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A method for detecting the presence of fetal DNA in a biological sample of whole blood, plasma or serum from a pregnant woman, comprising the steps of: (a) treating the sample with an agent that differentially modifies methylated and unmethylated DNA; and (b) detecting methylated DNA sequence of RASSFlA in the sample, wherein the presence of the methylated DNA sequence indicates the presence of fetal DNA in the sample, and the absence of the methylated DNA sequence indicates the absence of fetal DNA in the sample. (a) treating the sample with an agent that differentially modifies methylated and unmethylated DNA; and (b) detecting methylated DNA sequence of RASSFlA in the sample, wherein the presence of the methylated DNA sequence indicates the presence of fetal DNA in the sample, and the absence of the methylated DNA sequence indicates the absence of fetal DNA in the sample.
Method for applying a conformal coating to one or more radio frequency elements of an antenna or antenna array, characterized in that the conformal coating is based on a thermoplastic material produced from a mixture comprising a thermoplastic polymer and an olive pomace.
A lighting device kit of parts forming a lighting device comprising: a lamp comprising a light source and a heat sink area comprising a main heat dissipating surface; a lamp shade comprising a shade structure conjoined via a thermal path with a cooling structure comprising a main surface; in a mounted position of the lamp shade and the lamp, the main surface of the cooling structure adjoins the main heat dissipating surface of the heat sink area, and the light source is arranged around the heat dissipating surface, characterized in that the cooling structure comprises two fins with mutually opposed main surfaces (24a,24b), said fins having a respective contour of a respective main surface alike a contour of a respective main heat dissipating surface and adjoin the respective main heat dissipating surface on either side of the heat sink area. a lamp comprising a light source and a heat sink area comprising a main heat dissipating surface; a lamp shade comprising a shade structure conjoined via a thermal path with a cooling structure comprising a main surface; in a mounted position of the lamp shade and the lamp, the main surface of the cooling structure adjoins the main heat dissipating surface of the heat sink area, and the light source is arranged around the heat dissipating surface, characterized in that the cooling structure comprises two fins with mutually opposed main surfaces (24a,24b), said fins having a respective contour of a respective main surface alike a contour of a respective main heat dissipating surface and adjoin the respective main heat dissipating surface on either side of the heat sink area.
A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient, the custom tool comprising: a facial mold body for a patient-specific, customized fit with the facial side of at least one tooth of the patient, wherein the facial mold body includes a restorative portion, at least one aperture aligned with a portion of a surface of a tooth to be restored and at least one door having an inner surface forming a portion of a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth to be restored, wherein the door mates with the aperture; a lingual mold body for a patient-specific, customized fit with the lingual side of the tooth of the patient, wherein the lingual mold body includes a restorative portion; wherein the facial mold body and lingual mold body are configured to interlock together; and wherein the facial mold body and lingual mold body are configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form the mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of at least one tooth to be restored, wherein the at least one door includes a two-part hinge for attachment to the lingual mold body or the facial mold body, wherein the hinge includes a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and wherein the door includes a hinge pin moveable between the first portion and the second portion. a facial mold body for a patient-specific, customized fit with the facial side of at least one tooth of the patient, wherein the facial mold body includes a restorative portion, at least one aperture aligned with a portion of a surface of a tooth to be restored and at least one door having an inner surface forming a portion of a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth to be restored, wherein the door mates with the aperture; a lingual mold body for a patient-specific, customized fit with the lingual side of the tooth of the patient, wherein the lingual mold body includes a restorative portion; wherein the facial mold body and lingual mold body are configured to interlock together; and wherein the facial mold body and lingual mold body are configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form the mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of at least one tooth to be restored, wherein the at least one door includes a two-part hinge for attachment to the lingual mold body or the facial mold body, wherein the hinge includes a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and wherein the door includes a hinge pin moveable between the first portion and the second portion.
A colpotomy system comprising: a surgical instrument having a cutting element at a distal end thereof; and a uterine instrument having a handle operably coupled to a shaft having a balloon at a distal end thereof, the shaft extending through a retaining member to access a surgical site, the retaining member including a plurality of transmitters disposed about a distal ring of the retaining member for transmitting at least one signal to define a predetermined operating zone; said surgical instrument further having a receiver at a distal end thereof for receiving said at least one signal emitted from said plurality of transmitters; a processor configured to calculate a distance between the cutting element of the surgical instrument and one end of the retaining member of the uterine instrument to determine whether the cutting element is within the predetermined operating zone. a surgical instrument having a cutting element at a distal end thereof; and a uterine instrument having a handle operably coupled to a shaft having a balloon at a distal end thereof, the shaft extending through a retaining member to access a surgical site, the retaining member including a plurality of transmitters disposed about a distal ring of the retaining member for transmitting at least one signal to define a predetermined operating zone; said surgical instrument further having a receiver at a distal end thereof for receiving said at least one signal emitted from said plurality of transmitters; a processor configured to calculate a distance between the cutting element of the surgical instrument and one end of the retaining member of the uterine instrument to determine whether the cutting element is within the predetermined operating zone.
A method for determining the proper placement of an absorbent article, the method comprising: a. receiving a still or video image of the absorbent article in the undergarment; c. determining a center point for the absorbent article; characterized in that the method further comprises: b determining a center point for the undergarment; d. using stain analysis logic to determine a central and a longitudinal axes for a stain; e. determining the distance between the absorbent article center point and the stain longitudinal axis; f. determining the distance between the absorbent article center point and the stain central axis; and g. adjusting the absorbent article on the undergarment according to the distances determined between the stain axis (X3, Y3) and the absorbent article center point so that the center point of the stain is less than about 20 mm; preferably less than about 10 mm from the center point of the absorbent article. a. receiving a still or video image of the absorbent article in the undergarment; c. determining a center point for the absorbent article; b determining a center point for the undergarment; d. using stain analysis logic to determine a central and a longitudinal axes for a stain; e. determining the distance between the absorbent article center point and the stain longitudinal axis; f. determining the distance between the absorbent article center point and the stain central axis; and g. adjusting the absorbent article on the undergarment according to the distances determined between the stain axis (X3, Y3) and the absorbent article center point so that the center point of the stain is less than about 20 mm; preferably less than about 10 mm from the center point of the absorbent article.
UV-curable silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising 30 to 70 parts by weight of organopolysiloxane resin comprising essentially (a) R 1 3 SiO 1/2 units wherein R 1 is substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 monovalent hydrocarbon group, and (b) SiO 4/2 units, wherein a molar ratio of units (a) to units (b) is from 0.6:1 to 1.2:1, 1 to 40 parts by weight of linear or branched organopolysiloxane having a backbone composed of repeating diorganosiloxane units and containing per molecule on average 1 to 4 groups having the general formula and/or: wherein R 2 is hydrogen or methyl, a is an integer of 1 to 3, and the broken line designates a valence bond bonded to silicon atom, wherein R 2 and a are as defined above, and the broken line designates a valence bond bonded to silicon atom, as the silicon-bonded monovalent substituent group in the molecule, the organopolysiloxane having a viscosity as measured at 25°C by a rotational viscometer of from more than 50 mPa·s to 500,000 mPa·s, and 1 to 40 parts by weight of reactive diluent in the form of an organo(poly)-siloxane containing one group having the general formula: wherein a is as defined above and the broken line designates a valence bond, at an end or on a side chain of the molecular chain as the silicon-bonded monovalent substituent group in the molecule, the organo(poly)siloxane having a viscosity as measured at 25°C by a rotational viscometer of 1 to 50 mPa·s, with the proviso that the total of components to is 100 parts by weight, wherein the amount of component blended is 20 to 70 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of components and combined. 30 to 70 parts by weight of organopolysiloxane resin comprising essentially (a) R 1 3 SiO 1/2 units wherein R 1 is substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 monovalent hydrocarbon group, and (b) SiO 4/2 units, wherein a molar ratio of units (a) to units (b) is from 0.6:1 to 1.2:1, 1 to 40 parts by weight of linear or branched organopolysiloxane having a backbone composed of repeating diorganosiloxane units and containing per molecule on average 1 to 4 groups having the general formula and/or: wherein R 2 is hydrogen or methyl, a is an integer of 1 to 3, and the broken line designates a valence bond bonded to silicon atom, wherein R 2 and a are as defined above, and the broken line designates a valence bond bonded to silicon atom, as the silicon-bonded monovalent substituent group in the molecule, the organopolysiloxane having a viscosity as measured at 25°C by a rotational viscometer of from more than 50 mPa·s to 500,000 mPa·s, and 1 to 40 parts by weight of reactive diluent in the form of an organo(poly)-siloxane containing one group having the general formula: wherein a is as defined above and the broken line designates a valence bond, at an end or on a side chain of the molecular chain as the silicon-bonded monovalent substituent group in the molecule, the organo(poly)siloxane having a viscosity as measured at 25°C by a rotational viscometer of 1 to 50 mPa·s,
A lock, in particular for a tailgate of a motor vehicle, comprising a rotary latch rotatable about an axis of rotation between an open position and a closed position; a pawl which is in engagement with the rotary latch in its closed position and which can be released therefrom to release the rotary latch; and a leg spring against whose return force the rotary latch can be rotated from its open position into its closed position, characterized in that a first leg of the leg spring forms a support section which, by releasing the pawl from the rotary latch, can be brought into engagement with a counter-bearing, which is formed at the pawl or at an adjustment lever cooperating with the pawl, in order to hold the pawl in a raised position, with the engagement between the support section and the counter-bearing being releasable by a rotation of the rotary latch from the closed position into the open position. a rotary latch rotatable about an axis of rotation between an open position and a closed position; a pawl which is in engagement with the rotary latch in its closed position and which can be released therefrom to release the rotary latch; and a leg spring against whose return force the rotary latch can be rotated from its open position into its closed position, characterized in that a first leg of the leg spring forms a support section which, by releasing the pawl from the rotary latch, can be brought into engagement with a counter-bearing, which is formed at the pawl or at an adjustment lever cooperating with the pawl, in order to hold the pawl in a raised position, with the engagement between the support section and the counter-bearing being releasable by a rotation of the rotary latch from the closed position into the open position.
A button input apparatus with a display function, which generates a switch signal in response to a user's press, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of lever buttons (201, 301, 401, 501, 601) with one edge (232, 532, 632) of each of the lever buttons being fixed and other edges (231, 331, 531, 631) of each of the lever buttons being adapted to be elastically vertically moved; a switch substrate (250, 340, 440, 540, 640), which is disposed below the plurality of lever buttons and generates a switch signal according to a motion of any of the plurality of lever buttons via a plurality of switches, and a display panel (280, 380, 480, 580, 680), which provides an image wherein at least a portion of the display panel is disposed below the plurality of lever buttons, characterized in that each lever button has a transparent window (202, 302, 502, 602) in a portion of the lever button; said plurality of switches is disposed to respectively correspond to elastic parts of the lever buttons, and said area in which the display panel provides an image which corresponds to each of the transparent windows. a plurality of lever buttons (201, 301, 401, 501, 601) with one edge (232, 532, 632) of each of the lever buttons being fixed and other edges (231, 331, 531, 631) of each of the lever buttons being adapted to be elastically vertically moved; a switch substrate (250, 340, 440, 540, 640), which is disposed below the plurality of lever buttons and generates a switch signal according to a motion of any of the plurality of lever buttons via a plurality of switches, and a display panel (280, 380, 480, 580, 680), which provides an image wherein at least a portion of the display panel is disposed below the plurality of lever buttons, characterized in that each lever button has a transparent window (202, 302, 502, 602) in a portion of the lever button; said plurality of switches is disposed to respectively correspond to elastic parts of the lever buttons, and said area in which the display panel provides an image which corresponds to each of the transparent windows.
Method for driving a full-bridge circuit (34,64) comprising a circuit receiving an input modulation signal (m) and generating a first output modulation signal and a second output modulation signal for controlling the full-bridge, the method comprises the steps of: - generating a first and second square wave having a common square wave period (Ts), where the first square wave is configured to drive one leg of the full-bridge and the second square wave is configured to drive the second leg of the full-bridge characterized by the following steps: - generating the first square wave is generated with a first duty cycle based on the first modulation signal, where the first modulation signal is an N-levels truncate version of the input control signal (m); obtained the second modulation signal firstly by doing a difference between the input modulation signal (m) and the N-levels truncated version, secondly by doing a rounding operation of said difference (92, 93) - generating the second square wave with a second duty cycle equal to or larger than the first duty cycle by an incremental time step Ts/(N-1) based on the second modulation signal. - generating a first and second square wave having a common square wave period (Ts), where the first square wave is configured to drive one leg of the full-bridge and the second square wave is configured to drive the second leg of the full-bridge - generating the first square wave is generated with a first duty cycle based on the first modulation signal, where the first modulation signal is an N-levels truncate version of the input control signal (m); obtained the second modulation signal firstly by doing a difference between the input modulation signal (m) and the N-levels truncated version, secondly by doing a rounding operation of said difference (92, 93) - generating the second square wave with a second duty cycle equal to or larger than the first duty cycle by an incremental time step Ts/(N-1) based on the second modulation signal.
A gas-insulated bus comprising: a current-carrying conductor disposed along the axial direction of a metallic container that is filled with an insulating gas; a shield fitting through which the current-carrying conductor passes, that has a barrel-shaped outer surface, and that has a notch formed on a portion at an end; an insulating support that has a second end thereof fixed to the shield fitting via the notch and has a first end thereof fixed to the metallic container, and that supports the current-carrying conductor via the shield fitting; characterized by: an internal conductor that is implanted in the second end of the insulating support and that, along with the second end, is positioned in the notch and fixed to the shield fitting; and a contact that is attached to the inner surface of the shield fitting, that is disposed in a space formed on the inside of the shield fitting, and that makes contact with the current-carrying conductor so as to maintain the shield fitting and the current-carrying conductor at the same electric potential, wherein the internal conductor has such a shape that the internal conductor and the shield fitting together form a substantially barrel-like profile. a current-carrying conductor disposed along the axial direction of a metallic container that is filled with an insulating gas; a shield fitting through which the current-carrying conductor passes, that has a barrel-shaped outer surface, and that has a notch formed on a portion at an end; an insulating support that has a second end thereof fixed to the shield fitting via the notch and has a first end thereof fixed to the metallic container, and that supports the current-carrying conductor via the shield fitting; an internal conductor that is implanted in the second end of the insulating support and that, along with the second end, is positioned in the notch and fixed to the shield fitting; and a contact that is attached to the inner surface of the shield fitting, that is disposed in a space formed on the inside of the shield fitting, and that makes contact with the current-carrying conductor so as to maintain the shield fitting and the current-carrying conductor at the same electric potential, wherein the internal conductor has such a shape that the internal conductor and the shield fitting together form a substantially barrel-like profile.
A method for optimizing the configuration of multisite transcranial current stimulation comprising - providing an electric field characteristic target map on the brain's cortex that comprises desired values for the electrical field on the cortex surface to modulate neuronal function, said target map having either single or multiple cortical targets characterised by - providing a weight map on the cortical surface prioritizing important areas in said target map for the purposes of optimization; - said target map and said weight map being obtained from brain activity data or neuroimaging data acquired by means of a brain monitoring technology; - calculating, based on electric field modelling with said target and weight maps, optimal currents and optimal number and locations for a plurality of electrodes to hit said target map, wherein said calculation of optimal electrode number and locations is performed with a genetic algorithm with cross-over and mutation functions, where a binary DNA string specifies a montage of electrode number and locations. - providing an electric field characteristic target map on the brain's cortex that comprises desired values for the electrical field on the cortex surface to modulate neuronal function, said target map having either single or multiple cortical targets characterised by - providing a weight map on the cortical surface prioritizing important areas in said target map for the purposes of optimization; - said target map and said weight map being obtained from brain activity data or neuroimaging data acquired by means of a brain monitoring technology; - calculating, based on electric field modelling with said target and weight maps, optimal currents and optimal number and locations for a plurality of electrodes to hit said target map, wherein said calculation of optimal electrode number and locations is performed with a genetic algorithm with cross-over and mutation functions, where a binary DNA string specifies a montage of electrode number and locations.