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Device for the representation of tactile characters, in particular in braille, comprising tactile elements combined in groups, a tactile character in each case consisting of a matrix of tactile points which can be arranged in two point columns (y) arranged next to one another and at least two point rows (x), the four possible combinations of two tactile points of tactile points arranged next to one another in a point row (x) being arranged on a common tactile element in each case, the tactile elements being substantially cuboid-shaped and each tactile element having four lateral or tactile surfaces (1") which have no tactile point, a tactile point arranged on the left-hand side or right-hand side, or two tactile points, the individual tactile elements being rotatably mounted and the tactile elements that are combined in a group each being mounted on a common axis of rotation, characterised in that tactile elements combined in different groups have different, substantially parallel axes of rotation, the groups of tactile elements being mounted in a substantially annular receiving device and tactile elements of adjacent groups of tactile elements, which each represent the same point row (x) of a tactile character, forming a common row of tactile elements, and each row of tactile elements being assigned at least one actuator for twisting.
A method of forming an antireflective coating on an electronic device comprising applying to an electronic device an ARC composition comprising (i) a silsesquioxane resin having the formula (PhSiO (3-x)/2 x) m HSiO (3-x)/2 x) n (MeSiO (3-x)/2 x) p where Ph is a phenyl group, Me is a methyl group, x has a value of 0, 1 or 2; m has a value of 0.05 to 0.95, n has a value of 0.05 to 0.95, p has a value of 0.05 to 0.95, and m + n + p ≈ 1; and (ii) a solvent; and removing the solvent and curing the silsesquioxane resin to form an antireflective coating on the electronic device. applying to an electronic device an ARC composition comprising (i) a silsesquioxane resin having the formula (PhSiO (3-x)/2 x) m HSiO (3-x)/2 x) n (MeSiO (3-x)/2 x) p where Ph is a phenyl group, Me is a methyl group, x has a value of 0, 1 or 2; m has a value of 0.05 to 0.95, n has a value of 0.05 to 0.95, p has a value of 0.05 to 0.95, and m + n + p ≈ 1; and (ii) a solvent; and (i) a silsesquioxane resin having the formula (PhSiO (3-x)/2 x) m HSiO (3-x)/2 x) n (MeSiO (3-x)/2 x) p where Ph is a phenyl group, Me is a methyl group, x has a value of 0, 1 or 2; m has a value of 0.05 to 0.95, n has a value of 0.05 to 0.95, p has a value of 0.05 to 0.95, and m + n + p ≈ 1; and (ii) a solvent; and removing the solvent and curing the silsesquioxane resin to form an antireflective coating on the electronic device.
An identification tag, the tag comprising: at least one molecule of a first type; at least one molecule of a second type; the molecules of the first and second types (3, 4) being capable of energy transfer according to Forster Resonance Energy Transfer wherein one of the first type and second type of molecule is a donor molecule and the other of the first type and second type of molecule is an acceptor molecule; a carrier which carries the molecule of the first type; and a substrate on which a molecule of the second type is carried; the substrate having a plurality of locations at which molecules of the second type may be located; a molecule of the second type being located in one of the locations, there being no molecules of the second type in at least one other of the locations; the carrier which carries the molecule of the first type being movable by an incoming pressure wave to move the molecule of the first type across the locations of the substrate such that energy transfer according to Forster Resonance Energy Transfer can occur between the molecule of the first type and the molecule of the second type thereby to cause the acceptor molecule or molecules to emit light; whereby the light intensity emitted by the acceptor molecule or molecules as the molecule of the first type is moved across the locations varies in dependence on whether a molecule of the second type is or is not located in the locations. at least one molecule of a first type; at least one molecule of a second type; the molecules of the first and second types (3, 4) being capable of energy transfer according to Forster Resonance Energy Transfer wherein one of the first type and second type of molecule is a donor molecule and the other of the first type and second type of molecule is an acceptor molecule; a carrier which carries the molecule of the first type; and a substrate on which a molecule of the second type is carried; the substrate having a plurality of locations at which molecules of the second type may be located; a molecule of the second type being located in one of the locations, there being no molecules of the second type in at least one other of the locations; the carrier which carries the molecule of the first type being movable by an incoming pressure wave to move the molecule of the first type across the locations of the substrate such that energy transfer according to Forster Resonance Energy Transfer can occur between the molecule of the first type and the molecule of the second type thereby to cause the acceptor molecule or molecules to emit light; whereby the light intensity emitted by the acceptor molecule or molecules as the molecule of the first type is moved across the locations varies in dependence on whether a molecule of the second type is or is not located in the locations.
A water-soluble spearmint extract for use in increasing the rate of neurogenesis in a patient in need thereof, wherein the spearmint extract is in the form of a dry powder and is administered at least once a day in an amount ranging from 300 to 1200 mg, wherein said spearmint extract comprises Mentha spicata L. line KI-MsEM0110 which has been deposited with ATCC and assigned accession number PTA-122652 and/or Mentha spicata L. line KI-MsEM0042 which has been deposited with ATCC and assigned accession number PTA-122651.
A method of detecting a predisposition to, or the incidence of, colorectal cancer in a sample comprising detecting an epigenetic change in at least FOXE1 and optionally also at least one gene selected from an NDRG4/NDRG2 subfamily gene, GATA4, OSMR, GATA5, SFRP1, ADAM23, JPH3, SFRP2, APC, MGMT, TFPI2, BNIP3, SYNE1, SOX17, PHACTR3 and JAM3, wherein detection of the epigenetic change is indicative of a predisposition to, or the incidence of, colorectal cancer, wherein the epigenetic change is methylation.
A radiation detector element comprising: - a stack of layers superimposed in a stacking direction, the stack having a first face and a second face and comprising a radiation-absorbing layer consisting of a first semiconductor material having a first band gap value and at least one barrier layer consisting of a second semiconductor material having a second band gap value, the second band gap value being strictly greater than the first band gap value; and - a reading circuit delimited in the stacking direction by the first face; the absorbing layer comprising a first portion having a doping of a first type chosen from among n-type doping and p-type doping, and a second portion having a doping of a second type chosen from among n-type doping and p-type doping, the second type of doping being different from the first type of doping, the first portion and the second portion forming a first p/n junction; the barrier layer including a first conducting zone having a doping of the first type, the first conducting zone and the first portion being superimposed; the stack further delimiting a primary hole traversing each of the layers of the stack, the primary hole receiving at least part of a primary electrode electrically connecting the second portion to the reading circuit and traversing the first face, the first p/n junction surrounding the primary electrode in a plane orthogonal to the stacking direction, characterized in that the first conducting zone has a free carrier density greater than or equal to 1.10 17 /cm -3, the first conductive zone being electrically connected to the reading circuit by a secondary electrode. - a stack of layers superimposed in a stacking direction, the stack having a first face and a second face and comprising a radiation-absorbing layer consisting of a first semiconductor material having a first band gap value and at least one barrier layer consisting of a second semiconductor material having a second band gap value, the second band gap value being strictly greater than the first band gap value; and - a reading circuit delimited in the stacking direction by the first face;
A photocurable elastomer composition comprising: a component selected from the following (A-1) to (A-3): (A-1) a liquid polymer containing, in its molecule, 80 % or more of units derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogenated polyisoprene, a hydrogenated polybutadiene, a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymer, and an ethylene-propylene copolymer, (A-2) a liquid polybutene, or a liquid polymer containing, in its molecule, 80 % or more of units derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogenated polybutadiene containing 70 % or more of 1,2-bond and a hydrogenated polyisoprene containing 70 % or more in total of 1,2-bond and 3,4-bond, and (A-3) a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer; a polymer having two or more reactive functional groups per molecule, the reactive functional groups being of at least one type selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic group, vinyl group, vinylidene group, and maleimide group, and containing, in its molecule, 80 % or more of units derived from polyisoprene; a (meth)acrylate monomer; and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the mass ratio of the component to the component (:) is from 25:75 to 75:25, and the content of the component is 50 mass% or less based on the total amount of the components,, and. a component selected from the following (A-1) to (A-3): (A-1) a liquid polymer containing, in its molecule, 80 % or more of units derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogenated polyisoprene, a hydrogenated polybutadiene, a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymer, and an ethylene-propylene copolymer, (A-2) a liquid polybutene, or a liquid polymer containing, in its molecule, 80 % or more of units derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogenated polybutadiene containing 70 % or more of 1,2-bond and a hydrogenated polyisoprene containing 70 % or more in total of 1,2-bond and 3,4-bond, and (A-3) a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer; (A-1) a liquid polymer containing, in its molecule, 80 % or more of units derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogenated polyisoprene, a hydrogenated polybutadiene, a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymer, and an ethylene-propylene copolymer, (A-2) a liquid polybutene, or a liquid polymer containing, in its molecule, 80 % or more of units derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogenated polybutadiene containing 70 % or more of 1,2-bond and a hydrogenated polyisoprene containing 70 % or more in total of 1,2-bond and 3,4-bond, and (A-3) a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer; a polymer having two or more reactive functional groups per molecule, the reactive functional groups being of at least one type selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic group, vinyl group, vinylidene group, and maleimide group, and containing, in its molecule, 80 % or more of units derived from polyisoprene; a (meth)acrylate monomer; and a photopolymerization initiator,
A method for establishing calls comprising: establishing from a communication manager, a call between a plurality of participants associated with a plurality of communication devices; receiving at the communication manager, a call request from one of the plurality of communication devices to conference an additional communication device to the call; generating at an information manager, a roster of the plurality of participants; sending from the communication manager, the call request and the roster of the plurality of participants to the additional communication device; receiving the call request and the roster of the plurality of participants at the additional communication device; displaying the roster on the additional communication device; and detecting at the additional communication device, an indication to answer the call request, characterized in that the indication to answer the call request comprises a drag and drop of the roster list onto a call metaphor representing an existing call or a call acceptance. establishing from a communication manager, a call between a plurality of participants associated with a plurality of communication devices; receiving at the communication manager, a call request from one of the plurality of communication devices to conference an additional communication device to the call; generating at an information manager, a roster of the plurality of participants; sending from the communication manager, the call request and the roster of the plurality of participants to the additional communication device; receiving the call request and the roster of the plurality of participants at the additional communication device; displaying the roster on the additional communication device; and detecting at the additional communication device, an indication to answer the call request, characterized in that the indication to answer the call request comprises a drag and drop of the roster list onto a call metaphor representing an existing call or a call acceptance.
A foam composed of an air layer and a bubble shell encapsulating the air layer, said bubble shell containing a non-ionic surfactant, a polyhydric alcohol having a hydrophobic end and a polyhydric alcohol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms in which hydroxyl groups are bonded to all the carbon atoms and, wherein the content of the polyhydric alcohol having a hydrophobic end and polyhydric alcohol polymer is from 1% to 40% by mass, and the content of the polyhydric alcohol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms in which hydroxyl groups are bonded to all the carbon atoms is from 1% to 30% by mass, wherein the bubble shell has a high light transmission region which is optically transparent and a low light transmission region which is less optically transparent than the high light transmission region, both regions being disposed so as to spread across a surface of the bubble shell in such a manner as to form an identifiable boundary therebetween, and when the foam is allowed to stand at 25°C, an area of the low light transmission region occupying the surface area of the bubble shell expands over time, and thus the entire surface of the bubble shell becomes occupied by the low light transmission region, and wherein the content of an thr ionic surfactant excluding phospholipids is 1% by mass or less in the foam. wherein the content of the polyhydric alcohol having a hydrophobic end and polyhydric alcohol polymer is from 1% to 40% by mass, and the content of the polyhydric alcohol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms in which hydroxyl groups are bonded to all the carbon atoms is from 1% to 30% by mass, wherein the bubble shell has a high light transmission region which is optically transparent and a low light transmission region which is less optically transparent than the high light transmission region, both regions being disposed so as to spread across a surface of the bubble shell in such a manner as to form an identifiable boundary therebetween, and when the foam is allowed to stand at 25°C, an area of the low light transmission region occupying the surface area of the bubble shell expands over time, and thus the entire surface of the bubble shell becomes occupied by the low light transmission region, and wherein the content of an thr ionic surfactant excluding phospholipids is 1% by mass or less in the foam.
A sensor insertion assembly comprising: a cylindrical sensor insertion device comprising a needle member configured to be inserted in a living body together with a biological information sensor and to be pulled out of the living body after leaving a distal end side of the sensor in the living body; and a base plate detachably attached to a first end side of the sensor insertion device, the base plate comprising a clamp portion configured to move so as to clamp a proximal end side of the sensor extending to an outside of the living body after pulling out the needle member and along with an operation of detaching the sensor insertion device from the base plate; characterized in that one of the sensor insertion device and the base plate is configured to be relatively rotated with respect to the other in the circumferential direction of the sensor insertion device, the clamp portion includes first and second leaf springs (34, 35) configured to clamp the proximal end side of the sensor, and the sensor insertion device is detachable from the base plate by being rotated with respect to the base plate, and the sensor insertion device includes a cam portion configured to change an engagement relationship with the first and second leaf springs (34, 35) along with an operation of the rotating and thereby change an amount of elastic deformation of the first and second leaf springs (34, 35). a cylindrical sensor insertion device comprising a needle member configured to be inserted in a living body together with a biological information sensor and to be pulled out of the living body after leaving a distal end side of the sensor in the living body; and a base plate detachably attached to a first end side of the sensor insertion device, the base plate comprising a clamp portion configured to move so as to clamp a proximal end side of the sensor extending to an outside of the living body after pulling out the needle member and along with an operation of detaching the sensor insertion device from the base plate; characterized in that one of the sensor insertion device and the base plate is configured to be relatively rotated with respect to the other in the circumferential direction of the sensor insertion device, the clamp portion includes first and second leaf springs (34, 35) configured to clamp the proximal end side of the sensor, and the sensor insertion device is detachable from the base plate by being rotated with respect to the base plate, and the sensor insertion device includes a cam portion configured to change an engagement relationship with the first and second leaf springs (34, 35) along with an operation of the rotating and thereby change an amount of elastic deformation of the first and second leaf springs (34, 35).
A system for evaluating the evolution of the structure of a bone of a subject, said system comprising: - an implantable medical device comprising a distraction body and at least one reflector coupled to the distraction body, said distraction body being configured to distract osteotomically separated bone section bodies and comprising: - a first block for implantation and attachment to a first bone section, - a second block for implantation and attachment to a second bone section separated from the first bone section by an osteotomy, - an actuator configured to adjust the space between the first block and the second block when activated, enabling distraction between the first bone section and the second bone section, wherein said at least one reflector is configured to reflect an electromagnetic signal and is embedded in a surrounding tissue of the subject when the distraction body is attached to the bone of the subject, - a calculation module configured to compute a parameter representative of the structure of the bone of the subject surrounding the bone distraction device, characterised in that said parameter is computed from a reflected signal corresponding to a reflection, on the reflector embedded in the surrounding tissue of the subject, of an excitation signal comprising at least one frequency in the characteristic frequency range of the reflector, said reflected signal being representative of a dielectric constant of the surrounding tissue. - an implantable medical device comprising a distraction body and at least one reflector coupled to the distraction body, said distraction body being configured to distract osteotomically separated bone section bodies and comprising: - a first block for implantation and attachment to a first bone section, - a second block for implantation and attachment to a second bone section separated from the first bone section by an osteotomy, - an actuator configured to adjust the space between the first block and the second block when activated, enabling distraction between the first bone section and the second bone section, - a calculation module configured to compute a parameter representative of the structure of the bone of the subject surrounding the bone distraction device, characterised in that said parameter is computed from a reflected signal corresponding to a reflection, on the reflector embedded in the surrounding tissue of the subject, of an excitation signal comprising at least one frequency in the characteristic frequency range of the reflector, said reflected signal being representative of a dielectric constant of the surrounding tissue.
A biocompatible composite implant for soft tissue repair comprising: a scaffold that allows cellular ingrowth thereto; and an elongated member affixed to each end of the scaffold with a locking stitch; wherein the scaffold and the elongated member are held in contact with one another along a length of the scaffold, the elongated member extends from a surface of the scaffold, and the elongated member is woven through the scaffold, characterised in that the scaffold comprises collagen. a scaffold that allows cellular ingrowth thereto; and an elongated member affixed to each end of the scaffold with a locking stitch; wherein the scaffold and the elongated member are held in contact with one another along a length of the scaffold, the elongated member extends from a surface of the scaffold, and the elongated member is woven through the scaffold, characterised in that the scaffold comprises collagen.