mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A sequencing probe comprising a target binding domain and a barcode domain; wherein said target binding domain comprises at least 12 nucleotides and is capable of binding a target nucleic acid; wherein said barcode domain comprises a synthetic backbone, said barcode domain comprising at least six attachment positions, each attachment position comprising at least one attachment region, said attachment region comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence capable of being bound by a complementary nucleic acid molecule, wherein each attachment position of the at least six attachment positions corresponds to one nucleotide in the target binding domain and each of the at least six attachment positions have a different nucleic acid sequence, and wherein said nucleic acid sequence of each position of the at least six attachment positions determines the position and identity of the corresponding one nucleotide in said target nucleic acid that is bound by said target binding domain. wherein said target binding domain comprises at least 12 nucleotides and is capable of binding a target nucleic acid; wherein said barcode domain comprises a synthetic backbone, said barcode domain comprising at least six attachment positions, each attachment position comprising at least one attachment region, said attachment region comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence capable of being bound by a complementary nucleic acid molecule, wherein each attachment position of the at least six attachment positions corresponds to one nucleotide in the target binding domain and each of the at least six attachment positions have a different nucleic acid sequence, and wherein said nucleic acid sequence of each position of the at least six attachment positions determines the position and identity of the corresponding one nucleotide in said target nucleic acid that is bound by said target binding domain. wherein each attachment position of the at least six attachment positions corresponds to one nucleotide in the target binding domain and each of the at least six attachment positions have a different nucleic acid sequence, and wherein said nucleic acid sequence of each position of the at least six attachment positions determines the position and identity of the corresponding one nucleotide in said target nucleic acid that is bound by said target binding domain.
A power source for an electric propulsion system of an aerial vehicle, comprising: a body having an electrical energy storage device configured to store electrical energy; a plurality of terminals coupled to the electrical energy storage device for supplying the electrical energy from the electrical energy storage device to the electric propulsion system of the aerial vehicle; a plurality of flight control surfaces extending outwardly from the body, wherein the flight control surfaces are actuatable to adjust a flight attitude of the power source; and a flight control system including a processor and configured to actuate the plurality of flight control surfaces to fly the power source to a target location when the power source is jettisoned from the aerial vehicle, wherein the flight control system is configured to determine an aerial drop location, at which the power source is to be jettisoned from the aerial vehicle based on an amount of the electrical energy remaining in the electrical energy storage device. a body having an electrical energy storage device configured to store electrical energy; a plurality of terminals coupled to the electrical energy storage device for supplying the electrical energy from the electrical energy storage device to the electric propulsion system of the aerial vehicle; a plurality of flight control surfaces extending outwardly from the body, wherein the flight control surfaces are actuatable to adjust a flight attitude of the power source; and a flight control system including a processor and configured to actuate the plurality of flight control surfaces to fly the power source to a target location when the power source is jettisoned from the aerial vehicle, wherein the flight control system is configured to determine an aerial drop location, at which the power source is to be jettisoned from the aerial vehicle based on an amount of the electrical energy remaining in the electrical energy storage device.
A sensor device comprising a semiconductor substrate having a top and a bottom surface and an opening extending between said top and bottom surfaces (7, 8), a batch of material layers applied to said top surface, wherein part of said material layers of said batch extend over said opening for forming a membrane, a heater arranged on said membrane, characterized in that said sensor device comprises a recess extending from below into said batch of material layers at a location of said membrane.
A method of well intervention in which an intervention hose extends from a hose drum and into a well, wherein the intervention hose is completely non-metallic or has a metal content which is less than 50% by volume, the method comprising delivering the hose into the well through a stuffing box, characterised in that the method further comprises pulling the hose out of the well without the use of an injector by pulling the hose out of the well with the hose drum.
A heat transport system suitable for a transportation machine, comprising: a loop heat pipe charged with a working fluid, the loop heat pipe including an evaporator that changes at least a part of the working fluid from a liquid phase into a gas phase by heat absorbed from a heat source, a condenser located above the evaporator to change the working fluid from the gas phase into the liquid phase, a vapor conduit connecting an outlet of the evaporator and an inlet of the condenser, and a liquid conduit connecting an outlet of the condenser and an inlet of the evaporator; a tilt sensor that detects a tilt of the loop heat pipe; characterised in that it further comprises a pump (6; 6A; 6B; 6C) disposed in the liquid conduit or the vapor conduit to exert a circulation drive force on the working fluid; a controller that controls operation of the pump based on the tilt, wherein the liquid conduit is configured such that the working fluid in the liquid conduit flows from the condenser to the evaporator without being subjected to the action of the pump (6; 6A; 6B; 6C) when the pump is at rest, and is forced to flow from the condenser to the evaporator under the action of the pump when the pump is running, and the controller is configured to run the pump if the tilt is greater than a predetermined tilt threshold and stop the pump if the tilt is equal to or smaller than the tilt threshold. a loop heat pipe charged with a working fluid, the loop heat pipe including an evaporator that changes at least a part of the working fluid from a liquid phase into a gas phase by heat absorbed from a heat source, a condenser located above the evaporator to change the working fluid from the gas phase into the liquid phase, a vapor conduit connecting an outlet of the evaporator and an inlet of the condenser, and a liquid conduit connecting an outlet of the condenser and an inlet of the evaporator; an evaporator that changes at least a part of the working fluid from a liquid phase into a gas phase by heat absorbed from a heat source, a condenser located above the evaporator to change the working fluid from the gas phase into the liquid phase, a vapor conduit connecting an outlet of the evaporator and an inlet of the condenser, and a liquid conduit connecting an outlet of the condenser and an inlet of the evaporator; a tilt sensor that detects a tilt of the loop heat pipe; characterised in that it further comprises a pump (6; 6A; 6B; 6C) disposed in the liquid conduit or the vapor conduit to exert a circulation drive force on the working fluid; a controller that controls operation of the pump based on the tilt, wherein the liquid conduit is configured such that the working fluid in the liquid conduit flows from the condenser to the evaporator without being subjected to the action of the pump (6; 6A; 6B; 6C) when the pump is at rest, and is forced to flow from the condenser to the evaporator under the action of the pump when the pump is running, and the controller is configured to run the pump if the tilt is greater than a predetermined tilt threshold and stop the pump if the tilt is equal to or smaller than the tilt threshold.
A topical composition comprising an extract of Pichia anomala and retinol; wherein the weight ratio of the extract of Pichia anomala to retinol in the composition is 1.3.
A security measure invalidation prevention device, comprising: an acquisition unit that is adapted to acquire invalidated security point information about an invalidated security point among security points each having a measure function performing a security measure on a node connected to a network, the invalidated security point having a measure function to be invalidated; a determination unit that is adapted to determine whether a security event to be addressed with the measure function of the invalidated security point is present on the basis of the invalidated security point information acquired by the acquisition unit; and an extraction unit that is adapted to extract a security point serving as a shift-destination candidate, when the determination unit determines that the security event is present, wherein the shift-destination candidate is a security point to which the measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted; an output unit, configured to, when no shift-destination candidate is present, output an alert of a security hole being generated due to the occurrence of a security event in which the security point invalidated as a result of the network change cannot be shifted and no security measure is performed. an acquisition unit that is adapted to acquire invalidated security point information about an invalidated security point among security points each having a measure function performing a security measure on a node connected to a network, the invalidated security point having a measure function to be invalidated; a determination unit that is adapted to determine whether a security event to be addressed with the measure function of the invalidated security point is present on the basis of the invalidated security point information acquired by the acquisition unit; and an extraction unit that is adapted to extract a security point serving as a shift-destination candidate, when the determination unit determines that the security event is present, wherein the shift-destination candidate is a security point to which the measure function of the invalidated security point can be shifted; an output unit, configured to, when no shift-destination candidate is present, output an alert of a security hole being generated due to the occurrence of a security event in which the security point invalidated as a result of the network change cannot be shifted and no security measure is performed.
A method of describing an edge captured within a field of view of an imaging device, the method comprising the steps of: a) determining a point of interest on the edge from an image of the edge; b) determining an orientation of the edge from the image, said orientation being in a direction of highest grayscale gradient across a width of the edge; c) identifying a row of pixels from the image through the point of interest, the row of pixels having the determined orientation; d) comparing at least one of greyscale properties and contrast properties of different pixel pairs within the row of pixels identified in the step c); and e) setting the bits of a binary descriptor based on the result of the comparisons performed in said step d). a) determining a point of interest on the edge from an image of the edge; b) determining an orientation of the edge from the image, said orientation being in a direction of highest grayscale gradient across a width of the edge; c) identifying a row of pixels from the image through the point of interest, the row of pixels having the determined orientation; d) comparing at least one of greyscale properties and contrast properties of different pixel pairs within the row of pixels identified in the step c); and e) setting the bits of a binary descriptor based on the result of the comparisons performed in said step d).
A mount system for a photovoltaic panel comprising: a plurality of standoff mounts each having a base portion securable to a substrate by a bonding ring in a linear array at a predetermined spacing, said plurality of standoff mounts further having a neck portion extending upwardly from the base portion; a mounting rail having a central spine and a plurality of openings (128,130) arranged longitudinally along said central spine at a predetermined spacing matching said spacing of said standoff mounts, said mounting rail being supported on said neck portions of said standoff mounts above said substrate, said mounting rail being secured to said plurality of standoff mounts; said mounting rail being provided with symmetrically opposed mounting channels (132,134); and an attachment rail having an inner land portion on which an edge portion of a PV panel is secured and further having an outer retaining tab portion, wherein said mounting rail and said outer retaining tab portion of said attachment rail including interlocking hooks (144A,144B) which are removably received and secured together to ensure that the attachment rail remains captured within the mounting channels (132,134) whereby said PV panel is removably secured to said mounting rail, wherein said standoff mounts are made of elastomeric materials, and said mounting rails and said attachment rails are made of polymeric materials.
A method for replicating calls to different data centers, the method comprising: (a) receiving, by a device intermediary to a plurality of requestors and a plurality of data centers, an application programming interface, API, request to access a service from a requestor of a plurality of requestors, each of the plurality of data centers providing the service; (b) identifying, by the device, a policy for the request, the policy identifying whether the API request is idempotent and one or more rules identifying one or more data centers of the plurality of data centers to replicate the API request; (c) determining, by the device based on the policy, that the API request is idempotent; (d) communicating, by the device responsive to the determination, replicate API requests to each of the plurality of data centers identified by the one or more rules of the policy; (e) receiving, by the device responsive to the replicated API requests, one or more responses from one or more of the plurality of data centers; and (f) communicating, by the device responsive to the API request, a response selected from the one or more responses to the requestor. (a) receiving, by a device intermediary to a plurality of requestors and a plurality of data centers, an application programming interface, API, request to access a service from a requestor of a plurality of requestors, each of the plurality of data centers providing the service; (b) identifying, by the device, a policy for the request, the policy identifying whether the API request is idempotent and one or more rules identifying one or more data centers of the plurality of data centers to replicate the API request; (c) determining, by the device based on the policy, that the API request is idempotent; (d) communicating, by the device responsive to the determination, replicate API requests to each of the plurality of data centers identified by the one or more rules of the policy; (e) receiving, by the device responsive to the replicated API requests, one or more responses from one or more of the plurality of data centers; and (f) communicating, by the device responsive to the API request, a response selected from the one or more responses to the requestor.
A complex of general formula: [{(B-S) n -} m]E wherein, B is a ligand selected from biotin or an analogue of biotin, which binds to the natural intestinal biotin binding protein or biotin receptor, A is a biologically active ingredient, S is a spacer compound that covalently binds B to the biologically active ingredient A, E is an encapsulating pH sensitive excipient that protects the biologically active ingredient A from the harsh acidic milieu of the stomach containing various proteolytic enzymes, n is the molar ratio of biotin or analogues of biotin, and m is the number of biologically active ingredient-spacer-biotin complexes encapsulated by the encapsulating pH sensitive excipient E. wherein, B is a ligand selected from biotin or an analogue of biotin, which binds to the natural intestinal biotin binding protein or biotin receptor, A is a biologically active ingredient, S is a spacer compound that covalently binds B to the biologically active ingredient A, E is an encapsulating pH sensitive excipient that protects the biologically active ingredient A from the harsh acidic milieu of the stomach containing various proteolytic enzymes, n is the molar ratio of biotin or analogues of biotin, and m is the number of biologically active ingredient-spacer-biotin complexes encapsulated by the encapsulating pH sensitive excipient E.
A combination of: a deformable package containing a cream product; and a tool for dispensing the cream product from the deformable package comprising a first member which supports the deformable package, and a second member connected to the first member by a hinge, wherein the tool is arranged so that, in use, when a user pushes the first and second members towards one another, the deformable package is squeezed between the first and second members to dispense the cream product from the package, characterised in that the first member comprises a concave portion and the deformable package is received in the concave portion and the second member comprises a convex portion conforming to the concave portion of the first member. a deformable package containing a cream product; and a tool for dispensing the cream product from the deformable package comprising a first member which supports the deformable package, and a second member connected to the first member by a hinge, wherein the tool is arranged so that, in use, when a user pushes the first and second members towards one another, the deformable package is squeezed between the first and second members to dispense the cream product from the package, characterised in that the first member comprises a concave portion and the deformable package is received in the concave portion and the second member comprises a convex portion conforming to the concave portion of the first member.
A method for medical image segmentation, comprising: receiving a medical image set for a current patient comprising a structure of interest; processing the medical image set to produce a sparse landmark signature for the medical image set, wherein the sparse landmark signature reduces the individual slices of a medical image set to only a collection of points; counting the number of points in the sparse landmark signature; forming a base set including a plurality of reference image sets; deforming the base set to the sparse landmark signature of the medical image set to create a statistical model containing segmentation of the structures of interest in the medical image set; deforming a portion of the plurality of reference image sets of the base set to generate mappings from the base set to the medical image set; and characterized by searching a knowledge-base for representative matches of a plurality of reference image sets to the medical image set based on their similarities to the medical image set and corresponding sparse landmark signature set to form a base set; and determining, using a structure-specific segmentation tool using the statistical model, a weighted-average segmentation for each structure of interest in the medical image set. receiving a medical image set for a current patient comprising a structure of interest; processing the medical image set to produce a sparse landmark signature for the medical image set, wherein the sparse landmark signature reduces the individual slices of a medical image set to only a collection of points; counting the number of points in the sparse landmark signature; forming a base set including a plurality of reference image sets; deforming the base set to the sparse landmark signature of the medical image set to create a statistical model containing segmentation of the structures of interest in the medical image set; deforming a portion of the plurality of reference image sets of the base set to generate mappings from the base set to the medical image set; and characterized by searching a knowledge-base for representative matches of a plurality of reference image sets to the medical image set based on their similarities to the medical image set and corresponding sparse landmark signature set to form a base set; and determining, using a structure-specific segmentation tool using the statistical model, a weighted-average segmentation for each structure of interest in the medical image set.
A system comprising: a diffractive first liquid crystal lens comprising a Fresnel structure formed in a substrate of the liquid crystal lens and optically coupled to liquid crystal, characterized in that the Fresnel structure comprises: a first zone defined by a first plurality of concentric rings, each ring from said first plurality of rings defined by a first maximum radial cross-section height and having a cross-section with at least one of a rounded outer corner or a rounded inner corner; and a second zone defined by a second plurality of concentric rings, each ring from said second plurality of rings defined by a second maximum radial cross section height and having a cross-section with at least one of a rounded outer corner or a rounded inner corner, wherein the first zone is closer to a center of the Fresnel structure than the second zone, wherein said first maximum radial cross-section height is smaller than said second maximum radial cross-section height. a diffractive first liquid crystal lens comprising a Fresnel structure formed in a substrate of the liquid crystal lens and optically coupled to liquid crystal, characterized in that the Fresnel structure comprises: a first zone defined by a first plurality of concentric rings, each ring from said first plurality of rings defined by a first maximum radial cross-section height and having a cross-section with at least one of a rounded outer corner or a rounded inner corner; and a second zone defined by a second plurality of concentric rings, each ring from said second plurality of rings defined by a second maximum radial cross section height and having a cross-section with at least one of a rounded outer corner or a rounded inner corner, wherein the first zone is closer to a center of the Fresnel structure than the second zone, wherein said first maximum radial cross-section height is smaller than said second maximum radial cross-section height. a first zone defined by a first plurality of concentric rings, each ring from said first plurality of rings defined by a first maximum radial cross-section height and having a cross-section with at least one of a rounded outer corner or a rounded inner corner; and a second zone defined by a second plurality of concentric rings, each ring from said second plurality of rings defined by a second maximum radial cross section height and having a cross-section with at least one of a rounded outer corner or a rounded inner corner, wherein the first zone is closer to a center of the Fresnel structure than the second zone, wherein said first maximum radial cross-section height is smaller than said second maximum radial cross-section height.