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A method of determining whether a subject who has been diagnosed with cancer is likely to develop, or is likely to have developed, a metastasis, wherein the method comprises: a. measuring the level of membrane-bound actin in a sample obtained from the subject, b. comparing the level of membrane-bound actin measured in the sample obtained from the subject with the level of membrane-bound actin in a reference sample, and c. determining that the subject is likely to develop metastasis or is likely to have developed metastasis if the level of membrane-bound actin in the sample obtained from the subject is higher than the level of membrane-bound actin in the reference sample. a. measuring the level of membrane-bound actin in a sample obtained from the subject, b. comparing the level of membrane-bound actin measured in the sample obtained from the subject with the level of membrane-bound actin in a reference sample, and c. determining that the subject is likely to develop metastasis or is likely to have developed metastasis if the level of membrane-bound actin in the sample obtained from the subject is higher than the level of membrane-bound actin in the reference sample.
A method for preparing a diol wherein the method uses a sugar and hydrogen as starting materials, which are brought into contact with a catalyst in water to prepare a diol, wherein: the catalyst is a composite catalyst consisting of a main catalyst and a cocatalyst; the main catalyst is a water-insoluble acid-resistant alloy comprising (i) nickel, one or more rare earth elements, tin and aluminum or (ii) nickel, one or more rare earth elements, tin, aluminum and tungsten, or (iii) nickel, one or more rare earth elements, tin, aluminum, tungsten and molybdenum or (iv) nickel, one or more rare earth elements, tin, aluminum, tungsten, molybdenum, and boron or phosphorus; the cocatalyst is a soluble tungstic acid salt and/or an insoluble tungsten compound; and the sugar reacts with hydrogen in the form of an aqueous sugar solution, and the aqueous sugar solution has a concentration of 20 - 60 wt%. the catalyst is a composite catalyst consisting of a main catalyst and a cocatalyst; the main catalyst is a water-insoluble acid-resistant alloy comprising (i) nickel, one or more rare earth elements, tin and aluminum or (ii) nickel, one or more rare earth elements, tin, aluminum and tungsten, or (iii) nickel, one or more rare earth elements, tin, aluminum, tungsten and molybdenum or (iv) nickel, one or more rare earth elements, tin, aluminum, tungsten, molybdenum, and boron or phosphorus; the cocatalyst is a soluble tungstic acid salt and/or an insoluble tungsten compound; and the sugar reacts with hydrogen in the form of an aqueous sugar solution, and the aqueous sugar solution has a concentration of 20 - 60 wt%.
A molecule that inhibits or prevents an activity of a Src family kinase for use in treating a metastatic cancer, wherein the molecule is one that inhibits or prevents an interaction between the SH3 domain of a Src family kinase and an androgen receptor (AR), and the metastatic cancer is one in which an activity of AR is a contributory factor, and wherein the molecule comprises the structure Ac-PPPHPHARIK-NH2, where Ac is an acetyl group, wherein the molecule does not reduce or prevent fertility in the subject, and wherein the subject is fertile and in whom fertility is to be preserved.
A method involving an additive manufacturing system, the method comprising: forming a first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit using the additive manufacturing system; providing a fluid coupling , the fluid coupling including the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit , the first fluid conduit connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit , wherein the first fluid conduit has a first configuration, and the second fluid conduit has a second configuration that is different than the first configuration; and connecting and fluidly coupling the first fluid conduit to the second fluid conduit through a compliant intermediate fluid conduit that is formed integral with the first and the second fluid conduits , wherein the intermediate fluid conduit is configured to flex thereby allowing towards-and-away movement, side-to-side movement and/or twisting movement between the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit , and wherein the first fluid conduit is connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit during the forming of the first and the second fluid conduits . forming a first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit using the additive manufacturing system; providing a fluid coupling , the fluid coupling including the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit , the first fluid conduit connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit , wherein the first fluid conduit has a first configuration, and the second fluid conduit has a second configuration that is different than the first configuration; and connecting and fluidly coupling the first fluid conduit to the second fluid conduit through a compliant intermediate fluid conduit that is formed integral with the first and the second fluid conduits , wherein the intermediate fluid conduit is configured to flex thereby allowing towards-and-away movement, side-to-side movement and/or twisting movement between the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit , and wherein the first fluid conduit is connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit during the forming of the first and the second fluid conduits .
A vacuum sealed, container containing preserved pickled food , the container comprising: - at least one foil wall formed from a flexible foil and defining a chamber ; - pickled food within the chamber ; and - brine , in which the food is immersed, and which fills the chamber when the chamber is sealed, characterized in that the ratio of brine to pickled food by mass is in the range 1:2.5 to 1:5. - at least one foil wall formed from a flexible foil and defining a chamber ; - pickled food within the chamber ; and - brine , in which the food is immersed, and which fills the chamber when the chamber is sealed,
A method for determining the presence and/or location of at least one work item in a holder of a holding device provided for the work item , wherein the holder provided for the work item is individually adapted to the shape of the work item , wherein at least one measurement value is recorded by means of a capacitive sensor and/or inductive sensor , wherein the at least one measured measurement value is compared with a predefinable target value, wherein the presence and/or location of the at least one work item in the holder provided for the work item is determined based on the comparison, characterized in that multiple reference measurements under various environmental conditions are taken into account in order to ascertain the presence and/or location of the at least one work item , wherein the reference measurements are carried out for a training process with an empty holding device , with a holding device only filled with individual tools or tool groups, and/or with a completely full holding device.
A computer-implemented method for extracting information on infiltrates from an imaging report, and applying the report infiltrate information to clinical guidelines and clinical support applications, comprising: receiving the imaging report; parsing the report for infiltrate-related keywords; classifying the report; presenting the classified report on a dashboard for clinical decision-making; and applying infiltrate information from the classified report in a real-time clinical application for detecting and predicting acute illness; characterized in that the report is classified based on the infiltrate-related keywords and at least one of directional words indicating a location of the infiltrates, negation words, and words canceling the negation words; and in that the real-time clinical application comprises applying the classified report to schedule application of clinical decision support, CDS, algorithms; wherein: if infiltrate-related keywords are found in the report, then a CDS algorithm relevant to the imaging report is applied: and if no infiltrate-related keywords are found in the report, then a CDS algorithm requiring imaging report infiltrates is not applied. receiving the imaging report; parsing the report for infiltrate-related keywords; classifying the report; presenting the classified report on a dashboard for clinical decision-making; and applying infiltrate information from the classified report in a real-time clinical application for detecting and predicting acute illness; characterized in that the report is classified based on the infiltrate-related keywords and at least one of directional words indicating a location of the infiltrates, negation words, and words canceling the negation words; and in that the real-time clinical application comprises applying the classified report to schedule application of clinical decision support, CDS, algorithms; wherein: if infiltrate-related keywords are found in the report, then a CDS algorithm relevant to the imaging report is applied: and if no infiltrate-related keywords are found in the report, then a CDS algorithm requiring imaging report infiltrates is not applied. if infiltrate-related keywords are found in the report, then a CDS algorithm relevant to the imaging report is applied: and if no infiltrate-related keywords are found in the report, then a CDS algorithm requiring imaging report infiltrates is not applied.
Electrical switching device for an energy store of an electric vehicle, having a housing in which at least one switching section with two input contacts and at least one output contact is arranged, and having a rotary component , which is mounted relative to the housing between at least one of an off position (I), a prior position (II) and an on position (III) so as to be rotatable about a switching axis , the rotary component having at least one conductor with at least two conductor contacts , which, in the prior position (II), electrically conductively connects the first input contact to the output contact and, in the on position (III), electrically connects the second input contact to the output contact of the at least one switching section , characterized in that an electrical coupling device is arranged between a drive device for the rotary component and the rotary component , and the electrical coupling device blocks a movement of the rotary component in the direction of the off-position (I) under energization and releases it without energization.
A method for preventing security breaches of a passive remote keyless entry system for authorizing access to a vehicle , the passive remote keyless entry system comprising a base station located at the vehicle and a mobile device , in particular a remote key, wherein the base station comprises a first processor unit and a first transceiver unit , the mobile device comprises a second processor unit and a second transceiver unit , an air travel time (T) of a single message sent back and forth from the base station to the mobile device is measured, and access to the vehicle is granted depending on the measured air travel time (T), characterized in that the first transceiver unit comprises a timing device , the second transceiver unit comprises a Phase-Locked-Loop oscillator (PLL) , the first transceiver unit sends a start signal to the timing device at a time of sending a request message to the second transceiver unit , wherein the first transceiver unit broadcasts an activation signal to activate the PLL before sending the start signal to the timing device , the first transceiver unit sends a stop signal to the timing device at a time of receiving a return message from the second transceiver unit , and the air travel time (T) is obtained as a time difference between the start signal and the stop signal. the passive remote keyless entry system comprising a base station located at the vehicle and a mobile device , in particular a remote key, wherein the base station comprises a first processor unit and a first transceiver unit , the mobile device comprises a second processor unit and a second transceiver unit , an air travel time (T) of a single message sent back and forth from the base station to the mobile device is measured, and access to the vehicle is granted depending on the measured air travel time (T), characterized in that the first transceiver unit comprises a timing device , the second transceiver unit comprises a Phase-Locked-Loop oscillator (PLL) , the first transceiver unit sends a start signal to the timing device at a time of sending a request message to the second transceiver unit , wherein the first transceiver unit broadcasts an activation signal to activate the PLL before sending the start signal to the timing device , the first transceiver unit sends a stop signal to the timing device at a time of receiving a return message from the second transceiver unit , and the air travel time (T) is obtained as a time difference between the start signal and the stop signal.
A shaft assembly for a turbine engine , the shaft assembly defining an axial direction and a radial direction, the shaft assembly comprising: a coupling shaft defining a plurality of coupling shaft teeth extended in the axial direction; wherein each coupling shaft tooth is in circumferential arrangement along the coupling shaft ; the coupling shaft comprises a first material ; the plurality of coupling shaft teeth comprise a second material different from the first material ; and the plurality of coupling shaft teeth each define a cavity and an outlet . a coupling shaft defining a plurality of coupling shaft teeth extended in the axial direction; wherein each coupling shaft tooth is in circumferential arrangement along the coupling shaft ; the coupling shaft comprises a first material ; the plurality of coupling shaft teeth comprise a second material different from the first material ; and the plurality of coupling shaft teeth each define a cavity and an outlet .
Holding device for a biological fluid filtration unit comprising a first plate and a second plate that are movable in relation to each other between an open state in which the first plate and the second plate are remote from each other in order to be able to arrange said filtration unit in said holding device , and a closed state in which the first plate and the second plate are facing each other in order to hold said filtration unit clamped, said holding device further comprising a fixing element movable between a free position in which the first plate and the second plate are free to move between the open state and the closed state and a blocking position in which the first plate and the second plate are held in the closed state, characterized in that it further comprises a locking element configured to hold the fixing element in said blocking position.
A sensor package comprising: a first die having a capacitive sensor, the capacitive sensor including an active sensing portion and a shield surrounding the active sensing portion; and a second die comprising a voltage regulator configured to produce a shield voltage and a compensation circuit configured to produce a compensation signal , the voltage regulator and the compensation circuit each being directly electrically coupled to the shield, wherein the voltage regulator is configured to regulate the shield to the shield voltage, and the compensation signal produced by the compensation circuit is configured to reduce an interference signal on the shield voltage. a first die having a capacitive sensor, the capacitive sensor including an active sensing portion and a shield surrounding the active sensing portion; and a second die comprising a voltage regulator configured to produce a shield voltage and a compensation circuit configured to produce a compensation signal , the voltage regulator and the compensation circuit each being directly electrically coupled to the shield, wherein the voltage regulator is configured to regulate the shield to the shield voltage, and the compensation signal produced by the compensation circuit is configured to reduce an interference signal on the shield voltage.
A stent comprising: a strut extending in a predetermined direction; a first protrusion provided on the strut , the first protrusion being substantially L-shaped and extending in a direction away from the strut and in a direction toward a distal side in the predetermined direction; a second protrusion that is provided on the strut and located distal to the first protrusion , the second protrusion being substantially L-shaped, extending in a direction away from the strut and in a direction toward a proximal side in the predetermined direction, and having a tip spaced apart from a tip of the first protrusion ; and an opaque member being substantially tubular and highly opaque to radiation, the opaque member having two end portions in which the first and second protrusions are inserted, respectively. a strut extending in a predetermined direction; a first protrusion provided on the strut , the first protrusion being substantially L-shaped and extending in a direction away from the strut and in a direction toward a distal side in the predetermined direction; a second protrusion that is provided on the strut and located distal to the first protrusion , the second protrusion being substantially L-shaped, extending in a direction away from the strut and in a direction toward a proximal side in the predetermined direction, and having a tip spaced apart from a tip of the first protrusion ; and an opaque member being substantially tubular and highly opaque to radiation, the opaque member having two end portions in which the first and second protrusions are inserted, respectively.
A method of forming an ultrasonic transducer device, the method comprising: forming an insulating layer having topographic features over a lower transducer electrode layer of a substrate; forming a conformal, anti-stiction layer over the insulating layer such that the conformal layer also has the topographic features; defining a cavity in a support layer formed over the anti-stiction layer; and bonding a membrane to the support layer. forming an insulating layer having topographic features over a lower transducer electrode layer of a substrate; forming a conformal, anti-stiction layer over the insulating layer such that the conformal layer also has the topographic features; defining a cavity in a support layer formed over the anti-stiction layer; and bonding a membrane to the support layer.
A wet cleaning apparatus comprising: a cleaner head for cleaning a surface to be cleaned, the cleaner head having a dirt inlet ; a motor and fan for delivering suction to the dirt inlet; a separator unit for separating water from a flow of air generated by the suction; a container for collecting the separated water, the container having a top and a bottom , and a side portion between the top and the bottom; an air passage provided in the container for passing the air separated from the water towards the motor and fan, the air passage being spatially separated from the bottom of the container; a handle for grasping by a user of the apparatus, wherein the handle, the cleaner head, and the container are arranged such that a user pushing the handle causes at least the cleaner head and the container to move forward, and the user pulling the handle causes said at least the cleaner head and the container to move backwards towards the user, the water collected in the container sloshing against the side portion of the container during said pushing; an optional pivot point between the cleaner head and the container, wherein the pivot point is arranged to permit tilting of the container towards the user grasping the handle while the dirt inlet continues to provide suction to the surface to be cleaned; and a water directing member sealingly adjoining the side portion, characterized in that the water directing member protrudes backwards from said side portion, thereby to inhibit said water sloshing against the side portion from continuing to move along the side portion towards the air passage. a cleaner head for cleaning a surface to be cleaned, the cleaner head having a dirt inlet ; a motor and fan for delivering suction to the dirt inlet; a separator unit for separating water from a flow of air generated by the suction; a container for collecting the separated water, the container having a top and a bottom , and a side portion between the top and the bottom; an air passage provided in the container for passing the air separated from the water towards the motor and fan, the air passage being spatially separated from the bottom of the container; a handle for grasping by a user of the apparatus, wherein the handle, the cleaner head, and the container are arranged such that a user pushing the handle causes at least the cleaner head and the container to move forward, and the user pulling the handle causes said at least the cleaner head and the container to move backwards towards the user, the water collected in the container sloshing against the side portion of the container during said pushing; an optional pivot point between the cleaner head and the container, wherein the pivot point is arranged to permit tilting of the container towards the user grasping the handle while the dirt inlet continues to provide suction to the surface to be cleaned; and a water directing member sealingly adjoining the side portion, characterized in that the water directing member protrudes backwards from said side portion, thereby to inhibit said water sloshing against the side portion from continuing to move along the side portion towards the air passage.
A method of handling a circuit-switched or packet-switched call in a femtocell basestation , the method comprising: receiving a message from a user equipment device in a protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, intended for a Mobile Switching Centre or a SGSN or GGSN in a core network of a telecommunications network; terminating the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum; and performing local call control based on the message, the method further comprising: having terminated the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, obtaining an IMSI of the user equipment device; determining whether the user equipment device is allowed to register with the femtocell basestation ; and if the user equipment device is not allowed to register with the femtocell basestation , terminating a registration attempt. receiving a message from a user equipment device in a protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, intended for a Mobile Switching Centre or a SGSN or GGSN in a core network of a telecommunications network; terminating the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum; and performing local call control based on the message, the method further comprising: having terminated the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, obtaining an IMSI of the user equipment device; determining whether the user equipment device is allowed to register with the femtocell basestation ; and if the user equipment device is not allowed to register with the femtocell basestation , terminating a registration attempt. having terminated the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, obtaining an IMSI of the user equipment device; determining whether the user equipment device is allowed to register with the femtocell basestation ; and if the user equipment device is not allowed to register with the femtocell basestation , terminating a registration attempt.
Hip joint cup with an inner face and an outer face and with at least one screw opening which is intended for the insertion of a bone screw and which has at least one spherical portion, tapering in cross section towards the outer face and serving as abutment for the bone screw, and at least one inner thread for closing the screw opening with a closure screw , characterized in that the inner thread is arranged in the spherical portion .