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A surgical tool assembly, comprising: an elongate shaft assembly defining a shaft axis; a surgical end effector movably coupled to said elongate shaft assembly by a distal support link that is pivotally coupled to said surgical end effector to define an articulation axis that is transverse to said shaft axis, said distal support link being pivotally and axially movably coupled to said elongate shaft assembly to facilitate selective articulation of said surgical end effector relative to said elongate shaft assembly about said articulation axis between a first unarticulated position wherein said surgical end effector is aligned with said elongate shaft assembly along said shaft axis and articulation positions located on one side of said shaft axis; and a distal articulation member operably interfacing with a source of articulation motions and being pivotally coupled to said surgical end effector to apply said articulation motions thereto; and wherein a proximal end of said distal support link comprises a proximal axial slot that is configured to receive a corresponding articulation pin therein that is attached to said distal end of said elongate shaft assembly. an elongate shaft assembly defining a shaft axis; a surgical end effector movably coupled to said elongate shaft assembly by a distal support link that is pivotally coupled to said surgical end effector to define an articulation axis that is transverse to said shaft axis, said distal support link being pivotally and axially movably coupled to said elongate shaft assembly to facilitate selective articulation of said surgical end effector relative to said elongate shaft assembly about said articulation axis between a first unarticulated position wherein said surgical end effector is aligned with said elongate shaft assembly along said shaft axis and articulation positions located on one side of said shaft axis; and a distal articulation member operably interfacing with a source of articulation motions and being pivotally coupled to said surgical end effector to apply said articulation motions thereto; and wherein a proximal end of said distal support link comprises a proximal axial slot that is configured to receive a corresponding articulation pin therein that is attached to said distal end of said elongate shaft assembly.
Tracking system for an ophthalmological laser therapy apparatus for re-adjusting a therapy guidance for generating a structure by means of a laser radiation of the ophthalmological laser therapy apparatus in a tissue of an eye, the system comprising a control unit, the control unit being configured to receive and process images and/or data from an examination unit (600, 650, 660) for characterizing an area or a volume of the eye, to determine a position of a marker, which comprises a starting point of a scanning pattern, and/or is generated by an algorithm for evaluating the scanning pattern carried out up to the time t i, in the area or in the volume of the eye from the images and/or data of the examination unit (600, 650, 660) at a start time t 0 and at subsequent times t i (i = 1 to n) of the production of the structure, and to determine a correction parameter K(t i) from the difference of the position of the marker at the respective time t i in comparison with the start time t 0 or a time t i-1, and to retrieve the start point of the scanning pattern in order to generate a closed structure.
Hand pliers, in particular pressing pliers, having jaws (6, 7) and hand levers (4, 5), it being possible for the jaws (6, 7) to be pivoted about a preferably common axis of rotation (x), a hand lever, furthermore, being in addition connected in an articulated manner to one of the jaws, and a pressure support being formed between the hand levers (4, 5) in order to form a toggle mechanism, wherein the pressure support comprises a supporting roller, which is disposed on the one hand lever, and a curved part, which is secured to the other hand lever and interacts with the supporting roller, characterized in that in order to achieve a self-holding position, the curved part forms a rounded tip in the front end region, as seen in the rolling direction, this rounded tip changing at the rear, i.e. in the direction away from the curvature, into a securing curvature, which is likewise convex in relation to the region of interaction of the supporting roller and curved part.
Forming machine having a forming station and having a cutting device for cutting off a bar section from a bar material and feeding the cut-off bar section to the forming station, wherein the cutting device comprises a cutting carriage which is movable forwards and backwards and a cutting blade which is attached to the cutting carriage, with which cutting blade, in a forward movement of the cutting carriage, the bar section can be cut off from the bar material and fed to the forming station, characterised in that the cutting device comprises means for adjusting the stroke and the direction of forward movement of the cutting carriage.
A method of determining increased risk in developing cognitive impairment of the Alzheimer's type in a human subject at a predetermined age or age range, comprising: detecting from a biological sample of said subject the rs10524523 genotype of said subject, wherein each allele of the rs10524523 genotype is assigned as: (a) short (S, less than 19 T residues); (b) long (L, 19-29 T residues); or (c) very long (VL, 30 or more T residues); and determining from said rs 10524523 genotype whether said subject is at increased risk in developing cognitive impairment of the Alzheimer's type at said predetermined age or age range, wherein: age greater than 62 and L,L or L,VL indicates increased risk; age greater than 62 and VL,VL does not indicate increased risk; age greater than 74 and S,L indicates increased risk; age greater than 77 and S,S indicates increased risk; and age greater than 76 and S,VL indicates increased risk. detecting from a biological sample of said subject the rs10524523 genotype of said subject, wherein each allele of the rs10524523 genotype is assigned as: (a) short (S, less than 19 T residues); (b) long (L, 19-29 T residues); or (c) very long (VL, 30 or more T residues); and (a) short (S, less than 19 T residues); (b) long (L, 19-29 T residues); or (c) very long (VL, 30 or more T residues); and determining from said rs 10524523 genotype whether said subject is at increased risk in developing cognitive impairment of the Alzheimer's type at said predetermined age or age range, wherein: age greater than 62 and L,L or L,VL indicates increased risk; age greater than 62 and VL,VL does not indicate increased risk; age greater than 74 and S,L indicates increased risk; age greater than 77 and S,S indicates increased risk; and age greater than 76 and S,VL indicates increased risk. age greater than 62 and L,L or L,VL indicates increased risk; age greater than 62 and VL,VL does not indicate increased risk; age greater than 74 and S,L indicates increased risk; age greater than 77 and S,S indicates increased risk; and age greater than 76 and S,VL indicates increased risk.
A method for diagnosis in vitro of the risk of the patient post-infarction heart failure development comprising: - determining a gene expression profile of all the gene transcripts from the group consisting of: FMN1, RNASE1 and JDP2 in leukocytes in a biological sample collected from a patient after acute myocardial infarction, and - comparing said expression profile to the expression level in non-heart failure patients, - wherein an increased expression of all gene transcripts is indicative of heart failure development in the subject. - determining a gene expression profile of all the gene transcripts from the group consisting of: FMN1, RNASE1 and JDP2 in leukocytes in a biological sample collected from a patient after acute myocardial infarction, and - comparing said expression profile to the expression level in non-heart failure patients, - wherein an increased expression of all gene transcripts is indicative of heart failure development in the subject.
Ozone generator having one high-voltage electrode (2, 2') and at least one counter electrode (4, 4') bounding either side of a space (5, 5'), in which at least one dielectric (3, 3') is arranged, and which is perfused in the direction of flow by a gas flow (6, 6'), wherein the high-voltage electrode (2, 2') and the at least one counter electrode (4, 4') are provided with a connection for an electric power supply for generation by silent discharge, characterised in that a fabric is arranged in the gas flow (6, 6'), wherein the fabric has a combination of materials with at least one wire and at least one electrically non-conductive fibre.
Method for assessing a butt weld of plastic pipes or fittings in a welding device having the following steps: - clamping or fixing the pipe ends to be welded with opposing end faces in a welding device, - autonomously aligning or adjusting an inspection head on the basis of the pipe parameters for subsequently acquiring the pipe ends, - inspecting a predetermined region at the two pipe ends by means of at least one first sensor arranged in the inspection head, - inspecting the end faces of the pipe ends by means of a second sensor, wherein the second sensor uses a different inspection method than the first sensor, - evaluating the previously ascertained inspection data on the basis of predetermined values, - carrying out the welding process including recording the welding process, characterized in that a final evaluation of the weld is carried out on the basis of the ascertained inspection data and the recorded welding process. - clamping or fixing the pipe ends to be welded with opposing end faces in a welding device, - autonomously aligning or adjusting an inspection head on the basis of the pipe parameters for subsequently acquiring the pipe ends, - inspecting a predetermined region at the two pipe ends by means of at least one first sensor arranged in the inspection head, - inspecting the end faces of the pipe ends by means of a second sensor, wherein the second sensor uses a different inspection method than the first sensor, - evaluating the previously ascertained inspection data on the basis of predetermined values, - carrying out the welding process including recording the welding process,
Photobioreactor module adapted to be assembled with an identical adjacent module, comprising: - a panel having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, the first side delimiting, with the second side of the adjacent panel, a cavity suitable for containing a culture medium when the modules are assembled, the cavity having a thickness (e) comprised between 1 millimeter and 2 centimeters, the panel comprising two transparent plates (17a, 17b), and - a gas injection device, suitable for injecting gas bubbles into the culture medium contained in the cavity, so that the bubbles rise up the sides (11, 12) of the panels, wherein the gas injection device comprises gas injection channels cut or inserted into one of the transparent plates (17a, 17b). - a panel having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, the first side delimiting, with the second side of the adjacent panel, a cavity suitable for containing a culture medium when the modules are assembled, the cavity having a thickness (e) comprised between 1 millimeter and 2 centimeters, the panel comprising two transparent plates (17a, 17b), and - a gas injection device, suitable for injecting gas bubbles into the culture medium contained in the cavity, so that the bubbles rise up the sides (11, 12) of the panels, wherein the gas injection device comprises gas injection channels cut or inserted into one of the transparent plates (17a, 17b).
A device for wirelessly charging a power supply battery of an electronic module mounted in a shoe, said electronic module comprising a receiver coil capable of receiving a charging signal for charging said power supply battery, said device being characterised in that it comprises a body, adapted to be placed into an internal space of said shoe, having at least partly the shape of a human foot heel and at least partly snugly fitting the shape of said internal space, and a wireless charging module mounted in said body and comprising at least one charging coil mounted in the body of the device so as to enable wireless charging of said power supply battery, via said receiver coil, when the device is placed in said internal space of the shoe.
A method of determining which user device of a plurality of user devices should receive a Session Initiation Protocol, SIP, request for a communication service on a telecommunications system, the system comprising: - a plurality of user devices adapted to run a communication service; - an application server in communication with the plurality of user devices on which there is comprised a registry of the plurality of user devices, the registry comprising associations between user devices and SIP instances, each user device being associated with a respective user identity; and, - a telecommunication network in communication with the plurality of user devices and with the application server, wherein the method comprises, at the application server: a) receiving a SIP request (21, 31, 41, 51, 61) for establishing a communication service, the SIP request intended for a user identity from the telecommunication network; b) dynamically determining (22, 32, 42, 52, 64) which SIP instance should receive the SIP request based on the user identity for which the SIP request is intended and parameters associated with the user device or SIP instance on the registry, the parameters including the capability to receive a voice over IP (VoIP) call; and c) routing (23, 33, 35, 53, 613, 616) the request for a communication service to the determined user device or determined user devices (UDs), the routing including sending to SIP instances associated to user devices which are voice over IP capable if the request is a voice over IP call, and sending to SIP instances for a user identity attached to a circuit switched network if the request is a voice over IP call and there are no user devices voice over IP capable available. - a plurality of user devices adapted to run a communication service; - an application server in communication with the plurality of user devices on which there is comprised a registry of the plurality of user devices, the registry comprising associations between user devices and SIP instances, each user device being associated with a respective user identity; and, - a telecommunication network in communication with the plurality of user devices and with the application server, a) receiving a SIP request (21, 31, 41, 51, 61) for establishing a communication service, the SIP request intended for a user identity from the telecommunication network; b) dynamically determining (22, 32, 42, 52, 64) which SIP instance should receive the SIP request based on the user identity for which the SIP request is intended and parameters associated with the user device or SIP instance on the registry, the parameters including the capability to receive a voice over IP (VoIP) call; and c) routing (23, 33, 35, 53, 613, 616) the request for a communication service to the determined user device or determined user devices (UDs), the routing including sending to SIP instances associated to user devices which are voice over IP capable if the request is a voice over IP call, and sending to SIP instances for a user identity attached to a circuit switched network if the request is a voice over IP call and there are no user devices voice over IP capable available.
A communication policy control device for determining type of communication (CT1, CT2, CT3) to be used by a client entity reporting data to a server entity in a machine-to-machine communication system, the client entity and server entity having at least two different available communication types (CT1, CT2, CT3) between each other, said communication policy control device comprising a processor acting on computer instructions whereby said communication policy control device is operative to: monitor the connection state of communication according to a current communication type over a current communication medium (Internet, ESN), identify system parameters affected by said connection state, select a communication policy (P1, P2, P3) based on the affected system parameters, said communication policy setting out rules for the use of one or more communication types, and activate communication over a communication medium according to a communication type specified by the selected communication policy, if not already in place. monitor the connection state of communication according to a current communication type over a current communication medium (Internet, ESN), identify system parameters affected by said connection state, select a communication policy (P1, P2, P3) based on the affected system parameters, said communication policy setting out rules for the use of one or more communication types, and activate communication over a communication medium according to a communication type specified by the selected communication policy, if not already in place.
A binder composition for use in paper coating compositions comprising a cold water soluble starch material and a plasticizer characterized in that the starch material is present in an amount of between 20% and 70% by weight, based on total dry substance, wherein the starch material is selected from the group consisting of thinned starches, thermally modified starches, dextrins, and mixtures of two or more thereof, wherein the percent dry substance is determined by drying 5 grams of a sample for 4 hours at 120°C under vacuum and wherein the plasticizer is selected from carbohydrates having a DE of at least 10, polyols, synthetic polymers, synthetic oligomers and mixtures of two or more thereof.
An apparatus for a single-track or multitrack provision of web-like interleaved sheet material at a cutting region in which products supplied on one track or on multiple tracks are cut into slices and interleaved sheets are introduced which are cut off from the provided interleaved sheet material in the cutting region, said apparatus comprising an output device which is configured to eject at least one material web into the cutting region, wherein the output device comprises at least one driven feed roll and at least one counter-unit which forms a feed gap for the material web together with the feed roll, and wherein the output device is configured to eject material webs on multiple tracks and comprises a driven feed roll for each track, wherein the feed rolls of the individual tracks are combined pairwise or group-wise and a coaxial shaft drive (79, 81) is provided for each pair or for each group and comprises a plurality of drive shafts which are disposed coaxially in one another and which are each associated with one of the feed rolls.
A method of estimating a tire contact state comprising the steps of: detecting a tire vibration during running at an unsprung portion of a vehicle; and estimating the tire contact state from amplitude of a vibration component of the particular frequency band of the detected vibration, characterized in that a tire for estimating a contact state is used, the tire including a tread pattern having at least two types of: a block (33A, 33B, 33C) defined by a plurality of circumferential grooves and a lateral groove or a lug groove, which is formed in a tire circumferential direction at constant cycle, or a dummy block projecting from a land portion continuing in the tire circumference direction, toward the tire circumference direction; wherein the lengths in the circumferential direction of the at least two types of block or dummy block differ, a vibration transmitted to the unsprung portion of a vehicle from the tire for estimating a contact state on the unsprung portion, which occurs when the trailing edge of the block or the dummy block leaves from a road is detected; and the tire contact state in accordance with amplitude of the vibration component in a frequency band corresponding with the cycle of the detected vibration is estimated. detecting a tire vibration during running at an unsprung portion of a vehicle; and estimating the tire contact state from amplitude of a vibration component of the particular frequency band of the detected vibration, a block (33A, 33B, 33C) defined by a plurality of circumferential grooves and a lateral groove or a lug groove, which is formed in a tire circumferential direction at constant cycle, or a dummy block projecting from a land portion continuing in the tire circumference direction, toward the tire circumference direction; wherein the lengths in the circumferential direction of the at least two types of block or dummy block differ, a vibration transmitted to the unsprung portion of a vehicle from the tire for estimating a contact state on the unsprung portion, which occurs when the trailing edge of the block or the dummy block leaves from a road is detected; and the tire contact state in accordance with amplitude of the vibration component in a frequency band corresponding with the cycle of the detected vibration is estimated.
A node capable of establishing a communication connection between two or more clients in a communication system comprising a plurality of nodes, the communication system being such that the nodes comprised within the system are arranged in a hierarchy in which a node comprised in one level of the hierarchy is more likely to be reachable by a client trying to establish a communication connection with another client than a node comprised in a lower level of the hierarchy, characterised in that the node is arranged to: assume responsibility for one or more nodes comprised in a lower level of the hierarchy than it; and when a client determines that a node for which the claimed node has assumed responsibility is unreachable, establish a communication connection between the client and another client on behalf of the unreachable node. assume responsibility for one or more nodes comprised in a lower level of the hierarchy than it; and when a client determines that a node for which the claimed node has assumed responsibility is unreachable, establish a communication connection between the client and another client on behalf of the unreachable node.
A plant cultivation method, comprising: providing, alternately, a growth period in which an amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by photosynthesis is larger than an amount of carbon dioxide emitted by respiration and a rest period in which an amount of carbon dioxide emitted by respiration is larger than an amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by photosynthesis; and growing a plant, wherein: in the rest period, a dark period in which an intensity of light applied to the cultivation target plant is lower than a light intensity at a light compensation point and a bright period in which blue light whose wavelength is 400 nm or greater and 500 nm or shorter is applied at an intensity that is lower than the light intensity at the light compensation point are provided alternately; a one-cycle time T of repetition of the dark period and the bright period is 2 μs or longer and 500 μs or shorter; and a duty ratio ΔT/T of a time ΔT of the bright period to the one-cycle time T is 20% or smaller; characterised in that the blue light has a photosynthetic photon flux density of 0.001 μmol·m -2 ·s -1 or higher and 4.0 μmol·m -2 ·s -1 or lower. in the rest period, a dark period in which an intensity of light applied to the cultivation target plant is lower than a light intensity at a light compensation point and a bright period in which blue light whose wavelength is 400 nm or greater and 500 nm or shorter is applied at an intensity that is lower than the light intensity at the light compensation point are provided alternately; a one-cycle time T of repetition of the dark period and the bright period is 2 μs or longer and 500 μs or shorter; and a duty ratio ΔT/T of a time ΔT of the bright period to the one-cycle time T is 20% or smaller; characterised in that the blue light has a photosynthetic photon flux density of 0.001 μmol·m -2 ·s -1 or higher and 4.0 μmol·m -2 ·s -1 or lower.