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Umbilical cord tissue-derived cells for use in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by reducing the production of one or more pro-inflammatory mediators involved in the pathology of COPD, wherein the one or more pro-inflammatory mediators is selected from the group consisting of TNF-α, RANTES, IL-1β and combinations thereof, and wherein the cells are isolated from human umbilical cord tissue substantially free of blood, are capable of self-renewal and expansion in culture, lack the production of CD117 and CD45, and do not express hTERT or telomerase.
An image drawing apparatus for conducting a data transfer at a bit unit for image data stored in a memory device in response to an instruction from a host, the apparatus comprising: a region storing part (11a, 11b, 21a, 22b) configured to store, based upon the host instruction, coordinate information of a single inside region of the image data where at least one attribute value concerning a pixel is not constant in the image data; an attribute value storing part configured to store each attribute value of pixels in the single inside region; a constant value storing part configured to store a constant value as the attribute value; an inside region determining part (15, 25) configured to determine whether a coordinate being transferred in a single successive transfer of the entire image data is within the single inside region; a selection signal generating part configured to generate, in the single successive transfer of the entire image data, a selection signal for selecting one of the attribute value storing part and the constant value storing part as a selected storing part from which to read an attribute value, based on the determination result of the inside region determining part (15, 25) as to whether the coordinate is within the single inside region and on storing part selection data set by the host; and means for reading the attribute value from the selected storing part for processing the source image data. a region storing part (11a, 11b, 21a, 22b) configured to store, based upon the host instruction, coordinate information of a single inside region of the image data where at least one attribute value concerning a pixel is not constant in the image data; an attribute value storing part configured to store each attribute value of pixels in the single inside region; a constant value storing part configured to store a constant value as the attribute value; an inside region determining part (15, 25) configured to determine whether a coordinate being transferred in a single successive transfer of the entire image data is within the single inside region; a selection signal generating part configured to generate, in the single successive transfer of the entire image data, a selection signal for selecting one of the attribute value storing part and the constant value storing part as a selected storing part from which to read an attribute value, based on the determination result of the inside region determining part (15, 25) as to whether the coordinate is within the single inside region and on storing part selection data set by the host; and means for reading the attribute value from the selected storing part for processing the source image data.
A patient-specific surgical fixture for positioning an alignment element, such as a pin, a wire, a screw or a drill, on or near a glenoid socket of a shoulder joint of a patient, said fixture comprising: a. a one-piece structure comprising one or more patient-specific contact elements; and b. a positioning element rigidly attached to said one-piece structure, provided with one or more holes which allow the insertion of said alignment element, wherein the patient-specific contact elements are configured to fit onto at least one of: one or more areas around the glenoid socket, or a rim of the glenoid socket, by means of anatomy engagement surfaces, each of which at least partially match a surface of bone or cartilage of said at least one of: said one or more areas around the glenoid socket, or said rim of the glenoid socket. a. a one-piece structure comprising one or more patient-specific contact elements; and b. a positioning element rigidly attached to said one-piece structure, provided with one or more holes which allow the insertion of said alignment element, wherein the patient-specific contact elements are configured to fit onto at least one of: one or more areas around the glenoid socket, or a rim of the glenoid socket, one or more areas around the glenoid socket, or a rim of the glenoid socket, by means of anatomy engagement surfaces, each of which at least partially match a surface of bone or cartilage of said at least one of: said one or more areas around the glenoid socket, or said rim of the glenoid socket.
A high efficiency low power DC driver apparatus for powering a light emitting diode, comprising: an input including first and second input terminals coupleable to an AC power supply; a capacitive divider circuit including first and second capacitances coupled in series between the input terminals and coupled with one another at an intermediate node, the capacitive divider circuit receiving an AC input at the input terminals and providing a divided AC output at the intermediate node; a rectifier operatively coupled with the intermediate node to receive and rectify the divided AC output to provide a DC output at a pair of DC output nodes at a power level of less than 10 watts; an output including a pair of driver output terminals coupleable to at least one light emitting diode, a first one of the driver output terminals being coupled with a first one of the DC output nodes; and characterized by a linear regulator coupled between a second one of the driver output terminals and a second one of the DC output nodes to couple the light emitting diode and the linear regulator in a series circuit between the DC output nodes, the linear regulator being operative to regulate a drive current flowing through the series circuit. an input including first and second input terminals coupleable to an AC power supply; a capacitive divider circuit including first and second capacitances coupled in series between the input terminals and coupled with one another at an intermediate node, the capacitive divider circuit receiving an AC input at the input terminals and providing a divided AC output at the intermediate node; a rectifier operatively coupled with the intermediate node to receive and rectify the divided AC output to provide a DC output at a pair of DC output nodes at a power level of less than 10 watts; an output including a pair of driver output terminals coupleable to at least one light emitting diode, a first one of the driver output terminals being coupled with a first one of the DC output nodes; and characterized by a linear regulator coupled between a second one of the driver output terminals and a second one of the DC output nodes to couple the light emitting diode and the linear regulator in a series circuit between the DC output nodes, the linear regulator being operative to regulate a drive current flowing through the series circuit.
A communications network comprising a transmitter and at least two receivers, the transmitter being configured to transmit digital data to the at least two receivers over a communications channel, the transmitter being further configured to transmit the digital data in a frequency band of the communications channel, characterized in that access to the communications channel is by means of a Carrier Sense Multiple Access, CSMA, approach, and the transmitter is configured to transmit the first block of the digital data frame in a first packet, which contains at least one of preamble and header data, at a higher power level and to transmit a second block of the digital data frame in a second packet, which contains payload data, at a lower power level.
A cycloolefin resin composition comprising: (i) a cycloolefin polymer having one or two or more kinds of the structures of formula wherein R 1 each individually is a group of formula, wherein p is an integer of 0-2 R 2 each individually is H or a monovalent C 1-5 -hydrocarbon group composed of C and H; and x and y represent the molar copolymerization ratio and satisfying 5/95 ≤ y/x ≤ 95/5; and (ii) 0.01-10 pbw, per 100 pbw of the cycloolefin polymer (i), of a saturated hydrocarbon compound having a boiling point of ≥ 50°C and being a hydrogenation product of a monomer employed in the production of the cycloolefin polymer (i). (i) a cycloolefin polymer having one or two or more kinds of the structures of formula wherein R 1 each individually is a group of formula, wherein p is an integer of 0-2 R 2 each individually is H or a monovalent C 1-5 -hydrocarbon group composed of C and H; and x and y represent the molar copolymerization ratio and satisfying 5/95 ≤ y/x ≤ 95/5; and R 1 each individually is a group of formula, wherein p is an integer of 0-2 R 2 each individually is H or a monovalent C 1-5 -hydrocarbon group composed of C and H; and x and y represent the molar copolymerization ratio and satisfying 5/95 ≤ y/x ≤ 95/5; and (ii) 0.01-10 pbw, per 100 pbw of the cycloolefin polymer (i), of a saturated hydrocarbon compound having a boiling point of ≥ 50°C and being a hydrogenation product of a monomer employed in the production of the cycloolefin polymer (i).
Oven frame (2, 32) for holding food containers for heating in a galley kitchen oven, having - a plurality of receptacles for receiving food containers; - at least two connection assemblies, wherein the receptacles are disposed on top of one another; wherein the at least two connection assemblies are disposed on two mutually opposite lateral faces of the receptacles and are coupled to the receptacles; wherein the connection assemblies are designed to keep the receptacles on top of one another and optionally to lock the latter for assuming a compact state with a first mutual spacing d 1, or to lock the latter for assuming a retrieval state for retrieving the food containers with a second mutual spacing d 2, wherein the second spacing d 2 is larger than the first spacing d 1; wherein the oven frame (2, 32) on an upper side has a handle by which the over frame (2, 32) can be held or lifted, and the at least two connection assemblies are designed to assume the second spacing d 2 when pulling the handle; wherein the at least two connection assemblies are designed to assume the first spacing d 1 by pressing on an upper side of the oven frame (2, 32). - a plurality of receptacles for receiving food containers; - at least two connection assemblies, wherein the receptacles are disposed on top of one another; wherein the at least two connection assemblies are disposed on two mutually opposite lateral faces of the receptacles and are coupled to the receptacles; wherein the connection assemblies are designed to keep the receptacles on top of one another and optionally to lock the latter for assuming a compact state with a first mutual spacing d 1, or to lock the latter for assuming a retrieval state for retrieving the food containers with a second mutual spacing d 2, wherein the second spacing d 2 is larger than the first spacing d 1; wherein the oven frame (2, 32) on an upper side has a handle by which the over frame (2, 32) can be held or lifted, and the at least two connection assemblies are designed to assume the second spacing d 2 when pulling the handle; wherein the at least two connection assemblies are designed to assume the first spacing d 1 by pressing on an upper side of the oven frame (2, 32).
Biodegradable tissue-adhesive device for sealing tissue, said device comprising a tissue-adhesive layer which comprises a blend of a tissue-reactive polymer and a biodegradable carrier polyurethane according to the formula of A-B-C-B- n, wherein A denotes a polyol, B denotes a diisocyanate moiety, C denotes a diol component and n denotes the number of recurring units, and wherein the B-C-B segment is bioresorbable.
A system comprising a driving circuit and an electronic horn having a resonant frequency, the driving circuit comprising: an oscillating circuit and a frequency division circuit, wherein said oscillating circuit is adapted to generate a signal having an oscillating frequency, wherein said oscillating circuit includes a variable capacitor, wherein said frequency division circuit is adapted to conduct frequency division with respect to the signal having the oscillating frequency to generate a frequency-divided signal having a divided frequency, said driving circuit is adapted to generate a driving signal having the divided frequency from the frequency-divided signal to drive the electronic horn to produce sound, and said oscillating circuit is adapted to change the oscillating frequency by adjusting the capacitance of the variable capacitor so that the divided frequency of the driving signal is adjustable within ±5% of the resonant frequency of the electronic horn. an oscillating circuit and a frequency division circuit, wherein said oscillating circuit is adapted to generate a signal having an oscillating frequency, wherein said oscillating circuit includes a variable capacitor, wherein said frequency division circuit is adapted to conduct frequency division with respect to the signal having the oscillating frequency to generate a frequency-divided signal having a divided frequency, said driving circuit is adapted to generate a driving signal having the divided frequency from the frequency-divided signal to drive the electronic horn to produce sound, and said oscillating circuit is adapted to change the oscillating frequency by adjusting the capacitance of the variable capacitor so that the divided frequency of the driving signal is adjustable within ±5% of the resonant frequency of the electronic horn.
A kitchen appliance designed with an electrical power supply, which has a pot for purposes of accommodating foodstuffs to be processed with the kitchen appliance, and forming a foodstuffs fill surface, wherein for purposes of determining the fill level of the foodstuffs in the pot an ultrasound transmitter and an ultrasound receiver are provided, and the pot has a pot wall with a wall thickness and a cylindrical or conically developed internal surface, characterised in that,the ultrasound transmitter and/or the ultrasound receiver is arranged in the region of the cylindrical or conically developed internal surface for purposes of transmitting or receiving ultrasound, the ultrasound transmitter and/or the ultrasound receiver forming a part of the cylindrical or conically developed internal surface, or the ultrasound transmitter and/or the ultrasound receiver is arranged within the wall thickness of the pot wall having the cylindrical or conically developed internal surface, for purposes of applying ultrasound from above onto the foodstuffs fill surface, and for purposes of receiving ultrasound reflected upwards from the foodstuffs fill surface.
Reducing agent dosing system for injecting a reducing agent into the exhaust gas flow of an internal combustion engine for selective catalytic reduction, having a feed pump, by means of which reducing agent is conveyed from a reducing agent tank via a feed pipe and via at least one nozzle into the exhaust gas flow of the internal combustion engine, wherein the feed line is formed by a hose which on the outside has an electrical conductor that surrounds the hose in the manner of a sheath, wherein the reducing agent dosing system comprises a monitoring unit, by means of which the electrical conductivity between the reducing agent in the hose and the electrical conductor is monitored, characterised in that - the system has a compressed air supply and - the reducing agent is atomised inside or outside of the nozzle by means of compressed air, in particular in that the compressed air supply has a control valve and/or a pressure regulating valve, and wherein the hose with the electrical conductor is sheathed by an outer hose and forms a gap, wherein compressed air is conveyed through the outer hose to the nozzle and is used to atomise the reducing agent. - the system has a compressed air supply and - the reducing agent is atomised inside or outside of the nozzle by means of compressed air, in particular in that the compressed air supply has a control valve and/or a pressure regulating valve, and wherein the hose with the electrical conductor is sheathed by an outer hose and forms a gap, wherein compressed air is conveyed through the outer hose to the nozzle and is used to atomise the reducing agent.
A mobile terminal, comprising: a display; a front window disposed at a front of the mobile terminal; an inner frame formed with a hole configured to allow light to pass through from the front window; a dust sensor comprising a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, wherein the light emitting portion is disposed adjacent to the inner frame and configured to emit light through the hole, and wherein the light receiving portion is configured to generate a signal based on light sensed through the hole that is emitted by the light emitting portion and scattered by dust particles; and a controller configured to: - control a light emission period of the light emitting portion and detect dust particles using the generated signal; - determine a size, number, and movement speed of the dust particles based on the generated signal; and - change the light emission period of the light emitting portion according to the size, number, and movement speed of the detected dust, and detect dust with a detection period corresponding to the changed light emission period to extend the dust detection range. a display; a front window disposed at a front of the mobile terminal; an inner frame formed with a hole configured to allow light to pass through from the front window; a dust sensor comprising a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, wherein the light emitting portion is disposed adjacent to the inner frame and configured to emit light through the hole, and wherein the light receiving portion is configured to generate a signal based on light sensed through the hole that is emitted by the light emitting portion and scattered by dust particles; and a controller configured to: - control a light emission period of the light emitting portion and detect dust particles using the generated signal; - determine a size, number, and movement speed of the dust particles based on the generated signal; and - change the light emission period of the light emitting portion according to the size, number, and movement speed of the detected dust, and detect dust with a detection period corresponding to the changed light emission period to extend the dust detection range. - control a light emission period of the light emitting portion and detect dust particles using the generated signal; - determine a size, number, and movement speed of the dust particles based on the generated signal; and - change the light emission period of the light emitting portion according to the size, number, and movement speed of the detected dust, and detect dust with a detection period corresponding to the changed light emission period to extend the dust detection range.
Controllable air inlet for a motor vehicle, in particular for controlling the air to be supplied to a heat exchanger or other cooling device of an internal combustion engine, consisting of pivotable closing elements, wherein the pivot axes extend parallel to one another, wherein the closing elements are arranged in a frame which bears the closing elements and as a whole defines the maximum throughput for the airflow, and each closing element has a surface which faces in the direction of the airflow to be controlled and is formed substantially cylindrically to the pivot axis assigned to the closing element, characterized in that the closing elements are pivotable as a pair in opposite directions about one axis each, and an upper closing element is assigned to the upper frame element, the second, lower closing element is assigned to the lower frame element, and a stop contour is integrally formed on the upper and the lower closing element, on an end edge of the outer surface, said stop contour interacting with the respective frame element (RO, RU) and limiting the pivoting movement of the closing element in the closing direction.
An anti-theft device for a vehicle steering column, including: - a blocking portion comprising a steering column blocking bolt, and - a movable member capable of controlling a blocking in the position of the bolt; and - an access portion comprising a lock and - a casing comprising the blocking portion and the access portion and having a fusible area capable of breaking under the effect of a reduced force and disposed at a junction between the access and the blocking portions; - said movable member being capable of controlling the blocking in the position of the bolt upon a separation of the access and blocking portions at the fusible area, the access portion including a pivoting rocker bearing, on the one hand, against the movable member and, on the other hand, against the locking portion. - a blocking portion comprising a steering column blocking bolt, and - a movable member capable of controlling a blocking in the position of the bolt; and - an access portion comprising a lock and - a casing comprising the blocking portion and the access portion and having a fusible area capable of breaking under the effect of a reduced force and disposed at a junction between the access and the blocking portions; - said movable member being capable of controlling the blocking in the position of the bolt upon a separation of the access and blocking portions at the fusible area, the access portion including a pivoting rocker bearing, on the one hand, against the movable member and, on the other hand, against the locking portion.
A motor vehicle latch including a plate and a case enclosing the entire mechanism of the latch comprising a rotary bolt intended to cooperate with a striker mounted in a protruding manner on a fixed frame, a rotary pawl intended to retain the striker in the closed position and a striker-shim made of a flexible material disposed in a housing of the case, said striker being pressed between this striker-shim and the bolt in the closed position of the latch, said case also containing at least one rib directed substantially perpendicularly to the midplane of the bolt, characterized in that said striker-shim includes at least one extension housed proximate to said rib and having a thickness exceeding the height of the rib in the direction of the bolt, such that a displacement of the bolt perpendicular to its midplane causes compression of this extension, without contact with said rib.