mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for preparing a biological material for implanting, said method comprising: providing a reduced pressure chamber; forming a first gas cluster ion beam within said reduced pressure chamber; providing a holder within said reduced pressure chamber for holding a biological material; positioning said biological material in said holder in said reduced pressure chamber; and irradiating at least a first portion of a surface of said biological material with said first gas cluster ion beam, wherein said biological material undergoes a change in properties selected from the group consisting of: increased wettability of said at least a first portion of said surface; increased hydrophilicity of said at least a first portion of said surface; modified chemistry of said at least a first portion of said surface; and modified charge state of said at least a first portion of the surface. providing a reduced pressure chamber; forming a first gas cluster ion beam within said reduced pressure chamber; providing a holder within said reduced pressure chamber for holding a biological material; positioning said biological material in said holder in said reduced pressure chamber; and irradiating at least a first portion of a surface of said biological material with said first gas cluster ion beam, wherein said biological material undergoes a change in properties increased wettability of said at least a first portion of said surface; increased hydrophilicity of said at least a first portion of said surface; modified chemistry of said at least a first portion of said surface; and modified charge state of said at least a first portion of the surface.
A needle-injection catheter comprising: a catheter body having a distal end, a proximal end, a stiff proximal portion, a flexible distal portion, and a delivery lumen extending therethrough; a straight injection needle extending coaxially from a distal tip of the flexible portion of the catheter body; and a plurality of penetration limiting elements positioned circumferentially about a base of the straight injection needle and configured to fold radially inwardly against a shaft of the needle when constrained in a tubular lumen and to extend radially outwardly when unconstrained, wherein the penetration limiting elements comprise resilient petals which have bases attached to the catheter body at the base of the straight needle, wherein the petals are shaped to curve outwardly from the catheter body when unconstrained, wherein the petals are wire loops folded in a continuous length of a shape memory wire, wherein a platinum wire is wound over the shape memory wire to provide radiopacity. a catheter body having a distal end, a proximal end, a stiff proximal portion, a flexible distal portion, and a delivery lumen extending therethrough; a straight injection needle extending coaxially from a distal tip of the flexible portion of the catheter body; and a plurality of penetration limiting elements positioned circumferentially about a base of the straight injection needle and configured to fold radially inwardly against a shaft of the needle when constrained in a tubular lumen and to extend radially outwardly when unconstrained, wherein the penetration limiting elements comprise resilient petals which have bases attached to the catheter body at the base of the straight needle, wherein the petals are shaped to curve outwardly from the catheter body when unconstrained, wherein the petals are wire loops folded in a continuous length of a shape memory wire, wherein a platinum wire is wound over the shape memory wire to provide radiopacity.
A system comprising: a rotor; a blade, said blade comprising: an airfoil extending radially outwardly of a dovetail (24;124), said dovetail (24;124) having edges that are at circumferential sides of the blade when the blade is mounted within the rotor; a bottom surface of the dovetail that will be radially inward when the rotor blade is mounted in the rotor, and said bottom surface being formed such that a circumferentially central portion of said bottom surface is radially thicker than are circumferential edges; wherein said bottom surface increases generally constantly from the circumferential edges to the circumferentially central portion; wherein said bottom surface is formed on a curve; wherein said bottom surface is convex; and wherein said dovetail (24; 124) is formed of a material that is less strong than a material of the rotor which receives said blade. a rotor; a blade, said blade comprising: an airfoil extending radially outwardly of a dovetail (24;124), said dovetail (24;124) having edges that are at circumferential sides of the blade when the blade is mounted within the rotor; a bottom surface of the dovetail that will be radially inward when the rotor blade is mounted in the rotor, and said bottom surface being formed such that a circumferentially central portion of said bottom surface is radially thicker than are circumferential edges; wherein said bottom surface increases generally constantly from the circumferential edges to the circumferentially central portion; wherein said bottom surface is formed on a curve; wherein said bottom surface is convex; and wherein said dovetail (24; 124) is formed of a material that is less strong than a material of the rotor which receives said blade. an airfoil extending radially outwardly of a dovetail (24;124), said dovetail (24;124) having edges that are at circumferential sides of the blade when the blade is mounted within the rotor; a bottom surface of the dovetail that will be radially inward when the rotor blade is mounted in the rotor, and said bottom surface being formed such that a circumferentially central portion of said bottom surface is radially thicker than are circumferential edges; wherein said bottom surface increases generally constantly from the circumferential edges to the circumferentially central portion; wherein said bottom surface is formed on a curve; wherein said bottom surface is convex; and wherein said dovetail (24; 124) is formed of a material that is less strong than a material of the rotor which receives said blade.
A method of manufacturing an integrated magneto-resistive sensor, the method comprising: forming a plurality of magneto-resistive sensor elements (141, 142, 143, 144) on or over a substrate, wherein each magneto-resistive sensor element comprises a reference layer and a sensing layer, forming conductors to electrically connect the plurality of magneto-resistive sensor elements into a single circuit; depositing a first insulating material over each of the plurality of magneto-resistive sensor elements; and forming flux guides on or in the first insulating material, wherein (i) the flux guides comprise a magnetic material and (ii) characterized in that an entirety of each flux guide is adjacent to and laterally offset from an associated magneto-resistive sensor element. forming a plurality of magneto-resistive sensor elements (141, 142, 143, 144) on or over a substrate, wherein each magneto-resistive sensor element comprises a reference layer and a sensing layer, forming conductors to electrically connect the plurality of magneto-resistive sensor elements into a single circuit; depositing a first insulating material over each of the plurality of magneto-resistive sensor elements; and forming flux guides on or in the first insulating material, wherein (i) the flux guides comprise a magnetic material and (ii) characterized in that an entirety of each flux guide is adjacent to and laterally offset from an associated magneto-resistive sensor element.
A method of providing a friend search service of a first terminal, the method comprising: transmitting, by the first terminal, a message for controlling a microphone of a second terminal (310, 320) to a server through a network; outputting a sound including a first encryption key after transmitting the message; receiving a second encryption key from the second terminal through the network; determining a second terminal existing in a sound-reaching area by comparing the first encryption key with the second encryption key; and displaying a friends list including the second terminal existing in the sound-reaching area; wherein determining a second terminal as existing in the sound-reaching area comprises determining the first encryption key to correspond to the second encryption key, based on the comparison. transmitting, by the first terminal, a message for controlling a microphone of a second terminal (310, 320) to a server through a network; outputting a sound including a first encryption key after transmitting the message; receiving a second encryption key from the second terminal through the network; determining a second terminal existing in a sound-reaching area by comparing the first encryption key with the second encryption key; and displaying a friends list including the second terminal existing in the sound-reaching area; wherein determining a second terminal as existing in the sound-reaching area comprises determining the first encryption key to correspond to the second encryption key, based on the comparison.
A steerable catheter, comprising: a catheter body having a tool channel extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis of the catheter body; a positioning mechanism configured to be coupled to a removable imaging device and to be slidably inserted into and/or withdrawn from the distal end of the catheter body through the tool channel, wherein the positioning mechanism and/or the distal tip of the catheter body has an anti-twist feature (153; 163A, 163B, 163C; 173A, 173B; 183A, 184A, 183B, 184B; 803A, 803B; 903A, 903B; 1131; 1131A, 1131B, 1131C, 1131D; 803A, 803B; 903A, 903B; 1131A, 1131B, 1131C, 1131D) characterized in that the anti-twist feature (153; 163A, 163B, 163C; 173A, 173B; 183A, 184A, 183B, 184B; 803A, 803B; 903A, 903B; 1131; 1131A, 1131B, 1131C, 1131D; 803A, 803B; 903A, 903B; 1131A, 1131B, 1131C, 1131D) is configured to interlock the distal tip of the catheter body to the removable imaging device at the distal end of the catheter body so as to prevent rotation of the imaging device within the tool channel and/or to resist twisting of the distal tip of the catheter. a catheter body having a tool channel extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis of the catheter body; a positioning mechanism configured to be coupled to a removable imaging device and to be slidably inserted into and/or withdrawn from the distal end of the catheter body through the tool channel, wherein the positioning mechanism and/or the distal tip of the catheter body has an anti-twist feature (153; 163A, 163B, 163C; 173A, 173B; 183A, 184A, 183B, 184B; 803A, 803B; 903A, 903B; 1131; 1131A, 1131B, 1131C, 1131D; 803A, 803B; 903A, 903B; 1131A, 1131B, 1131C, 1131D) characterized in that the anti-twist feature (153; 163A, 163B, 163C; 173A, 173B; 183A, 184A, 183B, 184B; 803A, 803B; 903A, 903B; 1131; 1131A, 1131B, 1131C, 1131D; 803A, 803B; 903A, 903B; 1131A, 1131B, 1131C, 1131D) is configured to interlock the distal tip of the catheter body to the removable imaging device at the distal end of the catheter body so as to prevent rotation of the imaging device within the tool channel and/or to resist twisting of the distal tip of the catheter.
A medicament for use in the prevention, alleviation or treatment of acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a carbamate compound of the following Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof: wherein, R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, halo-C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 thioalkoxy and C 1 -C 8 alkoxy; and one of A 1 and A 2 is CH, and the other is N. R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, halo-C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 thioalkoxy and C 1 -C 8 alkoxy; and one of A 1 and A 2 is CH, and the other is N.
A local network node, LNN, for transmitting messages between a User Equipment, UE, and an Internet compatible network, the LNN having a coverage cell in which one or more UEs are located, the LNN comprising: an antenna for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from the UE, according to a cellular radio protocol; a connection for transmitting messages to and receiving messages from a Internet compatible network; conversion means for converting a message between the radio cellular protocol and an internet protocol of the internet compatible network characterized in that the LNN further comprises: a database in which a status of each subscribing UE in the coverage area of the LNN is stored, each status indicating a point in the radio cellular protocol or the internet protocol that a subscribing UE has reached; wherein the LNN is configured to determine, for each subscribing UE, which message in which protocol is required next in a predetermined sequence for a connection to be established or for communication to continue, knowing which message is required next in each case, translation of said next message is configured to occur by extracting the relevant data from a message in one protocol format and using the extracted data to populate the relevant fields in a message of the other protocol format. an antenna for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from the UE, according to a cellular radio protocol; a connection for transmitting messages to and receiving messages from a Internet compatible network; conversion means for converting a message between the radio cellular protocol and an internet protocol of the internet compatible network characterized in that the LNN further comprises: a database in which a status of each subscribing UE in the coverage area of the LNN is stored, each status indicating a point in the radio cellular protocol or the internet protocol that a subscribing UE has reached; wherein the LNN is configured to determine, for each subscribing UE, which message in which protocol is required next in a predetermined sequence for a connection to be established or for communication to continue, knowing which message is required next in each case, translation of said next message is configured to occur by extracting the relevant data from a message in one protocol format and using the extracted data to populate the relevant fields in a message of the other protocol format. a database in which a status of each subscribing UE in the coverage area of the LNN is stored, each status indicating a point in the radio cellular protocol or the internet protocol that a subscribing UE has reached; wherein the LNN is configured to determine, for each subscribing UE, which message in which protocol is required next in a predetermined sequence for a connection to be established or for communication to continue, knowing which message is required next in each case, translation of said next message is configured to occur by extracting the relevant data from a message in one protocol format and using the extracted data to populate the relevant fields in a message of the other protocol format.
Moulding unit for producing a turbomachine vane blank, the vane blank comprising a blade extending in a so-called spanwise direction, the blade extending in a longitudinal direction from a leading edge as far as a trailing edge, the blade comprising a pressure-face side wall and a suction-face side wall spaced apart from each other in the running portion of the vane in a transverse direction and each connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge, at least one of the side walls being passed through at the level of the trailing edge by cooling slots (20, 21, 22, 25) spaced apart from each other in the spanwise direction, the blade comprising a tip which includes a cavity in the shape of a basin comprising a downstream opening passing through at least one of the side walls as far as the trailing edge, the moulding unit having an upstream portion, a downstream portion and a raised portion rigidly securing the upstream portion to the downstream portion, said raised portion being configured with a strengthening protuberance extending at least in the transverse direction in order to form the downstream opening once the vane has been manufactured.
A method performed by a user equipment, UE, comprising: receiving, from a network, a signal indicating channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS, resources,: receiving, from the network, a channel quality indicator, CQI, configuration, wherein the CQI configuration indicates one or more CSI-RS resources, in the CSI-RS resources, for signal or channel measurement and one or more CSI-RS resources, in the CSI-RS resources, for interference measurement; performing the signal or channel measurement on the one or more CSI-RS resources for signal or channel measurement; performing the interference measurement on the one or more CSI-RS resources for interference measurement; generating a CQI report according to the CQI configuration, the signal or channel measurement, and the interference measurement; and sending the CQI report to the network. receiving, from the network, a channel quality indicator, CQI, configuration, wherein the CQI configuration indicates one or more CSI-RS resources, in the CSI-RS resources, for signal or channel measurement and one or more CSI-RS resources, in the CSI-RS resources, for interference measurement; performing the signal or channel measurement on the one or more CSI-RS resources for signal or channel measurement; performing the interference measurement on the one or more CSI-RS resources for interference measurement; generating a CQI report according to the CQI configuration, the signal or channel measurement, and the interference measurement; and sending the CQI report to the network.
Stepladder comprising: - a front plane comprising a pair of front side rails and at least one step connecting the front side rails, - a rear plane mounted in an articulated manner on the front plane and comprising a pair of rear side rails and at least one rung connecting the rear side rails, the rear side rails terminating at ends which, together with ends of the front side rails, define a standing plane for the stepladder in an unfolded position thereof, where the rear plane forms an angle with the front plane, - a platform which straddles between the front plane and the rear plane in an unfolded configuration of the stepladder, - a shelf which extends transversely between the front side rails, at an upper end thereof, via two fittings, characterized in that the front side rails are provided, at the top end part, with a first lower axle and with a second upper axle, the first axle passing through a first slot of a fitting, the second axle passing through a second slot of the fitting, the first slot and the second slot ensuring that the shelf is guided in its movement between a top end position and a bottom end position. - a front plane comprising a pair of front side rails and at least one step connecting the front side rails, - a rear plane mounted in an articulated manner on the front plane and comprising a pair of rear side rails and at least one rung connecting the rear side rails, the rear side rails terminating at ends which, together with ends of the front side rails, define a standing plane for the stepladder in an unfolded position thereof, where the rear plane forms an angle with the front plane, - a platform which straddles between the front plane and the rear plane in an unfolded configuration of the stepladder, - a shelf which extends transversely between the front side rails, at an upper end thereof, via two fittings,
An endoscope comprising: an elongated insertion portion which is inserted in a subject; an optical element which is inserted from a proximal end side to a distal end side of the insertion portion and irradiates the subject with illumination light; a piezoelectric element which swings a free end of the optical element; and a joining member which has a through-hole with a diameter based on a diameter of the optical element and is arranged between the optical element and the piezoelectric element, the through-hole being provided from a proximal end face to a distal end face of the joining member, wherein the optical element is inserted in the through-hole and is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the through-hole, characterized in that the piezoelectric element has a first drive section which is arranged at a first side face of the joining member and a second drive section which is arranged at a second side face of the joining member that is different from a face point-symmetric to the first side face with respect to an axial direction of the optical element, and the joining member is a polygonal column. an elongated insertion portion which is inserted in a subject; an optical element which is inserted from a proximal end side to a distal end side of the insertion portion and irradiates the subject with illumination light; a piezoelectric element which swings a free end of the optical element; and a joining member which has a through-hole with a diameter based on a diameter of the optical element and is arranged between the optical element and the piezoelectric element, the through-hole being provided from a proximal end face to a distal end face of the joining member, wherein the optical element is inserted in the through-hole and is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the through-hole, characterized in that the piezoelectric element has a first drive section which is arranged at a first side face of the joining member and a second drive section which is arranged at a second side face of the joining member that is different from a face point-symmetric to the first side face with respect to an axial direction of the optical element, and the joining member is a polygonal column.
Decoder configured to decode a multi-layered video signal composed of a sequence of packets each of which comprises a layer identification syntax element, wherein the decoder is configured to, depending on a signaling (808; 808') for layer-identification extension activation in the multi-layered video signal, if the signaling (808; 808') signals a layer-identification extension activation, read, for a predetermined packet, a layer-identification extension syntax element from the multi- layered video signal and determine a layer-identification index of the predetermined packet using the layer-identification extension syntax element, and if the signaling (808; 808') signals no layer-identification extension activation, determine, for the predetermined packet, the layer-identification index of the predetermined packet from the layer-identification syntax element comprised by the predetermined packet, wherein the layer-identification syntax element and a high-level syntax element at least contribute to the signaling (808; 808') and wherein the decoder is configured to determine that the signaling signals the layer-identification extension activation for the predetermined packet if both the high level syntax element assumes a second state different from a first state, and the layer-identification syntax element of the predetermined packet assumes an escape value, and determine that the signaling signals no layer-identification extension activation, if one of the high-level syntax element assuming the first state and the layer-identification element assuming a value different from the escape value, applies. determine that the signaling signals the layer-identification extension activation for the predetermined packet if both the high level syntax element assumes a second state different from a first state, and the layer-identification syntax element of the predetermined packet assumes an escape value, and determine that the signaling signals no layer-identification extension activation, if one of the high-level syntax element assuming the first state and the layer-identification element assuming a value different from the escape value, applies.