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A reload assembly comprising: a shell housing including an inner housing portion and an outer housing portion, the inner housing portion spaced from the outer housing portion to define an annular cavity; a staple cartridge supported on a distal portion of the shell housing, the staple cartridge having a plurality of staple pockets, each of the staple pockets receiving a staple; a pusher supported within the annular cavity, the pusher movable from a retracted position, through a partially advanced position, to a fully advanced position; a knife carrier disposed within the annular cavity and defining a longitudinal axis, the knife carrier including at least one flexible arm having a free end, the at least one flexible arm having a hook portion on the free end; and a holder including a housing defining a cavity configured to releasably receive a chip, and characterized by at least one opening for receiving the hook portion of the at least one flexible arm of the knife carrier, the hook portion of the at least one flexible arm being received within the at least one opening of the holder when the pusher is in the retracted position and being deflected from within the at least one opening when the pusher is in the partially advanced position. a shell housing including an inner housing portion and an outer housing portion, the inner housing portion spaced from the outer housing portion to define an annular cavity; a staple cartridge supported on a distal portion of the shell housing, the staple cartridge having a plurality of staple pockets, each of the staple pockets receiving a staple; a pusher supported within the annular cavity, the pusher movable from a retracted position, through a partially advanced position, to a fully advanced position; a knife carrier disposed within the annular cavity and defining a longitudinal axis, the knife carrier including at least one flexible arm having a free end, the at least one flexible arm having a hook portion on the free end; and a holder including a housing defining a cavity configured to releasably receive a chip, and characterized by at least one opening for receiving the hook portion of the at least one flexible arm of the knife carrier, the hook portion of the at least one flexible arm being received within the at least one opening of the holder when the pusher is in the retracted position and being deflected from within the at least one opening when the pusher is in the partially advanced position.
An air diffuser comprising a plurality of discharge elements, the discharge elements being configured such that they are arranged to form a tessellation of discharge elements in a plane, and characterized in that at least one of the discharge elements is able to be adjusted into a new orientation in the tessellation plane.
Globally activated monocytes for use in treating cancer of a patient, wherein the patient is undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy or combinations thereof, and wherein said globally activated monocytes are obtainable by a method comprising at least the steps of: a) subjecting an extracorporeal quantity of a mammalian subject's blood sample, which comprises monocytes, to a shear force such that said monocytes are globally activated, b) wherein the method is performed in the absence of photoactivatable agents such as 8-MOP, and UVA, c) wherein the method is performed without the need for addition of a molecular cocktail comprising cytokines; and d) wherein said globally activated monocytes are identified by increased expression of at least HLA-DR, PLAUR or ICAM-1. wherein the patient is undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy or combinations thereof, and wherein said globally activated monocytes are obtainable by a method comprising at least the steps of: a) subjecting an extracorporeal quantity of a mammalian subject's blood sample, which comprises monocytes, to a shear force such that said monocytes are globally activated, b) wherein the method is performed in the absence of photoactivatable agents such as 8-MOP, and UVA, c) wherein the method is performed without the need for addition of a molecular cocktail comprising cytokines; and d) wherein said globally activated monocytes are identified by increased expression of at least HLA-DR, PLAUR or ICAM-1. a) subjecting an extracorporeal quantity of a mammalian subject's blood sample, which comprises monocytes, to a shear force such that said monocytes are globally activated, b) wherein the method is performed in the absence of photoactivatable agents such as 8-MOP, and UVA, c) wherein the method is performed without the need for addition of a molecular cocktail comprising cytokines; and d) wherein said globally activated monocytes are identified by increased expression of at least HLA-DR, PLAUR or ICAM-1.
A multi-layer structure, comprising: a plurality of multi-layer periods, each multi-layer period including: a first structure having a plurality of magnetic layers separated by intervening non-magnetic layers, the plurality of magnetic layers including outer magnetic layers, the first structure having an anti-ferromagnetic coupling between adjacent ones of the magnetic layers, and having an overall magnetization orientation that is antiparallel with magnetization orientations of the outer magnetic layers which are parallel; and a second structure adjacent and separated from the first structure by an intervening non-magnetic layer, the second structure comprising one or more magnetic layers; wherein an active magnetic interface is provided between each second structure and the outer magnetic layer of one or more adjacent first structures, the active magnetic interface having a ferromagnetic coupling between the one or more magnetic layers of the second structure and the outer magnetic layer, wherein the plurality of multi-layer periods are stacked in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic layers and non-magnetic layers, and wherein when relative magnetization orientations across each active magnetic interface are reversed, a resistance of the multi-layer structure changes. a plurality of multi-layer periods, each multi-layer period including: a first structure having a plurality of magnetic layers separated by intervening non-magnetic layers, the plurality of magnetic layers including outer magnetic layers, the first structure having an anti-ferromagnetic coupling between adjacent ones of the magnetic layers, and having an overall magnetization orientation that is antiparallel with magnetization orientations of the outer magnetic layers which are parallel; and a second structure adjacent and separated from the first structure by an intervening non-magnetic layer, the second structure comprising one or more magnetic layers; a first structure having a plurality of magnetic layers separated by intervening non-magnetic layers, the plurality of magnetic layers including outer magnetic layers, the first structure having an anti-ferromagnetic coupling between adjacent ones of the magnetic layers, and having an overall magnetization orientation that is antiparallel with magnetization orientations of the outer magnetic layers which are parallel; and a second structure adjacent and separated from the first structure by an intervening non-magnetic layer, the second structure comprising one or more magnetic layers; wherein an active magnetic interface is provided between each second structure and the outer magnetic layer of one or more adjacent first structures, the active magnetic interface having a ferromagnetic coupling between the one or more magnetic layers of the second structure and the outer magnetic layer, wherein the plurality of multi-layer periods are stacked in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic layers and non-magnetic layers, and wherein when relative magnetization orientations across each active magnetic interface are reversed, a resistance of the multi-layer structure changes.
A spacer device for slats of rolling shutters or rolling gates that slide in a first vertical guide and a second vertical guide that are opposed to one another, said spacer device comprising first and second connecting rods and pins (5, 6), each said connecting rod having at least one first slot (3, 4) connectable via a first pin inside a first seat present on end faces (8, 9) of a first slat and connectable via a second pin inside a second seat present on the end faces (17, 18) of a second slat, wherein each of said first and second pins has a stem having a first end which engages in first and second housings, respectively, and a second end, opposite to said first end, which engages in said first and second seats (7, 16), respectively, characterized in that said spacer device further comprises first and second caps (23, 24), and said first and second housings are present on said first and second caps (23, 24), respectively, and said first and second caps (23, 24) adapted to close said opposed faces (8, 9; 17, 18), respectively, of said first and second slats (10, 19) and preventing said first and second pins (5, 6) from slipping out of said first and second seats (7, 16) and from bending.
A compound of the formula wherein R 1 is R 2 is hydrogen, 2,2-dimethyl- propionyloxymethyl, or benzyl, wherein benzyl is optionally substituted with one to two fluorine atoms, -C 1 -C 3 alkyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 fluorine atoms, or -C 1 -C 3 alkoxy; R 3 is hydrogen, 2,2-dimethyl- propionyloxymethyl, or benzyl, wherein benzyl is optionally substituted with one to two fluorine atoms, -C 1 -C 3 alkyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 fluorine atoms, or -C 1 -C 3 alkoxy; R 4 is hydrogen, (2 S)-2-aminopropanoyl, (2 S)-2-amino-4-methylsulfanyl-butanoyl, (2 S)-2-amino-4-methyl-pentanoyl, or 2-aminoacetyl; R 5 is -C 1 -C 3 alkyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 fluorine atoms, -NH 2, or cyclopropyl; provided that when R 2 and/or R 3 are not hydrogen then R 4 is hydrogen; provided that when R 4 is not hydrogen then R and/or R are hydrogen; and provided that R 5 may be hydrogen when the sulfur atom is attached to the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane ring system in the S configuration; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. R 1 is R 2 is hydrogen, 2,2-dimethyl- propionyloxymethyl, or benzyl, wherein benzyl is optionally substituted with one to two fluorine atoms, -C 1 -C 3 alkyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 fluorine atoms, or -C 1 -C 3 alkoxy; R 3 is hydrogen, 2,2-dimethyl- propionyloxymethyl, or benzyl, wherein benzyl is optionally substituted with one to two fluorine atoms, -C 1 -C 3 alkyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 fluorine atoms, or -C 1 -C 3 alkoxy; R 4 is hydrogen, (2 S)-2-aminopropanoyl, (2 S)-2-amino-4-methylsulfanyl-butanoyl, (2 S)-2-amino-4-methyl-pentanoyl, or 2-aminoacetyl; R 5 is -C 1 -C 3 alkyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 fluorine atoms, -NH 2, or cyclopropyl; provided that when R 2 and/or R 3 are not hydrogen then R 4 is hydrogen; provided that when R 4 is not hydrogen then R and/or R are hydrogen; and provided that R 5 may be hydrogen when the sulfur atom is attached to the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane ring system in the S configuration; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A linear precoding method to reduce the effect of quantization noise, the method comprising: generating an autocorrelation matrix from codebook vectors of a predefined codebook; and deriving weight vectors for feedback from the autocorrelation matrix for codebook based beamforming; and providing quantized channel feedback in the form of a weight matrix comprising the weight vectors. generating an autocorrelation matrix from codebook vectors of a predefined codebook; and deriving weight vectors for feedback from the autocorrelation matrix for codebook based beamforming; and providing quantized channel feedback in the form of a weight matrix comprising the weight vectors.
Retraction device for a pull-out guide, comprising a housing, a latching hook which is guided displaceably in the housing between a retracted end position and a tensioned end position, a spring which biases the latching hook into the retracted end position, and a damper for damping the retraction movement of the latching hook into the retracted end position, wherein the damper has a damper housing and a piston rod which is guided displaceably therein and whose free piston rod end protruding from the damper housing is biased in a direction away from the damper housing, wherein the latching hook is pivotably mounted on a coupling element which is guided in a linearly displaceable manner in the housing, in particular parallel to the latching hook, and wherein the free piston rod end is supported on the housing and a side of the damper housing facing away from the free piston rod end is supported on the coupling element, characterized in that the latching hook has a through-opening through which the piston rod passes.
An ultrasound imaging system configured to provide user guidance for acquiring images suitable for hepato-renal index measurements, the system comprising: a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions; and at least one processor in communication with the non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to execute the instructions, wherein when executed, the instructions cause the at least one processor to: segment a liver region, a kidney region, and a hepatorenal interface from an image; fit a curve to the hepatorenal interface; calculate an anchor point at a midpoint of the curve; determine a tangent line to the curve at the anchor point; determine a horizontal line at the midpoint; calculate an angle between the tangent line and the horizontal line; and generate a visual cue for display, wherein the visual cue is based, at least in part, on the tangent line and the angle between the tangent line and the horizontal line; and a display configured to display the image and the visual cue as a graphical overlay over the image. a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions; and at least one processor in communication with the non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to execute the instructions, wherein when executed, the instructions cause the at least one processor to: segment a liver region, a kidney region, and a hepatorenal interface from an image; fit a curve to the hepatorenal interface; calculate an anchor point at a midpoint of the curve; determine a tangent line to the curve at the anchor point; determine a horizontal line at the midpoint; calculate an angle between the tangent line and the horizontal line; and generate a visual cue for display, wherein the visual cue is based, at least in part, on the tangent line and the angle between the tangent line and the horizontal line; and segment a liver region, a kidney region, and a hepatorenal interface from an image; fit a curve to the hepatorenal interface; calculate an anchor point at a midpoint of the curve; determine a tangent line to the curve at the anchor point; determine a horizontal line at the midpoint; calculate an angle between the tangent line and the horizontal line; and generate a visual cue for display, wherein the visual cue is based, at least in part, on the tangent line and the angle between the tangent line and the horizontal line; and a display configured to display the image and the visual cue as a graphical overlay over the image.
A steering shaft assembly (10; 110) comprising: an input shaft adapted to be connected to a control device; an output shaft (14; 114) that is rotatable with respect to the input shaft, the output shaft (14; 114) including a rotary valve portion and a longitudinal portion (36; 136); a torsion bar coupled to the input shaft and extending concentrically within the output shaft (14; 114), the torsion bar coupled to the output shaft (14; 114) distal from the input shaft; and wherein the steering shaft assembly is characterised by comprising: a screw mechanism extending about the longitudinal portion of the output shaft for converting rotation of the output shaft into linear movement of a steering piston; and a mid-coupler extending about the longitudinal portion of the output shaft to convert rotational movement of the output shaft into rotational movement of the screw mechanism. an input shaft adapted to be connected to a control device; an output shaft (14; 114) that is rotatable with respect to the input shaft, the output shaft (14; 114) including a rotary valve portion and a longitudinal portion (36; 136); a torsion bar coupled to the input shaft and extending concentrically within the output shaft (14; 114), the torsion bar coupled to the output shaft (14; 114) distal from the input shaft; and wherein the steering shaft assembly is characterised by comprising: a screw mechanism extending about the longitudinal portion of the output shaft for converting rotation of the output shaft into linear movement of a steering piston; and a mid-coupler extending about the longitudinal portion of the output shaft to convert rotational movement of the output shaft into rotational movement of the screw mechanism. a screw mechanism extending about the longitudinal portion of the output shaft for converting rotation of the output shaft into linear movement of a steering piston; and a mid-coupler extending about the longitudinal portion of the output shaft to convert rotational movement of the output shaft into rotational movement of the screw mechanism.
Positioning device for positioning a tool at a specified position (Xref) on a two-dimensional substrate in an X-Y plane, which tool exerts a process force in its axial direction at right angles to the substrate, wherein the positioning device is embodied in a portal design, having two parallel linear guides (FX1, FX2) having integrated linear drives that each hold an X carriage (LX1, LX2) so that it is mobile in a first direction, and having a crossbar, connected to the two X carriages (LX1, LX2), that holds a Y carriage so that it is mobile in the second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, by means of an integrated linear drive, and having a tool holder that is guided on the Y carriage in the direction, which is perpendicular to the first and second directions (X, Y), and carries the tool for working on the substrate arranged in the X-Y plane, characterized in that the tool is equipped with a multicomponent force sensor for measuring unwanted process force components (Fx) in the lateral direction (X, Y) that arise as a result of a slight tilt of the substrate relative to its specified orientation parallel to the X-Y plane, and in that the specified position (Xref) of the tool is corrigible by compensating movements of the linear drives of the positioning device such that the lateral process force components (Fx) are minimized, wherein, during the compensating movements, a tool tip maintains its position on the substrate, so that an axis of the tool is inclined about a joint in accordance with the tilt of the substrate, and therefore the tool and the substrate are at right angles to one another.
Method for generating two delayed pulses, in particular in terahertz spectroscopy or in pump-probe-experiments, the method comprising the following method steps: - generating a pulsed beam using a beam source configured as a pulsed laser source; - dividing the pulsed beam, wherein a first partial beam contains a first pulse and a second partial beam contains a second pulse; - directing both pulses onto a respective target area, -- wherein the first pulse directly reaches a first target area and the second pulse reaches a second target area after covering a delay path, -- wherein the second pulse is directed into the second target area via means for beam deflection and thereby covers the delay path, which is longer than that for the first path, -- wherein the delay path has a constant non-zero length, and -- the temporal delay of both pulses in the respective target area is controlled via the pulse repetition rate; - using both pulses for a measuring method, characterized in that the means for beam deflection are configured as wave guides, and the delay path comprises an assembly for compensating pulse widening as well as a wave guide. - generating a pulsed beam using a beam source configured as a pulsed laser source; - dividing the pulsed beam, wherein a first partial beam contains a first pulse and a second partial beam contains a second pulse; - directing both pulses onto a respective target area, -- wherein the first pulse directly reaches a first target area and the second pulse reaches a second target area after covering a delay path, -- wherein the second pulse is directed into the second target area via means for beam deflection and thereby covers the delay path, which is longer than that for the first path, -- wherein the delay path has a constant non-zero length, and -- the temporal delay of both pulses in the respective target area is controlled via the pulse repetition rate; -- wherein the first pulse directly reaches a first target area and the second pulse reaches a second target area after covering a delay path, -- wherein the second pulse is directed into the second target area via means for beam deflection and thereby covers the delay path, which is longer than that for the first path, -- wherein the delay path has a constant non-zero length, and -- the temporal delay of both pulses in the respective target area is controlled via the pulse repetition rate; - using both pulses for a measuring method,
An airbag, in particular a front passenger airbag, comprising a cushion, wherein the cushion has a neck and a body portion, wherein the cushion can be filled with gas from the neck, wherein the cushion is configured such that, an accommodation space is formed between the neck and the body portion and passes through the cushion transversely in an inflated and deployed state of the cushion, in particular wherein the accommodation space passes through the cushion in a horizontal direction transverse to an ejection direction of the cushion, wherein the airbag comprises a guide device configured to guide the cushion during inflation and deployment of the cushion, characterized in that the guide device is flexibly foldable, wherein the folded cushion is accommodated in the folded guide device, wherein the guide device can be transformed from a folded state to a deployed state in which the guide device forms a guide sleeve. an accommodation space is formed between the neck and the body portion and passes through the cushion transversely in an inflated and deployed state of the cushion, in particular wherein the accommodation space passes through the cushion in a horizontal direction transverse to an ejection direction of the cushion, wherein the airbag comprises a guide device configured to guide the cushion during inflation and deployment of the cushion, characterized in that the guide device is flexibly foldable, wherein the folded cushion is accommodated in the folded guide device, wherein the guide device can be transformed from a folded state to a deployed state in which the guide device forms a guide sleeve.