mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A peptide comprising the amino acid sequence X 1 -X 2 -X 3 -X 4 -X 5 -NR 1 R 2, wherein X 1 represents an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Lys and Arg; X 2 and X 4 each independently represents an aromatic amino acid, with at least one of X 2 and X 4 being different from D- and L-tryptophane; X 3 represents a hydrophobic amino acid; X 5 represents Leu-Leu; and R 1 and R 2 each independently is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group; or R 1 and R 2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered ring; and wherein said peptide is capable of increasing or decreasing the constitutive activity of a ghrelin receptor by at least 10%, when contacted with the ghrelin receptor at a concentration of 10 -7 M in an inositol turnover assay in COS-7 cells expressing the ghrelin receptor. X 1 represents an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Lys and Arg; X 2 and X 4 each independently represents an aromatic amino acid, with at least one of X 2 and X 4 being different from D- and L-tryptophane; X 3 represents a hydrophobic amino acid; X 5 represents Leu-Leu; and R 1 and R 2 each independently is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group; or R 1 and R 2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered ring;
Vacuum pump, in particular a turbomolecular vacuum pump, with a rotor shaft borne in a pump housing, this shaft bearing at least one rotor element (18, 20), two bearings (12, 14), respectively arranged between a bearing seat element (28, 52) connected to the pump housing and the rotor shaft, wherein at least one bearing has a first magnet element connected to the bearing seat element, and a second magnet element connected to the rotor shaft, wherein the first magnet element and the second magnet element repel one another magnetically to bear the rotor shaft, wherein the first magnet element and the second magnet element respectively have several magnet rings (30, 32), characterized in that a spring element (39, 49) is provided between at least two magnet rings (30, 32) of the first magnet element and/or of the second magnet element, wherein the vacuum pump furthermore has an axial adjusting element for setting the bearing pre-stress, wherein through the adjusting element, the axial position of the first magnet element or of the second magnet element can be adjusted, wherein the spring element (39, 49) is compressed or relieved when the axial position is adjusted. a rotor shaft borne in a pump housing, this shaft bearing at least one rotor element (18, 20), two bearings (12, 14), respectively arranged between a bearing seat element (28, 52) connected to the pump housing and the rotor shaft, wherein at least one bearing has a first magnet element connected to the bearing seat element, and a second magnet element connected to the rotor shaft, wherein the first magnet element and the second magnet element repel one another magnetically to bear the rotor shaft, wherein the first magnet element and the second magnet element respectively have several magnet rings (30, 32), characterized in that a spring element (39, 49) is provided between at least two magnet rings (30, 32) of the first magnet element and/or of the second magnet element, wherein the vacuum pump furthermore has an axial adjusting element for setting the bearing pre-stress, wherein through the adjusting element, the axial position of the first magnet element or of the second magnet element can be adjusted, wherein the spring element (39, 49) is compressed or relieved when the axial position is adjusted.
A population of particles for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system, wherein each particle comprises (i) a binder, (ii) an absorbent, wherein the absorbent comprises silica or a silicate, and (iii) an aerosol-generating material, wherein the population of particles has a bulk density of between 0.5 and 1.1 g.cm -3.
Suckling device, in particular for a drinking pail or for a drinking station for rearing animals, such as calves or lambs, comprising a flexible suckling teat which is arranged along a longitudinal axis and which has a contact surface that can be attached to an inner face of a wall element, and a counter surface spaced apart from the contact surface in the direction of the longitudinal axis, which surfaces are designed as radial projections such that the suckling teat can be guided through an opening in the wall element via the counter surface, the distance between the contact surface and the counter surface being adapted to a wall thickness of the wall element, characterized in that a holding body comprising a flap valve can be guided from the inner face of the wall element into a cavity delimited by the suckling teat and is releasably secured there by means of a radially circumferential groove and a corresponding counter element, the groove and the counter element being arranged between the contact surface and the counter surface, the groove being arranged on the holding body and the corresponding counter element being arranged on the suckling teat.
A method for increasing battery life of an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, the method comprising: sending a current charge level of a battery of the A/V recording and communication device to a network device; receiving, based on the current charge level, a command from the network device for adjusting a length of transition intervals between a low-power mode and an active mode of a processor of the A/V recording and communication device in order for the processor to send a data request to a network device to determine whether a user request to access a camera of the A/V recording and communication device has been received by the network device since the A/V recording and communication device last communicated with the network device, wherein: if the current charge level of the battery has decreased, the command instructs the processor to increase the length of transition intervals; and if the current charge level of the battery has increased, the command instructs the processor to decrease the length of transition intervals. sending a current charge level of a battery of the A/V recording and communication device to a network device; receiving, based on the current charge level, a command from the network device for adjusting a length of transition intervals between a low-power mode and an active mode of a processor of the A/V recording and communication device in order for the processor to send a data request to a network device to determine whether a user request to access a camera of the A/V recording and communication device has been received by the network device since the A/V recording and communication device last communicated with the network device, wherein: if the current charge level of the battery has decreased, the command instructs the processor to increase the length of transition intervals; and if the current charge level of the battery has increased, the command instructs the processor to decrease the length of transition intervals. if the current charge level of the battery has decreased, the command instructs the processor to increase the length of transition intervals; and if the current charge level of the battery has increased, the command instructs the processor to decrease the length of transition intervals.
An apparatus for producing adhesive labels, in particular in a self-service area, for example of a drug store, wherein the device comprises: - an input device which is adapted to allow a user to enter inputs, - a pattern generating means for generating a pattern on the basis of the user inputs, wherein the pattern comprises a cutting pattern and a printing pattern within the cutting pattern, - a printer for printing the printing pattern onto an adhesive film, - a cutting device for cutting the adhesive film along the cutting pattern, wherein the cutting device has a second moving unit for moving the printed adhesive film inside the cutting device, wherein the second moving unit is adapted to move the printed adhesive film in the cutting device in a forward and a backward direction, - a transferring device for automatically transferring the printed adhesive film from the printer to the cutting device, wherein the transferring device comprises a first moving unit for automatically moving the printed adhesive film in a forward direction from the printer to the cutting device, and - a control device for controlling the automatic transfer of the printed adhesive film from the printer to the cutting device. - an input device which is adapted to allow a user to enter inputs, - a pattern generating means for generating a pattern on the basis of the user inputs, wherein the pattern comprises a cutting pattern and a printing pattern within the cutting pattern, - a printer for printing the printing pattern onto an adhesive film, - a cutting device for cutting the adhesive film along the cutting pattern, wherein the cutting device has a second moving unit for moving the printed adhesive film inside the cutting device, wherein the second moving unit is adapted to move the printed adhesive film in the cutting device in a forward and a backward direction, - a transferring device for automatically transferring the printed adhesive film from the printer to the cutting device, wherein the transferring device comprises a first moving unit for automatically moving the printed adhesive film in a forward direction from the printer to the cutting device, and - a control device for controlling the automatic transfer of the printed adhesive film from the printer to the cutting device.
An isolated polypeptide with homoserine O-succinyltransferase activity, which shows a reduced sensitivity to feedback inhibition by L-methionine as compared with a wild-type homoserine O-succinyltransferase polypeptide derived from E. coli, and which comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8.
An antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof has specificity to a human Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein and comprises a heavy chain variable region comprising a VH CDR1, a VH CDR2, and a VH CDR3, and a light chain variable region comprising a VL CDR1, a VL CDR2, and a VL CDR3, wherein: the VH CDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:37, the VH CDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46, 135, 136, 137, 143 or 144, the VH CDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:63, the VL CDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:76, the VL CDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:83, and the VL CDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:97. the VH CDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:37, the VH CDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46, 135, 136, 137, 143 or 144, the VH CDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:63, the VL CDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:76, the VL CDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:83, and the VL CDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:97.
A server for providing data connectivity to an electronic device, the server comprising a processor configured for controlling: - a memory storing data connectivity policy information for the electronic device, the data connectivity policy information defining a data traffic threshold marking a change in data traffic billing for data traffic the electronic device may exchange with one or more service providers over a telecommunication network, - a receiver configured to monitor, via data connections over the telecommunication network, data traffic from instances of one or more applications (218, 220) installed on the electronic device; - a usage monitor configured to maintain a first quantity indicative of the data traffic monitored via the data connections, and; - a data connectivity policy manager configured to: ∘ detect that the first quantity exceeds the data traffic threshold of the data connectivity policy; ∘ determine from the data traffic that caused the detection a first application requesting such data traffic, and ∘ retrieve a second application linked to the first application, said second application having a specific data traffic billing distinct from the data traffic billing of the electronic device. - a memory storing data connectivity policy information for the electronic device, the data connectivity policy information defining a data traffic threshold marking a change in data traffic billing for data traffic the electronic device may exchange with one or more service providers over a telecommunication network, - a receiver configured to monitor, via data connections over the telecommunication network, data traffic from instances of one or more applications (218, 220) installed on the electronic device; - a usage monitor configured to maintain a first quantity indicative of the data traffic monitored via the data connections, and; - a data connectivity policy manager configured to: ∘ detect that the first quantity exceeds the data traffic threshold of the data connectivity policy; ∘ determine from the data traffic that caused the detection a first application requesting such data traffic, and ∘ retrieve a second application linked to the first application, said second application having a specific data traffic billing distinct from the data traffic billing of the electronic device. ∘ detect that the first quantity exceeds the data traffic threshold of the data connectivity policy; ∘ determine from the data traffic that caused the detection a first application requesting such data traffic, and ∘ retrieve a second application linked to the first application, said second application having a specific data traffic billing distinct from the data traffic billing of the electronic device.
Cleaning apparatus having a housing device for housing dirty objects (O, O1 - O8), a drive device for moving the cleaning apparatus, a control device for controlling the drive device for steering a movement of the cleaning apparatus in dependence on sensor signals provided by a sensor system, comprising: a detection unit for detecting dirty objects (O, O1 - O8) arranged in a predefinable area, an evaluation unit for classifying the dirty objects (O, O1 - O8) detected by the detection unit into different dirty classes (K, K1 - K5), and a track planning unit for determining an optimized track (B opt) for the cleaning apparatus in the predefined area in dependence on a respective position (P, P1 - P6) of the detected dirty objects (O, O1 - O8) and the respective dirty class (K, K1 - K5) of the dirty objects (O, O1 - O8), wherein the control device is configured to control the drive device for performing a cleaning ride along the determined optimized track (B opt). a detection unit for detecting dirty objects (O, O1 - O8) arranged in a predefinable area, an evaluation unit for classifying the dirty objects (O, O1 - O8) detected by the detection unit into different dirty classes (K, K1 - K5), and a track planning unit for determining an optimized track (B opt) for the cleaning apparatus in the predefined area in dependence on a respective position (P, P1 - P6) of the detected dirty objects (O, O1 - O8) and the respective dirty class (K, K1 - K5) of the dirty objects (O, O1 - O8), wherein the control device is configured to control the drive device for performing a cleaning ride along the determined optimized track (B opt).
An electronic cigarette comprising: a sensor configured and arranged to determine a draw characteristic, and transmit a signal indicative of the determined draw characteristic; a light source configured and arranged to emit a varying intensity of light in response to an input signal; and controller circuitry communicatively coupled to the sensor and the light source, the controller circuitry configured and arranged to receive, from the sensor, the signal indicative of the determined draw characteristic, associate the determined draw characteristic with a light intensity of the light source, and generate and transmit the input signal to the light source based on the light intensity associated with the determined draw characteristic, wherein the light intensity of the light source is non-linearly associated to the draw characteristic, and wherein the non-linear association is controlled by a logarithmic transfer function. a sensor configured and arranged to determine a draw characteristic, and transmit a signal indicative of the determined draw characteristic; determine a draw characteristic, and transmit a signal indicative of the determined draw characteristic; a light source configured and arranged to emit a varying intensity of light in response to an input signal; and controller circuitry communicatively coupled to the sensor and the light source, the controller circuitry configured and arranged to receive, from the sensor, the signal indicative of the determined draw characteristic, associate the determined draw characteristic with a light intensity of the light source, and generate and transmit the input signal to the light source based on the light intensity associated with the determined draw characteristic, wherein the light intensity of the light source is non-linearly associated to the draw characteristic, and receive, from the sensor, the signal indicative of the determined draw characteristic, associate the determined draw characteristic with a light intensity of the light source, and generate and transmit the input signal to the light source based on the light intensity associated with the determined draw characteristic, wherein the light intensity of the light source is non-linearly associated to the draw characteristic, and wherein the non-linear association is controlled by a logarithmic transfer function.
A yarn cooler comprising: at least one yarn cooling unit configured to cool a yarn spun out from a spinning device by gas blown to the yarn; and a gas supply unit having a passage through which gas is supplied to the yarn cooling unit, the gas supply unit including: a sector-like passage-enlarged portion in which the width of the passage increases toward the yarn cooling unit; and a plurality of flow adjustment plates arranged in the passage-enlarged portion so as to radially fan out toward an exit portion of the passage-enlarged portion, each of the flow adjustment plates including a bulging portion at its end portion closer to an entrance portion of the passage-enlarged portion, the bulging portions being arranged in an arc protruding toward the exit portion of the passage-enlarged portion. at least one yarn cooling unit configured to cool a yarn spun out from a spinning device by gas blown to the yarn; and a gas supply unit having a passage through which gas is supplied to the yarn cooling unit, the gas supply unit including: a sector-like passage-enlarged portion in which the width of the passage increases toward the yarn cooling unit; and a plurality of flow adjustment plates arranged in the passage-enlarged portion so as to radially fan out toward an exit portion of the passage-enlarged portion, each of the flow adjustment plates including a bulging portion at its end portion closer to an entrance portion of the passage-enlarged portion, the bulging portions being arranged in an arc protruding toward the exit portion of the passage-enlarged portion. a sector-like passage-enlarged portion in which the width of the passage increases toward the yarn cooling unit; and a plurality of flow adjustment plates arranged in the passage-enlarged portion so as to radially fan out toward an exit portion of the passage-enlarged portion, each of the flow adjustment plates including a bulging portion at its end portion closer to an entrance portion of the passage-enlarged portion, the bulging portions being arranged in an arc protruding toward the exit portion of the passage-enlarged portion.
A method for controlling a touch screen, applied in an electronic device comprising a touch screen on which light sensors are evenly distributed, wherein the method comprises: selecting N sampling sensors which are not blocked by an operation body from the light sensors distributed on the touch screen, wherein N is a natural number greater than 1; and controlling the touch screen according to the N sampling sensors, characterized in that the step of selecting N sampling sensors which are not blocked by an operation body comprises: determining an ineffective region comprising an operation region and a shadow region, in which the ambient light incident into light sensors is blocked by the operation body and a shadow thereof, by: acquiring the operation region on the touch screen which the operation body acts on, and determining a type of the operation body so as to determine the shadow region in dependence on the type of the operation body; and selecting the N sampling sensors from light sensors outside the ineffective region. selecting N sampling sensors which are not blocked by an operation body from the light sensors distributed on the touch screen, wherein N is a natural number greater than 1; and controlling the touch screen according to the N sampling sensors, characterized in that the step of selecting N sampling sensors which are not blocked by an operation body comprises: determining an ineffective region comprising an operation region and a shadow region, in which the ambient light incident into light sensors is blocked by the operation body and a shadow thereof, by: acquiring the operation region on the touch screen which the operation body acts on, and determining a type of the operation body so as to determine the shadow region in dependence on the type of the operation body; and selecting the N sampling sensors from light sensors outside the ineffective region. determining an ineffective region comprising an operation region and a shadow region, in which the ambient light incident into light sensors is blocked by the operation body and a shadow thereof, by: acquiring the operation region on the touch screen which the operation body acts on, and determining a type of the operation body so as to determine the shadow region in dependence on the type of the operation body; and acquiring the operation region on the touch screen which the operation body acts on, and determining a type of the operation body so as to determine the shadow region in dependence on the type of the operation body; and selecting the N sampling sensors from light sensors outside the ineffective region.
An aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device, the article comprising: - a liquid reservoir for storing an aerosol-forming liquid, wherein the liquid reservoir comprises a reservoir outlet; - a sealing member reversibly transferrable between an open configuration and a closed configuration such as to open or sealingly close the reservoir outlet, respectively; and - an actuator member operatively coupled to the sealing member for transferring the sealing member at least from the closed configuration into the open configuration, wherein the actuator member is a thermally driven actuator member comprising a bi-metal, and wherein the sealing member is displaceable or deformable between the closed configuration and the open configuration. - a liquid reservoir for storing an aerosol-forming liquid, wherein the liquid reservoir comprises a reservoir outlet; - a sealing member reversibly transferrable between an open configuration and a closed configuration such as to open or sealingly close the reservoir outlet, respectively; and - an actuator member operatively coupled to the sealing member for transferring the sealing member at least from the closed configuration into the open configuration,