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A medical device, comprising: a handle; an actuator movably coupled to the handle; a shaft extending distally from the handle; and a sheath including a distal end disposed within the shaft and a proximal end disposed within the handle, wherein the sheath includes a plurality of branches (128A-D) secured to one another at the distal end and separated from one another at the proximal end, wherein the plurality of branches (128A-D) form a closed lumen along the distal end of the sheath and an open lumen at the proximal end of the sheath; wherein the actuator is coupled to each of the plurality of branches (128A-D) at the proximal end of the sheath, and the actuator is configured to move each of the plurality of branches (128A-D) relative to one another to articulate the shaft in a plurality of directions. a handle; an actuator movably coupled to the handle; a shaft extending distally from the handle; and a sheath including a distal end disposed within the shaft and a proximal end disposed within the handle, wherein the sheath includes a plurality of branches (128A-D) secured to one another at the distal end and separated from one another at the proximal end, wherein the plurality of branches (128A-D) form a closed lumen along the distal end of the sheath and an open lumen at the proximal end of the sheath; wherein the actuator is coupled to each of the plurality of branches (128A-D) at the proximal end of the sheath, and the actuator is configured to move each of the plurality of branches (128A-D) relative to one another to articulate the shaft in a plurality of directions.
An apparatus for interfacing a mobile device to one or more peripheral devices, the apparatus comprising: a first interface port configured for electrically coupling to a communication port of the mobile device; a second interface port configured for electrically coupling to one of the one or more peripheral devices; processor circuitry coupled to the first interface port and the second interface port; storage circuitry coupled to the processor circuitry, the storage circuitry storing a controller module operating system executable by the processor circuitry, the controller module operating system including device driver program code for facilitating electrical communication between the peripheral device and the mobile device without installing the device driver program code on the mobile device; characterised in that the processor circuitry is configured to intercept device driver updates directed from the peripheral device to the mobile device, and to redirect the device driver updates to update the controller module operating system. a first interface port configured for electrically coupling to a communication port of the mobile device; a second interface port configured for electrically coupling to one of the one or more peripheral devices; processor circuitry coupled to the first interface port and the second interface port; storage circuitry coupled to the processor circuitry, the storage circuitry storing a controller module operating system executable by the processor circuitry, the controller module operating system including device driver program code for facilitating electrical communication between the peripheral device and the mobile device without installing the device driver program code on the mobile device; characterised in that the processor circuitry is configured to intercept device driver updates directed from the peripheral device to the mobile device, and to redirect the device driver updates to update the controller module operating system.
A high pressure polymerization process to form an ethylene-based polymer, the process comprising at least the following step: polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising ethylene, using a reactor configuration comprising at least two reaction zones, a first reaction zone (reaction zone 1) and an i reaction zone (reaction zone i where i ≥ 2), at least two ethylene feed streams, each feed stream comprising a percentage of the total make-up ethylene fed to the polymerization process, in which a first ethylene feed stream is sent to reaction zone 1 and a second ethylene feed stream is sent to reaction zone i, and a control system to control the percentage of the total make-up ethylene in the ethylene feed stream sent to reaction zone 1 and the percentage of the total make-up ethylene in the ethylene feed stream sent to reaction zone i; wherein each of the first and second ethylene feed streams further comprises a percentage of the total of at least one CTA make-up system fed to the high pressure polymerization process, wherein the at least one CTA make-up system comprises at least one CTA, wherein the reactor configuration further comprises at least one analyzer for measuring the concentration of the at least one CTA of one of the first and second ethylene feed streams of the reactor configuration or determining a property of the ethylene-based polymer produced by the high pressure polymerization process wherein the property of the ethylene-based polymer is selected from the group consisting of melt strength, melt elasticity and rheological properties. polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising ethylene, using a reactor configuration comprising at least two reaction zones, a first reaction zone (reaction zone 1) and an i reaction zone (reaction zone i where i ≥ 2), at least two ethylene feed streams, each feed stream comprising a percentage of the total make-up ethylene fed to the polymerization process, in which a first ethylene feed stream is sent to reaction zone 1 and a second ethylene feed stream is sent to reaction zone i, and a control system to control the percentage of the total make-up ethylene in the ethylene feed stream sent to reaction zone 1 and the percentage of the total make-up ethylene in the ethylene feed stream sent to reaction zone i; wherein each of the first and second ethylene feed streams further comprises a percentage of the total of at least one CTA make-up system fed to the high pressure polymerization process, wherein the at least one CTA make-up system comprises at least one CTA, wherein the reactor configuration further comprises at least one analyzer for measuring the concentration of the at least one CTA of one of the first and second ethylene feed streams of the reactor configuration or determining a property of the ethylene-based polymer produced by the high pressure polymerization process wherein the property of the ethylene-based polymer is selected from the group consisting of melt strength, melt elasticity and rheological properties.
An interchangeable lens mountable on a camera body, characterized by comprising: a receiving unit that receives information on photography surroundings including characteristics of the camera body; and a transmission unit that transmits data to perform correction for lateral chromatic aberration by image processing based on the information received by the receiving unit, to the camera body. a receiving unit that receives information on photography surroundings including characteristics of the camera body; and a transmission unit that transmits data to perform correction for lateral chromatic aberration by image processing based on the information received by the receiving unit, to the camera body.
A method for operating a multi-layer hypothetical reference decoder comprising associating a first set of data units of a first layer into a first bitstream partition and associating a second set of data units of a second layer into a second bitstream partition, where the first set comprises data units different from those of the second set; inputting the first bitstream partition into a first buffer; obtaining buffering parameters for at least one of the second bitstream partition and a second buffer by decoding a supplemental enhancement information message comprising an initial arrival delay and starting the inputting the second bitstream partition into the second buffer when the initial arrival delay has elapsed such that processing periods of the data units in the first and the second bitstream partition are overlapping; and using the buffering parameters in at least one of inputting the second bitstream partition into the second buffer and outputting from the second buffer. inputting the first bitstream partition into a first buffer; obtaining buffering parameters for at least one of the second bitstream partition and a second buffer by decoding a supplemental enhancement information message comprising an initial arrival delay and starting the inputting the second bitstream partition into the second buffer when the initial arrival delay has elapsed such that processing periods of the data units in the first and the second bitstream partition are overlapping; and using the buffering parameters in at least one of inputting the second bitstream partition into the second buffer and outputting from the second buffer.
An automatic transmission to be combined with an engine which performs an idle stop, comprising: an electrical oil pump which is driven while the engine is automatically stopped; oil temperature detection means adapted to detect oil temperature of oil supplied to the electrical oil pump; and characterised by further comprising: gradient threshold value setting means adapted to set a gradient threshold value based on the oil temperature; gradient detection means adapted to detect a gradient of a road surface on which a vehicle is stopped; and idle stop prohibition means adapted to prohibit the idle stop when the gradient is larger than the gradient threshold value; wherein the gradient threshold value setting means sets a gradient threshold value smaller than that at normal oil temperature when the oil temperature is lower or higher than the normal oil temperature. an electrical oil pump which is driven while the engine is automatically stopped; oil temperature detection means adapted to detect oil temperature of oil supplied to the electrical oil pump; and characterised by further comprising: gradient threshold value setting means adapted to set a gradient threshold value based on the oil temperature; gradient detection means adapted to detect a gradient of a road surface on which a vehicle is stopped; and idle stop prohibition means adapted to prohibit the idle stop when the gradient is larger than the gradient threshold value; wherein the gradient threshold value setting means sets a gradient threshold value smaller than that at normal oil temperature when the oil temperature is lower or higher than the normal oil temperature. gradient threshold value setting means adapted to set a gradient threshold value based on the oil temperature; gradient detection means adapted to detect a gradient of a road surface on which a vehicle is stopped; and idle stop prohibition means adapted to prohibit the idle stop when the gradient is larger than the gradient threshold value; wherein the gradient threshold value setting means sets a gradient threshold value smaller than that at normal oil temperature when the oil temperature is lower or higher than the normal oil temperature.
A system configured to provide power to a power consuming device via a link (17A, 17B), the system comprising: a first and second transmitter (12a, 12b); and a first and second antenna (18a, 18b) coupled to the first and second transmitter respectively; wherein said first transmitter is configured to transmit a first signal via said first antenna for powering or charging the power consuming device; and said second transmitter is configured to transmit a second signal via said second antenna for powering or charging the power consuming device, wherein a combination of the first and second signals from the first transmitter and said second transmitter collectively power or charge the power consuming device, wherein the power consuming device further comprises a charge receiving antenna, wherein the system further comprises a receiver connected to a receiving antenna for receiving a feedback signal indicative of signal strength of the received combined first and second signal at the charge receiving antenna and wherein the system is characterized by a controller coupled to the receiver and first and second transmitter (12a, 12b), said controller being configured to adjust based on the feedback signal the polarization of the first and second antenna to substantially match the polarization of the charge receiving antenna. a first and second transmitter (12a, 12b); and a first and second antenna (18a, 18b) coupled to the first and second transmitter respectively; wherein said first transmitter is configured to transmit a first signal via said first antenna for powering or charging the power consuming device; and said second transmitter is configured to transmit a second signal via said second antenna for powering or charging the power consuming device, wherein a combination of the first and second signals from the first transmitter and said second transmitter collectively power or charge the power consuming device, wherein the power consuming device further comprises a charge receiving antenna, wherein the system further comprises a receiver connected to a receiving antenna for receiving a feedback signal indicative of signal strength of the received combined first and second signal at the charge receiving antenna and wherein the system is characterized by a controller coupled to the receiver and first and second transmitter (12a, 12b), said controller being configured to adjust based on the feedback signal the polarization of the first and second antenna to substantially match the polarization of the charge receiving antenna.
A detection system, comprising: an examination region; a light source that illuminates the examination region; a one-piece optical element including a focusing portion to concentrate light received from the examination region and a guiding portion to homogenize concentrated light received from the focusing portion, wherein the guiding portion has a light entrance and a light exit having respective sizes that match one another, wherein the light entrance is formed at a junction of the focusing portion and the guiding portion, wherein the focusing portion is configured to refractively focus light into a spot at the light entrance, and wherein the focused light propagates through the guiding portion from the light entrance to the light exit by total internal reflection; and a detector configured to detect homogenized light received from the guiding portion. an examination region; a light source that illuminates the examination region; a one-piece optical element including a focusing portion to concentrate light received from the examination region and a guiding portion to homogenize concentrated light received from the focusing portion, wherein the guiding portion has a light entrance and a light exit having respective sizes that match one another, wherein the light entrance is formed at a junction of the focusing portion and the guiding portion, wherein the focusing portion is configured to refractively focus light into a spot at the light entrance, and wherein the focused light propagates through the guiding portion from the light entrance to the light exit by total internal reflection; and a detector configured to detect homogenized light received from the guiding portion.
A method of providing a prognosis to an individual suffering from a tumor comprising the steps of: a) determining the level of eIF2AK4 in a sample from an individual, and b) comparing the level of eIF2AK4 in said sample to a reference level A of eIF2AK4 determined in samples of patients suffering from the same tumor or to a reference level B of eIF2AK4 determined in samples of healthy individuals, wherein a decreased level of eIF2AK4 in the sample of said individual compared to the reference level A and/or B indicates a good prognosis, wherein the tumor is a lymphoma or a hepatocellular carcinoma. a) determining the level of eIF2AK4 in a sample from an individual, and b) comparing the level of eIF2AK4 in said sample to a reference level A of eIF2AK4 determined in samples of patients suffering from the same tumor or to a reference level B of eIF2AK4 determined in samples of healthy individuals, wherein a decreased level of eIF2AK4 in the sample of said individual compared to the reference level A and/or B indicates a good prognosis,
Continuous process for the oxidative cleavage of vegetable oils containing triglycerides of unsaturated carboxylic acids, for the obtainment of saturated carboxylic acids, characterized by comprising the steps of: a) feeding to a first continuous reactor at least a vegetable oil and an oxidizing compound in the presence of a catalyst capable of catalyzing the oxidation reaction of the olefinic double bond to obtain an intermediate compound containing vicinal diols; b) feeding to a second continuous reactor said intermediate compound, oxygen or a compound containing oxygen, and a catalyst capable of catalyzing the oxidation reaction of said diols to carboxylic groups, to obtain saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) and triglycerides containing saturated monocarboxylic acids with more than one acid function (ii); c) transferring the product of step b) to an apparatus suitable to separate the saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) from the triglycerides having more than one acid function (ii); d) hydrolyzing in a third reactor said triglycerides (ii) to obtain glycerol and saturated carboxylic acids with more than one acid function; e) separating said saturated carboxylic acids with more than one acid function by distillation in a thin film evaporator or by means of molecular distillation before step f); f) subjecting the evaporated carboxylic acids with more than one acid function to column distillation before step g); g) purifying said saturated carboxylic acids with more than one acid function by fractioned crystallization by means of wash column (melt crystallization); the operations to feed reagents and to remove products taking place simultaneously for the entire duration of the process and the process conditions remaining substantially unchanged in each step of the process. a) feeding to a first continuous reactor at least a vegetable oil and an oxidizing compound in the presence of a catalyst capable of catalyzing the oxidation reaction of the olefinic double bond to obtain an intermediate compound containing vicinal diols; b) feeding to a second continuous reactor said intermediate compound, oxygen or a compound containing oxygen, and a catalyst capable of catalyzing the oxidation reaction of said diols to carboxylic groups, to obtain saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) and triglycerides containing saturated monocarboxylic acids with more than one acid function (ii); c) transferring the product of step b) to an apparatus suitable to separate the saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) from the triglycerides having more than one acid function (ii); d) hydrolyzing in a third reactor said triglycerides (ii) to obtain glycerol and saturated carboxylic acids with more than one acid function; e) separating said saturated carboxylic acids with more than one acid function by distillation in a thin film evaporator or by means of molecular distillation before step f); f) subjecting the evaporated carboxylic acids with more than one acid function to column distillation before step g); g) purifying said saturated carboxylic acids with more than one acid function by fractioned crystallization by means of wash column (melt crystallization);
An aft fairing of a pylon where the pylon is suitable for securing an engine to structure of an aircraft, the fairing comprising: two opposite side panels extending generally along a longitudinal direction of the fairing; a plurality of transverse ribs interconnecting the two opposite side panels, the ribs being spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction; and a heat shield for exposure to a primary flow of the engine, the heat shield extending generally along the longitudinal direction, the heat shield comprising transversely opposed side end portions and a mid portion disposed between the transversely opposed side end portions, characterized in that the heat shield is secured to the ribs via the mid portion of the heat shield, the transversely opposed side end portions being permitted to move outwardly from the mid portion due to thermal expansion of the heat shield. two opposite side panels extending generally along a longitudinal direction of the fairing; a plurality of transverse ribs interconnecting the two opposite side panels, the ribs being spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction; and a heat shield for exposure to a primary flow of the engine, the heat shield extending generally along the longitudinal direction, the heat shield comprising transversely opposed side end portions and a mid portion disposed between the transversely opposed side end portions, characterized in that the heat shield is secured to the ribs via the mid portion of the heat shield, the transversely opposed side end portions being permitted to move outwardly from the mid portion due to thermal expansion of the heat shield.
A method for acquiring information in Release-8 General Packet Radio Service/Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, GPRS/UMTS, or Evolved Packet System, EPS, comprising: receiving, by a network equipment, an Internet Protocol, IP, address acquisition request sent by User Equipment, UE; determining, by the network equipment, a PDN address capability according to the IP address acquisition request; sending, by the network equipment, an IP address of the UE and the PDN address capability to the UE; and determining, by the UE, whether to initiate a request of acquiring an IP address in a PDN connection according to the PDN address capability, the method characterized in that the PDN address capability is IP address version and IP address quantity available for the UE in a PDN connection allowed by the network for the UE. receiving, by a network equipment, an Internet Protocol, IP, address acquisition request sent by User Equipment, UE; determining, by the network equipment, a PDN address capability according to the IP address acquisition request; sending, by the network equipment, an IP address of the UE and the PDN address capability to the UE; and determining, by the UE, whether to initiate a request of acquiring an IP address in a PDN connection according to the PDN address capability,
Isolated or purified polypeptide characterised in that it has an improved endoglucanase activity with respect to the endoglucanase activity of the reference protein EG2, said polypeptide being chosen from the group consisting of: i) an amino acid sequence chosen from SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12; SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32 and SEQ ID NO: 34; ii) an amino acid sequence having a percentage identity of at least 98%, preferably 99%, with respect to the sequence SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32 or SEQ ID NO: 34. i) an amino acid sequence chosen from SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12; SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32 and SEQ ID NO: 34; ii) an amino acid sequence having a percentage identity of at least 98%, preferably 99%, with respect to the sequence SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32 or SEQ ID NO: 34.