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An adapter assembly for operably connecting an end effector to a surgical instrument, the adapter assembly comprising: a drive coupling assembly; a first drive assembly operably connected to the drive coupling assembly, the first drive assembly including a first push/pull cable; a second drive assembly operably connected to the drive coupling assembly, the second drive assembly including at least second and third push/pull cables (136, 138); and an actuation assembly including a first pusher member, characterised by: the second and third push/pull cables (136, 138) each including an outer sheath (137, 139), a proximal end of each outer sheath being secured to a frame member of a proximal portion of the adapter assembly, the second and third push/pull cables (136, 138) and their corresponding outer sheaths (137, 138) each including a service slack and wherein the second and third outer sheaths of the respective second and third push/pull cables engage the first pusher member, the second and third push/pull cables being fixed relative to the actuation assembly whereby retraction of the second and third push/pull cables reduces the service slack to advance the sheaths to cause distal movement of the first pusher member. a drive coupling assembly; a first drive assembly operably connected to the drive coupling assembly, the first drive assembly including a first push/pull cable;
A noninvasive method for diagnosing dandruff condition in a subject comprising: detecting a level of a biomarker in an epithelial cell sample or skin cell sample obtained from the subject, wherein the biomarker is selected from the group consisting of oxidized lipids; diagnosing the subject as having oxidative stress and/or oxidative damage based on the level of a detected biomarker, wherein there is a change in biomarker level when compared to a baseline level of biomarker; and thus diagnosing dandruff condition. detecting a level of a biomarker in an epithelial cell sample or skin cell sample obtained from the subject, wherein the biomarker is selected from the group consisting of oxidized lipids; diagnosing the subject as having oxidative stress and/or oxidative damage based on the level of a detected biomarker, wherein there is a change in biomarker level when compared to a baseline level of biomarker; and thus diagnosing dandruff condition.
A method performed by a wireless device, comprising: receiving, by the wireless device, a radio resource control message comprising an aperiodic sounding reference signal, SRS, subframe parameter; receiving a downlink control information: indicating uplink resources in a plurality of scheduled consecutive subframes for transmission of transport blocks by the wireless device; and triggering an SRS transmission in a subframe of the plurality of scheduled consecutive subframes; and transmitting the SRS in the subframe, wherein a position of the subframe in the plurality of scheduled consecutive subframes is determined based on the aperiodic SRS subframe parameter. receiving, by the wireless device, a radio resource control message comprising an aperiodic sounding reference signal, SRS, subframe parameter; receiving a downlink control information: indicating uplink resources in a plurality of scheduled consecutive subframes for transmission of transport blocks by the wireless device; and triggering an SRS transmission in a subframe of the plurality of scheduled consecutive subframes; and indicating uplink resources in a plurality of scheduled consecutive subframes for transmission of transport blocks by the wireless device; and triggering an SRS transmission in a subframe of the plurality of scheduled consecutive subframes; and transmitting the SRS in the subframe, wherein a position of the subframe in the plurality of scheduled consecutive subframes is determined based on the aperiodic SRS subframe parameter.
A method for performing streaming playback of digital media content provided by a server, the method comprising: (a) generating, by a wireless device client, playback position information which specifies a position in the digital media content data, the wireless device currently performing streaming playback of the digital media content data relating to the position; (b) obtaining, by the wireless device client, access information directly, not via the server, from the display device client, the access information needed for access by the server to the display device client; (c) transmitting, by the wireless device client, the playback position information and the access information to the server; and (d) requesting, by the wireless device client, transmission of the digital media content data by the server to the display device client such that the display device client can start streaming playback of the digital media content data from the position. (a) generating, by a wireless device client, playback position information which specifies a position in the digital media content data, the wireless device currently performing streaming playback of the digital media content data relating to the position; (b) obtaining, by the wireless device client, access information directly, not via the server, from the display device client, the access information needed for access by the server to the display device client; (c) transmitting, by the wireless device client, the playback position information and the access information to the server; and (d) requesting, by the wireless device client, transmission of the digital media content data by the server to the display device client such that the display device client can start streaming playback of the digital media content data from the position.
A refrigeration device, comprising: a radiator (21, 31) for causing a refrigerant to radiate heat; an evaporator (31, 21) for causing the refrigerant to evaporate; a compressor for compressing the refrigerant circulating between the radiator and the evaporator; a refrigerant pressure detector for detecting the pressure of the refrigerant in the compressor, a heater for heating lubricating oil in the compressor; and a control device for controlling the heater by receiving a result of detection from the refrigerant pressure detector, wherein the control device controls the heater, while the compressor is stopped, so that the oil temperature (T O) of the lubricating oil in the compressor reaches an oil temperature target value (T SO) obtained by adding a predetermined temperature to the saturation temperature (T r) of the refrigerant in the compressor, which saturation temperature is calculated from the pressure of the refrigerant, characterized by the oil temperature target value (T SO) being set, using the predetermined temperature, to the temperature (β) of a mixture of the lubricating oil and the refrigerant at which the oil concentration or the oil viscosity at solubility equilibrium at the pressure of the refrigerant is at a predetermined set value. a radiator (21, 31) for causing a refrigerant to radiate heat; an evaporator (31, 21) for causing the refrigerant to evaporate; a compressor for compressing the refrigerant circulating between the radiator and the evaporator; a refrigerant pressure detector for detecting the pressure of the refrigerant in the compressor, a heater for heating lubricating oil in the compressor; and a control device for controlling the heater by receiving a result of detection from the refrigerant pressure detector, wherein the control device controls the heater, while the compressor is stopped, so that the oil temperature (T O) of the lubricating oil in the compressor reaches an oil temperature target value (T SO) obtained by adding a predetermined temperature to the saturation temperature (T r) of the refrigerant in the compressor, which saturation temperature is calculated from the pressure of the refrigerant, characterized by the oil temperature target value (T SO) being set, using the predetermined temperature, to the temperature (β) of a mixture of the lubricating oil and the refrigerant at which the oil concentration or the oil viscosity at solubility equilibrium at the pressure of the refrigerant is at a predetermined set value.
An amphiphile of the formula where R 1: each independently H, C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, -SO 3 -, -PO 3 2-, -COO -, -R'-SO 3 -, -R'-PO 3 2-, or -R'-CO 2 -, where R' is C 1 -C 12 -alkylene; R 2: each independently C 2 -C 5 -alkylene, where at least 50 mol% of C 2 -alkylene is present in respect of R 2; n: 1 to 200; m: 1 to 6; q: 0 to 50; R p: a nonpolar polymer R np or a polar polymer R pp; and R d: a nonpolar dendron R nd or a polar dendron R pd. R 1: each independently H, C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, -SO 3 -, -PO 3 2-, -COO -, -R'-SO 3 -, -R'-PO 3 2-, or -R'-CO 2 -, where R' is C 1 -C 12 -alkylene; R 2: each independently C 2 -C 5 -alkylene, where at least 50 mol% of C 2 -alkylene is present in respect of R 2; n: 1 to 200; m: 1 to 6; q: 0 to 50; R p: a nonpolar polymer R np or a polar polymer R pp; and R d: a nonpolar dendron R nd or a polar dendron R pd.
A surgical instrument, comprising: an elongate shaft assembly defining a shaft axis (SA-SA); an end effector mounting assembly (6390, 6490) movably coupled to said elongate shaft assembly for selective articulation about an articulation axis that is transverse to said shaft axis; first and second jaws (6310 and 6360, 6410 and 6460) movably coupled to said end effector mounting assembly such that said first and second jaws are each movable relative to each other and said shaft axis between an open position and a closed position; means for selectively applying a closing motion to said first and second jaws and an opening motion to said first and second jaws to selectively move said first and second jaws from said closed position to said open position, said means comprising an axially movable end effector closure sleeve (6272, 6572) configured to engage portions of said first and second jaws when said end effector closure sleeve is axially moved in a first direction; characterized in that said first and second jaws are each movable relative to each other and said shaft axis between the open position and the closed position such that application of the closing motion to said first and second jaws by said end effector closure sleeve causes one of said first and second jaws to move to said closed position at a closure rate that differs from another closure rate at which the other of said first and second jaws moves to said closed position. an elongate shaft assembly defining a shaft axis (SA-SA); an end effector mounting assembly (6390, 6490) movably coupled to said elongate shaft assembly for selective articulation about an articulation axis that is transverse to said shaft axis; first and second jaws (6310 and 6360, 6410 and 6460) movably coupled to said end effector mounting assembly such that said first and second jaws are each movable relative to each other and said shaft axis between an open position and a closed position; means for selectively applying a closing motion to said first and second jaws and an opening motion to said first and second jaws to selectively move said first and second jaws from said closed position to said open position, said means comprising an axially movable end effector closure sleeve (6272, 6572) configured to engage portions of said first and second jaws when said end effector closure sleeve is axially moved in a first direction; characterized in that said first and second jaws are each movable relative to each other and said shaft axis between the open position and the closed position such that application of the closing motion to said first and second jaws by said end effector closure sleeve causes one of said first and second jaws to move to said closed position at a closure rate that differs from another closure rate at which the other of said first and second jaws moves to said closed position.
A folded core structure comprising a plurality of folded configurations wherein the folded configurations are formed from a paper comprising 20-85 weight percent of carbon fiber, characterized in that (i) the carbon fiber has a fiber cross-section aspect ratio of at least 1.5:1, (ii) the paper has a fiber volume fraction of at least 35%, (iii) the carbon fiber has an arithmetic mean length of at least 0.5 mm, and (vi) the carbon fiber has a length weighted mean length of at least 0.9 mm. (i) the carbon fiber has a fiber cross-section aspect ratio of at least 1.5:1, (ii) the paper has a fiber volume fraction of at least 35%, (iii) the carbon fiber has an arithmetic mean length of at least 0.5 mm, and (vi) the carbon fiber has a length weighted mean length of at least 0.9 mm.
A method for improving the bubble stability of a polyethylene composition suitable for blown film extrusion process comprising the steps of: providing an initial polyethylene composition comprising ethylene polymers comprising ethylene and 0.1% to 40% by weight of one or more units derived from the comonomers selected from branched higher alpha-olefins containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms and branched hydrocarbon dienes having from 5 to 20 carbon atoms, the initial polyethylene composition having a density in the range of 0.900 g/cm 3 to 0.970 g/cm 3 as measured in accordance with ASTM D792-03 and an relaxation spectrum index value in the range of 10 to 100; oxygen tailoring said polyethylene composition; thereby forming an oxygen tailored polyethylene composition; measuring the RSI value of the oxygen tailored polyethylene composition; wherein the RSI value of the said oxygen tailored polyethylene composition increases from 10% to 300% over that of the initial polyethylene composition; and wherein the bubble stability of the oxygen tailored polyethylene composition is greater than that of the initial polyethylene composition. providing an initial polyethylene composition comprising ethylene polymers comprising ethylene and 0.1% to 40% by weight of one or more units derived from the comonomers selected from branched higher alpha-olefins containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms and branched hydrocarbon dienes having from 5 to 20 carbon atoms, the initial polyethylene composition having a density in the range of 0.900 g/cm 3 to 0.970 g/cm 3 as measured in accordance with ASTM D792-03 and an relaxation spectrum index value in the range of 10 to 100; oxygen tailoring said polyethylene composition; thereby forming an oxygen tailored polyethylene composition; measuring the RSI value of the oxygen tailored polyethylene composition; wherein the RSI value of the said oxygen tailored polyethylene composition increases from 10% to 300% over that of the initial polyethylene composition; and wherein the bubble stability of the oxygen tailored polyethylene composition is greater than that of the initial polyethylene composition.
Linear actuator comprising at least one magnetic elastomer composite comprising at least one elastomer and magnetizable particles, an inner and an outer magnet yoke, wherein the magnetic elastomer composite rests on the inner or outer magnet yoke, and at least one coil and/or at least one permanent magnet and/or at least one switchable hard magnet for generating at least one magnetic circuit which has an interruption, wherein the magnetic elastomer composite is deformable upon application or modification of the magnetic field such that a linear actuator movement is triggered and the distance of the actuator movement is continuously and/or reversibly controllable by the strength of the magnetic field.
A control method of a cooling system, comprising: providing a coolant control valve unit of the cooling system that receives a coolant exhausted from a cylinder head and is configured to control opening rates of a first coolant passage through which the coolant is distributed to a heater core, a second coolant passage through which the coolant is distributed to a radiator, and a third coolant passage through which the coolant is exhausted from a cylinder block, sensing a driving condition by a controller; and controlling, by the controller, an operation of the coolant control valve depending on the sensed driving condition; characterized in that the controlling of the operation of the coolant control valve includes a mode maximizing the opening rate of the first coolant passage, blocking the second coolant passage, and maximizing the opening rate of the third coolant passage. providing a coolant control valve unit of the cooling system that receives a coolant exhausted from a cylinder head and is configured to control opening rates of a first coolant passage through which the coolant is distributed to a heater core, a second coolant passage through which the coolant is distributed to a radiator, and a third coolant passage through which the coolant is exhausted from a cylinder block, sensing a driving condition by a controller; and controlling, by the controller, an operation of the coolant control valve depending on the sensed driving condition; characterized in that the controlling of the operation of the coolant control valve includes a mode maximizing the opening rate of the first coolant passage, blocking the second coolant passage, and maximizing the opening rate of the third coolant passage.
Spring device for the motion drive of a movable component from a rest position into a displaced position, the movable component being loaded into the displaced position by a preloaded spring, comprising a gas-filled cylinder which at its first end is closed by a first end plate and at its second end is closed by a second end plate and the interior of which is subdivided by an axially displaceable piston into a first working chamber and a second working chamber, the first working chamber and the second working chamber being connected to each other via a restrictor, and the piston having a piston rod which is led through the first working chamber and is led to the outside through the first end plate in a sealed manner, and the said piston also being fixed by its free end to the movable component or a stationary component, a second piston rod, which is led through the second working chamber and is led to the outside through the second end plate in a sealed manner, being arranged on the piston, characterized in that the cylinder is a pressurized gas-filled cylinder of a gas spring.
Portable electric power tool having at least one lithium polymer battery that is formed from metallized plastic films and gel-like polymer electrolyte, characterized in that a shape of the at least one lithium polymer battery in at least one plane is adapted dimensionally or in terms of shape to receiving spaces in a machine housing and/or handle of the portable electric power tool and/or to a separate housing, which is fastened or fastenable to the machine housing or handle of the portable electric power tool, for accommodating the at least one lithium polymer battery.
Port for a catheter, comprising: - a housing having a base plate, - a cavity arranged in the housing for receiving a fluid, - a membrane attached to the housing and arranged on an opening of the housing for sealing the opening such that the cavity is enclosed in the housing in a fluid-tight manner, and - a connector for connecting a catheter to the housing to provide a fluid connection between the cavity and the catheter, wherein the base plate is arranged on a side of the housing opposite the membrane and the port has an outer shape defined by the housing and the membrane attached to the housing, characterized by at least one adapter piece (3, 4), the at least one adapter piece (3, 4) in a preassembly state being separate from the housing and being releasably attachable to the housing to alter the outer shape of the port, wherein the port is operational with or without the at least one adapter piece (3, 4) attached to the housing, wherein the at least one adapter piece (3, 4) in a mounted state is connected to the base plate such that the at least one adapter piece (3, 4) is fixedly held on the housing and extends parallel to the base plate. - a housing having a base plate, - a cavity arranged in the housing for receiving a fluid, - a membrane attached to the housing and arranged on an opening of the housing for sealing the opening such that the cavity is enclosed in the housing in a fluid-tight manner, and - a connector for connecting a catheter to the housing to provide a fluid connection between the cavity and the catheter,
A dialysis solution comprising water having a dissolved hydrogen concentration of 50 to 600 ppb and a pH of 7 to 10, characterised in that the water satisfies a water quality criterion defined at ISO 13959, and that the dialysis solution is prepared by diluting a dialysis base agent including at least 50 ng/mL of a glucose degradation product with the water.
An ex vivo method for the generation of a bispecific antibody, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a first antibody having a first binding specificity, wherein said first antibody comprises a CPPC sequence in the core hinge region and an IgG4-like CH3 region which is the CH3 region of SEQ I D NO: 19, but wherein the CH3 region has been modified so that Lys in position 292 has been replaced by Arg b) providing a second antibody having a second binding specificity which differs from said first binding specificity, wherein said second antibody comprises a CPPC sequence in the core hinge region and an IgG4-like CH3 region which is the CH3 region of SEQ ID NO: 19, but wherein the CH3 region has been modified so that Lys in position 292 has been replaced by Arg c) incubating said first and second antibodies together under reducing conditions which allow the cysteines in the core hinge region to undergo disulfide-bond isomerization, d) bringing the composition obtained in step c) to non-reducing conditions in order to stop further half-molecule exchange, and e) obtaining a bispecific antibody. a) providing a first antibody having a first binding specificity, wherein said first antibody comprises a CPPC sequence in the core hinge region and an IgG4-like CH3 region which is the CH3 region of SEQ I D NO: 19, but wherein the CH3 region has been modified so that Lys in position 292 has been replaced by Arg b) providing a second antibody having a second binding specificity which differs from said first binding specificity, wherein said second antibody comprises a CPPC sequence in the core hinge region and an IgG4-like CH3 region which is the CH3 region of SEQ ID NO: 19, but wherein the CH3 region has been modified so that Lys in position 292 has been replaced by Arg c) incubating said first and second antibodies together under reducing conditions which allow the cysteines in the core hinge region to undergo disulfide-bond isomerization, d) bringing the composition obtained in step c) to non-reducing conditions in order to stop further half-molecule exchange, and e) obtaining a bispecific antibody.