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A method of producing a tubular construct comprising: (a) providing a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid construct having an inner diameter of about 3 mm to about 6 mm, (b) seeding human cells at passage less than 10 on the tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid construct, (c) culturing the cells under conditions such that the cells secrete extracellular matrix proteins on the tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid construct, wherein the cells are cultured in medium comprising human serum, (d) decellularizing the construct in step (c) such that the construct is substantially acellular comprising less than 5% intact cells and wherein the construct is intimal hyperplasia and calcification resistant, and (e) degrading the polyglycolic acid construct in step (c) such that the polyglycolic acid comprises less than 5% of the cross-sectional area of said construct, and wherein the construct has a extracellular matrix protein thickness greater than about 200 μm at the thinnest portion of the construct, thereby producing a decellularized tubular construct. (a) providing a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid construct having an inner diameter of about 3 mm to about 6 mm, (b) seeding human cells at passage less than 10 on the tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid construct, (c) culturing the cells under conditions such that the cells secrete extracellular matrix proteins on the tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid construct, wherein the cells are cultured in medium comprising human serum, (d) decellularizing the construct in step (c) such that the construct is substantially acellular comprising less than 5% intact cells and wherein the construct is intimal hyperplasia and calcification resistant, and (e) degrading the polyglycolic acid construct in step (c) such that the polyglycolic acid comprises less than 5% of the cross-sectional area of said construct, and wherein the construct has a extracellular matrix protein thickness greater than about 200 μm at the thinnest portion of the construct,
An assembly for an inhalation device, wherein the assembly comprises: - a storage chamber configured to hold a plurality of doses of a substance, - a metering element configured to be moved with respect to the storage chamber, the metering element comprising a metering chamber, wherein a sub-quantity of the substance can be retrieved from the storage chamber by means of the metering chamber, when the metering element is moved in a dosing direction with respect to the storage chamber, and - a sealing member mechanically cooperating with the metering element, wherein the sealing member comprises an opening (31 a) which receives the metering element, and wherein the sealing member comprises a main part and a sealing lip, characterized by the sealing lip and the main part defining a recess, wherein the recess is arranged between the sealing lip and the main part, and wherein the sealing lip is deflectable into the recess. - a storage chamber configured to hold a plurality of doses of a substance, - a metering element configured to be moved with respect to the storage chamber, the metering element comprising a metering chamber, wherein a sub-quantity of the substance can be retrieved from the storage chamber by means of the metering chamber, when the metering element is moved in a dosing direction with respect to the storage chamber, and - a sealing member mechanically cooperating with the metering element, wherein the sealing member comprises an opening (31 a) which receives the metering element, and wherein the sealing member comprises a main part and a sealing lip,
A device for repairing a damaged spot in a repair area of a glass pane, the device comprising - an attachment portion for releasable attachment of the device to a main surface of the glass pane, - a repair portion for repairing the glass pane, - an injector unit configured to release a repair agent, and - a control device, characterized in that the device includes a first sensor device which is configured to be brought into, or which is in, data connection with the control device and which is configured to determine a contact pressure with which the injector unit, which is disposable or disposed on the repair portion, is pressed onto the repair area. - an attachment portion for releasable attachment of the device to a main surface of the glass pane, - a repair portion for repairing the glass pane, - an injector unit configured to release a repair agent, and - a control device,
An actuator comprising: an inner tubular structure; an outer tubular structure (13, 14) surrounding the inner tubular structure and comprising a plurality of layers of a dielectric elastomeric material and a tubular elastic support structure, the elastic support structure configured to maintain a pre-stress in the layers of the dielectric elastomeric material, wherein the outer tubular structure is configured to contract in a radial direction around the inner tubular structure upon application of an actuation voltage signal across the dielectric elastomeric material layers. an inner tubular structure; an outer tubular structure (13, 14) surrounding the inner tubular structure and comprising a plurality of layers of a dielectric elastomeric material and a tubular elastic support structure, the elastic support structure configured to maintain a pre-stress in the layers of the dielectric elastomeric material, wherein the outer tubular structure is configured to contract in a radial direction around the inner tubular structure upon application of an actuation voltage signal across the dielectric elastomeric material layers.
A method for satellite in-orbit communication payload verification, wherein: prior to launch of the satellite: configuring, by the satellite, the operating parameters of a communication payload of the satellite to a specific state, said state including a payload input being configured to an RF termination or off-line, resulting in a thermal noise signal being internally generated by the communication payload; and processing, by the satellite, the thermal noise signal to generate a baseline data set; following launch of the satellite, configuring, by the satellite, operating parameters of the communication payload to the same specific state, resulting in an in-orbit thermal noise signal being internally generated by the communication payload of the satellite; and processing and transmitting said in-orbit thermal noise signal from the satellite to a ground station; receiving, by the ground station, the transmitted in-orbit thermal noise signal; and comparing, by the ground station, the received in-orbit thermal noise signal to the baseline data set for the same communication payload state, to determine whether performance and functionality of the communication payload has changed. configuring, by the satellite, the operating parameters of a communication payload of the satellite to a specific state, said state including a payload input being configured to an RF termination or off-line, resulting in a thermal noise signal being internally generated by the communication payload; and processing, by the satellite, the thermal noise signal to generate a baseline data set; following launch of the satellite, configuring, by the satellite, operating parameters of the communication payload to the same specific state, resulting in an in-orbit thermal noise signal being internally generated by the communication payload of the satellite; and processing and transmitting said in-orbit thermal noise signal from the satellite to a ground station; receiving, by the ground station, the transmitted in-orbit thermal noise signal; and comparing, by the ground station, the received in-orbit thermal noise signal to the baseline data set for the same communication payload state, to determine whether performance and functionality of the communication payload has changed. processing and transmitting said in-orbit thermal noise signal from the satellite to a ground station; receiving, by the ground station, the transmitted in-orbit thermal noise signal; and comparing, by the ground station, the received in-orbit thermal noise signal to the baseline data set for the same communication payload state, to determine whether performance and functionality of the communication payload has changed.
A method of removing and detecting the presence of substances from at least one of a body of water or the air, comprising: placing an open-cell foam material into a particular location of the body of water or into a particular location of the air; and then after a first exposure time in the body of water or the air, removing a first portion of the open-cell foam material from the water or air, and leaving the remainder of the open-cell foam material in the particular location; and then after a second exposure time in the body or water or air that is longer than the first exposure time, removing a second, separate, portion of the open-cell foam material from the water or air; and then determining the presence in the removed first and second separate portions, of one or more substances that were removed from the water or air by the open-cell foam material. placing an open-cell foam material into a particular location of the body of water or into a particular location of the air; and then after a first exposure time in the body of water or the air, removing a first portion of the open-cell foam material from the water or air, and leaving the remainder of the open-cell foam material in the particular location; and then after a second exposure time in the body or water or air that is longer than the first exposure time, removing a second, separate, portion of the open-cell foam material from the water or air; and then determining the presence in the removed first and second separate portions, of one or more substances that were removed from the water or air by the open-cell foam material.
A method for synthesizing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) comprising the steps of: providing a growth chamber, the growth chamber being heated to a first temperature sufficiently high to grow carbon nanotubes, the first temperature ranging from 450°C to 650°C; passing a substrate through the growth chamber; heating a process gas to form a heated process gas, the process gas comprising an inert gas; mixing a feed gas with the heated process gas to form a pre-heated mixture of feed gas and process gas, the pre-heated mixture being heated to a second temperature sufficient to dissociate at least some of the feed gas into free carbon radicals, the second temperature ranging from 550°C to 1000°C; and introducing the pre-heated mixture of feed gas and process gas into the growth chamber; wherein the free carbon radicals initiate formation of carbon nanotubes on the substrate in the growth chamber. providing a growth chamber, the growth chamber being heated to a first temperature sufficiently high to grow carbon nanotubes, the first temperature ranging from 450°C to 650°C; passing a substrate through the growth chamber; heating a process gas to form a heated process gas, the process gas comprising an inert gas; mixing a feed gas with the heated process gas to form a pre-heated mixture of feed gas and process gas, the pre-heated mixture being heated to a second temperature sufficient to dissociate at least some of the feed gas into free carbon radicals, the second temperature ranging from 550°C to 1000°C; and introducing the pre-heated mixture of feed gas and process gas into the growth chamber;
A method for the manufacture of a bag for the breading of foods of the meat, fish and vegetables type and the like to be subjected to subsequent cooking in pan, dish or oven, comprising the steps of: - folding as a book a first sheet of non-toxic plastic material; - forming a plurality of holes or openings at a median portion of a second sheet of non-toxic plastic material; - inserting said second folded sheet in said first folded sheet; - welding said second sheet to said first sheet at longitudinal edges of the median portion provided with holes or openings of the second sheet; - welding said first and second sheet at side edges and a longitudinal edge opposite to the folded edge of said first and second sheet so as to obtain a casing with a first chamber with single wall defined by said first sheet and a second chamber with double wall defined by both said first sheet and second sheet; - applying auxiliary means of closure at least at said first chamber in a longitudinal or transverse direction; - forming one or two opposite welded potions at a line of separation between the first chamber and the second chamber, said welded portion being provided with a pre-cut suitable for partially dividing said first chamber from said second chamber in order to facilitate the operations of opening, filing, emptying of the bag. - folding as a book a first sheet of non-toxic plastic material; - forming a plurality of holes or openings at a median portion of a second sheet of non-toxic plastic material; - inserting said second folded sheet in said first folded sheet; - welding said second sheet to said first sheet at longitudinal edges of the median portion provided with holes or openings of the second sheet; - welding said first and second sheet at side edges and a longitudinal edge opposite to the folded edge of said first and second sheet so as to obtain a casing with a first chamber with single wall defined by said first sheet and a second chamber with double wall defined by both said first sheet and second sheet; - applying auxiliary means of closure at least at said first chamber in a longitudinal or transverse direction; - forming one or two opposite welded potions at a line of separation between the first chamber and the second chamber, said welded portion being provided with a pre-cut suitable for partially dividing said first chamber from said second chamber in order to facilitate the operations of opening, filing, emptying of the bag.
A process for preparing compound 4, comprising in one of the alcohol solvents, asymmetric hydrogenation of 5 in the presence of [Rh(Duanphos)]Y and hydrogen to provide compound 4, wherein "Duanphos" is (Rc,Sp)-Duanphos or (Sc,Rp)-Duanphos, X is NBD or/and COD, Y is selected from the group consisting of BF4, PF6 and SbF6, wherein, indicates that compound 5 is E or/and Z; * indicates that compound 4 has a chiral center, which is R configuration when ( R c, S p)-Duanphos is used, otherwise it is S configuration when ( S c, R p)-Duanphos is used.
A beamforming method, comprising: combining, by a base station, a cell-specific reference signal CRS wide beam with N CRS narrow beams to form N CRS composite beams, wherein the N CRS narrow beams are pre-generated based on a weight of the CRS wide beam, N≥1, and N is a positive integer; selecting, by the base station, a first beam from the N CRS composite beams, and performing beamforming processing on a physical downlink control channel PDCCH based on a weight of the first beam to form a second beam; and sending, by the base station, the first beam and the second beam. combining, by a base station, a cell-specific reference signal CRS wide beam with N CRS narrow beams to form N CRS composite beams, wherein the N CRS narrow beams are pre-generated based on a weight of the CRS wide beam, N≥1, and N is a positive integer; selecting, by the base station, a first beam from the N CRS composite beams, and performing beamforming processing on a physical downlink control channel PDCCH based on a weight of the first beam to form a second beam; and sending, by the base station, the first beam and the second beam.
A method operational on a peer node (202, 400), comprising: storing a data object in a storage medium, wherein the data object includes a routing mechanism adapted to be employed in locating within a peer-to-peer overlay network an access control list associated with the data object; receiving a request from a requesting peer node for read access to the stored data object; locating the access control list in the peer-to-peer overlay network using the routing mechanism included with the data object; determining whether the read access requested by the requesting peer node is authorized based on the access control list, wherein determining whether the read access requested by the requesting peer node is authorized based on the access control list comprises: sending an inquiry to a peer node storing the access control list, where the inquiry requests an indication whether the read access requested by the requesting peer node is authorized; and receiving the indication denoting whether the read access requested by the requesting peer node is authorized; and granting or denying read access to the data object for the requesting peer node based on whether the access control list authorizes the requested read access. storing a data object in a storage medium, wherein the data object includes a routing mechanism adapted to be employed in locating within a peer-to-peer overlay network an access control list associated with the data object; receiving a request from a requesting peer node for read access to the stored data object; locating the access control list in the peer-to-peer overlay network using the routing mechanism included with the data object; sending an inquiry to a peer node storing the access control list, where the inquiry requests an indication whether the read access requested by the requesting peer node is authorized; and receiving the indication denoting whether the read access requested by the requesting peer node is authorized; and granting or denying read access to the data object for the requesting peer node based on whether the access control list authorizes the requested read access.
A multi-dose nasal spray device for delivery of one or more phosphodiesterase inhibitors to a subject's nasal epithelium for use in the treatment of a taste or smell disorder in_a subject, that delivers a dosage unit in a plume upon actuation, wherein the dosage unit comprises the one or more phosphodiesterase inhibitors in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising one or more excipients; wherein the dosage unit does not comprise theophylline; and wherein the plume has_a total volume of from 25 μL to 200 μL and a droplet size distribution characterized by: (a) less than about 5 % of the droplets in the plume having a size of less than about 10 μm, (b) a D 10 of greater than 12.5 μm, wherein about 10% of the droplets in the plume have a size less than the D 10, (c) a D 50 of from 30 to about 70 μm, wherein about 50% of the droplets in the plume have a size less than the D 50, (d) a D 90 of less than 200 μm, wherein about 90% of the droplets in the plume have a size less than the D 90, and (e)_a span of from 1 to about 6, wherein the span is calculated according to: (D 90 - D 10)/D 50. (a) less than about 5 % of the droplets in the plume having a size of less than about 10 μm, (b) a D 10 of greater than 12.5 μm, wherein about 10% of the droplets in the plume have a size less than the D 10, (c) a D 50 of from 30 to about 70 μm, wherein about 50% of the droplets in the plume have a size less than the D 50, (d) a D 90 of less than 200 μm, wherein about 90% of the droplets in the plume have a size less than the D 90, and (e)_a span of from 1 to about 6, wherein the span is calculated according to: (D 90 - D 10)/D 50.
A method of acquiring a signal at a mobile station telecommunications system receiver with the aid of acquisition assistance data, comprising: a) obtaining first acquisition assistance data at the mobile station while the mobile station is at a first location; characterised by comprising: b) making a determination that the mobile station has moved to an estimated new location since obtaining the first acquisition data, wherein the determination that the mobile station has moved is based upon any combination of comparisons selected from (a) a present neighbor list of base stations of the receiver to a previous neighbor list of base stations of the receiver, or (b) a present active base station list of the receiver to a previous active base station list of the receiver, or (c) a present serving base station for the receiver to a previous serving base station for the receiver; and c) calculating, at the mobile station, second acquisition assistance data based on the first acquisition assistance data and based on using the estimated new location of the mobile station to aid a search for said signal by the mobile station at the estimated new location. a) obtaining first acquisition assistance data at the mobile station while the mobile station is at a first location; characterised by comprising: b) making a determination that the mobile station has moved to an estimated new location since obtaining the first acquisition data, wherein the determination that the mobile station has moved is based upon any combination of comparisons selected from (a) a present neighbor list of base stations of the receiver to a previous neighbor list of base stations of the receiver, or b) making a determination that the mobile station has moved to an estimated new location since obtaining the first acquisition data, wherein the determination that the mobile station has moved is based upon any combination of comparisons selected from (a) a present neighbor list of base stations of the receiver to a previous neighbor list of base stations of the receiver, or (b) a present active base station list of the receiver to a previous active base station list of the receiver, or (c) a present serving base station for the receiver to a previous serving base station for the receiver; and c) calculating, at the mobile station, second acquisition assistance data based on the first acquisition assistance data and based on using the estimated new location of the mobile station to aid a search for said signal by the mobile station at the estimated new location.
Method of collective bonding of individual chips on a strained substrate, comprising the following steps: - functionalised layers are arranged on a support, in an adjacent non-contiguous manner, with a space (e) between two neighbouring layers, - the adhesive is deposited on each of these functionalised layers, - the strained substrate is transferred onto this adhesive, - parts of the assembly thereby formed are singularised to produce chips bonded on the strained substrate, characterised in that the adhesive deposited on each functionalised layer is a calibrated drop of adhesive, and in that the substrate has hollows above the spaces (e). - functionalised layers are arranged on a support, in an adjacent non-contiguous manner, with a space (e) between two neighbouring layers, - the adhesive is deposited on each of these functionalised layers, - the strained substrate is transferred onto this adhesive, - parts of the assembly thereby formed are singularised to produce chips bonded on the strained substrate,