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A renal neuromodulation apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a device configured for percutaneous placement proximate a renal vasculature in a patient, wherein the device comprises: a catheter having a guidewire lumen so that the catheter can be advanced over a guidewire into the renal artery of a patient; and an electrode which can be electrically coupled to an electric field generator, and wherein the apparatus is configured to deliver thermal or non-thermal microwave via the electrode to renal nerves that modulates renal neural activity, wherein the device further comprises an inflatable balloon. a device configured for percutaneous placement proximate a renal vasculature in a patient, wherein the device comprises: a catheter having a guidewire lumen so that the catheter can be advanced over a guidewire into the renal artery of a patient; and an electrode which can be electrically coupled to an electric field generator, and wherein the apparatus is configured to deliver thermal or non-thermal microwave via the electrode to renal nerves that modulates renal neural activity, wherein the device further comprises an inflatable balloon. a catheter having a guidewire lumen so that the catheter can be advanced over a guidewire into the renal artery of a patient; and an electrode which can be electrically coupled to an electric field generator, and wherein the apparatus is configured to deliver thermal or non-thermal microwave via the electrode to renal nerves that modulates renal neural activity, wherein the device further comprises an inflatable balloon.
Composition based on cerium oxide and zirconium oxide in a Ce/Zr atomic proportion of at least 1, characterized in that it exhibits, in combination, a degree of reducibility of at least 70% and a specific surface of at least 15 m 2 /g, the reducibility being determined by a measurement of the hydrogen consumption measured between 200°C and 900°C.
An apparatus for supporting an arm of a human patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a base comprising a medial portion that is configured to lie between the human patient and a table on which the human patient is supported, and a lateral portion that extends laterally from the medial portion; an arm pad positioned on the lateral portion of the base, the arm pad extending longitudinally between first and second ends (30, 32); a first barrier for shielding scatter radiation during the medical procedure, the first barrier mounted to the base and positioned laterally intermediate the medial and lateral portions (26, 28) thereof, the first barrier extending upwardly from the base to above the arm pad; and a second barrier for shielding scatter radiation during the medical procedure, the second barrier mounted to the lateral portion of the base and extending downwardly therefrom, wherein the arm pad comprises a radiopaque panel. a base comprising a medial portion that is configured to lie between the human patient and a table on which the human patient is supported, and a lateral portion that extends laterally from the medial portion; an arm pad positioned on the lateral portion of the base, the arm pad extending longitudinally between first and second ends (30, 32); a first barrier for shielding scatter radiation during the medical procedure, the first barrier mounted to the base and positioned laterally intermediate the medial and lateral portions (26, 28) thereof, the first barrier extending upwardly from the base to above the arm pad; and a second barrier for shielding scatter radiation during the medical procedure, the second barrier mounted to the lateral portion of the base and extending downwardly therefrom, wherein the arm pad comprises a radiopaque panel.
Cooking hob device, having at least one resonance heating circuit (20; 20c) which has a parallel circuit which has at least one capacitive branch (22; 22c) and at least one inductive branch (24; 24a; 24b; 24c) between a first and a second connection point (26, 28; 26c, 28c) of the parallel circuit, and having at least one heating frequency unit (30; 30c) which has at least two switching elements (32, 34; 32c, 34c) which are provided to establish or interrupt, as a function of an actuation signal, a conductive connection between a first and a second power contact, and which is provided to energise the resonance heating circuit (20; 20c), characterised in that a first power contact (36; 36c) of a first of the switching elements (32; 32c) is directly connected to the first connection point (26; 26c) and a first power contact (38; 38c) of a second of the switching elements (34; 34c) is directly connected to the second connection point (28; 28c).
A wear detection system, in particular for friction elements, such as brushes, friction linings, brake linings, lubrication pieces or the like, comprising at least one consumable friction element and a transponder unit, wherein the transponder unit can communicate wirelessly with a transmitter-receiver unit, wherein the wear detection system comprises a shielding device, said shielding device being configured in such a manner that by means of the shielding device, the transponder unit can be at least partially shielded as a function of a wear condition of the friction element, such that communication between the transponder unit and the transmitter-receiver unit can be influenced, characterized in that the wear detection system comprises a support structure which serves to movably position the friction element relative to a friction surface, the transponder unit being immovably connected to the support structure, the shielding device being formed as a shielding element, which is arranged at the support structure and which can cover the transponder unit in a shielding manner or uncover it when a motion of the friction element relative to the support structure occurs.
A stable, high-yield early-apoptotic mononuclear enriched cell population comprising a yield of at least 30% early apoptotic mononuclear-enriched cells, wherein said early-apoptotic cell population is stable for more than 24 hours, wherein production of said cell population comprises the following steps: (a) freezing a mononuclear-enriched cell population in a freezing medium comprising an anticoagulant; (b) thawing said mononuclear-enriched cell population; and (c) inducing apoptosis in said thawed mononuclear-enriched cell population, said inducing comprising incubating said population in a medium comprising methylprednisolone and an anticoagulant, wherein said anticoagulant in the freezing and inducing media comprises heparin, bivalirudin, argatroban, or Acid-Citrate-Dextrose formula A ("ACD-A"; 0.73 gr/100ml anhydrous citric acid, 2.20 gr/100ml sodium citrate dihydrate, 2.45 gr/100ml dextrose monohydrate), or any combination thereof, and wherein the concentration of said heparin in the apoptosis induction media is 0.1-2.5 U/ml. (a) freezing a mononuclear-enriched cell population in a freezing medium comprising an anticoagulant; (b) thawing said mononuclear-enriched cell population; and (c) inducing apoptosis in said thawed mononuclear-enriched cell population, said inducing comprising incubating said population in a medium comprising methylprednisolone and an anticoagulant, wherein said anticoagulant in the freezing and inducing media comprises heparin, bivalirudin, argatroban, or Acid-Citrate-Dextrose formula A ("ACD-A"; 0.73 gr/100ml anhydrous citric acid, 2.20 gr/100ml sodium citrate dihydrate, 2.45 gr/100ml dextrose monohydrate), or any combination thereof, and wherein the concentration of said heparin in the apoptosis induction media is 0.1-2.5 U/ml.
An organic electroluminescent device comprising an anode; a cathode; and an organic functional layer between the anode and the cathode; wherein the organic functional layer comprises light emission layer and at least one of hole injection layer and hole transport layer, the at least one of hole injection layer and hole transport layer comprises a host material and an inorganic inactive material doped in the host material, and the inorganic inactive material doped in the host material is a halide, sulfide, carbide, nitride or carbonate of a metal of lanthanide series of the Periodic Table, or halide, sulfide, carbide, nitride or carbonate of bismuth.
An antimicrobial composition comprising: (a) particles containing at least 51% by weight of a cuprous salt with a room temperature water solubility of less than 100 mg/liter wherein the surfaces of said particles are modified by at least one functionalizing agent with a molecular weight of at least 60; and (b) at least one salt with a room temperature water solubility of greater than 1 g/liter. (a) particles containing at least 51% by weight of a cuprous salt with a room temperature water solubility of less than 100 mg/liter wherein the surfaces of said particles are modified by at least one functionalizing agent with a molecular weight of at least 60; and (b) at least one salt with a room temperature water solubility of greater than 1 g/liter.
A dual rotor propulsion system (22a, 22b, 32a, 32b, 200) comprising: an engine operable to provide an input torque; a transmission coupled to the engine and operable to receive the input torque and generate an output torque; a first output shaft (214b, 314b) coupled to the transmission and operable to receive a first portion of the output torque; a first rotor assembly (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) coupled to and rotatable with the first output shaft (214b, 314b); a second output shaft (214a, 314a) coupled to the transmission and operable to receive a second portion of the output torque; and a second rotor assembly (26a, 26b, 36a, 36b, 216a, 316a) coupled to and rotatable with the second output shaft (214a, 314a); wherein, the first (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) and second (26a, 26b, 36a, 36b, 216a, 316a) rotor assemblies rotate coaxially; wherein, the first rotor assembly (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) has a different diameter than the second rotor assembly (26a, 26b, 36a, 36b, 216a); wherein the first rotor assembly (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) is a gimbaled rotor; and wherein, the first rotor assembly (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) is stoppable and foldable in forward flight. an engine operable to provide an input torque; a transmission coupled to the engine and operable to receive the input torque and generate an output torque; a first output shaft (214b, 314b) coupled to the transmission and operable to receive a first portion of the output torque; a first rotor assembly (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) coupled to and rotatable with the first output shaft (214b, 314b); a second output shaft (214a, 314a) coupled to the transmission and operable to receive a second portion of the output torque; and a second rotor assembly (26a, 26b, 36a, 36b, 216a, 316a) coupled to and rotatable with the second output shaft (214a, 314a); wherein, the first (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) and second (26a, 26b, 36a, 36b, 216a, 316a) rotor assemblies rotate coaxially; wherein, the first rotor assembly (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) has a different diameter than the second rotor assembly (26a, 26b, 36a, 36b, 216a); wherein the first rotor assembly (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) is a gimbaled rotor; and wherein, the first rotor assembly (28a, 28b, 38a, 38b, 216b, 316b) is stoppable and foldable in forward flight.
A method for wireless communication by a first wireless device (105-a), comprising: transmitting, while operating in a non-contention-based mode for a wireless link (125-a) with a second wireless device (115-a), a first beamformed data transmission to the second wireless device (115-a) over a shared channel; monitoring interference on the shared channel, wherein said monitoring comprises monitoring a ratio of acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements received from at least one nearby wireless device; determining that an interference level condition is satisfied for the shared channel to determine whether the first wireless device (105-a) is jamming another nearby wireless device (115-b), wherein said determining comprises determining that said ratio of acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements received from the at least one nearby wireless device falls below a threshold; transitioning from operating in the non-contention-based mode to operating in a contention-based mode for the wireless link (125-a) based at least in part on the interference level condition being satisfied; and performing a contention-based protocol, while operating in the contention-based mode for the wireless link (125-a) with the second wireless device (115-a), prior to transmission of a second beamformed data transmission to the second wireless device (115-a) over the shared channel. transmitting, while operating in a non-contention-based mode for a wireless link (125-a) with a second wireless device (115-a), a first beamformed data transmission to the second wireless device (115-a) over a shared channel; monitoring interference on the shared channel, wherein said monitoring comprises monitoring a ratio of acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements received from at least one nearby wireless device; determining that an interference level condition is satisfied for the shared channel to determine whether the first wireless device (105-a) is jamming another nearby wireless device (115-b), wherein said determining comprises determining that said ratio of acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements received from the at least one nearby wireless device falls below a threshold; transitioning from operating in the non-contention-based mode to operating in a contention-based mode for the wireless link (125-a) based at least in part on the interference level condition being satisfied; and performing a contention-based protocol, while operating in the contention-based mode for the wireless link (125-a) with the second wireless device (115-a), prior to transmission of a second beamformed data transmission to the second wireless device (115-a) over the shared channel.
Valve component for a brake system of a motor vehicle, having connections (7; 8; 9; 10) for at least two different pressure media, specifically compressed air and hydraulic fluid, wherein one pressure medium is used as a control medium and the other pressure medium is used as a working medium, wherein the control medium switches the valve for the working medium at least into an open position or into a closed position, wherein the valve component has a valve housing with two housings halves (3, 4) which divide the valve component into a pneumatic part and into a hydraulic part, wherein the housing halves (3, 4) bear one against the other with end edges (3a, 4a), and wherein the pneumatic part is embodied as a control chamber, and the hydraulic part is embodied as a working chamber, wherein a valve which is embodied as a slide is arranged in the hydraulic part, which slide can be activated by means of a control piston which is arranged in the pneumatic part and to which compressed air can be applied via a compressed air connection, wherein at least one hydraulic inlet can be connected to a hydraulic outlet by activating the slide, characterized in that the control piston transmits the pressure acting on it to a first spring plate via a plunger, wherein the first spring plate is arranged in an axial cylinder bore of the housing half of the hydraulic part of the valve component, wherein the first spring plate is supported with one edge against an end of a helical compression spring facing the pneumatic part, wherein an end of the helical compression spring which faces the hydraulic connections is supported against an edge of a second spring plate which bears on the slide.
An antibody that binds to a complex of oxidized LDL and β 2 -glycoprotein I (oxidized LDL/β 2 GPI complex), and which comprises a pair of the heavy chain described in (a) or (b) below and the light chain described in (c) or (d) below: (a) a heavy chain that comprises CDR1 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, CDR2 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and CDR3 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; (b) a heavy chain that comprises a heavy-chain variable region having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (c) a light chain that comprises CDR1 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, CDR2 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, and CDR3 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; (d) a light chain that comprises a light-chain variable region having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6. (a) a heavy chain that comprises CDR1 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, CDR2 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and CDR3 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; (b) a heavy chain that comprises a heavy-chain variable region having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (c) a light chain that comprises CDR1 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, CDR2 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, and CDR3 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; (d) a light chain that comprises a light-chain variable region having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6.
A molecular probe for use in detecting prostate cancer and/or prostate cancer aggressiveness in a subject, the molecular probe comprising: at least one targeting peptide, the targeting peptide binding to EDB-FN and having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 10.
Wheel system, having a wheel, having a rim, wherein the rim has a first component and has a second component, wherein the first component is movable parallel to an axis of rotation of the wheel, and wherein the first component and the second component form a rim drop space, wherein a depth of the rim drop space extends at a right angle relative to the axis of rotation and at a right angle relative to a circumferential direction of the wheel, and wherein the first component has a separating element, wherein the separating element extends into the rim drop space and a movement of the first component parallel to the axis of rotation leads to a movement of the separating element in the rim drop space parallel to the axis of rotation, and wherein a movement of the separating element in the rim drop space parallel to the axis of rotation leads to a movement of the first component parallel to the axis of rotation, and wherein the separating element divides the rim drop space into a first space and into a second space, wherein a movement of the separating element in the rim drop space brings about a reciprocal change in the volumes of the first space and of the second space, characterized in that the first space can be connected in a fluid-conducting manner to at least one pressure apparatus by means of at least one first valve, and the second space can be connected in a fluid-conducting manner to at least one pressure apparatus by means of at least one second valve.
Plate unit for a steam iron, comprising an ironing soleplate provided with a plurality of holes for the steam to exit, a heating block, an upper closing lid provided with an entrance for the water, a steam chamber enclosed between said heating block and said closing lid and a steam distribution chamber enclosed between said heating block and said soleplate and fluidically connected to said steam chamber by means of steam distribution channels, wherein the plate unit comprises at least one valve unit selectively drivable to open and close at least one discharge aperture made in a wall of said heating block in order to allow a direct discharge of the water from said steam chamber to said steam distribution chamber, and characterized in that said soleplate comprises, in correspondence with said discharge aperture, a plurality of holes or apertures for the water, which have larger sizes than said holes for the steam to exit, in order to allow the direct exit of the water from said distribution chamber toward the outside.
An apparatus comprising: an escrow wheel configured to rotate about an axis; and a movable-continuous belt wrapped partially around the escrow wheel forming an open gap between the belt and escrow wheel, wherein the open gap is configured to allow the movable-continuous belt to transport a document through the open gap and to store the document by holding the document between the movable-continuous belt and the escrow wheel; a plurality of belt wheels (208A-208F) mounted around the escrow wheel, wherein, when the movable-continuous belt rotates, the plurality of belt wheels (208A-208F) rotate in a same direction and causes the escrow wheel to rotate in a direction opposite to the plurality of belt wheels (208A-208F); a housing and an upper-receiving plate rigidly mounted to the housing; a document-guide plate, wherein the document-guide plate, the upper-receiving plate, at least one of the plurality of belt wheels (208A-208F) and the movable-continuous belt are configured to transport the document between the upper-receiving plate and the document-guide plate and then onto the escrow wheel; a swing arm, wherein one of the plurality of belt wheels is a first swing arm belt wheel, wherein one of the plurality of belt wheels is a second swing-arm belt wheel, wherein the swing arm is rotatable about an axis of the first swing-arm belt wheel, and wherein the swing arm and the document-guide plate is rotatable about an axis of the second swing-arm belt wheel. an escrow wheel configured to rotate about an axis; and a movable-continuous belt wrapped partially around the escrow wheel forming an open gap between the belt and escrow wheel, wherein the open gap is configured to allow the movable-continuous belt to transport a document through the open gap and to store the document by holding the document between the movable-continuous belt and the escrow wheel; a plurality of belt wheels (208A-208F) mounted around the escrow wheel, wherein, when the movable-continuous belt rotates, the plurality of belt wheels (208A-208F) rotate in a same direction and causes the escrow wheel to rotate in a direction opposite to the plurality of belt wheels (208A-208F); a housing and an upper-receiving plate rigidly mounted to the housing; a document-guide plate, wherein the document-guide plate, the upper-receiving plate, at least one of the plurality of belt wheels (208A-208F) and the movable-continuous belt are configured to transport the document between the upper-receiving plate and the document-guide plate and then onto the escrow wheel; a swing arm, wherein one of the plurality of belt wheels is a first swing arm belt wheel, wherein one of the plurality of belt wheels is a second swing-arm belt wheel, wherein the swing arm is rotatable about an axis of the first swing-arm belt wheel, and wherein the swing arm and the document-guide plate is rotatable about an axis of the second swing-arm belt wheel.