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A method for determining the risk of acute kidney injury in a human following cardiac surgery comprising: determining in a blood sample from the human a sample value for hFABP concentration, or a sample value for the ratio of IL-6 concentration to IL-10 concentration in adults, wherein the blood sample has been obtained pre-operatively within 2 months before surgery; determining a reference value for hFABP concentration, or a reference value for the ratio of IL-6 concentration to IL-10 concentration, in a population having the same cardiac procedure; comparing the sample value to a corresponding reference value; and determining that the human is at risk of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery if the sample value is equal to or greater than the corresponding reference value. determining in a blood sample from the human a sample value for hFABP concentration, or a sample value for the ratio of IL-6 concentration to IL-10 concentration in adults, wherein the blood sample has been obtained pre-operatively within 2 months before surgery; determining a reference value for hFABP concentration, or a reference value for the ratio of IL-6 concentration to IL-10 concentration, in a population having the same cardiac procedure; comparing the sample value to a corresponding reference value; and determining that the human is at risk of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery if the sample value is equal to or greater than the corresponding reference value.
Toner for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising toner particles containing a resin and a pigment, said toner particles having core particles and shells formed of a resin covering surfaces of said core particles, and said core particles, of said core particles and said shells, containing a pigment, said pigment including a first pigment and a second pigment, said first pigment being carbon black, and said second pigment being C. I. Pigment Brown 23 and/or C. I. Pigment Brown 25.
A carbonator for producing carbonated beverage, the carbonator comprising: - a first connector for a gas-outlet of a CO2-container and with a CO2-valve, operable between a closed state and an open state in which CO2-gas may be introduced from a gas-outlet of a CO2-container into the CO2-valve; and - a second connector for a mouth of a beverage container and with a dissolver nozzle for introducing CO2-gas into the beverage container, connected to the CO2-valve; and - a venting valve connected to the second connector and operable between a closed state and an open state in which excess CO2-gas may be led out from the beverage container through the venting valve; and - an operating mechanism configured to operate the CO2-valve and the venting valve between open and closed states; and - a manipulator, coupled to the operating mechanism, for allowing a person to operate the operating mechanism between: - a start mode in which the venting valve is open and the CO2-valve is closed, and; - an end mode in which the CO2-valve is open and the venting valve is closed; characterized in that - the operating mechanism is configured to be set in an intermediate mode, between the first mode and the second mode, in which both the venting valve and the CO2-valve are closed. - a first connector for a gas-outlet of a CO2-container and with a CO2-valve, operable between a closed state and an open state in which CO2-gas may be introduced from a gas-outlet of a CO2-container into the CO2-valve; and - a second connector for a mouth of a beverage container and with a dissolver nozzle for introducing CO2-gas into the beverage container, connected to the CO2-valve; and - a venting valve connected to the second connector and operable between a closed state and an open state in which excess CO2-gas may be led out from the beverage container through the venting valve; and - an operating mechanism configured to operate the CO2-valve and the venting valve between open and closed states; and - a manipulator, coupled to the operating mechanism, for allowing a person to operate the operating mechanism between: - a start mode in which the venting valve is open and the CO2-valve is closed, and; - an end mode in which the CO2-valve is open and the venting valve is closed; characterized in that - the operating mechanism is configured to be set in an intermediate mode, between the first mode and the second mode, in which both the venting valve and the CO2-valve are closed. - a start mode in which the venting valve is open and the CO2-valve is closed, and; - an end mode in which the CO2-valve is open and the venting valve is closed; - the operating mechanism is configured to be set in an intermediate mode, between the first mode and the second mode, in which both the venting valve and the CO2-valve are closed.
A tube-in-tube assembly device for a pyrolytic unit of an elemental analyzer, comprising: - an inner tube internally defining a reaction duct at least partially filled with a carbon based reaction material, wherein the reaction duct has a reaction duct inlet and a reaction duct outlet; - an outer tube acting as a case for said inner tube, the inner tube being at least partially arranged inside the outer tube such that a flushing space is formed in the space between the inner and the outer tubes, said flushing space being intended for the flowing of a flushing gas; - means (12, 20, 30) for connecting the outer tube to the inner tube at one end of the tube-in-tube assembly device, said connecting means (12, 20, 30) comprising sealing means (16, 17, 24, 23) suitable to provide a gas seal between the flushing space and the reaction duct, - further sealing means arranged at a further end of the tube-in-tube assembly device and providing the flushing space with a further gas seal, such that the reaction duct is fully separated from the flushing space. - an inner tube internally defining a reaction duct at least partially filled with a carbon based reaction material, wherein the reaction duct has a reaction duct inlet and a reaction duct outlet; - an outer tube acting as a case for said inner tube, the inner tube being at least partially arranged inside the outer tube such that a flushing space is formed in the space between the inner and the outer tubes, said flushing space being intended for the flowing of a flushing gas; - means (12, 20, 30) for connecting the outer tube to the inner tube at one end of the tube-in-tube assembly device, said connecting means (12, 20, 30) comprising sealing means (16, 17, 24, 23) suitable to provide a gas seal between the flushing space and the reaction duct, - further sealing means arranged at a further end of the tube-in-tube assembly device and providing the flushing space with a further gas seal, such that the reaction duct is fully separated from the flushing space.
A method for a user equipment, UE, for handling timing advance groups, TAGs, the method comprising monitoring a time difference between uplink transmission timings for a pair of TAGs for the UE, each TAG comprising at least one serving cell, the pair of TAGs comprising a primary TAG, pTAG, and a secondary TAG, sTAG; determining that the time difference between the pTAG and the sTAG is larger than a pre-defined timing difference that the UE is capable to support; and excluding a first serving cell of the at least one serving cell associated with the sTAG in the pair from uplink carrier aggregation, the first serving cell still being active for downlink carrier aggregation. monitoring a time difference between uplink transmission timings for a pair of TAGs for the UE, each TAG comprising at least one serving cell, the pair of TAGs comprising a primary TAG, pTAG, and a secondary TAG, sTAG; determining that the time difference between the pTAG and the sTAG is larger than a pre-defined timing difference that the UE is capable to support; and excluding a first serving cell of the at least one serving cell associated with the sTAG in the pair from uplink carrier aggregation, the first serving cell still being active for downlink carrier aggregation.
A clothes dryer, comprising a draught fan composed of a positive-negative-rotation fan and a volute, wherein a chamber of the volute is of a symmetrical structure, the fan is located in the chamber of the volute and a center of the fan is located on a symmetry axis of the chamber of the volute; characterized by the positive-negative-rotation fan comprising multiple whole-size fan blades arranged on a periphery of an outer frame of the fan, and multiple half size fan blades arranged on the periphery of the outer frame of the fan, wherein a distance between the half size fan blade and the whole-size fan blade adjacent is 5~60 mm, wherein a flow guide device is arranged on one side of the fan towards an outlet of the volute, and a clearance is formed between the flow guide device and a periphery of the fan; and the flow guide device is symmetrical in structure and a center of the flow guide device is set on the symmetry axis of the chamber of the volute. a flow guide device is arranged on one side of the fan towards an outlet of the volute, and a clearance is formed between the flow guide device and a periphery of the fan; and the flow guide device is symmetrical in structure and a center of the flow guide device is set on the symmetry axis of the chamber of the volute.
An electric broiler comprising: a housing having a top, bottom, front, back and opposite sides (44, 46), a cooking chamber in the housing, a cooking surface in the cooking chamber, an upper heat source in the cooking chamber above the cooking surface, a lower heat source in the cooking chamber below the cooking surface, an electrical circuit for providing electrical power to the upper and lower heat sources (66, 68), said electrical circuit including at least one quick connect/disconnect connector on the housing, said lower heat source comprising a removable heating module (82, 84, 86) having an electric heating element and a quick connect/disconnect connector for quick electrical connection and disconnection of said electric heating element to and from said quick connect/disconnect connector on the housing, and a module holder on the housing for holding said removable heating module (82, 84, 86), said heating module (82, 84, 86) being movable from a first position in which the heating element is in the module holder and operable to heat the cooking chamber to a second position in which the heating module (82, 84, 86) is removed from the module holder to permit replacement of the module; wherein said heating module (82, 84, 86) comprises a frame holding said heating element, and wherein said module holder is configured for holding the frame in a position in which the heating element projects forward into the cooking chamber, wherein said cooking chamber comprises multiple cooking zones (21, 22, 23) having different heat requirements, and further comprising a plurality of said removable heating modules (82, 84, 86) having different heating configurations for meeting said different heat requirements, and a plurality of different locations on said module holder, each location corresponding to a particular cooking zone (21, 22, 23); wherein a conveyor defining said cooking surface is provided inside the housing for transporting food items through the cooking chamber. a housing having a top, bottom, front, back and opposite sides (44, 46), a cooking chamber in the housing, a cooking surface in the cooking chamber, an upper heat source in the cooking chamber above the cooking surface, a lower heat source in the cooking chamber below the cooking surface, an electrical circuit for providing electrical power to the upper and lower heat sources (66, 68), said electrical circuit including at least one quick connect/disconnect connector on the housing, said lower heat source comprising a removable heating module (82, 84, 86) having an electric heating element and a quick connect/disconnect connector for quick electrical connection and disconnection of said electric heating element to and from said quick connect/disconnect connector on the housing, and a module holder on the housing for holding said removable heating module (82, 84, 86), said heating module (82, 84, 86) being movable from a first position in which the heating element is in the module holder and operable to heat the cooking chamber to a second position in which the heating module (82, 84, 86) is removed from the module holder to permit replacement of the module;
An adenovirus having a capsid comprising a hexon capsid protein of SAdV-39, amino acids 1 to 940 of SEQ ID NO: 11, said capsid encapsidating a heterologous molecule carrying a gene operably linked to expression control sequences which direct transcription, translation, and/or expression thereof in a host cell and 5' and 3' adenovirus cis-elements necessary for replication and encapsidation.
Door device for a vehicle, with a door flap which is mounted rotatably about a first axis, wherein the door device comprises kinematics designed to move the first axis transversely during a rotational movement of the door flap about the axis, wherein the door flap is connected to a door frame via at least one first articulated arm, which first articulated arm is mounted on the door frame so as to be movable with respect to the door frame, wherein the first axis is mounted on the first articulated arm, characterized in that said door device has a second articulated arm which is mounted on the door frame so as to be rotatable about a second axis running parallel to the first axis and on the first articulated arm so as to be rotatable about a third axis running parallel to the first axis.
A control channel resource allocation method, comprising: determining a virtual resource block VRB number corresponding to a first physical downlink control channel, or determining a serial number of a first control channel element CCE for a first physical downlink control channel to transmit downlink control information DCI, wherein the first physical downlink control channel is: a secondary physical downlink control channel S-PDCCH or a relay physical downlink control channel R-PDCCH; and obtaining, according to the VRB number corresponding to the first physical downlink control channel, an offset, and a physical uplink control channel PUCCH parameter, a PUCCH format 1a or 1b resource number corresponding to the first physical downlink control channel; or obtaining, according to the serial number of the first CCE for the first physical downlink control channel to transmit the DCI, an offset, and a physical uplink control channel PUCCH parameter, the PUCCH format 1a or 1b resource number corresponding to the first physical downlink control channel; wherein a resource of a PUCCH format 1a or 1b is only allocated if a PDSCH indicated by the first physical downlink control channel exists; and wherein a PUCCH format 1a or 1b resource set corresponding to the first physical downlink control channel follows a PUCCH format 1a or 1b resource set corresponding to the PDCCH. determining a virtual resource block VRB number corresponding to a first physical downlink control channel, or determining a serial number of a first control channel element CCE for a first physical downlink control channel to transmit downlink control information DCI, wherein the first physical downlink control channel is: a secondary physical downlink control channel S-PDCCH or a relay physical downlink control channel R-PDCCH; and obtaining, according to the VRB number corresponding to the first physical downlink control channel, an offset, and a physical uplink control channel PUCCH parameter, a PUCCH format 1a or 1b resource number corresponding to the first physical downlink control channel; or obtaining, according to the serial number of the first CCE for the first physical downlink control channel to transmit the DCI, an offset, and a physical uplink control channel PUCCH parameter, the PUCCH format 1a or 1b resource number corresponding to the first physical downlink control channel; wherein a resource of a PUCCH format 1a or 1b is only allocated if a PDSCH indicated by the first physical downlink control channel exists; and wherein a PUCCH format 1a or 1b resource set corresponding to the first physical downlink control channel follows a PUCCH format 1a or 1b resource set corresponding to the PDCCH.
A method for determining overall metrics of seismic observation system geometry repeatability, characterized in that the method comprises: selecting a baseline observation system and a monitor observation system within a predetermined range of observation system; matching a plurality of shot-receiver pairs of the baseline observation system with a plurality of shot-receiver pairs of the monitor observation system to obtain multiple matching relationships; calculating overall geometry repeatability of each of the multiple matching relationships, respectively, according to a predetermined calculation formula for multi-trace geometry repeatability, to obtain overall geometry repeatabilities corresponding to the multiple matching relationships; and taking the minimum value among the overall geometry repeatabilities corresponding to the multiple matching relationships as overall geometry repeatability metrics between the monitor observation system and the baseline observation system. selecting a baseline observation system and a monitor observation system within a predetermined range of observation system; matching a plurality of shot-receiver pairs of the baseline observation system with a plurality of shot-receiver pairs of the monitor observation system to obtain multiple matching relationships; calculating overall geometry repeatability of each of the multiple matching relationships, respectively, according to a predetermined calculation formula for multi-trace geometry repeatability, to obtain overall geometry repeatabilities corresponding to the multiple matching relationships; and taking the minimum value among the overall geometry repeatabilities corresponding to the multiple matching relationships as overall geometry repeatability metrics between the monitor observation system and the baseline observation system.
Voltage conversion circuit comprising a first and a second output (01, 02) which are configured to have an electric load connected in between, the voltage conversion circuit being configured to generate an output signal between the first and the second output (01, 02) in response to a pulse-width modulated clock signal and further comprising - a forward branch being configured to generate an output voltage at the first output depending on a control signal; and - a feedback branch comprising a comparison circuit being configured to generate the control signal, a first switch coupling the second output to a comparison input of the comparison circuit, a first charge store with a first end coupled directly to the second output and with a second end coupled to the comparison input via a second switch, and further comprising a buffer stage with an input coupled to the comparison input and an output coupled to the second end of the first charge store via a third switch; - wherein the feedback branch is configured to provide a first potential corresponding to a voltage (VSINK) at the second output to the comparison input during a first sensing period which corresponds to at least a part of a period of a first state of the pulse-width modulated clock signal and to provide a second potential derived from the voltage (VSINK) at the second output by means of the first charge store to the comparison input during a second sensing period which corresponds to a part of a period of a second state of the pulse-width modulated clock signal - further comprising a current source coupled to the second output, the current source being controllable by the pulse-width modulated clock signal. - a forward branch being configured to generate an output voltage at the first output depending on a control signal; and - a feedback branch comprising a comparison circuit being configured to generate the control signal, a first switch coupling the second output to a comparison input of the comparison circuit, a first charge store with a first end coupled directly to the second output and with a second end coupled to the comparison input via a second switch, and further comprising a buffer stage with an input coupled to the comparison input and an output coupled to the second end of the first charge store via a third switch; - wherein the feedback branch is configured to provide a first potential corresponding to a voltage (VSINK) at the second output to the comparison input during a first sensing period which corresponds to at least a part of a period of a first state of the pulse-width modulated clock signal and to provide a second potential derived from the voltage (VSINK) at the second output by means of the first charge store to the comparison input during a second sensing period which corresponds to a part of a period of a second state of the pulse-width modulated clock signal - further comprising a current source coupled to the second output, the current source being controllable by the pulse-width modulated clock signal.
A method for joining between members, comprising: step of forming an adhesive layer by applying onto a first member surface a liquid composition containing a thermosetting resin not having a radiation-polymerizable functional group, a hardener, a first polymerizable compound having a radiation-polymerizable functional group and a heat-curable functional group, a second polymerizable compound having a radiation-polymerizable functional group and not having a heat-curable functional group, and a thermally expanding capsule; step of semi-solidifying the adhesive layer by irradiating radiation onto the adhesive layer such that a semi-solidified adhesive layer is formed that, for the most part, has no tackiness on its surface and no fluidity or deformation, even when externally touched; step of disposing a second member above the semi-solidified adhesive layer so as to oppose the first member surface; and step of joining the first member and the second member by heating to expand and solidify the semi-solidified adhesive layer wherein a shear storage modulus of the semi-solidified adhesive layer is not less than 100 kPa at 25°C and 1 Hz, as disclosed in the description. step of forming an adhesive layer by applying onto a first member surface a liquid composition containing a thermosetting resin not having a radiation-polymerizable functional group, a hardener, a first polymerizable compound having a radiation-polymerizable functional group and a heat-curable functional group, a second polymerizable compound having a radiation-polymerizable functional group and not having a heat-curable functional group, and a thermally expanding capsule; step of semi-solidifying the adhesive layer by irradiating radiation onto the adhesive layer such that a semi-solidified adhesive layer is formed that, for the most part, has no tackiness on its surface and no fluidity or deformation, even when externally touched; step of disposing a second member above the semi-solidified adhesive layer so as to oppose the first member surface; and step of joining the first member and the second member by heating to expand and solidify the semi-solidified adhesive layer wherein a shear storage modulus of the semi-solidified adhesive layer is not less than 100 kPa at 25°C and 1 Hz, as disclosed in the description.