mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for automatically classifying clinical descriptions of patients by a computer processor using natural language processing to determine if a patient has experienced an adverse event during treatment before deciding on a further treatment, the clinical descriptions relating to the use of a ventricular assist device to treat the heart of the patient, the method comprising: receiving at least one clinical description of a treatment of the patient with the VAD, the clinical description comprising text; determining the position of a target word within the text, the target word describing an adverse event that occurred during treatment of the heart of the patient; determining the existence of at least one negation word within an active region, the negation word deactivating the meaning of the target word, the active region comprising a predetermined number of words within the text occurring immediately before and immediately after the target word, including the target word; determining the existence of at least one body-part word within the active region, the body-part word deactivating the meaning of the target word; and determining that the clinical description does not contain an adverse event and is to be disregarded if the active region contains either a negation word or a body-part word. receiving at least one clinical description of a treatment of the patient with the VAD, the clinical description comprising text; determining the position of a target word within the text, the target word describing an adverse event that occurred during treatment of the heart of the patient; determining the existence of at least one negation word within an active region, the negation word deactivating the meaning of the target word, the active region comprising a predetermined number of words within the text occurring immediately before and immediately after the target word, including the target word; determining the existence of at least one body-part word within the active region, the body-part word deactivating the meaning of the target word; and determining that the clinical description does not contain an adverse event and is to be disregarded if the active region contains either a negation word or a body-part word.
Use of halogen-free phosphorus-containing organic oxyimides, comprising at least one structural element of subsequently illustrated formula I R 1 being selected from the group consisting of phosphorus-containing radicals, in combination with at least one further flame retardant selected from the group consisting of inorganic flame retardants, nitrogen-containing flame retardants, radical formers, phosphorus-containing flame retardants, halogen-containing flame retardants based on chlorine and bromine, borates, sulfur-containing compounds, antidrip agents, silicon-containing compounds, carbon modifications, as well as combinations or mixtures thereof, as flame retardant for plastic materials. R 1 being selected from the group consisting of phosphorus-containing radicals, in combination with at least one further flame retardant selected from the group consisting of inorganic flame retardants, nitrogen-containing flame retardants, radical formers, phosphorus-containing flame retardants, halogen-containing flame retardants based on chlorine and bromine, borates, sulfur-containing compounds, antidrip agents, silicon-containing compounds, carbon modifications, as well as combinations or mixtures thereof, as flame retardant for plastic materials.
A device for retrieving a body from within a tubular structure, the device having a proximal end and a distal end and comprising: a device body at the proximal end; a conduit extending away from the device body to the distal end and sized to be receivable in the tubular structure; at least one actuator (103, 104) operably associated with the device body; a first strand extending at least in part through the conduit; a second strand extending at least in part through the conduit; wherein the first and second strands are affixed at the distal end of the device, and wherein the second strand is wound around the first strand along at least a distal length of the first strand; wherein the at least one actuator is operable to cause the second strand to adopt an expanded state in which the second strand defines a trawl volume to catch the body for retrieval of the body from the tubular structure; characterised in that the at least one actuator includes first and second actuators, wherein the first and second actuators are separately operable, wherein the first strand is coupled to the first actuator and the second strand is coupled to the second actuator. a device body at the proximal end; a conduit extending away from the device body to the distal end and sized to be receivable in the tubular structure; at least one actuator (103, 104) operably associated with the device body; a first strand extending at least in part through the conduit; a second strand extending at least in part through the conduit; wherein the first and second strands are affixed at the distal end of the device, and wherein the second strand is wound around the first strand along at least a distal length of the first strand; wherein the at least one actuator is operable to cause the second strand to adopt an expanded state in which the second strand defines a trawl volume to catch the body for retrieval of the body from the tubular structure; characterised in that the at least one actuator includes first and second actuators, wherein the first and second actuators are separately operable, wherein the first strand is coupled to the first actuator and the second strand is coupled to the second actuator.
A galvanostatic apparatus for measuring the calcium oxalate scale forming propensity of a continuously flowing solution having a pH of from 2 to 3 which comprises a quartz crystal microbalance having a top side comprising a working electrode for exposure to the solution and a bottom side isolated from the solution, wherein the apparatus is adapted so as to facilitate electrochemical control of the pH of the solution proximate to the microbalance at from 3.5 to 9 and wherein the working electrode is coated with or made of one or more conductive materials selected from silver; lead; cadmium; diamond-like thin film electrodes with or without implanted ions; silicides of titanium, niobium and tantalum; lead-selenium alloys; and mercury amalgams, wherein the apparatus further comprises a surface pH-measuring module for contact with the solution, the pH-measuring electrode assembly thereof comprising a mesh electrode laid over a pH electrode wherein the mesh is made of the same material as the working electrode.
A computer comprising: a first portion comprising a keyboard; a second portion comprising a display; and a light source affixed to said computer, wherein said light source is affixed to said second portion and is maintainable in at least a first position and a second position relative to the second portion, wherein when said light source is in said first position, light emitted by said light source illuminates said keyboard, and wherein when said light source is in said second position, light emitted by said light source illuminates a spatial region in front of the display and above the keyboard of said computer, characterised in that said light source extends from said computer when it is in said first position, wherein said light source is substantially flush with said computer when said light source is in said second position, and wherein said light source is adapted to emit a first intensity of light when said light source is in said first position and wherein said light source is adapted to emit a second intensity of light greater than the first intensity of light when said light source is in said second position. a first portion comprising a keyboard; a second portion comprising a display; and a light source affixed to said computer, wherein said light source is affixed to said second portion and is maintainable in at least a first position and a second position relative to the second portion, wherein when said light source is in said first position, light emitted by said light source illuminates said keyboard, and wherein when said light source is in said second position, light emitted by said light source illuminates a spatial region in front of the display and above the keyboard of said computer, characterised in that said light source extends from said computer when it is in said first position, wherein said light source is substantially flush with said computer when said light source is in said second position, and wherein said light source is adapted to emit a first intensity of light when said light source is in said first position and wherein said light source is adapted to emit a second intensity of light greater than the first intensity of light when said light source is in said second position.
A booster seat for children, comprising a seating surface adapted for engagement with the seating surface of an adult chair, a backrest, at least one pair of wings (12, 13) connected to a bottom side of the seating surface of said booster seat and designed to be angularly moved between a first position in which they are oriented parallel to said bottom side and a position in which they are lifted and oriented at an angle to the side of the seating surface, as well as a plurality of flexible elements (14, 15, 16, 17) for removable fixation of the booster seat to said adult seat, when the booster seat is placed thereon, wherein said seating surface, on its bottom side is adapted for engagement with the seating surface of the adult chair, further comprising a compartment (18, 19) formed below each of said wings (12, 13) which form respective closing covers therefor, characterized in that at least one of said flexible elements for removable fixation of the booster seat comprises a first end which is fixed to said seating surface of the booster seat at one point inside its respective compartment of said compartments formed below said wings, said compartment having enough room to contain at least the whole of said flexible element when the latter is not in use.
A welding system, comprising: a welding power source comprising a user interface having a plurality of electronically activatable interface devices, an ON/OFF switch, and a weld controller disposed therein and being configured to generate a welding power output for use in a welding operation; and a computer comprising control circuitry disposed therein, characterised in that the welding power source comprises a docking mechanism, wherein the computer is removably interfaced with the welding power source via the docking mechanism, wherein the welding power source with the weld controller and the computer are so constructed that, in use, when the computer is docked within the docking mechanism: the computer is enabled for receiving operator input, and the control circuitry communicates with the weld controller to coordinate control of a welding operation in accordance with the operator input, some or all of the activatable interface devices are selectively activated by the weld controller or the control circuitry, and desired weld parameters are input via the activated devices on the user interface and/or via the computer. a welding power source comprising a user interface having a plurality of electronically activatable interface devices, an ON/OFF switch, and a weld controller disposed therein and being configured to generate a welding power output for use in a welding operation; and a computer comprising control circuitry disposed therein, characterised in that the welding power source comprises a docking mechanism, wherein the computer is removably interfaced with the welding power source via the docking mechanism, wherein the welding power source with the weld controller and the computer are so constructed that, in use, when the computer is docked within the docking mechanism: the computer is enabled for receiving operator input, and the control circuitry communicates with the weld controller to coordinate control of a welding operation in accordance with the operator input, some or all of the activatable interface devices are selectively activated by the weld controller or the control circuitry, and desired weld parameters are input via the activated devices on the user interface and/or via the computer. the computer is enabled for receiving operator input, and the control circuitry communicates with the weld controller to coordinate control of a welding operation in accordance with the operator input, some or all of the activatable interface devices are selectively activated by the weld controller or the control circuitry, and desired weld parameters are input via the activated devices on the user interface and/or via the computer.
A holder for an aerosol generating article, comprising: a mouthpiece having a mouth end and a distal end and defining a passage extending from the mouth end to the distal end, wherein the passage is configured to receive the aerosol generating article inserted in a direction from the distal end towards the mouth end; a cage extending from the mouthpiece and configured to surround at least a portion of a heat source of the aerosol generating article and configured to allow air to access the heat source, wherein the cage is slidable about the mouthpiece; and a seal extending from an inner surface of the cage, wherein the seal is arranged to surround and contact the aerosol generating article downstream of the heat source, wherein the mouthpiece defines a flange and the cage defines a stop configured to engage the flange as the cage is distally advanced over the mouthpiece. a mouthpiece having a mouth end and a distal end and defining a passage extending from the mouth end to the distal end, wherein the passage is configured to receive the aerosol generating article inserted in a direction from the distal end towards the mouth end; a cage extending from the mouthpiece and configured to surround at least a portion of a heat source of the aerosol generating article and configured to allow air to access the heat source, wherein the cage is slidable about the mouthpiece; and a seal extending from an inner surface of the cage, wherein the seal is arranged to surround and contact the aerosol generating article downstream of the heat source, wherein the mouthpiece defines a flange and the cage defines a stop configured to engage the flange as the cage is distally advanced over the mouthpiece.
An mRNA comprising 1-methyl-pseudouridine for use as a medicament, wherein 100% of nucleotides comprising uracil in the mRNA are replaced with nucleotides comprising N1-methyl-pseudouridine.
A magnetic absolute displacement sensor for a system for determining the thickness of a sheet of material wherein the sheet has a first side and a second side which comprises: a first member disposed adjacent to the first side of the sheet of material, wherein the first member having means for producing a magnetic field (18, 24); a second member disposed adjacent to the second side of the sheet of material, wherein the second member having a first magnetic senor that detects the magnetic field and generates a first electrical signal and a second magnetic sensor that detects the magnetic field and generates a second electrical signal; means for analyzing the first electrical signal and second electrical signal to determine changes in a distance between the first and second member (4,6); wherein the first magnetic sensor and second magnetic sensor are positioned in tandem, wherein the means for producing a magnetic field comprises an electromagnetic coil or permanent magnet and wherein the first and second magnetic sensors (20, 22) and the electromagnetic coil or permanent magnet are oriented along an axis. a first member disposed adjacent to the first side of the sheet of material, wherein the first member having means for producing a magnetic field (18, 24); a second member disposed adjacent to the second side of the sheet of material, wherein the second member having a first magnetic senor that detects the magnetic field and generates a first electrical signal and a second magnetic sensor that detects the magnetic field and generates a second electrical signal; means for analyzing the first electrical signal and second electrical signal to determine changes in a distance between the first and second member (4,6); wherein the first magnetic sensor and second magnetic sensor are positioned in tandem, wherein the means for producing a magnetic field comprises an electromagnetic coil or permanent magnet and wherein the first and second magnetic sensors (20, 22) and the electromagnetic coil or permanent magnet are oriented along an axis.
An x-ray detector system comprising a multitude of detector elements, each connected to a respective photon counting channel (4, PCC) for providing at least one photon count output, and a read-out unit connected to the photon counting channels for outputting the photon count outputs, wherein each one of at least a subset of the photon counting channels (4, PCC) comprises at least two photon counting sub-channels, each photon counting sub-channel providing at least one photon count output and having a shaping filter, wherein the shaping filters of the photon counting sub-channels are configured with different shaping times, wherein each photon counting sub-channel comprises a number, N ≥ 1, of comparators, each having a respective comparator threshold level for comparison with an output signal of the shaping filter of the photon counting sub-channel to selectively trigger an associated counter, wherein the photon counting sub-channels, having shaping filters with different shaping times, are adapted for counting photons of different energy levels, wherein a photon counting sub-channel having a shaping filter with a larger shaping time is configured with a lower comparator threshold level for counting photons at the lowest energy level than a photon counting sub-channel having a shaping filter with a smaller shaping time, and wherein the read-out unit is configured to select, for each photon counting channel (4, PCC), photon count outputs from the photon counting sub-channels. wherein each one of at least a subset of the photon counting channels (4, PCC) comprises at least two photon counting sub-channels, each photon counting sub-channel providing at least one photon count output and having a shaping filter, wherein the shaping filters of the photon counting sub-channels are configured with different shaping times, wherein each photon counting sub-channel comprises a number, N ≥ 1, of comparators, each having a respective comparator threshold level for comparison with an output signal of the shaping filter of the photon counting sub-channel to selectively trigger an associated counter, wherein the photon counting sub-channels, having shaping filters with different shaping times, are adapted for counting photons of different energy levels, wherein a photon counting sub-channel having a shaping filter with a larger shaping time is configured with a lower comparator threshold level for counting photons at the lowest energy level than a photon counting sub-channel having a shaping filter with a smaller shaping time, and wherein the read-out unit is configured to select, for each photon counting channel (4, PCC), photon count outputs from the photon counting sub-channels.
A buoyant offshore renewable energy system mounting platform for positioning a renewable energy device in a body of water, said body of water comprising a surface and a bed, said platform comprising: a framework comprising at least three vertexes; at least two of said at least three vertexes having at least one mooring member (60, 65) for positioning said platform relative to said surface and bed of said body of water; and each of said at least three vertexes having a buoyancy member; wherein at least one of said buoyancy members houses a renewable energy device at least partially accommodated therewithin, the renewable energy device selected from the group of: a renewable energy convertor; a renewable energy harnessing apparatus; a renewable energy processing apparatus; a renewable energy storing apparatus; a renewable energy data capture apparatus; a data storing apparatus; characterised in that the renewable energy device is engaged with the corresponding at least one buoyancy member by an engagement means, the renewable energy device being removable from the buoyancy member by way of the engagement means; and wherein the engagement means is configured such that, following said removal, a different renewable energy device selected from the group is arranged to be engaged with the corresponding at least one buoyancy member by the engagement means. a framework comprising at least three vertexes; at least two of said at least three vertexes having at least one mooring member (60, 65) for positioning said platform relative to said surface and bed of said body of water; and each of said at least three vertexes having a buoyancy member; wherein at least one of said buoyancy members houses a renewable energy device at least partially accommodated therewithin, the renewable energy device selected from the group of: a renewable energy convertor; a renewable energy harnessing apparatus; a renewable energy processing apparatus; a renewable energy storing apparatus; a renewable energy data capture apparatus; a data storing apparatus; characterised in that the renewable energy device is engaged with the corresponding at least one buoyancy member by an engagement means, the renewable energy device being removable from the buoyancy member by way of the engagement means; and wherein the engagement means is configured such that, following said removal, a different renewable energy device selected from the group is arranged to be engaged with the corresponding at least one buoyancy member by the engagement means.
Brake disk having a brake disk chamber, a friction ring having two friction ring disks (3a,3b) and a plurality of pin-shaped connecting elements for connecting the brake disk chamber and the friction ring, a cooling duct being formed between the fiction ring disks (3a,3b), the friction ring disks (3a,3b) having respective friction surfaces (3a1,3b1) on their outer planar surfaces and respective cooling channel surfaces (3a2,3b2) on their inner planar surfaces, the friction ring having a plurality of receiving regions for receiving the pin-shaped connecting elements, the brake disk chamber being cast to the connecting elements in a separate step by means of casting, a width of a gap existing between the brake disk chamber and the friction ring resulting from the fact that, during casting of the brake disk chamber, at least one section of a lateral surface of the inner diameter of the friction ring which is closed in itself in the circumferential direction is used as part of a casting mold, characterized in that the gap has a width of 0.1 - 1.5 mm, that an axial extension of that part of the receiving region of the friction ring which extends from the cooling channel surface (3a2) in the direction of the cooling channel is 4 - 7.5 mm, preferably 5.5 mm, and that the connecting elements are essentially cylindrical, without outwardly protruding shoulders, or are conical and have a cone angle of 0.6° - 3.6°, preferably 1.6° - 2.6°, and that the connecting elements have a diameter of 3 - 6.5 mm.
Vacuum cleaner, in particular a floor-type vacuum cleaner, comprising a housing on which at least one retaining device (4, 6) is arranged for receiving a suction tool when in a parked position, characterised in that the retaining device is assigned at least one illumination means.