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A prosthetic device for implantation in the vertebral column, comprising: a body comprising a central support portion extending laterally along a lateral axis between first and second end portions (304, 306), the first end portion extending longitudinally along a first longitudinal axis and the second end portion extending longitudinally along a second longitudinal axis, and the first and second longitudinal axes (305, 307) are generally perpendicular to the lateral axis, wherein the first end portion comprises an outer surface and the first end portion is configured and dimensioned to be inserted between adjacent spinous processes of the vertebral column such that when the first end portion is inserted at least a portion of the outer surface engages at least one of the adjacent spinous processes, characterized in that the second end portion comprises a plate having a uniform thickness and an opening to engage an insertion tool, the opening extending from the second end portion through the central support portion and the first end portion, and in that the central support portion comprises proximal indented regions and distal indented regions, the width of the proximal indented regions being different than the width of the distal indented regions. a body comprising a central support portion extending laterally along a lateral axis between first and second end portions (304, 306), the first end portion extending longitudinally along a first longitudinal axis and the second end portion extending longitudinally along a second longitudinal axis, and the first and second longitudinal axes (305, 307) are generally perpendicular to the lateral axis, wherein the first end portion comprises an outer surface and the first end portion is configured and dimensioned to be inserted between adjacent spinous processes of the vertebral column such that when the first end portion is inserted at least a portion of the outer surface engages at least one of the adjacent spinous processes, characterized in that the second end portion comprises a plate having a uniform thickness and an opening to engage an insertion tool, the opening extending from the second end portion through the central support portion and the first end portion, and in that the central support portion comprises proximal indented regions and distal indented regions, the width of the proximal indented regions being different than the width of the distal indented regions.
A wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, comprising: at least one antenna; a first transceiver operatively coupled to the at least one antenna; and a second transceiver operatively coupled to the at least one antenna, wherein: the at least one antenna and the first transceiver are configured to receive a first signal from a network; wherein the received first signal comprises one or more sections of different time duration and amplitudes, wherein the one or more sections have a same energy; the first transceiver is further configured to extract energy from the received first signal; the first transceiver is further configured to decode an energy signature of the received first signal by comparing a separation in time between energy threshold events, wherein the energy threshold events are based on the extracted energy; the first transceiver is further configured to activate, on a condition that the decoded energy signature matches a configured energy signature, the second transceiver; and the at least one antenna and the second transceiver are configured to receive a second signal from the network. at least one antenna; a first transceiver operatively coupled to the at least one antenna; and a second transceiver operatively coupled to the at least one antenna, wherein: the at least one antenna and the first transceiver are configured to receive a first signal from a network; wherein the received first signal comprises one or more sections of different time duration and amplitudes, wherein the one or more sections have a same energy; the first transceiver is further configured to extract energy from the received first signal; the first transceiver is further configured to decode an energy signature of the received first signal by comparing a separation in time between energy threshold events, wherein the energy threshold events are based on the extracted energy; the first transceiver is further configured to activate, on a condition that the decoded energy signature matches a configured energy signature, the second transceiver; and the at least one antenna and the second transceiver are configured to receive a second signal from the network. the at least one antenna and the first transceiver are configured to receive a first signal from a network; wherein the received first signal comprises one or more sections of different time duration and amplitudes, wherein the one or more sections have a same energy; the first transceiver is further configured to extract energy from the received first signal; the first transceiver is further configured to decode an energy signature of the received first signal by comparing a separation in time between energy threshold events, wherein the energy threshold events are based on the extracted energy; the first transceiver is further configured to activate, on a condition that the decoded energy signature matches a configured energy signature, the second transceiver; and the at least one antenna and the second transceiver are configured to receive a second signal from the network.
A method for adjusting the accuracy of detected event locations in a gamma camera system comprising: positioning at least three point sources (1, 2, 3) in the field-of-view of the camera (32, 34) so that no two point sources (1, 2, 3) share the same transverse plane and no three sources share an oblique plane parallel to the axis of rotation; acquiring event data from the point sources from a plurality of detector positions; processing the event data to produce translational and rotational alignment adjustments; and producing gamma camera image information adjusted in accordance with the translational and rotational alignment adjustments. positioning at least three point sources (1, 2, 3) in the field-of-view of the camera (32, 34) so that no two point sources (1, 2, 3) share the same transverse plane and no three sources share an oblique plane parallel to the axis of rotation; acquiring event data from the point sources from a plurality of detector positions; processing the event data to produce translational and rotational alignment adjustments; and producing gamma camera image information adjusted in accordance with the translational and rotational alignment adjustments.
A bitumen pellet comprising a core and a coating layer, in which: - the core comprises at least one bitumen base and at least one chemical additive chosen from: an organic compound, a paraffin, a polyphosphoric acid, and mixtures thereof, and - the coating layer comprises at least one fumed silica compound. - the core comprises at least one bitumen base and at least one chemical additive chosen from: an organic compound, a paraffin, a polyphosphoric acid, and mixtures thereof, and - the coating layer comprises at least one fumed silica compound.
Method for producing a low or medium voltage switchgear comprising an electrical component, at least one electrical connector electrically connected to the component and a casing delimiting a volume in which the component is received, wherein the connector comprises a body which passes through the casing, the method comprising a step of placing a seal inside a peripheral groove formed in the wall of the body and a step of injecting a plastic material around the body of the connector and around the seal, characterized in that the injection step consists in injecting the plastic material at a pressure causing an elastic crushing of the seal inside the groove.
A furnishing structure with light sources comprising two substantially equal base sections (2, 2') facing each other and held together by a connection section (4, 4') and by a pair of end heads so as to jointly define a prismatic body and to jointly delimit at least one slot for light rays to pass, which rays are emitted by at least one multiple light source positioned removably inside the space delimited by said base sections (2, 2') facing each other and are reflected by said connection section (4, 4'), wherein each base section (2, 2') comprises a first wing which is coplanar to a first wall of said prismatic body, and a second wing which is adjacent to said first wing, characterized in that each base section (2, 2') further comprises a third wing which is adjacent to said second wing and extends parallel from the third wing of the other base section (2, 2') to delimit said slot when the two sections (2, 2') are facing each other.
A method for generating CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat)-escape phage mutants comprising: a) obtaining: at least one parent phage and a phage-resistant bacterial strain comprising at least one CRISPR locus, wherein said CRISPR locus comprises a nucleic acid sequence that is at least about 95% identical to at least one protospacer sequence in the genome of said at least one parent phage; b) exposing said at least one parent phage to said phage-resistant bacterial strain, under conditions such that at least one phage variant is produced; and c) selecting said at least one phage variant, wherein said at least one phage variant exhibits the ability to infect the said phage-resistant bacterial strain and is a CRISPR-escape phage mutant and wherein the genome of said at least one phage variant comprises at least one mutation in at least one protospacer sequence and / or in a CRISPR motif. a) obtaining: at least one parent phage and a phage-resistant bacterial strain comprising at least one CRISPR locus, wherein said CRISPR locus comprises a nucleic acid sequence that is at least about 95% identical to at least one protospacer sequence in the genome of said at least one parent phage; b) exposing said at least one parent phage to said phage-resistant bacterial strain, under conditions such that at least one phage variant is produced; and c) selecting said at least one phage variant, wherein said at least one phage variant exhibits the ability to infect the said phage-resistant bacterial strain and is a CRISPR-escape phage mutant and wherein the genome of said at least one phage variant comprises at least one mutation in at least one protospacer sequence and / or in a CRISPR motif.
Instrument for vessel fusion and separation, with an elongate shank extending away from the housing and carrying a tool at its distal end, with a first branch which belongs to the tool and comprises a first electrode face, with a second branch which belongs to the tool and is mounted so as to be movable towards the first electrode face and away from same, wherein the second branch has an electrode face and a longitudinal slot, with a cutter which belongs to the tool and consists of an electrically conductive material, and is arranged movably relative to the shank and protrudes into the longitudinal slot or can be inserted in same, with a drive element extending from the housing through the shank to the cutter, characterised in that the cutter and the drive element establish a gap between them, and that the instrument comprises an isolator which is arranged so as to connect the cutter and the drive element together.
A vehicle drive assembly with double power sources longitudinally placed in a vehicle, connectable to a vehicle axle half shaft, wherein the vehicle drive assembly is provided with a transmission, the transmission comprises a first input shaft, a first power source is connected to the first input shaft, an output shaft is provided coaxial with the first input shaft, and an intermediate shaft is provided parallel to the first input shaft; and a first stage of deceleration gear train is mounted through the first input shaft and the intermediate shaft, an Nth stage of deceleration gear train is mounted through the intermediate shaft and the output shaft, N≥2, and each of the stages of deceleration gear train comprises a pair of gears with unequal transmission ratios; wherein in the first stage to Nth stage of deceleration gear train, each of the stages of deceleration gear train is provided with a shifting clutch or synchronizer cooperating therewith; characterized in that a second power source is connected to the second input shaft, the second input shaft is provided with a driving gear, the driving gear is engaged with any one of stages from a second stage to the Nth stage of deceleration gear train, and power of the second power source is transmitted to the output shaft via the stage of deceleration gear train which the driving gear is engaged with; the first power source is a combination of an engine and an ISG motor, and the second power source is an electric motor.
A pad for disc brakes for railway vehicles comprising a base plate, a plurality of friction elements, which are fixed to the base plate in a reversible manner, and a plurality of spacer elements, each arranged between a respective friction element and the base plate; said pad being characterized in that at least part of said spacer elements have a different intrinsic elasticity among them.
Cosmetic or aesthetic use of an injectable composition based on a nucleic acid polymer chain moiety as dermal filler and cell regenerative or to increase the volume of a tissue, wherein the nucleic acid polymer chain moiety is at least partially crosslinked with a biocompatible crosslinking agent, whereby methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy are excluded.
An electrically operated aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate by heating a susceptor element positioned to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, the device comprising: a device housing defining a chamber for receiving at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article; an inductor comprising an inductor coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; and a power source connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency electric current to the inductor coil such that, in use, the inductor coil generates a fluctuating electromagnetic field to heat the susceptor element and thereby heat the aerosol-forming substrate, wherein the inductor further comprises a flux concentrator disposed around the inductor coil and configured to distort the fluctuating electromagnetic field, generated by the inductor coil during use, towards the chamber, and wherein the inductor further comprises an electrically conductive shield disposed around the flux concentrator, and wherein the inductor further comprises an inner sleeve having an outer surface on which the inductor coil is supported, the inner sleeve comprising protrusions on its outer surface at one or both ends of the inductor coil for retaining the inductor coil on the inner sleeve. a device housing defining a chamber for receiving at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article; an inductor comprising an inductor coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; and a power source connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency electric current to the inductor coil such that, in use, the inductor coil generates a fluctuating electromagnetic field to heat the susceptor element and thereby heat the aerosol-forming substrate, wherein the inductor further comprises a flux concentrator disposed around the inductor coil and configured to distort the fluctuating electromagnetic field, generated by the inductor coil during use, towards the chamber, and wherein the inductor further comprises an electrically conductive shield disposed around the flux concentrator, and wherein the inductor further comprises an inner sleeve having an outer surface on which the inductor coil is supported, the inner sleeve comprising protrusions on its outer surface at one or both ends of the inductor coil for retaining the inductor coil on the inner sleeve.
A device for monitoring the state of a zipper system, said device comprising: - a first tape and a second tape, each provided with a series of members, such as teeth or turns, able to be coupled/uncoupled from the series of corresponding members, - a slider made from an electrically conductive material, called conductive slider, the conductive slider being arranged with the series of members so as to allow the coupling of the members from the two series by movement in a direction along said series of members and to allow them to be uncoupled by movement in the other direction; characterized in that the control device comprises: - at least two strips (5, 6) of electrically conductive material, called conductive strips, secured to the first tape and positioned transversely, preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first tape, said strips (5, 6) and the slider being configured such that the two strips (5, 6) are electrically coupled to one another by the slider when said slider is moved at the height of said strips (5, 6); - a detection and signaling system configured to detect the state of electrical continuity between the two strips (5, 6). - a first tape and a second tape, each provided with a series of members, such as teeth or turns, able to be coupled/uncoupled from the series of corresponding members, - a slider made from an electrically conductive material, called conductive slider, the conductive slider being arranged with the series of members so as to allow the coupling of the members from the two series by movement in a direction along said series of members and to allow them to be uncoupled by movement in the other direction; - at least two strips (5, 6) of electrically conductive material, called conductive strips, secured to the first tape and positioned transversely, preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first tape, said strips (5, 6) and the slider being configured such that the two strips (5, 6) are electrically coupled to one another by the slider when said slider is moved at the height of said strips (5, 6); - a detection and signaling system configured to detect the state of electrical continuity between the two strips (5, 6).
A rainwater treatment device comprising: a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a cartridge accommodation space for removably receiving a cartridge including a substrate for treating rainwater, a fluid receiving space for receiving fluid flowing out of the cartridge accommodation space, the fluid receiving space being fluidly connected to the fluid outlet by a drainage flow path, and an overflow damming element provided in the drainage flow path and/or the fluid receiving space for damming up fluid in the fluid receiving space and the accommodation space and for reducing a fluid throughput in the drainage flow path towards the fluid outlet for as long as the overflow damming element does not overflow, wherein the overflow damming element comprises at least one opening through which fluid is able to pass the overflow damming element in the direction of the fluid outlet when the overflow damming element does not overflow, characterized in that: the overflow damming element is welded to the fluid receiving space and/or the drainage flow path by at least one weld, and the weld is leaky. a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a cartridge accommodation space for removably receiving a cartridge including a substrate for treating rainwater, a fluid receiving space for receiving fluid flowing out of the cartridge accommodation space, the fluid receiving space being fluidly connected to the fluid outlet by a drainage flow path, and an overflow damming element provided in the drainage flow path and/or the fluid receiving space for damming up fluid in the fluid receiving space and the accommodation space and for reducing a fluid throughput in the drainage flow path towards the fluid outlet for as long as the overflow damming element does not overflow, wherein the overflow damming element comprises at least one opening through which fluid is able to pass the overflow damming element in the direction of the fluid outlet when the overflow damming element does not overflow, characterized in that: the overflow damming element is welded to the fluid receiving space and/or the drainage flow path by at least one weld, and the weld is leaky. the overflow damming element is welded to the fluid receiving space and/or the drainage flow path by at least one weld, and the weld is leaky.
Method for identifying a subject, which has peripartum cardiomyopathy or which has a risk for developing peripartum cardiomyopathy, wherein the method comprises: (a) analyzing in a sample obtained from a test subject the amount and/or activity of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1); and/or the genotype of the PAI-1 gene; (b) comparing said amount and/or activity with reference data corresponding to the amount and/or activity of PAI-1 of at least one reference subject; and/or said genotype of the PAI-1 gene with reference data corresponding to the genotype of the PAI-1 gene of at least one reference subject; and (c) identifying a subject, which has peripartum cardiomyopathy or which has a risk for developing peripartum cardiomyopathy based on the comparison step (b), with respect to the genotype of the PAI-1 gene the presence of a genetic polymorphism or mutation which is a C to T substitution at position -747 of the PAI-1 promoter in the sample of the test subject indicates the presence of peripartum cardiomyopathy or a risk for developing peripartum cardiomyopathy. (a) analyzing in a sample obtained from a test subject the amount and/or activity of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1); and/or the genotype of the PAI-1 gene; the amount and/or activity of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1); and/or the genotype of the PAI-1 gene; (b) comparing said amount and/or activity with reference data corresponding to the amount and/or activity of PAI-1 of at least one reference subject; and/or said genotype of the PAI-1 gene with reference data corresponding to the genotype of the PAI-1 gene of at least one reference subject; and said amount and/or activity with reference data corresponding to the amount and/or activity of PAI-1 of at least one reference subject; and/or said genotype of the PAI-1 gene with reference data corresponding to the genotype of the PAI-1 gene of at least one reference subject; and (c) identifying a subject, which has peripartum cardiomyopathy or which has a risk for developing peripartum cardiomyopathy based on the comparison step (b), with respect to the genotype of the PAI-1 gene the presence of a genetic polymorphism or mutation which is a C to T substitution at position -747 of the PAI-1 promoter in the sample of the test subject indicates the presence of peripartum cardiomyopathy or a risk for developing peripartum cardiomyopathy.
A composition for increasing the symmetric expansion of a stem cell comprising a human Wnt7a polypeptide fragment that lacks the N-terminal 210 to 219 amino acids of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3.
Antioxidant compositions containing piceid, possibly in combination with resveratrol for use in the prevention of oxidative and photooxidative damage of the skin caused by lengthy exposure to the sun in the form of skin protective oils, suspensions, creams, ointment, solutions and/or emulsions.
Arrangement, comprising a fastening device for fastening an optical fibre by inserting the fastening device into a groove of a vehicle interior, and a vehicle interior with the groove, wherein the fastening device has a receiving part with an elongated hollow part, for receiving the optical fibre, and a projection, extending away from the hollow part when seen in cross section, wherein the receiving part comprises a textile that forms the hollow part and the projection, characterized in that the projection is connected to a stable fastening element, which does not bend or deviate when it is introduced into the groove, has a burr strip, can be partially or completely introduced into the groove and retains the fastening device in the groove.