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An apparatus for delivering medicating agents directly to the brain of a patient comprising: a magnetically operated cranium pump in use disposed in the brain at a treatment site; a fluid exchange catheter coupled to the cranium delivery pump; and a chemotherapy pumping device coupled to the fluid exchange catheter subdermally implantable outside the brain, where the cranium delivery pump is comprised of an inner membrane defining a medicating agent reservoir and an outer membrane enclosing the inner membrane to define an intra-membrane reservoir between the inner and outer membrane (107, 106), and where the medicating agent reservoir and the intra-membrane reservoir are configured so that they are not in fluid communication with one another. a magnetically operated cranium pump in use disposed in the brain at a treatment site; a fluid exchange catheter coupled to the cranium delivery pump; and a chemotherapy pumping device coupled to the fluid exchange catheter subdermally implantable outside the brain, where the cranium delivery pump is comprised of an inner membrane defining a medicating agent reservoir and an outer membrane enclosing the inner membrane to define an intra-membrane reservoir between the inner and outer membrane (107, 106), and where the medicating agent reservoir and the intra-membrane reservoir are configured so that they are not in fluid communication with one another.
An apparatus comprising: a plurality of solar cells; a plurality of groups of reflectors that reflect light onto the plurality of solar cells; a threshold sensor that measures light to generate sensor data; and a control module that includes control logic for computing a selected threshold for an electrical output generated by the plurality of solar cells based on the sensor data, wherein said control logic is adapted to dynamically modify the selected threshold to take into account changes in light and said control module is adapted to control repositioning of at least one reflector in the plurality of groups of reflectors when the electrical output is below the selected threshold. a plurality of solar cells; a plurality of groups of reflectors that reflect light onto the plurality of solar cells; a threshold sensor that measures light to generate sensor data; and a control module that includes control logic for computing a selected threshold for an electrical output generated by the plurality of solar cells based on the sensor data, wherein said control logic is adapted to dynamically modify the selected threshold to take into account changes in light and said control module is adapted to control repositioning of at least one reflector in the plurality of groups of reflectors when the electrical output is below the selected threshold.
An apparatus, comprising: a tool portion configured to operate relative to bone tissue, wherein said tool portion includes an insulated shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising an electrically conductive member with a non-insulated tip, wherein said shaft carries an electrical signal to said tip; a handle portion removably and operably coupled to said tool portion, said handle portion including an operating system for rotating said tool portion about a longitudinal axis of said tool portion, wherein said system is operable to automatically change an operative mode of said tool portion in response to a signal indicating detection of a neural element threshold as a function of said electrical signal; characterised in that said change of said operative mode includes reversing a direction of rotation of said tool portion about said longitudinal axis, and in that the apparatus further comprises: a nerve monitoring system connected to said handle portion, wherein said nerve monitoring system is operable to detect a neural element threshold and provide said signal indicating detection of the neural element threshold, wherein said detection of the neural element threshold occurs as a function of the electrical signal inducing a reaction in the patient. a tool portion configured to operate relative to bone tissue, wherein said tool portion includes an insulated shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising an electrically conductive member with a non-insulated tip, wherein said shaft carries an electrical signal to said tip; a handle portion removably and operably coupled to said tool portion, said handle portion including an operating system for rotating said tool portion about a longitudinal axis of said tool portion, wherein said system is operable to automatically change an operative mode of said tool portion in response to a signal indicating detection of a neural element threshold as a function of said electrical signal; characterised in that said change of said operative mode includes reversing a direction of rotation of said tool portion about said longitudinal axis, and in that the apparatus further comprises: a nerve monitoring system connected to said handle portion, wherein said nerve monitoring system is operable to detect a neural element threshold and provide said signal indicating detection of the neural element threshold, wherein said detection of the neural element threshold occurs as a function of the electrical signal inducing a reaction in the patient. a nerve monitoring system connected to said handle portion, wherein said nerve monitoring system is operable to detect a neural element threshold and provide said signal indicating detection of the neural element threshold, wherein said detection of the neural element threshold occurs as a function of the electrical signal inducing a reaction in the patient.
A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase and including at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula as the first component and at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula as the second component: wherein R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons in which at least one hydrogen has been replaced by fluorine, or -Sp 4 -P 4; P 1, P 2, P 3 and P 4 are independently a group selected from groups represented by formula (P-1), formula (P-2) and formula (P-3); in formula (P-1), M 1 and M 2 are independently hydrogen, fluorine, methyl or -CF 3; in formula (P-3), n 1 is 1, 2, 3 or 4; Sp 1, Sp 2, Sp 3 and Sp 4 are independently a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 12 carbons, and in the alkylene, at least one hydrogen may be replaced by halogen or -C≡N, at least one -CH 2 - may be replaced by -O-, -S-, -NH-, -CO-, -CO-O-, -O-CO- or -O-CO-O-, and at least one -CH 2 -CH 2 - may be replaced by -CH=CH- or -C≡C-; Z 1 and Z 2 are independently a single bond, ethylene or methyleneoxy; Z 4 is a single bond, ethylene, methyleneoxy or carbonyloxy; Z 3 is a single bond, ethylene, methyleneoxy, carbonyloxy, -CO-CR 2 =CR 3 -, -CR 2 =CR 3 -CO-, -CR 2 =CR 3 -, -C(=CR 2 R 3)- or -C(=R 4)-; R 2 and R 3 are independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons in which at least one hydrogen has been replaced by fluorine; R 4 is a group selected from groups represented by formula (R-1); in formula (R-1), V 1 are independently halogen, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons or alkyl having 1 to 6 carbons in which at least one hydrogen has been replaced by fluorine; q is an integer from 1 to 8; r is an integer from 0 to 4; ring A is 1-cyclohexyl in which hydrogen may be replaced by P 1 -Sp 1 -, 1-phenyl in which hydrogen may be replaced by P 1 -Sp 1 - or 2-naphthyl in which hydrogen may be replaced by P 1 -Sp 1 -; ring C is 1-cyclohexyl in which hydrogen may be replaced by -Sp 2 -P 2, 1-phenyl in which hydrogen may be replaced by -Sp 2 -P 2 or 2-naphthyl in which hydrogen may be replaced by -Sp 2 -P 2; ring D and ring F are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, naphthalene-2,6-diyl, 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2-methyl-1,4-phenylene, 3-methyl-1,4-phenylene, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,4-phenylene or 3-trifluoromethyl-1,4-phenylene; ring B and ring E are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, naphthalene-2,6-diyl, 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene, 3,6-difluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2-methyl-1,4-phenylene, 3-methyl-1,4-phenylene, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,4-phenylene or 3-trifluoromethyl-1,4-phenylene; m is 0, 1 or 2; k is 0, 1, 2 or 3, n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, and the sum of k and n is 3 or 4; p is 0, 1 or 2; and at least one of Sp 1 and Sp 2 has -O- when both P 1 and P 2 are a group represented by formula (P-2) and Sp 3 has -O- when P 3 is a group represented by formula (P-2).
An image forming apparatus arranged to form an image on a recording medium, comprising: a fusing unit (200, 300) comprising a heating member (220, 320) arranged to heat the recording medium and a pressurizing member (210, 310) arranged to apply pressure to the recording medium, the fusing unit being arranged to fuse the image to the recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium; a driving unit arranged to supply rotational force to the pressurizing member; and a power supply arranged to supply power to the heating member and the driving unit, wherein the heating member is divided into a paper-contact heating region arranged to contact the recording medium and a paper non-contact heating region arranged to not contact the recording medium, and a heating value per unit area of the paper-contact heating region is different from a heating value per unit area of the paper non-contact heating region, wherein the heating member comprises a heating layer (222, 322) arranged to generate heat to enable heating of the recording medium, wherein the heating layer comprises polyimide containing carbon nanotubes, CNTs; and wherein a mixture ratio between the polyimide and the CNTs in the paper-contact heating region is different from a mixture ratio between the polyimide and the CNTs in the paper non-contact heating region. a fusing unit (200, 300) comprising a heating member (220, 320) arranged to heat the recording medium and a pressurizing member (210, 310) arranged to apply pressure to the recording medium, the fusing unit being arranged to fuse the image to the recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium; a driving unit arranged to supply rotational force to the pressurizing member; and a power supply arranged to supply power to the heating member and the driving unit, wherein the heating member is divided into a paper-contact heating region arranged to contact the recording medium and a paper non-contact heating region arranged to not contact the recording medium, and a heating value per unit area of the paper-contact heating region is different from a heating value per unit area of the paper non-contact heating region, wherein the heating member comprises a heating layer (222, 322) arranged to generate heat to enable heating of the recording medium, wherein the heating layer comprises polyimide containing carbon nanotubes, CNTs; and wherein a mixture ratio between the polyimide and the CNTs in the paper-contact heating region is different from a mixture ratio between the polyimide and the CNTs in the paper non-contact heating region.
A method of retarding setting of a cement composition in a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising: preparing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising cement, an aqueous fluid, and a retarder selected from the group comprising: cyclodextrin, a cyclodextrin derivative, or combination thereof; placing the wellbore servicing fluid in the wellbore; and allowing the fluid to set. preparing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising cement, an aqueous fluid, and a retarder selected from the group comprising: cyclodextrin, a cyclodextrin derivative, or combination thereof; placing the wellbore servicing fluid in the wellbore; and allowing the fluid to set.
A device comprising: circuitry configured to: segment a heart sound signal to detect a first lobe and a second lobe of the heart sound signal; compute a spectral width of an extracted feature of the heart sound signal that lies in a portion of a time interval between the S1 lobe and the S2 lobe based on an estimated power spectral density; compute a peak frequency of the extracted feature of the heart sound signal; compute a shape of an envelope of the extracted feature of the heart sound signal; and classify the extracted feature of the heart sound signal as the Still's murmur based on the spectral width, the peak frequency, the shape of the envelop, and additional murmur discriminant features. segment a heart sound signal to detect a first lobe and a second lobe of the heart sound signal; compute a spectral width of an extracted feature of the heart sound signal that lies in a portion of a time interval between the S1 lobe and the S2 lobe based on an estimated power spectral density; compute a peak frequency of the extracted feature of the heart sound signal; compute a shape of an envelope of the extracted feature of the heart sound signal; and classify the extracted feature of the heart sound signal as the Still's murmur based on the spectral width, the peak frequency, the shape of the envelop, and additional murmur discriminant features.
A disposable cartridge for a portable assay diagnostic system, comprising: a filtration chamber in fluid communication with a first port disposed through a wall in the disposable cartridge; a collection chamber adjacent the filtration chamber and in fluid communication with a second port disposed through a wall in the disposable cartridge; and a filtration column assembly comprising a column matrix material; characterized in that the filtration column comprises a tubular column defining a column cavity to receive the column matrix material, and a cap directing a filtered fluid sample from the tubular column into the collection chamber, wherein the filtration and collection chambers (34, 36) are separated by a sidewall, wherein the sidewall has a height dimension which is less than the height dimension of the tubular column, and wherein the tubular column is configured to sealably engage the filtration chamber to allow fluid to flow up through the tubular column of the filtration column assembly above the height dimension of the sidewall; wherein the cap is configured to restrict the volume of the filtered fluid sample collecting above the column matrix material. a filtration chamber in fluid communication with a first port disposed through a wall in the disposable cartridge; a collection chamber adjacent the filtration chamber and in fluid communication with a second port disposed through a wall in the disposable cartridge; and a filtration column assembly comprising a column matrix material; characterized in that the filtration column comprises a tubular column defining a column cavity to receive the column matrix material, and a cap directing a filtered fluid sample from the tubular column into the collection chamber, wherein the filtration and collection chambers (34, 36) are separated by a sidewall, wherein the sidewall has a height dimension which is less than the height dimension of the tubular column, and wherein the tubular column is configured to sealably engage the filtration chamber to allow fluid to flow up through the tubular column of the filtration column assembly above the height dimension of the sidewall; wherein the cap is configured to restrict the volume of the filtered fluid sample collecting above the column matrix material.
A water-based chrome-free composition, containing: a) phosphoric acid and/or acid anions thereof; b) solvated aluminum cations; c) solvated ions containing the elements Fe, Zn and/or Mn, d) at least one silicate and/or at least one water-soluble silane or siloxane, wherein solvated ions of the element zinc are contained as component c) and at least one further solvated ion of the remaining elements according to component c), wherein the molar ratio of aluminum cations according to component b) to the amount of phosphoric acid and/or acid anions thereof, in each case calculated as PO 4, according to component a), is no greater than 1.0, preferably no greater than 0.7, and no less than 0.1, wherein the molar ratio of the total amount of solvated ions according to component c), calculated as the total amount of the elements Fe, Zn and Mn, to the amount of phosphoric acid and/or acid anions thereof according to component a), calculated as PO 4, is no greater than 1.0, preferably no greater than 0.7 and no less than 0.1, and wherein the molar ratio of silicates, silanes or siloxanes, calculated as SiO 2, according to component d) to the amount of phosphoric acid and/or acid anions thereof, calculated as PO 4, according to component a), is no greater than 3.0, preferably no greater than 2.0, particularly preferably no greater than 1.0 and no less than 0.2. a) phosphoric acid and/or acid anions thereof; b) solvated aluminum cations; c) solvated ions containing the elements Fe, Zn and/or Mn, d) at least one silicate and/or at least one water-soluble silane or siloxane,
A soybean plant, or cells, parts, seed or progeny thereof, each comprising in its genome an elite event, wherein said elite event, as found in reference seed deposited at the NCIMB under deposit number NCIMB 41659, is a genetic locus comprising a foreign DNA comprising a chimeric HPPD Pf W336-encoding gene and a chimeric 2mEPSPS-encoding gene.
An air conditioning rotating body having a rotor in a cylindrical shape, the rotor being housed in a casing so as to be freely rotatable, the air conditioning rotating body being configured to treat air passing through the rotor in an axial direction, wherein the casing includes a seal member extending in a radial direction of the rotor and separating air passages, and an end face of the rotor in the axial direction is provided with at least one spoke in contact with the seal member, characterized in that a contact point of the seal member with the spoke moves in the radial direction as the rotor rotates. the casing includes a seal member extending in a radial direction of the rotor and separating air passages, and an end face of the rotor in the axial direction is provided with at least one spoke in contact with the seal member, characterized in that a contact point of the seal member with the spoke moves in the radial direction as the rotor rotates.
Direct plug-in element, comprising: - a plug housing, and - a direct contact having a contact tongue, wherein the contact tongue has at least one contact portion for directly contacting an exposed contact region on a counterpart, - wherein the direct contact is arranged in the plug housing, and - wherein the contact tongue has a first and second flat side (52, 53) and a first and second narrow side (54, 55), - characterized by - a latching mechanism for a latching connection between the plug housing and the direct contact in order to keep the direct contact in the plug housing, - wherein the latching mechanism has a first latching element on the direct contact and a second latching element, which is formed in a complementary manner to the first latching element, on the plug housing, - wherein the first latching element is arranged on one of the flat sides (52, 53) of the direct contact and - wherein the contact portion is arranged on one of the narrow sides (54, 55) of the contact tongue. - a plug housing, and - a direct contact having a contact tongue, wherein the contact tongue has at least one contact portion for directly contacting an exposed contact region on a counterpart, - wherein the direct contact is arranged in the plug housing, and - wherein the contact tongue has a first and second flat side (52, 53) and a first and second narrow side (54, 55), - characterized by - a latching mechanism for a latching connection between the plug housing and the direct contact in order to keep the direct contact in the plug housing, - wherein the latching mechanism has a first latching element on the direct contact and a second latching element, which is formed in a complementary manner to the first latching element, on the plug housing, - wherein the first latching element is arranged on one of the flat sides (52, 53) of the direct contact and - wherein the contact portion is arranged on one of the narrow sides (54, 55) of the contact tongue.
A low tension application spooler for spooling or coiling elongated materials comprising: a frame; and a motorized spindle having a spool adapted to receive said elongated material for wrapping; characterised in that the low tension application spooler further comprises: a motorized traverse system adapted to move horizontally on said frame for wrapping said elongated material on said spool; a motorized roller system attached to said traverse adapted to push said elongated material to said spool for wrapping around said spool and wherein said motorized spindle is slaved to said motorized roller system; and a computer attached to said frame and in communication with said motorized spindle for controlling said motorized spindle, with said motorized traverse system for controlling said motorized traverse system, and with said motorized roller system for controlling said motorized roller system. a frame; and a motorized spindle having a spool adapted to receive said elongated material for wrapping; characterised in that the low tension application spooler further comprises: a motorized traverse system adapted to move horizontally on said frame for wrapping said elongated material on said spool; a motorized roller system attached to said traverse adapted to push said elongated material to said spool for wrapping around said spool and wherein said motorized spindle is slaved to said motorized roller system; and a computer attached to said frame and in communication with said motorized spindle for controlling said motorized spindle, with said motorized traverse system for controlling said motorized traverse system, and with said motorized roller system for controlling said motorized roller system. a motorized traverse system adapted to move horizontally on said frame for wrapping said elongated material on said spool; a motorized roller system attached to said traverse adapted to push said elongated material to said spool for wrapping around said spool and wherein said motorized spindle is slaved to said motorized roller system; and a computer attached to said frame and in communication with said motorized spindle for controlling said motorized spindle, with said motorized traverse system for controlling said motorized traverse system, and with said motorized roller system for controlling said motorized roller system.