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A sacro-iliac implant, comprising: a body including a proximal portion and a distal tip, the proximal portion being a shaft having a length, the shaft including an inner surface that defines a longitudinal cavity and an outer surface having a uniform diameter (D2, D3) along the length of the shaft, the outer surface including a thread extending along the length of the shaft, having a trailing edge disposed perpendicular to the outer surface and a leading edge disposed transverse to the outer surface, the body defining a plurality of lateral openings in communication with the longitudinal cavity, the lateral openings extending through the thread, and the inner surface including a first mating surface engageable with a first instrument surface and a second mating surface engageable with a second instrument surface. a body including a proximal portion and a distal tip, the proximal portion being a shaft having a length, the shaft including an inner surface that defines a longitudinal cavity and an outer surface having a uniform diameter (D2, D3) along the length of the shaft, the outer surface including a thread extending along the length of the shaft, having a trailing edge disposed perpendicular to the outer surface and a leading edge disposed transverse to the outer surface, the body defining a plurality of lateral openings in communication with the longitudinal cavity, the lateral openings extending through the thread, and the inner surface including a first mating surface engageable with a first instrument surface and a second mating surface engageable with a second instrument surface.
A packaging combination for accommodating and dispensing a viscous or granular filling material, the packaging combination comprises: a tubular casing having a first end, a second end and a central axis extending through first and second ends (12, 14), wherein the tubular casing is tightly filled with filling material and closed at its first and second end (12, 14) by a closure means, like a closure clip; and a dispensing system including a dispensing device having a passageway extending through the dispensing device with an inlet opening at its one end and an outlet opening at its other end for guiding and dispensing the filling material in a dispensing direction, and being attached to the first end of the tightly filled tubular casing, which extends inside the passageway of the dispensing device, wherein the dispensing system further comprises a dispensing cap having an attachment end and a dispensing end, which is reversibly attachable to the outlet opening of the dispensing device by its attachment end, characterized in that the dispensing cap comprises at least one cutting element for opening the tubular casing at its first end, wherein the at least one cutting element extends from the attachment end of the dispensing cap in a direction opposite to the dispensing direction. a tubular casing having a first end, a second end and a central axis extending through first and second ends (12, 14), wherein the tubular casing is tightly filled with filling material and closed at its first and second end (12, 14) by a closure means, like a closure clip; and a dispensing system including a dispensing device having a passageway extending through the dispensing device with an inlet opening at its one end and an outlet opening at its other end for guiding and dispensing the filling material in a dispensing direction, and being attached to the first end of the tightly filled tubular casing, which extends inside the passageway of the dispensing device, wherein the dispensing system further comprises a dispensing cap having an attachment end and a dispensing end, which is reversibly attachable to the outlet opening of the dispensing device by its attachment end, characterized in that the dispensing cap comprises at least one cutting element for opening the tubular casing at its first end, wherein the at least one cutting element extends from the attachment end of the dispensing cap in a direction opposite to the dispensing direction.
A battery charging system, comprising a power adapter and a charging control module, wherein, the charging control module is built in an electronic device and coupled to a controller and a battery in the electronic device, the power adapter is coupled to a communication interface of the electronic device via a communication interface thereof, the battery is charged by the power adapter via the communication interface of the electronic device, and the charging control module performs data communication with the power adapter via the communication interface of the electronic device; and wherein, when a conventional charging or a quick charging is performed on the battery, the power adapter is configured to first determine whether an output voltage is greater than a voltage threshold and whether an output current is greater than a current threshold, when the output voltage is greater than the voltage threshold and/or the output current is greater than the current threshold, the power adapter is configured to send a first charging stop command to the charging control module and automatically switches off direct current output, the charging control module is configured to drive the controller to switch off the communication interface of the electronic device according to the first charging stop command, when the output voltage is not greater than the voltage threshold, and the output current is not greater than the current threshold, the power adapter is configured to feed back output voltage information and output current information to the charging control module, when the charging control module determines that the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than the voltage threshold and/or the output current of the power adapter is greater than the current threshold according to the output voltage information and the output current information, the charging control module is configured to feed back a second charging stop command to the power adapter and drives the controller to switch off the communication interface of the electronic device, and the power adapter is configured to switch off the direct current output according to the second charging stop command; and when the charging control module determines that the output voltage of the power adapter is not greater than the voltage threshold and the output current of the power adapter is not greater than the current threshold according to the output voltage information and the output current information, the power adapter is configured to continue to determine the output voltage and the output current.
Electrochemical method for determining the content of DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon) and/or TOC (Total Organic Carbon) and/or IC (Inorganic Carbon) in an aqueous test specimen by means of anodic oxidation of electrodes in a closed electrolysis cell, wherein the carbon is oxidised, at least partially, to form carbon dioxide (CO 2), characterised in that the formed carbon dioxide is collected in a closed gas compartment wherein, in the region where the CO 2 content rises substantially linearly in the gas compartment, the speed at which this rise takes place is determined and is fed into an evaluation unit in order to determine the content of the DOC and/or TOC and/or IC.
A hydrogenation catalyst, comprising: a nanonickel carrier constituted by one-dimensional nickel nanowires; and noble metal nanoparticles selected from palladium, platinum, ruthenium, rhodium or a mixture thereof, wherein the noble metal nanoparticles are mounted onto the nanonickel carrier. a nanonickel carrier constituted by one-dimensional nickel nanowires; and noble metal nanoparticles selected from palladium, platinum, ruthenium, rhodium or a mixture thereof, wherein the noble metal nanoparticles are mounted onto the nanonickel carrier.
A noninvasive method of diagnosing endometriosis in a subject, the method comprising: a. determining the level of at least three miRNAs in a body fluid sample obtained from the subject, wherein the at least three miRNAs comprise the combination of let-7b, let-7d and let-7f, b. comparing the level of the at least three miRNAs in the body fluid sample with the level of the at least three miRNAs in a comparator, wherein when the level of the at least three miRNAs in the body fluid sample is different than the level of the at least three miRNAs in the comparator, the subject is diagnosed with endometriosis. a. determining the level of at least three miRNAs in a body fluid sample obtained from the subject, wherein the at least three miRNAs comprise the combination of let-7b, let-7d and let-7f, b. comparing the level of the at least three miRNAs in the body fluid sample with the level of the at least three miRNAs in a comparator, wherein when the level of the at least three miRNAs in the body fluid sample is different than the level of the at least three miRNAs in the comparator, the subject is diagnosed with endometriosis.
An implantable medical device comprising: a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end; a lumen extending through the lead body from the distal end to the proximal end; at least one lead wire extending through the lumen from the distal end to the proximal end, the lead wire having an outer surface; and a polymeric coating on at least a portion of the outer surface of the lead wire, wherein the coating comprises a bulk material and a plurality of flexible microstructures disposed on the bulk material, wherein the microstructures extend outwardly from a surface of the polymeric coating. a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end; a lumen extending through the lead body from the distal end to the proximal end; at least one lead wire extending through the lumen from the distal end to the proximal end, the lead wire having an outer surface; and a polymeric coating on at least a portion of the outer surface of the lead wire, wherein the coating comprises a bulk material and a plurality of flexible microstructures disposed on the bulk material, wherein the microstructures extend outwardly from a surface of the polymeric coating.
An information processing apparatus, comprising: a stereoscopic display unit having a display surface for displaying stereoscopic images; a determination unit configured to determine a position on a surface of the determination unit corresponding to a contact between a portion of an operating tool and the determination unit surface, the determination unit surface being provided on the display surface; a definition unit configured to define a first display depth position of at least a portion of a first stereoscopic image; a generation unit configured to generate a second stereoscopic image in response to the contact, wherein the second stereoscopic image comprises electronic content, the electronic content comprising at least one of a writing or a drawing received from a user of the operating tool; and a control unit configured to generate a signal to display the first stereoscopic image so that the at least a portion of the first stereoscopic image is displayed at the first display depth position and display the second stereoscopic image at a second display depth position, the first and second display depth positions being within a predetermined distance of the contact position, wherein, in response to the contact, the definition unit is further configured to define the first display depth position as being coincident with the determination unit surface in a depth direction, and wherein the control unit is further configured to generate a signal to display the at least a portion of the first stereoscopic image at the first display depth position such that it contacts the operating tool portion. a stereoscopic display unit having a display surface for displaying stereoscopic images; a determination unit configured to determine a position on a surface of the determination unit corresponding to a contact between a portion of an operating tool and the determination unit surface, the determination unit surface being provided on the display surface; a definition unit configured to define a first display depth position of at least a portion of a first stereoscopic image; a generation unit configured to generate a second stereoscopic image in response to the contact, wherein the second stereoscopic image comprises electronic content, the electronic content comprising at least one of a writing or a drawing received from a user of the operating tool; and a control unit configured to generate a signal to display the first stereoscopic image so that the at least a portion of the first stereoscopic image is displayed at the first display depth position and display the second stereoscopic image at a second display depth position, the first and second display depth positions being within a predetermined distance of the contact position,
A method for evaluating crosslink concentration in a crosslinked rubber by small-angle X-ray scattering or small-angle neutron scattering, characterised by using measurement samples prepared by swelling the crosslinked rubber to different degrees of swelling and by comprising measuring two or more of the swollen measurement samples with different degrees of swelling in terms of the overall degree of swelling Q, and the size Ξ of polymer network inhomogeneities determined by small-angle X-ray scattering or small-angle neutron scattering to obtain a relationship between the overall degree of swelling Q and the size Ξ of polymer network inhomogeneities.
An arc welding control method comprising: alternately switching a feeding rate of a welding wire between a forward-feeding period and a reverse-feeding period, repeating a short-circuit period and an arc period, switching a welding current to a small current value in the latter half of the arc period to energize, the method is further characterized by setting an average value of the feeding rate according to an average feeding rate setting value, setting a welding voltage during the arc period according to a voltage setting value, and changing a timing at which the welding current is switched to the small current value based on the average feeding rate setting value. alternately switching a feeding rate of a welding wire between a forward-feeding period and a reverse-feeding period, repeating a short-circuit period and an arc period, switching a welding current to a small current value in the latter half of the arc period to energize, the method is further characterized by setting an average value of the feeding rate according to an average feeding rate setting value, setting a welding voltage during the arc period according to a voltage setting value, and changing a timing at which the welding current is switched to the small current value based on the average feeding rate setting value.
Branch piece for a fluid line, at least comprising a first inflow connection having a first inflow cross section, a first outlet connection having a first throttle cross section and a second outlet connection having a second throttle cross section; wherein the outlet connections (5, 7) are connected inside the branch piece to the first inflow connection in each case via a flow path (9, 10) for a fluid; wherein the throttle cross sections (6, 8) have different sizes; wherein the first outlet connection has a largest first outlet cross section and the second outlet connection has a largest second outlet cross section, wherein, along at least one of the flow paths (9, 10), one of the largest outlet cross sections (11, 12) is connected via a throttle cross section (6, 8) to the first inflow cross section, which throttle cross section (6, 8) is at most 80% of this largest outlet cross section (11, 12); wherein the largest first outlet cross section and the largest second outlet cross section have different sizes and a connection diameter of at least one of the outlet connections (5, 7) and a connection diameter of the inflow connection are each of the same size, and therefore fluid lines having the same connection dimensions can be connected in each case to the at least one outlet connection (5, 7) and the inflow connection.
A round plug connector for making a plug connection with a complementary round plug connector and/or a complementary round plug connector socket, having - a screw ring, rotatably mounted around a housing element of the round plug connector, and having a thread for securing the plug connection, wherein the housing element has a housing groove formed as an annular depression in an outer surface of the housing element; the screw ring has a screw ring groove and is fixed to the housing element by means of a retaining means engaging in the screw ring groove; the housing groove has a cable-side housing groove wall and a plug-side housing groove wall as stop for the retaining means; characterized in that an obstruction ring is at least partially arranged in an obstruction reception, which is formed as a recess and is arranged annular along the inner circumference of the screw ring and the obstruction ring has an engaging catch interacting with engaging means that are formed at the housing element. - a screw ring, rotatably mounted around a housing element of the round plug connector, and having a thread for securing the plug connection,
Process for the dehydration of an alcohol having at least 2 carbon atoms to make the corresponding olefin, comprising: introducing in a reactor a stream comprising at least an alcohol, optionally water, optionally an inert component, contacting said stream with a catalyst in said reactor at conditions effective to dehydrate at least a portion of the alcohol to make an olefin, recovering from said reactor an olefin containing stream, wherein, the catalyst is a crystalline silicate of the FER type having Si/AI ranging from 25 to 90, the WHSV of the alcohol is at least 4 h -1, the temperature ranges from 280°C to 600°C. introducing in a reactor a stream comprising at least an alcohol, optionally water, optionally an inert component, contacting said stream with a catalyst in said reactor at conditions effective to dehydrate at least a portion of the alcohol to make an olefin, recovering from said reactor an olefin containing stream, the catalyst is a crystalline silicate of the FER type having Si/AI ranging from 25 to 90, the WHSV of the alcohol is at least 4 h -1, the temperature ranges from 280°C to 600°C.
A method for the treatment of a lignocellulosic biomass comprising the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising water and the lignocellulosic biomass having a water:biomass weight ratio lower than or equal to 2:1, preferably lower than 1:1; b) heating and maintaining said mixture comprising water and the lignocellulosic biomass at a temperature comprised between 80°C and 135°C; c) vaporizing at an absolute pressure comprised between 5 and 250 millibar (0.5 and 25 kPa) said heated mixture comprising water and the lignocellulosic biomass. a) providing a mixture comprising water and the lignocellulosic biomass having a water:biomass weight ratio lower than or equal to 2:1, preferably lower than 1:1; b) heating and maintaining said mixture comprising water and the lignocellulosic biomass at a temperature comprised between 80°C and 135°C; c) vaporizing at an absolute pressure comprised between 5 and 250 millibar (0.5 and 25 kPa) said heated mixture comprising water and the lignocellulosic biomass.
A blank for forming a carrier for holding at least one article, the blank comprising: a plurality of panels comprising a first main panel foldably connected to a second main panel, the first main panel extends along the length of the blank and comprises a top panel portion foldably connected at an end to at least one top side panel portion, the second main panel extends along the length of the blank and comprises a bottom panel portion foldably connected at an end to at least one bottom side panel portion, the first main panel is at least partially foldably connected to the second main panel at a longitudinal line of weakening extending along the length of the blank; and at least one handle feature formed in the top panel portion for forming a handle. a plurality of panels comprising a first main panel foldably connected to a second main panel, the first main panel extends along the length of the blank and comprises a top panel portion foldably connected at an end to at least one top side panel portion, the second main panel extends along the length of the blank and comprises a bottom panel portion foldably connected at an end to at least one bottom side panel portion, the first main panel is at least partially foldably connected to the second main panel at a longitudinal line of weakening extending along the length of the blank; and at least one handle feature formed in the top panel portion for forming a handle.
A silicon dioxide dispersion which can be produced by a process comprising the following steps: a) admixing of an aqueous silica sol having an average particle diameter of from 1 to 150 nm, a content of silicon dioxide of from 1 to 60% by weight and a pH of from 1 to 6 with at least one chain extender to give a mixture of aqueous silica sol and chain extender, b) removal of the water from the mixture obtained in step (a), wherein the silicon dioxide comprised in the silicon dioxide dispersion is modified by means of at least one silane which comprises a group which is reactive toward isocyanates and at least one polyol is added to the silicon dioxide dispersion. a) admixing of an aqueous silica sol having an average particle diameter of from 1 to 150 nm, a content of silicon dioxide of from 1 to 60% by weight and a pH of from 1 to 6 with at least one chain extender to give a mixture of aqueous silica sol and chain extender, b) removal of the water from the mixture obtained in step (a), wherein the silicon dioxide comprised in the silicon dioxide dispersion is modified by means of at least one silane which comprises a group which is reactive toward isocyanates and at least one polyol is added to the silicon dioxide dispersion.
An optic light guide test sensor comprising: a light guide having an input end and an output end; a reagent-coated membrane, the reagent being adapted to react with a fluid sample to indicate the level of an analyte in the sample; characterized in the sensor further comprising a mesh layer; said reagent-coated membrane being attached to the mesh layer; the light guide comprising protrusions located at the output end, the mesh layer being attached to the protusions by melting the protusions by ultrasonic welding, such that a gap is formed between the output end and the mesh layer, the gap being adapted to draw in the sample when the sensor is being used, the mesh layer assisting in spreading the fluid sample over the surface of the reagent-coated membrane. a light guide having an input end and an output end; a reagent-coated membrane, the reagent being adapted to react with a fluid sample to indicate the level of an analyte in the sample; characterized in the sensor further comprising a mesh layer; said reagent-coated membrane being attached to the mesh layer; the light guide comprising protrusions located at the output end, the mesh layer being attached to the protusions by melting the protusions by ultrasonic welding, such that a gap is formed between the output end and the mesh layer, the gap being adapted to draw in the sample when the sensor is being used, the mesh layer assisting in spreading the fluid sample over the surface of the reagent-coated membrane.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising 3-[5-amino-4-(3-cyanobenzoyl)-pyrazol-1-yl]-N-cyclopropyl-4-methylbenzamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof for use in the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in human patients having <2% blood eosinophils.