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An in vitro method of preparing an osteoblast from a somatic cell of a mammal, the method comprising introducing a bone-related gene or an expression product thereof and a reprogramming-related gene or an expression product thereof into the somatic cell by direct reprogramming without conversion into pluripotent stem cells, the bone-related gene comprising at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Runx2, Osterix, and Dlx5, the reprogramming-related gene comprising at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Oct family, c-Myc, L-Myc, GLIS family, Klf family, Lin-28, and Sox2, wherein the reprogramming-related gene or the expression product thereof comprises Oct4, and wherein the somatic cell is a fibroblast. the bone-related gene comprising at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Runx2, Osterix, and Dlx5, the reprogramming-related gene comprising at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Oct family, c-Myc, L-Myc, GLIS family, Klf family, Lin-28, and Sox2, wherein the reprogramming-related gene or the expression product thereof comprises Oct4, and wherein the somatic cell is a fibroblast.
An electrode connecting device for connecting an end of a preceding sheet to an end of a succeeding sheet, the electrode connecting device comprising: an arrangement member provided with an arrangement part on which the end of the preceding sheet is located adjacent to or overlapping with the end of the succeeding sheet; and a guide member comprising a guide bar which is provided movable between a support position to support a side portion of the preceding sheet and a side portion of the succeeding sheet during connecting of the end of the preceding sheet to the end of the succeeding sheet and a retreat position not to interfere with movements of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet. an arrangement member provided with an arrangement part on which the end of the preceding sheet is located adjacent to or overlapping with the end of the succeeding sheet; and a guide member comprising a guide bar which is provided movable between a support position to support a side portion of the preceding sheet and a side portion of the succeeding sheet during connecting of the end of the preceding sheet to the end of the succeeding sheet and a retreat position not to interfere with movements of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet.
Method of operating an oil filter system for a gear oil of a gear arrangement with an coupling or brake and a filter circulation which comprise at least one oil filter and a hydraulic pump with an electrical or electrically superimposed actuator and a control device (6, 10), wherein with the latter the actuator of the hydraulic pump is controlled and switched on, characterised in that the current degree of contamination V a of the gear oil is indirectly determined through the contamination model with V a = V Start − A + B + C with an oil cleaning degree A which is a function of the pump flow rate, an oil contamination degree B, which is a function of the clutch energy input, and an oil contamination degree C which is a function of the gear operating performance, wherein during manufacturing the contamination model is initialised for a first system start at a freely selectable initial value V Start to take into account the original contamination and is decremenated with A and incremented with both B and C, and in the case of a following system start the last current degree of contamination V a stored in a non-volatile memory of the control device of the control system (6, 10) is used as the initial start value, a contamination degree threshold value V s is determined and compared with the current degree of contamination V a and on exceeding of the contamination degree threshold value V s the actuator of the hydraulic pump is operated and switched on until through decrementation with A in the contamination model the degree of contamination threshold value V s is reduced and a determined hysteresis value V H of the currently determined contamination degree V a is reached or fallen below.
A method for monitoring a control channel in a wireless access system, the method comprising: setting a number of maximum blind decoding times for each user equipment, UE, specific search space and a common search space to which the control channel is transmitted; monitoring a plurality of candidate control channels in each of the search spaces, based on the number of maximum blind decoding times, set in the respective search spaces; and receiving downlink control information through a control channel which has succeeded in the blinding decoding among the plurality of candidate control channels, wherein the common search space is allocated to one component carrier among a plurality of component carriers included in a carrier group, and wherein a number of maximum blind decoding times in the common search space is determined based on a maximum number of the carrier groups simultaneously received by the UE. setting a number of maximum blind decoding times for each user equipment, UE, specific search space and a common search space to which the control channel is transmitted; monitoring a plurality of candidate control channels in each of the search spaces, based on the number of maximum blind decoding times, set in the respective search spaces; and receiving downlink control information through a control channel which has succeeded in the blinding decoding among the plurality of candidate control channels, wherein the common search space is allocated to one component carrier among a plurality of component carriers included in a carrier group, and wherein a number of maximum blind decoding times in the common search space is determined based on a maximum number of the carrier groups simultaneously received by the UE.
A composite implant comprising: a surgical mesh having a first major surface, a second major surface and pores extending between said first and second major surfaces (42, 44); an alignment marker overlying said first major surface of said surgical mesh; an absorbable film overlying said alignment marker and said first major surface of said surgical mesh, wherein said alignment marker is laminated between said absorbable film and said first major surface of said surgical mesh, characterised in that the surgical mesh comprises an anisotropic material adapted to have more stretch along a first axis (A 1) and less stretch along a second axis (A 2) that traverses the first axis (A 1) and the alignment marker extends along the first axis (A 1) of the implant for indicating the direction of the implant having more stretchability. a surgical mesh having a first major surface, a second major surface and pores extending between said first and second major surfaces (42, 44); an alignment marker overlying said first major surface of said surgical mesh; an absorbable film overlying said alignment marker and said first major surface of said surgical mesh, wherein said alignment marker is laminated between said absorbable film and said first major surface of said surgical mesh, characterised in that the surgical mesh comprises an anisotropic material adapted to have more stretch along a first axis (A 1) and less stretch along a second axis (A 2) that traverses the first axis (A 1) and the alignment marker extends along the first axis (A 1) of the implant for indicating the direction of the implant having more stretchability.
An apparatus for producing a depressed-cladding core rod of an ultra-low water peak optical fiber, comprising: a core rod component, an inner cladding casing component, a high temperature heat source, two chucks, an external gas pipe, and a pressure controlling pipe, wherein: the core rod component comprises a core layer rod and a core rod hollow shaft; the core layer rod is fused and spliced with the core rod hollow shaft; a plurality of vents is arranged at an end of the core rod hollow shaft adjacent to the core layer rod; the inner cladding casing component comprises an inner cladding casing and a casing hollow shaft; the inner cladding casing is fused and spliced with the casing hollow shaft; the inner cladding casing is disposed outside the core layer rod of the core rod component; and the high temperature heat source is arranged outside the inner cladding casing; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a rotary joint; the core rod hollow shaft and the casing hollow shaft are disposed in the two chucks, respectively; an outer end of the core rod hollow shaft is connected to the external gas pipe via the rotary joint for transporting gases through the external gas pipe to the core rod hollow shaft; the pressure controlling pipe is connected to the external gas pipe and a scrubber; an outer end of the casing hollow shaft is connected to the scrubber for controlling pressure between the inner cladding casing and the core layer rod; and an outer end of the inner cladding casing is connected to the core rod hollow shaft hermetically at a position outside the vents to communicate the external gas pipe with a gap between the inner cladding casing and the core layer rod. the core rod component comprises a core layer rod and a core rod hollow shaft; the core layer rod is fused and spliced with the core rod hollow shaft; a plurality of vents is arranged at an end of the core rod hollow shaft adjacent to the core layer rod; the inner cladding casing component comprises an inner cladding casing and a casing hollow shaft; the inner cladding casing is fused and spliced with the casing hollow shaft; the inner cladding casing is disposed outside the core layer rod of the core rod component; and the high temperature heat source is arranged outside the inner cladding casing; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a rotary joint; the core rod hollow shaft and the casing hollow shaft are disposed in the two chucks, respectively; an outer end of the core rod hollow shaft is connected to the external gas pipe via the rotary joint for transporting gases through the external gas pipe to the core rod hollow shaft; the pressure controlling pipe is connected to the external gas pipe and a scrubber; an outer end of the casing hollow shaft is connected to the scrubber for controlling pressure between the inner cladding casing and the core layer rod; and an outer end of the inner cladding casing is connected to the core rod hollow shaft hermetically at a position outside the vents to communicate the external gas pipe with a gap between the inner cladding casing and the core layer rod.
A ceramic heater comprising: a heating resistor comprising a first conducting portion (11, 10b) and a second conducting portion (12, 10c) which are arranged side by side to form two opposing portions which face each other, the first conducting portion (11, 10b) comprising a first burr which extends from the first conducting portion (11, 10b) and is located between the first conducting portion (11, 10b) and the second conducting portion (12, 10c), the second conducting portion (12, 10c) comprising a second burr which extends from the second conducting portion (12, 10c) and is located between the first conducting portion (11, 10b) and the second conducting portion (12, 10c), the first and second burrs formed as a result of molding the heating resistor; and a ceramic base in which the heating resistor is embedded, characterised in that at least a part of at least one of the first and second burrs is spaced apart from a line linking a starting point of the first burr and a starting point of the second burr in a cross-section perpendicular to a conduction direction of the first and second conducting portions (11, 10b, 12, 10c). a heating resistor comprising a first conducting portion (11, 10b) and a second conducting portion (12, 10c) which are arranged side by side to form two opposing portions which face each other, the first conducting portion (11, 10b) comprising a first burr which extends from the first conducting portion (11, 10b) and is located between the first conducting portion (11, 10b) and the second conducting portion (12, 10c), the second conducting portion (12, 10c) comprising a second burr which extends from the second conducting portion (12, 10c) and is located between the first conducting portion (11, 10b) and the second conducting portion (12, 10c), the first and second burrs formed as a result of molding the heating resistor; and a ceramic base in which the heating resistor is embedded, characterised in that at least a part of at least one of the first and second burrs is spaced apart from a line linking a starting point of the first burr and a starting point of the second burr in a cross-section perpendicular to a conduction direction of the first and second conducting portions (11, 10b, 12, 10c).
A microcapsule composition comprising at least one polymer disposed as a semi-permeable shell around, and in contact with, an aqueous solution of at least one salt, the salt containing at least one salt ion, wherein the salt ion permeates through the shell, and wherein the composition is suitable for delivery to mammals, and wherein i) the aqueous solution is selected from the group consisting of a Ca(NO 3) 2 solution, a K 2 HPO 4 solution, a NaF solution, and combinations thereof, and ii) the polymer is an amphiphilic polyurethane.
An electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is used for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using a liquid electrolyte, a gel polymer electrolyte, or an ionic liquid electrolyte, the electrode material comprising: a core part including an electrode active material; and a shell part in which a conductive material is included in a base material formed by a gel-forming polymer having a tensile elongation at break of 10% or more in a gel state, the gel-forming polymer being a polyurethane resin which is obtained by reaction of a polyisocyanate compound with polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polyester polycarbonate polyols, crystalline or noncrystalline polycarbonate polyols, polybutadiene polyol, or silicone polyol. a core part including an electrode active material; and a shell part in which a conductive material is included in a base material formed by a gel-forming polymer having a tensile elongation at break of 10% or more in a gel state, the gel-forming polymer being a polyurethane resin which is obtained by reaction of a polyisocyanate compound with polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polyester polycarbonate polyols, crystalline or noncrystalline polycarbonate polyols, polybutadiene polyol, or silicone polyol.
A system, comprising: an interface, which is configured to receive time-varying boundary condition values measured for a probe inside a cavity of an organ of a patient; and a processor, configured to: calculate a time-dependent shape of the probe, by: representing sections of the probe as first springs; and characterised by representing external forces acting on the sections as second springs; and solving a set of coupled equations of motion, for the first springs and the second springs, so as to meet the time-varying boundary condition values; and present the shape to a user. an interface, which is configured to receive time-varying boundary condition values measured for a probe inside a cavity of an organ of a patient; and a processor, configured to: calculate a time-dependent shape of the probe, by: representing sections of the probe as first springs; and characterised by representing external forces acting on the sections as second springs; and solving a set of coupled equations of motion, for the first springs and the second springs, so as to meet the time-varying boundary condition values; and present the shape to a user. calculate a time-dependent shape of the probe, by: representing sections of the probe as first springs; and characterised by representing external forces acting on the sections as second springs; and solving a set of coupled equations of motion, for the first springs and the second springs, so as to meet the time-varying boundary condition values; and representing sections of the probe as first springs; and characterised by representing external forces acting on the sections as second springs; and solving a set of coupled equations of motion, for the first springs and the second springs, so as to meet the time-varying boundary condition values; and present the shape to a user.
A multi-channel optical communications device for free-space optical communications capable of non-mechanical beam directivity, the device comprising two symmetric oppositely facing transceiver systems, each comprising: a transmitter lens; an optical diffuser positioned behind the transmitter lens at a distance equal to a focal length of the transmitter lens; a plurality of laser emitter clusters positioned behind the transmitter lens and the optical diffuser, wherein each of the plurality of laser emitter clusters is configured to emit a laser beam bundle, wherein each of the laser emitter clusters is positioned relative to the transmitter lens such that the emitted laser beam bundle travels a distinct optical path through the optical diffuser and the transmitter lens, wherein each optical path is angularly-shifted from optical paths of other laser beam bundles; and circuitry configured to activate one of the plurality of laser emitter clusters based on a desired optical path for the laser beam bundle. a transmitter lens; an optical diffuser positioned behind the transmitter lens at a distance equal to a focal length of the transmitter lens; a plurality of laser emitter clusters positioned behind the transmitter lens and the optical diffuser, wherein each of the plurality of laser emitter clusters is configured to emit a laser beam bundle, wherein each of the laser emitter clusters is positioned relative to the transmitter lens such that the emitted laser beam bundle travels a distinct optical path through the optical diffuser and the transmitter lens, wherein each optical path is angularly-shifted from optical paths of other laser beam bundles; and circuitry configured to activate one of the plurality of laser emitter clusters based on a desired optical path for the laser beam bundle.
An image decoding method of decoding, on a per-block basis, a coded image included in a bitstream, the image decoding method comprising: performing arithmetic decoding on a current block to be decoded; performing arithmetic decoding on an end-of-slice flag indicating whether or not the current block is at the end of the slice, determining, based on the decoded end-of-slice flag, whether or not the current block is at an end of a slice; performing a first arithmetic decoding termination process when it is determined that the current block is at the end of the slice, said first arithmetic decoding termination process comprising resetting an internal probability state of arithmetic decoding; and determining whether or not the current block is at an end of a tile when it is determined that the current block is not at the end of the slice, the tile being a structural unit of the image that is different from the slice; characterized by performing arithmetic decoding on a sub-last bit included in the bitstream after the current block and a second arithmetic decoding termination process, when it is determined that the current block is not at the end of the slice and when it is determined that the current block is at the end of the tile, wherein arithmetic decoding of the sub-last bit always restores a value of 1, and wherein, when the second arithmetic decoding termination process is performed, the same processing as in the first arithmetic decoding termination process is performed. performing arithmetic decoding on a current block to be decoded; performing arithmetic decoding on an end-of-slice flag indicating whether or not the current block is at the end of the slice, determining, based on the decoded end-of-slice flag, whether or not the current block is at an end of a slice; performing a first arithmetic decoding termination process when it is determined that the current block is at the end of the slice, said first arithmetic decoding termination process comprising resetting an internal probability state of arithmetic decoding; and determining whether or not the current block is at an end of a tile when it is determined that the current block is not at the end of the slice, the tile being a structural unit of the image that is different from the slice; characterized by performing arithmetic decoding on a sub-last bit included in the bitstream after the current block and a second arithmetic decoding termination process, when it is determined that the current block is not at the end of the slice and when it is determined that the current block is at the end of the tile, wherein arithmetic decoding of the sub-last bit always restores a value of 1, and wherein, when the second arithmetic decoding termination process is performed, the same processing as in the first arithmetic decoding termination process is performed.
An aqueous light duty liquid detergent formulation, comprising: water; a cleaning surfactant; and a suds enhancing additive; wherein the suds enhancing additive comprises a crosslinked cellulose ether containing 0.1 to 0.6 wt%, based on weight of the crosslinked cellulose ether, of polyether groups. water; a cleaning surfactant; and a suds enhancing additive; wherein the suds enhancing additive comprises a crosslinked cellulose ether containing 0.1 to 0.6 wt%, based on weight of the crosslinked cellulose ether, of polyether groups.