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A sterile adapter for arrangement between a sterilizable endoscope and a camera head, the sterile adapter comprising a distal end which is attachable to the endoscope, and a proximal end which is attachable to the camera head, wherein the sterile adapter has a tube with a longitudinal axis, wherein a longitudinal portion of the tube has an internal diameter which is reduced in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and which forms a central opening which is dimensioned such that, while a free propagation of light is possible between the endoscope and the camera head along the longitudinal axis, it is nonetheless made difficult to reach through an interior of the sterile adapter enclosed by the tube, characterized in that the central opening of the longitudinal portion has an internal diameter of at most 10 mm, and wherein the tube has an internal diameter of less than 30 mm at its distal end, and a distance of the central opening from the distal end of the tube is greater than half an internal diameter of the tube at the distal end thereof wherein the tube extends from the distal end to the proximal end and the longitudinal portion forms the proximal end of the tube.
Nanoparticle comprising a metallic material at least partly covered with an hafnium oxide material or embedded therein for use in a mammal, preferably in a human being, as a therapeutic agent, in particular in oncology, when the nanoparticle is exposed to a radiation, the metallic material being selected from gold (Au), silver (Ag), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), tin (Sn), tantalum (Ta), ytterbium (Yb), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), terbium (Tb), thulium (Tm), cerium (Ce), dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er), europium (Eu), holmium (Ho), iron (Fe), lanthanum (La), neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), lutetium (Lu) and mixtures thereof, and at least 80% of the metallic material being protected from any interaction with a biological material by the hafnium oxide material.
A method performed by a wireless device of a wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network comprising a plurality of cells, each cell served by a radio network node, the method comprising: obtaining data to be propagated over the wireless cellular network; and transmitting, to a radio network node serving a first cell in which the wireless device is located, a wireless communication signal, the wireless communication signal comprising: the data to be propagated by the wireless cellular network; a propagation indicator, for indicating one or more cells of the wireless cellular network; and an identifier for identifying one or more wireless devices to which the data is to be propagated, responsive to a determination that a wireless device of the one or more identified wireless devices is served by one of the one or more cells; wherein the propagation indicator takes one of a plurality of values, the plurality of values comprising respective values for indicating that the data is to be propagated to one or more identified wireless devices in: only the first cell; only the first cell and one or more second cells that neighbour the first cell; and any cell of the wireless cellular network. obtaining data to be propagated over the wireless cellular network; and transmitting, to a radio network node serving a first cell in which the wireless device is located, a wireless communication signal, the wireless communication signal comprising: the data to be propagated by the wireless cellular network; a propagation indicator, for indicating one or more cells of the wireless cellular network; and an identifier for identifying one or more wireless devices to which the data is to be propagated, responsive to a determination that a wireless device of the one or more identified wireless devices is served by one of the one or more cells; wherein the propagation indicator takes one of a plurality of values, the plurality of values comprising respective values for indicating that the data is to be propagated to one or more identified wireless devices in: only the first cell; only the first cell and one or more second cells that neighbour the first cell; and any cell of the wireless cellular network. the data to be propagated by the wireless cellular network; a propagation indicator, for indicating one or more cells of the wireless cellular network; and an identifier for identifying one or more wireless devices to which the data is to be propagated, responsive to a determination that a wireless device of the one or more identified wireless devices is served by one of the one or more cells; wherein only the first cell; only the first cell and one or more second cells that neighbour the first cell; and any cell of the wireless cellular network.
A floor cleaning machine with a vehicle frame, on which a carriage (5, 7) for moving the floor cleaning machine in a cleaning travel direction over a floor surface to be cleaned is provided, with a cleaning device attached to the vehicle frame, which can engage with the floor surface to be cleaned for cleaning the same, and with which a cleaning liquid can be applied to the floor surface to be cleaned, with a liquid collecting device for removing and collecting the cleaning liquid applied to the floor surface to be cleaned, which is arranged behind the cleaning device when viewed contrary to the cleaning travel direction, wherein the liquid collecting device comprises at least one sealing lip extending transversely to the cleaning travel direction, which is attached to a drawbar and arranged in such a way that it can rest with one edge on the floor surface to be cleaned, and wherein the drawbar is movably mounted on the vehicle frame transversely to the cleaning travel direction, characterised in that the drawbar is pivotably articulated on a holding element about a first vertical pivot axis which extends perpendicularly to the floor surface to be cleaned, the holding element can be horizontally displaced from a normal position transversely to the cleaning travel direction, wherein the holding element is pre-tensioned in the normal position by pre-tensioning means, a support element mounted on the vehicle frame is provided, a first arm is provided which comprises a first and a second end (45, 47), the first end of the first arm is pivotably articulated on the support element about a second vertical pivot axis, the second end of the first arm is pivotably articulated on the holding element about a third vertical pivot axis, the second and the third vertical pivot axes (61, 63) extend parallel to each other, and the first vertical pivot axis is arranged between the second and the third vertical pivot axes (61, 63) when viewed parallel to the travel direction.
An embolic protection device (400, 700, 800) comprising: a shaft, a first magnet fixedly coupled to a distal portion of the shaft, a second magnet slidingly coupled to the shaft proximal to the first magnet, and a filter including a distal portion coupled to the first magnet and a proximal portion coupled to the second magnet; wherein the first and second magnets are magnetically attracted to each other such that in a radially compressed configuration of the filter, the second magnet is spaced from the first magnet a first distance, and in a radially expanded configuration of the filter, the second magnet slides towards the first magnet such that the second magnet is spaced a second distance from the first magnet, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance. a shaft, a first magnet fixedly coupled to a distal portion of the shaft, a second magnet slidingly coupled to the shaft proximal to the first magnet, and a filter including a distal portion coupled to the first magnet and a proximal portion coupled to the second magnet; wherein the first and second magnets are magnetically attracted to each other such that in a radially compressed configuration of the filter, the second magnet is spaced from the first magnet a first distance, and in a radially expanded configuration of the filter, the second magnet slides towards the first magnet such that the second magnet is spaced a second distance from the first magnet, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance.
Refrigeration appliance, in particular household refrigeration appliance, with an interior space and a thermally insulating outer door, wherein an intermediate door is provided between the interior space and the outer door, which intermediate door is at least partially transparent and is embodied in such a manner that it thermally insulates less effectively than the outer door, but at least largely prevents air from escaping from the interior space, characterised in that the intermediate door is subdivided into an upper and a lower section, wherein these sections have a different transparency.
Method for cold milling, in which a feedstock is ground in a milling unit and is cooled with a liquid cryogenic cooling agent before or during the milling process, characterized in that the liquid cryogenic cooling agent is supercooled to a temperature at least 2 K below its boiling point before it is fed to the milling unit and arrives in the milling unit at least largely in the liquefied state, and the flow rate and/or the temperature of the cryogenic cooling agent to be fed to the milling unit is controlled in dependence on one or more parameters measured in the milling unit, in particular the temperature of the ground material.
An isolated, a synthetic or recombinant polypeptide capable of inhibiting the binding between leptin and NRP-1 consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 (ENLRDLLHVLAFSKSCHLPWASGLETL) or SEQ ID NO:4 (EGNKPVLFQGNTNPTDVVVAVFPK).
Method of preoperative planning to correct spine misalignment of a patient, comprising a step of making a translation and a rotation, in a sagittal plane, of each vertebra of a set of several cervical and/or thoracic (T1-T12) and/or lumbar (L1-L5) imaged spine vertebrae, so that said set of imaged vertebrae presents afterwards, in the sagittal plane, the same cervical lordosis and/or the same thoracic kyphosis and/or the same lumbar lordosis as a model adapted for said patient, wherein it also comprises, before said step of making said translation and said rotation in a sagittal plane a step of making a translation and a rotation, in a coronal plane, of each vertebra of said set of several cervical and/or thoracic (T1-T12) and/or lumbar (L1-L5) imaged spine vertebrae, so that said set of imaged vertebrae becomes straight in said coronal plane, and of making a rotation, in an axial plane, of each vertebra of said set of several cervical and/or thoracic (T1-T12) and/or lumbar (L1-L5) imaged spine vertebrae, so that said set of imaged vertebrae becomes axially aligned.
An elongate profile (1; 1'; 50) having a first portion (2; 2') and a second portion (3; 3'), the first (2; 2') and second (3; 3') portions being joined together at a first joining portion (JP1, JP1', JP1") parallel to a principal axis of the profile, the first (2; 2') and second (3; 3') portions being non collinear or non-coplanar, the joining portion (JP1; JP1') comprising an array (10; 10') of raised or rebated elongate formations (10a, 10a'; 60), each elongate formation (10a; 10a'; 60) extending across the first joining portion (JP1; JP1'; JP1") in a direction which is non-parallel to the principal axis (A; A') of the profile (1; 1'; 50) and flat lands (FL; FL') being provided between successive elongate formations (10a; 10a'; 60) in an array (10; 10') and characterised in that the pitch between successive elongate formations (10a; 10a'; 60) in an array (10; 10') being from 2 to 20 times the thickness of the flat land (FL; FL') and in a direction along the array (10; 10') from 30-70% of the distance is taken up by the width W of the elongate formations (10a, 10a'; 60).
A solder printing machine which causes creamy solder to adhere to a board to print a pattern on the board using the solder, the machine comprising: a board holding device configured to hold the board; a mask holding device configured to hold a mask provided with multiple openings and coming into contact with a top surface of the board during printing; a squeegee device, including a squeegee, which is configured to cause the creamy solder, being supplied to an upper surface of the mask, to adhere to the board held by the board holding device through the multiple openings by causing the squeegee to move over the upper surface of the mask; an imaging device configured to image the lower surface of the mask to acquire a board-facing mask position (X, Y, θ), which is a position of the mask held by the mask holding device and is a position along one plane parallel to the top surface of the board held by the board holding device; a position adjusting device which adjusts the board-facing mask position (X, Y, θ) by moving the mask held by the mask holding device relative to the board holding device during the printing; and a control device for controlling the solder printing machine, characterized in that the control device is configured to acquire an intra-mask positional deviation (ΔR A, ΔR B, ΔR C, ΔP 1 to ΔP 9), which is a deviation of a specific location (R A, R B, R C, P1 to P9) on the mask, based on captured image data of the imaging device, between any of the multiple openings or a specific mark provided at the specific location (R A, R B, R C, P1 to P9) of the mask, and two or more fiducial marks provided on the mask. a board holding device configured to hold the board; a mask holding device configured to hold a mask provided with multiple openings and coming into contact with a top surface of the board during printing; a squeegee device, including a squeegee, which is configured to cause the creamy solder, being supplied to an upper surface of the mask, to adhere to the board held by the board holding device through the multiple openings by causing the squeegee to move over the upper surface of the mask; an imaging device configured to image the lower surface of the mask to acquire a board-facing mask position (X, Y, θ), which is a position of the mask held by the mask holding device and is a position along one plane parallel to the top surface of the board held by the board holding device; a position adjusting device which adjusts the board-facing mask position (X, Y, θ) by moving the mask held by the mask holding device relative to the board holding device during the printing; and a control device for controlling the solder printing machine, characterized in that the control device is configured to acquire an intra-mask positional deviation (ΔR A, ΔR B, ΔR C, ΔP 1 to ΔP 9), which is a deviation of a specific location (R A, R B, R C, P1 to P9) on the mask, based on captured image data of the imaging device, between any of the multiple openings or a specific mark provided at the specific location (R A, R B, R C, P1 to P9) of the mask, and two or more fiducial marks provided on the mask.
Securing element for a shoe (1, 7) of a boot with a disc-shaped one-piece or multi-piece base body, comprising - a base side for fastening to the boot (1, 7), - a cover side opposite the base side, and - two notches formed in the shell between the base side and the cover side for respectively receiving and guiding one end of a shoelace, wherein the ends of the shoelace, guided in the notches, can be pulled in a pulling direction for lacing the boot, wherein the notches, as seen in the pulling direction, each have a portion which, as seen in the pulling direction, run close to one another in such a way that the ends of the lace enter the notches at an entry angle which is equal to or greater than an exit angle at which the ends of the lace emerge from the two notch sections again, and the notches being set up frictionally holding the ends of the lace in these sections against the corresponding guiding direction, wherein the notches in the sections comprise teeth (42, 44) projecting into an inner space of the corresponding notch, and wherein at least a part of the teeth (42, 44) is inclined in the corresponding guiding direction, wherein the teeth (42, 44) are arranged parallel to each other and angularly to the pulling direction at least one of the teeth being formed larger than the rest of the teeth, the larger tooth extending over a part of the inner space of the corresponding notch on the outside, the larger tooth being arranged in one of the notches after the smaller teeth as seen in the corresponding guiding direction, and being interrupted in the interior of the notch. - a base side for fastening to the boot (1, 7), - a cover side opposite the base side, and - two notches formed in the shell between the base side and the cover side for respectively receiving and guiding one end of a shoelace, wherein the ends of the shoelace, guided in the notches, can be pulled in a pulling direction for lacing the boot, wherein the notches, as seen in the pulling direction, each have a portion which, as seen in the pulling direction, run close to one another in such a way that the ends of the lace enter the notches at an entry angle which is equal to or greater than an exit angle at which the ends of the lace emerge from the two notch sections again, and the notches being set up frictionally holding the ends of the lace in these sections against the corresponding guiding direction, wherein the notches in the sections comprise teeth (42, 44) projecting into an inner space of the corresponding notch, and wherein at least a part of the teeth (42, 44) is inclined in the corresponding guiding direction, wherein the teeth (42, 44) are arranged parallel to each other and angularly to the pulling direction at least one of the teeth being formed larger than the rest of the teeth, the larger tooth extending over a part of the inner space of the corresponding notch on the outside, the larger tooth being arranged in one of the notches after the smaller teeth as seen in the corresponding guiding direction, and being interrupted in the interior of the notch.
A pharmaceutical packaging, in particular configured as a glass container, in particular a bottle, a syringe, a carpoule or an ampoule, comprising a glass, comprising at least the following components (given in mol-% on oxide basis): SiO 2 59 - 84 Al 2 O 3 7 - 18.5 CaO 1 - 25 SrO 0 - 6.5 BaO 0 - 5 ZrO 2 0 - 3 TiO 2 0 - 5 B 2 O 3 0 - 1 wherein the ratio (CaO+SrO+BaO)/Al 2 O 3 < 2.8, wherein the ratio (CaO+SrO+BaO)/SiO 2 ≤ 0.39, wherein the hydrolytic resistance according to DIN ISO 720 is class HGA 1; and wherein the glass, apart from unavoidable contaminations, is free of alkali oxides and of magnesium oxide; wherein the processing temperature T4 is preferably 1350 °C at most. wherein the ratio (CaO+SrO+BaO)/Al 2 O 3 < 2.8, wherein the ratio (CaO+SrO+BaO)/SiO 2 ≤ 0.39, wherein the hydrolytic resistance according to DIN ISO 720 is class HGA 1; and wherein the glass, apart from unavoidable contaminations, is free of alkali oxides and of magnesium oxide; wherein the processing temperature T4 is preferably 1350 °C at most.
Method for cooling a gas turbine which is carried out after operation of the gas turbine and in which a rotor or of the gas turbine is driven at a cooling speed (n) in order to cool the gas turbine, the cooling speed (n) is controlled as a function of at least one critical temperature (Tk) which influences the life consumption by cooling, and/or as a function of time (t), characterised in that the cooling speed (n) rises proportionally to time until a maximum value is reached and then cooling is carried out further at the maximum value of the cooling speed, or the cooling speed (n) is first held constant at a first cooling speed (n 1), then after reaching a critical temperature or a time limit, it is raised to a second cooling speed (n 2), and then the cooling speed is held constant at the second cooling speed (n 2).
A stent graft for deployment into the aorta of a patient, the stent graft comprising a tubular body of a biocompatible graft material, the tubular body defining a main lumen therethrough, the tubular body comprising a proximal portion, of a selected diameter and a portion of reduced diameter less than the selected diameter distal of the proximal portion and a tapered portion extending between the proximal portion and the portion of reduced diameter, a plurality of low profile side arms (26, 28, 30, 32) in the portion of reduced diameter or the tapered portion, each low profile side arm comprising a respective side arm lumen therethrough and the main lumen being in fluid communication with the respective side arm lumens, the side arms being each for connection of an arm extension to an aortic branch vessel, a paraplegia prevention vent tube in fluid communication with the main lumen and open to external of the tubular body in the region defined by the portion of reduced diameter and the tapered portion, wherein the paraplegia prevention vent tube is open externally in a proximal direction, and wherein in use the paraplegia prevention vent tube provides temporary perfusion to external of the stent graft after deployment of the stent graft into the aorta and wherein the paraplegia prevention vent tube is suitable to be subsequently blocked.
A process for stabilizing a vaccine composition comprising the steps of a) diluting a liquid bulk composition comprising an antigen or an antigenic preparation with an aqueous solution comprising a stabilizer, whereby the stabilizer comprises a monosaccharide, an oligosaccharide, a sugar alcohol or a mixture thereof, b) prilling the diluted composition of a) to form regular droplets having a diameter from 200 μm to 1500 μm, c) subjecting the droplets of b) to freezing in a freezing medium or in a cryogenic chamber to form frozen regular spherical micropellets or particles, d) drying the micropellets or particles of c) to form dry regular spherical micropellets or particles having a diameter from 200 μm to 1500 μm, and e) optionally filling the micropellets or particles of d) into vials. a) diluting a liquid bulk composition comprising an antigen or an antigenic preparation with an aqueous solution comprising a stabilizer, whereby the stabilizer comprises a monosaccharide, an oligosaccharide, a sugar alcohol or a mixture thereof, b) prilling the diluted composition of a) to form regular droplets having a diameter from 200 μm to 1500 μm, c) subjecting the droplets of b) to freezing in a freezing medium or in a cryogenic chamber to form frozen regular spherical micropellets or particles, d) drying the micropellets or particles of c) to form dry regular spherical micropellets or particles having a diameter from 200 μm to 1500 μm, and e) optionally filling the micropellets or particles of d) into vials.
A supple member with adjustable stiffness for lying and/or sitting furniture (200,300), comprising: one or more adjustable springs (15, 16), each configured to be deformed radially relative to a central axis under the effect of an axial stress along the central axis, and a rotary part including a hub able to rotate about the central axis and one or more fingers, elastically flexible in a plane perpendicular to the central axis, each extending from a first end secured to the hub of the rotary part, over an arc of circle about the central axis, to a second end, and each cooperating, in the radial direction relative to the central axis, with one or more of the adjustable springs (15,16). one or more adjustable springs (15, 16), each configured to be deformed radially relative to a central axis under the effect of an axial stress along the central axis, and a rotary part including a hub able to rotate about the central axis and one or more fingers, elastically flexible in a plane perpendicular to the central axis, each extending from a first end secured to the hub of the rotary part, over an arc of circle about the central axis, to a second end, and each cooperating, in the radial direction relative to the central axis, with one or more of the adjustable springs (15,16).