mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of sample analysis comprising the steps of: generating an array of emulsions with a plate that includes an array of emulsion generator units, each emulsion including partitions of a respective sample disposed in droplets; collecting the emulsions in an array of chambers defined by the plate, such that each emulsion forms a monolayer of droplets in a respective chamber of the array of chambers; applying heat to the emulsions while they are disposed in the array of chambers, to induce nucleic acid amplification in droplets of the emulsions; imaging droplets located in each chamber; and estimating a presence, if any, of the nucleic acid target in each respective sample based on the step of imaging; wherein each chamber has a width and a thickness, wherein the thickness promotes formation of the monolayer of droplets in the chamber, wherein the width is at least about ten times the thickness, and wherein the average separation between adjacent pairs of droplets in each chamber is less than an average diameter of the droplets; and wherein the plate defines an array of sample ports that open upwardly, wherein the step of generating includes a step of disposing each respective sample in a sample port, and wherein the chamber corresponding to each sample port has a larger footprint than the sample port such that the chamber occupies a larger area than the sample port. generating an array of emulsions with a plate that includes an array of emulsion generator units, each emulsion including partitions of a respective sample disposed in droplets; collecting the emulsions in an array of chambers defined by the plate, such that each emulsion forms a monolayer of droplets in a respective chamber of the array of chambers; applying heat to the emulsions while they are disposed in the array of chambers, to induce nucleic acid amplification in droplets of the emulsions; imaging droplets located in each chamber; and estimating a presence, if any, of the nucleic acid target in each respective sample based on the step of imaging; wherein each chamber has a width and a thickness, wherein the thickness promotes formation of the monolayer of droplets in the chamber, wherein the width is at least about ten times the thickness, and wherein the average separation between adjacent pairs of droplets in each chamber is less than an average diameter of the droplets; and wherein the plate defines an array of sample ports that open upwardly, wherein the step of generating includes a step of disposing each respective sample in a sample port, and wherein the chamber corresponding to each sample port has a larger footprint than the sample port such that the chamber occupies a larger area than the sample port.
A process for manufacturing pyrocarbon, comprising a step of forming pyrocarbon by a calefaction process from at least one C 3 alcohol or polyalcohol precursor.
A flame-retardant cable (10;20;30;40;50) having at least one core (31;41;51) comprising a conductor, and at least one protecting layer (13a; 13b; 14; 15; 47) surrounding the cable core (31;41;51), wherein the protecting layer (13a; 13b; 14; 15; 47) is made from a low smoke zero halogen (LSOH) flame-retardant polymer composition comprising at least 70 phr of a polyethylene homopolymer or copolymer having a density lower than 0.90 g/cm 3 as halogen-free polymeric base added with a) from 100 to 800 phr of at least one metal hydroxide; and b) at least 10 phr of a tannin. a) from 100 to 800 phr of at least one metal hydroxide; and b) at least 10 phr of a tannin.
A bisphenol-A free polyether resin prepared by a method comprising a) reacting a dihydroxyl compound and/or a diamine compound with a phenol stearic acid compound comprising 10-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-octadecanoic acid to produce a diphenol; and b) reacting the diphenol with a diglycidyl ether compound to form the polyether resin. a) reacting a dihydroxyl compound and/or a diamine compound with a phenol stearic acid compound comprising 10-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-octadecanoic acid to produce a diphenol; and b) reacting the diphenol with a diglycidyl ether compound to form the polyether resin.
An energy-supply and propulsion system for ships, having diesel generator units, by means of which electrical energy can be generated, converter units, which are assigned to one diesel generator unit in each case and by means of which the electrical energy generated by the diesel generator units in the form of alternating current can be converted to direct current, a DC voltage link, into which the electrical energy generated by the diesel generator units can be fed via the converter units as direct current, propulsion units and further consumers, which can be supplied with electrical energy from the DC voltage link, converter units, which are assigned to a propulsion unit, a consumer or a consumer group in each case and by means of which the electrical energy picked up from the DC voltage link in the form of direct current can be converted into alternating current for the propulsion units and further consumers, and a control device, to which the diesel generator units, the converter units (9, 13), the DC voltage link, the propulsion units and the further consumers are connected, wherein the diesel generator units can be operated with individually adjustable and variable generator speeds, wherein a requirement profile with respect to the quantity of electrical energy to be generated by the diesel generator units can be created by means of the control device, and wherein the generator speed of each diesel generator unit can be controlled or regulated individually by means of the control device, taking account of the requirement profile created, characterized in that a diagnostic unit is connected to the control device, in which diagnostic unit operating data transmitted to the control device and control signals output by the control device can be captured and can be saved in a storage medium, and which diagnostic unit is capable of being accessed remotely via the internet and/or suitable data paths, and in that each propulsion unit, which is constructed as a ship's propeller, has an engine/generator unit, which can be supplied with alternating current from the DC voltage link via the converter assigned to it and by means of which the ship's propeller can be driven, and a diesel engine, by means of which the ship's propeller can be driven directly and/or electrical energy can be fed into the DC voltage link via the engine/generator unit and the converter, and which can be connected to the control device and can be controlled or regulated by means of the control device.
A mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist for use in the treatment of choroidal neovascularisation in a subject in need thereof wherein the subject is refractory to an anti-VEGF treatment.
A nonwoven for reinforcing a foam-molded article, the nonwoven comprising: a reinforcing nonwoven layer, and a resin layer, wherein, the resin layer overlaps the reinforcing nonwoven layer, a resin for the resin layer has a softening point A of not lower than 20°C and not higher than 60°C, and the nonwoven has an air permeability of not lower than 30 cc/cm 2 /sec and not higher than 300 cc/cm 2 /sec. a reinforcing nonwoven layer, and a resin layer, wherein, the resin layer overlaps the reinforcing nonwoven layer, a resin for the resin layer has a softening point A of not lower than 20°C and not higher than 60°C, and the nonwoven has an air permeability of not lower than 30 cc/cm 2 /sec and not higher than 300 cc/cm 2 /sec.
Method of obtaining biomarkers of microvascular or macrovascular function in an individual comprising: receiving a continuous blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) cardiac magnetic resonance image series spanning a plurality of cardiac cycles; cropping the received BOLD CMR image series into a plurality of single-cycle image series, each single-cycle image series spanning a single cardiac cycle; phase matching the plurality of single-cycle image series to generate a plurality of phase-matched single-cycle image series that are temporally aligned at a plurality of phases, wherein the images of each of the phase-matched single-cycle image series at a particular phase form a phase-vector; for each phase-vector, performing a Windowed Matrix Decomposition operation in an overlapping, sliding window manner on the images of the phase-vector to generate, for each window, a low-rank image component that includes salient physiological information in the window and a high-rank image component that includes sparse information; reconstructing a plurality of noise-reduced phase-vectors utilizing the low-rank image components of each phase-vector; for each noise-reduced phase-vector, generating a composite phase image based on the images of the noise-reduced phase-vector; constructing a composite single-cycle image series composed of the generated composite phase images of the phase-vectors; and computing one or more oxygen perfusion biomarkers utilizing the composite image series. receiving a continuous blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) cardiac magnetic resonance image series spanning a plurality of cardiac cycles; cropping the received BOLD CMR image series into a plurality of single-cycle image series, each single-cycle image series spanning a single cardiac cycle; phase matching the plurality of single-cycle image series to generate a plurality of phase-matched single-cycle image series that are temporally aligned at a plurality of phases, wherein the images of each of the phase-matched single-cycle image series at a particular phase form a phase-vector; for each phase-vector, performing a Windowed Matrix Decomposition operation in an overlapping, sliding window manner on the images of the phase-vector to generate, for each window, a low-rank image component that includes salient physiological information in the window and a high-rank image component that includes sparse information; reconstructing a plurality of noise-reduced phase-vectors utilizing the low-rank image components of each phase-vector; for each noise-reduced phase-vector, generating a composite phase image based on the images of the noise-reduced phase-vector; constructing a composite single-cycle image series composed of the generated composite phase images of the phase-vectors; and computing one or more oxygen perfusion biomarkers utilizing the composite image series.
Method for a first communication device, which is an RFID reader, to authenticate a second communication device, which is an RFID tag, by a wireless communication for quickly starting a transaction, the method comprising: - the first communication device receiving at least a first portion of a first session key of the second communication device; - the first communication device generating a first session key (KS') of the first communication device using an asymmetric key generation algorithm; - the first communication device comparing at least the first portion of the first session key of the second communication device and at least a first portion (KS1') of the first session key (KS') of the first communication device, to thereby authenticate the second communication device; - the first communication device generating a second session key (F') of the first communication device using a symmetric key generation algorithm, if at least the portion of the first session key of the second communication device and at least the first portion (KS1') of the first session key (KS') of the first communication device are the same, such that the second communication device can authenticate the first communication device, and in that at least a second portion (KS2', KS3') of the first session key of the first communication device is used to generate the second session key (F') of the first communication device. - the first communication device receiving at least a first portion of a first session key of the second communication device; - the first communication device generating a first session key (KS') of the first communication device using an asymmetric key generation algorithm; - the first communication device comparing at least the first portion of the first session key of the second communication device and at least a first portion (KS1') of the first session key (KS') of the first communication device, to thereby authenticate the second communication device; - the first communication device generating a second session key (F') of the first communication device using a symmetric key generation algorithm, if at least the portion of the first session key of the second communication device and at least the first portion (KS1') of the first session key (KS') of the first communication device are the same, such that the second communication device can authenticate the first communication device, and
Vehicle staircase or machine staircase, comprising a support and also tread elements (3, 3a, 3b), wherein, upon the action of a weight force on a tread element (3, 3a, 3b), a distance of at least one tread element from the ground can be reduced, wherein, to set a speed of the movement of the at least one tread element (3, 3a, 3b), the support comprises at least one assembly, which assembly comprises at least one dynamic braking means, wherein at least one further tread element, which is in the form of an auxiliary tread, can be concomitantly moved upon an increase in the distance, characterized in that a guide means is provided, wherein at least one tread element (3, 3a, 3b) can be height-displaceably fastened to the support by the guide means, wherein a distance of at least one tread element (3, 3a, 3b) from the ground can be reduced by increasing a distance between two tread elements (3, 3a, 3b). wherein at least one further tread element, which is in the form of an auxiliary tread, can be concomitantly moved upon an increase in the distance, characterized in that a guide means is provided, wherein at least one tread element (3, 3a, 3b) can be height-displaceably fastened to the support by the guide means, wherein a distance of at least one tread element (3, 3a, 3b) from the ground can be reduced by increasing a distance between two tread elements (3, 3a, 3b).
A raw composition for preparing sausage meat containing a) from 3 to 15 parts by weight of meat and/or meat substitute; b) from 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of fish of the species Clarias gariepinus and/or Heterobranchus longifilis including their crossbreeds; c) from 1 to 5 parts by weight of ice and/or water; d) at least 0.2 g of vegetable alpha-linolenic acid and/or stearidonic acid per 100 g of meat and/or meat substitute in the form of the triglycerides and/or fatty acid ethyl esters; and wherein the raw composition contains at least 0.2 g of docosahexaenic acid and/or eicosapentaenic acid in the form of ethyl esters thereof per 100 g of meat and/or meat substitute, and from 0.05 to 10 parts by weight of a glue that contains fish and vegetable proteins and at least 10% by weight of vegetable oil. a) from 3 to 15 parts by weight of meat and/or meat substitute; b) from 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of fish of the species Clarias gariepinus and/or Heterobranchus longifilis including their crossbreeds; c) from 1 to 5 parts by weight of ice and/or water; d) at least 0.2 g of vegetable alpha-linolenic acid and/or stearidonic acid per 100 g of meat and/or meat substitute in the form of the triglycerides and/or fatty acid ethyl esters; and
A method performed in a retail store having an anti-theft system (261, 262, 263), comprising: receiving, by a server from a mobile device of a consumer at the retail store, a product identifier for a potential purchase item which is obtained based on an in-person capture of the product identifier by the mobile device; identifying, by the server, a merchant for the potential purchase item, the merchant being associated with the retail store; determining, by the server, a price of the potential purchase item based on the merchant; obtaining, by the server from the mobile device, consent from the consumer to purchase the item; initiating, by the server using the mobile device, a purchase transaction with the identified merchant for the potential purchase item based on the consumer's consent; providing by the server to the mobile device an electronic receipt having a merchant verifiable code, the receipt being based on the purchase transaction; receiving the verifiable code from a reader at the retail store, the verifiable code having been read from the mobile device using the reader while the mobile device is proximate to the reader; verifying that the verifiable code is valid; receiving an indication that the verifiable code is valid; and detecting at the anti-theft system an anti-theft tag of an item; in response to detecting the anti-theft tag, determining whether the anti-theft tag matches a product associated with the verifiable code; and in response to determination of a match between the product and the anti-theft tag, disarming the anti-theft system for the anti-theft tag to allow the item to leave the store. receiving, by a server from a mobile device of a consumer at the retail store, a product identifier for a potential purchase item which is obtained based on an in-person capture of the product identifier by the mobile device; identifying, by the server, a merchant for the potential purchase item, the merchant being associated with the retail store; determining, by the server, a price of the potential purchase item based on the merchant; obtaining, by the server from the mobile device, consent from the consumer to purchase the item; initiating, by the server using the mobile device, a purchase transaction with the identified merchant for the potential purchase item based on the consumer's consent; providing by the server to the mobile device an electronic receipt having a merchant verifiable code, the receipt being based on the purchase transaction; receiving the verifiable code from a reader at the retail store, the verifiable code having been read from the mobile device using the reader while the mobile device is proximate to the reader; verifying that the verifiable code is valid; receiving an indication that the verifiable code is valid; and detecting at the anti-theft system an anti-theft tag of an item; in response to detecting the anti-theft tag, determining whether the anti-theft tag matches a product associated with the verifiable code; and in response to determination of a match between the product and the anti-theft tag, disarming the anti-theft system for the anti-theft tag to allow the item to leave the store.
Continuous system of sterilization and physical stabilization of pumpable fluids, food or other type, through ultra-high pressure homogenization (UHPH), characterized in that it comprises: - a first heat exchanger 1 for preheating the fluid at temperature between 40 and 90°C; - an ultra-high pressure homogenizer 3 with a valve capable of working at high pressures for treating the preheated fluid at a pressure of between 200 and 600MPa, said homogenizer being configured to maintain the fluid at temperature T u during 0,1 - 1s when coming out from the valve, T u corresponding to the final temperature reached by the fluid at ultra-high homogeneizer valve; - at least one second heat exchanger 4 suitable for cooling the fluid coming from the ultra-homogenizer 3 valve; - an aseptic tank 5 and an aseptic packaging machine. - a first heat exchanger 1 for preheating the fluid at temperature between 40 and 90°C; - an ultra-high pressure homogenizer 3 with a valve capable of working at high pressures for treating the preheated fluid at a pressure of between 200 and 600MPa, said homogenizer being configured to maintain the fluid at temperature T u during 0,1 - 1s when coming out from the valve, T u corresponding to the final temperature reached by the fluid at ultra-high homogeneizer valve; - at least one second heat exchanger 4 suitable for cooling the fluid coming from the ultra-homogenizer 3 valve; - an aseptic tank 5 and an aseptic packaging machine.
Ready-to-use composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, characterized in that it is obtained by mixing a composition comprising: - one or more oxidation dyes; - one or more scleroglucan gums in a total weight content of greater than or equal to 0.5% relative to the total weight of the composition; - one or more mineral alkaline agents; and - one or more organic alkaline agents chosen from alkanolamine(s); and an oxidizing composition containing at least one chemical oxidizing agent. a composition comprising: - one or more oxidation dyes; - one or more scleroglucan gums in a total weight content of greater than or equal to 0.5% relative to the total weight of the composition; - one or more mineral alkaline agents; and - one or more organic alkaline agents chosen from alkanolamine(s); - one or more oxidation dyes; - one or more scleroglucan gums in a total weight content of greater than or equal to 0.5% relative to the total weight of the composition; - one or more mineral alkaline agents; and - one or more organic alkaline agents chosen from alkanolamine(s); and an oxidizing composition containing at least one chemical oxidizing agent.
A foldable display device comprising: a case comprising: a hinge portion, and supports respectively coupled to the hinge portion on opposite sides of the hinge portion; a flexible display panel comprising: a bendable area corresponding in position to the hinge portion of the case, and planar areas situated on mutually opposite sides of the bendable area, each planar area corresponding in position to a respective one of the supports of the case; and a bonding member situated between a support of the case and the corresponding planar area; characterised in that the bonding member being displaceable with respect to the support along a thickness direction of the flexible display panel when the flexible display panel is folded; wherein the bonding member comprises: a first bonding member portion, and a second bonding member portion which is displaceable with respect to the support along the thickness direction of the flexible display panel when the flexible display panel is folded; wherein the second bonding member portion is disposed closer to the hinge portion of the case than the first bonding member portion, and has a bonding force with respect to the support less than that of the first bonding member portion. a case comprising: a hinge portion, and supports respectively coupled to the hinge portion on opposite sides of the hinge portion; a hinge portion, and supports respectively coupled to the hinge portion on opposite sides of the hinge portion; a flexible display panel comprising: a bendable area corresponding in position to the hinge portion of the case, and planar areas situated on mutually opposite sides of the bendable area, each planar area corresponding in position to a respective one of the supports of the case; and a bendable area corresponding in position to the hinge portion of the case, and planar areas situated on mutually opposite sides of the bendable area, each planar area corresponding in position to a respective one of the supports of the case; and a bonding member situated between a support of the case and the corresponding planar area; a first bonding member portion, and a second bonding member portion which is displaceable with respect to the support along the thickness direction of the flexible display panel when the flexible display panel is folded; wherein the second bonding member portion is disposed closer to the hinge portion of the case than the first bonding member portion, and has a bonding force with respect to the support less than that of the first bonding member portion.