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A road vehicle for public transport of passengers comprising selective separation means of the internal space of the said vehicle into two parts (2a, 2b), the two parts (2a, 2b) having different internal climate control, wherein the vehicle comprises fixed separators configured to separate the space of an entrance of the vehicle from seats located in proximity to the said entrance, characterized in that said selective separation means comprise a sliding door the leaves (7a, 7b) of said door being slidable inside at least one of the separators, the opening or closing of the said sliding door is automatically operated on the basis of a scheduled time.
A method for assessing the risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Arrhythmia or Heart Failure in a patient, said method comprising the use of a diagnostic kit comprising: at least one probe for assessing the presence of one or more Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with any one of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Arrhythmia, or Heart Failure in a genetic sample; wherein the probe has a label capable of being detected by electrical, fluorescent or radioactive means, wherein the SNP is contained in any one of the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO.'s 1-2, wherein at least one probe overlaps a polymorphic position in any one of SEQ ID NO.'s 1-2 where the polymorphic position is flanked on either the 5' and 3' side by a single base pair, to any number of base pairs flanking the 5' and 3' side of the polymorphic position sufficient to identify the SNP or result in a hybridization; wherein the assessment by the probe determines whether to apply treatment for Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Arrhythmia or Heart Failure with a combination CRT pacemaker having defibrillation technology (CRT-D), an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, pharmacological therapy, or biological therapy; and wherein the assessment is based on homozygosity for a T genotype in position 26 of SEQ ID NO. 1 or homozygosity for a T genotype in position 26 of SEQ ID NO. 2. at least one probe for assessing the presence of one or more Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with any one of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Arrhythmia, or Heart Failure in a genetic sample; wherein the probe has a label capable of being detected by electrical, fluorescent or radioactive means, wherein the SNP is contained in any one of the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO.'s 1-2, wherein at least one probe overlaps a polymorphic position in any one of SEQ ID NO.'s 1-2 where the polymorphic position is flanked on either the 5' and 3' side by a single base pair, to any number of base pairs flanking the 5' and 3' side of the polymorphic position sufficient to identify the SNP or result in a hybridization; wherein the assessment by the probe determines whether to apply treatment for Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Arrhythmia or Heart Failure with a combination CRT pacemaker having defibrillation technology (CRT-D), an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, pharmacological therapy, or biological therapy; and wherein the assessment is based on homozygosity for a T genotype in position 26 of SEQ ID NO. 1 or homozygosity for a T genotype in position 26 of SEQ ID NO. 2.
A process for pneumatically sorting the crop of small fruits, wherein the gross crop composed of small fruits detached from trees and foreign bodies of various origins (petioles, leaves, leaf fragments; twigs, insects, etc.) mixed with the fruits is sucked into a sealed enclosure comprising an upper wall and in which a depression is maintained by means of a vacuum source, for example formed by a vacuum-generating apparatus, the gross crop being transported in said sealed enclosure in which a depression is maintained by means of a suction conduit for said gross crop opening into said sealed enclosure in such a way that, when they issue from said suction conduit, the small fruits fall under the force of gravity in the direction of the bottom of the sealed enclosure while the foreign bodies or lighter waste are sucked by the vacuum-generating apparatus and ejected from said enclosure by way of the suction of said apparatus, characterised in that the suction conduit opens into the upper part of the sealed enclosure tangentially relative to the internal surface of said upper wall.
Balloon catheter comprising an elongated flexible metallic shaft (12, 52, 62, 102, 122, 132, 162, 182) and at least one inflatable balloon (16, 66, 106, 126, 136, 168, 169, 194) mounted on a distal end area of said flexible shaft (12, 52, 62, 102, 122, 132, 162, 182), characterised in that a wall of the shaft (12, 52, 62, 102, 122, 132, 162, 182) providing the mechanical properties for flexibility and pushability is entirely made of metal, said wall has a sheet-like shape, in that the wall has an outer diameter up to 0.5 mm and a wall thickness in a range from 0.02 mm to 0.1 mm, and in that an inner tube is housed in said shaft, said inner tube is closed at its distal end and said inner tube and said shaft are provided with openings (70, 72) in an area where said at least one balloon is mounted thereon.
A process of making a continuous freeform thermoplastic dielectric film for use at high voltage that is evenly loaded with dispersed nanoparticles comprising the steps of: feeding thermoplastic granules into an extruder; injecting a secondary feed comprising a suspension of nanoparticles in a liquid carrier to create a nanocomposite; continuously mixing the secondary feed by an ultrasonicator whilst injecting it into the extruder; and extruding the nanocomposite onto cooled rollers at a preset rate thereby enabling the crystalline structure of the dielectric film to be controlled characterized in that the nanoparticles are geometrically controlled such that none has a diameter that is greater than or equal to the De Broglie wavelength of an electron in the thermoplastic granules. feeding thermoplastic granules into an extruder; injecting a secondary feed comprising a suspension of nanoparticles in a liquid carrier to create a nanocomposite; continuously mixing the secondary feed by an ultrasonicator whilst injecting it into the extruder; and extruding the nanocomposite onto cooled rollers at a preset rate thereby enabling the crystalline structure of the dielectric film to be controlled characterized in that the nanoparticles are geometrically controlled such that none has a diameter that is greater than or equal to the De Broglie wavelength of an electron in the thermoplastic granules.
An apparatus, comprising: a motor provided with a friction area; a guide tube defining a longitudinal bore, said motor disposed within said bore in such a manner that said friction area presses against an inner surface of said guide tube in such a manner as to impart friction between said friction area of said motor and said inner surface in an amount sufficient to permit said motor to change position relative to said guide tube by crawling against said inner surface of said guide tube when said motor is energized, wherein said guide tube is a catheter.
An aqueous solution for rendering a biomaterial transparent, comprising: at least 10% (w/v) of a first active compound of formula; or at least 10% (w/v) of a second active compound of formula or a combination thereof; a sufficient amount of a salt balanced buffer solution for dissolving the first or second, or a combination of the active compounds therein and thereby forming the aqueous solution; 5 to 10% (w/v) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO); and 5% (w/v) glycerol; wherein: R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 8 are independently H, or C 1-6 alkyl substituted with at least two -OH; R 5 is -CH 2 OCH 3 or C 1-3 alkyl optionally substituted with at least one -OH; R 6 and R 7 are independently acetyl or C 1-3 alkyl; X 1, X 2, and X 3 are independently a halogen selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I; Y is or C 1-3 alkyl substituted with at least one -OH; the pH of the aqueous solution is between 6 to 9; and the osmolarity of the aqueous solution is from 1,700 to 2,800 mOSm/L. at least 10% (w/v) of a first active compound of formula; or at least 10% (w/v) of a second active compound of formula or a combination thereof; a sufficient amount of a salt balanced buffer solution for dissolving the first or second, or a combination of the active compounds therein and thereby forming the aqueous solution; 5 to 10% (w/v) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO); and 5% (w/v) glycerol; wherein: R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 8 are independently H, or C 1-6 alkyl substituted with at least two -OH; R 5 is -CH 2 OCH 3 or C 1-3 alkyl optionally substituted with at least one -OH; R 6 and R 7 are independently acetyl or C 1-3 alkyl; X 1, X 2, and X 3 are independently a halogen selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I; Y is or C 1-3 alkyl substituted with at least one -OH; the pH of the aqueous solution is between 6 to 9; and the osmolarity of the aqueous solution is from 1,700 to 2,800 mOSm/L. R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 8 are independently H, or C 1-6 alkyl substituted with at least two -OH; R 5 is -CH 2 OCH 3 or C 1-3 alkyl optionally substituted with at least one -OH; R 6 and R 7 are independently acetyl or C 1-3 alkyl; X 1, X 2, and X 3 are independently a halogen selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I; Y is or C 1-3 alkyl substituted with at least one -OH; the pH of the aqueous solution is between 6 to 9; and the osmolarity of the aqueous solution is from 1,700 to 2,800 mOSm/L.
A guidance system for endoscope navigation, comprising: a registration module configured to register a first set of images being preoperative and/or intraoperative images with a second set of images of an endoscope; a selection module configured to receive selected areas of interest on the first set of images and transform the selected areas of interest to an endoscope coordinate frame; and a guidance module configured to overlay guidance tools onto the second set of images to permit a user of the endoscope to navigate the endoscope to the selected areas of interest, wherein the guidance module includes a path module configured to overlay a path of a motion of the endoscope onto the second set of images; and characterised in that the path overlaid by the path module creates a visual trail of the motion of the endoscope, the path being generated by tracking positions of anatomical features including at least one of anatomical features located at a center of a frame of the second set of images and anatomical features previously located at the center of the frame. a registration module configured to register a first set of images being preoperative and/or intraoperative images with a second set of images of an endoscope; a selection module configured to receive selected areas of interest on the first set of images and transform the selected areas of interest to an endoscope coordinate frame; and a guidance module configured to overlay guidance tools onto the second set of images to permit a user of the endoscope to navigate the endoscope to the selected areas of interest, wherein the guidance module includes a path module configured to overlay a path of a motion of the endoscope onto the second set of images; and characterised in that the path overlaid by the path module creates a visual trail of the motion of the endoscope, the path being generated by tracking positions of anatomical features including at least one of anatomical features located at a center of a frame of the second set of images and anatomical features previously located at the center of the frame.
Method for producing a thin-film solar module with serially connected solar cells, which comprises the following steps: - Providing a flat substrate, - Depositing a back electrode layer on one side of the substrate, - Subdividing at least the back electrode layer by first patterning trenches P1, - Depositing an absorber layer over the back electrode layer, - Subdividing at least the absorber layer by second patterning trenches P2, - Depositing a front electrode layer over the absorber layer, - Subdividing at least the front electrode layer by third patterning trenches P3, P3', wherein a patterning zone is formed by a direct succession of a first patterning trench P1, a second patterning trench P2, and two adjacent third patterning trenches P3, P3', wherein the third patterning trenches P3, P3' are in each case produced by laser ablation using a pulsed laser beam, characterised in that one third patterning trench P3' of a patterning zone is produced with laser pulses of relatively great energy and the other third patterning trench P3 of the patterning zone is produced with laser pulses of lower energy, so as to control the extent of formation of a conversion region within the absorber layer, the conversion region having significantly greater electrical conductivity than the original material of the absorber layer, the extent of formation of a conversion region depending substantially on the energy of the laser pulses, with higher energy resulting in greater formation of converted material phases in said region and vice versa. - Providing a flat substrate, - Depositing a back electrode layer on one side of the substrate, - Subdividing at least the back electrode layer by first patterning trenches P1, - Depositing an absorber layer over the back electrode layer, - Subdividing at least the absorber layer by second patterning trenches P2, - Depositing a front electrode layer over the absorber layer, - Subdividing at least the front electrode layer by third patterning trenches P3, P3', wherein a patterning zone is formed by a direct succession of a first patterning trench P1, a second patterning trench P2, and two adjacent third patterning trenches P3, P3', wherein the third patterning trenches P3, P3' are in each case produced by laser ablation using a pulsed laser beam, characterised in that one third patterning trench P3' of a patterning zone is produced with laser pulses of relatively great energy and the other third patterning trench P3 of the patterning zone is produced with laser pulses of lower energy, so as to control the extent of formation of a conversion region within the absorber layer, the conversion region having significantly greater electrical conductivity than the original material of the absorber layer, the extent of formation of a conversion region depending substantially on the energy of the laser pulses, with higher energy resulting in greater formation of converted material phases in said region and vice versa.
A portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids, comprising: a protective enclosure; a measurement system including a controller facilitating a physiologic measurement; a display device connected to the measurement system that is adapted to display information related to the physiologic measurement; an elongated lancet structure (24; 406; 432; 450; 506; 606) having a skin penetrating end (90; 408; 434; 462; 508; 608) and a blood transport portion (92; 410; 464; 510; 610) adjacent the skin penetrating end (90; 408; 434; 462; 508; 608), the skin penetrating end (90; 408; 434; 462; 508; 608) adapted to be displaced against a skin site for making an incision and producing an amount of bodily fluid from the skin site, the blood transport portion (92; 410; 464; 510; 610) configured to transport the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site; and a spring-driven motor in the protective enclosure and operatively connected to the lancet structure (24; 406; 432; 450; 506; 606), wherein the spring-driven motor is configured to be wound to a cocked configuration and is configured to displace the lancet structure (24; 406; 432; 450; 506; 606) toward the skin site to make the incision and produce the amount of bodily fluid and to retract the lancet structure (24; 406; 432; 450; 506; 606) to carry the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site when the spring-driven motor is triggered in the cocked configuration. a protective enclosure; a measurement system including a controller facilitating a physiologic measurement; a display device connected to the measurement system that is adapted to display information related to the physiologic measurement; an elongated lancet structure (24; 406; 432; 450; 506; 606) having a skin penetrating end (90; 408; 434; 462; 508; 608) and a blood transport portion (92; 410; 464; 510; 610) adjacent the skin penetrating end (90; 408; 434; 462; 508; 608), the skin penetrating end (90; 408; 434; 462; 508; 608) adapted to be displaced against a skin site for making an incision and producing an amount of bodily fluid from the skin site, the blood transport portion (92; 410; 464; 510; 610) configured to transport the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site; and a spring-driven motor in the protective enclosure and operatively connected to the lancet structure (24; 406; 432; 450; 506; 606), wherein the spring-driven motor is configured to be wound to a cocked configuration and is configured to displace the lancet structure (24; 406; 432; 450; 506; 606) toward the skin site to make the incision and produce the amount of bodily fluid and to retract the lancet structure (24; 406; 432; 450; 506; 606) to carry the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site when the spring-driven motor is triggered in the cocked configuration.
Support part, specifically shelf, for a piece of furniture, wherein the support part has a liquid outlet which is arranged, in particular fastened, at least indirectly to an outer side (4, 5), in particular to a top side or to an underside or to a transverse side, of the support part, characterized in that the support part has a connecting line to the liquid outlet, which is arranged at least in sections on an outer side (4, 5) of the support part or projects out of the latter, and in that a line guide is formed in the support part in which a section of the connecting line is arranged.
A system for managing an interaction flow, the system comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory has stored thereon, instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a communication from a user device; monitor the communication and store data corresponding to one or more topics of the communication in the memory; compare the data with parameters of a plurality of predesigned interaction flows for identifying one or more of the predesigned interaction flows relevant to the communication; wherein said monitoring, storing and comparing continue until the system determines that the parameters of one or more of the predesigned interaction flows match the stored data; and route (812, 814) the communication to one or more corresponding contact center resources in response to identifying the one or more of the predesigned interaction flows relevant to the communication. a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory has stored thereon, instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a communication from a user device; monitor the communication and store data corresponding to one or more topics of the communication in the memory; compare the data with parameters of a plurality of predesigned interaction flows for identifying one or more of the predesigned interaction flows relevant to the communication; receive a communication from a user device; monitor the communication and store data corresponding to one or more topics of the communication in the memory; compare the data with parameters of a plurality of predesigned interaction flows for identifying one or more of the predesigned interaction flows relevant to the communication; wherein said monitoring, storing and comparing continue until the system determines that the parameters of one or more of the predesigned interaction flows match the stored data; and route (812, 814) the communication to one or more corresponding contact center resources in response to identifying the one or more of the predesigned interaction flows relevant to the communication.
Method for filling the pockets (20; 20a-c) of a transporting apparatus in the form of an overhead conveyor, which transporting apparatus comprises one or more carriages, which are mounted on a running rail (15; 15a, b) for movement in the running-rail direction and on which a laterally open pocket (20; 20a-c) for accommodating items (19, 19a-c) is arranged in a downwardly hanging state in each case, wherein the pocket (20; 20a-c) is formed by at least one flexible material web, which is planar in the open state and has its two ends fastened on the carriage to form a downwardly hanging carrying loop or transporting loop, respectively, and wherein the fastening of the material web on the carriage is of releasable design at at least one end of the material web, the method comprising the following steps: (a) advancing up a pocket (20; 20a-c) in the closed state, (b) opening the pocket (20; 20a-c) by releasing the releasable fastening of the at least one end of the material web on the carriage, (c) introducing an item (19; 19a-c) into the opened pocket (20; 20a-c), (d) closing the pocket (20; 20a-c) by refastening the at least one end of the material web on the carriage, and (e) guiding away the filled and closed pocket (20; 20a-c). (a) advancing up a pocket (20; 20a-c) in the closed state, (b) opening the pocket (20; 20a-c) by releasing the releasable fastening of the at least one end of the material web on the carriage, (c) introducing an item (19; 19a-c) into the opened pocket (20; 20a-c), (d) closing the pocket (20; 20a-c) by refastening the at least one end of the material web on the carriage, and (e) guiding away the filled and closed pocket (20; 20a-c).
An air-fuel ratio control system of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine provided with, as an intake air amount control means, a throttle valve and an opening characteristic control means for controlling a working angle and/or valve lift of at least one of an intake valve and exhaust valve, which system controls a fuel injection amount based on an output of a sensor detecting an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust passage and/or a sensor detecting an oxygen concentration of exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust passage so as to perform air-fuel ratio feedback control, wherein in said feedback control, learning control is performed in which a relationship of the output of said sensor (14, 15) and a feedback value is corrected based on a feedback learning correction value learned and determined based on the output of said sensor (14, 15) during said feedback control, said air-fuel ratio control system of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine being characterized in that said feedback learning correction value is newly learned and determined only when said working angle and/or valve lift is a predetermined value or more, wherein said predetermined value is determined so that the effect on the intake air amount due to difference in the working angle and/or valve lift is sufficiently small.
A method for improving the luminescent efficiency of semiconductor nanocrystal comprising: reacting a metal precursor and a chalcogenide precursor to prepare a semiconductor nanocrystal in a organic solvent under constant temperature; cooling the reaction mixture to stop growing the a semiconductor nanocrystal; separating the semiconductor nanocrystal from the reaction mixture; and subsequently contacting the separated semiconductor nanocrystal and a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent is selected from lithium borohydride, lithium aluminum hydride, hydrazine, hydrogen sulfide or ammonia. reacting a metal precursor and a chalcogenide precursor to prepare a semiconductor nanocrystal in a organic solvent under constant temperature; cooling the reaction mixture to stop growing the a semiconductor nanocrystal; separating the semiconductor nanocrystal from the reaction mixture; and subsequently contacting the separated semiconductor nanocrystal and a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent is selected from lithium borohydride, lithium aluminum hydride, hydrazine, hydrogen sulfide or ammonia.