mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for detecting endogenous anti-ApoA-I antibodies in a biological fluid sample of a mammalian subject comprising the steps of: (a) providing a biological fluid sample from a mammalian subject; (b) bringing said biological fluid sample into contact with a solid matrix where at least one mimetic peptide of an epitope of Apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-I) is coupled to, wherein said mimetic peptide consists in a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 9 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 15 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 16 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 17 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 19 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 20 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 25, wherein said mimetic peptide variant is of an amino acid sequence identical to said mimetic peptide except that 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 amino acids of said sequence are substituted, deleted, and/or chemically modified, without aborting the capacity of said mimetic peptide to specifically bind to an anti-ApoA-I antibody, wherein the contacting is under conditions sufficient for binding an anti-ApoA-I antibody present in said biological fluid sample to said at least one mimetic peptide through antigen-antibody interactions, wherein the sequence of the said at least one mimetic peptide has an internal cross-linking between at least two non-contiguous amino acids; (c) Removing any unbound antibody from the surface of said solid matrix; (d) Detecting the presence of an antigen-antibody complex bound to said solid matrix; wherein the presence of said complex is indicative that the biological fluid sample contains endogenous anti-ApoA-I antibodies. (a) providing a biological fluid sample from a mammalian subject; (b) bringing said biological fluid sample into contact with a solid matrix where at least one mimetic peptide of an epitope of Apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-I) is coupled to, wherein said mimetic peptide consists in a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 9 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 15 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 16 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 17 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 19 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 20 or a variant thereof, or SEQ ID NO: 25, wherein said mimetic peptide variant is of an amino acid sequence identical to said mimetic peptide except that 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 amino acids of said sequence are substituted, deleted, and/or chemically modified, without aborting the capacity of said mimetic peptide to specifically bind to an anti-ApoA-I antibody, wherein the contacting is under conditions sufficient for binding an anti-ApoA-I antibody present in said biological fluid sample to said at least one mimetic peptide through antigen-antibody interactions, wherein the sequence of the said at least one mimetic peptide has an internal cross-linking between at least two non-contiguous amino acids; (c) Removing any unbound antibody from the surface of said solid matrix; (d) Detecting the presence of an antigen-antibody complex bound to said solid matrix;
A steel wire for a spring, the steel wire having a first layer at a surface thereof, a second layer interior to the first layer, and a third layer interior to the second layer and reaches a center of the steel wire, characterized in that the first layer has a structure made primarily of tempered martensite or troostite, and a hardness of 500 to 700 HV, the second layer has a structure made primarily of sorbite, and a hardness of 400 to 650 HV, the third layer has a structure made primarily of tempered martensite or troostite, and a hardness of 500 to 700 HV.
A process for the production of a refined oil having a reduced 3-MCPD ester and glycidyl ester content characterized in that it comprises subjecting an oil to the following steps, in order: (a) a bleaching step, (b) a deodorization step, (c) a final bleaching step, and (d) a final deodorization step, wherein final deodorization step (d) is carried out at a temperature at least 40°C lower than deodorization step (b), and wherein the final deodorization step (d) is carried out at a temperature in the range of 130°C - 160°C.
A hydrochloride of a compound of formula, having the structure shown in formula (I'), wherein, n is 1.6 - 2.4, and the carbon atoms with "*" are chiral carbon atoms, which exist in a or single enantiomer form or a or single enantiomer-rich form.
Surface cleaning appliance comprising a suction unit for forming a suction flow, and comprising a suction nozzle in flow connection with the suction unit for suctioning a liquid air mixture, and comprising a separating device for separating liquid from the suctioned liquid air mixture, and comprising a liquid tank for accommodating the separated liquid, wherein the separating device comprises an inlet channel for the suctioned liquid air mixture, at least one flow redirection element for redirecting the liquid air mixture, and an air outlet channel for discharging the suctioned air to the suction unit, wherein the separating device comprises a separating unit with an inner pipe and an outer pipe that surrounds the inner pipe in the circumferential direction while forming an annular space, wherein the inlet channel and the air outlet channel are arranged in the inner pipe and the annular space is arranged downstream from the at least one flow redirection element relative to the suction flow and forms a swirl chamber, wherein the at least one flow redirection element comprises a flow redirection element that is arranged on the downstream end of the inlet channel, wherein the flow redirection element arranged on the downstream end of the inlet channel is configured as a hollow body, which forms a hollow body inlet duct oriented in alignment with the inlet channel and at least one hollow body outlet duct (74, 76) oriented at an angle to the hollow body inlet duct, characterized in that the hollow body forms two hollow body outlet ducts (74, 76) pointing away from one another.
Polymer composition containing - in each case relative to the total dry weight of the polymer composition - the following components: a) 25.5 wt% to 50 wt% starch, b) 30 wt% to 74.5 wt% aliphatic-aromatic co-polyester, characterized in that the starch is at least 25 wt% pea starch, relative to the total dry weight of the starch. a) 25.5 wt% to 50 wt% starch, b) 30 wt% to 74.5 wt% aliphatic-aromatic co-polyester,
Kitchen appliance fitted with an electricity supply and comprising a pot for receiving food to be processed using the kitchen appliance, characterised in that a heating element is arranged on the wall of the pot, and in that a heat monitoring device is provided by means of which the heating behaviour of the heating element can be monitored and which can display a heat signal that is dependent on the heating behaviour of the heating element, and a fill level checking device is provided to which the heat signal can be delivered and which can carry out, depending on the heat signal, a fill level check of food introduced into the pot with regard to a fill level above or below a maximum permissible fill height.
A method for dynamic deploying a module of a Manufacturing Operation Management, MOM, application across a plurality of physical layers on which a MOM system is deployed, wherein the physical layers comprise a field layer, an on-site layer and an off-site layer 1, the method comprising the following steps: a) providing a MOM/MES application comprising a plurality of modules (21;31,32) organized in a hierarchical architecture, wherein each module is independently deployable in at least two layers of the plurality of layers (11,12,13); b) for each module and for each layer (11,12,13) wherein the module (21;31,32) is deployable, defining a set of production parameters relevant for recommending a layer (11,12,13) for module deployment; c) defining for each module a layer-deploying function, having as input variables values of the production parameter sets for the module and having as output variable a recommended layer (11,12,13) wherein the module (21;31,32) is to be deployed; d) upon request, for a specific module (21;31,32)and for a specific time-point, calculating the recommended deploying layer (11,12,13) with the layer-deploying function by using values of the input variables at the requested specific time-point. a) providing a MOM/MES application comprising a plurality of modules (21;31,32) organized in a hierarchical architecture, wherein each module is independently deployable in at least two layers of the plurality of layers (11,12,13); b) for each module and for each layer (11,12,13) wherein the module (21;31,32) is deployable, defining a set of production parameters relevant for recommending a layer (11,12,13) for module deployment; c) defining for each module a layer-deploying function, having as input variables values of the production parameter sets for the module and having as output variable a recommended layer (11,12,13) wherein the module (21;31,32) is to be deployed; d) upon request, for a specific module (21;31,32)and for a specific time-point, calculating the recommended deploying layer (11,12,13) with the layer-deploying function by using values of the input variables at the requested specific time-point.
A method for locating a target comprising the following steps: a) receiving, by means of N≥1 receivers, (RR1, RR2, RR3) opportunity radioelectric signals transmitted by M≥1 transmitters and reflected by said target, with N·M≥3, said or at least one said transmitter being situated out of the sight of said or of at least one said receiver; b) receiving, by means of a data transmission link, one or more reference signals, representative of the radioelectric signals transmitted by said or each said transmitter situated out of the sight of said or of at least one said receiver; and c) determining the position of said target on the basis of said radioelectric signals and of said reference signal or signals; characterised in that said step c) comprises the reconstruction, on the basis of said reference signal or signals, of replicas of the radioelectric signals which would be received by said or each said receiver by direct propagation from said or from each said transmitter situated out of sight if direct propagation such as this were possible, said reconstruction comprising a compensation operation of the transmission delay of said reference signal or signals along said data transmission line; and in that said step c) is carried out using a common temporal reference shared by said transmitter or transmitters and said receiver or receivers. a) receiving, by means of N≥1 receivers, (RR1, RR2, RR3) opportunity radioelectric signals transmitted by M≥1 transmitters and reflected by said target, with N·M≥3, said or at least one said transmitter being situated out of the sight of said or of at least one said receiver; b) receiving, by means of a data transmission link, one or more reference signals, representative of the radioelectric signals transmitted by said or each said transmitter situated out of the sight of said or of at least one said receiver; and c) determining the position of said target on the basis of said radioelectric signals and of said reference signal or signals;
A lighting device comprising: an at least partly transparent envelope, - a light source having an optical axis, arranged at a base of the lighting device, the light source having a main forward emission direction being parallel to the optical axis; - a radio frequency, RF, antenna configured to receive signals for controlling the lighting device; and - a reflector defining together with the envelope a light mixing chamber in which the light source is arranged, said reflector being arranged to reflect light from the light source out of the lighting device laterally and backwardly with respect to the main forward emission direction, wherein the RF antenna is arranged at the reflector on a side facing away from the light source. an at least partly transparent envelope, - a light source having an optical axis, arranged at a base of the lighting device, the light source having a main forward emission direction being parallel to the optical axis; - a radio frequency, RF, antenna configured to receive signals for controlling the lighting device; and - a reflector defining together with the envelope a light mixing chamber in which the light source is arranged, said reflector being arranged to reflect light from the light source out of the lighting device laterally and backwardly with respect to the main forward emission direction, - a light source having an optical axis, arranged at a base of the lighting device, the light source having a main forward emission direction being parallel to the optical axis; - a radio frequency, RF, antenna configured to receive signals for controlling the lighting device; and - a reflector defining together with the envelope a light mixing chamber in which the light source is arranged, said reflector being arranged to reflect light from the light source out of the lighting device laterally and backwardly with respect to the main forward emission direction,
A method comprising: receiving a first routing table of a first server computer; receiving a second routing table of a second server computer, wherein both the first server computer and the second server computer are content servers, receiving a request, from a client computer, for information about content servers that hold a media item title, wherein the request includes a client internet protocol address of the client computer; estimating that the first server computer is closer to the client computer than the second server computer is to the client computer based, at least in part, on the client internet protocol address, the first routing table, and the second routing table; sending, to the client computer, a first address to the client computer based, at least in part, on estimating that the first server computer is closer to the client computer than the second server computer, wherein the first address identifies the media item title stored on the first server computer; wherein the method is performed by one or more special-purpose computing devices. receiving a first routing table of a first server computer; receiving a second routing table of a second server computer, wherein both the first server computer and the second server computer are content servers, receiving a request, from a client computer, for information about content servers that hold a media item title, wherein the request includes a client internet protocol address of the client computer; estimating that the first server computer is closer to the client computer than the second server computer is to the client computer based, at least in part, on the client internet protocol address, the first routing table, and the second routing table; sending, to the client computer, a first address to the client computer based, at least in part, on estimating that the first server computer is closer to the client computer than the second server computer, wherein the first address identifies the media item title stored on the first server computer; wherein the method is performed by one or more special-purpose computing devices.
A system with a stationary lock striker and a closing device for pulling closed a door, hatch, hood, or a lid, wherein the stationary lock striker has fixing openings which are arranged congruent with through openings contained by a lock striker retaining section of a frame of the door, hatch, hood, or lid, wherein the closing device has a lock striker carrier which has a lock striker, and is adjustable between a standby position with an extended lock striker and a closed position with a retracted lock striker, wherein the closing device has a drive device which drives the lock striker carrier to adjust between the standby position and the closed position, wherein the lock striker carrier is adjustably mounted on a mounting plate between the standby position and the closed position, wherein the mounting plate has openings which are congruent with the fixing openings of the stationary lock striker, wherein by using the through openings, both the closing device and also alternatively the stationary lock striker are fixable on the lock striker retaining section, the mounting plate is provided for fixing on a front side of the lock striker retaining section, the drive device is provided for fixing on a back side of the lock striker retaining section.
A device for protecting door or window closure elements for roofs or the like against atmospheric precipitation, comprising connection means and at least one covering element, which can be connected to the structure of a building by virtue of said connection means and can be arranged in at least one position for use, in which, at least partially, it is arranged above and faces at least one door or window closure element that is formed substantially parallel to a portion of the cover of the building, said connection means comprising at least one connection device, which is provided with slider means, which can slide freely along a respective elongated guiding element, said elongated guiding element comprising a longitudinal supporting member or a profiled element which constitutes a perimetric frame for supporting at least one plate-like protection element, characterized in that said slider means can be removably locked to said elongated guiding element, in the desired position, by virtue of presser means, said slider means being constituted by two connecting elements, each of which can be coupled to a corresponding elongated guiding element so that it can slide along said elongated guiding element, said two connecting elements being connected to each other rotatably about a hinge axis, said presser means comprising at least one fastening element which is adapted to act by pushing against a lateral face of said elongated guiding element.
Insole for high-heeled footwear, wherein the insole comprises a lifting structure arranged to lift the metatarsal heads and to flatten the angles of the metatarsal phalangeal joints; and wherein the lifting structure comprises three sections (36, 44, 46) with decreasing thickness in a direction towards a toe region of the footwear; wherein the three sections (36, 44, 46) are elevated 1-3 mm, 3-5 mm and 5-7 mm, respectively, with respect to an adjacent surface of the insole; or in that the three sections (36, 44, 46) are elevated 0.5-1.5 mm, 1.5-2.5 mm and 2.5-3.5 mm, respectively, with respect to both an upper surface and a lower surface of the insole adjacent to the lifting structure.
A portable device for inflating at least one inflatable envelope comprising an inlet for surrounding air, at least one check valve, at least one compressed gas inlet, at least one intake chamber, at least one connector, such as an acceleration cone, having a longitudinal median axis of symmetry (X, X'), arranged in the continuation of at least one intake chamber, and connected to the at least one inflatable envelope, an intermediate chamber connecting the at least one compressed gas inlet to the at least one intake chamber, said intermediate chamber being arranged in a rear position of the at least one intake chamber and located at a periphery of the inlet for surrounding air, characterised in that the intermediate chamber and the at least one intake chamber are separated by a wall arranged transversely to the axis (X, X') and connected by at least one orifice located in said wall.
A golf club swing training apparatus, comprising: a golf club shaft having a butt end and a head end, the shaft comprising two separate and distinct portions spaced apart to form a gap there-between, said portions comprising an upper shaft portion comprising the butt end of the shaft and a lower shaft portion comprising the head end of the shaft; a ball striking head connected to the head end of the shaft; and a mechanism (18, 50) inserted within said gap and connected to the lower end of the upper shaft portion and the upper end of the lower shaft portion, the mechanism comprising an upper connector (24; 54) connected to the upper shaft portion and a lower connector (26; 58) connected to the lower shaft portion characterized in that the mechanism is a slide mechanism being configured to permit a lateral shift of said upper end relative to said lower end during a swinging of the club. a golf club shaft having a butt end and a head end, the shaft comprising two separate and distinct portions spaced apart to form a gap there-between, said portions comprising an upper shaft portion comprising the butt end of the shaft and a lower shaft portion comprising the head end of the shaft; a ball striking head connected to the head end of the shaft; and a mechanism (18, 50) inserted within said gap and connected to the lower end of the upper shaft portion and the upper end of the lower shaft portion, the mechanism comprising an upper connector (24; 54) connected to the upper shaft portion and a lower connector (26; 58) connected to the lower shaft portion characterized in that the mechanism is a slide mechanism being configured to permit a lateral shift of said upper end relative to said lower end during a swinging of the club.
Isolated epitope peptide having from 12 to 25 amino acids, wherein the amino acid sequence comprises a sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO:32 (X 1 X 2 R X 4 X 5 A X 7 S X 9 W X 11 X 12), wherein X 1 can be P or A, wherein X 2 can be D or a conservative substitution of D; wherein X 4 can be K, or a conservative substitution of K or serine; wherein X 5 can be A or R, or a conservative substitution of A or R; wherein X 7 can be V or a conservative substitution of V, wherein X 9 can be H or a conservative substitution of H, wherein X 11 and X 12 can be Q or a conservative substitution of Q, wherein the isolated epitope peptide does not comprise an amino acid sequence as defined by SEQ ID NO:3 ( R KA A V S H W).
A method of flexible allocation of resources for a wireless network performed by a network device, the method comprising: determining, in a wireless network, a number of available resources reserved for a category of user devices; determining a number of user devices, within the category of user devices, that are connected to the network device; determining whether the number of available resources for the category of user devices is greater than or equal to the number of connected user devices within the category of user devices; transmitting an allocation of resources to one or more user devices within the category of user devices using a scheduling-based resource allocation if the number of available resources for the category is greater than or equal to the number of connected user devices within the category of user devices; and otherwise, broadcasting an allocation of resources to the one or more user devices within the category of user devices using a contention-based resource allocation if the number of available resources for the category is less than the number of connected user devices within the category of user devices. determining, in a wireless network, a number of available resources reserved for a category of user devices; determining a number of user devices, within the category of user devices, that are connected to the network device; determining whether the number of available resources for the category of user devices is greater than or equal to the number of connected user devices within the category of user devices; transmitting an allocation of resources to one or more user devices within the category of user devices using a scheduling-based resource allocation if the number of available resources for the category is greater than or equal to the number of connected user devices within the category of user devices; and otherwise, broadcasting an allocation of resources to the one or more user devices within the category of user devices using a contention-based resource allocation if the number of available resources for the category is less than the number of connected user devices within the category of user devices.