mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of determining a presence and prevalence of microbial sequences in a sample comprising cell-free nucleic acids from a non-microbial host, the method comprising: (i) providing a sample comprising cell-free nucleic acids from said non-microbial host, wherein said cell-free nucleic acids from said non-microbial host comprise cell-free nucleic acids from bacteria, parasites, or fungi; (ii) amplifying nucleic acids from said sample comprising cell-free nucleic acids by a non-biased method, a non-biased method that comprises amplifying with universal primers, or a non-biased method that comprises ligating adaptors to said nucleic acids and amplifying with primers specific for said adaptors; (iii) performing high-throughput sequencing of said cell-free nucleic acids from said non-microbial host to generate sequence reads, wherein said high throughput sequencing is performed on amplified nucleic acids from said sample comprising cell-free nucleic acids; (iv) performing bioinformatics analysis of said sequence reads to subtract host sequences; and (v) determining a presence and prevalence of microbial cell-free sequences from said bioinformatics analysis of said sequence reads to assess a presence and prevalence of individual strains or species of bacteria, parasites or fungi within a microbiome of said non-microbial host. (i) providing a sample comprising cell-free nucleic acids from said non-microbial host, wherein said cell-free nucleic acids from said non-microbial host comprise cell-free nucleic acids from bacteria, parasites, or fungi; (ii) amplifying nucleic acids from said sample comprising cell-free nucleic acids by a non-biased method, a non-biased method that comprises amplifying with universal primers, or a non-biased method that comprises ligating adaptors to said nucleic acids and amplifying with primers specific for said adaptors; (iii) performing high-throughput sequencing of said cell-free nucleic acids from said non-microbial host to generate sequence reads, wherein said high throughput sequencing is performed on amplified nucleic acids from said sample comprising cell-free nucleic acids; (iv) performing bioinformatics analysis of said sequence reads to subtract host sequences; and (v) determining a presence and prevalence of microbial cell-free sequences from said bioinformatics analysis of said sequence reads to assess a presence and prevalence of individual strains or species of bacteria, parasites or fungi within a microbiome of said non-microbial host.
A debris handling assembly for decreasing a size of debris entering an electrical submersible pump assembly in a subterranean well, the debris handling assembly including: a handler housing, the handler housing being a generally tubular member with an inner bore; a housing cutting profile located on an inner surface of the inner bore of the handler housing; a cutting blade secured to a rotating shaft within the inner bore of the handler housing, the cutting blade being aligned with a first portion of the housing cutting profile; a mill secured to the rotating shaft within the inner bore of the handler housing, the mill aligned with a second portion of the housing cutting profile; and an annular mill space, the annular mill space defined by an outer surface of the mill and the inner surface of the inner bore, the annular mill space decreasing in a radial dimension in a downstream direction. a handler housing, the handler housing being a generally tubular member with an inner bore; a housing cutting profile located on an inner surface of the inner bore of the handler housing; a cutting blade secured to a rotating shaft within the inner bore of the handler housing, the cutting blade being aligned with a first portion of the housing cutting profile; a mill secured to the rotating shaft within the inner bore of the handler housing, the mill aligned with a second portion of the housing cutting profile; and an annular mill space, the annular mill space defined by an outer surface of the mill and the inner surface of the inner bore, the annular mill space decreasing in a radial dimension in a downstream direction.
A method of identifying a filter, wherein the filter has at least one retentate side and at least one permeate side which are separated from one another by at least one filter medium, wherein the method comprises generating a pressure in a fluid, in particular in a liquid, on the retentate side or on the permeate side by means of at least one pressure source, in particular by means of at least one pump; switching off the pressure source; and the measurement of the pressure development in the fluid over time subsequent to the switching off of the pressure source.
A process for applying one or more foam layers to a top surface of an innercore unit and bucket assembly, comprising: transferring the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30) onto a planar conveying surface of an adhesive application station; moving the planar conveying surface carrying the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30) along a travel path; detecting a leading edge of the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30) with a sensor; automatically spraying a controlled amount of an adhesive in a defined pattern onto the top surfaces of the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30) beginning at the leading edge to a trailing edge, wherein automatically spraying the controlled amount of the adhesive comprises discharging the adhesive from a bridge spanning across the travel path, wherein the bridge comprises a plurality of spray nozzles movable across the bridge in fluid communication with a source of the adhesive, wherein the plurality of spray nozzles are located on the bridge; adjusting the adhesive application based on density and hardness properties of the foam layer and foam layer sequence; detecting the trailing edge of the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30); discontinuing the spraying of the adhesive; and subsequently placing and securing one or more foam layers onto the adhesive applied to the innercore and bucket assembly. transferring the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30) onto a planar conveying surface of an adhesive application station; moving the planar conveying surface carrying the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30) along a travel path; detecting a leading edge of the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30) with a sensor; automatically spraying a controlled amount of an adhesive in a defined pattern onto the top surfaces of the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30) beginning at the leading edge to a trailing edge, wherein automatically spraying the controlled amount of the adhesive comprises discharging the adhesive from a bridge spanning across the travel path, wherein the bridge comprises a plurality of spray nozzles movable across the bridge in fluid communication with a source of the adhesive, wherein the plurality of spray nozzles are located on the bridge; adjusting the adhesive application based on density and hardness properties of the foam layer and foam layer sequence; detecting the trailing edge of the innercore unit and bucket assembly (22, 30); discontinuing the spraying of the adhesive; and subsequently placing and securing one or more foam layers onto the adhesive applied to the innercore and bucket assembly.
A composition comprising a compound, and one or more diester compounds selected from compounds represented by formula 1, the compound and the one or more diester compounds being contained in X parts by mass and Y parts by mass, respectively, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyvinyl acetal having an average amount of residual hydroxyl group of 15 to 50 mol%, said average amount of residual hydroxyl group of the polyvinyl acetal being determined according to JIS K6728, wherein the compound is a polyester-based alcohol compound having a polyester structure and at least one hydroxyl group per molecule, and wherein X = 3 to 100, Y = 5 to 60, and X + Y = 42 to 120, wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a C5 to C16 organic group that may have an ether bond, and n is 1 to 10. the compound and the one or more diester compounds being contained in X parts by mass and Y parts by mass, respectively, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyvinyl acetal having an average amount of residual hydroxyl group of 15 to 50 mol%, said average amount of residual hydroxyl group of the polyvinyl acetal being determined according to JIS K6728, wherein the compound is a polyester-based alcohol compound having a polyester structure and at least one hydroxyl group per molecule, and wherein X = 3 to 100, Y = 5 to 60, and X + Y = 42 to 120,
Fixture for securing roof accessories on pitched roofs, particularly those made of metal, consisting of three support components which can be adjusted and screwed to one another at slot-type connections (23, 25, 28), namely two hook members (11, 16) and one intermediate member configured as a supporting bridge member, the hook members (11, 16) each comprising a support leg (12; 17) and being connectable to one another by means of adjustable and screwable slot-type connections (23, 25, 28), characterised in that each support leg (12; 17) comprises a slot plate (22; 27) at an angle thereto, particularly projecting at right-angles at one end, said slot plate being associated with cut-outs (24, 25) in the intermediate member, and in that the upper hook member when the fixture is arranged in its intended position comprises a long support leg and the lower hook member comprises a short support leg.
A paintable cloth consisting of a woven fabric comprising plant fibers, characterized in that said woven fabric is coated with a finish comprising the constituents below, in the following proportions expressed as weight percentages of solids: - 5% to 75% of a starchy compound, - 20% 55% of at least one acrylic polymer, and - 1.5% to 5% of a crosslinking agent. - 5% to 75% of a starchy compound, - 20% 55% of at least one acrylic polymer, and - 1.5% to 5% of a crosslinking agent.
A method for personalising an identity, value or security document which comprises a card-shaped composite body comprising a plurality of material layers (114.1-4), wherein the plurality of material layers (114.1-4) comprises a first material layer (114.2) with a first security element and a second material layer (114.3) with a second security element, wherein the two security elements (102, 104) are arranged one above the other so that they at least partially overlap, wherein the method comprises the steps of: • providing a blank of the identity, value or security document, said blank comprising the card-shaped composite body, • personalising both security elements (102, 104), wherein the personalisation comprises introducing personalisation information into both security elements (102, 104) congruently using an abrasive processing method, wherein a material removal resulting from the use of the abrasive processing method extends starting from a surface of the composite body through the first security element and the second security element. • providing a blank of the identity, value or security document, said blank comprising the card-shaped composite body, • personalising both security elements (102, 104), wherein the personalisation comprises introducing personalisation information into both security elements (102, 104) congruently using an abrasive processing method, wherein a material removal resulting from the use of the abrasive processing method extends starting from a surface of the composite body through the first security element and the second security element.
A working station, in particular a deep-drawing station, a molding station, a sealing station, a cutting station or a punching station, for a packaging machine, comprising - a rack supported on the ground; - a work unit comprising an upper part and a lower part; and - a lifting mechanism which is carried by the rack and by which the lower part of the work unit can be raised and lowered relative to the rack to perform a lower stroke, wherein the lifting mechanism has a drive which comprises at least one shaft extending in a transverse direction; a drive motor engaging at the shaft for rotating the shaft; and at least one gear (23, 25, 61, 71) which is coupled at an input side to the shaft, at which the lower part is supported at an output side and which converts a rotation of the shaft into the lower stroke of the lower part, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a plurality of synchronized shafts which are spaced apart along the rack and which each have a gear (23, 25, 61, 71) for the joint performance of the lower stroke, wherein the shafts are connected to one another by at least one synchronization coupling, characterized in that the synchronization coupling engages at the shafts via a respective shaft crank rotationally fixedly connected to the shaft. - a rack supported on the ground; - a work unit comprising an upper part and a lower part; and - a lifting mechanism which is carried by the rack and by which the lower part of the work unit can be raised and lowered relative to the rack to perform a lower stroke, wherein the lifting mechanism has a drive which comprises at least one shaft extending in a transverse direction; a drive motor engaging at the shaft for rotating the shaft; and at least one gear (23, 25, 61, 71) which is coupled at an input side to the shaft, at which the lower part is supported at an output side and which converts a rotation of the shaft into the lower stroke of the lower part, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a plurality of synchronized shafts which are spaced apart along the rack and which each have a gear (23, 25, 61, 71) for the joint performance of the lower stroke, wherein the shafts are connected to one another by at least one synchronization coupling, characterized in that the synchronization coupling engages at the shafts via a respective shaft crank rotationally fixedly connected to the shaft.
Method for the optimal utilisation of a winding item during the unwinding of winding items applied to storage drums in conjunction with the supply to a further-processing machine, in particular a winding machine, wherein the counter force necessary to keep constant the tensile force acting on the winding item is maintained until the winding item that is to be supplied has been fully incorporated into the subsequent further processing of the method and also after the winding item has been fully unwound from the storage drum, characterised in that, once the unwinding is complete and following the subsequent detachment of the end of the winding item from the storage drum, the counter force is applied by a braking device arranged at the inlet of the further-processing machine, in particular the winding machine, the braking process brought about by the braking device is triggered by a sensor-based detection of a marking applied to the winding item, and the temporal course of the braking process is controlled by a downstream control device, the end of the winding item to be connected to the storage drum is connected to the storage drum by means of a controllable connection assembly secured to the storage drum, the connection assembly is arranged upstream of a control device controlling the detachment of the winding end at the end of the unwinding process, and the control device is connected to a sensor, which is used to detect a marking applied to the winding item, and to the braking device.
An edge service management method, wherein the method is applied to a cloud computing system, the cloud computing system comprises a central resource cluster and at least one edge resource cluster (120, 130, 140), an execution node and at least one edge node are deployed in each edge resource cluster, and the method comprises: determining, by a management node deployed in the central resource cluster, a target execution node based on an edge service application range, wherein the edge service application range comprises a specified physical area, a specified edge resource cluster, or a subset of a specified edge resource cluster, and wherein the target execution node is deployed in one of the at least one edge resource cluster; obtaining, by the management node, an IP address of the target execution node; and sending, by the management node, an edge service policy to the target execution node based on the IP address, wherein the edge service policy is used by the target execution node to forward an edge service request from a terminal to a target edge node deployed in one of the at least one edge resource cluster, and wherein the edge service policy comprises a load balancing policy, and the load balancing policy is used by the target execution node to select the target edge node, and is used to implement load balancing of an edge node within the edge service application range. determining, by a management node deployed in the central resource cluster, a target execution node based on an edge service application range, wherein the edge service application range comprises a specified physical area, a specified edge resource cluster, or a subset of a specified edge resource cluster, and wherein the target execution node is deployed in one of the at least one edge resource cluster; obtaining, by the management node, an IP address of the target execution node; and sending, by the management node, an edge service policy to the target execution node based on the IP address, wherein the edge service policy is used by the target execution node to forward an edge service request from a terminal to a target edge node deployed in one of the at least one edge resource cluster, and wherein the edge service policy comprises a load balancing policy, and the load balancing policy is used by the target execution node to select the target edge node, and is used to implement load balancing of an edge node within the edge service application range.
An active material comprising: a composite oxide having an orthorhombic crystal structure and represented by a general formula of Li 2+w Na 2-x M1 y Ti 6-z M2 z O 14+δ, wherein the M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cs and K, the M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Fe, Co, Mn, and Al, and w is within a range of 0 ≤ w ≤ 4, x is within a range of 0 < x < 2, y is within a range of 0 ≤ y < 2, z is within a range of 0 < z ≤ 0.99, and δ is within a range of -0.5 ≤ δ ≤ 0.5.
Method of producing an insertion end, in particular the insertion end of a drilling, chiselling or drilling/chiselling tool, comprising the steps: forming a longitudinal groove in an outer surface of an end piece of a blank, the longitudinal groove being formed with an open end section on an end face of the end piece, forming a further longitudinal groove with an open end section on the end face in the outer surface, surrounding the outer surface of the end piece with a die engaging by means of a moulded part in the longitudinal groove outside its open end section, the moulded part being shorter than the longitudinal groove along an axis of the blank, and engaging by means of a further moulded part in the further longitudinal groove, the further moulded part completely filling the further longitudinal groove, and closing the open end section of the longitudinal groove by compressing the surrounded end piece by means of a punch acting on the end face. forming a longitudinal groove in an outer surface of an end piece of a blank, the longitudinal groove being formed with an open end section on an end face of the end piece, forming a further longitudinal groove with an open end section on the end face in the outer surface, surrounding the outer surface of the end piece with a die engaging by means of a moulded part in the longitudinal groove outside its open end section, the moulded part being shorter than the longitudinal groove along an axis of the blank, and engaging by means of a further moulded part in the further longitudinal groove, the further moulded part completely filling the further longitudinal groove, and closing the open end section of the longitudinal groove by compressing the surrounded end piece by means of a punch acting on the end face.
A terminal part comprising: a terminal fitting configured to be connected to a substrate; a housing that holds the terminal fitting so as to allow the terminal fitting to be fitted to a counterpart connector in a fitting direction; and a first locking portion (14, 15) provided in the housing and configured to be locked to adjacent parts (6, 7, 8) on both sides in a direction perpendicular to the fitting direction, characterized in that: the first locking portion (14, 15) protrudes from at least one of an upper wall and a lower wall of the housing in the arrangement direction. a terminal fitting configured to be connected to a substrate; a housing that holds the terminal fitting so as to allow the terminal fitting to be fitted to a counterpart connector in a fitting direction; and a first locking portion (14, 15) provided in the housing and configured to be locked to adjacent parts (6, 7, 8) on both sides in a direction perpendicular to the fitting direction, characterized in that: the first locking portion (14, 15) protrudes from at least one of an upper wall and a lower wall of the housing in the arrangement direction.
Structural component (10a; 10b; 10c; 10d; 10e) for a motor vehicle, having a closed hollow profile made of fibre composite material with a profile casing which surrounds a profile volume, and at least one reinforcing bulkhead (30a; 30b; 30c; 30d; 30e) which is arranged in the profile volume on at least one portion of the inner lateral surface of the profile casing, characterized in that the at least one reinforcing bulkhead (30a; 30b; 30c; 30d; 30e) has, at at least one point at which the at least one reinforcing bulkhead (30a; 30b; 30c; 30d; 30e) is arranged on the inner lateral surface, a height, starting perpendicularly from the inner lateral surface, which is less than a passage height of the profile volume at this point, wherein the profile casing forms a circumferentially closed profile casing portion at least in the region of the at least one reinforcing bulkhead (30a; 30b; 30c; 30d; 30e).
Device comprising at least one heat sink having at least one boundary surface facing a room, which can be brought to a temperature that is reduced in relation to a heat load, at least one surface element (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) being arranged between the boundary surface and the room, which element is at least partially permeable to heat radiation, the surface element (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) being arranged at a distance from the boundary surface so that an intermediate space (310, 320) is formed between the at least one surface element (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) and the boundary surface, characterized in that the at least one surface element (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) and the heat sink are enclosed by an edge compound which seals the intermediate space (310, 320) against the environment in an almost gas-tight manner and in that the device further contains at least one dehumidifying apparatus by means of which water can be removed from the intermediate space (310, 320) between the surface element (31, 32) and the boundary surface.
A fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells which are arranged in stacking direction, are clamped by means of clamping elements and of which at least one, preferably each, has a cell voltage contact for electrical connection to a cell monitoring unit, the at least one cell voltage contact being mechanically secured by at least one of the clamping elements with respect to the connection to the fuel cells, characterized in that each cell voltage contact comprises a plug for a plug connection, and in that the plugs are preassembled on the clamping element, or in that each plug is arranged on one of the fuel cells, and in that a mounting part for the plugs is accommodated in the clamping element for the electrical connections to the cell monitoring unit.