mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device for determining the smoking status of a subject, wherein said device comprises a plurality of different specific binding molecules deposited onto a solid phase to detect the presence of two or three tobacco smoke exposure biomarkers in a biological sample, said tobacco smoke exposure biomarkers consisting of: (i) cotinine and total 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL); or (ii) cotinine and N-acetyl-S-[2-carboxyethyl]-L-cysteine (CEMA); or (iii) cotinine and total NNAL and CEMA; wherein said device is capable of distinguishing current smokers of conventional cigarettes from those who have switched to a smoke-free alternative in which tobacco is heated rather than combusted and from those who have abstained from smoking. (i) cotinine and total 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL); or (ii) cotinine and N-acetyl-S-[2-carboxyethyl]-L-cysteine (CEMA); or (iii) cotinine and total NNAL and CEMA;
Measuring device with at least one sensor device, with a processing device, with a storage device, with an interface and with a control device, wherein the measuring device generates a measured value for a measured variable, wherein the sensor device generates a primary measured variable associated with the measured variable, wherein the processing device determines the measured value for the measured variable based on calculation data from the primary measured variable stored in the storage device, characterized in that the control device controls data traffic via the interface that the control device - in particular autonomously - retrieves externally provided data via the interface and that the control device performs a test on the measuring device based on the externally provided data, wherein the test comprises the control device determining a reference value from the externally provided data, comparing the reference value to a measured value generated by the processing device and generating a comparison result based thereupon. wherein the sensor device generates a primary measured variable associated with the measured variable, wherein the processing device determines the measured value for the measured variable based on calculation data from the primary measured variable stored in the storage device, characterized in that the control device controls data traffic via the interface that the control device - in particular autonomously - retrieves externally provided data via the interface and that the control device performs a test on the measuring device based on the externally provided data, wherein the test comprises the control device determining a reference value from the externally provided data, comparing the reference value to a measured value generated by the processing device and generating a comparison result based thereupon.
A snow removal system, comprising a compression module, wherein said compression module comprises: a. a tubular casing, wherein said tubular casing comprises a snow inlet and a snow outlet, wherein said snow outlet comprises a converging or straight cross-section tubular shape, and b. a conveyor screw, wherein said conveyor screw rotates on an axis that is disposed concentric to said tubular casing, wherein said conveyor screw spans from said snow inlet to said snow outlet, wherein said conveyor screw is powered to move snow from said snow inlet to said snow outlet and compacts said snow to a compressed state at said snow outlet, wherein said compressed snow is output from said snow outlet, the system being characterised in that said tubular casing is perforated around the circumference of said tubular casing with air holes, wherein said air holes are disposed to exhaust air radially outward from said tubular casing along said circumference in a direction that is perpendicular to the normal direction of the snow, wherein air from said snow is exhausted radially outward through said air holes around the circumference of said tubular casing, wherein said conveyor screw is disposed to compress said snow to a reduced volume state and extract said air from said snow, wherein said air holes are disposed to alleviate pressure on said powered conveyor screw from said compressed snow. a. a tubular casing, wherein said tubular casing comprises a snow inlet and a snow outlet, wherein said snow outlet comprises a converging or straight cross-section tubular shape, and b. a conveyor screw, wherein said conveyor screw rotates on an axis that is disposed concentric to said tubular casing, wherein said conveyor screw spans from said snow inlet to said snow outlet, wherein said conveyor screw is powered to move snow from said snow inlet to said snow outlet and compacts said snow to a compressed state at said snow outlet, wherein said compressed snow is output from said snow outlet,
A process for preparing 2-chloro-5-methylpyridine, the process comprising the step of: a) contacting 3-methylpyridine N-oxide in a diluent, at a first temperature of about -20 °C to about 20 °C, with phosphoryl oxychloride (POCl 3), and a hindered cyclic amine base of formula, wherein R and R' are independently selected in each instance from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl, and where at least one R is not hydrogen and at least one R' is not hydrogen. a) contacting 3-methylpyridine N-oxide in a diluent, at a first temperature of about -20 °C to about 20 °C, with phosphoryl oxychloride (POCl 3), and a hindered cyclic amine base of formula, wherein R and R' are independently selected in each instance from hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl, and where at least one R is not hydrogen and at least one R' is not hydrogen.
A bale compression device for receiving and compressing a bale of material, the device comprising: a press means configured to compress the bale of material to a required compressed dimension; a binding applicator configured to apply a plurality of bindings around the bale of material prior to the bale being compressed; and a connecting means for connecting ends of each of the bindings to form a plurality of complete loops around the perimeter of the bale so that the plurality of loops act to hold the bale in a compressed state; wherein the binding applicator is configured to withdraw excess binding as the press compresses the bale, prior to the connecting means connecting the ends of each of the bindings, such that the complete loops are formed when the bale reaches its required compressed dimension. a press means configured to compress the bale of material to a required compressed dimension; a binding applicator configured to apply a plurality of bindings around the bale of material prior to the bale being compressed; and a connecting means for connecting ends of each of the bindings to form a plurality of complete loops around the perimeter of the bale so that the plurality of loops act to hold the bale in a compressed state; wherein the binding applicator is configured to withdraw excess binding as the press compresses the bale, prior to the connecting means connecting the ends of each of the bindings, such that the complete loops are formed when the bale reaches its required compressed dimension.
A tracheostomy tube assembly including a tracheostomy tube having a shaft with an inflatable sealing cuff towards its patient end and an inflation line communicating with the sealing cuff and having an inflation indicator towards its machine end, wherein the assembly also includes a protective enclosure (50, 150) extending around and enclosing the inflation indicator to protect it from damage by chewing, wherein the protective enclosure (50, 150) is transparent, at least in part, to enable the inflation indicator to be viewed through the enclosure, wherein the protective enclosure (50, 150) has a first part arranged to receive a machine end of the inflation indicator and a second part having a transparent sleeve adapted to extend around the inflation indicator and fit with the first part, wherein the second part is open at its machine end that fits with the first part, and wherein the second part has an opening at its patient end through which the inflation line extends, and characterised in that the second part has a slot extending along its length between the open machine end and the opening at the patient end so that the inflation line can be threaded through the slot.
A pump assembly with at least one electronics receiving space (54; 54'; 54"), characterised in that the electronics receiving space (54; 54'; 54") comprises at least one defined ventilation opening (40; 40'; 40"), and the ventilation opening (40; 40'; 40") at an outer side of the electronics receiving space (54; 54'; 54") runs out into air duct (41; 41'; 46; 46'; 48, 48') which is led along at least one condensation surface (50; 50'; 52; 52'; 60; 60'; 60").
An apparatus for controlling operation of a utility vehicle that is driven by a prime mover to run within a working area, having an electronic control unit having a CPU and a memory, wherein the CPU is configured to function as: a map generating unit (44a1) configured to generate a map by arraying multiple cells in a grid pattern with respect to the working area; and a work controlling unit (44a5) configured to control work in the working area, characterized by an area calculating unit (44a2) configured to calculate an area of the working area based on the map generated by the map generating unit; a required work period calculating unit (44a3) configured to calculate a required work period per unit time period in accordance with first characteristics with respect to the area of the working area calculated by the area calculating unit; a user input prompting unit (44a4) configured to show user information including at least the area of the working area calculated by the area calculating unit and the required work period calculated by the required work period calculating unit to prompt the user to input the user's preferred work period and preferred working time of day; and the work controlling unit (44a5) calculates a target work schedule by distributing the required work period within the unit time period in accordance with second characteristics based on the user's preferred work period and preferred working time of day inputted by the user in response to prompting of user input prompting unit, and control the work in accordance with the calculated target work schedule. a map generating unit (44a1) configured to generate a map by arraying multiple cells in a grid pattern with respect to the working area; and a work controlling unit (44a5) configured to control work in the working area, characterized by an area calculating unit (44a2) configured to calculate an area of the working area based on the map generated by the map generating unit; a required work period calculating unit (44a3) configured to calculate a required work period per unit time period in accordance with first characteristics with respect to the area of the working area calculated by the area calculating unit; a user input prompting unit (44a4) configured to show user information including at least the area of the working area calculated by the area calculating unit and the required work period calculated by the required work period calculating unit to prompt the user to input the user's preferred work period and preferred working time of day; and the work controlling unit (44a5) calculates a target work schedule by distributing the required work period within the unit time period in accordance with second characteristics based on the user's preferred work period and preferred working time of day inputted by the user in response to prompting of user input prompting unit, and control the work in accordance with the calculated target work schedule.
A method for manufacturing a coated phosphor in which a phosphor is coated with a coating material comprising: a mixing step of mixing the phosphor with the coating material in a solvent to form a mixed solution; and a separation step of separating the mixed solution into a solid phase and a liquid phase, wherein the phosphor contains barium (Ba), strontium (Sr), europium (Eu), silicon (Si) and oxygen at an atomic ratio represented by compositional formula, the mass ratio of the phosphor to the coating material is 40:260 to 200:260, the phosphor has a specific surface area equal to or more than 4 m 2 /g, and the coating material is at least one of tetraethoxysilane and tetramethoxysilane. [(Ba 1-y Sr y) 1-x Eu x] a Si b O c compositional formula wherein a, b, c, x and y satisfy the relationships: 2.7 < a < 3.3, 0.9 < b < 1.1, 4.5 < c < 5.5, 0 < x < 0.09 and 0.25 < y < 0.75. a mixing step of mixing the phosphor with the coating material in a solvent to form a mixed solution; and a separation step of separating the mixed solution into a solid phase and a liquid phase, wherein the phosphor contains barium (Ba), strontium (Sr), europium (Eu), silicon (Si) and oxygen at an atomic ratio represented by compositional formula, the mass ratio of the phosphor to the coating material is 40:260 to 200:260, the phosphor has a specific surface area equal to or more than 4 m 2 /g, and the coating material is at least one of tetraethoxysilane and tetramethoxysilane. [(Ba 1-y Sr y) 1-x Eu x] a Si b O c compositional formula wherein a, b, c, x and y satisfy the relationships: 2.7 < a < 3.3, 0.9 < b < 1.1, 4.5 < c < 5.5, 0 < x < 0.09 and 0.25 < y < 0.75.
Motor vehicle body comprising at least one wheel housing, notably a rear wheel housing, produced by the assembly of at least one portion of a body lateral lining with an inner part, the body lateral lining being a rear quarter lining delimiting an outer part of the wheel housing, the inner part being a part for connecting the lateral lining to a floor, notably a trunk floor, the inner part delimiting an interior part of the wheel housing, characterized in that the inner part comprises an opening through which is added and welded a reinforcement of a lower support intended to at least partially ensure the mounting of a loudspeaker module, notably a subwoofer.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in reducing a risk of one or more of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, coronary revascularization, and unstable angina, in a subject on statin therapy, wherein the subject has a fasting baseline triglyceride level of 135 mg/dl to 500 mg/dl and diabetes mellitus and is aged 50 years or older, and at least one of: (a) is a male age 55 or older or a female age 65 or older; (b) is a cigarette smoker or was a cigarette smoker who stopped less than 3 months prior; (c) has hypertension; (d) has an HDL-C level of ≤ 40 mg/dL for men or ≤ 50 mg/dL for women; (e) has an hs-CRP level of > 3.0 mg/L; (f) has renal dysfunction; (g) has retinopathy; (h) has microalbuminuria; (i) has macroalbuminuria; and/or (j) has an ankle-brachial index of < 0.9 without symptoms of intermittent claudication, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester, administered to the subject per day, and wherein the eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester comprises at least 96 wt.% of all omega-3 fatty acids in the pharmaceutical composition. wherein the subject has a fasting baseline triglyceride level of 135 mg/dl to 500 mg/dl and diabetes mellitus and is aged 50 years or older, and at least one of: (a) is a male age 55 or older or a female age 65 or older; (b) is a cigarette smoker or was a cigarette smoker who stopped less than 3 months prior; (c) has hypertension; (d) has an HDL-C level of ≤ 40 mg/dL for men or ≤ 50 mg/dL for women; (e) has an hs-CRP level of > 3.0 mg/L; (f) has renal dysfunction; (g) has retinopathy; (h) has microalbuminuria; (i) has macroalbuminuria; and/or (j) has an ankle-brachial index of < 0.9 without symptoms of intermittent claudication, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester, administered to the subject per day, and wherein the eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester comprises at least 96 wt.% of all omega-3 fatty acids in the pharmaceutical composition.
A shooting training system using a laser beam, comprising: a beam projector projecting various shooting training images comprising clay shooting, real-distance shooting and target shooting onto a shooting screen, a shooting device firing a specific laser beam at an aim point of a shooting screen in response to an aim and firing of a user, a camera module photographing the laser beam fired on the shooting screen, a computer device distinguishing between a hit and a miss by comparing a target area of a shooting training image projected onto the shooting screen with a point at which the laser beam is detected and outputting a corresponding image and sound, characterized in that it further comprises a control unit detecting whether the shooting device has been fired and a firing time, wherein when the firing of the shooting device is checked through the control unit, the computer device detects the fired laser beam by driving the camera module. a beam projector projecting various shooting training images comprising clay shooting, real-distance shooting and target shooting onto a shooting screen, a shooting device firing a specific laser beam at an aim point of a shooting screen in response to an aim and firing of a user, a camera module photographing the laser beam fired on the shooting screen, a computer device distinguishing between a hit and a miss by comparing a target area of a shooting training image projected onto the shooting screen with a point at which the laser beam is detected and outputting a corresponding image and sound, characterized in that it further comprises a control unit detecting whether the shooting device has been fired and a firing time, wherein when the firing of the shooting device is checked through the control unit, the computer device detects the fired laser beam by driving the camera module.
An apparatus for unsheathing and resheathing a needle device comprising: a housing; and a clamp having at least two jaw members, configured to receive at least a portion of a needle sheath; characterised in that the apparatus comprises an indexed push mechanism for opening or clamping the clamp, the indexed push mechanism comprising: a cam member that is coaxial with the clamp along an axis and that is movable in an axial direction along the axis, relative to the housing, by pushing the needle device along the axis; and a ratchet member that is rotatable about the axis relative to the housing and movable in the axial direction between a first position and a second position upon movement of the cam member; wherein in the first position of the ratchet member, the jaw members are in an open configuration for receipt or release of the needle sheath, and in the second position of the ratchet member, the ratchet member and/or the cam member holds the jaw members in a gripping position for gripping the needle sheath. a housing; and a clamp having at least two jaw members, configured to receive at least a portion of a needle sheath; characterised in that the apparatus comprises an indexed push mechanism for opening or clamping the clamp, the indexed push mechanism comprising: a cam member that is coaxial with the clamp along an axis and that is movable in an axial direction along the axis, relative to the housing, by pushing the needle device along the axis; and a ratchet member that is rotatable about the axis relative to the housing and movable in the axial direction between a first position and a second position upon movement of the cam member; a cam member that is coaxial with the clamp along an axis and that is movable in an axial direction along the axis, relative to the housing, by pushing the needle device along the axis; and a ratchet member that is rotatable about the axis relative to the housing and movable in the axial direction between a first position and a second position upon movement of the cam member;
An organic electroluminescent device comprising a light-emitting layer B comprising: (i) a host material H P, which has a lowermost excited singlet state energy level S1 P and a lowermost excited triplet state energy level T1 P, a highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO(H P) having an energy E HOMO (H P) and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital LUMO(H P) having an energy E LUMO (H P); (ii) a phosphorescence material E B, which has a lowermost excited singlet state energy level S1 E and a lowermost excited triplet state energy level T1 E, a highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO(E E) having an energy E HOMO (E E) and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital LUMO(E E) having an energy E LUMO (E E); and (iii) a small full width at half maximum (FWHM) emitter S B having an FWHM below 0.25 eV in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), which has a lowermost excited singlet state energy level S1 S and a lowermost excited triplet state energy level T1 S, a highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO(E S) having an energy E HOMO (E S) and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital LUMO(E S) having an energy E LUMO (E S), wherein E B transfers energy to S B and S B emits light with an emission maximum between 500 nm to 560 nm, and wherein the relations expressed by the following formulas to apply: T 1 E > S 1 S T 1 P > T 1 S T 1 P > T 1 E T 1 P > S 1 E (i) a host material H P, which has a lowermost excited singlet state energy level S1 P and a lowermost excited triplet state energy level T1 P, a highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO(H P) having an energy E HOMO (H P) and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital LUMO(H P) having an energy E LUMO (H P); (ii) a phosphorescence material E B, which has a lowermost excited singlet state energy level S1 E and a lowermost excited triplet state energy level T1 E, a highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO(E E) having an energy E HOMO (E E) and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital LUMO(E E) having an energy E LUMO (E E); and (iii) a small full width at half maximum (FWHM) emitter S B having an FWHM below 0.25 eV in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), which has a lowermost excited singlet state energy level S1 S and a lowermost excited triplet state energy level T1 S, a highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO(E S) having an energy E HOMO (E S) and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital LUMO(E S) having an energy E LUMO (E S), wherein E B transfers energy to S B and S B emits light with an emission maximum between 500 nm to 560 nm, and wherein the relations expressed by the following formulas to apply: T 1 E > S 1 S T 1 P > T 1 S T 1 P > T 1 E T 1 P > S 1 E