mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for determining the refractive index in the surface region of a strand-shaped or planar object coming out of a production line in a heated state and not yet completely cooled to ambient temperature, comprising the following steps: a) terahertz radiation is emitted onto the surface of the object at an angle of incidence, b) terahertz radiation reflected by the surface of the object is received, characterized by the following steps: c) the refractive index in the surface region of the object is determined from the ratio of irradiated to reflected terahertz radiation, d) an influence of the surface properties of the object on the proportion of reflected terahertz radiation is taken into account when determining the refractive index, wherein, in step d), terahertz radiation is emitted onto different locations on the surface of the object and/or at different angles of incidence onto the surface of the object, wherein the respectively reflected terahertz radiation is received, and wherein the refractive index is determined from the proportion of reflected terahertz radiation with the highest intensity and/or from the mean and/or the root mean square of the received reflected terahertz radiation. a) terahertz radiation is emitted onto the surface of the object at an angle of incidence, b) terahertz radiation reflected by the surface of the object is received, c) the refractive index in the surface region of the object is determined from the ratio of irradiated to reflected terahertz radiation, d) an influence of the surface properties of the object on the proportion of reflected terahertz radiation is taken into account when determining the refractive index, wherein, in step d), terahertz radiation is emitted onto different locations on the surface of the object and/or at different angles of incidence onto the surface of the object, wherein the respectively reflected terahertz radiation is received, and wherein the refractive index is determined from the proportion of reflected terahertz radiation with the highest intensity and/or from the mean and/or the root mean square of the received reflected terahertz radiation.
Use of a human beta defensin having at least 80% identity to the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:4 in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of an inflammatory disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of arthritis, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, scleroderma (systemic sclerosis), lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus, (acute) glomerulonephritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, vasculitis, uveitis, dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, alopecia, rhinitis (allergica), myasthenia gravis, sclerodermitis, sarcoidosis, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, Graves disease, Sjogren's syndrome, and Behçet disease.
An anchor assembly (400; 500; 500A) configured to be implanted into a heart wall of a heart of a patient to anchor a suture that is configured to extend from a valve leaflet of the heart as an artificial chordae, the anchor assembly comprising: an anchor hub (406; 506; 506A) defining an open interior; a helical coil (402; 502; 502A) extending distally from the anchor hub and having a sharpened tip configured to embed the helical coil into the heart wall upon rotation of the helical coil; a spring (428; 528; 528A) disposed within the open interior of the anchor hub selectively configured to be in one of a compressed state or a released state; wherein when the spring is in the compressed state the spring distally creates an open space within the open interior of the anchor hub for the suture to be extended through the anchor hub so as to slide freely within the open interior of the anchor hub, and wherein when the spring is in the released state the spring expands in a proximal direction to clamp the suture across a tortuous path within the open interior of the anchor hub, characterized in that the anchor hub further comprises a proximal end covering the open interior. an anchor hub (406; 506; 506A) defining an open interior; a helical coil (402; 502; 502A) extending distally from the anchor hub and having a sharpened tip configured to embed the helical coil into the heart wall upon rotation of the helical coil; a spring (428; 528; 528A) disposed within the open interior of the anchor hub selectively configured to be in one of a compressed state or a released state; wherein when the spring is in the compressed state the spring distally creates an open space within the open interior of the anchor hub for the suture to be extended through the anchor hub so as to slide freely within the open interior of the anchor hub, and wherein when the spring is in the released state the spring expands in a proximal direction to clamp the suture across a tortuous path within the open interior of the anchor hub, characterized in that the anchor hub further comprises a proximal end covering the open interior.
A joint implant, comprising an upper and a lower implant part (2, 3), which are connected to each other by at least one joint, wherein the upper implant part can be placed and supported with an upper side, and the bottom implant part with a bottom side, against bones to be connected to each other in an articulated manner, wherein the upper and/or the lower implant part (2, 3) respectively comprise joint regions (7, 10) providing a portion of the joint, and wherein a connecting means is provided which connects the upper and lower implant part (2, 3) to each other to form a contiguous assembly, while enabling movement of the joint, characterized in that the upper and/or lower implant part (2, 3) respectively comprises a contact part (5, 8) which faces the respective bone and can be attached thereto, and which provides the upper or lower side of the implant, and further comprises a joint part (6, 9) which can be attached to the contact part (5, 8) and comprises the joint region (7, 10) of the implant part, and the connecting means extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the implant and is retained in a retainer (26, 27) of the joint region (7, 10) of the upper and/or lower implant part (2, 3), said holder being open on the side facing the bone, and a cover element is provided which can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal axis of the implant and which covers the retainer (26, 27) at least partially or at least substantially, and the cover element is arranged as a contact part (5, 8) which can be placed on the bone and supports the implant against the bone.
A system of retrofitting industrial robots with secure communication, the system comprising at least one industrial robot; a robot input device configured to allow user to input commands to the at least one industrial robot; a communication module connected to the at least one robot and configured to provide a secure communication between the robot input device, the communication module and the industrial robot; a security smartcard configured to be integrated into the communication module, wherein an operating system of the security smartcard is based on TeleSec Chipcard Operating System, TCOS, wherein the communication module comprises a secure hardware platform that is configured to separate computer operations into a plurality of different execution domains in order to increase the security of the system, wherein the secure hardware platform is configured to run a: a secure operating system, Trusted Execution Environment, TEE for executing privileged operations; and b: a normal operating system, Rich Execution Environment, REE for performing uncritical operations, and wherein the communication module is adapted to use an Acorn RISC Machine, ARM, cortex-A hardware, which comprises an ARM TrustZone security functionality, wherein the security smartcard is integrated into the communication module via the ARM TrustZone TEE.
A plant for producing mechanical energy from a carrier fluid under cryogenic conditions, comprising: - a cryogenic tank configured for storing said carrier fluid under said cryogenic conditions; - a capacitive tank; - a supply circuit, connecting said cryogenic tank to said capacitive tank and comprising a pump, configured to increase the pressure of said carrier fluid, and a main heat exchanger, arranged downstream of said pump and configured to promote a thermal exchange between a thermal source and said carrier fluid so as to increase the temperature of said carrier fluid and evaporate said carrier fluid; - an engine body, configured for producing said mechanical energy and comprising at least one work chamber having an inlet port, arranged in fluid communication with said capacitive tank, and an outlet port connected to a discharge circuit for the spent carrier fluid; characterised in that it comprises a recirculation circuit designed to convey a portion of said spent carrier fluid into said capacitive tank. - a cryogenic tank configured for storing said carrier fluid under said cryogenic conditions; - a capacitive tank; - a supply circuit, connecting said cryogenic tank to said capacitive tank and comprising a pump, configured to increase the pressure of said carrier fluid, and a main heat exchanger, arranged downstream of said pump and configured to promote a thermal exchange between a thermal source and said carrier fluid so as to increase the temperature of said carrier fluid and evaporate said carrier fluid; - an engine body, configured for producing said mechanical energy and comprising at least one work chamber having an inlet port, arranged in fluid communication with said capacitive tank, and an outlet port connected to a discharge circuit for the spent carrier fluid;
Arrangement for light emission having elongate illuminants and a cover arranged downstream in the emission direction of the illuminants, which cover has at least one planar region provided for light emission, the arrangement further comprising a light guide element which extends between the illuminants and the planar region of the cover provided for light emission, the light guide element being arranged in relation to the illuminants such that • a first portion of the light emitted by the illuminants is coupled into the light guide element and is transmitted thereby in such a way that it leaves the light guide element on a side opposite the illuminants and is emitted by means of the cover, and • a second portion of the light emitted by the illuminants is guided laterally past the light guide element and is also emitted via the cover, the cover being designed to be transparent in a region adjacent to the light guide element and being designed so as to diffusely scatter in regions adjacent to this region, characterized in that the first portion of the light leaves the transparent region of the cover without substantial deflection and in an accordingly directed manner. the arrangement further comprising a light guide element which extends between the illuminants and the planar region of the cover provided for light emission, the light guide element being arranged in relation to the illuminants such that • a first portion of the light emitted by the illuminants is coupled into the light guide element and is transmitted thereby in such a way that it leaves the light guide element on a side opposite the illuminants and is emitted by means of the cover, and • a second portion of the light emitted by the illuminants is guided laterally past the light guide element and is also emitted via the cover, • a first portion of the light emitted by the illuminants is coupled into the light guide element and is transmitted thereby in such a way that it leaves the light guide element on a side opposite the illuminants and is emitted by means of the cover, and • a second portion of the light emitted by the illuminants is guided laterally past the light guide element and is also emitted via the cover, the cover being designed to be transparent in a region adjacent to the light guide element and being designed so as to diffusely scatter in regions adjacent to this region, characterized in that the first portion of the light leaves the transparent region of the cover without substantial deflection and in an accordingly directed manner.
A system for testing for contaminants in an assembly line grow pod, comprising: a tray moving along a track arranged in an assembly line grow pod; a plurality of cells with side walls and a base that define a cavity arranged on the tray and supporting seeds, plants, or both, characterised in that a selected cell has a contaminant sensor arranged in the cavity of the selected cell, the contaminant sensor comprising: a sensing device for directly sensing a characteristic of a content present in association with the selected cell; and a control device coupled to the sensing device and operable to receive a signal indicative of the characteristic of the content from the sensing device. a tray moving along a track arranged in an assembly line grow pod; a plurality of cells with side walls and a base that define a cavity arranged on the tray and supporting seeds, plants, or both, characterised in that a selected cell has a contaminant sensor arranged in the cavity of the selected cell, the contaminant sensor comprising: a sensing device for directly sensing a characteristic of a content present in association with the selected cell; and a control device coupled to the sensing device and operable to receive a signal indicative of the characteristic of the content from the sensing device. a sensing device for directly sensing a characteristic of a content present in association with the selected cell; and a control device coupled to the sensing device and operable to receive a signal indicative of the characteristic of the content from the sensing device.
An organic EL display comprising: - a substrate; - an anode on one surface of the substrate; - an organic EL layer on the anode; - a cathode on the organic EL layer; - a λ/4 retarder on the other surface of the substrate to convert a circularly or linearly polarized light to a linearly or circularly polarized light; and a dichroic dye based polarizing plate on the λ/4 retarder, wherein the organic EL layer emits light with high efficiency in a high light efficiency wavelength range and emits light with low efficiency in a low light efficiency wavelength range, wherein the low light efficiency wavelength range includes the blue wavelength range, characterized in that the dichroic dye based polarizing plate has: - a polarization characteristic of absorbing light in the high light efficiency wavelength range more than light in the low light efficiency wavelength range, and - high transmittance and low polarization efficiency in a range of blue wavelengths. - a substrate; - an anode on one surface of the substrate; - an organic EL layer on the anode; - a cathode on the organic EL layer; - a λ/4 retarder on the other surface of the substrate to convert a circularly or linearly polarized light to a linearly or circularly polarized light; and a dichroic dye based polarizing plate on the λ/4 retarder, wherein the organic EL layer emits light with high efficiency in a high light efficiency wavelength range and emits light with low efficiency in a low light efficiency wavelength range, wherein the low light efficiency wavelength range includes the blue wavelength range, - a polarization characteristic of absorbing light in the high light efficiency wavelength range more than light in the low light efficiency wavelength range, and - high transmittance and low polarization efficiency in a range of blue wavelengths.
Retaining profile for retaining a sheet-like element, wherein the retaining profile has: - a basic body; - a fastening device for fastening the sheet-like element on the basic body; - at least one spring element; and - at least one tensioning profile, wherein the tensioning profile has a rounded head shape at its end which is directed towards the sheet-like element, characterized in that the tensioning profile is mounted resiliently for the purpose of tensioning the sheet-like element on the basic body with the aid of the spring element, and in that the basic body has an aperture, in which the tensioning profile is guided in a linearly displaceable manner. - a basic body; - a fastening device for fastening the sheet-like element on the basic body; - at least one spring element; and - at least one tensioning profile, wherein the tensioning profile has a rounded head shape at its end which is directed towards the sheet-like element,
A method for acquiring an Identifier of a Maintenance End Point, comprising: when a head node of a tunnel establishes a bidirectional Label Switching Path, transmitting, by the head node of the tunnel, to a destination node of the tunnel a message for acquiring a tunnel ID configured for the destination node of the tunnel; and sending, by the destination node, a message including the tunnel ID configured for the destination node to the head node in response to the message received from the head node. when a head node of a tunnel establishes a bidirectional Label Switching Path, transmitting, by the head node of the tunnel, to a destination node of the tunnel a message for acquiring a tunnel ID configured for the destination node of the tunnel; and sending, by the destination node, a message including the tunnel ID configured for the destination node to the head node in response to the message received from the head node.
A program which, when executed by a computer, realizes a motion picture encoding method for making the inter-field motion compensation and performing an encoding process of a motion picture signal each frame of which is composed of a top field and a bottom field, wherein the number of chrominance pixels in a vertical direction is different from the number of luminance pixels in a vertical direction, wherein the method comprises: generating the chrominance motion vector according to a calculation method represented by MVCy = MVy/2+0.25 when a combination of a reference field and a coding field is a top field and a bottom field, MVCy = MVy/2-0.25 when a combination of a reference field and a coding field is a bottom field and a top field, MVCy = MVy/2 when a combination of a reference field and a coding field is both top fields or both bottom fields, and MVCx = MVx/2 for every combination of a reference field and a coding field wherein MVx is the horizontal component of the luminance motion vector, MVCx is the horizontal component of the chrominance motion vector, MVy is the vertical component of a luminance motion vector indicating the vertical displacement of one luminance pixel of a field image by a value "1" of a vector component of the luminance motion vector as units MVCy is the vertical component of a chrominance motion vector indicating the vertical displacement of one chrominance pixel of a field image by a value "1" of a vector component of the chrominance motion vector as units. generating the chrominance motion vector according to a calculation method represented by MVCy = MVy/2+0.25 when a combination of a reference field and a coding field is a top field and a bottom field, MVCy = MVy/2-0.25 when a combination of a reference field and a coding field is a bottom field and a top field, MVCy = MVy/2 when a combination of a reference field and a coding field is both top fields or both bottom fields, and MVCx = MVx/2 for every combination of a reference field and a coding field wherein MVx is the horizontal component of the luminance motion vector, MVCx is the horizontal component of the chrominance motion vector, MVy is the vertical component of a luminance motion vector indicating the vertical displacement of one luminance pixel of a field image by a value "1" of a vector component of the luminance motion vector as units MVCy is the vertical component of a chrominance motion vector indicating the vertical displacement of one chrominance pixel of a field image by a value "1" of a vector component of the chrominance motion vector as units.
A compound according to Formula I: wherein: R 1 is hydrogen, an unsubstituted C m alkyl group, a C 8 -C 10 alkyl group substituted with at least one hydroxyl group, a C 1 -C 9 alkyl group substituted with at least one SO 3 H group, or a C 9 -C 10 alkyl group wherein at least two carbon atoms of the carbon backbone form an epoxide group; R 2 is an unsubstituted (CH 2) n group, a (CH 2) n group with n 8 to 10 substituted with at least one hydroxyl group, a (CH 2) 8 group substituted with at least one SO 3 H group, or a (CH 2) 9 group wherein at least two carbon atoms of the carbon backbone form an epoxide group; X is hydrogen, a cationic group, or an ester forming moiety; n is 1 to 10; m is 1 to 10; and m+n is less than or equal to 18, or salts or esters thereof. R 1 is hydrogen, an unsubstituted C m alkyl group, a C 8 -C 10 alkyl group substituted with at least one hydroxyl group, a C 1 -C 9 alkyl group substituted with at least one SO 3 H group, or a C 9 -C 10 alkyl group wherein at least two carbon atoms of the carbon backbone form an epoxide group; R 2 is an unsubstituted (CH 2) n group, a (CH 2) n group with n 8 to 10 substituted with at least one hydroxyl group, a (CH 2) 8 group substituted with at least one SO 3 H group, or a (CH 2) 9 group wherein at least two carbon atoms of the carbon backbone form an epoxide group; X is hydrogen, a cationic group, or an ester forming moiety; n is 1 to 10; m is 1 to 10; and m+n is less than or equal to 18, or salts or esters thereof.
A catheter for use with a confocal microscopic imaging system to develop a confocal image of a tissue region of interest of a subject, the confocal microscopic imaging system comprising a source of light energy that is configured for selective generation of light energy at a desired wavelength, the catheter comprising: a fiber-optic bundle having a distal end and an opposed proximal end, the proximal end of the fiber-optic bundle being configured for operative communication with the source of light energy of the confocal microscopic imaging system; and a dye carrier operatively coupled to the distal end of the fiber-optic bundle, the dye carrier comprising a light transparent matrix and at least one fluorescent dye, wherein the fluorescent dye is suspended in a buffer solution and diffused within at least a portion of the light transparent matrix, a means for positioning a portion of the dye carrier in contact against the tissue region of interest to selectively diffuse the at least one fluorescent dye into the tissue region of interest, and wherein the fiber-optic bundle is configured to transmit the light energy through the dye carrier and then into the tissue region of interest to excite the fluorescent dye within the tissue region of interest. a fiber-optic bundle having a distal end and an opposed proximal end, the proximal end of the fiber-optic bundle being configured for operative communication with the source of light energy of the confocal microscopic imaging system; and a dye carrier operatively coupled to the distal end of the fiber-optic bundle, the dye carrier comprising a light transparent matrix and at least one fluorescent dye, wherein the fluorescent dye is suspended in a buffer solution and diffused within at least a portion of the light transparent matrix, a means for positioning a portion of the dye carrier in contact against the tissue region of interest to selectively diffuse the at least one fluorescent dye into the tissue region of interest, and wherein the fiber-optic bundle is configured to transmit the light energy through the dye carrier and then into the tissue region of interest to excite the fluorescent dye within the tissue region of interest.
An ex vivo method for expanding monocytes, macrophages or dendritic cells, which method comprises inactivating the expression or the activity of MafB and c-Maf in monocytes, macrophages or dendritic cells; and expanding the cells in the presence of M-CSF.