mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An instrument for scanning at least a portion of a large specimen, said instrument comprising an imaging device and a movable stage for supporting the specimen, said instrument further comprising a processor and a detector array having a shutter, said stage being movable at a constant velocity relative to said detector array in a direction perpendicular to a long dimension of said detector array, said detector array being configured to receive data from said specimen through said imaging device when said shutter of said detector array is open and to pass data to said processor when said shutter is closed, said stage and said specimen being movable relative to said detector array by successive distances of X on said detector and corresponding distances of Y on said specimen, said instrument further comprising a controller for controlling said shutter to open briefly and to close within each incremental distance X said detector array moves relative to said specimen, said shutter being controllable to repeatedly open and close numerous times for each image strip taken of said specimen, wherein said detector array is a two-dimensional detector array having N lines a distance X apart, there being a sufficient number of image strips taken to enable said specimen to be at least partially scanned so that each part of said specimen being scanned is exposed to said detector array N times resulting in N images being taken for each part of said specimen being scanned, said processor being programmed to add together data for all N images for each part of said specimen being scanned and to add together all of the data for all of the images taken for all parts of the specimen in order to produce a contiguous image of said portion of said specimen being scanned.
Cistus monspeliensis extract for use in the prevention and/or treatment of skin disorders associated with neurogenic skin inflammation, the skin disorders being pruritic inflammatory dermatoses.
Floor, pendant or surface-mounted luminaire (1; 10; 19) having a support structure (16; 160; 169) and a housing attached to the support structure (16; 160; 169), in which housing a lamp (11; 110; 119), an adapting unit (14; 140; 149) for adapting emission characteristics of light (15; 150; 159) generated by the lamp (11; 110; 119), a determining unit (12; 120; 129) for determining an environmental parameter of the surrounding region of the luminaire (1; 10; 19), and a control unit (13; 130; 139) for automatically evaluating the environmental parameter and for adjusting the adapting unit (14; 140; 149) on the basis of the evaluated environmental parameter are arranged, characterized in that the housing forms a unit together with the lamp (11; 110; 119), the adapting unit (14; 140; 149), the determining unit (12; 120; 129) and the control unit (13; 130; 139), the control unit (13; 130; 139) is designed to derive a distance between the lamp (11; 110; 119) and a height-adjustable surface from the environmental parameter, the determining unit measuring a first distance at a first position of the surface and a second distance at a second position of the surface, which is adjusted in height in relation to the first position, by means of a measuring device, and the control unit (13; 130; 139) automatically adjusts the adapting unit (14; 140; 149) based on the derived distances (z1; z2).
A combination for treating urinary incontinence, the combination comprising an insertion tool, a guide and an implant, the insertion tool comprising a handle and a curved needle comprising a needle shaft extending from the handle, the needle shaft comprising a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end that includes a needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172), the needle tip comprising an aperture (38, 134, 180) that allows guided relative movement of the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172) along the guide, the guide capable of extending through the aperture (38, 134, 180) in the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172), and the implant comprising a sling comprising mesh material, a self-fixating tip (100, 174) at each end of the sling for engaging with the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172), the self-fixating tips (100, 174) comprising an aperture (175, 177) that allows passage of the guide therethrough, the sling having a fixed length spanning between self-fixating tips (100, 174), and the implant configured to support a urethra when the self-fixating tips (100, 174) are implanted into tissue of the obturator foramen, wherein the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172) can engage and disengage the self-fixating tips (100, 174), wherein the guide can pass through the aperture (38, 134, 180) in the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172) and the aperture (175, 177) in the self-fixating tip (100, 174), and wherein the aperture (38, 134, 180) exits at a surface of needle shaft at a location distal to the needle shaft proximal end. a handle and a curved needle comprising a needle shaft extending from the handle, the needle shaft comprising a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end that includes a needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172), the needle tip comprising an aperture (38, 134, 180) that allows guided relative movement of the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172) along the guide, the guide capable of extending through the aperture (38, 134, 180) in the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172), a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end that includes a needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172), the needle tip comprising an aperture (38, 134, 180) that allows guided relative movement of the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172) along the guide, the guide capable of extending through the aperture (38, 134, 180) in the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172), a sling comprising mesh material, a self-fixating tip (100, 174) at each end of the sling for engaging with the needle tip (30, 80, 132, 172), the self-fixating tips (100, 174) comprising an aperture (175, 177) that allows passage of the guide therethrough, the sling having a fixed length spanning between self-fixating tips (100, 174), and the implant configured to support a urethra when the self-fixating tips (100, 174) are implanted into tissue of the obturator foramen,
An information processing apparatus, comprising: a communication section configured to communicate with a terminal using a near field wireless communication; and a processor configured to set a first communication mode to be used for authentication of the terminal as a communication mode of the communication section, and change the communication mode from the first communication mode to a second communication mode different from the first communication mode in response to success in the authentication of the terminal, characterized in that the first communication mode is a reader/writer mode, and the second communication mode is either a card emulation mode or a P2P mode, the information processing apparatus further comprises a storage section configured to store data in which identification information used for the authentication is associated with information indicating an authority assigned to a user identified by the identification information, and the processor sets either the card emulation mode or the P2P mode as the second communication mode according to the authority. a communication section configured to communicate with a terminal using a near field wireless communication; and a processor configured to set a first communication mode to be used for authentication of the terminal as a communication mode of the communication section, and change the communication mode from the first communication mode to a second communication mode different from the first communication mode in response to success in the authentication of the terminal, characterized in that the first communication mode is a reader/writer mode, and the second communication mode is either a card emulation mode or a P2P mode, the information processing apparatus further comprises a storage section configured to store data in which identification information used for the authentication is associated with information indicating an authority assigned to a user identified by the identification information, and the processor sets either the card emulation mode or the P2P mode as the second communication mode according to the authority.
An ex-vivo method for testing whether a patient will respond therapeutically to a method of treatment comprising administration of an immunogenic composition, wherein the testing method comprises the step of measuring levels of sICAM-1 in a blood sample obtained from said patient before administration of said immunogenic composition wherein low levels of sICAM-1 indicate that the patient will develop a prophylactic or therapeutic response towards the immunogenic composition with low levels of sICAM-1 being fewer than 300 ng/ml, and wherein said immunogenic composition contains all or part of at least one targeted antigen or at least one recombinant vector expressing in vivo all or part of at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding all or part of at least one targeted antigen.
A method for storing a location information item in a first location signaler in a system comprising stationary location signalers for making available location information stored in the location signaler for a contactless readout by mobile terminals, and mobile terminals for the contactless readout and utilization of the location information of the location signalers, having the steps of: - ascertaining a position; - producing data for the personalization of a first location signaler with a location based on the ascertained position; - contactless transmitting of the produced personalization data from a first mobile terminal to the first location signaler; - non-volatile storing of the location received with the personalization data at least as a part of the location information of the first location signaler; wherein the first stationary location signaler is a contactless data carrier and/or tag; characterized in that in the step of ascertaining, the position of the first mobile terminal is ascertained in a background system or in the first mobile terminal, wherein the personalization data contain the ascertained position of the first mobile terminal as location of the first location signaler to be stored in the first location signaler; the location information contains a verifiable confirmation for the location of the first location signaler and the personalization data contain at least a part of the verifiable confirmation. - ascertaining a position; - producing data for the personalization of a first location signaler with a location based on the ascertained position; - contactless transmitting of the produced personalization data from a first mobile terminal to the first location signaler; - non-volatile storing of the location received with the personalization data at least as a part of the location information of the first location signaler; wherein the first stationary location signaler is a contactless data carrier and/or tag;
A polymer compound, comprising: a main chain; and a side chain, wherein the side chain contains an aromatic ring, the aromatic ring contains a first carbon atom in which a hydrogen atom bonded thereto is substituted with a nitro group and a second carbon atom in which a hydrogen atom bonded thereto is substituted with an aldehyde group or a functional group represented by Formula, and the first carbon atom and the second carbon atom are adjacent in the same benzene ring. a main chain; and a side chain, wherein the side chain contains an aromatic ring, the aromatic ring contains a first carbon atom in which a hydrogen atom bonded thereto is substituted with a nitro group and a second carbon atom in which a hydrogen atom bonded thereto is substituted with an aldehyde group or a functional group represented by Formula, and the first carbon atom and the second carbon atom are adjacent in the same benzene ring.
A method of manufacturing a membrane-catalyst assembly including an electrolyte membrane and a catalyst layer bonded to the electrolyte membrane, the method comprising: a liquid application step of applying a liquid to a surface of the catalyst layer before bonding, wherein the liquid is a water-containing liquid, and the water-containing liquid is applied to the surface of the catalyst layer in a droplet form, wherein the water-containing liquid contains water at a content rate of 50 mass% to 100 mass%; and a thermocompression bonding step of bonding, to the electrolyte membrane, the catalyst layer to which the liquid is applied by thermocompression bonding. a liquid application step of applying a liquid to a surface of the catalyst layer before bonding, wherein the liquid is a water-containing liquid, and the water-containing liquid is applied to the surface of the catalyst layer in a droplet form, wherein the water-containing liquid contains water at a content rate of 50 mass% to 100 mass%; and a thermocompression bonding step of bonding, to the electrolyte membrane, the catalyst layer to which the liquid is applied by thermocompression bonding.
An assembly comprising: a prosthetic heart valve (1030; 1180) comprising an annular frame that is radially collapsible and expandable between a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration, and a valve structure positioned within the frame; and a support member (1014; 1130) separate from the prosthetic heart valve (1030; 1180) configured to be positioned annularly around the native mitral valve leaflets within the left ventricle of a patient's heart; wherein the support member (1014; 1130) comprises a first end portion, a second end portion (1022; 1134), and a longitudinally extending linking portion between the first end portion and the second end portion (1022; 1134), and the first end portion comprises a locking member (1016; 1132) configured to couple to the second end portion (1022; 1134) to form an annular band; and wherein after the support member (1014; 1130) is deployed around the native mitral valve leaflets and the second end portion (1022; 1134) engages the locking member (1016; 1132) to form the annular band, the prosthetic heart valve (1030; 1180) is deployable within the native mitral valve leaflets such that the native mitral valve leaflets are positioned between and engaged by the annular band and the prosthetic heart valve (1030; 1180); the assembly characterised in that the support member (1014; 1130) has a lumen for receiving a guidewire (1000; 1124). a prosthetic heart valve (1030; 1180) comprising an annular frame that is radially collapsible and expandable between a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration, and a valve structure positioned within the frame; and a support member (1014; 1130) separate from the prosthetic heart valve (1030; 1180) configured to be positioned annularly around the native mitral valve leaflets within the left ventricle of a patient's heart; wherein the support member (1014; 1130) comprises a first end portion, a second end portion (1022; 1134), and a longitudinally extending linking portion between the first end portion and the second end portion (1022; 1134), and the first end portion comprises a locking member (1016; 1132) configured to couple to the second end portion (1022; 1134) to form an annular band; and wherein after the support member (1014; 1130) is deployed around the native mitral valve leaflets and the second end portion (1022; 1134) engages the locking member (1016; 1132) to form the annular band, the prosthetic heart valve (1030; 1180) is deployable within the native mitral valve leaflets such that the native mitral valve leaflets are positioned between and engaged by the annular band and the prosthetic heart valve (1030; 1180); the assembly characterised in that the support member (1014; 1130) has a lumen for receiving a guidewire (1000; 1124).
A mobile terminal comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one external terminal; a memory configured to store a phonebook database including personal information and a profile image of each of a plurality of counterparts; a display unit configured to display an image in which a plurality of people is included; and a controller configured to: recognize faces in the image, and extract personal information of counterparts corresponding to the recognized faces from the phonebook database, and characterized in that, if personal information of a first counterpart among the recognized faces is extracted from the phonebook database, the controller is configured to request, from at least one counterpart whose personal information is extracted successfully from the phonebook database, for the personal information of at least one other counterpart, whose personal information is failed to be extracted from the phonebook database, if personal information of the first counterpart among the recognized faces is failed to be extracted from the phonebook database, the controller is configured to request for the personal information to a cloud server, further the controller is further configured to access the cloud server and obtain the personal information determined as the same character or person of the face of the first counterpart from another phonebook database saved in a storage of a cloud account of a second counterpart among the recognised faces. a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one external terminal; a memory configured to store a phonebook database including personal information and a profile image of each of a plurality of counterparts; a display unit configured to display an image in which a plurality of people is included; and a controller configured to: recognize faces in the image, and extract personal information of counterparts corresponding to the recognized faces from the phonebook database, and recognize faces in the image, and extract personal information of counterparts corresponding to the recognized faces from the phonebook database, and characterized in that, if personal information of a first counterpart among the recognized faces is extracted from the phonebook database, the controller is configured to request, from at least one counterpart whose personal information is extracted successfully from the phonebook database, for the personal information of at least one other counterpart, whose personal information is failed to be extracted from the phonebook database, if personal information of the first counterpart among the recognized faces is failed to be extracted from the phonebook database, the controller is configured to request for the personal information to a cloud server, further the controller is further configured to access the cloud server and obtain the personal information determined as the same character or person of the face of the first counterpart from another phonebook database saved in a storage of a cloud account of a second counterpart among the recognised faces.
An electronic device comprising: a body having an accommodation space therein; a first head extended from the body in one direction and having an accommodation space therein; a light transmission circle formed on a part of the first head; a plurality of first light emitting sources (260, 262) having an irradiation axis, and being mounted on the accommodation space of at least one of the body and the first head and providing light for speckle imaging to the light transmission circle; an image sensor and a lens having an optical axis, wherein the image sensor and the lens are positioned inward the device along the optical axis compared to the light transmission circle; a second head extended from the body in another direction; a first electrode and a second electrode positioned on an external surface of the second head; a second light emitting source positioned adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode and providing light to an outside of the second head; and a third light emitting source (280, 282, 284) positioned around the lens and providing light for taking an image, characterized in that the plurality of first light emitting sources (260, 262) are positioned inward of the device along the optical axis relative to the third light emitting source (280, 282, 284), and in that an angle (θ1, θ2) between the irradiation axis and the optical axis is 30 to 40 degrees. a body having an accommodation space therein; a first head extended from the body in one direction and having an accommodation space therein; a light transmission circle formed on a part of the first head; a plurality of first light emitting sources (260, 262) having an irradiation axis, and being mounted on the accommodation space of at least one of the body and the first head and providing light for speckle imaging to the light transmission circle; an image sensor and a lens having an optical axis, wherein the image sensor and the lens are positioned inward the device along the optical axis compared to the light transmission circle; a second head extended from the body in another direction; a first electrode and a second electrode positioned on an external surface of the second head; a second light emitting source positioned adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode and providing light to an outside of the second head; and a third light emitting source (280, 282, 284) positioned around the lens and providing light for taking an image, characterized in that the plurality of first light emitting sources (260, 262) are positioned inward of the device along the optical axis relative to the third light emitting source (280, 282, 284), and in that an angle (θ1, θ2) between the irradiation axis and the optical axis is 30 to 40 degrees.
A fermented milk product comprising the starter culture of step 3) and the low pH stable lactase added in step 4) produced by the process comprising the steps of: 1) adding a starter culture comprising at least one lactic acid bacteria strain to a milk base, 2) fermenting the milk for a period of time until a target pH is reached, 3) wherein the starter culture comprises at least one lactose-deficient strain, which is capable of metabolizing a non-lactose carbohydrate, and 4) adding a low pH stable lactase to the process either at the start, during or at the end of the fermentation step, wherein the low pH stable lactase retains its activity at a pH of 5.0 and a temperature of 37°C at a level of at least 5% as compared to its activity at the optimum pH of the lactase. 1) adding a starter culture comprising at least one lactic acid bacteria strain to a milk base, 2) fermenting the milk for a period of time until a target pH is reached, 3) wherein the starter culture comprises at least one lactose-deficient strain, which is capable of metabolizing a non-lactose carbohydrate, and 4) adding a low pH stable lactase to the process either at the start, during or at the end of the fermentation step, wherein the low pH stable lactase retains its activity at a pH of 5.0 and a temperature of 37°C at a level of at least 5% as compared to its activity at the optimum pH of the lactase.