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Endoscopic biopsy device (1, 2) for collecting multiple tissue samples, wherein the endoscopic biopsy device (1, 2) comprises - a tubular body having in an axial direction a distal end and a proximal end, - jaws (20, 21, 22) that are attached to the distal end of the body, wherein the jaws (20, 21, 22) are moveable with respect to each other between an OPEN position and a CLOSED position to secure a tissue sample, and wherein the jaws (20, 21) in the CLOSED position define a sampling chamber; - a collecting chamber for receiving multiple tissue samples, the collecting chamber being located within the body in a proximal direction adjacent to the sampling chamber; - an axially extending collecting member for transfixing secured tissue samples, the collecting member being axially displaceable between a retracted position in the collecting chamber and a deployed position where the collecting member penetrates into the sampling chamber; characterized in that the jaws (20, 21, 22) comprise retaining elements (40, 41, 42) arranged to project radially inward on a proximal portion of the jaws (20, 21, 22), wherein the retaining elements (40, 41, 42) engage to separate the sampling chamber and the collecting chamber from each other when the jaws (20, 21, 22) are in the CLOSED position, and wherein the retaining elements (40, 41, 42) disengage to provide a passage for the transfer of transfixed tissue samples into and out of the collecting chamber when the jaws (20, 21, 22) are in the OPEN position. - a tubular body having in an axial direction a distal end and a proximal end, - jaws (20, 21, 22) that are attached to the distal end of the body, wherein the jaws (20, 21, 22) are moveable with respect to each other between an OPEN position and a CLOSED position to secure a tissue sample, and wherein the jaws (20, 21) in the CLOSED position define a sampling chamber; - a collecting chamber for receiving multiple tissue samples, the collecting chamber being located within the body in a proximal direction adjacent to the sampling chamber; - an axially extending collecting member for transfixing secured tissue samples, the collecting member being axially displaceable between a retracted position in the collecting chamber and a deployed position where the collecting member penetrates into the sampling chamber;
A method for improving the performance of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a footprint for a MEMS device within a first region of a printed circuit board; and b) creating at least one isolation channel adjacent to the perimeter of the first region of the printed circuit board in which components and traces are excluded to allow for removal of printed circuit board material; characterized by c) removing within the isolation channel only a portion of the printed circuit board material, so that the at least one isolation channel passes through only a portion of the printed circuit board, to mechanically isolate the first region of the printed circuit board from other portions of the printed circuit board. a) providing a footprint for a MEMS device within a first region of a printed circuit board; and b) creating at least one isolation channel adjacent to the perimeter of the first region of the printed circuit board in which components and traces are excluded to allow for removal of printed circuit board material; characterized by c) removing within the isolation channel only a portion of the printed circuit board material, so that the at least one isolation channel passes through only a portion of the printed circuit board, to mechanically isolate the first region of the printed circuit board from other portions of the printed circuit board.
Support assembly for a trailer coupling or a load carrier, including a cross-member (11; 111; 211; 311) and with side members (12, 112; 212; 312) connected to the cross-member (11; 111; 211; 311) for fitting to a rear of a body of a vehicle, together with at least one holder (15; 215; 315) fitted to the cross-member (11; 111; 211; 311) for a trailer coupling or for a coupling part of a load carrier, wherein the support assembly (10; 110; 210; 310) has at least one carrier part in the form of a multi-component part which includes a base body (16; 116; 216, 316) and a reinforcing body connected to the base body (16; 116; 216, 316) and having a rib structure (30; 230; 330) and/or a foam body of technical foam, and wherein the reinforcing body has at least one contact wall section for flat contact, in particular flat connection, with a base body wall section of the base body (16; 116; 216, 316), characterised in that the base body (16; 116; 216, 316) has a shaped part or is formed by a shaped part, and/or that the reinforcing body is in the form of an extruded part or an extrusion or a cast part.
A cooking apparatus comprising: a cooking chamber for cooking a food product therein; an air delivery and circulation device comprising a duct member mounted in the cooking chamber, the duct member comprising an airflow inlet for receiving heated air and at least one opening into the cooking chamber, in which the duct member is operable to channel the heated air from the airflow inlet to each opening, characterised in that an aerofoil shaped extension member projects externally from the duct member into the cooking chamber at or adjacent to each opening, in which each aerofoil shaped extension member comprises a pair of spaced apart extension member wings (13a, 13b) and each wing (13a, 13b) has aerofoil shaped profile, in which each extension member wing (13a, 13b) comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, and the top surface of each extension member wing (13a, 13b) is profiled with an aerofoil shape such that the top surfaces of the pair of extension member wings (13a, 13b) when arranged at or adjacent an opening together define a substantially arc-like or curve-like profiled surface, and whereby each aerofoil shaped extension member is operable to direct streams of heated air from the opening between the extension member wings (13a, 13b) into the cooking chamber to thereby heat or cook a food product in the cooking chamber. a cooking chamber for cooking a food product therein; an air delivery and circulation device comprising a duct member mounted in the cooking chamber, the duct member comprising an airflow inlet for receiving heated air and at least one opening into the cooking chamber, in which the duct member is operable to channel the heated air from the airflow inlet to each opening, characterised in that an aerofoil shaped extension member projects externally from the duct member into the cooking chamber at or adjacent to each opening, in which each aerofoil shaped extension member comprises a pair of spaced apart extension member wings (13a, 13b) and each wing (13a, 13b) has aerofoil shaped profile, in which each extension member wing (13a, 13b) comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, and the top surface of each extension member wing (13a, 13b) is profiled with an aerofoil shape such that the top surfaces of the pair of extension member wings (13a, 13b) when arranged at or adjacent an opening together define a substantially arc-like or curve-like profiled surface, and whereby each aerofoil shaped extension member is operable to direct streams of heated air from the opening between the extension member wings (13a, 13b) into the cooking chamber to thereby heat or cook a food product in the cooking chamber.
Disposable absorbent article intended to be worn around the waist of a user, such as a diaper or an incontinence article, said article extending in a longitudinal direction about a longitudinal axis (y) and in a transverse direction about a transverse axis (x) the article comprising a front portion, a rear portion and an intermediate crotch portion, the article comprising a liquid-permeable top side, and a liquid-impermeable back side, said article having at least one barrier extending along at least a longitudinal side of said crotch portion, the barrier having a proximal end, extending in said longitudinal direction, said proximal end being connected to the remains of the article and a distal end extending in said longitudinal direction, said distal end forming a longitudinally extending free edge, at least one of said front and rear portion (2, 3) having a side portion, extending transversely outwardly of the proximal end of the barrier to a side portion end for fastening to the other of said front and rear portion (2, 3), so as to form a closed position of said article defining a leg opening, characterised in that a connecting member connects the barrier with said side portion, the connecting member extends between a first connection where the connection member is connected to the barrier, the first connection being located at a distance from the proximal end of the barrier, and a second connection where the connection member is connected to the side portion at said side portion end such that when said side portion is subject to a traction force, such as when the article is applied or worn, said traction force will be at least partially transferred to the barrier via said connecting member, wherein the first connection between the barrier and the connection member extends longitudinally from a first position to a second position, said second position being located further away from the transverse axis (x) than the first position, and wherein the second position is located adjacent to a longitudinal beginning of the free end of the barrier. a proximal end, extending in said longitudinal direction, said proximal end being connected to the remains of the article and a distal end extending in said longitudinal direction, said distal end forming a longitudinally extending free edge, a first connection where the connection member is connected to the barrier, the first connection being located at a distance from the proximal end of the barrier, and a second connection where the connection member is connected to the side portion at said side portion end such that
An in vitro method for determining homologous recombination deficiency status of a cancer cell of a patient, comprising: determining, in a sample comprising the cancer cell of the patient, a combined number of Indicator LOH Regions, Indicator TAI Regions, and Indicator LST Regions in at least one pair of human chromosomes of the cancer cell; calculating a test value derived from the combined number of Indicator LOH Regions, Indicator TAI Regions, and Indicator LST Regions, wherein the test value is derived using a formula selected from: (i) Test Value = # of Indicator LOH Regions + # of Indicator TAI Regions + # of Indicator LST Regions 3, (ii) Test Value = LOH Regions Score + TAI Region Score + LST Region Score, (iii) Test Value = A ∗ # of Indicator LOH Region + B ∗ # of Indicator TAI Regions + C ∗ # of Indicator LST Regions 3, and (iv) Test Value = A ∗ LOH Regions Score + B ∗ TAI Region Score + C ∗ LST Region Score; and identifying the cancer cell as HR deficient when the test value exceeds a reference value, wherein the reference value is 32 or greater. determining, in a sample comprising the cancer cell of the patient, a combined number of Indicator LOH Regions, Indicator TAI Regions, and Indicator LST Regions in at least one pair of human chromosomes of the cancer cell; calculating a test value derived from the combined number of Indicator LOH Regions, Indicator TAI Regions, and Indicator LST Regions, wherein the test value is derived using a formula selected from: (i) Test Value = # of Indicator LOH Regions + # of Indicator TAI Regions + # of Indicator LST Regions 3, (ii) Test Value = LOH Regions Score + TAI Region Score + LST Region Score, (iii) Test Value = A ∗ # of Indicator LOH Region + B ∗ # of Indicator TAI Regions + C ∗ # of Indicator LST Regions 3, and (iv) Test Value = A ∗ LOH Regions Score + B ∗ TAI Region Score + C ∗ LST Region Score; and (i) Test Value = # of Indicator LOH Regions + # of Indicator TAI Regions + # of Indicator LST Regions 3, (ii) Test Value = LOH Regions Score + TAI Region Score + LST Region Score, (iii) Test Value = A ∗ # of Indicator LOH Region + B ∗ # of Indicator TAI Regions + C ∗ # of Indicator LST Regions 3, and (iv) Test Value = A ∗ LOH Regions Score + B ∗ TAI Region Score + C ∗ LST Region Score; and identifying the cancer cell as HR deficient when the test value exceeds a reference value, wherein the reference value is 32 or greater.
A banknote handling apparatus which is installed in a backyard area, comprising a control unit configured to output information relating to a coin change fund that an operator makes manually when a banknote change fund is made in the banknote handling apparatus, wherein the banknote handling apparatus is connected, for communication, with a higher-level apparatus separated from the banknote handling apparatus, means for transmitting setting information of a change fund from the higher-level apparatus to the banknote handling apparatus, characterised in that the control unit is configured to output the information relating to the coin change fund, based on the setting information of the change fund transmitted from the higher-level apparatus, the higher-level apparatus is connected, for communication, with a cash settlement apparatus installed in a front area, and amount-of-money data of the cash settlement apparatus is transmitted from the cash settlement apparatus to the banknote handling apparatus through the higher-level apparatus, and the control unit is configured to output the information relating to the coin change fund, in consideration of the amount-of-money data of the cash settlement apparatus transmitted from the cash settlement apparatus.
A lens antenna including at least one diffractive dielectric component capable of shaping a microwave frequency wavefront, emitted by a microwave frequency source, having a wavelength comprised in a range from 1 mm to 50 centimeters, the microwave frequency source being located in proximity to the focal point of the diffractive dielectric component, characterized in that said diffractive dielectric component includes a plurality of main microstructures (28, 31, 62, 72) formed in a substrate material with a substrate refractive index (n s) so as to form an artificial material with an effective refractive index (n), each main microstructure having a size (d) smaller than a target wavelength (λ 0) taken from said range of wavelengths, said main microstructures being laid out per zones, so as to make a surface filling level vary, the effective refractive index (n) being a function of said surface filling level, the layout being such that the effective refractive index (n) varies inside said one zone of said diffractive dielectric component quasi monotonously between a minimum value and a maximum value less than or equal to the substrate refractive index (n s).
A process for the production of urea wherein: the production of urea includes the concentration of an aqueous urea solution by means of a process of crystallization, which is performed in a urea crystallization section, obtaining solid crystals of urea and a urea crystallization purge aqueous phase comprising urea, water and biuret, which is purged from the urea crystallization process; at least a portion of said urea crystallization purge aqueous phase is further processed in a high-biuret urea processing section wherein a high-biuret urea is produced in a solid form, said high-biuret urea containing at least 55% by weight of biuret; wherein urea is produced at a high pressure of synthesis in a urea synthesis section, obtaining a synthesis effluent containing urea, water and unconverted ammonium carbamate; said effluent is processed in a recovery section at one or more pressure levels lower than the synthesis pressure to recover unconverted reagents which are recycled to the synthesis section, and said aqueous urea solution is obtained in the recovery section. the production of urea includes the concentration of an aqueous urea solution by means of a process of crystallization, which is performed in a urea crystallization section, obtaining solid crystals of urea and a urea crystallization purge aqueous phase comprising urea, water and biuret, which is purged from the urea crystallization process; at least a portion of said urea crystallization purge aqueous phase is further processed in a high-biuret urea processing section wherein a high-biuret urea is produced in a solid form, said high-biuret urea containing at least 55% by weight of biuret; wherein urea is produced at a high pressure of synthesis in a urea synthesis section, obtaining a synthesis effluent containing urea, water and unconverted ammonium carbamate; said effluent is processed in a recovery section at one or more pressure levels lower than the synthesis pressure to recover unconverted reagents which are recycled to the synthesis section, and said aqueous urea solution is obtained in the recovery section.
A method of generating a horizon for use in an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) of a vehicle using stored digital map data, wherein the digital map data comprises a plurality of segments representative of roads of a road network, each segment being associated with data indicative of one or more attributes of the road represented by the segment, wherein one of the attributes is speed profile data that is indicative of an average speed of travel for traversing the road during one or more time periods, said method comprising: determining data indicative of the relative probability that each of a plurality of possible outgoing paths (p1, p2, p3, p4) associated with a decision point of the road network will be taken by the vehicle using the average speed for the time period appropriate for the time at which the horizon is generated from the speed profile data associated with the segments defining the respective outgoing paths; determining one or more predicted paths that the vehicle will be expected to travel in the immediate future at the decision point using the determined relative probability data; and generating the horizon using the prediction of a most probable outgoing path and at least one alternative outgoing path. determining data indicative of the relative probability that each of a plurality of possible outgoing paths (p1, p2, p3, p4) associated with a decision point of the road network will be taken by the vehicle using the average speed for the time period appropriate for the time at which the horizon is generated from the speed profile data associated with the segments defining the respective outgoing paths; determining one or more predicted paths that the vehicle will be expected to travel in the immediate future at the decision point using the determined relative probability data; and generating the horizon using the prediction of a most probable outgoing path and at least one alternative outgoing path.
Eyewear comprising, in combination: an outer frame having a right temple arm and a left temple arm; an outer lens secured to the outer frame; an inverted V-shaped recess formed in the central lower portion of one of the outer frames and the outer lens, wherein a notch is formed in each side of the recess; an inner frame having a pair of projections and being removably received in the notches; an inner lens and a nosepiece secured to the inner frame; and a first bumper pad positioned between the inner frame and the outer lens proximate the left temple arm, and a second bumper pad positioned between the inner frame and the outer lens proximate the right temple arm, wherein the first and second bumper pads are secured to the inner frame by engagement of the inner lens and the inner frame. an outer frame having a right temple arm and a left temple arm; an outer lens secured to the outer frame; an inverted V-shaped recess formed in the central lower portion of one of the outer frames and the outer lens, wherein a notch is formed in each side of the recess; an inner frame having a pair of projections and being removably received in the notches; an inner lens and a nosepiece secured to the inner frame; and a first bumper pad positioned between the inner frame and the outer lens proximate the left temple arm, and a second bumper pad positioned between the inner frame and the outer lens proximate the right temple arm, wherein the first and second bumper pads are secured to the inner frame by engagement of the inner lens and the inner frame.
Device for the heat treatment of mineral material, having an entrained-flow reactor for preheating and/or calcining the mineral material, wherein at least one combustion chamber having a bearing surface for fuel is connected to the entrained-flow reactor, wherein, for the uniform distribution of the fuel over the width of the bearing surface, a fuel feed system for supplying the fuel into the combustion chamber is provided, which fuel feed system comprises at least two spaced-apart fuel supply openings (9-11; 21, 22), which open out in the combustion chamber, or at least one fuel introduction member, which is movable back and forth.
Sensor device for a disc brake, having a sensor gearing which can be coupled to at least one encoder, wherein the sensor gearing is arranged in a housing as a planetary gearing and has an input for a first variable to be detected by the sensor device, which first variable is associated with wear of the disc brake, and an input for a second variable to be detected by the sensor device, which second variable is associated with an actuation stroke of the disc brake, characterised in that the sensor device is capable of being converted from a first state, for detecting the first variable which is associated with wear of the disc brake and detecting the second variable which is associated with an actuation stroke of the disc brake, into a second state for detecting only the first variable which is associated with wear of the disc brake.
A high frequency connector; comprising: a main housing having a mating side, an open cable side and a partition at the open cable side defining two compartments where each compartment is in communication with the mating side and the open cable side; a plurality of contacts, where a pair of contacts are positioned in the compartments such that the contacts are exposed for mating with a complementary electrical interface on the mating side and with wires of a cable on the open cable side; and a rear cover that is fittable to the main housing on the open cable side in order to close the open cable side and cover the exposed contacts therein where the cover further includes a second partition configured to mechanically and electrically engage the partition of the main housing where the two partitions (60, 60A) are conductive and act as a shield between the two compartments (58, 58A). a main housing having a mating side, an open cable side and a partition at the open cable side defining two compartments where each compartment is in communication with the mating side and the open cable side; a plurality of contacts, where a pair of contacts are positioned in the compartments such that the contacts are exposed for mating with a complementary electrical interface on the mating side and with wires of a cable on the open cable side; and a rear cover that is fittable to the main housing on the open cable side in order to close the open cable side and cover the exposed contacts therein where the cover further includes a second partition configured to mechanically and electrically engage the partition of the main housing where the two partitions (60, 60A) are conductive and act as a shield between the two compartments (58, 58A).