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Urine stem cells and growth factors for use in a method of treating urinary incontinence or vesicoureteral reflux in a subject in need thereof, comprising: administering the urine stem cells to the urethra of said subject; and, in conjunction therewith, administering growth factors to said subject to promote differentiation of said stem cells into skeletal muscle cells, wherein said growth factors comprise: an angiogenic growth factor comprising vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF); a skeletal myogenic growth factor comprising platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and/or hepatocyte growth factor; and a neurogenic growth factor comprising insulin-like growth factor, nerve growth factor and/or fibroblast growth factor. administering the urine stem cells to the urethra of said subject; and, in conjunction therewith, administering growth factors to said subject to promote differentiation of said stem cells into skeletal muscle cells, wherein said growth factors comprise: an angiogenic growth factor comprising vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF); a skeletal myogenic growth factor comprising platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and/or hepatocyte growth factor; and a neurogenic growth factor comprising insulin-like growth factor, nerve growth factor and/or fibroblast growth factor. an angiogenic growth factor comprising vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF); a skeletal myogenic growth factor comprising platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and/or hepatocyte growth factor; and a neurogenic growth factor comprising insulin-like growth factor, nerve growth factor and/or fibroblast growth factor.
A modified tobacco plant comprising a transgene encoding a chorismate mutase-like polypeptide having at least 90% homology to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 68 to 70, wherein a cured tobacco leaf of said modified tobacco plant comprises a decreased amount of one or more TSNAs compared to an unmodified control tobacco plant. a transgene encoding a chorismate mutase-like polypeptide having at least 90% homology to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 68 to 70, wherein a cured tobacco leaf of said modified tobacco plant comprises a decreased amount of one or more TSNAs compared to an unmodified control tobacco plant.
A wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, (10, 30) comprising: at least one antenna (14, 17, 31, 39); and circuitry configured to calculate a j th beta, β j, gain value for a j th transport format combination, TFC, used to set a transmission power level for an uplink channel based on at least β j; wherein the β j gain value for the j th TFC is derived by multiplying a beta gain value for a reference TFC, β ref, by a first value; characterized in that the β ref is derived by multiplying a different beta, β, gain value by a second value; wherein the WTRU further comprises means for setting a transmission power level for an uplink channel based on β j. at least one antenna (14, 17, 31, 39); and circuitry configured to calculate a j th beta, β j, gain value for a j th transport format combination, TFC, used to set a transmission power level for an uplink channel based on at least β j; wherein the β j gain value for the j th TFC is derived by multiplying a beta gain value for a reference TFC, β ref, by a first value; characterized in that the β ref is derived by multiplying a different beta, β, gain value by a second value; wherein the WTRU further comprises means for setting a transmission power level for an uplink channel based on β j.
Method for coating at least regions of a medical implant, whereby a medical implant with a surface to be coated is provided and the surface of the medical implant to be coated is contacted to an elastically deformable transfer means that comprises at least one liquid that contains at least one pharmaceutical agent, whereby, upon contacting the transfer means, the liquid is transferred from the transfer means to the surface of the medical implant to be coated, characterised in that before contact with the transfer means, the medical implant is introduced into a container, in which the transfer means is situated, and is pulled out of the container after the liquid is transferred to the medical implant, and the transfer means is porous and elastic and is provided in the form of a cone jacket or as a planar disk or as an arched disk, whereby at least one notch connects the top side of the transfer means to the bottom side of the transfer means and the implant is introduced into the device through said at least one notch.
A drive circuit comprising: a voltage input circuit comprising a first line terminal and a second line terminal, the voltage input circuit configured to supply an input voltage to the first and second line terminals; a first surge protection device coupled between the first line terminal and ground; a second surge protection device coupled between the second line terminal and ground; and a relay circuit powered by the voltage input circuit and configured to: connect the first line terminal to ground when the input voltage is supplied, and to disconnect the first line terminal from ground when the input voltage is not supplied; and connect the second line terminal to ground when the input voltage is supplied, and to disconnect the second line terminal from ground when the input voltage is not supplied. a voltage input circuit comprising a first line terminal and a second line terminal, the voltage input circuit configured to supply an input voltage to the first and second line terminals; a first surge protection device coupled between the first line terminal and ground; a second surge protection device coupled between the second line terminal and ground; and a relay circuit powered by the voltage input circuit and configured to: connect the first line terminal to ground when the input voltage is supplied, and to disconnect the first line terminal from ground when the input voltage is not supplied; and connect the second line terminal to ground when the input voltage is supplied, and to disconnect the second line terminal from ground when the input voltage is not supplied. connect the first line terminal to ground when the input voltage is supplied, and to disconnect the first line terminal from ground when the input voltage is not supplied; and connect the second line terminal to ground when the input voltage is supplied, and to disconnect the second line terminal from ground when the input voltage is not supplied.
Method for the catalytic production of methanol from synthesis gas, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing a reactor; arranging at least two catalyst layers in the reactor, wherein the first catalyst layer is arranged upstream and the second catalyst layer is arranged downstream, and wherein the activity of the first catalyst layer is higher than the activity of the second catalyst layer; applying synthesis gas to the reactor, comprising hydrogen and carbon oxides, converting the synthesis gas in the reactor under methanol synthesis conditions to methanol, channeling the produced methanol and the non-converted synthesis gas out of the reactor. providing a reactor; arranging at least two catalyst layers in the reactor, wherein the first catalyst layer is arranged upstream and the second catalyst layer is arranged downstream, and wherein the activity of the first catalyst layer is higher than the activity of the second catalyst layer; applying synthesis gas to the reactor, comprising hydrogen and carbon oxides, converting the synthesis gas in the reactor under methanol synthesis conditions to methanol, channeling the produced methanol and the non-converted synthesis gas out of the reactor.
Modular shelving comprising at least one shelf supported by at least one tube, wherein said at least one shelf is coupled to said at least one tube by means of a coupling element which is arranged externally on said tube and internally in a hole which passes through the shelf, wherein each coupling element is divided longitudinally into two identical halves, wherein the two identical halves fit together by means of a tongue and groove joint and, being coupled, can fit tightly into a hole of a shelf, whereby a tube supporting the shelf is fitted, wherein for each coupling element the shelving comprises two clamping pieces, one positioned on each side of the shelf in a close-fitting manner, wherein the coupling between the coupling element and each clamping piece is achieved by axially engaging flanges comprising each coupling element in corresponding coupling openings located in an inner flange of each clamping piece, so that the relative rotation of the clamping piece relative to the coupling element, once axially seated, causes the retention of the tabs on the inner flange of the clamping piece, in which each clamping piece has a sealing cap that covers the openings and the annular space between the tube and a perimeter contour of said clamping piece by means of clipping in some sealing openings that each clamping piece has.
An outdoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising: an outdoor heat exchanger provided with a plurality of refrigerant paths (23a to 23g), including a flow rate-variable refrigerant path (23a to 23c) with a flow rate balancer, and including refrigerant paths (23d to 23g) without a flow rate balancer; an ambient air temperature detector that detects an ambient air temperature; and a controller; characterized in that the controller is adapted to decrease a flow rate of a refrigerant flowing into the flow rate-variable refrigerant path (23a to 23c) in a case where the ambient air temperature detected by the ambient air temperature detector is equal to or higher than a threshold ambient air temperature as compared to a case where the ambient air temperature is lower than the threshold ambient air temperature, when the outdoor heat exchanger serves as an evaporator. an outdoor heat exchanger provided with a plurality of refrigerant paths (23a to 23g), including a flow rate-variable refrigerant path (23a to 23c) with a flow rate balancer, and including refrigerant paths (23d to 23g) without a flow rate balancer; an ambient air temperature detector that detects an ambient air temperature; and a controller; characterized in that the controller is adapted to decrease a flow rate of a refrigerant flowing into the flow rate-variable refrigerant path (23a to 23c) in a case where the ambient air temperature detected by the ambient air temperature detector is equal to or higher than a threshold ambient air temperature as compared to a case where the ambient air temperature is lower than the threshold ambient air temperature, when the outdoor heat exchanger serves as an evaporator.
A method of wireless communication, comprising: receiving a transmit power control, TPC, command from a network entity at a user equipment, UE, wherein the TPC command is divided into a TPC slot set of TPC slots: further comprising the steps of: decoding a TPC slot of the TPC slot set resulting in a decoded symbol for the TPC slot of the TPC slot set; omitting the decoding of a predetermined number of TPC slots in each TPC slot set. determining whether the decoded symbol of the TPC slot is in disagreement with a previous decoded symbol in the TPC slot set; ceasing the decoding of a TPC slot set when the decoded symbol of the TPC slot is in disagreement with the previous decoded symbol of the TPC slot set; and deactivating a receiver of the UE until an end of the TPC slot set. decoding a TPC slot of the TPC slot set resulting in a decoded symbol for the TPC slot of the TPC slot set; omitting the decoding of a predetermined number of TPC slots in each TPC slot set. determining whether the decoded symbol of the TPC slot is in disagreement with a previous decoded symbol in the TPC slot set; ceasing the decoding of a TPC slot set when the decoded symbol of the TPC slot is in disagreement with the previous decoded symbol of the TPC slot set; and deactivating a receiver of the UE until an end of the TPC slot set.
A distributed switch system (100, 150, 200) comprising a plurality of phase-change material switches (102, 104, 106, 152, 154, 156, 202, 204, 206) that are arranged in one of parallel, series, and a combination of parallel and series with respect to each other, the distributed switch system being responsive to a single control signal having a first state and a second state, each of the plurality of phase-change material switches comprising: a first terminal (12, 52) configured to receive an input signal; a second terminal (14, 54); an actuation portion configured to receive the single control signal (CTRL) in one of the first state to emit a first heat profile and the second state to emit a second heat profile, the actuation portion of each of the phase-change material switches receiving the single control signal concurrently; and a switch portion comprising a phase-change material arranged as a plurality of longitudinal strips that each interconnect the first terminal (12, 52) and the second terminal (14, 54) and that are each in proximity with the actuation portion, the phase-change material being selectable between a conducting state in response to the first heat profile to conduct the input signal from the first terminal (12, 52) to the second terminal (14, 54) and a blocking state in response to the second heat profile to block the input signal from the first terminal (12, 52) to the second terminal (14, 54). a first terminal (12, 52) configured to receive an input signal; a second terminal (14, 54); an actuation portion configured to receive the single control signal (CTRL) in one of the first state to emit a first heat profile and the second state to emit a second heat profile, the actuation portion of each of the phase-change material switches receiving the single control signal concurrently; and a switch portion comprising a phase-change material arranged as a plurality of longitudinal strips that each interconnect the first terminal (12, 52) and the second terminal (14, 54) and that are each in proximity with the actuation portion, the phase-change material being selectable between a conducting state in response to the first heat profile to conduct the input signal from the first terminal (12, 52) to the second terminal (14, 54) and a blocking state in response to the second heat profile to block the input signal from the first terminal (12, 52) to the second terminal (14, 54).
A medical system comprising: an instrument comprising a joint output (104, 172) and an input coupling (102, 152) configured to move the j oint output; an instrument carriage configured to support the instrument, the instrument carriage comprising an actuating element (103, 155), the actuating element comprising a drive input (110, 154) and an actuator (106, 158) coupled to rotate the drive input, the drive input configured to engage the input coupling; and a control system configured to: rotate the drive input with the actuator; determine whether the actuator experiences a torque greater than a torque threshold, the torque threshold being at least as large as an inherent drivetrain resistance of components between the actuator and the joint output; and characterized in that the control system is further configured to: determine whether the drive input has engaged the input coupling based on a determination of whether the actuator experiences the torque greater than the torque threshold. an instrument comprising a joint output (104, 172) and an input coupling (102, 152) configured to move the j oint output; an instrument carriage configured to support the instrument, the instrument carriage comprising an actuating element (103, 155), the actuating element comprising a drive input (110, 154) and an actuator (106, 158) coupled to rotate the drive input, the drive input configured to engage the input coupling; and a control system configured to: rotate the drive input with the actuator; determine whether the actuator experiences a torque greater than a torque threshold, the torque threshold being at least as large as an inherent drivetrain resistance of components between the actuator and the joint output; and characterized in that the control system is further configured to: determine whether the drive input has engaged the input coupling based on a determination of whether the actuator experiences the torque greater than the torque threshold. rotate the drive input with the actuator; determine whether the actuator experiences a torque greater than a torque threshold, the torque threshold being at least as large as an inherent drivetrain resistance of components between the actuator and the joint output; and characterized in that the control system is further configured to: determine whether the drive input has engaged the input coupling based on a determination of whether the actuator experiences the torque greater than the torque threshold.
A steering shaft assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising a first shaft and a second shaft, both of which are rotatable about a central axis, wherein the second shaft is a hollow shaft and a portion of the first shaft is received so as to be axially displaceable inside the second shaft, the first shaft and the second shaft being coupled in a torque-transmitting manner via two rotary coupling mechanisms (26, 28) separate from each other, characterized in that a second of the two rotary coupling mechanisms (26, 28) has a rotary coupling part which is fastened to the first shaft and is mounted in a form-fitting manner at the second shaft in the rotary coupling direction, in particular wherein the rotary coupling part is mounted so as to be axially displaceable on the second shaft, and in that the rotary coupling part is connected to the first shaft in a force-fitting manner, in particular is connected to an end portion of the first shaft, each rotary coupling mechanism being suitable to transmit a torque required for steering the motor vehicle.
A method for presence information subscription for a Push-to-Talk, PTT, group comprising a plurality of members, the method comprising, at a group watcher module: communicating, to at least one presence server module, a set of subscriptions to a plurality of presentities, wherein the group watcher module is subscribed to the plurality of presentities by the set of subscriptions and wherein each subscription contains a set of event notification criteria for a presentity; detecting a change in presence information for the set of subscriptions; in response to detecting the change in presence information, retrieving, from a group server, group membership information; and determining current members of the group based on the group membership information; wherein the method is characterized by: distributing the change in presence information to each of the current members, based on the determination of the current members of the group, as a result of becoming members of the group and without the members of the group explicitly sending a subscription that identifies one or more of the plurality of presentities or a subscription that identifies an event notification criteria for the one or more of the plurality of presentities. communicating, to at least one presence server module, a set of subscriptions to a plurality of presentities, wherein the group watcher module is subscribed to the plurality of presentities by the set of subscriptions and wherein each subscription contains a set of event notification criteria for a presentity; detecting a change in presence information for the set of subscriptions; in response to detecting the change in presence information, retrieving, from a group server, group membership information; and determining current members of the group based on the group membership information; wherein the method is characterized by: distributing the change in presence information to each of the current members, based on the determination of the current members of the group, as a result of becoming members of the group and without the members of the group explicitly sending a subscription that identifies one or more of the plurality of presentities or a subscription that identifies an event notification criteria for the one or more of the plurality of presentities. distributing the change in presence information to each of the current members, based on the determination of the current members of the group, as a result of becoming members of the group and without the members of the group explicitly sending a subscription that identifies one or more of the plurality of presentities or a subscription that identifies an event notification criteria for the one or more of the plurality of presentities.
A thermally curable powder coating composition comprising a blended powder based on a hydroxy functional polyester resin with a high hydroxyl value between 200-350 mg KOH/g and an amorphous hydroxy functional polyester resin with a low hydroxyl value, prepared from acid constituents comprising from 20 to 100% moles of terephthalic acid, from 0 to 45% moles of at least one dicarboxylic acid or anhydride other than terephthalic acid and from 0 to 25% moles of polycarboxylic acid or anhydride containing at least three carboxyl groups and from an alcohol constituent comprising from 60 to 100% moles of neopentylglycol, from 0 to 40% moles of at least one dihydroxylated compound other than neopentylglycol and from 0 to 20% moles of polyhydroxylated compound containing at least 3 hydroxyl groups and from 0,1 to 10% moles of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic epoxy resin or epoxydised polyol with at least two glycidyl functional groups per molecule, the said amorphous polyester having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 60°C as determined by DSC at 10°C/min, and a hydroxyl number of 25 to 100 mg KOH/g, preferably 40 to 55 mg KOH/g, cured with a self blocked uretdione.
A method of detecting or determining mCPP intake in an individual, the method comprising contacting an in vitro sample taken from the individual with at least two conjugates, an antibody specific for an epitope of trazodone and/or an antibody specific for an epitope of nefazodone, and an antibody that binds an epitope of mCPP, detecting the bound conjugates, and deducing from calibration values the presence of or amount of non-metabolic mCPP.
A method for demultiplexing a signal, r tot(t), wherein said signal, r tot (t), is a sum of at least two sub-signals r 1 (t), r 2 (t),..., wherein each sub-signal comprises a different repetitive pattern, the method comprising: - sampling the signal, r tot (t), during a time period, T obs, wherein the time period, T obs, is such that the different repetitive patterns of each sub-signal occur at least once in said time period and wherein the at least two sub-signals are periodic during the time period, T obs, each with a different periodicity being an integer multiple of or equal to an observation frequency defined by ƒ = 1 / T obs; - periodically expanding the sampled signal, r tot (t), in a Fourier series and obtaining different complex spectral components of the periodically expanded signal, r Ptot (t). - sampling the signal, r tot (t), during a time period, T obs, wherein the time period, T obs, is such that the different repetitive patterns of each sub-signal occur at least once in said time period and wherein the at least two sub-signals are periodic during the time period, T obs, each with a different periodicity being an integer multiple of or equal to an observation frequency defined by ƒ = 1 / T obs; - periodically expanding the sampled signal, r tot (t), in a Fourier series and obtaining different complex spectral components of the periodically expanded signal, r Ptot (t).