method of operating a gas or dual fuel engine having a plurality of cylinders, the dual fuel engine utilizing a gaseous fuel and a liquid fuel, the method comprising: monitoring at least one characteristic of each of the plurality of cylinders during operation of the gas or dual fuel engine; detecting a pre-ignition condition associated with one or more cylinders from the plurality of cylinders based on the monitored characteristics of each of the plurality of cylinders; reducing fuel supply to the one or more cylinders having the pre-ignition condition associated therewith; increasing fuel supply to remaining cylinders from the plurality of cylinders in response to the reduced fuel supply to the one or more cylinders having the pre-ignition condition in order to maintain a constant power output of the gas or dual fuel engine; and adjusting an amount of air supplied to each of the plurality of cylinders based on the increased amount of fuel supplied to the remaining cylinders, in order to maintain an air-to-fuel ratio within a desired range for the unaffected remaining cylinders. monitoring at least one characteristic of each of the plurality of cylinders during operation of the gas or dual fuel engine; detecting a pre-ignition condition associated with one or more cylinders from the plurality of cylinders based on the monitored characteristics of each of the plurality of cylinders; reducing fuel supply to the one or more cylinders having the pre-ignition condition associated therewith; increasing fuel supply to remaining cylinders from the plurality of cylinders in response to the reduced fuel supply to the one or more cylinders having the pre-ignition condition in order to maintain a constant power output of the gas or dual fuel engine; and adjusting an amount of air supplied to each of the plurality of cylinders based on the increased amount of fuel supplied to the remaining cylinders, in order to maintain an air-to-fuel ratio within a desired range for the unaffected remaining cylinders.
Seaprose (a semi-alkaline protease produced by the fermentation of the fungus Aspergillus melleus) for use in the treatment of a chronic wound or burn, wherein the chronic wound or burn has a bacterial biofilm.
A chassis for a waste container, comprising a wheel axis, on each end of which a wheel is arranged respectively, whereby the wheel axis comprises along its length a profile bar of a first material having a recess, and a filling of the recess made of at least one second material, characterized in that the profile bar has an X- or Y-shaped cross section with four or three outer recesses, or that the profile bar has an L- or U-shaped cross section, and that a second, outer tubular profile is provided, which encloses the wheel axis on the outside.