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A dialysis system, comprising: a housing; a dialysate pump (240, 238) disposed in the housing, the dialysate pump (238, 240) being a peristaltic pump that includes multiple rolling members positioned about the crircumference of a rolling frame, and the dialysate pump (238, 240) being positioned above a cavity defined by the housing; a slidable drawer at least partially disposed within the cavity of the housing, the drawer being connected to the housing in a manner such that when the drawer is moved to a closed position within the cavity, a member of the drawer is lifted towards the dialysate pump positioned above the cavity; a dialysate line (182, 184) connected to the member of the drawer and configured to be operatively connected to the dialysate pump (238, 240) when the drawer is moved to the closed position and the member of the drawer is lifted such that the dialysate pump (238, 240) can pump dialysate through the dialysate line when the dialysate line (182, 180) is in fluid communication with a dialysate source. a housing; a dialysate pump (240, 238) disposed in the housing, the dialysate pump (238, 240) being a peristaltic pump that includes multiple rolling members positioned about the crircumference of a rolling frame, and the dialysate pump (238, 240) being positioned above a cavity defined by the housing; a slidable drawer at least partially disposed within the cavity of the housing, the drawer being connected to the housing in a manner such that when the drawer is moved to a closed position within the cavity, a member of the drawer is lifted towards the dialysate pump positioned above the cavity; a dialysate line (182, 184) connected to the member of the drawer and configured to be operatively connected to the dialysate pump (238, 240) when the drawer is moved to the closed position and the member of the drawer is lifted such that the dialysate pump (238, 240) can pump dialysate through the dialysate line when the dialysate line (182, 180) is in fluid communication with a dialysate source.
A method for separating a heterogeneous population of cells, the method comprising the steps of: placing a sample of the heterogeneous population of cells in a magnetically-responsive medium into a levitation system in which the sample and the magnetically-responsive medium are received in a microcapillary channel, wherein the system comprises a set of two magnets with same poles facing each other producing a magnetic field, wherein a space between the two magnets is sized to receive the microcapillary channel; and a microscopy device having a stage between the set of two magnets on which the microcapillary channel is placed; and levitating individual cells to an equilibrium height within the microcapillary channel that is different from other cells within the heterogeneous population of cells in the magnetically-responsive medium by balancing a magnetic force applied to each of the cells by the magnetic field of the magnets with a corrected gravitational force of the cells in the magnetically-responsive medium by accounting for the comparative densities of the cells therein, characterized in that: the microcapillary channel is a single microcapillary channel and the space between the two magnets is sized to receive the single microcapillary channel only in a horizontal orientation relative to the direction of gravity. placing a sample of the heterogeneous population of cells in a magnetically-responsive medium into a levitation system in which the sample and the magnetically-responsive medium are received in a microcapillary channel, wherein the system comprises a set of two magnets with same poles facing each other producing a magnetic field, wherein a space between the two magnets is sized to receive the microcapillary channel; and a microscopy device having a stage between the set of two magnets on which the microcapillary channel is placed; and levitating individual cells to an equilibrium height within the microcapillary channel that is different from other cells within the heterogeneous population of cells in the magnetically-responsive medium by balancing a magnetic force applied to each of the cells by the magnetic field of the magnets with a corrected gravitational force of the cells in the magnetically-responsive medium by accounting for the comparative densities of the cells therein, characterized in that: the microcapillary channel is a single microcapillary channel and the space between the two magnets is sized to receive the single microcapillary channel only in a horizontal orientation relative to the direction of gravity.
An extractor for removing a metal tool fragment from a tooth root canal comprising: two mutually separate metal electrodes (3, 4) connected to a power source, the lateral dimensions of which electrodes enable both electrodes to be inserted simultaneously into the root canal, with said electrodes (3,4) consisting of a material of the same kind as the material of the metal tool fragment or similar in terms of electrical conductivity, heat capacity and melting point and having a structure which ensures electrical contact between each of the electrodes (3, 4) and the metal fragment to be removed, characterised in that: - by means of the power source a current pulse can be transmitted via a closed circuit consisting of the first electrode (3, 4), the metal fragment and the second electrode (4, 3), the strength of which pulse is sufficient to weld the fragment to the electrodes (3, 4) by means of heating the contact points between the electrodes (3, 4) and the metal fragment to be removed, - the electrodes (3, 4) are extracted from the tooth root canal together with the metal fragment stuck to them, and - the electrical power source is embodied on the basis of a capacitor, which is charged by the power source up to a predefined direct voltage and then discharged through pulse-controlled switching via the electrodes (3, 4) and the metal tool fragment. - by means of the power source a current pulse can be transmitted via a closed circuit consisting of the first electrode (3, 4), the metal fragment and the second electrode (4, 3), the strength of which pulse is sufficient to weld the fragment to the electrodes (3, 4) by means of heating the contact points between the electrodes (3, 4) and the metal fragment to be removed, - the electrodes (3, 4) are extracted from the tooth root canal together with the metal fragment stuck to them, and - the electrical power source is embodied on the basis of a capacitor, which is charged by the power source up to a predefined direct voltage and then discharged through pulse-controlled switching via the electrodes (3, 4) and the metal tool fragment.
An antifouling article comprising: polyurethane; and medetomidine, or an enantiomer or salt thereof, from 0.1 % by weight of said antifouling article and present in a polymer matrix of said polyurethane, wherein said antifouling article is obtainable by: mixing medetomidine, or said enantiomer or salt thereof, and a solvent to form a medetomidine solution; reacting said medetomidine solution with at least one isocyanate comprising at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and at least one polyol to form polyurethane, wherein said medetomidine, or said enantiomer or salt thereof, is present in said polymer matrix; and forming said polyurethane into said antifouling article, wherein said medetomidine, or said enantiomer or salt thereof, is present in at least 0.1 % by weight of said antifouling article. polyurethane; and medetomidine, or an enantiomer or salt thereof, from 0.1 % by weight of said antifouling article and present in a polymer matrix of said polyurethane, wherein said antifouling article is obtainable by: mixing medetomidine, or said enantiomer or salt thereof, and a solvent to form a medetomidine solution; reacting said medetomidine solution with at least one isocyanate comprising at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and at least one polyol to form polyurethane, wherein said medetomidine, or said enantiomer or salt thereof, is present in said polymer matrix; and forming said polyurethane into said antifouling article, wherein said medetomidine, or said enantiomer or salt thereof, is present in at least 0.1 % by weight of said antifouling article. mixing medetomidine, or said enantiomer or salt thereof, and a solvent to form a medetomidine solution; reacting said medetomidine solution with at least one isocyanate comprising at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and at least one polyol to form polyurethane, wherein said medetomidine, or said enantiomer or salt thereof, is present in said polymer matrix; and forming said polyurethane into said antifouling article, wherein said medetomidine, or said enantiomer or salt thereof, is present in at least 0.1 % by weight of said antifouling article.
An apparatus comprising: a first device configured to receive a first supply voltage via a first path; a second device configured to receive a second supply voltage via a second path; a bus configured to communicatively couple the first device and the second device; and a switch configured to selectively couple a first node of the first path, the first node located where the first device receives the first supply voltage, to a second node of the second path, the second node located where the second device receives the second supply voltage, to provide a low-impedance path therebetween, wherein the switch is configured to activate in response to a difference between a first value of the first supply voltage at the first node and a second value of the second supply voltage at the second node. a first device configured to receive a first supply voltage via a first path; a second device configured to receive a second supply voltage via a second path; a bus configured to communicatively couple the first device and the second device; and a switch configured to selectively couple a first node of the first path, the first node located where the first device receives the first supply voltage, to a second node of the second path, the second node located where the second device receives the second supply voltage, to provide a low-impedance path therebetween, wherein the switch is configured to activate in response to a difference between a first value of the first supply voltage at the first node and a second value of the second supply voltage at the second node.
SRAM memory bit cell comprising at least: - a n-TFET and a p-TFET; - a storage node formed by the connection of a first electrode of the n-TFET to a first electrode of the p-TFET, the first electrodes being, in a first configuration, the drains of the n-TFET and p-TFET, or, in a second configuration, the sources of the n-TFET and p-TFET; - a control circuit able to apply supply voltages on second electrodes of the n-TFET and p-TFET, the second electrodes being, in the first configuration, the sources of the n-TFET and p-TFET, or, in the second configuration, the drains of the n-TFET and p-TFET, and to supply bias voltages on the gates of the n-TFET and p-TFET; wherein the control circuit is configured to provide: - during a retention of a bit stored in the storage node, supply and bias voltages reverse biasing the n-TFET and p-TFET in a state wherein a conduction current is obtained by band-to-band tunneling in the n-TFET and p-TFET; - during a writing of a bit in the storage node, supply and bias voltages forward biasing the n-TFET and p-TFET and such that one of the n-TFET and p-TFET is in OFF state and that the other of the n-TFET and p-TFET is in ON state. - a n-TFET and a p-TFET; - a storage node formed by the connection of a first electrode of the n-TFET to a first electrode of the p-TFET, the first electrodes being, in a first configuration, the drains of the n-TFET and p-TFET, or, in a second configuration, the sources of the n-TFET and p-TFET; - a control circuit able to apply supply voltages on second electrodes of the n-TFET and p-TFET, the second electrodes being, in the first configuration, the sources of the n-TFET and p-TFET, or, in the second configuration, the drains of the n-TFET and p-TFET, and to supply bias voltages on the gates of the n-TFET and p-TFET; - during a retention of a bit stored in the storage node, supply and bias voltages reverse biasing the n-TFET and p-TFET in a state wherein a conduction current is obtained by band-to-band tunneling in the n-TFET and p-TFET; - during a writing of a bit in the storage node, supply and bias voltages forward biasing the n-TFET and p-TFET and such that one of the n-TFET and p-TFET is in OFF state and that the other of the n-TFET and p-TFET is in ON state.
A relational database management system configured to represent data in the form of a plurality of two-dimensional tables, wherein a table has cells arrayed in rows and columns, a row corresponds to a database object, and a column entry corresponds to an attribute of the database object, which is a reference to a non-database object file that is external to the database; wherein the relational database management system comprises a database node, a file server node and a client node, and is configured to use and modify an existing non-database object file by being further configured to: a) receive, at the client node, a selection by a user of a row and column entry corresponding to an existing non-database object file; b) copy, from the file server node storing the selected non-database object file in a compressed format, the selected non-database object file to a local file cache at the client node if the non-database object file is not currently stored at the local file cache; c) uncompress and copy the selected non-database object file to a temporary directory at the client node; d) receive, at the client node, user modifications to modify the non-database object file; e) compress and copy the modified non-database object file to the file server node and the local cache, and; f) write the modified non-database object file information and associated transaction to the database node. a) receive, at the client node, a selection by a user of a row and column entry corresponding to an existing non-database object file; b) copy, from the file server node storing the selected non-database object file in a compressed format, the selected non-database object file to a local file cache at the client node if the non-database object file is not currently stored at the local file cache; c) uncompress and copy the selected non-database object file to a temporary directory at the client node; d) receive, at the client node, user modifications to modify the non-database object file; e) compress and copy the modified non-database object file to the file server node and the local cache, and; f) write the modified non-database object file information and associated transaction to the database node.
A linear, water-soluble, biocompatible, cyclodextrin-containing polymer, for use as a therapeutic substance, wherein: a plurality of therapeutic agents are covalently attached to the polymer via attachments that are cleaved under biological conditions to release the therapeutic agents, wherein said attachments are biohydrolyzable bonds and wherein administration of the polymer to a patient results in release of the therapeutic agents; and the polymer comprises cyclodextrin moieties alternating with linker groups in the polymer chain.
A device for use in negative pressure wound therapy comprising: a) a first connection site (807, 907); b) a first connector (630, 1506) comprising an air inlet fitting and an air pathway connecting an air outlet fitting and the air inlet fitting, wherein the air outlet fitting of the first connector (630, 1506) is coupled to the first connection site (807, 907), wherein the air inlet fitting of the first connector (630, 1506) is configured to connect with a first fluid retention source; and c) a second connector (330, 806, 906, 1406) comprising an air inlet fitting (30, 930, 1410) and an air pathway (11, 55) connecting an air outlet fitting (15, 805, 905, 1405) and the air inlet fitting (30, 930, 1410) a fluid inlet fitting (12, 912) and a fluid outlet fitting (32, 913, 1409) connected by a fluid pathway (33, 54, 934), wherein the air outlet fitting (15, 805, 905, 1405) of the second connector (330, 806, 906, 1406) is coupled to the first connection site (807, 907); and wherein the air inlet fitting (30, 930, 1410) and the fluid outlet fitting (32, 913, 1409) of the second connector (330, 806, 906, 1406) are configured to connect with a second fluid retention source, and the fluid inlet fitting (12, 912) is configured to connect individually with a transfer dressing or a fluid retention dressing; wherein the first connector (630, 1506) and second connector (330, 806, 906, 1406) interchangeably connect to the first connection site (807, 907) of the device. a) a first connection site (807, 907); b) a first connector (630, 1506) comprising an air inlet fitting and an air pathway connecting an air outlet fitting and the air inlet fitting, wherein the air outlet fitting of the first connector (630, 1506) is coupled to the first connection site (807, 907), wherein the air inlet fitting of the first connector (630, 1506) is configured to connect with a first fluid retention source; and c) a second connector (330, 806, 906, 1406) comprising an air inlet fitting (30, 930, 1410) and an air pathway (11, 55) connecting an air outlet fitting (15, 805, 905, 1405) and the air inlet fitting (30, 930, 1410) a fluid inlet fitting (12, 912) and a fluid outlet fitting (32, 913, 1409) connected by a fluid pathway (33, 54, 934), wherein the air outlet fitting (15, 805, 905, 1405) of the second connector (330, 806, 906, 1406) is coupled to the first connection site (807, 907); and wherein the air inlet fitting (30, 930, 1410) and the fluid outlet fitting (32, 913, 1409) of the second connector (330, 806, 906, 1406) are configured to connect with a second fluid retention source, and the fluid inlet fitting (12, 912) is configured to connect individually with a transfer dressing or a fluid retention dressing;
A compound engine assembly (10, 110, 210) for use as an auxiliary power unit for an aircraft, the compound engine assembly comprising: an engine core having an engine shaft for driving a load, the engine core including at least one internal combustion engine each in driving engagement with the engine shaft; a generator having a generator shaft in driving engagement with the engine shaft to provide electrical power for the aircraft, the generator and engine shafts being directly engaged to one another such as to be rotatable at a same speed; a compressor having an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of the engine core; and a turbine section having an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the engine core; characterized in that: each of the at least one internal combustion engine includes a rotor sealingly and rotationally received within a respective internal cavity to provide rotating chambers of variable volume in the respective internal cavity, the rotor having three apex portions separating the rotating chambers and mounted for eccentric revolutions within the respective internal cavity, the respective internal cavity having an epitrochoid shape with two lobes; and the turbine section is configured to compound power with the engine core. an engine core having an engine shaft for driving a load, the engine core including at least one internal combustion engine each in driving engagement with the engine shaft; a generator having a generator shaft in driving engagement with the engine shaft to provide electrical power for the aircraft, the generator and engine shafts being directly engaged to one another such as to be rotatable at a same speed; a compressor having an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of the engine core; and a turbine section having an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the engine core; characterized in that: each of the at least one internal combustion engine includes a rotor sealingly and rotationally received within a respective internal cavity to provide rotating chambers of variable volume in the respective internal cavity, the rotor having three apex portions separating the rotating chambers and mounted for eccentric revolutions within the respective internal cavity, the respective internal cavity having an epitrochoid shape with two lobes; and the turbine section is configured to compound power with the engine core. each of the at least one internal combustion engine includes a rotor sealingly and rotationally received within a respective internal cavity to provide rotating chambers of variable volume in the respective internal cavity, the rotor having three apex portions separating the rotating chambers and mounted for eccentric revolutions within the respective internal cavity, the respective internal cavity having an epitrochoid shape with two lobes; and the turbine section is configured to compound power with the engine core.
Coating compositions comprising A) adducts in accordance with the present invention from the reaction of compounds of the formula OCN-(Alkyl)-Si(Alkoxy) 3 with compounds of the formula HO- -OH in which Alkyl denotes linear or branched alkylene chains having 1-4 carbon atoms, Alkoxy, simultaneously or independently at each occurrence, denotes methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy groups, and R denotes a branched alkylene or cycloalkylene radical having not more than 20 carbon atoms, and R can be hydroxy-substituted, B) one or more binder components, C) 0.1 to 4% by weight, based on all fractions of components A) to E), of at least one catalyst, wherein the catalyst C1) is at least one organic carboxylic acid having a melting point of more than 60°C and/or C2) at least one tetraalkylammonium carboxylate, D) optionally auxiliaries and additives, E) optionally organic solvents. A) adducts in accordance with the present invention from the reaction of compounds of the formula OCN-(Alkyl)-Si(Alkoxy) 3 with compounds of the formula HO- -OH in which Alkyl denotes linear or branched alkylene chains having 1-4 carbon atoms, Alkoxy, simultaneously or independently at each occurrence, denotes methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy groups, and R denotes a branched alkylene or cycloalkylene radical having not more than 20 carbon atoms, and R can be hydroxy-substituted, B) one or more binder components, C) 0.1 to 4% by weight, based on all fractions of components A) to E), of at least one catalyst, wherein the catalyst C1) is at least one organic carboxylic acid having a melting point of more than 60°C and/or C2) at least one tetraalkylammonium carboxylate, D) optionally auxiliaries and additives, E) optionally organic solvents.
A process for preparing functionalized polyisobutenes, in which isobutene or an isobutene-containing monomer mixture is polymerized in the presence of a Lewis acid and of an initiator and the polymerization is terminated with a mixture of at least one phenol and at least one Lewis acid and/or at least one Brønsted acid and the terminal phenol groups are optionally derivatized or reduced to cyclohexanol systems wherein the reaction is terminated using a phenol of the formula where R 1,R 2,R 3,R 4,R 5 are the same or different and are each hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy, with the proviso that at least one radical in an ortho or para position is hydrogen, where, when two or more of the R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 radicals are alkyl, alkyl is a saturated cyclic hydrocarbyl radical or methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, n-pentyl, 2-pentyl, 3-pentyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 3-methylbut-2-yl, 2-methylbut-2-yl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl, n-hexyl, 2-hexyl, 3-hexyl, 2-methylpentyl, 2-methylpent-3-yl, 2-methylpent-2-yl, 2-methylpent-4-yl, 3-methylpent-2-yl, 3-methylpent-3-yl, 3-methylpentyl, 2,2-dimethylbutyl, 2,2-dimethylbut-3-yl, 2,3-dimethylbut-2-yl, or 2,3-dimethylbutyl.