mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device for pulmonary function measurement in a subject, the device comprising means for generation of aerosols comprising hydrophobic particles within the range of 20 - 200 nm, preferably 50 - 100 nm, to be inhaled by the subject, the means for generating an aerosol comprises a reservoir providing a uniform concentration/distribution of particles in the aerosol, wherein the means is configured to pass the generated aerosols to the reservoir, means (6, 10) for determining the amount of particles in inhaled aerosol and exhaled air, and a system of valves being openable to the subject, being openable to a means for providing air for inhalation, being openable to the reservoir, and being openable to the means (6, 10) for determining the amount of particles in inhaled aerosol and exhaled air, wherein the system of valves makes it possible to control which portion of exhaled air is directed to the means for determining the amount of particles in exhaled air, wherein said portion is exhaled after exhalation of a volume corresponding to dead space. means for generation of aerosols comprising hydrophobic particles within the range of 20 - 200 nm, preferably 50 - 100 nm, to be inhaled by the subject, the means for generating an aerosol comprises a reservoir providing a uniform concentration/distribution of particles in the aerosol, wherein the means is configured to pass the generated aerosols to the reservoir, means (6, 10) for determining the amount of particles in inhaled aerosol and exhaled air, and a system of valves being openable to the subject, being openable to a means for providing air for inhalation, being openable to the reservoir, and being openable to the means (6, 10) for determining the amount of particles in inhaled aerosol and exhaled air, wherein the system of valves makes it possible to control which portion of exhaled air is directed to the means for determining the amount of particles in exhaled air, wherein said portion is exhaled after exhalation of a volume corresponding to dead space.
A distributed optical fibre sensor arranged to detect acoustic vibration and at least a first of two or more other measurands, the other measurands comprising two or more of changes in temperature, changes in static pressure, and changes in static strain, the sensor comprising: at least first and second optical waveguides (12', 12") extending proximally to each other along a common path through an environment; a probe light source arranged to deliver probe light to the optical waveguides for backscatter within the optical waveguides; a detector arranged to detect, as functions of distance along the common path, interference signals in the backscattered light resulting from changes in optical path length along the optical waveguides arising from the acoustic vibrations and the other measurands, the sensor being arranged to filter the interference signals to provide higher frequency signals and lower frequency signals; and an analyser arranged to determine from the interference signals, as functions of distance along the common path, acoustic vibration using the higher frequency signals, and at least said first other measurand using the lower frequency signals, wherein the at least first and second optical waveguides are arranged to have optical path length response characteristics to at least one of the other measurands which are different from each other, and wherein the analyser is arranged to determine at least said first other measurand using differences between the lower frequency signals from each of optical waveguides resulting from those different optical path length response characteristics. at least first and second optical waveguides (12', 12") extending proximally to each other along a common path through an environment; a probe light source arranged to deliver probe light to the optical waveguides for backscatter within the optical waveguides; a detector arranged to detect, as functions of distance along the common path, interference signals in the backscattered light resulting from changes in optical path length along the optical waveguides arising from the acoustic vibrations and the other measurands, the sensor being arranged to filter the interference signals to provide higher frequency signals and lower frequency signals; and an analyser arranged to determine from the interference signals, as functions of distance along the common path, acoustic vibration using the higher frequency signals, and at least said first other measurand using the lower frequency signals, wherein the at least first and second optical waveguides are arranged to have optical path length response characteristics to at least one of the other measurands which are different from each other, and wherein the analyser is arranged to determine at least said first other measurand using differences between the lower frequency signals from each of optical waveguides resulting from those different optical path length response characteristics.
A method of predicting resistance to heart and skeletal muscle inflammation disease (HSMI) in salmonids induced by PRV infection, the method comprising determining the alleles present at a DNA polymorphism in the salmonid and predicting whether or not the salmonid is resistant to HSMI based on the determination of the alleles wherein the DNA polymorphism is in the locus defined by position 78,364,536 bp to 91,273,924 bp (chromosome 3) or 43,552,599 bp to 57,552,882 bp (chromosome 14) in the Atlantic salmon genome; optionally wherein the DNA polymorphism is selected from any one or more of DNA polymorphisms 1-57 provided in any of Tables 1 to 4 or 6, or any combination thereof..
Submarine having at least one pressure hull leadthrough through which a thrust rod of a linear drive, arranged in the pressure hull, of a rudder system is led to the outside of the pressure hull, wherein the thrust rod is led in pressure-tight fashion through a seal carrier, characterized in that the seal carrier is mounted in pressure-tight, floating fashion in the pressure hull leadthrough, wherein the seal carrier is formed by a hollow body which at the outer circumference is supported by means of at least one flexible seal element (40, 42) on the pressure hull leadthrough and which is dimensioned so as to exhibit play in a radial direction with respect to the inner wall of the pressure hull leadthrough.
A liquid drug medical device for use with a syringe having a syringe tip with a distal end with a laterally projecting lip having an external diameter D2, and a medicinal vial with a rubber stopper, the device comprising an adapter for snap fitting onto the vial and including a hollow puncturing member rigidly connected to said adapter for puncturing the rubber stopper on snap fitting said adapter on the vial, wherein the device further comprises a short elastomer tubing in flow communication with said puncturing member, and having a distal end with a nominal internal diameter D1<D2 and of at least 3mm for being sealingly stretched over the syringe's laterally projecting lip for effecting fluid communication between the syringe and the medicinal vial.
Radically polymerizable dental material, which comprises a combination of a thiourea derivative and a hydroperoxide as initiator system for the radical polymerization, characterized in that it comprises several cyclic and one or more acyclic thiourea derivatives.
A tap hole plug gun comprising a material chamber for receiving a plugging compound, a mouthpiece for being introduced into a tap hole, and a nozzle part tapered in the direction of the mouthpiece and connected to the material chamber by means of an unlockable connection device, characterized in that for realizing the connection device, the material chamber and the nozzle part have complementary axial connecting projections (28, 30) on two opposite axial connecting edges (26, 54) of a chamber wall of the material chamber and of a nozzle wall of the nozzle part in such a manner that the connecting projection formed on an upper part of the nozzle part is disposed on the connecting projection formed on a lower part of the material chamber, a form-fitting radial engagement being established between the connecting projection of the nozzle part and the upper part of the material chamber and/or between the connecting projection of the material chamber and the lower part of the nozzle part, said form-fitting radial engagement being secured in a force-fitting manner by means of a radially acting securing device.
A flushing tank comprising an odor extraction system for a sanitary appliance, the flushing tank having a drain tube connectable to a sanitary bowl of the sanitary appliance, the odor extraction system comprising a powered fan having a suction inlet and a delivery outlet; a suction pipe, connected to the suction inlet of the fan; and a delivery pipe connected to the delivery outlet of the fan; the delivery pipe being inserted, in use, into the flushing tank with a free end, provided with an air outlet, immersed in the water contained in the flushing tank; whereby the fan is driven by a motor, and the fan and the motor are housed in a casing characterized in that the casing has a cooling outlet facing the motor; the system comprising a recirculation conduit which connects the cooling outlet of the casing with an auxiliary inlet of the suction pipe, so as to recirculate cooling air of the motor from the inside of the casing to the suction pipe.
Exhaust-gas treatment unit, having a substantially cylindrical exhaust-gas treatment body with a main axis, a housing and having, on at least one opening side of the exhaust-gas treatment unit, at least the following connecting means: an offset pinch zone, which performs the task of the non-positive connection to an exhaust-gas-conducting line and which is offset such that no or only a minor deformation influence can be exerted on the exhaust-gas treatment body, and accordingly only in one portion of the housing, wherein the pinch zone has an oversize in relation to the rest of the exhaust-gas treatment unit for forming an interference fit, wherein the pinch zone is designed such that it deforms inward, wherein the pinch zone may undergo both elastic and also plastic deformation, and wherein further the pinch zone is formed in an axial portion of the housing, which is not filled with the exhaust-gas treatment body. an offset pinch zone, which performs the task of the non-positive connection to an exhaust-gas-conducting line and which is offset such that no or only a minor deformation influence can be exerted on the exhaust-gas treatment body, and accordingly only in one portion of the housing, wherein the pinch zone has an oversize in relation to the rest of the exhaust-gas treatment unit for forming an interference fit, wherein the pinch zone is designed such that it deforms inward, wherein the pinch zone may undergo both elastic and also plastic deformation, and wherein further the pinch zone is formed in an axial portion of the housing, which is not filled with the exhaust-gas treatment body.
A barcode indicator operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of at least one threshold by at least one product quality determining parameter, characterized in that: said barcode indicator comprises one or more delay layers suitable to prevent said barcode indicator from providing said machine readable indication of exceedance prior to dissolution or disintegration of said one or more delay layers; said dissolution or disintegration of at least one of said one or more delay layers results in activation of said barcode indicator; and said barcode indicator is operative to provide said machine-readable indication only upon said activation thereof which occurs automatically a predetermined time following at least one of actuation and manufacture thereof. said barcode indicator comprises one or more delay layers suitable to prevent said barcode indicator from providing said machine readable indication of exceedance prior to dissolution or disintegration of said one or more delay layers; said dissolution or disintegration of at least one of said one or more delay layers results in activation of said barcode indicator; and said barcode indicator is operative to provide said machine-readable indication only upon said activation thereof which occurs automatically a predetermined time following at least one of actuation and manufacture thereof.
A liquid chromatograph analyzer, comprising: a liquid feeding part that feeds a mobile phase; a sample introduction part connected to a downstream side of the liquid feeding part and that introduces a sample into the mobile phase; a separation column connected to a downstream side of the sample introduction part and separating the sample into a plurality of components; a detector connected to a downstream side of the separation column and detecting the separated components; and a control part controlling the liquid feeding part, the sample introduction part, and the detector, the liquid feeding part including: a liquid feeding channel to feed the mobile phase; a drainage channel to release pressure in the liquid feeding channel; an analysis channel discharging the mobile phase into the sample introduction part; and a channel switching valve selectively connecting the liquid feeding channel to one of the drainage channel and the analysis channel, wherein the channel switching valve is configured to be able to provide a tight stopper state in which the liquid feeding channel is connected to neither the analysis channel nor the drainage channel. a liquid feeding part that feeds a mobile phase; a sample introduction part connected to a downstream side of the liquid feeding part and that introduces a sample into the mobile phase; a separation column connected to a downstream side of the sample introduction part and separating the sample into a plurality of components; a detector connected to a downstream side of the separation column and detecting the separated components; and a control part controlling the liquid feeding part, the sample introduction part, and the detector, the liquid feeding part including: a liquid feeding channel to feed the mobile phase; a drainage channel to release pressure in the liquid feeding channel; an analysis channel discharging the mobile phase into the sample introduction part; and a channel switching valve selectively connecting the liquid feeding channel to one of the drainage channel and the analysis channel, wherein the channel switching valve is configured to be able to provide a tight stopper state in which the liquid feeding channel is connected to neither the analysis channel nor the drainage channel. a liquid feeding channel to feed the mobile phase; a drainage channel to release pressure in the liquid feeding channel; an analysis channel discharging the mobile phase into the sample introduction part; and a channel switching valve selectively connecting the liquid feeding channel to one of the drainage channel and the analysis channel, wherein the channel switching valve is configured to be able to provide a tight stopper state in which the liquid feeding channel is connected to neither the analysis channel nor the drainage channel.
A method for optimizing complex event processing in a software-defined network, comprising: receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor device, a rule that identifies a source device and an event notification condition; accessing a network inventory structure that identifies a plurality of nodes (38,52) in the network and corresponding processing capabilities; identifying a particular datapath node (38-I) of the plurality of nodes (38, 52) based on the source device and a corresponding processing capability of the particular datapath node (38-I); determining a packet flow buffer criterion and a packet operation; identifying a particular virtual network function VNF, of a plurality of VNFs (54-1,...,54-N) based on the rule; generating a controller node datapath configuration command that comprises a source device identifier that identifies the source device, the packet flow buffer criterion, the packet operation, and a VNF identifier that identifies the particular VNF; and sending the controller node datapath configuration command to a controller node of the plurality of nodes (38,52). receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor device, a rule that identifies a source device and an event notification condition; accessing a network inventory structure that identifies a plurality of nodes (38,52) in the network and corresponding processing capabilities; identifying a particular datapath node (38-I) of the plurality of nodes (38, 52) based on the source device and a corresponding processing capability of the particular datapath node (38-I); determining a packet flow buffer criterion and a packet operation; identifying a particular virtual network function VNF, of a plurality of VNFs (54-1,...,54-N) based on the rule; generating a controller node datapath configuration command that comprises a source device identifier that identifies the source device, the packet flow buffer criterion, the packet operation, and a VNF identifier that identifies the particular VNF; and sending the controller node datapath configuration command to a controller node of the plurality of nodes (38,52).
A blower comprising: a first tower which has a first discharge port formed in a first wall; a second tower in which a second wall facing the first wall is spaced apart from the first wall, and a second discharge port is formed in the second wall; a fan which is disposed below the first tower and the second tower, and forms an air flow in each of the first tower and the second tower; a guide board (410; 1411; 2411, 2412; 3411; 3412) which is movably disposed in at least one of the first tower and the second tower; and a guide motor which changes a disposition of the guide board (410; 1411; 2411, 2412; 3411; 3412), wherein a blowing space is formed between the first wall and the second wall, wherein an air discharged from the first discharge port and an air discharged from the second discharge port flow in the blowing space, and front, rear, and upper sides of the blowing space are open, and wherein the guide board (410; 1411; 2411, 2412; 3411; 3412) is disposed in a front side of the blowing space, and the guide board (410; 1411; 2411, 2412; 3411; 3412) is configured to be disposed inside at least one of the first tower and the second tower or disposed to protrude into the blowing space so as to adjust a wind direction of air flowing forward in the blowing space. a first tower which has a first discharge port formed in a first wall; a second tower in which a second wall facing the first wall is spaced apart from the first wall, and a second discharge port is formed in the second wall; a fan which is disposed below the first tower and the second tower, and forms an air flow in each of the first tower and the second tower; a guide board (410; 1411; 2411, 2412; 3411; 3412) which is movably disposed in at least one of the first tower and the second tower; and a guide motor which changes a disposition of the guide board (410; 1411; 2411, 2412; 3411; 3412), wherein a blowing space is formed between the first wall and the second wall, wherein an air discharged from the first discharge port and an air discharged from the second discharge port flow in the blowing space, and front, rear, and upper sides of the blowing space are open, and wherein the guide board (410; 1411; 2411, 2412; 3411; 3412) is disposed in a front side of the blowing space, and the guide board (410; 1411; 2411, 2412; 3411; 3412) is configured to be disposed inside at least one of the first tower and the second tower or disposed to protrude into the blowing space so as to adjust a wind direction of air flowing forward in the blowing space.
A method for detecting events in a flow cytometer, comprising: flowing particles through a flow cell of the analyzer; optically interrogating the particles flowing through the flow cell, wherein the passing of a particle through an interrogation zone of the flow cell produces an event; extracting putative event features; time-stamping putative events; determining a time difference between a putative previous event and a putative current event; comparing the time difference to a threshold duration, wherein: if the time difference is greater than the threshold duration, storing the putative current event as a current event; and if the time difference is less than the threshold duration, comparing a peak height feature of the putative current event and a peak height feature of the putative previous event to a threshold peak height, wherein: if the peak height feature of the putative current event is less than the threshold peak height, discarding the putative current event; and if the peak height feature of the putative previous event is greater than the threshold peak height, storing the putative previous event as a previous event. flowing particles through a flow cell of the analyzer; optically interrogating the particles flowing through the flow cell, wherein the passing of a particle through an interrogation zone of the flow cell produces an event; extracting putative event features; time-stamping putative events; determining a time difference between a putative previous event and a putative current event; comparing the time difference to a threshold duration, wherein: if the time difference is greater than the threshold duration, storing the putative current event as a current event; and if the time difference is less than the threshold duration, comparing a peak height feature of the putative current event and a peak height feature of the putative previous event to a threshold peak height, wherein: if the peak height feature of the putative current event is less than the threshold peak height, discarding the putative current event; and if the peak height feature of the putative previous event is greater than the threshold peak height, storing the putative previous event as a previous event. if the time difference is greater than the threshold duration, storing the putative current event as a current event; and if the time difference is less than the threshold duration, comparing a peak height feature of the putative current event and a peak height feature of the putative previous event to a threshold peak height, wherein: if the peak height feature of the putative current event is less than the threshold peak height, discarding the putative current event; and if the peak height feature of the putative previous event is greater than the threshold peak height, storing the putative previous event as a previous event. if the peak height feature of the putative current event is less than the threshold peak height, discarding the putative current event; and if the peak height feature of the putative previous event is greater than the threshold peak height, storing the putative previous event as a previous event.