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A method for diagnosing chronic valvular disease in an animal comprising: analysing the sample obtained from the animal for the presence of the metabolite glutamate and optionally a further metabolite associated with chronic valvular disease; and comparing the amount of each such metabolite identified, in the sample to a corresponding amount of the same metabolite present in a sample from one or more comparable control animals that do not suffer from chronic valvular disease; and using said comparison to diagnose chronic valvular disease in the animal if the amount of each such metabolite found in the animal's sample is greater than the amount present in the control animal's sample. analysing the sample obtained from the animal for the presence of the metabolite glutamate and optionally a further metabolite associated with chronic valvular disease; and comparing the amount of each such metabolite identified, in the sample to a corresponding amount of the same metabolite present in a sample from one or more comparable control animals that do not suffer from chronic valvular disease; and using said comparison to diagnose chronic valvular disease in the animal if the amount of each such metabolite found in the animal's sample is greater than the amount present in the control animal's sample.
An abnormality diagnosis apparatus for an NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst which is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and selectively reduces NOx by using ammonia, said apparatus comprising: an irradiation device configured to irradiate an electromagnetic wave to said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst, and detect a resonance frequency; and a diagnostic device configured to diagnose based on said resonance frequency whether said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst is abnormal; characterized in that: said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst is arranged in such a position that an electric field strength inside said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst at the time when said irradiation device irradiates the electromagnetic wave of the resonance frequency becomes larger in an upstream portion of said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst, which is at the upstream side of a center of said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst in the direction of flow of exhaust gas, than in a downstream portion of said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst, which is at the downstream side of the center of said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst. an irradiation device configured to irradiate an electromagnetic wave to said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst, and detect a resonance frequency; and a diagnostic device configured to diagnose based on said resonance frequency whether said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst is abnormal; characterized in that: said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst is arranged in such a position that an electric field strength inside said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst at the time when said irradiation device irradiates the electromagnetic wave of the resonance frequency becomes larger in an upstream portion of said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst, which is at the upstream side of a center of said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst in the direction of flow of exhaust gas, than in a downstream portion of said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst, which is at the downstream side of the center of said NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst.
A control system for X-ray imaging comprising: a high voltage generator configured to provide at least a first voltage level and a second voltage level for providing an energy scan; an X-ray source configured to receive the first voltage level and the second voltage level and to emit low energy and high energy X-rays, respectively; and a controller in communication with the high voltage generator and the X-ray source, wherein the controller is configured to modulate a tube current of the X-ray source to adjust X-ray exposure while switching the high voltage generator between the first voltage level and the second voltage level, characterised in that the controller is configured to activate the high voltage generator to supply an equalization current to slow a discharge of a high Voltage, HV, capacitance, during tube current modulation, to substantially maintain a constant fall time from the first voltage level to the second voltage level. a high voltage generator configured to provide at least a first voltage level and a second voltage level for providing an energy scan; an X-ray source configured to receive the first voltage level and the second voltage level and to emit low energy and high energy X-rays, respectively; and a controller in communication with the high voltage generator and the X-ray source, wherein the controller is configured to modulate a tube current of the X-ray source to adjust X-ray exposure while switching the high voltage generator between the first voltage level and the second voltage level, characterised in that the controller is configured to activate the high voltage generator to supply an equalization current to slow a discharge of a high Voltage, HV, capacitance, during tube current modulation, to substantially maintain a constant fall time from the first voltage level to the second voltage level.
A method to deposit a film comprising silicon and oxide onto a substrate comprising steps of: a) providing a substrate in a reactor; b) introducing into the reactor at least one silicon precursor selected from the group consisting of bis(sec-butylamino)methylsilane, bis(isobutylamino)methylsilane, bis(cyclohexylamino)methylsilaneand combinations thereof; c) purging the reactor with purge gas; d) introducing an oxygen-containing source into the reactor; and e) purging the reactor with purge gas; and wherein steps b through e are repeated until a desired thickness of film is deposited; and wherein the method is conducted at one or more temperatures in the range of 25°C to 300°C. a) providing a substrate in a reactor; b) introducing into the reactor at least one silicon precursor selected from the group consisting of bis(sec-butylamino)methylsilane, bis(isobutylamino)methylsilane, bis(cyclohexylamino)methylsilaneand combinations thereof; c) purging the reactor with purge gas; d) introducing an oxygen-containing source into the reactor; and e) purging the reactor with purge gas; and wherein steps b through e are repeated until a desired thickness of film is deposited; and wherein the method is conducted at one or more temperatures in the range of 25°C to 300°C. wherein steps b through e are repeated until a desired thickness of film is deposited; and wherein the method is conducted at one or more temperatures in the range of 25°C to 300°C.
A junction device for a conveyor belt, which junction device is intended for connecting two ends of at least one longitudinal conveyor belt, the junction device comprising at least two junction plates configured to each cover a separate side of the ends of the conveyor belt such that said conveyor belt is arranged between the two junction plates in an assembled use position, the junction plates being attached together by attachment means arranged to pass through, respectively, a junction plate, one of the ends of the conveyor belt and then the other junction plate, each of the junction plates being made of a flexible and resilient material and being provided with a reinforcement, said reinforcement being formed by at least one textile layer comprising weft threads and warp threads, said reinforcement being delimited longitudinally by transverse edges, the reinforcement extending transversely with respect to said conveyor belt in the assembled position, said transverse edges each having an unweaving support so as to prevent the reinforcement from unweaving during the use of the junction device, the unweaving support being woven, the junction device being characterized in that the unweaving support comprises at least one inlaid thread.
Orthopaedic support for supporting at least one section of a patient's body and holding it in a given position, the said orthopaedic support comprising - an internal shell made of foam intended to hug the morphological contours of the at least one section of the patient's body and comprising at least one block of foam that is hollowed to suit the morphological contours of the said section of the patient's body that is to be supported, and - an external shell in which the foam internal shell is mounted and that forms a rigid reinforcing structure, comprising: - a framework forming a backrest and a sitting part, provided with linear perforations, - removable lateral reinforcers, and - perforated fixing straps that can be fixed to the lateral reinforcers, on the one hand, and to the framework, on the other, by means of fasteners introduced in the linear perforations of the framework and the perforations in the fixing straps, characterized in that the framework is formed: - either of a single metal sheet that is bent to form, on the one hand, the sitting part and, on the other hand, the backrest of the external shell, - or by a first frame that forms the sitting part of the external shell and by a second frame that forms the backrest of the said external shell, a bent intermediate plate being fixed to the first and second frames and closing the said first and second frames, each frame (170, 180) being formed of at least three perforated strips (170a, 170b, 170c, 180a, 180b, 180c) fixed together and/or to the bent intermediate plate and each able to accept the fasteners of the fixing straps. - an internal shell made of foam intended to hug the morphological contours of the at least one section of the patient's body and comprising at least one block of foam that is hollowed to suit the morphological contours of the said section of the patient's body that is to be supported, and - an external shell in which the foam internal shell is mounted and that forms a rigid reinforcing structure, - a framework forming a backrest and a sitting part, provided with linear perforations, - removable lateral reinforcers, and - perforated fixing straps that can be fixed to the lateral reinforcers, on the one hand, and to the framework, on the other, by means of fasteners introduced in the linear perforations of the framework and the perforations in the fixing straps, - either of a single metal sheet that is bent to form, on the one hand, the sitting part and, on the other hand, the backrest of the external shell, - or by a first frame that forms the sitting part of the external shell and by a second frame that forms the backrest of the said external shell, a bent intermediate plate being fixed to the first and second frames and closing the said first and second frames, each frame (170, 180) being formed of at least three perforated strips (170a, 170b, 170c, 180a, 180b, 180c) fixed together and/or to the bent intermediate plate and each able to accept the fasteners of the fixing straps.
An apparatus comprising: a first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) of a flexible material; a second number of layers (1204,1208,1212) of a dielectric material in which the first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) is interspersed with the second number of layers (1204,1208,1212); a first electrode attached to a surface layer in the first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) in which the first electrode is configured to be exposed to air; and a second electrode attached to a second layer ( 1206,1210) in one of the first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) and the second number of layers (1204,1208,1212) in which the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to form a plasma in response to a voltage, wherein the surface layer is a first surface layer characterised in that the apparatus further comprises: a connector associated with the first electrode, wherein the connector extends through the first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) and the second number of layers (1204,1208,1212) to a second surface layer opposite the first surface layer. a first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) of a flexible material; a second number of layers (1204,1208,1212) of a dielectric material in which the first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) is interspersed with the second number of layers (1204,1208,1212); a first electrode attached to a surface layer in the first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) in which the first electrode is configured to be exposed to air; and a second electrode attached to a second layer ( 1206,1210) in one of the first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) and the second number of layers (1204,1208,1212) in which the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to form a plasma in response to a voltage, wherein the surface layer is a first surface layer characterised in that the apparatus further comprises: a connector associated with the first electrode, wherein the connector extends through the first number of layers (1202,1206,1210) and the second number of layers (1204,1208,1212) to a second surface layer opposite the first surface layer.
A silicon-containing compound represented by the following general formula, wherein, R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, and R 6 each represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl group or a group represented by -(OSiR 7 R 8) n -OSiR 9 R 10 R 11; R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10 and R 11 are the same as those of R 1 to R 6; "n" is an integer in the range of 0 to 100; A represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and "m" is an integer in the range of 1 to 3.
A vacuum pump with at least one single- or multiple-part shaft, which is rotatably mounted by at least one bearing arrangement (22, 24, 26, 28), a pump chamber and a bearing and/or gear chamber for the arrangement of the at least one bearing arrangement (22, 24, 26, 28), with a sealing arrangement (60, 62, 64) for leading through the single- or multiple-part shaft between pump chamber and bearing or gear chamber, wherein the sealing arrangement (60, 62, 64) for leading through the single- or multiple-part shaft (10, 14) comprises a first seal, which is formed as a lip seal, wherein there is provided a second sealing arrangement (62, 64), characterised in that in a space between the first lip seal and the second sealing arrangement (62, 64) there is provided a sealing gas inlet and in that the second sealing arrangement (62, 64) comprises at least one piston ring seal (62, 64).
A method of determining a quality value of a video stream transmitted to a media player, comprising the steps of, for a measuring interval (ΔT) of the video stream: identifying at least two lost data packets (3, 4, 7, 8, 9) of the video stream, identifying intra coded frames (11, 12, 13, 14) of the video stream, and characterized by the steps of: determining, for each of the intra coded frames (11, 12, 14), that the intra coded frame has a maintained image quality if none of the lost data packets identified are associated with the intra coded frame, estimating, for each of the lost packets (3, 4, 7, 8, 9) identified, a distance (D1; D2; D3; D4; D5) between the lost data packet and a next intra coded frame (12; 14) that occurs subsequently to the lost data packet in the video stream and that has a maintained image quality, wherein said distance is defined by the difference between a frame number associated with the lost data packet and a frame number of the intra coded frame, and generating the quality value, based on the distances (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5). identifying at least two lost data packets (3, 4, 7, 8, 9) of the video stream, identifying intra coded frames (11, 12, 13, 14) of the video stream, and characterized by the steps of: determining, for each of the intra coded frames (11, 12, 14), that the intra coded frame has a maintained image quality if none of the lost data packets identified are associated with the intra coded frame, estimating, for each of the lost packets (3, 4, 7, 8, 9) identified, a distance (D1; D2; D3; D4; D5) between the lost data packet and a next intra coded frame (12; 14) that occurs subsequently to the lost data packet in the video stream and that has a maintained image quality, wherein said distance is defined by the difference between a frame number associated with the lost data packet and a frame number of the intra coded frame, and generating the quality value, based on the distances (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5). determining, for each of the intra coded frames (11, 12, 14), that the intra coded frame has a maintained image quality if none of the lost data packets identified are associated with the intra coded frame, estimating, for each of the lost packets (3, 4, 7, 8, 9) identified, a distance (D1; D2; D3; D4; D5) between the lost data packet and a next intra coded frame (12; 14) that occurs subsequently to the lost data packet in the video stream and that has a maintained image quality, wherein said distance is defined by the difference between a frame number associated with the lost data packet and a frame number of the intra coded frame, and generating the quality value, based on the distances (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5).
A method of diagnosis of a disease in an asymptomatic human subject, the method comprising: obtaining a sample of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from the subject; admixing Mycobacteria-specific bacteriophage D29 with the sample of PBMCs to produce an admixture; incubating the admixture under conditions that permit lysis of Mycobacteria; isolating DNA from the admixture; determining if a Mycobacterial DNA sequence is present or absent in the DNA isolated from the admixture by one or more of: performing PCR on the DNA isolated from the admixture using forward and reverse primers specific for the Mycobacterial DNA sequence, and/or performing sequencing suitable to identify the Mycobacterial DNA sequence, and optionally determining homology between the Mycobacterial DNA sequence, if present, and known Mycobacterial DNA sequences; performing a Mycobacterium-specific cell-mediated immune response test on a sample isolated from the subject to generate a positive or negative CMI response test outcome; wherein the asymptomatic human subject is diagnosed as having incipient tuberculosis when the Mycobacterial DNA sequence is present, with either a positive or negative CMI response test outcome, where present; and wherein the asymptomatic human subject is diagnosed as having latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) when the Mycobacterial DNA sequence is absent and a positive CMI response test outcome is present. obtaining a sample of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from the subject; admixing Mycobacteria-specific bacteriophage D29 with the sample of PBMCs to produce an admixture; incubating the admixture under conditions that permit lysis of Mycobacteria; isolating DNA from the admixture; determining if a Mycobacterial DNA sequence is present or absent in the DNA isolated from the admixture by one or more of: performing PCR on the DNA isolated from the admixture using forward and reverse primers specific for the Mycobacterial DNA sequence, and/or performing sequencing suitable to identify the Mycobacterial DNA sequence, and optionally determining homology between the Mycobacterial DNA sequence, if present, and known Mycobacterial DNA sequences; performing a Mycobacterium-specific cell-mediated immune response test on a sample isolated from the subject to generate a positive or negative CMI response test outcome;
Thermoplastic processable stabilized polymer compositbn comprising a) at least one halogen containing polymer b) a tin based stabilizer composition comprising a mono alkyl tin compound of formula RSn 3 which represents at least 85wt% of the tin based stabilizer composition c) at least a co-stabilizer, wherein the quantity of the co-stabilizer mentioned under c) presents at least 0.65 phr with respect to the halogen containing polymer and wherein the co-stabilizer c) is chosen from an organic polyol with at least three hydroxyl functions, an organic ester with a molecular weight of at least 172g/mol or an ester of an organic polyol said ester having at least three free hydroxyl functions and mixtures thereof. a) at least one halogen containing polymer b) a tin based stabilizer composition comprising a mono alkyl tin compound of formula RSn 3 which represents at least 85wt% of the tin based stabilizer composition c) at least a co-stabilizer, wherein the quantity of the co-stabilizer mentioned under c) presents at least 0.65 phr with respect to the halogen containing polymer and wherein the co-stabilizer c) is chosen from an organic polyol with at least three hydroxyl functions, an organic ester with a molecular weight of at least 172g/mol or an ester of an organic polyol said ester having at least three free hydroxyl functions and mixtures thereof.
A method for implementing data scheduling, applied in a communication system of carrier aggregation across base stations, comprising: obtaining, by a user equipment, UE, correspondence between a logical channel and a base station; generating, by the UE, by using the correspondence between the logical channel and the base station, a buffer status report, BSR, of the base station that corresponds to the logical channel on which uplink data is located; and reporting, by the UE, the BSR; transmitting, by the UE, the uplink data on a radio resource allocated by the base station that corresponds to the logical channel on which the uplink data is located. obtaining, by a user equipment, UE, correspondence between a logical channel and a base station; generating, by the UE, by using the correspondence between the logical channel and the base station, a buffer status report, BSR, of the base station that corresponds to the logical channel on which uplink data is located; and reporting, by the UE, the BSR; transmitting, by the UE, the uplink data on a radio resource allocated by the base station that corresponds to the logical channel on which the uplink data is located.
A transmission module for a vehicle comprising a clutch that includes two clutch parts (17A,17B) which can be mutually coupled, a first clutch part of which being capable of coupling to a drive source of the vehicle and the second clutch part being capable of coupling to an input shaft of a transmission of the vehicle, wherein the transmission module furthermore comprises a part module which has an input and an output, which part module comprises a transmission (41,43) of the part module as well as a further clutch connected to the transmission (41, 43) of the part module, the input of the part module being coupled to the first clutch part and being capable of coupling to the drive source of the vehicle, and the output of the part module being coupled to the second clutch part and being capable of coupling to the input shaft of the transmission of the vehicle, and the transmission (41,43) of the part module being arranged such that the directions of rotation of the input and output shafts (21,23) of the part module are equal to each other, characterised in that the transmission (41,43) of the part module comprises two partial transmissions (41,43) each having an input and an output shaft (45,49;47,51), of which the input shaft of a first one of the partial transmissions (41,43) is connected to the input of the part module and the output shaft of the second partial transmission is connected to the output of the part module and the output shaft of the first partial transmission and the input shaft of the second partial transmission can be coupled to each other by means of the further clutch.