mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of characterizing a species of one or more microorganisms comprising bacteria, the method comprising the steps of: a) preparing an amplicon library with a polymerase chain reaction of nucleic acids from a clinical biological sample; b) sequencing a plurality of target sequences of a 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene in the amplicon library to obtain sequence reads, wherein the target sequences consist of V1, V2, V4 and V5 of the 16S rRNA; and c) characterizing the one or more microorganisms based on the sequence reads using a computer-based genomic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene by comparing the sequence reads having greater than or equal to a predetermined length to data in a library and determining whether a predetermined number of sequence reads corresponding to data in the library have been matched within a predetermined confidence percentage, wherein the predetermined length is 100 base pairs wherein the predetermined number of reads is greater than or equal to 20, and wherein the predetermined confidence level is 95%. a) preparing an amplicon library with a polymerase chain reaction of nucleic acids from a clinical biological sample; b) sequencing a plurality of target sequences of a 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene in the amplicon library to obtain sequence reads, wherein the target sequences consist of V1, V2, V4 and V5 of the 16S rRNA; and c) characterizing the one or more microorganisms based on the sequence reads using a computer-based genomic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene by comparing the sequence reads having greater than or equal to a predetermined length to data in a library and determining whether a predetermined number of sequence reads corresponding to data in the library have been matched within a predetermined confidence percentage, wherein the predetermined length is 100 base pairs wherein the predetermined number of reads is greater than or equal to 20, and wherein the predetermined confidence level is 95%.
A method of establishing an active set of carriers from a plurality of available carriers for a wireless communication device (120, 130, 200), the method comprising: determining, by a network controller, the active set of carriers from the plurality of available carriers, the active set of carriers including a primary carrier for transmitting at least overhead information; sending, by the network controller, a message to the wireless communication device (120, 130, 200) indicating which carriers are in the active set; transmitting, by the network controller, a flag to the wireless communication device (120, 130, 200), wherein the flag indicates how data will be transmitted on the active set of carriers to the wireless communication device (120, 130, 200); starting, by the network controller, a timer when data is transmitted to the wireless communication device (120, 130, 200) on at least one carrier in the active set; determining, by the network controller, if more data is present on a carrier, in response to determining more data is present, restarting the timer and in response to determining more data is not present, incrementing the timer; determining, by the network controller, whether the timer is greater than a threshold; if the timer is greater than the threshold, removing, by the network controller, a carrier other than the primary carrier from the active set of carriers; if the timer is not greater than the threshold, returning to determining, by the network controller, if more data is present on a carrier. determining, by a network controller, the active set of carriers from the plurality of available carriers, the active set of carriers including a primary carrier for transmitting at least overhead information; sending, by the network controller, a message to the wireless communication device (120, 130, 200) indicating which carriers are in the active set; transmitting, by the network controller, a flag to the wireless communication device (120, 130, 200), wherein the flag indicates how data will be transmitted on the active set of carriers to the wireless communication device (120, 130, 200); starting, by the network controller, a timer when data is transmitted to the wireless communication device (120, 130, 200) on at least one carrier in the active set; determining, by the network controller, if more data is present on a carrier, in response to determining more data is present, restarting the timer and in response to determining more data is not present, incrementing the timer; determining, by the network controller, whether the timer is greater than a threshold; if the timer is greater than the threshold, removing, by the network controller, a carrier other than the primary carrier from the active set of carriers; if the timer is not greater than the threshold, returning to determining, by the network controller, if more data is present on a carrier.
An analyte sensor apparatus and a corresponding fluid medium (706, 803), the analyte sensor apparatus comprising a sensing element (703, 802), the external surface of which comprises a lipid bilayer membrane to inhibit exposure of the sensing element (703, 802); the corresponding fluid medium (803, 803) comprising an antibody (602, 707) and complement proteins (601, 711), the antibody (602, 707) suitable for binding to an analyte (603, 708) to trigger a complement cascade to produce a membrane-attack complex from the complement proteins (601, 711), the membrane-attack complex causing increased porosity of the lipid bilayer membrane of an in-contact analyte sensor apparatus to correspondingly increase exposure of the sensing element (703, 802) to allow for production of a detectable electrical signal which can be used to sense the presence of the analyte (603, 708), wherein the lipid bilayer membrane is configured to be impervious to a charged species comprised in the fluid medium (706, 803), and wherein the increased porosity of the lipid bilayer membrane caused by the membrane-attack complex allows the charged species to diffuse through the created pores in the lipid bilayer membrane from the corresponding fluid medium (706, 803) towards the exposed surface of the sensing element (703, 802) to cause a change in charge concentration at the exposed surface of the sensing element (703, 802), the change in charge concentration producing the detectable electrical signal.
A method for forming an in-mold decorated article in a mold cavity, the method comprising: placing in the mold cavity a sheet substrate, the substrate having a thickness of less than 254 μm (0.01 inch); molding a fluid thermoplastic polymeric material against the substrate; allowing the fluid polymeric material to harden and adhere to the substrate; and opening the mold to release a molded article with an exterior surface decorated with said substrate; and characterized by the further steps of: introducing a physical blowing agent into the polymeric material to form the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent; and injecting the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent into the mold cavity, whereby the material hardens as a microcellular polymeric material having an average cell size of less than 100 microns and having a thickness of less than 2.54 mm (0.1 inch). placing in the mold cavity a sheet substrate, the substrate having a thickness of less than 254 μm (0.01 inch); molding a fluid thermoplastic polymeric material against the substrate; allowing the fluid polymeric material to harden and adhere to the substrate; and opening the mold to release a molded article with an exterior surface decorated with said substrate; and characterized by the further steps of: introducing a physical blowing agent into the polymeric material to form the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent; and injecting the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent into the mold cavity, whereby the material hardens as a microcellular polymeric material having an average cell size of less than 100 microns and having a thickness of less than 2.54 mm (0.1 inch). introducing a physical blowing agent into the polymeric material to form the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent; and injecting the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent into the mold cavity, whereby the material hardens as a microcellular polymeric material having an average cell size of less than 100 microns and having a thickness of less than 2.54 mm (0.1 inch).
Quick-action clamping device for a portable power tool, in particular angle grinder, which has at least one output shaft which can be driven in rotation, having at least one clamping unit which, for tool-free fixing of an insert tool unit to the output shaft, has at least one movably mounted clamping element (20, 22) for exertion of a clamping force on the insert tool unit in a clamping position of the clamping element (20, 22), and having at least one operator control unit at least for moving the clamping element (20, 22) into a release position, which operator control unit has at least one movably mounted operator control element, in particular a movably mounted operator control lever, wherein, for a movement of the clamping element (20, 22) into the release position, the operator control element has at least one actuating surface which is arranged in such a way that at least one force introduction point of the operator control element during an interaction with a contact surface of a movably mounted actuating element of the operator control unit is movable on the contact surface in a manner dependent on a movement of the operator control element, characterized in that the operator control element has a movement axis, in particular a pivot axis, and has at least two operator control surfaces (50, 52) which are arranged on mutually averted sides of the operator control element along a direction extending at least substantially perpendicularly to the movement axis of the operator control element, and at least one of the at least two operator control surfaces (50, 52) is provided for causing a movement of the operator control element from the rest position into the contact position, in particular owing to a pressure force being exerted by a user on the at least one of the at least two operator control surfaces (50, 52).
An apparatus comprising: processing means adapted to perform frequency domain acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement, hereafter referred to as ACK/NACK, bundling for downlink data transmission across component carriers within a user equipment reception bandwidth; generating means adapted to generate a bundled ACK/NAK value corresponding to at least one code word of the downlink data transmission on the basis of the performed ACK/NAK bundling; and transmitting means adapted to indicate in an ACK/NACK message to be transmitted on an uplink control channel, information relating to the generated bundled ACK/NAK value and the number of detected resource allocation grants in downlink across the component carriers within the user equipment reception bandwidth. processing means adapted to perform frequency domain acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement, hereafter referred to as ACK/NACK, bundling for downlink data transmission across component carriers within a user equipment reception bandwidth; generating means adapted to generate a bundled ACK/NAK value corresponding to at least one code word of the downlink data transmission on the basis of the performed ACK/NAK bundling; and transmitting means adapted to indicate in an ACK/NACK message to be transmitted on an uplink control channel, information relating to the generated bundled ACK/NAK value and the number of detected resource allocation grants in downlink across the component carriers within the user equipment reception bandwidth.
A neonatal drape device comprising: a sheet formed from a pliable heat-retaining material and comprising a central base portion having a length and a width and a plurality of leaves, each of the plurality of leaves (18, 20) separated from the central base by a corresponding plurality of fold lines, the plurality of leaves foldable over the neonatal subject along the corresponding fold lines, the plurality of leaves comprising a lateral leaf and a bottom leaf, the lateral leaf extending from a lateral edge of the central base portion and the bottom leaf extending from a bottom edge of the central base portion; characterized in that: the central base portion is sized and dimensioned to receive a neonatal subject in a supine position, the lateral leaf has a length substantially equivalent to the length dimension of the central base portion and the bottom leaf has a width substantially equivalent to the width dimension of the central base portion; and a notch is formed in the pliable heat-retaining material at a corner where the lateral leaf, the bottom leaf, and the central base portion meet to enable routing of a conduit through the neonatal drape device. the central base portion is sized and dimensioned to receive a neonatal subject in a supine position, the lateral leaf has a length substantially equivalent to the length dimension of the central base portion and the bottom leaf has a width substantially equivalent to the width dimension of the central base portion; and a notch is formed in the pliable heat-retaining material at a corner where the lateral leaf, the bottom leaf, and the central base portion meet to enable routing of a conduit through the neonatal drape device.
An electrode-containing device comprising: a base adapted to cover a portion of a plantar surface of a human foot including a portion of the forefoot overlaying a plurality of branches of the medial or lateral plantar nerves and a portion of the hindfoot overlaying the medial and lateral plantar nerves; a first electrode attached to the base at a position adapted to the hindfoot to contact skin overlaying the medial and lateral plantar nerves; a second electrode attached to the base at a position adapted to the forefoot to contact skin overlaying a plurality of branches of the medial or lateral plantar nerves in the forefoot; and a first and second electrical lead attached to the first and second electrodes, respectively, wherein the first electrode is a cathode and the second electrode is an anode, or wherein the first electrode is an anode and the second electrode is a cathode, and wherein the first electrode or the second electrode are configured to overlay, when in use, at least 50% of the width of the sole of the forefoot, at least a portion of the metatarsophalangeal joint, a least a portion of the calcaneus bone, or a predominance of branches of the medial and lateral plantar nerves in the forefoot, and wherein the base has a perimeter having the shape of a sole of a foot, and optionally is an orthotic insert, wherein the first electrode is configured to overlay, when in use, the medial and lateral plantar nerves in the hindfoot and the second electrode is configured to overlay, when in use, at least 90% of the branches of the medial and lateral plantar nerves in the forefoot. a base adapted to cover a portion of a plantar surface of a human foot including a portion of the forefoot overlaying a plurality of branches of the medial or lateral plantar nerves and a portion of the hindfoot overlaying the medial and lateral plantar nerves; a first electrode attached to the base at a position adapted to the hindfoot to contact skin overlaying the medial and lateral plantar nerves; a second electrode attached to the base at a position adapted to the forefoot to contact skin overlaying a plurality of branches of the medial or lateral plantar nerves in the forefoot; and a first and second electrical lead attached to the first and second electrodes, respectively, wherein the first electrode is a cathode and the second electrode is an anode, or wherein the first electrode is an anode and the second electrode is a cathode, and wherein the first electrode or the second electrode are configured to overlay, when in use, at least 50% of the width of the sole of the forefoot, at least a portion of the metatarsophalangeal joint, a least a portion of the calcaneus bone, or a predominance of branches of the medial and lateral plantar nerves in the forefoot, and wherein the base has a perimeter having the shape of a sole of a foot, and optionally is an orthotic insert, wherein the first electrode is configured to overlay, when in use, the medial and lateral plantar nerves in the hindfoot and the second electrode is configured to overlay, when in use, at least 90% of the branches of the medial and lateral plantar nerves in the forefoot.
A humidity-regulating drawer assembly for a refrigerator, comprising: a drawer main body having an accommodating cavity; a humidity-preserving cover arranged to the drawer main body and configured to cover the accommodating cavity, the humidity-preserving cover and the drawer main body defining a humidity-regulating opening communicated with the accommodating cavity; a shelf arranged on the humidity-preserving cover; a regulating switch arranged to the shelf and movable along a left-right direction; a regulating baffle arranged to the shelf, movable along a front-rear direction and fitted with the regulating switch, the regulating baffle being configured to convert a left-right movement of the regulating switch into a front-rear movement of the regulating baffle so as to regulate an opening degree of the humidity-regulating opening, the humidity-regulating drawer assembly being characterized in that the shelf is provided with a mounting chamber for mounting the regulating baffle therein, and one of a left end and a right end of the regulating baffle is provided with a first position limiting rib blocked by the shelf in the left-right direction. a drawer main body having an accommodating cavity; a humidity-preserving cover arranged to the drawer main body and configured to cover the accommodating cavity, the humidity-preserving cover and the drawer main body defining a humidity-regulating opening communicated with the accommodating cavity; a shelf arranged on the humidity-preserving cover; a regulating switch arranged to the shelf and movable along a left-right direction; a regulating baffle arranged to the shelf, movable along a front-rear direction and fitted with the regulating switch, the regulating baffle being configured to convert a left-right movement of the regulating switch into a front-rear movement of the regulating baffle so as to regulate an opening degree of the humidity-regulating opening, the humidity-regulating drawer assembly being characterized in that the shelf is provided with a mounting chamber for mounting the regulating baffle therein, and one of a left end and a right end of the regulating baffle is provided with a first position limiting rib blocked by the shelf in the left-right direction.
An optochemical sensor (2, 202) for determining at least two parameters, one of which is temperature, in a measurement medium (4, 204) with a sensor housing (6, 206) comprising at least one light source and at least one detection unit; and with an optochemical sensitive element (8, 208) arranged in a light path between the light source and detection unit, wherein the optochemical sensitive element is releasably housed in or attached to the sensor housing; said optochemical sensitive element (8, 208, 308,...) comprises a substrate (222, 322,...) with a first surface (224, 324,...) and a second surface (226, 326,...), at least a first sensing layer (228, 328,...) arranged on the first surface (224, 324,...) of the substrate (222, 322,...), wherein the first sensing layer (228, 328,...) comprises a first photoluminescent indicator (236, 336,...) immobilized in a first polymer matrix (232, 332,...) to determine a first parameter; and at least a second sensing layer (230, 330,...) arranged on the second surface (226, 326,...) of the substrate (222, 322,...), wherein the second sensing layer (230, 330,...) comprises a temperature sensitive photoluminescent indicator (238, 338,...) immobilized in a second polymer matrix (234, 334,...) to determine the temperature of the measurement medium (4, 204, 304,...); wherein the substrate is optically transparent to excitation light emitted from the light source and to photoluminescent light emitted from the first indicator; wherein the first sensing layer (228, 328,...) arranged on the first surface (224, 324,...) is facing the measurement medium (4, 204, 304,...) and is opposite to the second sensing layer (230, 330,...) arranged on the second surface (226, 326,...) and facing away from the measurement medium (4, 204, 304,...); and wherein in the first indicator (236, 336) differs from the temperature sensitive indicator (238, 338,...).
An aircraft seat, comprising a seating including a cushion carried by a frame as well as feet carrying this frame, this frame comprising at least two beams housing two opposite edges of the cushion, the cushion being carried by several straps extending from one beam to the other, wherein at least one strap includes a damping portion, this damping portion comprising a folded part in which two consecutive regions of the same face of this strap being housed while being secured to each other via seams, so that these seams break when the strap undergoes high tensile stresses (T1, T2) and wherein at least one strap forms a loop surrounding two beams.
A method for performing a sideway displacement of a marine vessel, said marine vessel comprising: - a first and a second propulsion unit (26, 27), - a first and a second rudder (31, 32) respectively associated with said first and said second propulsion units (26, 27), and - a bow thruster, wherein said first and said second propulsion units (26, 27), said first and said second rudders (31, 32) and said bow thruster are operable via a single driver interface, and said method comprises, via said single driver interface, the steps of: - operating said first and said second propulsion units (26, 27) and said bow thruster so as to provide a total thrust, and - setting said rudder angles (α1, α2) of said first and said second rudders (31, 32), to thereby steer the displacement of said marine vessel during said sideway displacement, characterized in that: - said method comprises a first level of thrust and at a second level of thrust, - said first level of thrust is a low speed displacement, equal or less than 0.5 knots, and said second level of thrust is a high speed displacement, equal or more than 1.5 knots, - at said first level of thrust, said rudder angles (α1, α2) of said first and said second rudders (31, 32) are set to substantially 0°, or to 0°, - at said second level of thrust, said rudder angles (α1, α2) of said first and said second rudders (31, 32) are set substantially parallel, or parallel, and to a rudder angle of 5-20° port or starboard, and - at said second level of thrust, said bow thruster is set to at least 75 % of its maximum thrust. - a first and a second propulsion unit (26, 27), - a first and a second rudder (31, 32) respectively associated with said first and said second propulsion units (26, 27), and - a bow thruster, - operating said first and said second propulsion units (26, 27) and said bow thruster so as to provide a total thrust, and - setting said rudder angles (α1, α2) of said first and said second rudders (31, 32), to thereby steer the displacement of said marine vessel during said sideway displacement, - said method comprises a first level of thrust and at a second level of thrust, - said first level of thrust is a low speed displacement, equal or less than 0.5 knots, and said second level of thrust is a high speed displacement, equal or more than 1.5 knots, - at said first level of thrust, said rudder angles (α1, α2) of said first and said second rudders (31, 32) are set to substantially 0°, or to 0°, - at said second level of thrust, said rudder angles (α1, α2) of said first and said second rudders (31, 32) are set substantially parallel, or parallel, and to a rudder angle of 5-20° port or starboard, and - at said second level of thrust, said bow thruster is set to at least 75 % of its maximum thrust.