mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for making a starch-based biodegradable material composition characterized by: (a) mixing a native starch with a biodegradable polyester so as to form a solid mixture; (b) mixing a starch-hydrolyzing enzyme with a liquid additive so as to form a liquid mixture; and (c) blending the solid mixture and the liquid mixture so as to induce hydrolyzation of the native starch and chemical blending of the hydrolyzed starch and the biodegradable polyester to form the starch-based biodegradable material composition, the biodegradable polyester being selected from at least one of polybutylene succinate and an aliphatic-aromatic copolyester. (a) mixing a native starch with a biodegradable polyester so as to form a solid mixture; (b) mixing a starch-hydrolyzing enzyme with a liquid additive so as to form a liquid mixture; and (c) blending the solid mixture and the liquid mixture so as to induce hydrolyzation of the native starch and chemical blending of the hydrolyzed starch and the biodegradable polyester to form the starch-based biodegradable material composition,
A method for self-tuning a computing system, comprising: mapping a current first workload of the computing system to at least one bucket of related workloads, wherein at least one of the at least one bucket has a plurality of second workloads mapped thereto, wherein the related workloads of one of the at least one bucket behave similarly with respect to a target metric, wherein each target metric defines at least one optimization attribute, wherein the mapping is performed using a locality based hashing function applied on a plurality of workload-related values and a history of the workload-related values; measuring a current operation metric representing a current operation of the computing system; determining, based on the current operation metric, at least one optimization scheme for each of the at least one bucket, wherein the at least one optimization scheme includes at least a list of system knobs having optimal values configured to adjust the operation of the computing system to meet at least one predefined target metric, wherein each system knob is a configuration parameter for the computing system; and setting each of the system knobs listed in the at least one determined optimization scheme to its respective value. mapping a current first workload of the computing system to at least one bucket of related workloads, wherein at least one of the at least one bucket has a plurality of second workloads mapped thereto, wherein the related workloads of one of the at least one bucket behave similarly with respect to a target metric, wherein each target metric defines at least one optimization attribute, wherein the mapping is performed using a locality based hashing function applied on a plurality of workload-related values and a history of the workload-related values; measuring a current operation metric representing a current operation of the computing system; determining, based on the current operation metric, at least one optimization scheme for each of the at least one bucket, wherein the at least one optimization scheme includes at least a list of system knobs having optimal values configured to adjust the operation of the computing system to meet at least one predefined target metric, wherein each system knob is a configuration parameter for the computing system; and setting each of the system knobs listed in the at least one determined optimization scheme to its respective value.
Device to dry a damp compressed gas, such as damp compressed air, whereby the device is provided with a dryer that is provided with a liquid desiccant and configured to bring compressed gas in contact with the aforementioned desiccant that is capable of absorbing moisture from the compressed gas, characterised in that the dryer is a membrane dryer; the device to dry compressed gas contains a circuit in which the aforementioned liquid desiccant is placed and means to allow the circulation of the desiccant in the circuit, consecutively through the membrane dryer with a membrane that forms a partition between the compressed gas on one side and the liquid desiccant on the other side of the membrane, whereby the membrane is impermeable or virtually impermeable to the gas in the compressed gas but selectively permeable to the moisture in the compressed gas; a heat exchanger to heat up the liquid desiccant; a regenerator used to remove at least partially the moisture absorbed in the liquid desiccant before this is returned through the membrane dryer for a following cycle, whereby the regenerator is formed by a housing through which the liquid desiccant with the moisture absorbed therein is guided in moisture-transfer contact with a flushing agent that is simultaneously guided through the housing and is capable of absorbing moisture from the liquid desiccant upon contact; and the circuit is provided with a closable bypass between a branching point in the circuit downstream from the regenerator and upstream from the membrane dryer and a confluence point in the circuit downstream from the membrane dryer and upstream from the regenerator.
A gas combustion type driving tool, comprising: a combustion chamber; a striking cylinder; a striking piston accommodated within the striking cylinder and driven by high-pressure combustion gas; a driver that is coupled to the striking piston and drives a fastener; a nose portion that slidably guides the driver; a feed piston cylinder mechanism that reciprocally moves a feed claw, that is engaged with and disengaged from connected fasteners accommodated within a magazine, to a nail feed direction for feeding to a side of the nose portion and an evacuation direction in opposite thereto; a spring that is provided at one end of a feed cylinder of the feed piston cylinder mechanism and normally urges a feed piston having the feed claw to the feed direction; and a gas tube that couples the combustion chamber with the other end of the feed cylinder; characterized by a check valve that is provided at the gas tube; and an exhaust mechanism (33, 34) that exhausts gas supplied within the feed cylinder from the feed cylinder. a combustion chamber; a striking cylinder; a striking piston accommodated within the striking cylinder and driven by high-pressure combustion gas; a driver that is coupled to the striking piston and drives a fastener; a nose portion that slidably guides the driver; a feed piston cylinder mechanism that reciprocally moves a feed claw, that is engaged with and disengaged from connected fasteners accommodated within a magazine, to a nail feed direction for feeding to a side of the nose portion and an evacuation direction in opposite thereto; a spring that is provided at one end of a feed cylinder of the feed piston cylinder mechanism and normally urges a feed piston having the feed claw to the feed direction; and a gas tube that couples the combustion chamber with the other end of the feed cylinder; characterized by a check valve that is provided at the gas tube; and an exhaust mechanism (33, 34) that exhausts gas supplied within the feed cylinder from the feed cylinder.
Use of a composition comprising a single Varroa mite sexual pheromone for disrupting the mating behaviour of the Varroa mite, wherein the sexual pheromone is selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, ethyl oleate, palmitic acid, ethyl palmitate, stearic acid, and ethyl stearate.
A method for the selection of one or more microorganisms capable of imparting one or more beneficial property to a plant, the method comprising at least the steps of: a) subjecting one or more plant to a growth medium in the presence of a first set of one or more microorganisms, optionally wherein the one or more plant comprises seeds, seedlings, cuttings and/or propagules thereof; and wherein the one or more plant is subjected to at least one selective pressure; b) selecting one or more plant following step a) on the basis of one or more plant phenotypic trait; c) acquiring a second set of one or more microorganisms associated with said one or more plant selected in step b); d) repeating steps a) to c) one or more times, wherein the second set of one or more microorganisms acquired in step c) is used as the first set of microorganisms in step a) of any successive repeat; wherein at least one round of the method comprises the step of identifying an association between (i) the one or more beneficial property and (ii) one or more plant marker and/or one or more microorganism marker after step b) and/or after step c), wherein the plant marker is at least one QTL (Quantitative Trait Locus), and/or wherein the microorganism marker is selected from the group consisting of a polymorphism, a mutation, an allelic variation, presence or absence of expression of one or more gene, level of expression of one or more gene, presence or absence of production of one or more compounds by a microorganism, and level of production of one or more compounds by a microorganism. a) subjecting one or more plant to a growth medium in the presence of a first set of one or more microorganisms, optionally wherein the one or more plant comprises seeds, seedlings, cuttings and/or propagules thereof; and wherein the one or more plant is subjected to at least one selective pressure; b) selecting one or more plant following step a) on the basis of one or more plant phenotypic trait; c) acquiring a second set of one or more microorganisms associated with said one or more plant selected in step b); d) repeating steps a) to c) one or more times, wherein the second set of one or more microorganisms acquired in step c) is used as the first set of microorganisms in step a) of any successive repeat;
A system configured for visual field analysis comprising: at least one processor; memory coupled to said at least one processor for storing program instructions and data; a visual stimulator coupled to said at least one processor for delivering visual stimuli to a subject's retina; a visual analyser coupled to said at least one processor for determining visual field capability loss in said subject; and a video display for outputting data; wherein said at least one processor is programmed to: deliver, using said visual stimulator, a plurality of different test stimuli at different eccentricities to a subject's retina, wherein each of said test stimuli is adjusted for differences in spatial or temporal summation resulting from delivery of said test stimuli; identify, using said visual analyser, visual field capability loss of said subject in response to each of said plurality of test stimuli; characterized in that the at least one processor is further programmed to determine whether said visual field capability loss in response to each of said test stimuli is substantially equal; and output, using said video display, a result of said determination. at least one processor; memory coupled to said at least one processor for storing program instructions and data; a visual stimulator coupled to said at least one processor for delivering visual stimuli to a subject's retina; a visual analyser coupled to said at least one processor for determining visual field capability loss in said subject; and a video display for outputting data; wherein said at least one processor is programmed to: deliver, using said visual stimulator, a plurality of different test stimuli at different eccentricities to a subject's retina, wherein each of said test stimuli is adjusted for differences in spatial or temporal summation resulting from delivery of said test stimuli; identify, using said visual analyser, visual field capability loss of said subject in response to each of said plurality of test stimuli; characterized in that the at least one processor is further programmed to determine whether said visual field capability loss in response to each of said test stimuli is substantially equal; and output, using said video display, a result of said determination. deliver, using said visual stimulator, a plurality of different test stimuli at different eccentricities to a subject's retina, wherein each of said test stimuli is adjusted for differences in spatial or temporal summation resulting from delivery of said test stimuli; identify, using said visual analyser, visual field capability loss of said subject in response to each of said plurality of test stimuli; characterized in that the at least one processor is further programmed to determine whether said visual field capability loss in response to each of said test stimuli is substantially equal; and output, using said video display, a result of said determination.
A method for selecting polynucleotides, the method comprising: (i) allowing a nucleic acid handling enzyme to move along multiple polynucleotides in a sample for a defined time period, wherein the enzyme is loaded onto each of the multiple polynucleotides and wherein one or more molecule of the enzyme moves along each of the multiple polynucleotides; and (ii) selecting polynucleotides based on whether or not the enzyme reaches the end of and/or unbinds from the polynucleotides in the defined time period. (i) allowing a nucleic acid handling enzyme to move along multiple polynucleotides in a sample for a defined time period, wherein the enzyme is loaded onto each of the multiple polynucleotides and wherein one or more molecule of the enzyme moves along each of the multiple polynucleotides; and (ii) selecting polynucleotides based on whether or not the enzyme reaches the end of and/or unbinds from the polynucleotides in the defined time period.
A method for controlling vehicle steering, the method comprising the steps of: determining (603, 605) a target yaw rate and a target side-slip angle for a vehicle; determining an initial vehicle actuator setting based on operator input; the method being characterised by: applying (617, 623, 625) a non-linear vehicle model to calculate a compensated vehicle actuator setting based on the initial vehicle actuator setting, an actual yaw rate of the vehicle, and an actual side-slip angle of the vehicle wherein the actual side-slip angle of the vehicle is detected by a side-slip sensor; and controlling a vehicle actuator based on the compensated vehicle actuator setting to cause the actual yaw rate to approach the target yaw rate and to cause the actual side-slip angle to approach the target side-slip angle. determining (603, 605) a target yaw rate and a target side-slip angle for a vehicle; determining an initial vehicle actuator setting based on operator input; the method being characterised by: applying (617, 623, 625) a non-linear vehicle model to calculate a compensated vehicle actuator setting based on the initial vehicle actuator setting, an actual yaw rate of the vehicle, and an actual side-slip angle of the vehicle wherein the actual side-slip angle of the vehicle is detected by a side-slip sensor; and controlling a vehicle actuator based on the compensated vehicle actuator setting to cause the actual yaw rate to approach the target yaw rate and to cause the actual side-slip angle to approach the target side-slip angle. applying (617, 623, 625) a non-linear vehicle model to calculate a compensated vehicle actuator setting based on the initial vehicle actuator setting, an actual yaw rate of the vehicle, and an actual side-slip angle of the vehicle wherein the actual side-slip angle of the vehicle is detected by a side-slip sensor; and controlling a vehicle actuator based on the compensated vehicle actuator setting to cause the actual yaw rate to approach the target yaw rate and to cause the actual side-slip angle to approach the target side-slip angle.
A control device configured to control a motor (50X, 50Y) for performing axial feed of a moved object, comprising: an input unit configured to allow an operator to perform an axial feed operation and specify an axial feed rate; a motor driving control unit configured to drive the motor so that the moved object moves at the specified axial feed rate only while the axial feed operation is being performed by the operator; an amount-of-movement detecting unit configured to detect an amount of movement of the moved object in an axial feed direction; a coordinate position detecting unit configured to detect, based on the amount of movement, a coordinate position of the moved object in the axial feed direction on a predetermined coordinate system; a display unit configured to display at least the coordinate position; and a rounding processing unit configured to perform rounding processing for rounding, to a rounding place corresponding to the specified axial feed rate, at least one of the coordinate position and the amount of movement of the moved object at a time when the axial feed operation is stopped by the operator, wherein the motor driving control unit is further configured to drive the motor so that at least one of the coordinate position and the amount of movement of the moved object is rounded based on a result of the rounding processing. an input unit configured to allow an operator to perform an axial feed operation and specify an axial feed rate; a motor driving control unit configured to drive the motor so that the moved object moves at the specified axial feed rate only while the axial feed operation is being performed by the operator; an amount-of-movement detecting unit configured to detect an amount of movement of the moved object in an axial feed direction; a coordinate position detecting unit configured to detect, based on the amount of movement, a coordinate position of the moved object in the axial feed direction on a predetermined coordinate system; a display unit configured to display at least the coordinate position; and a rounding processing unit configured to perform rounding processing for rounding, to a rounding place corresponding to the specified axial feed rate, at least one of the coordinate position and the amount of movement of the moved object at a time when the axial feed operation is stopped by the operator, wherein the motor driving control unit is further configured to drive the motor so that at least one of the coordinate position and the amount of movement of the moved object is rounded based on a result of the rounding processing.
A system for determining insulin sensitivity comprising at least one processor configured for: receiving a first parameter corresponding to a delivered insulin dose in a subcutaneous tissue; applying a first kinetic model to obtain a plasma insulin concentration based on the first parameter; receiving a second parameter corresponding to a plasma glucose concentration, the second parameter being determined without applying a second kinetic model to a glucose concentration measured in the subcutaneous tissue; determining an insulin sensitivity value based on the plasma insulin concentration and the second parameter; constantly or periodically reevaluating insulin sensitivity; wherein the at least one processor is further configured for providing a recommendation to a user to validate the insulin sensitivity value when a new value is determined, the recommendation being provided as a message displayed on a graphical user interface. receiving a first parameter corresponding to a delivered insulin dose in a subcutaneous tissue; applying a first kinetic model to obtain a plasma insulin concentration based on the first parameter; receiving a second parameter corresponding to a plasma glucose concentration, the second parameter being determined without applying a second kinetic model to a glucose concentration measured in the subcutaneous tissue; determining an insulin sensitivity value based on the plasma insulin concentration and the second parameter; constantly or periodically reevaluating insulin sensitivity; wherein the at least one processor is further configured for providing a recommendation to a user to validate the insulin sensitivity value when a new value is determined, the recommendation being provided as a message displayed on a graphical user interface.
Laminated glass, comprising an outer pane, an inner pane, at least two laminating layers (7,8), which are arranged between the outer pane and the inner pane, and at least one design element, wherein the design element is formed on a partial region of a pane side of the outer pane or the inner pane from an image-based black print with one or more print-free regions, and an opaque, non-black underlay is arranged only in a partial region of the laminated glass between the two laminating layers (7, 8), which underlay is placed under the print-free region(s) of the design element, and wherein the laminating layers (7, 8) are present over the entire surface of the whole region of the laminated glass.
A fairing for arrangement between two vehicle parts (10, 11), in particular of a rail vehicle, movably connected to one another, having a plurality of fairing elements (12, 13, 14) that are arrangeable at a respective vehicle part (10, 11), that are elastically deformable, and that have a U-shaped or arcuate cross-section, characterized in that at least one stabilization body is provided that extends at least sectionally into the fairing elements (12, 13, 14) and is led out thereof at at least one front face of the fairing elements (12, 13, 14), with the fairing elements (12, 13, 14) being adjacent to one another at front faces with respect to their longitudinal directions, with a first section of the stabilization body extending into a first fairing element (12, 13, 14) and a second section extending into a second fairing element (12, 13, 14).
High-tenacity cellulosic regenerated fibre with an individual fibre titre T between 0.6 and 0.9 dtex, preferably between 0.6 and 0.8 dtex, characterised in that this reveals a tenacity (B c) in the conditioned state of B c (cN) ≥1.3√T+2T and a wet modulus (B m) with an elongation of 5% of B m (cN) ≥ 0.5* √T.