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An apparatus for providing reduced-pressure treatment to a tissue site (102, 802) of a patient, the apparatus characterised by: a plurality of inflatable bladders (108, 308, 608, 808) for placing adjacent the tissue site (102, 802), the inflatable bladders (108, 308, 608, 808) operable to receive a fluid and to expand from an un-inflated position to an inflated position; and a plurality of chambers (120, 620, 820), the chambers (120, 620, 820) being compressible; wherein at least one of the plurality of chambers (120, 620, 820) is disposed between a first inflatable bladder (108, 308, 608, 808) and a second inflatable bladder (108, 308, 608, 808) of the plurality of inflatable bladders (108, 308, 608, 808). a plurality of inflatable bladders (108, 308, 608, 808) for placing adjacent the tissue site (102, 802), the inflatable bladders (108, 308, 608, 808) operable to receive a fluid and to expand from an un-inflated position to an inflated position; and a plurality of chambers (120, 620, 820), the chambers (120, 620, 820) being compressible; wherein at least one of the plurality of chambers (120, 620, 820) is disposed between a first inflatable bladder (108, 308, 608, 808) and a second inflatable bladder (108, 308, 608, 808) of the plurality of inflatable bladders (108, 308, 608, 808).
A method of operating a hydraulic actuator system (100, 200), the method comprising: actuating a closure member of a valve assembly at a predetermined first velocity a predetermined first number of cycles between a first configuration in which fluid flow is drained for a predetermined first drain period and a second configuration in which residual air is flushed from a fluid flow path for a predetermined first flushing period; actuating the closure member at a predetermined second velocity a predetermined second number of cycles between the first configuration for a predetermined second drain period and the second configuration for a predetermined second flushing period; actuating the closure member at a predetermined third velocity a predetermined third number of cycles between the first configuration for a predetermined third drain period and the second configuration for a predetermined third flushing period; actuating the closure member at a predetermined fourth velocity a predetermined fourth number of cycles between the first configuration for a predetermined fourth drain period and the second configuration for a predetermined fourth flushing period; and actuating the closure member at a predetermined fifth velocity a predetermined fifth number of cycles between the first configuration for a predetermined fifth drain period and the second configuration for a predetermined fifth flushing period. actuating a closure member of a valve assembly at a predetermined first velocity a predetermined first number of cycles between a first configuration in which fluid flow is drained for a predetermined first drain period and a second configuration in which residual air is flushed from a fluid flow path for a predetermined first flushing period; actuating the closure member at a predetermined second velocity a predetermined second number of cycles between the first configuration for a predetermined second drain period and the second configuration for a predetermined second flushing period; actuating the closure member at a predetermined third velocity a predetermined third number of cycles between the first configuration for a predetermined third drain period and the second configuration for a predetermined third flushing period; actuating the closure member at a predetermined fourth velocity a predetermined fourth number of cycles between the first configuration for a predetermined fourth drain period and the second configuration for a predetermined fourth flushing period; and actuating the closure member at a predetermined fifth velocity a predetermined fifth number of cycles between the first configuration for a predetermined fifth drain period and the second configuration for a predetermined fifth flushing period.
A method for the detection of the presence or absence of cancer, wherein the method comprises: (a) incubating a sample comprising initial parent polynucleotides with over an 80X molar excess of polynucleotide adapters as compared to said initial parent polynucleotides, wherein said initial parent polynucleotides are cell free DNA and wherein said polynucleotide adapters are bidirectional adapters; (b) ligating said polynucleotide adapters to said initial parent polynucleotides, thereby providing at least one set of tagged parent polynucleotides; and for each set of tagged parent polynucleotides: (c) amplifying the tagged parent polynucleotides in the set to produce a corresponding set of amplified progeny polynucleotides, wherein the amplifying is PCR amplification using universal primers which target the adapters; (d) sequencing a subset of the set of amplified progeny polynucleotides, to produce a set of sequencing reads; (e) generating a set of consensus sequences, wherein each consensus sequence corresponds to a unique polynucleotide among the set of tagged parent polynucleotides; and (f) analyzing the set of consensus sequences for the at least one set of tagged parent polynucleotides separately or in combination. (a) incubating a sample comprising initial parent polynucleotides with over an 80X molar excess of polynucleotide adapters as compared to said initial parent polynucleotides, wherein said initial parent polynucleotides are cell free DNA and wherein said polynucleotide adapters are bidirectional adapters; (b) ligating said polynucleotide adapters to said initial parent polynucleotides, thereby providing at least one set of tagged parent polynucleotides; and for each set of tagged parent polynucleotides: (c) amplifying the tagged parent polynucleotides in the set to produce a corresponding set of amplified progeny polynucleotides, wherein the amplifying is PCR amplification using universal primers which target the adapters; (d) sequencing a subset of the set of amplified progeny polynucleotides, to produce a set of sequencing reads; (e) generating a set of consensus sequences, wherein each consensus sequence corresponds to a unique polynucleotide among the set of tagged parent polynucleotides; and (f) analyzing the set of consensus sequences for the at least one set of tagged parent polynucleotides separately or in combination.
A resistance-switching memory cell, comprising: a resistance-switching memory element, the resistance-switching memory element comprising: first and second electrodes; a conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer between, and in series with, the first and second electrodes; a first resistance-switching layer between, and in series with, the first electrode and the conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer; and a second resistance-switching layer between, and in series with, the second electrode and the conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer; characterised in that the conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer comprises at least one of n+ Si, SiGe, ZrOx and nano-particles. a resistance-switching memory element, the resistance-switching memory element comprising: first and second electrodes; a conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer between, and in series with, the first and second electrodes; a first resistance-switching layer between, and in series with, the first electrode and the conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer; and a second resistance-switching layer between, and in series with, the second electrode and the conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer; first and second electrodes; a conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer between, and in series with, the first and second electrodes; a first resistance-switching layer between, and in series with, the first electrode and the conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer; and a second resistance-switching layer between, and in series with, the second electrode and the conductive or semiconductive intermediate layer;
A method of producing a single-stranded DNA by symmetric amplification of a desired DNA using at least one specific primer pair of an untagged first and untagged second primer, said amplification comprising the steps of: a) performing a first PCR stage which comprises repeating steps of denaturation, annealing of both said first and second primers, and extension thereof, b) performing a second PCR stage which consists of repeating denaturation, annealing and extension steps, wherein annealing and extension are combined and performed at one temperature in which only said second primer anneals and extends the target DNA, wherein said first primer has a melting temperature T mA and said second primer has a melting temperature T mB, and wherein annealing temperature areas of said first primer and said second primer are partly overlapping, and wherein the definition "untagged" refers to primers which do not comprise any additional nucleotide sequences at their 5' or 3' end. a) performing a first PCR stage which comprises repeating steps of denaturation, annealing of both said first and second primers, and extension thereof, b) performing a second PCR stage which consists of repeating denaturation, annealing and extension steps, wherein annealing and extension are combined and performed at one temperature in which only said second primer anneals and extends the target DNA,
A method comprising: receiving a block of data, wherein the block of data represents an image or video; classifying the block of data based on sparsity structure to obtain a block. class; selecting one of a plurality of available directional, sparse orthonormal transforms to apply to the block based on the block class of the block, the sparse transform having a one-to-one correspondence to the block class; performing an iterative process that creates a sparse transform for each block class, wherein for each iteration of the iterative process that creates the sparse transform for each block class, the iterative process first optimizes the sparse transforms and coefficients for the transforms, and then reclassifies a block using optimal transforms based on rate distortion; applying the selected transform to the block to generate a plurality of coefficients; and performing a compression process using the plurality of coefficients to produce a compressed version of the block. receiving a block of data, wherein the block of data represents an image or video; classifying the block of data based on sparsity structure to obtain a block. class; selecting one of a plurality of available directional, sparse orthonormal transforms to apply to the block based on the block class of the block, the sparse transform having a one-to-one correspondence to the block class; performing an iterative process that creates a sparse transform for each block class, wherein for each iteration of the iterative process that creates the sparse transform for each block class, the iterative process first optimizes the sparse transforms and coefficients for the transforms, and then reclassifies a block using optimal transforms based on rate distortion; applying the selected transform to the block to generate a plurality of coefficients; and performing a compression process using the plurality of coefficients to produce a compressed version of the block.
A compound of formula II: wherein X = H, or OH and R is selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-furanyl, 3-furanyl, wherein when R is substituted, R is substituted with 1 to 3 moieties (Rʹ, Rʺ, R′′′) independently selected from the group consisting of a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 10 alkoxy group or a hydroxyl group; or wherein R is 2,4,6-trimethoxyphen-1-yl.
An implantable biocompatible expander (1, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) suitable for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, the expander comprising a single elongated undulating ring, wherein the expander is resiliently deformable from a relaxed radially expanded orientation to a radially contracted orientation suitable for transluminal delivery through the urethra, wherein the expander is configured to span a section of the prostatic urethra between the bladder neck and external sphincter and cause in-situ expansion of the section of the prostatic urethra, characterized in that the expander is configured to span a section of the prostatic urethra that is at least 30% of the length of the prostatic urethra between the bladder neck and the external sphincter, and wherein the single elongated undulating ring has three proximal prongs and three distal prongs, or five proximal prongs and five distal prongs.
A filter comprising: a plurality of acoustic wave resonators connected between an input terminal (Tin) and an output terminal (Tout) forming a ladder type filter wherein at least two of the plurality of acoustic wave resonators are series resonators and connected in series between the input terminal and the output terminal; and a cancel circuit that is connected in parallel to a series connection of the series resonators, wherein the cancel circuit comprises an acoustic wave delay line or a longitudinal coupling type resonator that has at least two interdigital transducers, IDTs; a first acoustic wave resonator or a first electrostatic capacitor that is provided on an input side of the acoustic wave delay line or the longitudinal coupling type resonator and is connected in series with the acoustic wave delay line or the longitudinal coupling type resonator; and a second acoustic wave resonator or a second electrostatic capacitor that is provided on an output side of the acoustic wave delay line or the longitudinal coupling type resonator and is connected in series with the acoustic wave delay line or the longitudinal coupling type resonator. a plurality of acoustic wave resonators connected between an input terminal (Tin) and an output terminal (Tout) forming a ladder type filter wherein at least two of the plurality of acoustic wave resonators are series resonators and connected in series between the input terminal and the output terminal; and a cancel circuit that is connected in parallel to a series connection of the series resonators, wherein the cancel circuit comprises an acoustic wave delay line or a longitudinal coupling type resonator that has at least two interdigital transducers, IDTs; a first acoustic wave resonator or a first electrostatic capacitor that is provided on an input side of the acoustic wave delay line or the longitudinal coupling type resonator and is connected in series with the acoustic wave delay line or the longitudinal coupling type resonator; and a second acoustic wave resonator or a second electrostatic capacitor that is provided on an output side of the acoustic wave delay line or the longitudinal coupling type resonator and is connected in series with the acoustic wave delay line or the longitudinal coupling type resonator.
Assembly comprising a cup-shaped implant having a continuous wall defining a cavity and a gripper of said implant, said gripper comprising: - an engagement portion intended to be engaged in the cavity delimited by the implant and to come, in a position of engagement in this cavity, in the immediate vicinity of the wall of the implant; this engagement portion comprises, over the whole of its periphery, a sealing gasket that is normally sealingly applied against said wall in this same engagement position; and - a gripping part dimensioned so as to be able to be grasped manually; characterized in that: - the sealing gasket is capable, when the assembly is placed under reduced pressure, of slightly retracting in the radial direction in order to allow air to escape between the implant and the engagement portion; and - the gripping part is in the form of a pallet and projects from said engagement portion. - an engagement portion intended to be engaged in the cavity delimited by the implant and to come, in a position of engagement in this cavity, in the immediate vicinity of the wall of the implant; this engagement portion comprises, over the whole of its periphery, a sealing gasket that is normally sealingly applied against said wall in this same engagement position; and - a gripping part dimensioned so as to be able to be grasped manually; - the sealing gasket is capable, when the assembly is placed under reduced pressure, of slightly retracting in the radial direction in order to allow air to escape between the implant and the engagement portion; and - the gripping part is in the form of a pallet and projects from said engagement portion.
A pharmaceutical polymer, comprising: a glycopeptide, having a polypeptide and at least one glycoside moiety; wherein said at least one glycoside moiety covalently bonds to said polypeptide; and an aminothiol moiety, having at least one amino group; wherein said at least one amino group of said aminothiol moiety covalently bonds to said glycopeptide; wherein said aminothiol moiety has the following formula: (R 1 NH(CH 2) n NH(CH 2) m SR 2) x;; wherein said R 1 is H, C 1 -C 7 alkyl, C 2 -C 7 alkenyl, C 2 -C 7 alkynyl, C 5 -C 7 aryl, or C 2 -C 7 acyl; said R 2 is H or phosphate group; n is an integer from 1 to 10; m is an integer from 1 to 10; and x is an integer from 1 to 5; wherein said polypeptide has at least one carboxylic acid group; wherein said at least one glycoside moiety covalently bonds to said at least one carboxylic acid group of said polypeptide; wherein said at least one amino group of said aminothiol moiety covalently bonds to said at least one carboxylic acid group of said polypeptide; and wherein said at least one glycoside moiety comprises chitosan. a glycopeptide, having a polypeptide and at least one glycoside moiety; wherein said at least one glycoside moiety covalently bonds to said polypeptide; and an aminothiol moiety, having at least one amino group; wherein said at least one amino group of said aminothiol moiety covalently bonds to said glycopeptide; wherein said aminothiol moiety has the following formula: (R 1 NH(CH 2) n NH(CH 2) m SR 2) x;; wherein said R 1 is H, C 1 -C 7 alkyl, C 2 -C 7 alkenyl, C 2 -C 7 alkynyl, C 5 -C 7 aryl, or C 2 -C 7 acyl; said R 2 is H or phosphate group; n is an integer from 1 to 10; m is an integer from 1 to 10; and x is an integer from 1 to 5; wherein said R 1 is H, C 1 -C 7 alkyl, C 2 -C 7 alkenyl, C 2 -C 7 alkynyl, C 5 -C 7 aryl, or C 2 -C 7 acyl; said R 2 is H or phosphate group; n is an integer from 1 to 10; m is an integer from 1 to 10; and x is an integer from 1 to 5; wherein said polypeptide has at least one carboxylic acid group; wherein said at least one glycoside moiety covalently bonds to said at least one carboxylic acid group of said polypeptide; wherein said at least one amino group of said aminothiol moiety covalently bonds to said at least one carboxylic acid group of said polypeptide; and wherein said at least one glycoside moiety comprises chitosan.
Vessel, notably military vessel, the hull of which comprises: a. a first float, referred to as the main float, in the form of a hull referred to as a displacement hull and representing 60% to 90% of the displacement of the vessel; b. a second float, parallel to the first and referred to as the secondary float, of a length less than the main float and representing 10% to 40% of the displacement of the vessel, which second float comprises: bi. a substantially cylindrical submerged floating part; bii. a part arranged above the water; biii. characterized in that the said second float also comprises a thin floating part connecting the submerged part and the part above the water. a. a first float, referred to as the main float, in the form of a hull referred to as a displacement hull and representing 60% to 90% of the displacement of the vessel; b. a second float, parallel to the first and referred to as the secondary float, of a length less than the main float and representing 10% to 40% of the displacement of the vessel, which second float comprises: bi. a substantially cylindrical submerged floating part; bii. a part arranged above the water; biii. characterized in that the said second float also comprises a thin floating part connecting the submerged part and the part above the water. bi. a substantially cylindrical submerged floating part; bii. a part arranged above the water; biii. characterized in that the said second float also comprises a thin floating part connecting the submerged part and the part above the water.
Seating/reclining furniture having a functional part, in particular a back part or side part, which can be bent over and which comprises a fixed-position base section and a folding section which is pivotable relative to the base section and which is longitudinally displaceable in a direction perpendicular to the pivot axis, wherein the base section and the folding section are connected to one another by a coupling part of the functional part, characterised in that the coupling part is an upholstery of the functional part; and in that extensions and/or shortenings of the upholstery serving as a force store or as an energy store effect a length change of the folding section on the pivoting of the folding section relative to the base section.
A control device for a continuously variable transmission of a vehicle having a driving wheel and a driven wheel, the control device comprising: a first rotation speed sensor arranged to sense a rotation speed of the driving wheel; a second rotation speed sensor arranged to sense a rotation speed of the driven wheel; a wheel speed difference sensing section configured to sense a wheel speed difference between the driving wheel and the driven wheel from a detection value of the first rotation speed sensor and a detection value of the second rotation sensor; and a clamping force increasing section configured to increase a clamping force for sandwiching a belt of the continuously variable transmission by a pulley (2, 3) of the continuously variable transmission when the wheel speed difference becomes equal to or greater than a first predetermined value, relative to a case where the wheel speed difference is smaller than the first predetermined value, characterized in that wherein the control device comprises a vibration sensing section configured to sense a vibration of a speed of a vehicle based on the detection value of at least one of the first rotation speed sensor and the second rotation speed sensor, and an increase releasing section configured to decrease the clamping force increased by the clamping force increasing section when the sensed wheel speed difference is equal to or smaller than a second threshold value, and when the sensed vibration is equal to or smaller than a third threshold value. a first rotation speed sensor arranged to sense a rotation speed of the driving wheel; a second rotation speed sensor arranged to sense a rotation speed of the driven wheel; a wheel speed difference sensing section configured to sense a wheel speed difference between the driving wheel and the driven wheel from a detection value of the first rotation speed sensor and a detection value of the second rotation sensor; and a clamping force increasing section configured to increase a clamping force for sandwiching a belt of the continuously variable transmission by a pulley (2, 3) of the continuously variable transmission when the wheel speed difference becomes equal to or greater than a first predetermined value, relative to a case where the wheel speed difference is smaller than the first predetermined value, characterized in that wherein the control device comprises a vibration sensing section configured to sense a vibration of a speed of a vehicle based on the detection value of at least one of the first rotation speed sensor and the second rotation speed sensor, and an increase releasing section configured to decrease the clamping force increased by the clamping force increasing section when the sensed wheel speed difference is equal to or smaller than a second threshold value, and when the sensed vibration is equal to or smaller than a third threshold value.