mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Testosterone for use in a method for treating musculoskeletal deterioration during treatment or recovery of a subject afflicted with a neurological or neuromuscular injury, disease or disorder, the method comprising the steps of: a) applying the testosterone onto said subject; b) disposing on said subject surface electrodes for stimulating a plurality of muscle groups; and c) administering multiple intervention sessions, each of which comprises neuromuscular electrical stimulation to said muscle groups, wherein said neuromuscular electrical stimulation during each intervention session is a wide pulse width, high frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (WPHF-NMES), wherein said wide pulse width is 0.5 to 3 milliseconds and said high frequency is 50 to 150 Hz. a) applying the testosterone onto said subject; b) disposing on said subject surface electrodes for stimulating a plurality of muscle groups; and c) administering multiple intervention sessions, each of which comprises neuromuscular electrical stimulation to said muscle groups, wherein said neuromuscular electrical stimulation during each intervention session is a wide pulse width, high frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (WPHF-NMES), wherein said wide pulse width is 0.5 to 3 milliseconds and said high frequency is 50 to 150 Hz.
A multimeric peptide comprising at least two peptide monomers linked to one another, each of said at least two peptide monomers comprising an identical amino acid sequence of at least 6 consecutive amino acids from the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein said at least two peptide monomers are each no longer than 30 amino acids, wherein the multimeric peptide is capable of reducing binding of Placenta Immunomodulatory Factor (PLIF) to human leukocytes.
A process for preparing polyurethanes comprising I) at least two hydrophilic sections S, II) at least one hydrophilic section P different from S, III) at least two terminal hydrophobic sections T, IV) at least two hydrophobic sections D different from T, where a) to each section T is directly attached a section S, b) to each section S on at least one side is attached at least one section D, c) to each section P are attached at least two sections D, wherein the preparation takes place in the presence of at least one carboxylic acid salt of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and the alkaline earth metals and the process is single-stage. I) at least two hydrophilic sections S, II) at least one hydrophilic section P different from S, III) at least two terminal hydrophobic sections T, IV) at least two hydrophobic sections D different from T, where a) to each section T is directly attached a section S, b) to each section S on at least one side is attached at least one section D, c) to each section P are attached at least two sections D, wherein the preparation takes place in the presence of at least one carboxylic acid salt of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and the alkaline earth metals and the process is single-stage. a) to each section T is directly attached a section S, b) to each section S on at least one side is attached at least one section D, c) to each section P are attached at least two sections D,
A method of producing a quartz glass crucible for pulling a single crystal, the method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a melting mold comprising a wall having an inside, an outside and continuous holes between outside and inside; (b) providing an outer layer grain consisting of first, coarser SiO 2 particles and forming an outer granulation layer (12; 14) from the outer layer granulation on the inside of the melting mold wall; (c) providing a barrier layer granulation consisting of second, finer SiO 2 particles and forming a barrier granulation layer from the barrier layer granulation on the outer granulation layer, with a measure for fixing the barrier granulation layer to the outer granulation layer (12; 14) (d) applying a negative pressure from the outside to the inside of the melting mold wall; (e) heating the barrier granulation layer and the outer granulation layer (12; 14) so as to form a quartz glass crucible with transparent inner layer, characterized in that the SiO 2 particles of the barrier layer granulation have a mean particle size (D 50 value) of less than 30 μm and that the formation of the barrier granulation layer comprises the measure for fixing the barrier granulation layer to the outer granulation layer (12; 14) before or during formation of the barrier granulation layer and/or wetting the barrier granulation layer. (a) providing a melting mold comprising a wall having an inside, an outside and continuous holes between outside and inside; (b) providing an outer layer grain consisting of first, coarser SiO 2 particles and forming an outer granulation layer (12; 14) from the outer layer granulation on the inside of the melting mold wall; (c) providing a barrier layer granulation consisting of second, finer SiO 2 particles and forming a barrier granulation layer from the barrier layer granulation on the outer granulation layer, with a measure for fixing the barrier granulation layer to the outer granulation layer (12; 14) (d) applying a negative pressure from the outside to the inside of the melting mold wall; (e) heating the barrier granulation layer and the outer granulation layer (12; 14) so as to form a quartz glass crucible with transparent inner layer,
Device for opening bags in waste collections, wherein the device has a first group of tearing elements for transferring tearing forces to bags and a second group of tearing elements for transferring tearing forces to bags, wherein the groups of tearing elements are movable with a drive power such that tearing forces can be produced through relative movement between tearing elements of different groups, characterised in that the device has a drive control unit which is set up to regulate the drive power of at least one group of tearing elements in dependence on the operating situation.
Device for inserting curtain gliders into a guide rail, comprising curtain gliders and a carrier for the curtain gliders which can be arranged in a row one behind the other, can be detached from the carrier and of which the gliding heads can engage in the guide rail, wherein, when the device is in the usage position, the carrier has a receiver, which is open on its side facing towards the guide rail, for the curtain gliders, of which the gliding heads can protrude freely over the receiver, and wherein the receiver forms individual receiver recesses for the curtain gliders, said receiver recesses being open both on the side of the carrier facing towards the guide rail and on the side of the carrier facing away therefrom, characterised in that the receiver recesses have lateral insertion openings for the curtain gliders.
Apparatus for the operations of analysing and cutting at least one portion of leather, comprising a structure that defines at least one external lying surface, that is curved, for said at least one portion of leather and is suitable for supporting said at least one portion of leather, expansion means (4a, 4b, 4c), rotation means and securing means suitable for securing said at least one portion of leather to said rotatable structure, said structure being rotatable around a rotation axis by said rotation means, one or more cutting members and movement means suitable for moving said one or more cutting members on said lying surface, along at least one first direction parallel to said rotation axis of said rotatable structure and a second direction transverse to said rotation axis and means for the visual detection of said at least one portion of leather, positioned in such a manner as to face said lying surface during said rotation around said rotation axis, wherein said securing means comprises one or more grippers (6a, 6b) arranged preferably on said lying surface and configured for grasping and retaining end strips of said at least one portion of leather, the securing means being preferably present on the surfaces that are perpendicular to the lying surface for possible radial retaining of other end strips, characterised in that said structure is expandable by said expansion means (4a, 4b, 4c), said expansion means (4a, 4b, 4c) being operationally interposed between said rotation means and said rotatable structure, wherein a first part of said securing means and a second part of said securing means are situated respectively on two opposite sides of said lying surface, and wherein said rotatable structure comprises at least one sector defining a part of said lying surface, and wherein said expansion means (4a, 4b, 4c) is active on said at least one sector to translate the sector radially or translate the sector rotationally to said rotation axis of said rotatable structure, so as to increase or decrease the extent of said lying surface.
Channel part, particularly for a ventilation system, having a first and a second connector (3a, 3b) opposite said first connector, and having a throttle valve device (6, 7) for varying the flow cross section available in the channel part for an air flow, wherein the throttle valve device has two throttle valves which are arranged in particular symmetrically in the channel part and are adjustable synchronously with each other, characterized in that each throttle valve is designed in particular as an approximately triangular segment of a tubular channel.
A composition comprising a non-hydrolyzable, random blocked polysiloxane-polyalkylene oxide composition of the Formula: E 1 m n E 2 wherein each A is independently a polysiloxane unit of structure -CR 1 R 2 -CR 3 R 5 -(SiR 4 2 O) x -SiR 4 2 -R 5 CR 3 CR 1 R 2 -L- wherein each R 1 is selected independently hydrogen or a C 1 to C 20 alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and aralkyl group which optionally contains an oxygen atom; each R 2 is independently defined as R 1 or is a chemical bond between the carbon atom and a different carbon atom of R 3 to form a ring structure; each R 3 is independently defined as R 1, with the proviso that if R 2 is a chemical bond, then R 3 is a divalent C 1 to C 20 hydrocarbon radical which optionally contains an oxygen atom and forms a ring containing the chemical bond R 2; each R 4 is independently hydrogen or a C 1 to C 20 alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or aralkyl group; each R 5 is a divalent C 1 to C 20 hydrocarbon radical which optionally contains an oxygen atom; L is -N(R 6 NR 7 2)-, or wherein each R 6 is a C 1 to C 20 divalent hydrocarbon radical, each R 7 is independently a monovalent C 1 to C 20 hydrocarbon radical, and R 8 is a divalent C 2 to C 20 hydrocarbon radical which optionally contains an oxygen atom or an -NR 7 - group; and x is an integer from 1 to 500; each B is independently a polyalkylene oxide unit of structure -CR 1 R 2 -CR 3 R 5 -O(C a H 2a O) b R 5 CR 3 CR 1 R 2 -L- wherein each R 1, R 2, R 3, R 5, and L is defined as above, a is an integer from 2 to 4, and b is an integer from 2 to 100; each E 1 is a monovalent end-group independently selected from the group consisting of and H-L-; and each E 2 is a monovalent end-group independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, L, a, b and x are defined as above; and each m and n is independently an integer from 1 to 500.
An apparatus to measure clotting in a blood sample, comprising a tray and a well in the tray to receive a sample of the blood, and further characterized by: a support beam connected at a first end to the tray and connected at a second end to a wetted member to support the wetted member at least partially within the well; a linear motor connected between the tray and the support beam and activatable by application of an electrical current to impart a force, corresponding in magnitude to the applied current, on the support beam to move the support beam relative to the tray and to thereby move the wetted member within the well; and a deflection sensor coupled to the tray to measure the deflection of the support beam resulting from resistance to movement of the wetted member imparted by the sample of blood received in the well; wherein the measured deflection of the support beam resulting from the resistance to movement of the wetted member within the sample of blood in the well is correlated to a capacity of the blood to clot. a support beam connected at a first end to the tray and connected at a second end to a wetted member to support the wetted member at least partially within the well; a linear motor connected between the tray and the support beam and activatable by application of an electrical current to impart a force, corresponding in magnitude to the applied current, on the support beam to move the support beam relative to the tray and to thereby move the wetted member within the well; and a deflection sensor coupled to the tray to measure the deflection of the support beam resulting from resistance to movement of the wetted member imparted by the sample of blood received in the well;
A safety belt retractor comprising a locking unit (20; 29; 31) for the safety belt retractor which is provided on one end of a belt strap reel of the safety belt retractor, onto which a safety belt is rolled and from which the safety belt can be unrolled in a withdrawal direction, wherein the locking unit (20; 29; 31) is designed for locking the belt strap reel when the safety belt is unrolled rapidly, and wherein the safety belt retractor with the locking unit (20; 29; 31) can be fastened in a vehicle in an installation position, and the locking unit (20; 29; 31) comprises tilt locking means (21; 30) which are designed for locking the belt strap reel when the safety belt retractor tilts out of the installation position by at least a trigger angle, wherein the tilt locking means (21; 30) are designed and arranged in the locking unit (20; 29; 31) in such a manner as to allow a withdrawal direction of the safety belt substantially transversely to the direction of gravity, wherein the tilt locking means (21; 30) are formed by at least one toothed wheel, the toothed wheel comprising teeth on its front side, wherein the safety belt retractor comprises a catch rotating along with the belt strap reel, and the toothed wheel is mounted within the catch so as to be rotatable about an angle range, characterized in that the tilt locking means (21; 30) comprise a ball sensor (22; 31; 32) influenced by gravity and formed by a half shell, a ball and a locking arm (25; 33) pivotably mounted on the half shell, and wherein the ball embedded by gravity within the half shell applies pressure to the locking arm (25; 33), which pivots the locking arm (25; 33), engaging it with the toothed wheel, when the safety belt retractor is tilted out of the installation position by at least the trigger angle, and wherein the locking arm (15; 33) engages the teeth of the toothed wheel from the front side of the toothed wheel for locking the belt strap reel.
A method of generating pulses of plasma using a device comprising a cathode assembly comprising multiple cathodes (5a, 5b, 5c) and an anode, the method comprising: a. passing a plasma-generating gas from the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c), through a plasma channel, and toward the anode, and repeatedly performing the following steps: b. generating a spark discharge by applying a high frequency, high amplitude voltage wave between the anode and the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c); c. generating a glow discharge by applying a transient voltage between the anode and the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c) and by passing a current through the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c), the plasma-generating gas, and the anode, thereby heating ends of each of the cathodes of the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c) such that thermionic emission begins and an electric arc discharge is generated, wherein the plasma is attached to all the cathodes of the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c); d. lowering the current to decrease the area of attachment of the plasma such that attachment occurs only at a single one of the cathodes of the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c); e. after a period of time, increasing the current to an operational level for a predetermined duration of a pulse; and f. terminating the electric arc discharge by setting the voltage and current to zero. a. passing a plasma-generating gas from the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c), through a plasma channel, and toward the anode, and repeatedly performing the following steps: b. generating a spark discharge by applying a high frequency, high amplitude voltage wave between the anode and the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c); c. generating a glow discharge by applying a transient voltage between the anode and the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c) and by passing a current through the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c), the plasma-generating gas, and the anode, thereby heating ends of each of the cathodes of the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c) such that thermionic emission begins and an electric arc discharge is generated, wherein the plasma is attached to all the cathodes of the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c); d. lowering the current to decrease the area of attachment of the plasma such that attachment occurs only at a single one of the cathodes of the cathode assembly (5a, 5b, 5c); e. after a period of time, increasing the current to an operational level for a predetermined duration of a pulse; and f. terminating the electric arc discharge by setting the voltage and current to zero.
An apparatus for converting nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide comprising a receptacle including an inlet, an outlet, and a silica gel coated with an aqueous solution of an antioxidant, wherein the inlet is configured to receive a gas flow comprising nitrogen dioxide and fluidly communicate the gas flow to the outlet through the silica gel such that nitrogen dioxide in the gas flow is converted to nitric oxide, wherein the antioxidant comprises ascorbic acid, alpha tocopherol or gamma tocopherol.
A catheter assembly, comprising: a catheter adapter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a fluid pathway extending therebetween; a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of the catheter being coupled to the distal end of the catheter adapter, the catheter having a lumen in fluid communication with the fluid pathway; a septum; and a needle having a base, a tip, and a body, characterized in that the septum is disposed within the fluid pathway thereby dividing the fluid pathway into a forward chamber and a rearward chamber, the septum having a slit, and the body of the needle extends therebetween an amount of an antimicrobial lubricant applied to at least a portion of an outer surface of body of the needle distal to a distal end of the septum when the needle extends beyond the distal end of the catheter, wherein the amount of antimicrobial lubricant is spaced apart from the catheter and catheter adapter when the needle extends beyond the distal end of the catheter, wherein as the needle is withdrawn proximally through the slit of the septum, the septum removes the antimicrobial lubricant from the needle thereby depositing the antimicrobial lubricant on a distal side of the septum. a catheter adapter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a fluid pathway extending therebetween; a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of the catheter being coupled to the distal end of the catheter adapter, the catheter having a lumen in fluid communication with the fluid pathway; a septum; and a needle having a base, a tip, and a body, characterized in that the septum is disposed within the fluid pathway thereby dividing the fluid pathway into a forward chamber and a rearward chamber, the septum having a slit, and the body of the needle extends therebetween an amount of an antimicrobial lubricant applied to at least a portion of an outer surface of body of the needle distal to a distal end of the septum when the needle extends beyond the distal end of the catheter, wherein the amount of antimicrobial lubricant is spaced apart from the catheter and catheter adapter when the needle extends beyond the distal end of the catheter, wherein as the needle is withdrawn proximally through the slit of the septum, the septum removes the antimicrobial lubricant from the needle thereby depositing the antimicrobial lubricant on a distal side of the septum.
Laundry washing/drying appliance comprising: a laundry chamber for containing laundry to be washed/dried, an air circulation system adapted to cyclically circulate drying air through the laundry chamber during a drying process, a washing products dispensing conduit adapted to dispense washing products into the laundry chamber during a washing process, an amount of drying air ( C AIR) within the laundry chamber being allowed to leave the air circulation system during the drying process, and an air duct for allowing ambient air ( A AIR) to enter the air circulation system and to mix with the drying air thereby avoiding overheating thereof, said amount of drying air ( C AIR) leaving the air circulation system substantially compensating the ambient air ( A AIR) added thereinto, characterized in that said washing products dispensing conduit comprises, along at least part thereof, a water well, the water well being formed by a predefined amount of water such that, when said amount of drying air ( C AIR) flows above the water well and skims over a surface thereof, fluff carried with said amount of drying air ( C AIR) is held down by the water of the water well. a laundry chamber for containing laundry to be washed/dried, an air circulation system adapted to cyclically circulate drying air through the laundry chamber during a drying process, a washing products dispensing conduit adapted to dispense washing products into the laundry chamber during a washing process, an amount of drying air ( C AIR) within the laundry chamber being allowed to leave the air circulation system during the drying process, and an air duct for allowing ambient air ( A AIR) to enter the air circulation system and to mix with the drying air thereby avoiding overheating thereof, said amount of drying air ( C AIR) leaving the air circulation system substantially compensating the ambient air ( A AIR) added thereinto,
Method of communication connecting at least three users within a conference, comprising: - a step of receiving data streams (f A1, f B1, f D1) sent by said users, - a step of mixing said data streams, characterized in that it furthermore comprises: - a step of detecting a switchover to monodirectional communication in the direction of the conference, of one of said users, - triggering a step of inhibiting a communication channel comprising a data stream (f M) sent by said user and received during said receiving step. - a step of receiving data streams (f A1, f B1, f D1) sent by said users, - a step of mixing said data streams, characterized in that it furthermore comprises: - a step of detecting a switchover to monodirectional communication in the direction of the conference, of one of said users, - triggering a step of inhibiting a communication channel comprising a data stream (f M) sent by said user and received during said receiving step.
A yarn comprising: a fiber comprising an elastomeric propylene based polymer and an anti-tack agent, said fiber being substantially free of a silicone-based finish; wherein the fiber comprises 1% to 30% by weight of an anti-tack agent; wherein the anti-tack agent is a combination of a bis-stearamide and TiO 2.