mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for the detection of a renal tubular cell injury in a human patient caused by an event, the said event being chosen from the group consisting of diminished blood supply to the kidneys, impaired heart function, surgical procedures, patients in intensive care units, and the administration of pharmaceuticals, radiocontrast dyes, or other medicament substances to a human patient, said method comprising the steps of: 1) contacting a urine sample obtained from a human patient with an antibody for a renal tubular cell injury biomarker, the biomarker consisting of NGAL, to allow formation of a complex of the antibody and NGAL; and 2) detecting the antibody-NGAL complex. 1) contacting a urine sample obtained from a human patient with an antibody for a renal tubular cell injury biomarker, the biomarker consisting of NGAL, to allow formation of a complex of the antibody and NGAL; and 2) detecting the antibody-NGAL complex.
A sealing arrangement for a vessel comprising: a propeller shaft being rotatably supported with at least one bearing, a water seal positioned on the propeller shaft in order to seal the propeller shaft against sea water, a first oil seal positioned on the propeller shaft adjacent to the bearing at an axial (X-X) distance from the water seal in order to prevent lubrication oil leakage from the bearing to the sea, an intermediate compartment being filled with air and enclosing the water seal and the first oil seal, a first pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of the sea water acting at the propeller shaft, characterized in that the sealing arrangement comprises further: a second pressure sensor for measuring the pressure within the intermediate compartment, an air pressure system for producing pressure to the air in the intermediate compartment, whereby the pressure of the air within the intermediate compartment is kept at a lower level compared to the pressure of the sea water acting on the propeller shaft. a propeller shaft being rotatably supported with at least one bearing, a water seal positioned on the propeller shaft in order to seal the propeller shaft against sea water, a first oil seal positioned on the propeller shaft adjacent to the bearing at an axial (X-X) distance from the water seal in order to prevent lubrication oil leakage from the bearing to the sea, an intermediate compartment being filled with air and enclosing the water seal and the first oil seal, a first pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of the sea water acting at the propeller shaft, a second pressure sensor for measuring the pressure within the intermediate compartment, an air pressure system for producing pressure to the air in the intermediate compartment, whereby the pressure of the air within the intermediate compartment is kept at a lower level compared to the pressure of the sea water acting on the propeller shaft.
A device for shaping a strand-like foodstuff, particularly a piece of meat, having a) a pressing chamber which is delimited by walls, of which at least one can be moved by means of a pressing device (21, 22, 23, 24) and is designed as a pressing plunger (28, 29, 30, 31), as a result of which the pressing chamber can be transitioned from an initial state having a first enclosed volume to an end state having a second enclosed volume, b) a supply device for supplying the foodstuff to the pressing chamber, c) a removal device for removing the foodstuff from the pressing chamber, characterized in that d) a pressing plunger of a first pressing device, which comes into contact with the foodstuff that is located in the pressing chamber, is coupled with at least one second pressing device, which can be moved in a different direction, and/or a wall of the pressing chamber in such a manner that the second pressing device as a whole and/or the previously mentioned wall together with the pressing plunger of the first pressing device can be moved relative to the foodstuff, e) wherein the foodstuff can be transformed from an unshaped state to a shaped state by moving the walls of the pressing chamber, which are designed as pressing plungers (28, 29, 30, 31), f) wherein the walls, which are designed as pressing plungers (28, 29, 30, 31), can be removed from the foodstuff in reverse order after transformation of the foodstuff to a shaped state, wherein the same foodstuff remains substantially in its shaped state. a) a pressing chamber which is delimited by walls, of which at least one can be moved by means of a pressing device (21, 22, 23, 24) and is designed as a pressing plunger (28, 29, 30, 31), as a result of which the pressing chamber can be transitioned from an initial state having a first enclosed volume to an end state having a second enclosed volume, b) a supply device for supplying the foodstuff to the pressing chamber, c) a removal device for removing the foodstuff from the pressing chamber, characterized in that d) a pressing plunger of a first pressing device, which comes into contact with the foodstuff that is located in the pressing chamber, is coupled with at least one second pressing device, which can be moved in a different direction, and/or a wall of the pressing chamber in such a manner that the second pressing device as a whole and/or the previously mentioned wall together with the pressing plunger of the first pressing device can be moved relative to the foodstuff, e) wherein the foodstuff can be transformed from an unshaped state to a shaped state by moving the walls of the pressing chamber, which are designed as pressing plungers (28, 29, 30, 31), f) wherein the walls, which are designed as pressing plungers (28, 29, 30, 31), can be removed from the foodstuff in reverse order after transformation of the foodstuff to a shaped state, wherein the same foodstuff remains substantially in its shaped state.
An electrophotographic member comprising a base layer and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer contains a heteroaggregate of: inorganic oxide particles, electro-conductive metal oxide particles different from the inorganic oxide particles, and an ionic liquid. inorganic oxide particles, electro-conductive metal oxide particles different from the inorganic oxide particles, and an ionic liquid.
An anti-cracks panda-type polarization-maintaining optical fiber, comprising a cladding layer, stress layers, and a fiber core, wherein the fiber core is located in a center of the cladding layer, the stress layers are located symmetrically at two sides of the fiber core with a distance away from the fiber core and are located within the cladding layer, and the stress layers each are enclosed at edges of their outer sides by a transition layer with a gradient refractive index, wherein the transition layer with the gradient refractive index has a relative refractive index gradually decreasing from outside to inside, wherein the transition layer with the gradient refractive index has a single-layer thickness d ranging from 1 μm to 4 μm, wherein the transition layer with the gradient refractive index has a maximum relative refractive index ranging from 0.0% to -0.1%, wherein the stress layers are boron-doped silica glass layers, and each of the stress layers has a diameter D ranging from 30 μm to 40 μm and a relative refractive index Δ1% ranging from -0.4% to -0.7% characterized in that the transition layer with the gradient refractive index has a minimum relative refractive index ranging from -0.1% to -0.2%. the fiber core is located in a center of the cladding layer, the stress layers are located symmetrically at two sides of the fiber core with a distance away from the fiber core and are located within the cladding layer, and the stress layers each are enclosed at edges of their outer sides by a transition layer with a gradient refractive index, wherein the transition layer with the gradient refractive index has a relative refractive index gradually decreasing from outside to inside, wherein the transition layer with the gradient refractive index has a single-layer thickness d ranging from 1 μm to 4 μm, wherein the transition layer with the gradient refractive index has a maximum relative refractive index ranging from 0.0% to -0.1%, wherein the stress layers are boron-doped silica glass layers, and each of the stress layers has a diameter D ranging from 30 μm to 40 μm and a relative refractive index Δ1% ranging from -0.4% to -0.7% characterized in that the transition layer with the gradient refractive index has a minimum relative refractive index ranging from -0.1% to -0.2%.
Structural element comprising two cover layers, which are arranged so as to be substantially in parallel with one another, and a closed frame structure which is formed integrally on the cover layers and arranged between the cover layers such that a gastight cavity is formed, the cavity containing a vacuum, the frame structure comprising a chamber, characterised in that the chamber contains a vacuum having a pressure which is higher than the pressure of the cavity.
Method for piloting a braking system of a vehicle, this braking system comprising at least a pair of coupled brake actuators (80, 82), that includes a pneumatic brake actuator supplied with compressed air coming from an air tank that is pressurized by a compressor, and an electric brake actuator, this method being characterized by the steps of: a) measuring the air pressure of the air tank, b) if the air pressure measured at step a) is inferior to a first threshold value, assessing whether the compressor is able to build up the air pressure in the air tank, c) if the result of the assessment performed at step b) is that the compressor is unable to build up the air pressure of the air tank, operating (306, 308) the braking system in a degraded mode wherein at least the electric brake actuator is used (306, 308) in case of new braking actions, and d) if the air pressure measured at step a) is inferior to a second threshold value, that is lower than the first threshold value, and if, according to the result of step b), the compressor is unable to build up the air pressure of the air tank, using only the electric brake actuator in case of new braking actions. a) measuring the air pressure of the air tank, b) if the air pressure measured at step a) is inferior to a first threshold value, assessing whether the compressor is able to build up the air pressure in the air tank, c) if the result of the assessment performed at step b) is that the compressor is unable to build up the air pressure of the air tank, operating (306, 308) the braking system in a degraded mode wherein at least the electric brake actuator is used (306, 308) in case of new braking actions, and d) if the air pressure measured at step a) is inferior to a second threshold value, that is lower than the first threshold value, and if, according to the result of step b), the compressor is unable to build up the air pressure of the air tank, using only the electric brake actuator in case of new braking actions.
A method for manufacturing a concentrate enriched in iron mineral content from an ore, which contains an iron mineral and silicate, by a reverse flotation, which method comprises the step of (c) adding a first amine to a prepared aqueous pulp of the ore and optionally one or more flotation auxiliaries to obtain an aqueous mixture, characterized in that the first amine is a compound of formula I wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently from each other methyl, ethyl, propyl, 1-methyl-ethyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl or 2-methyl-hexyl, a salt of a protonated compound of formula I and a first anion or a mixture thereof. a compound of formula I wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently from each other methyl, ethyl, propyl, 1-methyl-ethyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl or 2-methyl-hexyl, a salt of a protonated compound of formula I and a first anion or a mixture thereof.
Positioning device, comprising a base element, a carrier element to be positioned relative to the base element along a z-axis as well as at least one first and one second slide element (11, 12), wherein the first or second slide element (11, 12) on the one hand is disposed displaceably by means of a first or second base guide device (21, 22) along a first or second base line (121, 122) on the base element and on the other hand by means of a first or second ascent guide device (31, 32) along a first or second ascent line (131, 132) on the carrier element, wherein the first or second ascent line (131, 132) and the first or second base line (121, 122) run in a projection along the z-axis parallel to one another and with respectively constant different angles of inclination relative to the z-axis, wherein the first and the second ascent guide device (31, 32) are arranged with respect to one another in such a manner that in at least one projection perpendicular to the z-axis, the first and the second ascent line (131, 132) are inclined opposite to one another relative to the z-axis so that a synchronous displacement of the first and the second slide element (11, 12) relative to the base element causes a displacement of the carrier element relative to the base element exclusively along the z-axis, characterized in that for the synchronous displacement of the first and second slide element (11, 12) the positioning device comprises at least one drive device which comprises a rotary drive having an axis of rotation parallel to the z-axis and a coupling element, wherein the coupling element couples the rotary drive to the first and/or second slide element (11, 12) in such a manner that a rotational movement of the rotary drive causes a synchronous displacement of the first and second slide element (11, 12) along the respective base lines (121, 122).
A termination device comprising a band-pass filter, said termination device comprising: a first resistor coupled to a second resistor to form a voltage divider for voltage dividing a first radio frequency RF input signal that is applied, as attenuated by said voltage divider, to an input of said band-pass filter; and a first resonant circuit responsive to said first RF input signal for controlling a magnitude of a second RF input signal developed at said filter input, said second RF input signal having a larger magnitude when said first RF input signal is at a resonant frequency of said first resonant circuit, relative to when said first RF input signal is outside a range of frequencies that includes said resonant frequency. a first resistor coupled to a second resistor to form a voltage divider for voltage dividing a first radio frequency RF input signal that is applied, as attenuated by said voltage divider, to an input of said band-pass filter; and a first resonant circuit responsive to said first RF input signal for controlling a magnitude of a second RF input signal developed at said filter input, said second RF input signal having a larger magnitude when said first RF input signal is at a resonant frequency of said first resonant circuit, relative to when said first RF input signal is outside a range of frequencies that includes said resonant frequency.
A wheelchair having: a) a chassis on which there are arranged opposite each other: ai) at least one drive unit which has a drive wheel and an electric drive, a 2) a front wheel which is arranged on a front pivot arm, a 3) a rear wheel, b) the drive unit and the front pivot arm are arranged such, that they are pivotable in a vertical plane relative to the chassis and are connected to each other by a first coupling means, characterized in that the drive unit and the front pivot arm are additionally connected to each other by a second coupling means. a) a chassis on which there are arranged opposite each other: ai) at least one drive unit which has a drive wheel and an electric drive, a 2) a front wheel which is arranged on a front pivot arm, a 3) a rear wheel, ai) at least one drive unit which has a drive wheel and an electric drive, a 2) a front wheel which is arranged on a front pivot arm, a 3) a rear wheel, b) the drive unit and the front pivot arm are arranged such, that they are pivotable in a vertical plane relative to the chassis and are connected to each other by a first coupling means,
A pneumatic spinning device for producing spun yarn by whirling fibers of a fiber bundle by whirling airflow in a whirling chamber, the pneumatic spinning device comprising: a spindle of which at least a portion thereof is located in the whirling chamber, the portion being tapered and formed such that a diameter becomes larger towards downstream in a yarn feeding direction; and a whirling chamber section in which the whirling chamber is formed and in which at least one air injecting nozzle is formed to inject compressed air from a nozzle opening opening with an opening contour into the whirling chamber to generate the whirling airflow in the whirling chamber, the air injecting nozzle being formed to be located upstream of a downstream end of the whirling chamber; wherein the whirling chamber has a columnar portion formed at the downstream end of the whirling chamber as a substantially columnar shape having a constant diameter, and a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the tapered portion of the spindle forms a wall surface in an inner peripheral side of the columnar portion of the whirling chamber so that a flow path cross-sectional area at a downstream end of the columnar portion of the whirling chamber in a fiber feeding direction is smaller than a flow path cross-sectional area of the whirling chamber at a downstream end portion of the opening contour of the nozzle opening, characterized in that a height of the whirling chamber between a depressurized suction chamber and a taper chamber is equal to or smaller than a diameter of the columnar portion of the whirling chamber. a spindle of which at least a portion thereof is located in the whirling chamber, the portion being tapered and formed such that a diameter becomes larger towards downstream in a yarn feeding direction; and a whirling chamber section in which the whirling chamber is formed and in which at least one air injecting nozzle is formed to inject compressed air from a nozzle opening opening with an opening contour into the whirling chamber to generate the whirling airflow in the whirling chamber, the air injecting nozzle being formed to be located upstream of a downstream end of the whirling chamber; wherein the whirling chamber has a columnar portion formed at the downstream end of the whirling chamber as a substantially columnar shape having a constant diameter, and a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the tapered portion of the spindle forms a wall surface in an inner peripheral side of the columnar portion of the whirling chamber so that a flow path cross-sectional area at a downstream end of the columnar portion of the whirling chamber in a fiber feeding direction is smaller than a flow path cross-sectional area of the whirling chamber at a downstream end portion of the opening contour of the nozzle opening, characterized in that a height of the whirling chamber between a depressurized suction chamber and a taper chamber is equal to or smaller than a diameter of the columnar portion of the whirling chamber.
A remifentanil injection formulation containing remifentanil and/or physiologically acceptable salts of said remifentanil and a colorant, characterized in that said colorant is cyanocobalamin.
A generator for an electrosurgical system, the generator configured to deliver pulsed field ablation pulses to electroporate cardiac tissue, the generator comprising: a processor having processing circuitry configured to: load predetermined waveform parameters y i; load predetermined modeling data x i; accept entry of a user inputted desired lesion characteristic u i wherein the user inputted desired lesion characteristic u i includes lesion depth, lesion surface area, lesion width, and lesion length.; select at least one waveform parameter y from a first set of at least one waveform parameter, the selecting being based on a statistical significance of the waveform parameter y in determining the user inputted desired lesion characteristic u i, the statistical significance being indicated from experimental modelling; and determine at least one pulsed field ablation waveform parameter corresponding to the selected at least one waveform parameter y, based on u i, y i; and x i said at least one corresponding pulsed field ablation waveform parameter comprising at least one from the group consisting of an applied voltage amplitude and an applied electric field of the pulsed field ablation waveform. load predetermined waveform parameters y i; load predetermined modeling data x i; accept entry of a user inputted desired lesion characteristic u i wherein the user inputted desired lesion characteristic u i includes lesion depth, lesion surface area, lesion width, and lesion length.; select at least one waveform parameter y from a first set of at least one waveform parameter, the selecting being based on a statistical significance of the waveform parameter y in determining the user inputted desired lesion characteristic u i, the statistical significance being indicated from experimental modelling; and determine at least one pulsed field ablation waveform parameter corresponding to the selected at least one waveform parameter y, based on u i, y i; and x i said at least one corresponding pulsed field ablation waveform parameter comprising at least one from the group consisting of an applied voltage amplitude and an applied electric field of the pulsed field ablation waveform.
Bracket, in particular wall bracket, for fastening facade elements of in particular suspended, rear-ventilated facades, having a wall fastening portion which is designed for mounting the bracket on a building wall, and having a facade fastening portion which is designed for mounting of support or mounting profiles, wherein the facade fastening portion has a first connecting portion which is designed for horizontal mounting of support or mounting profiles, and a second connecting portion which is designed for vertical mounting of support or mounting profiles, wherein the second connecting portion is arranged orthogonally to the first connecting portion, wherein the first connecting portion is arranged on a first sheet metal portion having a first base surface which is substantially rectangular in plan view, and wherein the second connecting portion is arranged on a second sheet metal portion having a second base surface which is substantially rectangular in a plan view, wherein at least one bead and/or at least one impression (48, 50) is/are arranged in the first sheet metal portion and/or in the second sheet metal portion, characterized in, that the bracket comprises a reinforcing element with a U-shaped cross section, that the reinforcing element is designed to reinforce the bracket in the region of the wall fastening portion, that the reinforcing element has a flat base portion and two legs projecting from the base portion at an angle of approximately 90°, and that in the installation position, the base portion abuts flat on the lower sheet metal portion of the wall fastening portion and the legs are arranged on the side of the reinforcing element facing away from the wall fastening portion.