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A method of monitoring efficacy of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy for cardiomyopathy in a subject comprising determining levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in a first sample from the subject before administration of the mesenchymal stem cell therapy; and determining levels of VEGF and EPCs in a second sample from the subject after administration of the therapy; wherein a decreased level of VEGF in the sample and an increased level of EPCs in the second sample compared to the levels of VEGF and EPC in the first sample is indicative of effective treatment of the cardiomyopathy. determining levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in a first sample from the subject before administration of the mesenchymal stem cell therapy; and determining levels of VEGF and EPCs in a second sample from the subject after administration of the therapy; wherein a decreased level of VEGF in the sample and an increased level of EPCs in the second sample compared to the levels of VEGF and EPC in the first sample is indicative of effective treatment of the cardiomyopathy.
Process for preparing a coated organic pigment, comprising the following steps: a) an anhydrous mixture (i) of an organic pigment and (ii) of a siliceous compound of formula: [R 1 -O] 3 Si-R 2 in which R 1 denotes a C 2 -C 3 alkyl radical and R 2 denotes a C 1 -C 4 alkyl radical; is prepared, in the absence of tetra(C 1 -C 4)alkyl orthosilicate; and optionally (iii) of an oil; b) said mixture is placed in contact with an aqueous composition comprising a surfactant chosen from (C 8 -C 16) alkyl sulfate salts and oxyethylenated (C 6 -C 10) alkylphenols comprising from 5 to 40 ethylene oxide units; c) the coated pigment in powder form is recovered. a) an anhydrous mixture (i) of an organic pigment and (ii) of a siliceous compound of formula: [R 1 -O] 3 Si-R 2 in which R 1 denotes a C 2 -C 3 alkyl radical and R 2 denotes a C 1 -C 4 alkyl radical; is prepared, in the absence of tetra(C 1 -C 4)alkyl orthosilicate; and optionally (iii) of an oil; (i) of an organic pigment and (ii) of a siliceous compound of formula: [R 1 -O] 3 Si-R 2 in which R 1 denotes a C 2 -C 3 alkyl radical and R 2 denotes a C 1 -C 4 alkyl radical; is prepared, in the absence of tetra(C 1 -C 4)alkyl orthosilicate; and optionally (iii) of an oil; in which R 1 denotes a C 2 -C 3 alkyl radical and R 2 denotes a C 1 -C 4 alkyl radical; is prepared, in the absence of tetra(C 1 -C 4)alkyl orthosilicate; and optionally (iii) of an oil; b) said mixture is placed in contact with an aqueous composition comprising a surfactant chosen from (C 8 -C 16) alkyl sulfate salts and oxyethylenated (C 6 -C 10) alkylphenols comprising from 5 to 40 ethylene oxide units; c) the coated pigment in powder form is recovered.
An ex vivo method of promoting brown adipogenesis using an agent being Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) propeptide of 55 aa (aa 25-79).
Mixing capsule comprising a housing, characterised in that a first part of the housing is mounted rotatably about a rotational axis against a second part of the housing, the rotational axis corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the housing, the first part of the housing comprising at least one first chamber to receive a composition A, the second part of the housing comprising at least one second chamber to receive a composition B, the at least one first chamber and the at least one second chamber being initially closed respectively, a first outlet opening of the at least one first chamber standing substantially congruently above a second outlet opening of the at least one second chamber when the first part of the housing being rotated about a predefined angle against the second part of the housing, the first outlet opening and/or the second outlet opening being adapted to allow transfer of composition A into the at least one second chamber and/or of composition B into the at least one first chamber, the at least one first chamber and the at least one second chamber forming a common mixing chamber when the first outlet opening with the second outlet opening being in substantially congruent position, composition A and composition B being stored mixably to composition C in the common mixing chamber and being mixed to composition C by moving the mixing capsule, the first outlet opening and the second outlet opening not standing congruently to each other in a storing and transport phase, characterized in that the first part of the housing comprising at least one first magnet and the second part of the housing comprising at least one second magnet, the at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet being adapted, when being in congruent position to each other, to keep together the first part of the housing and the second part of the housing to be the housing when the first outlet opening and the second outlet opening being in congruent position and/or in non-congruent position.
A sunshade apparatus to be mounted over an opening of a roof of a vehicle, comprising: a pair of guide rails (R, R) to be disposed on both sides of the opening; a screen to move along a longitudinal direction of each of the pair of guide rails to open or close the opening; and a roll-up device to send off or roll up the screen, wherein the roll-up device comprises a roll-up shaft having bending flexibility; a pair of end members (12, 13) disposed at both ends of the roll-up shaft; a pair of support members (14, 15) to be fixed to the vehicle to support each of the pair of end members; and an abutment member including a push-up portion to bend the roll-up shaft so as to protrude upward and a positioning portion to be disposed relative to the roll-up shaft on the side of the opening to position the roll-up shaft in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, characterised in that the pair of end members are formed so as to be movable relative to the pair of support members in the front-rear direction: of the vehicle in which the screen is rolled up or sent off when the opening is opened or closed by use of the screen. a pair of guide rails (R, R) to be disposed on both sides of the opening; a screen to move along a longitudinal direction of each of the pair of guide rails to open or close the opening; and a roll-up device to send off or roll up the screen, wherein the roll-up device comprises a roll-up shaft having bending flexibility; a pair of end members (12, 13) disposed at both ends of the roll-up shaft; a pair of support members (14, 15) to be fixed to the vehicle to support each of the pair of end members; and an abutment member including a push-up portion to bend the roll-up shaft so as to protrude upward and a positioning portion to be disposed relative to the roll-up shaft on the side of the opening to position the roll-up shaft in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, a roll-up shaft having bending flexibility; a pair of end members (12, 13) disposed at both ends of the roll-up shaft; a pair of support members (14, 15) to be fixed to the vehicle to support each of the pair of end members; and an abutment member including a push-up portion to bend the roll-up shaft so as to protrude upward and a positioning portion to be disposed relative to the roll-up shaft on the side of the opening to position the roll-up shaft in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, characterised in that the pair of end members are formed so as to be movable relative to the pair of support members in the front-rear direction: of the vehicle in which the screen is rolled up or sent off when the opening is opened or closed by use of the screen.
A catalytic biomass pyrolysis process comprising: introducing a catalyst in a reduced state in a reactor; feeding a biomass starting material into the reactor wherein the biomass starting material is subjected to pyrolysis conditions in the presence of the catalyst in the reduced state to remove oxygen from the biomass starting material, form a stream comprising a pyrolysis product, and convert at least a portion of the catalyst to an oxidized state, wherein the catalyst is adapted to control biomass pyrolysis to inhibit char formation by targeting the scission of specific bonds in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, and promotes hydrocarbon condensation reactions; transferring the pyrolysis product stream to a separator; separating the pyrolysis product into a vapor and gas fraction and a solids fraction comprising pyrolysis product solids and the catalyst; regenerating the catalyst by subjecting the catalyst to conditions wherein the catalyst is converted back to the reduced state; and recycling at least a portion of the so-regenerated catalyst into the pyrolysis reactor; wherein the process exhibits a carbon conversion efficiency of 20% or greater by weight. introducing a catalyst in a reduced state in a reactor; feeding a biomass starting material into the reactor wherein the biomass starting material is subjected to pyrolysis conditions in the presence of the catalyst in the reduced state to remove oxygen from the biomass starting material, form a stream comprising a pyrolysis product, and convert at least a portion of the catalyst to an oxidized state, wherein the catalyst is adapted to control biomass pyrolysis to inhibit char formation by targeting the scission of specific bonds in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, and promotes hydrocarbon condensation reactions; transferring the pyrolysis product stream to a separator; separating the pyrolysis product into a vapor and gas fraction and a solids fraction comprising pyrolysis product solids and the catalyst; regenerating the catalyst by subjecting the catalyst to conditions wherein the catalyst is converted back to the reduced state; and recycling at least a portion of the so-regenerated catalyst into the pyrolysis reactor; wherein the process exhibits a carbon conversion efficiency of 20% or greater by weight.
A method of generating an output voltage from a high input voltage and a command signal (Cmd), the method comprising: providing an inductor having a first terminal and a second terminal linked to a low voltage by a capacitor, the second inductor terminal supplying the output voltage to a load, the low voltage being lower than the high input voltage; connecting the first inductor terminal either to the high input voltage or to the inductor second terminal or to the low voltage, as a function of the command signal (Cmd) which has three distinct states, to maintain the voltage supplied to the load substantially constant; and wherein the command signal (Cmd) is configured to command connection of the first inductor terminal to the second inductor terminal before connecting the first inductor terminal to the high voltage when the first inductor terminal is connected to the low voltage, and before connecting the first inductor terminal to the low voltage when the first inductor terminal is connected to the high voltage.
A driver circuit for a phase-shift keying system, the driver circuit comprising: an input to receive a carrier wave to cause resonance in a Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit; an amplifier to amplify the carrier wave; a pulse generator comprising: an input configured to receive a modulation signal; and a zero crossing detection circuit configured to generate a pulse train that includes a pulse at each state change of the modulation signal; a switch coupled to the pulse generator; a capacitor coupled to the switch in parallel such that when the switch is on, the capacitor is bypassed; and the Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit coupled to the switch and the capacitor such that the capacitor is connected in series to capacitance of the RLC tank circuit, wherein the switch is configured to be operated by the pulse train such that the resonance frequency of the Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit is changed for a specific period during a carrier wave cycle to effect a phase change shape between a first phase and a second phase of a current waveform through the Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit, wherein the value of the capacitor is such that the resonance frequency of the Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit is doubled for the specific period during the carrier wave cycle. an input to receive a carrier wave to cause resonance in a Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit; an amplifier to amplify the carrier wave; a pulse generator comprising: an input configured to receive a modulation signal; and a zero crossing detection circuit configured to generate a pulse train that includes a pulse at each state change of the modulation signal; an input configured to receive a modulation signal; and a zero crossing detection circuit configured to generate a pulse train that includes a pulse at each state change of the modulation signal; a switch coupled to the pulse generator; a capacitor coupled to the switch in parallel such that when the switch is on, the capacitor is bypassed; and the Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit coupled to the switch and the capacitor such that the capacitor is connected in series to capacitance of the RLC tank circuit, wherein the switch is configured to be operated by the pulse train such that the resonance frequency of the Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit is changed for a specific period during a carrier wave cycle to effect a phase change shape between a first phase and a second phase of a current waveform through the Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit, wherein the value of the capacitor is such that the resonance frequency of the Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor tank circuit is doubled for the specific period during the carrier wave cycle.
An indoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising: a blower fan disposed within a casing; a heat exchanger for heat-exchanging between refrigerant and air flowing by the blower fan, said heat exchanger connected to a refrigerant inlet pipe for introducing refrigerant and a refrigerant outlet pipe for discharging refrigerant, wherein the heat exchanger is an A-coil heat exchanger type having a pair of slabs (31, 32) disposed to be at a predetermined angle as upper ends of the slabs (31, 32) are connected to each other and lower ends of the slabs (31, 32) are apart from each other, wherein the refrigerant inlet pipe is connected to a refrigerant inlet at each upper end of the slabs (31, 32), wherein the refrigerant outlet pipe is connected to each lower end of the slabs (31, 32), wherein the blower fan is disposed under the heat exchanger, and wherein the refrigerant inlet pipe is connected to a side of the heat exchanger, where a flow velocity of the air passing through the heat exchanger is relatively high; characterised by a refrigerant distributor installed at the refrigerant inlet pipe and arranged to equally distribute refrigerant to each refrigerant inlet. a blower fan disposed within a casing; a heat exchanger for heat-exchanging between refrigerant and air flowing by the blower fan, said heat exchanger connected to a refrigerant inlet pipe for introducing refrigerant and a refrigerant outlet pipe for discharging refrigerant, wherein the heat exchanger is an A-coil heat exchanger type having a pair of slabs (31, 32) disposed to be at a predetermined angle as upper ends of the slabs (31, 32) are connected to each other and lower ends of the slabs (31, 32) are apart from each other, wherein the refrigerant inlet pipe is connected to a refrigerant inlet at each upper end of the slabs (31, 32), wherein the refrigerant outlet pipe is connected to each lower end of the slabs (31, 32), wherein the blower fan is disposed under the heat exchanger, and wherein the refrigerant inlet pipe is connected to a side of the heat exchanger, where a flow velocity of the air passing through the heat exchanger is relatively high; characterised by a refrigerant distributor installed at the refrigerant inlet pipe and arranged to equally distribute refrigerant to each refrigerant inlet.
A downflow reactor for polyphasic mixture comprising vertical walls, a spherical upper dome, and a distributor plate for distributing said polyphasic mixture in said reactor, the plate being located in the upper portion of the reactor above a bed of catalytic particles, and being constituted by a plurality of chimneys approximately perpendicular to the plate, provided with orifices for the passage of liquid distributed over the whole height (Hc) of said chimneys, and an orifice for the passage of gas located at their upper ends, characterized in that the portion of the chimneys located at the periphery of the plate (those termed peripheral chimneys) have their upper portion inclined by an angle alpha with respect to the vertical, the angle alpha having a value in the range 10° to 45°, the inclination being approximately directed towards the centre of the reactor, and the peripheral chimneys being located at a distance in the range 25 to 450 mm from the wall (1 or 2) of the reactor.
Piston ring with a DLC coating on a substrate, characterised in that a softer material than DLC is embedded in the surface of the DLC coating with which the piston ring is to come into contact with a sliding partner against which the piston ring is to slide.
A biocompatible multi-laminate, angle-ply construct comprising: a first sheet including a first decellularized tissue, the first tissue being decellularized pericardium, the decellularized pericardium including collagen generally aligned in a first direction; a second sheet including a second decellularized tissue, the second decellularized tissue including collagen generally aligned in a second direction, the first direction and the second direction defining an angle therebetween; and a third sheet including a third decellularized tissue, the third decellularized tissue including collagen generally aligned in a third direction, the second sheet being between the first sheet and the third sheet; wherein the first, second and third sheets are attached to one another, and wherein the decellularized pericardium of the first sheet comprises an outer layer of fibrous pericardium fused to an adjacent layer of parietal pericardium, wherein the outer layer of fibrous pericardium comprises said collagen fibers generally aligned in said first direction and the fused adjacent layer of parietal pericardium comprises a multi-directional network comprising collagen fibers and elastin fibers, characterized in that the third direction of the collagen of the third decellularized tissue is essentially the same as the first direction, the construct comprises a hydrogel contained between the first and second sheet, and the construct is an annulus fibrosus patch or a musculoskeletal graft. a first sheet including a first decellularized tissue, the first tissue being decellularized pericardium, the decellularized pericardium including collagen generally aligned in a first direction; a second sheet including a second decellularized tissue, the second decellularized tissue including collagen generally aligned in a second direction, the first direction and the second direction defining an angle therebetween; and a third sheet including a third decellularized tissue, the third decellularized tissue including collagen generally aligned in a third direction, the second sheet being between the first sheet and the third sheet; wherein the first, second and third sheets are attached to one another, and wherein the decellularized pericardium of the first sheet comprises an outer layer of fibrous pericardium fused to an adjacent layer of parietal pericardium, wherein the outer layer of fibrous pericardium comprises said collagen fibers generally aligned in said first direction and the fused adjacent layer of parietal pericardium comprises a multi-directional network comprising collagen fibers and elastin fibers, characterized in that the third direction of the collagen of the third decellularized tissue is essentially the same as the first direction, the construct comprises a hydrogel contained between the first and second sheet, and the construct is an annulus fibrosus patch or a musculoskeletal graft.
A method for issuing alerts based on baby behavior, the method comprising: receiving, by a baby monitoring system, a video stream and an audio stream, wherein a baby is present within frames of the video stream; the method being characterized by analyzing (515 - 540), by the baby monitoring system, the video stream and the audio stream to determine the baby is in a non-auditory discomfort state, wherein said determining comprises (i) based on the audio stream, determining whether the baby is not making continuous sound above a defined sound threshold level; and (ii) based on the video stream, determining a combination of an amount of a detected motion of the baby, a determined position of the baby, and/or a determined state of the baby's eyes; wherein the amount of detected motion is determined based on the magnitude of movement within a defined window of time; determining, by the baby monitoring system, to output a notification to a caregiver based on the determined non-auditory discomfort state; and transmitting, by the baby monitoring system, an alert indicative of the non-auditory discomfort state to an end-user device (120, 170). receiving, by a baby monitoring system, a video stream and an audio stream, wherein a baby is present within frames of the video stream; the method being characterized by analyzing (515 - 540), by the baby monitoring system, the video stream and the audio stream to determine the baby is in a non-auditory discomfort state, wherein said determining comprises (i) based on the audio stream, determining whether the baby is not making continuous sound above a defined sound threshold level; and (ii) based on the video stream, determining a combination of an amount of a detected motion of the baby, a determined position of the baby, and/or a determined state of the baby's eyes; wherein the amount of detected motion is determined based on the magnitude of movement within a defined window of time; (i) based on the audio stream, determining whether the baby is not making continuous sound above a defined sound threshold level; and (ii) based on the video stream, determining a combination of an amount of a detected motion of the baby, a determined position of the baby, and/or a determined state of the baby's eyes; wherein the amount of detected motion is determined based on the magnitude of movement within a defined window of time; determining, by the baby monitoring system, to output a notification to a caregiver based on the determined non-auditory discomfort state; and transmitting, by the baby monitoring system, an alert indicative of the non-auditory discomfort state to an end-user device (120, 170).