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A medical device comprising: a biocompatible surgical mesh structure; and a coating, the coating derived from fish oil, or/and wherein the coating is non-polymeric and formed from one or more fatty acids in the form of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, or combinations thereof, the one or more of fatty acids being cross-linked in a substantially random configuration, preferably wherein said coating further comprises vitamin E; wherein the coating is continuous in knits of the surgical mesh structure; and wherein said coating encapsulates the strands of said mesh while maintaining the plurality of interstices of said mesh uncoated. a biocompatible surgical mesh structure; and a coating, the coating derived from fish oil, or/and wherein the coating is non-polymeric and formed from one or more fatty acids in the form of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, or combinations thereof, the one or more of fatty acids being cross-linked in a substantially random configuration, preferably wherein said coating further comprises vitamin E; wherein the coating is continuous in knits of the surgical mesh structure; and wherein said coating encapsulates the strands of said mesh while maintaining the plurality of interstices of said mesh uncoated.
P84 nanofibres having a diameter as determined by SEM micrographs of 5 nm to 1000 nm, obtainable by electrospinning an electrospinning solution comprising P84 polymers.
A method for constructing a next-generation sequencing DNA library for detecting DNA low-frequency mutations, comprising: step A: end-repairing DNA fragments to be sequenced in a sample containing low-frequency mutant DNA to obtain blunt-end DNA fragments; step B: A-tailing of a 3' end to the blunt-end DNA fragments to obtain DNA fragments with A-tail at the 3' end; step C: adding adapters to the DNA fragments with A-tail to the 3' end to obtain adapter-added DNA fragments; and step D: subjecting the adapter-added DNA fragments to PCR amplification to obtain amplification products, wherein in said step C, annealing products of a single-stranded DNA having a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a single-stranded DNA having a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 are used as the adapter; in said step D, a single-stranded DNA having a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 is used as a PCR amplification primer; and the PCR amplification is conducted only once in step D in this method. step A: end-repairing DNA fragments to be sequenced in a sample containing low-frequency mutant DNA to obtain blunt-end DNA fragments; step B: A-tailing of a 3' end to the blunt-end DNA fragments to obtain DNA fragments with A-tail at the 3' end; step C: adding adapters to the DNA fragments with A-tail to the 3' end to obtain adapter-added DNA fragments; and step D: subjecting the adapter-added DNA fragments to PCR amplification to obtain amplification products, wherein in said step C, annealing products of a single-stranded DNA having a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a single-stranded DNA having a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 are used as the adapter; in said step D, a single-stranded DNA having a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 is used as a PCR amplification primer; and the PCR amplification is conducted only once in step D in this method.
Sawing tool for forming a surface structure (11, 14) on a road surface, having at least: a shaft and a plurality of diamond saw blades, wherein each diamond saw blade has a disc-like core having a hole for placing on the shaft, and a segment which is arranged on an outer periphery of the core, wherein the diamond saw blades are arranged with the disc-like core on the shaft, characterised in that the segments of adjacent diamond saw blades touch each other in a planar manner at a longitudinal side, wherein each segment is formed from at least two layers (8.i; i=1...6) which adjoin each other in an axial direction and which extend in each case in a radial and axial direction, wherein axially adjacent layers (8.i; i=1...6) of the segment each have different levels of wear resistance (VF, VF 1, VF 2) and the wear resistance (VF, VF 1, VF 2) of the layers (8.i; i=1...6) alternates in an axial direction over the entire segment, wherein by means of two axially adjacent layers (8.i; i=1...6) a groove can be formed in order to adjust a skid resistance property and a noise level of the road surface, and layers (8.i; i=1...6), which are adjacent in an axial direction, of adjacent segments have different levels of wear resistance (VF, VF 1, VF 2) in order to form an alternating layer construction over the entire sawing tool. a shaft and a plurality of diamond saw blades, wherein each diamond saw blade has a disc-like core having a hole for placing on the shaft, and a segment which is arranged on an outer periphery of the core, wherein the diamond saw blades are arranged with the disc-like core on the shaft, characterised in that the segments of adjacent diamond saw blades touch each other in a planar manner at a longitudinal side, wherein each segment is formed from at least two layers (8.i; i=1...6) which adjoin each other in an axial direction and which extend in each case in a radial and axial direction, wherein axially adjacent layers (8.i; i=1...6) of the segment each have different levels of wear resistance (VF, VF 1, VF 2) and the wear resistance (VF, VF 1, VF 2) of the layers (8.i; i=1...6) alternates in an axial direction over the entire segment, wherein by means of two axially adjacent layers (8.i; i=1...6) a groove can be formed in order to adjust a skid resistance property and a noise level of the road surface, and layers (8.i; i=1...6), which are adjacent in an axial direction, of adjacent segments have different levels of wear resistance (VF, VF 1, VF 2) in order to form an alternating layer construction over the entire sawing tool.
An apparatus for manipulating a suture, the apparatus comprising: a needle comprising: a proximal end; a distal end comprising a first tip and an implant interface that is configured to retain a suture by directly contacting the suture to urge the suture to or from a desired location within a body; and an intermediate portion between the proximal and distal ends, the intermediate portion comprising a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to a length of the needle, the cross-sectional shape extending along a nonlinear pathway (532, 582) and comprising a thickness (534, 536, 538, 584, 588) perpendicular to the nonlinear pathway (532, 582), wherein the thickness (534, 536, 538, 584, 588) is substantially constant along a pathway length of the nonlinear pathway (532, 582), wherein the cross-sectional shape is non-rectangular and non-circular, wherein the intermediate portion comprises a selectively bendable portion at which the intermediate portion is designed to bend, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the selectively bendable portion is variable between different configurations, and wherein the flexural rigidity of the selectively bendable portion can be controlled through variation of the cross-sectional shape; the apparatus further comprising a suture passer comprising a user control that can be activated to urge the needle to move relative to the suture passer such that the first tip pierces the tissue. a proximal end; a distal end comprising a first tip and an implant interface that is configured to retain a suture by directly contacting the suture to urge the suture to or from a desired location within a body; and an intermediate portion between the proximal and distal ends, the intermediate portion comprising a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to a length of the needle, the cross-sectional shape extending along a nonlinear pathway (532, 582) and comprising a thickness (534, 536, 538, 584, 588) perpendicular to the nonlinear pathway (532, 582), wherein the thickness (534, 536, 538, 584, 588) is substantially constant along a pathway length of the nonlinear pathway (532, 582), wherein the cross-sectional shape is non-rectangular and non-circular, wherein the intermediate portion comprises a selectively bendable portion at which the intermediate portion is designed to bend, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the selectively bendable portion is variable between different configurations, and wherein the flexural rigidity of the selectively bendable portion can be controlled through variation of the cross-sectional shape; the apparatus further comprising a suture passer comprising a user control that can be activated to urge the needle to move relative to the suture passer such that the first tip pierces the tissue.
A method for operating a NAND flash non-volatile storage device, the method comprising: applying a sequence of erase voltages to a substrate of a group of NAND flash non-volatile storage elements that increase in magnitude as the sequence progresses, the group of NAND flash non-volatile storage elements associated with a plurality of word lines and a select line, wherein the select line is either a source select gate line or a drain select gate line, the plurality of word lines including a first edge word line that is immediately adjacent to the select line; floating the select line while applying each of the erase voltages in the sequence; and applying a ground or positive voltage to the first edge word line while applying each of the erase voltages in the sequence; characterised in that: the voltage applied to the first edge word line increases in magnitude relative to a previous voltage applied to the first edge word line for at least a portion of the sequence of erase voltages. applying a sequence of erase voltages to a substrate of a group of NAND flash non-volatile storage elements that increase in magnitude as the sequence progresses, the group of NAND flash non-volatile storage elements associated with a plurality of word lines and a select line, wherein the select line is either a source select gate line or a drain select gate line, the plurality of word lines including a first edge word line that is immediately adjacent to the select line; floating the select line while applying each of the erase voltages in the sequence; and applying a ground or positive voltage to the first edge word line while applying each of the erase voltages in the sequence; characterised in that: the voltage applied to the first edge word line increases in magnitude relative to a previous voltage applied to the first edge word line for at least a portion of the sequence of erase voltages. the voltage applied to the first edge word line increases in magnitude relative to a previous voltage applied to the first edge word line for at least a portion of the sequence of erase voltages.
A method, performed in a core network associated with a radio access network, RAN, for scheduling resources in the RAN according to a transmission schedule associated with an external network, the method comprising: receiving, from the external network, a transmission schedule associated with a time-sensitive data stream, wherein the time-sensitive data stream is a data stream of a Time-Sensitive Network, TSN; sending, to the RAN, a request to allocate radio resources for communication of the data stream between the RAN and a user equipment, UE (1651, 1652, 1730), wherein the request further comprises information related to the transmission schedule; and receiving, from the RAN, a response indicating whether radio resources can be allocated to meet the transmission schedule associated with the data stream. receiving, from the external network, a transmission schedule associated with a time-sensitive data stream, wherein the time-sensitive data stream is a data stream of a Time-Sensitive Network, TSN; sending, to the RAN, a request to allocate radio resources for communication of the data stream between the RAN and a user equipment, UE (1651, 1652, 1730), wherein the request further comprises information related to the transmission schedule; and receiving, from the RAN, a response indicating whether radio resources can be allocated to meet the transmission schedule associated with the data stream.
An air fence for a fan, comprising: (a) a body, the body comprising: (i) an upper surface, (ii) a lower surface, (b) a fin extending from the body, whereby the body includes a fan blade engagement portion and is removably securable to a corresponding fan blade at a location between a first end and a second end of the fan blade, wherein the fan blade engagement portion defines an opening configured to have the fan blade disposed through the opening and shaped to complement an airfoil shape of the fan blade, wherein the opening completely surrounds the profile periphery of the corresponding fan blade. (a) a body, the body comprising: (i) an upper surface, (ii) a lower surface, (i) an upper surface, (ii) a lower surface, (b) a fin extending from the body, whereby the body includes a fan blade engagement portion and is removably securable to a corresponding fan blade at a location between a first end and a second end of the fan blade, wherein the fan blade engagement portion defines an opening configured to have the fan blade disposed through the opening and shaped to complement an airfoil shape of the fan blade, wherein the opening completely surrounds the profile periphery of the corresponding fan blade.
A fluid identification system comprising a plurality of particles, each particle encapsulating therein at least one tracer material having an identifiable DNA, the at least one tracer material being encapsulated by an encapsulation material, wherein the at least one tracer material is complexed with at least one first polymer surrounded by the encapsulation material which comprises at least one second polymer, wherein the DNA of the tracer material is complexed with polyethylene imine, the molar ratio of nitrogen in the polyethylene imine to phosphorous in the DNA is from 5 to 30, the encapsulation material comprises at least one acrylate polymer, methacrylate polymer or methyl methacrylate polymer, and the polymer of the encapsulation material includes a breakable chemical grouping, adapted to be chemically reduced using a reagent thereby to degrade the particle to release the DNA therefrom for analysis.
A method for transmitting an uplink control channel to a base station at a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a downlink control channel and a downlink shared channel from the base station, allocating resources to the uplink control channel, wherein the uplink control channel carries Acknowledgement, ACK / Negative-ACK, NACK, information for the downlink shared channel; and transmitting the uplink control channel using the allocated resources to the base station, wherein the resources are determined based on an offset value and a lowest index of a plurality of control channel elements constructing the downlink control channel, wherein the offset value is derived from an antenna port of a demodulation reference signal for the downlink control channel. receiving a downlink control channel and a downlink shared channel from the base station, allocating resources to the uplink control channel, wherein the uplink control channel carries Acknowledgement, ACK / Negative-ACK, NACK, information for the downlink shared channel; and transmitting the uplink control channel using the allocated resources to the base station, wherein the resources are determined based on an offset value and a lowest index of a plurality of control channel elements constructing the downlink control channel, wherein the offset value is derived from an antenna port of a demodulation reference signal for the downlink control channel.
A method of using a surface treatment facility comprising a chamber for continuously forming coatings by a physical vapor deposition method on both surfaces of a coating formation-target material conveyed in the chamber in a longitudinal direction, the facility further comprising: a conveyance mechanism (19, 20, 33, 43) for conveying the coating formation-target material; and a blowing mechanism (44, 45) for blowing a coating forming gas in a longitudinal direction on both surface sides of the coating formation-target material in the chamber, the method characterized in that, when a blowing speed of the coating forming gas is X in a unit of m/minute while a conveyance speed of the coating formation-target material is Y in a unit of m/minute, a ratio expressed by X/Y falls within a range of 0.4 to 3.0. a conveyance mechanism (19, 20, 33, 43) for conveying the coating formation-target material; and a blowing mechanism (44, 45) for blowing a coating forming gas in a longitudinal direction on both surface sides of the coating formation-target material in the chamber, the method characterized in that, when a blowing speed of the coating forming gas is X in a unit of m/minute while a conveyance speed of the coating formation-target material is Y in a unit of m/minute, a ratio expressed by X/Y falls within a range of 0.4 to 3.0.
Tyre vulcanizing device comprising - a vulcanizing mould comprising moulding parts between them defining a curing chamber inside which there is arranged a heating and ventilation unit for the heat-transfer fluid, and collaborating with - a central part providing support to a heat-transfer fluid inlet and establishing communication between the heat-transfer fluid inlet and the said curing chamber, characterized in that the said central part comprises heating elements (37, 42, 50) which are produced in such a way as to be brought into operation before the heating and ventilation unit for the heat-transfer fluid that cures the tyre is brought into operation. - a vulcanizing mould comprising moulding parts between them defining a curing chamber inside which there is arranged a heating and ventilation unit for the heat-transfer fluid, and collaborating with - a central part providing support to a heat-transfer fluid inlet and establishing communication between the heat-transfer fluid inlet and the said curing chamber,
An apparatus for generating an output audio signal, the apparatus comprising: a first receiver arranged to receive a real time image sequence of a real world scene from an image sensor, the real time image sequence comprising a sequence of image frames, each image frame comprising at least one of visual image data and depth image data; a second receiver arranged to receive a set of audio objects and metadata for audio objects of the set of audio objects, the metadata being indicative of links between audio objects of the set of audio objects and material characteristics; an image generator arranged to generate an output image sequence comprising an image object corresponding to a virtual scene object in the real world scene; a detector arranged to detect an interaction between the virtual scene object and a real world scene object of the real world scene in response to a detection of a proximity between the virtual scene object and the real world scene object in a three dimensional coordinate system representing the real world scene; an estimator arranged to determine a material property for the real world scene object based on image data comprised in image frames of the sequence of image frames; a selector arranged to select a first audio object of the set of audio objects in response to the material property and the material characteristics linked to audio objects of the set of audio objects; an output circuit arranged to generate the output audio signal comprising the first audio object; and a circuit arranged to present the output image sequence to a user. a first receiver arranged to receive a real time image sequence of a real world scene from an image sensor, the real time image sequence comprising a sequence of image frames, each image frame comprising at least one of visual image data and depth image data; a second receiver arranged to receive a set of audio objects and metadata for audio objects of the set of audio objects, the metadata being indicative of links between audio objects of the set of audio objects and material characteristics; an image generator arranged to generate an output image sequence comprising an image object corresponding to a virtual scene object in the real world scene; a detector arranged to detect an interaction between the virtual scene object and a real world scene object of the real world scene in response to a detection of a proximity between the virtual scene object and the real world scene object in a three dimensional coordinate system representing the real world scene; an estimator arranged to determine a material property for the real world scene object based on image data comprised in image frames of the sequence of image frames; a selector arranged to select a first audio object of the set of audio objects in response to the material property and the material characteristics linked to audio objects of the set of audio objects; an output circuit arranged to generate the output audio signal comprising the first audio object; and a circuit arranged to present the output image sequence to a user.
A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition obtained by mixing 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin with 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of an organosilane compound, which is an alkoxysilane compound having an isocyanate group, and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a metal salt of phosphorus oxoacid, wherein a tensile elongation at break, which is measured in accordance with ASTM-D638 under the conditions of a tensile speed of 10 mm/min and an ambient temperature of 23°C after treating at 200°C for 500 hours using an ASTM No. 4 dumbbell obtained by injection molding the composition, is 100 or more.
An anti-torque module (110, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 400, 402, 404, 406, 408, 410, 808) for a helicopter having a tail boom comprising: a plurality of first variable speed motors (112a-112i; 502a-502f; 602a-602f; 810a-810i) arranged in a first matrix pattern and mountable on the tail boom of the helicopter; one or more fixed pitch blades attached to each of the plurality of first variable speed motors (112a-112i; 502a-502f; 602a-602f; 810a-810i); and wherein a speed of one or more of the plurality of first variable speed motors (112a-112i; 502a-502f; 602a-602f; 810a-810i) is varied to provide an anti-torque thrust. a plurality of first variable speed motors (112a-112i; 502a-502f; 602a-602f; 810a-810i) arranged in a first matrix pattern and mountable on the tail boom of the helicopter; one or more fixed pitch blades attached to each of the plurality of first variable speed motors (112a-112i; 502a-502f; 602a-602f; 810a-810i); and wherein a speed of one or more of the plurality of first variable speed motors (112a-112i; 502a-502f; 602a-602f; 810a-810i) is varied to provide an anti-torque thrust.