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An in vitro artificial immune system comprising: a vaccination site culture comprising a first matrix and a plurality of cells attached to said first matrix, for receiving blood monocytes and non-monocyte dendritic cell precursors and for maturing dendritic cell precursors present therein, wherein said plurality of cells of the VS culture are selected from the group consisting of (i) fibroblasts, (ii) mast cells, (iii) monocytes, (iv) dendritic cells, (v) macrophages, (vi) neutrophils, (vii) human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs), (viii) human skin-derived vascular and endothelial cells, (ix) leukocytes, (x) cord blood-derived leukocytes, (xi) vascular and lymphatic endothelial cells, (xii) blood vessel endothelial cells, (xiii) lymphatic endothelial cells, and (xiv) cells derived from non-human embryonic stem cells; and a three-dimensional artificial lymphoid tissue equivalent culture comprising a second matrix and a plurality of lymphocytes, for receiving dendritic cells matured in said VS culture, wherein said plurality of cells of the VS culture forms a vascular endothelium on said first matrix. a vaccination site culture comprising a first matrix and a plurality of cells attached to said first matrix, for receiving blood monocytes and non-monocyte dendritic cell precursors and for maturing dendritic cell precursors present therein, wherein said plurality of cells of the VS culture are selected from the group consisting of (i) fibroblasts, (ii) mast cells, (iii) monocytes, (iv) dendritic cells, (v) macrophages, (vi) neutrophils, (vii) human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs), (viii) human skin-derived vascular and endothelial cells, (ix) leukocytes, (x) cord blood-derived leukocytes, (xi) vascular and lymphatic endothelial cells, (xii) blood vessel endothelial cells, (xiii) lymphatic endothelial cells, and (xiv) cells derived from non-human embryonic stem cells; and a three-dimensional artificial lymphoid tissue equivalent culture comprising a second matrix and a plurality of lymphocytes, for receiving dendritic cells matured in said VS culture, wherein said plurality of cells of the VS culture forms a vascular endothelium on said first matrix.
Method for monitoring an air pressure (p) in at least one tire of a motor vehicle, wherein at least one air pressure (p) in the tire is measured by means of at least one measuring electronics unit present in the tire, and data is transmitted by the measuring electronics unit to a control unit, wherein the control unit actuates components (14, 15) of the motor vehicle as a function of the data, to generate optical signals (fBI) and/or acoustic signals, and, when an ignition (Z=Z0) of the motor vehicle is shut off, is switched into a run-on mode for a specific time period (t2-t1) in which the control unit can continue to receive data from the measuring electronics unit and can actuate components (14, 15) of the motor vehicle as a function of the data to generate optical signals (fBI) and/or acoustic signals, wherein, when a limiting value of a pressure change (Δp) detected in the tire in a specific time period is reached or exceeded, the measuring electronics unit implements a change in the operating mode and transmits data with a transmission frequency (S2, fS2) which is increased compared to a normal state (S1, fS1) to the control unit and in doing so causes the control unit to go into an assistance mode which assists an active change in tire pressure, and for this purpose to actuate, by means of a vehicle-specific bus system (CAN1, 13, CAN2), the components (14, 15) which serve to generate optical signals (fBI) and/or acoustic signals, characterized in that at least one travel direction indicator is actuated by the control unit in the assistance mode in such a way that in order to signal activation of the assistance mode the at least one travel direction indicator is firstly actuated to flash at a specific frequency, and when the pressure changes the flashing frequency (fBI) is changed in one direction (fBI1 to fBI2) - starting from a specific frequency - as a setpoint pressure (psoll) is increasingly approached, and is changed in another direction (fBI2 to fBI4) as the distance from the setpoint pressure (psoll) increases, wherein when the setpoint pressure (psoll) is reached the at least one travel direction indicator is actuated as a continuous light for a specific time period.
A method of evaluating stent deployment in a blood vessel comprising: generating, using one or more computing devices, a representation of a segment of the blood vessel using a first set of intravascular data obtained with respect to the blood vessel; receiving a selection of a first reference relative to a representation of a segment of the blood vessel; receiving a selection of a second reference relative to a representation of a segment of the blood vessel; generating a target stent profile, using one or more computing devices, based upon the first reference and the second reference; generating, using one or more computing devices, a blood vessel lumen profile after deployment of a stent in the blood vessel, wherein the blood vessel lumen profile after deployment of a stent in the blood vessel is generated using a second set of intravascular data obtained with respect to the blood vessel; comparing the target stent profile to one or more regions of the blood vessel lumen profile after deployment of a stent in the blood vessel; and generating an output using a user interface including one or more differences resulting from comparing the target stent profile to the one or more regions of the blood vessel lumen profile after deployment of a stent in the blood vessel. generating, using one or more computing devices, a representation of a segment of the blood vessel using a first set of intravascular data obtained with respect to the blood vessel; receiving a selection of a first reference relative to a representation of a segment of the blood vessel; receiving a selection of a second reference relative to a representation of a segment of the blood vessel; generating a target stent profile, using one or more computing devices, based upon the first reference and the second reference; generating, using one or more computing devices, a blood vessel lumen profile after deployment of a stent in the blood vessel, wherein the blood vessel lumen profile after deployment of a stent in the blood vessel is generated using a second set of intravascular data obtained with respect to the blood vessel; comparing the target stent profile to one or more regions of the blood vessel lumen profile after deployment of a stent in the blood vessel; and generating an output using a user interface including one or more differences resulting from comparing the target stent profile to the one or more regions of the blood vessel lumen profile after deployment of a stent in the blood vessel.
A neck brace which comprises a stiff body defining: two legs that are shaped and configured to extend laterally on either side of the neck of a wearer and along the front of the wearer's torso, the legs being spaced apart to define a gap between them; shoulder protuberances that are shaped and configured to be received underneath shoulder straps of a harness worn by the wearer, in the region of each shoulder of the wearer; and chest protuberances, extending laterally from each leg of the neck brace, said chest protuberances being shaped and configured to be received underneath the shoulder straps of the harness, in the region of the wearer's chest; characterised in that each leg of the neck brace defines a recess on an underside of the leg, between the shoulder protuberance and the chest protuberance, so that the part of the leg extending between the shoulder protuberance and the chest protuberance forms a beam that is elevated above the wearer's chest. two legs that are shaped and configured to extend laterally on either side of the neck of a wearer and along the front of the wearer's torso, the legs being spaced apart to define a gap between them; shoulder protuberances that are shaped and configured to be received underneath shoulder straps of a harness worn by the wearer, in the region of each shoulder of the wearer; and chest protuberances, extending laterally from each leg of the neck brace, said chest protuberances being shaped and configured to be received underneath the shoulder straps of the harness, in the region of the wearer's chest; characterised in that each leg of the neck brace defines a recess on an underside of the leg, between the shoulder protuberance and the chest protuberance, so that the part of the leg extending between the shoulder protuberance and the chest protuberance forms a beam that is elevated above the wearer's chest.
A method for authenticating messages received at a port of a receiving computer system designated for communication between an authorized sender and the receiving computer system, comprising:-- generating at the receiving computer system a stream of sequence numbers; defining at the receiving computer system a rolling window of sequence numbers from the stream; receiving a message containing a sequence number wherein the sequence number is assigned to the message by a sending computer system; and processing the message if the sequence number contained in the message is a sequence number from within the rolling window; characterized in that: the rolling window advances at a rate to make additional sequence numbers available such that the number of messages that may be sent to the receiving computer system at any point in time is limited to the number of unused sequence numbers that: (a) are included in the rolling window at that time; and (b) have not already been included in a previously sent message; the rate at which additional sequence numbers are made available is based at least in part upon whether the message is processed by the receiving computer system and the receiving computer system sends an acknowledgement of the message to the authorized sender. generating at the receiving computer system a stream of sequence numbers; defining at the receiving computer system a rolling window of sequence numbers from the stream; receiving a message containing a sequence number wherein the sequence number is assigned to the message by a sending computer system; and processing the message if the sequence number contained in the message is a sequence number from within the rolling window; the rolling window advances at a rate to make additional sequence numbers available such that the number of messages that may be sent to the receiving computer system at any point in time is limited to the number of unused sequence numbers that: (a) are included in the rolling window at that time; and (b) have not already been included in a previously sent message; (a) are included in the rolling window at that time; and (b) have not already been included in a previously sent message; the rate at which additional sequence numbers are made available is based at least in part upon whether the message is processed by the receiving computer system and the receiving computer system sends an acknowledgement of the message to the authorized sender.
A liquid leakage detection system for detecting liquid leakage from a device -comprising: an image-capturing device for capturing an image of a leakage liquid from the device; and a controller for detecting occurrence of the liquid leakage by using image data obtained by the image-capturing device, wherein the controller is configured to: determine whether, in the image data, a pixel count corresponding to a color of the leakage liquid discolored by contact with a color changing agent outside the device is not smaller than a threshold; and determine that the liquid leakage is occurring if the pixel count is not smaller than the threshold; characterized in that the controller is configured to correct the pixel count by using a distance factor which is set depending on a distance: between the device and the image-capturing device. an image-capturing device for capturing an image of a leakage liquid from the device; and a controller for detecting occurrence of the liquid leakage by using image data obtained by the image-capturing device, wherein the controller is configured to: determine whether, in the image data, a pixel count corresponding to a color of the leakage liquid discolored by contact with a color changing agent outside the device is not smaller than a threshold; and determine that the liquid leakage is occurring if the pixel count is not smaller than the threshold; determine whether, in the image data, a pixel count corresponding to a color of the leakage liquid discolored by contact with a color changing agent outside the device is not smaller than a threshold; and determine that the liquid leakage is occurring if the pixel count is not smaller than the threshold; characterized in that the controller is configured to correct the pixel count by using a distance factor which is set depending on a distance: between the device and the image-capturing device.
Method for making a vehicle tyre comprising a tyre carcass, tyre beads with cores, a tyre breaker belt and a tread rubber, with the following steps: a) producing a tyre carcass on a carcass drum, no tyre-building parts in the form of sidewalls (2, 3) being placed on the carcass drum, b) removing the tyre carcass from the carcass drum by a carcass transfer unit, c) moving the carcass transfer unit with the tyre carcass over a shaping drum, in this step, the tyre-building parts in the form of sidewalls (2, 3) already being arranged on the shaping drum, d) carrying out core clamping with segments of the shaping drum, this core clamping having the effect that the sidewalls (2, 3) lying in place on the shaping drum are connected to the tyre carcass, with the tyre carcass coaxially positioned, in the region of the tyre bead, the lateral regions (31, 32) on the outer side and the inner side of the tyre beads being freely accessible for the carrying out of subsequent applications on the tyre bead, e) carrying out at least one further application on the tyre bead, the sidewall component that is projecting on the inner side being turned up outwardly in the radial direction on the tyre bead, f) shaping the tyre carcass with the sidewalls (2, 3) attached on both sides, the sidewalls (2, 3) being turned up by a turning-up means to the sides of the tyre carcass and the tyre carcass being brought together as one with the coaxially arranged belt-tread assembly, g) completing the tyre blank by further steps. a) producing a tyre carcass on a carcass drum, no tyre-building parts in the form of sidewalls (2, 3) being placed on the carcass drum, b) removing the tyre carcass from the carcass drum by a carcass transfer unit, c) moving the carcass transfer unit with the tyre carcass over a shaping drum, in this step, the tyre-building parts in the form of sidewalls (2, 3) already being arranged on the shaping drum, d) carrying out core clamping with segments of the shaping drum, this core clamping having the effect that the sidewalls (2, 3) lying in place on the shaping drum are connected to the tyre carcass, with the tyre carcass coaxially positioned, in the region of the tyre bead, the lateral regions (31, 32) on the outer side and the inner side of the tyre beads being freely accessible for the carrying out of subsequent applications on the tyre bead, e) carrying out at least one further application on the tyre bead, the sidewall component that is projecting on the inner side being turned up outwardly in the radial direction on the tyre bead, f) shaping the tyre carcass with the sidewalls (2, 3) attached on both sides, the sidewalls (2, 3) being turned up by a turning-up means to the sides of the tyre carcass and the tyre carcass being brought together as one with the coaxially arranged belt-tread assembly, g) completing the tyre blank by further steps.
A probe for an ultrasonic treatment apparatus, the probe being connected to an ultrasonic oscillator configured to generate longitudinal ultrasonic oscillations in a longitudinal direction of the probe, the probe being configured to transmit the ultrasonic oscillations generated by the ultrasonic oscillator, and which includes a treatment portion formed on the probe and configured to treat a living tissue by the transmitted ultrasonic oscillations, the treatment portion including a cavitation suppressing portion, and that the treatment portion has a shape close to a streamline shape model, characterized by the shape close to a streamline shape model having the pressures in a pressure distribution of a liquid greater than the saturation vapor pressure of the liquid when the ultrasonic oscillations are transmitted to the treatment portion from the ultrasonic oscillator in the liquid with a predetermined amplitude and period.
A bedpan comprising a body member defining a reservoir, the reservoir being shaped and dimensioned for receiving bodily waste, the body member including a receptacle portion shaped for receiving therein a bedpan liner and an open support section extending outwardly of the receptacle portion and including a central opening providing access to the reservoir defined by the body member, wherein said receptacle portion includes a bottom wall and a peripheral wall which are configured to define said reservoir within the receptacle portion, said bottom wall is provided at a bottom of said peripheral wall opposite to said central opening to close a bottom of said reservoir, characterized in that said bedpan comprises at least one handle (66; 92; 64; 64a, 64b, 64c) for insertion and removal of the bedpan under a patient's buttocks, the handle including an opening extending through at least one of the bottom wall and the peripheral wall; wherein said central opening of said reservoir is intended to be covered by said bedpan liner when the liner is received by said receptacle portion.
A control apparatus comprising: a converter for converting output of an AC power source to a DC current; a current-limiting circuit composed of a relay and a current-limiting resistor that are disposed in front of a rectification circuit inside the converter; voltage detection means for detecting voltage between terminals of an electrolytic capacitor that is disposed in a smoothing circuit inside the converter; and microcomputers (5, 6) for controlling on-off switching of the relay on the basis of the voltage between the terminals of the electrolytic capacitor that is detected by the voltage detection means, wherein the microcomputers (5, 6) switch on the relay in a time period that lasts until a prescribed charging time elapses, and gradually charge the electrolytic capacitor via the current-limiting resistor as long as no abnormality is detected; characterised in that the microcomputers (5, 6) switch on the relay and thereafter perform a first voltage detection control for detecting the voltage between the terminals of the electrolytic capacitor when a first time period, which is shorter than the charging time, has elapsed. a converter for converting output of an AC power source to a DC current; a current-limiting circuit composed of a relay and a current-limiting resistor that are disposed in front of a rectification circuit inside the converter; voltage detection means for detecting voltage between terminals of an electrolytic capacitor that is disposed in a smoothing circuit inside the converter; and microcomputers (5, 6) for controlling on-off switching of the relay on the basis of the voltage between the terminals of the electrolytic capacitor that is detected by the voltage detection means, wherein the microcomputers (5, 6) switch on the relay in a time period that lasts until a prescribed charging time elapses, and gradually charge the electrolytic capacitor via the current-limiting resistor as long as no abnormality is detected; the microcomputers (5, 6) switch on the relay and thereafter perform a first voltage detection control for detecting the voltage between the terminals of the electrolytic capacitor when a first time period, which is shorter than the charging time, has elapsed.
A method of controlling a robot (1.1 - 1.3), the robot (1.1 - 1.3) having an axis arrangement comprising at least one axis (q 1, q 2) with a drive and a holding brake which is closed (S5, S80), in particular as a result of a monitoring process, characterised in that this holding brake is opened again as a function (S20, S30, S50, S60) of an axial load, in particular for (S40, S45, S70, S75) a specified period of time (t H,i, t' H,i), or remains open, in particular for (S40, S45, S70, S75) a specified period of time (t H,i, t' H,i), before being closed, if the axial load exceeds a specified threshold value, in particular an adjustable threshold value, and / or an axis-dependent and / or a pose-dependent threshold value, in particular a gravity-dependent threshold value, or if a deviation of the axial load from a specified load specification, in particular from an adjustable load specification and / or from an axis-dependent and / or from a pose-dependent load specification, in particular from a gravity-dependent load specification, exceeds a specified threshold value, in particular an adjustable threshold value and / or an axis-dependent and / or a pose-dependent threshold value, in particular a gravity-dependent threshold value (S20, S50).
A resin composition comprising: a styrene-based resin; reinforced fibers; a compatibilizer having a reactive cyclic group; and a resin having a solubility parameter being different from that of the styrene-based resin and having at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond, wherein a content of the resin having a solubility parameter being different from that of the styrene-based resin and having at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond is from 1% by weight to 9% by weight with respect to the weight of the reinforced fibers. a styrene-based resin; reinforced fibers; a compatibilizer having a reactive cyclic group; and a resin having a solubility parameter being different from that of the styrene-based resin and having at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond, wherein a content of the resin having a solubility parameter being different from that of the styrene-based resin and having at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond is from 1% by weight to 9% by weight with respect to the weight of the reinforced fibers.
A water dispersible granule composition comprising: microcapsules comprising at least one agrochemical active ingredient encapsulated within a polymeric shell wall selected from a urea formaldehyde shell wall, a polyurea shell wall and both; at least one inert filler; and at least one agrochemical excipients; wherein the microcapsules comprise at least one non-ionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of block copolymers of polyalkylene glycol ether and hydroxystearic acid, ethoxylated alcohols, ethoxylated tristyrylphenols, etho-propoxylated tristyrylphenols, alkoxylated triglycerides. microcapsules comprising at least one agrochemical active ingredient encapsulated within a polymeric shell wall selected from a urea formaldehyde shell wall, a polyurea shell wall and both; at least one inert filler; and at least one agrochemical excipients; wherein the microcapsules comprise at least one non-ionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of block copolymers of polyalkylene glycol ether and hydroxystearic acid, ethoxylated alcohols, ethoxylated tristyrylphenols, etho-propoxylated tristyrylphenols, alkoxylated triglycerides.