mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for assessing in vitro the balance and the overall dynamics of a physiological condition, wherein balance refers to the status of the physiological condition as a result of at least two complementary and/or counteracting biochemical processes, and wherein the overall dynamics refer to the magnitude of the status of the physiological condition, wherein a) a first biochemical marker representing a first biochemical process associated with the physiological condition is measured, b) a second biochemical marker representing a second biochemical process associated with the physiological condition is measured, wherein the first and the second biochemical processes of a) and b) are complementary and/or counteracting biochemical processes and wherein the results measured in a) and b) are presented in form of a vector c) a slope of the vector is calculated from the ratio of the results obtained in a) and b), d) a length of the vector is calculated from the square root of the sum of the squared results obtained in a) and b), e) the slope of the vector according to c) is logarithmically transformed and said logarithmic transformation is used to assess the balance of the physiological condition and wherein the length of the vector according to d) is logarithmically transformed and said logarithmic transformation is used to assess the magnitude of the status the overall dynamics of the physiological condition, wherein said physiological condition is selected from the group consisting of bone metabolism, cholesterol metabolism, carotid plaque growth, preeclampsia, androgenicity/testosterone level, thyroid function, hyperparathyroidism and primary aldosteronism. a) a first biochemical marker representing a first biochemical process associated with the physiological condition is measured, b) a second biochemical marker representing a second biochemical process associated with the physiological condition is measured, wherein the first and the second biochemical processes of a) and b) are complementary and/or counteracting biochemical processes and wherein the results measured in a) and b) are presented in form of a vector c) a slope of the vector is calculated from the ratio of the results obtained in a) and b), d) a length of the vector is calculated from the square root of the sum of the squared results obtained in a) and b), e) the slope of the vector according to c) is logarithmically transformed and said logarithmic transformation is used to assess the balance of the physiological condition and wherein the length of the vector according to d) is logarithmically transformed and said logarithmic transformation is used to assess the magnitude of the status the overall dynamics of the physiological condition, wherein said physiological condition is selected from the group consisting of bone metabolism, cholesterol metabolism, carotid plaque growth, preeclampsia, androgenicity/testosterone level, thyroid function, hyperparathyroidism and primary aldosteronism.
A manifold system for an internal combustion engine, having a) a housing, which is designed as a collecting manifold and which has two inlet openings (20, 21) and an outlet opening for the fluidic connection of two outlets of an internal combustion engine to an exhaust system, and b) at most two connection openings (22, 23) provided on the housing for connecting a double-shell inner air-gap-insulated manifold (31, 32), characterised in that c) at least one separate inner air-gap-insulated manifold (31, 32) having a connection opening, an inlet opening and an outlet opening is provided, which is connected to the housing by means of the outlet opening, and d) at least one separate outer air-gap-insulated manifold (30, 33) having an inlet opening and an outlet opening is provided, which is connected to the connection opening of the inner air-gap-insulated manifold (31, 32) by means of the outlet opening, and e) all air-gap-insulated manifolds are completely formed of sheet metal, and each air-gap-insulated manifold has a separate one- or multi-part inner shell (34i, 34a) and a one- or multi-part separate outer shell (35i, 35a), and f) all inner air-gap-insulated manifolds (31, 32) are structurally or geometrically identical and all outer air-gap-insulated manifolds (30, 33) are structurally or geometrically identical, g) wherein the inner air-gap-insulated manifolds (31, 32) are not structurally identical and not geometrically identical to the outer air-gap-insulated manifolds (30, 33). a) a housing, which is designed as a collecting manifold and which has two inlet openings (20, 21) and an outlet opening for the fluidic connection of two outlets of an internal combustion engine to an exhaust system, and b) at most two connection openings (22, 23) provided on the housing for connecting a double-shell inner air-gap-insulated manifold (31, 32), characterised in that c) at least one separate inner air-gap-insulated manifold (31, 32) having a connection opening, an inlet opening and an outlet opening is provided, which is connected to the housing by means of the outlet opening, and d) at least one separate outer air-gap-insulated manifold (30, 33) having an inlet opening and an outlet opening is provided, which is connected to the connection opening of the inner air-gap-insulated manifold (31, 32) by means of the outlet opening, and e) all air-gap-insulated manifolds are completely formed of sheet metal, and each air-gap-insulated manifold has a separate one- or multi-part inner shell (34i, 34a) and a one- or multi-part separate outer shell (35i, 35a), and f) all inner air-gap-insulated manifolds (31, 32) are structurally or geometrically identical and all outer air-gap-insulated manifolds (30, 33) are structurally or geometrically identical, g) wherein the inner air-gap-insulated manifolds (31, 32) are not structurally identical and not geometrically identical to the outer air-gap-insulated manifolds (30, 33).
Arterial cannula with a tip and an outlet, the cannula having a reduction of the internal diameter, which is formed as a caliber narrowing between two cylindrical cannula sections with different diameters, and a valve which is arranged in the region of the reduction of the diameter, wherein the cannula has lateral holes and wherein the reduction of the diameter is arranged between the lateral holes and the tip of the cannula characterized in that the reduction of the internal diameter is 25 % to 40 % of the insertion length away from the tip of the cannula and is at a reduction of 2 to 4 Fr.
A collar assembly for use in securing a nozzle assembly to a welding torch having a conductor tube which defines a circular groove, the collar assembly comprising: a collar body defining an exterior surface and an internal bore; an internal flange extending radially inwardly and disposed at a distal end portion of the collar body; characterised by: a wave spring, the wave spring having a first end disposed against the internal flange; wherein the collar assembly further includes a locking ring disposed against a second end of the wave spring; wherein in use the locking ring is received in the circular groove of the conductor tube. a collar body defining an exterior surface and an internal bore; an internal flange extending radially inwardly and disposed at a distal end portion of the collar body; characterised by: a wave spring, the wave spring having a first end disposed against the internal flange; wherein the collar assembly further includes a locking ring disposed against a second end of the wave spring; wherein in use the locking ring is received in the circular groove of the conductor tube. a wave spring, the wave spring having a first end disposed against the internal flange; wherein the collar assembly further includes a locking ring disposed against a second end of the wave spring; wherein in use the locking ring is received in the circular groove of the conductor tube.
A facial nerve proximity detection system comprising: a surgical robot comprising at least one surgical tool operably connected to the surgical robot, the robot being configured to operate near a key anatomical structure; an electromyography system comprising a pulse generator and a stimulation probe connected to the pulse generator functioning to emit pulses from the pulse generator into tissue, and a monitoring unit configured to receive pulse responses from nerves; a tissue impedance measurement system comprising a measurement probe and a processing unit to measure tissue impedance near the measurement probe; a first pose measurement system comprising a stereotactic surgical tracking system configured to track one or more of the at least one surgical tool, the stimulation probe and the measurement probe relative to a patient; a second pose measurement system operating independently of the first pose measurement system and capable of drilling force/density correlations to track the pose of the at least one surgical tool relative to the patient through non-stereotactic means; and a control unit comprising a graphical user interface, configured to acquire inputs from the electromyography and the tissue impedance system, the first pose measurement system and the second pose measurement system and produce a weighted key anatomical structure proximity score, and configured to provide command inputs to a control system of the surgical robot and to track the robot, the at least one surgical tool, the stimulation probe and the measurement probe. a surgical robot comprising at least one surgical tool operably connected to the surgical robot, the robot being configured to operate near a key anatomical structure; an electromyography system comprising a pulse generator and a stimulation probe connected to the pulse generator functioning to emit pulses from the pulse generator into tissue, and a monitoring unit configured to receive pulse responses from nerves; a tissue impedance measurement system comprising a measurement probe and a processing unit to measure tissue impedance near the measurement probe; a first pose measurement system comprising a stereotactic surgical tracking system configured to track one or more of the at least one surgical tool, the stimulation probe and the measurement probe relative to a patient; a second pose measurement system operating independently of the first pose measurement system and capable of drilling force/density correlations to track the pose of the at least one surgical tool relative to the patient through non-stereotactic means; and a control unit comprising a graphical user interface, configured to acquire inputs from the electromyography and the tissue impedance system, the first pose measurement system and the second pose measurement system and produce a weighted key anatomical structure proximity score, and configured to provide command inputs to a control system of the surgical robot and to track the robot, the at least one surgical tool, the stimulation probe and the measurement probe.
A cleaning apparatus comprising: - a cleaning tank holding a cleaning liquid for cleaning an object to be cleaned, - a coupling tank holding an intermediate medium and disposed such that said cleaning tank has a portion in contact with said intermediate medium, - the bottom of the cleaning tank inclines relative to that of the coupling tank - an ultrasonic wave generation unit provided at said coupling tank and ultrasonically vibrating said cleaning liquid via said intermediate medium, wherein a modification unit which includes a composition adjustment unit modifying said intermediate medium in composition modifies a difference in sonic velocity between said cleaning liquid and said intermediate medium to refract an ultrasonic wave that is emitted from ultrasonic wave generation unit. - a cleaning tank holding a cleaning liquid for cleaning an object to be cleaned, - a coupling tank holding an intermediate medium and disposed such that said cleaning tank has a portion in contact with said intermediate medium, - the bottom of the cleaning tank inclines relative to that of the coupling tank - an ultrasonic wave generation unit provided at said coupling tank and ultrasonically vibrating said cleaning liquid via said intermediate medium,
A packaging machine for the production of a pack of tobacco articles comprising an inner wrapping containing a group of tobacco articles and an outer container, which houses the inner wrapping; the packaging machine comprises: a first wrapping unit for creating the inner wrapping around the group of tobacco articles by folding a wrap (7; 9); a second wrapping unit for creating the outer container around the inner wrapping by folding a blank (10; 45); and a feeding unit for receiving the inner wrapping from the first wrapping unit in an input station and releasing the inner wrapping to the second wrapping unit in an output station; wherein the feeding unit comprises: a first feeding wheel, rotatable around a first rotation axis and which supports at least one first pocket, configured to advance along a first feeding path and is designed to receive the inner wrapping in the input station; a second feeding wheel, rotatable around a second rotation axis and which supports at least one second pocket, configured to advance along a second feeding path and is designed to release the inner wrapping in the output station; and a transfer device, which is arranged in a transfer station to transfer the inner wrapping from the first pocket to the second pocket; the packaging machine is characterized in that a feeding wheel (17; 20) is mounted movable so as to change, when the packaging machine is brought to a standstill, its relative position with respect to the other feeding wheel (20; 17), in order to change the position of the transfer station along its own feeding path (P1; P2). a first wrapping unit for creating the inner wrapping around the group of tobacco articles by folding a wrap (7; 9); a second wrapping unit for creating the outer container around the inner wrapping by folding a blank (10; 45); and a feeding unit for receiving the inner wrapping from the first wrapping unit in an input station and releasing the inner wrapping to the second wrapping unit in an output station; wherein the feeding unit comprises: a first feeding wheel, rotatable around a first rotation axis and which supports at least one first pocket, configured to advance along a first feeding path and is designed to receive the inner wrapping in the input station; a second feeding wheel, rotatable around a second rotation axis and which supports at least one second pocket, configured to advance along a second feeding path and is designed to release the inner wrapping in the output station; and a transfer device, which is arranged in a transfer station to transfer the inner wrapping from the first pocket to the second pocket; the packaging machine is characterized in that a feeding wheel (17; 20) is mounted movable so as to change, when the packaging machine is brought to a standstill, its relative position with respect to the other feeding wheel (20; 17), in order to change the position of the transfer station along its own feeding path (P1; P2).
A method of assigning Evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service 'E-MBMS' bearers in at least two Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network 'MBSFN' areas (126, 128, 130, 132) in a Third Generation Partnership Project '3GPP' compliant wireless communication system, the method comprising: an infrastructure device operably coupled to the 3GPP compliant wireless communication system, the 3GPP compliant system having a radio access network partitioned into a plurality of MBSFN areas (126, 128, 130, 132), wherein each MBSFN area (126, 128, 130, 132) supports a plurality of E-MBMS bearers for transporting media streams to user equipments 'UE' (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162), the infrastructure device characterized in using application layer processing to perform: receiving information from a UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162), the information comprising an identifier that identifies a primary preferred MBSFN area that provides signals to the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162), and an identifier that identifies a secondary preferred MBSFN area that provides signals to the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162); assigning a first E-MBMS bearer in a first MBSFN area and a second E-MBMS bearer in a second MBSFN area, to support a call to the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162), the first and second E-MBMS bearers providing the same media content to the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162), wherein the infrastructure device uses the information from the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162) in the assignment, the first MBSFN area being the UE's (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162) primary preferred MBSFN area, and the second MBSFN area being the UE's (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162) secondary preferred MBSFN area. receiving information from a UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162), the information comprising an identifier that identifies a primary preferred MBSFN area that provides signals to the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162), and an identifier that identifies a secondary preferred MBSFN area that provides signals to the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162); assigning a first E-MBMS bearer in a first MBSFN area and a second E-MBMS bearer in a second MBSFN area, to support a call to the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162), the first and second E-MBMS bearers providing the same media content to the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162), wherein the infrastructure device uses the information from the UE (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162) in the assignment, the first MBSFN area being the UE's (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162) primary preferred MBSFN area, and the second MBSFN area being the UE's (142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 162) secondary preferred MBSFN area.
A sustained release preparation for use in controlling an insect pest, the preparation comprising: - a polymer tube having a sharp end, and - a gel composition in the polymer tube, the composition comprising one or more volatile substances and an oil gelling agent, wherein said one or more volatile substances are comprised in an amount of from 70.0 to 99.0% by weight by the gel composition and are released outside of the polymer tube through the polymer tube; said oil gelling agent is selected from the group consisting of a long-chain fatty acid which is a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 8 to 24 carbon atoms and a dextrin fatty acid ester. - a polymer tube having a sharp end, and - a gel composition in the polymer tube,
Runner holder for formwork, said runner holder divided into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a first end of the runner holder and the second portion having a second end of the runner holder, opposite the first end, characterised in that the first portion has a projection which is inserted in a recess of the second portion, the projection being able to slide inside the recess, such that the length of the runner holder is adjustable, and in that it also comprises at least one pressure means which is situated at the first and/or the second end, the pressure means comprising an oblique cut provided in the first and/or second end of the runner holder and a wedge for being placed between said oblique cut in the end of the runner holder and a vertical structure or wall, establishing pressure thereof and in that the first portion and the second portion have a profile with a transverse cross section in the form of a "T".
An apparatus for providing event information to a user, comprising: an event sensing module which receives first event information on an event, generated in an event generator, transmitted by the event generator in a multicast mode, wherein the first event information comprises resource location information indicating a location of the detailed information on the generated event; a control module which receives second event information including detailed information on the generated event transmitted from a resource located using the first event information; and a user interface module which provides the second event information to a user; characterized in that the apparatus is configured to receive event information without event registration, wherein the generated event comprises a status change of the event generator which transmits the first event information, and wherein addresses for multicast are allocated to the event generator and the apparatus in advance. an event sensing module which receives first event information on an event, generated in an event generator, transmitted by the event generator in a multicast mode, wherein the first event information comprises resource location information indicating a location of the detailed information on the generated event; a control module which receives second event information including detailed information on the generated event transmitted from a resource located using the first event information; and a user interface module which provides the second event information to a user; characterized in that the apparatus is configured to receive event information without event registration, wherein the generated event comprises a status change of the event generator which transmits the first event information, and wherein addresses for multicast are allocated to the event generator and the apparatus in advance.
A lighting fixture with a housing, which has several light-emitting openings on its light-emitting side, to which in each case a light source arranged in the housing is assigned, wherein to each light source a pot-like reflector is assigned, which extends from the light source up to the unclosed light-emitting opening, wherein the reflector ends flush with the associated light-emitting opening and the reflector has a circumferential recess or grading on its end area facing the light-emitting opening, which is provided for abutment against the edge area of the light-emitting opening, and wherein the light sources together with the reflectors are arranged on a carrier element which can be inserted into the lighting fixture housing, characterized in that the carrier element on its side opposite the light sources and reflectors forms a bearing surface, on which additional light sources provided for indirect lighting are arranged.