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A priming system for use with medical fluids for removing gas from tubing coupled to a fluid reservoir , the priming system comprising: a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between a resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir ; a housing fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir, the housing comprising a drip chamber fluidly coupled between the fluid reservoir and the first check valve ; the resilient chamber having flexible walls, an inlet port , and an outlet port , wherein the first fluid pathway extends from the fluid reservoir to the inlet port ; and characterized in that the first check valve is configured such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber , wherein a second fluid pathway extends from the outlet port of the resilient chamber to the fluid reservoir such that the fluid can return to the fluid reservoir through the second fluid pathway between the outlet port of the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber and wherein the first fluid pathway is configured to be disconnected from the inlet port of the resilient chamber and redirected to a medical fluid delivery device a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between a resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir ; a housing fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir, the housing comprising a drip chamber fluidly coupled between the fluid reservoir and the first check valve ; the resilient chamber having flexible walls, an inlet port , and an outlet port , wherein the first fluid pathway extends from the fluid reservoir to the inlet port ; and characterized in that the first check valve is configured such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber , wherein a second fluid pathway extends from the outlet port of the resilient chamber to the fluid reservoir such that the fluid can return to the fluid reservoir through the second fluid pathway between the outlet port of the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber and wherein the first fluid pathway is configured to be disconnected from the inlet port of the resilient chamber and redirected to a medical fluid delivery device
A computer-implemented method for providing an endorsed value in a permissioned ledger in a distributed database management system, DDBMS, in a network, the method comprising: a. providing a permissioned ledger in the DDBMS, the ledger comprising valuation entries, each comprising a key and at least one value, i. wherein permission is required for a peer node of a plurality of peer nodes to access the ledger, ii. the ledger maintains a record of digital transactions, wherein the digital transactions may only be appended to the ledger, but not modified within the ledger, and iii. each peer node of the plurality of peer nodes maintains at least a portion of a replica of the ledger; b. receiving , by a computing device, a request for valuation of a physical object, wherein the physical object is identified by an object identifier; c. obtaining , by a computing device, a candidate object value of the object; d. obtaining , by a computing device, an endorsed object value of the object based at least in part upon implementation of a consensus protocol among peer nodes in the network concerning the candidate object value; and e. adding , by a computing device, to the ledger a data block including the endorsed object value, wherein the added data block is cryptographically linked to a previous data block in the ledger. a. providing a permissioned ledger in the DDBMS, the ledger comprising valuation entries, each comprising a key and at least one value, i. wherein permission is required for a peer node of a plurality of peer nodes to access the ledger, ii. the ledger maintains a record of digital transactions, wherein the digital transactions may only be appended to the ledger, but not modified within the ledger, and iii. each peer node of the plurality of peer nodes maintains at least a portion of a replica of the ledger; i. wherein permission is required for a peer node of a plurality of peer nodes to access the ledger, ii. the ledger maintains a record of digital transactions, wherein the digital transactions may only be appended to the ledger, but not modified within the ledger, and iii. each peer node of the plurality of peer nodes maintains at least a portion of a replica of the ledger; b. receiving , by a computing device, a request for valuation of a physical object, wherein the physical object is identified by an object identifier; c. obtaining , by a computing device, a candidate object value of the object; d. obtaining , by a computing device, an endorsed object value of the object based at least in part upon implementation of a consensus protocol among peer nodes in the network concerning the candidate object value; and e. adding , by a computing device, to the ledger a data block including the endorsed object value, wherein the added data block is cryptographically linked to a previous data block in the ledger.
An X-ray imaging method , comprising: (a) performing a first object imaging process to obtain a first object intensity signal by detecting a plurality of X-rays of a X-ray source passing through a first object in an field of view, FOV; characterized by: (b) performing a baseline imaging process to obtain a baseline intensity signal by detecting the X-rays when the first object is not in the FOV; and; (c) obtaining a first thickness of the first object based on the first object intensity signal, the baseline intensity signal, and a first attenuation coefficient of the first object. (a) performing a first object imaging process to obtain a first object intensity signal by detecting a plurality of X-rays of a X-ray source passing through a first object in an field of view, FOV; characterized by: (b) performing a baseline imaging process to obtain a baseline intensity signal by detecting the X-rays when the first object is not in the FOV; and; (c) obtaining a first thickness of the first object based on the first object intensity signal, the baseline intensity signal, and a first attenuation coefficient of the first object.
A polypropylene composition comprising : - a 95 wt% to 60 wt% of branched polypropylene by weight of the composition, the branched polypropylene having a branching index g'(vis) of 0.98, or 0.97, or 0.96 or less, a melt flow rate (230°C/2.16 kg) within a range from 0.1 g/10 min to 20 g/10 min, a melt strength of at least 20 cN determined by extensional rheology at 190°C, and an Mw/Mn of at least 5, and; - within a range from 5 wt% to 40 wt% of a low molecular weight polyolefin by weight of the composition, the low molecular weight polyolefin having a weight average molecular weight of no more than 100,000 g/mole, and a melt flow rate (ASTM D1238, 230°C/2.16 kg) of at least 50 g/10 min and a Mw/Mn of less than 5. - a 95 wt% to 60 wt% of branched polypropylene by weight of the composition, the branched polypropylene having a branching index g'(vis) of 0.98, or 0.97, or 0.96 or less, a melt flow rate (230°C/2.16 kg) within a range from 0.1 g/10 min to 20 g/10 min, a melt strength of at least 20 cN determined by extensional rheology at 190°C, and an Mw/Mn of at least 5, and; - within a range from 5 wt% to 40 wt% of a low molecular weight polyolefin by weight of the composition, the low molecular weight polyolefin having a weight average molecular weight of no more than 100,000 g/mole, and a melt flow rate (ASTM D1238, 230°C/2.16 kg) of at least 50 g/10 min and a Mw/Mn of less than 5.
A method for manipulating the evolution of collectives of self-replicating entities in a high throughput droplet milli-fluidic system, comprising: (a) Generating an ordered droplet train in a carrier fluid to form a plurality of bioreactors, each droplet of the droplet train encapsulating growth media, and wherein at least one droplet of the droplet train encapsulates at least two self-replicating entities, said at least two self-replicating entities having different properties; (b) Distributing at least a portion of said ordered droplet train for continuous circulation and monitoring of at least one data over time; (c) Analyzing the corresponding data and optionally obtain a ranking of each droplet bioreactor; (d) Discarding non selected droplets bioreactors and sorting and individually diluting the reservoir of selected droplets by mixing with growth media; (e) Fragmenting and plugging back into the train the resulting diluted reservoir originating from each independent selected droplet bioreactor; and (f) Repeating steps (b) to (e). (a) Generating an ordered droplet train in a carrier fluid to form a plurality of bioreactors, each droplet of the droplet train encapsulating growth media, and wherein at least one droplet of the droplet train encapsulates at least two self-replicating entities, said at least two self-replicating entities having different properties; (b) Distributing at least a portion of said ordered droplet train for continuous circulation and monitoring of at least one data over time; (c) Analyzing the corresponding data and optionally obtain a ranking of each droplet bioreactor; (d) Discarding non selected droplets bioreactors and sorting and individually diluting the reservoir of selected droplets by mixing with growth media; (e) Fragmenting and plugging back into the train the resulting diluted reservoir originating from each independent selected droplet bioreactor; and (f) Repeating steps (b) to (e).
A fiber optic connector sub-assembly for securing and retaining a fiber optic cable therein, the fiber optic connector sub-assembly comprising: a cable lock comprising: a cable channel for receiving a fiber optic cable therethrough; and at least one strength member engagement surface ; and a retention body comprising: an optical fiber channel for receiving an end portion of at least one optical fiber of the fiber optic cable therethrough; and at least one strength member engagement surface configured to cooperate with the at least one strength member engagement surface of the cable lock to receive and retain at least one strength member of the fiber optic cable ; characterized in that at least one of the cable lock and the retention body comprises at least one tab configured to mate with a respective slot in the other of the cable lock and the retention body ; and wherein each of the at least one tab mates with the respective slot in a snap-fit arrangement. a cable lock comprising: a cable channel for receiving a fiber optic cable therethrough; and at least one strength member engagement surface ; and a cable channel for receiving a fiber optic cable therethrough; and at least one strength member engagement surface ; and a retention body comprising: an optical fiber channel for receiving an end portion of at least one optical fiber of the fiber optic cable therethrough; and at least one strength member engagement surface configured to cooperate with the at least one strength member engagement surface of the cable lock to receive and retain at least one strength member of the fiber optic cable ; characterized in that at least one of the cable lock and the retention body comprises at least one tab configured to mate with a respective slot in the other of the cable lock and the retention body ; and wherein each of the at least one tab mates with the respective slot in a snap-fit arrangement. an optical fiber channel for receiving an end portion of at least one optical fiber of the fiber optic cable therethrough; and at least one strength member engagement surface configured to cooperate with the at least one strength member engagement surface of the cable lock to receive and retain at least one strength member of the fiber optic cable ; characterized in that at least one of the cable lock and the retention body comprises at least one tab configured to mate with a respective slot in the other of the cable lock and the retention body ; and wherein each of the at least one tab mates with the respective slot in a snap-fit arrangement.
A method for authenticating a user, the method comprising: sending , from a client application , an access request to a Uniform Resource Identifier, URI, of a relying party , wherein URI is an Internet Protocol, IP, address of the relying party, and wherein a default URI for the relying party is a domain name service, DNS, name; receiving , at the client application , a response from the relying party that includes authentication metadata that includes an address for a security token service, STS, trusted by the relying party; sending , from the client application, a request for a security token to access the relying party to the STS ; receiving , at the client application, the security token to access the relying party from the STS, wherein the security token comprises a certificate for the relying party; validating the certificate using Public Key Infrastructure, PKI, chain validation through a secondary authentication process, wherein a step in the secondary authentication process comprises comparing a DNS name from an audience Uniform Resource Identifier, URI, field in the security token with a subject field or subject alternative name, SAN, field in the certificate for the relying party, wherein the audience URI field includes the IP address of the relying party; and upon successful validation of the security token, communicating , from the client application, the security token to the relying party. sending , from a client application , an access request to a Uniform Resource Identifier, URI, of a relying party , wherein URI is an Internet Protocol, IP, address of the relying party, and wherein a default URI for the relying party is a domain name service, DNS, name; receiving , at the client application , a response from the relying party that includes authentication metadata that includes an address for a security token service, STS, trusted by the relying party; sending , from the client application, a request for a security token to access the relying party to the STS ; receiving , at the client application, the security token to access the relying party from the STS, wherein the security token comprises a certificate for the relying party; validating the certificate using Public Key Infrastructure, PKI, chain validation through a secondary authentication process, wherein a step in the secondary authentication process comprises comparing a DNS name from an audience Uniform Resource Identifier, URI, field in the security token with a subject field or subject alternative name, SAN, field in the certificate for the relying party, wherein the audience URI field includes the IP address of the relying party; and upon successful validation of the security token, communicating , from the client application, the security token to the relying party.
Method for transferring a thin film made of a first material onto a support substrate made of a second material, the first and the second material having different coefficients of thermal expansion, the method being characterized in that it comprises: a. supplying a donor substrate obtained by bonding a thick layer, formed of the first material , and a handling substrate , the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion of the material forming the handling substrate and that of the support substrate being less, in absolute value, than the difference in thermal expansion of the thick layer and that of the support substrate , and the donor substrate having a main face on the thick layer ; b. introducing light species into the thick layer to generate therein a plane of embrittlement and to define the thin layer between the plane of embrittlement and the main face of the donor substrate ; c. joining the main face of the donor substrate with a face of the support substrate ; d. detaching the thin layer at the embrittlement plane , the detachment including application of a heat treatment. a. supplying a donor substrate obtained by bonding a thick layer, formed of the first material , and a handling substrate , the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion of the material forming the handling substrate and that of the support substrate being less, in absolute value, than the difference in thermal expansion of the thick layer and that of the support substrate , and the donor substrate having a main face on the thick layer ; b. introducing light species into the thick layer to generate therein a plane of embrittlement and to define the thin layer between the plane of embrittlement and the main face of the donor substrate ; c. joining the main face of the donor substrate with a face of the support substrate ; d. detaching the thin layer at the embrittlement plane , the detachment including application of a heat treatment.
A manufacturing method of a crystal of 3',5'-cyclic diguanylic acid wherein the crystal is a free acid containing no metal salt comprising a step of adding acid to an aqueous solution of 3',5'-cyclic diguanylic acid so as to lower pH to 1 to 3, wherein characteristic peaks are observed around 8.1, 8.3, 10.8, 11.8, 16.9, 19.1, 19.5, 22.4, 25.0, 26.7, 27.0 and 27.7 (°) in diffraction angle (2θ) in X-ray powder analysis.
An auger grouted displacement pile for being placed and retained in a supporting medium, the displacement pile comprising: an elongated pipe having a hollow central chamber , a top section and a bottom section , the bottom section further including a soil displacement head comprising: extending from the elongated pipe, at least one lateral compaction protrusion which establishes a regular bore diameter when the pile is rotated into the supporting medium; a helical blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the bottom section further including an opening , proximate to the trailing edge, in fluid communication with the central chamber, the helical blade having a first handedness configured to move the pile into the supporting medium and material in the direction of the top section, wherein the top section further includes a helical auger having a second handedness which is opposite the first handedness of the helical blade, the helical auger being configured to move material toward the bottom section when the pile is rotating; means for forming irregularities in the bore diameter after compaction by the at least one lateral compaction protrusion, in which the means for forming irregularities is disposed between the helical auger and the helical blade. extending from the elongated pipe, at least one lateral compaction protrusion which establishes a regular bore diameter when the pile is rotated into the supporting medium; a helical blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the bottom section further including an opening , proximate to the trailing edge, in fluid communication with the central chamber, the helical blade having a first handedness configured to move the pile into the supporting medium and material in the direction of the top section, wherein the top section further includes a helical auger having a second handedness which is opposite the first handedness of the helical blade, the helical auger being configured to move material toward the bottom section when the pile is rotating; means for forming irregularities in the bore diameter after compaction by the at least one lateral compaction protrusion, in which the means for forming irregularities is disposed between the helical auger and the helical blade.
A composition comprising a recombinant adeno-associated virus expression vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding exogenous NeuroD1 for use in a method of reducing neuroinflammation and/or repairing blood vessels associated with disruption of normal blood flow in the CNS in an individual subject in need thereof, wherein the disruption of normal blood flow in the CNS is due to a disorder selected from the group consisting of: thrombosis, embolism, hemorrhage, concussion, blast, penetration, inflammation, infection, chronic disease mediated restriction of blood vessels and a combination of any two or more thereof, the method comprising: administering a therapeutically effective dose of said composition to an area where normal blood flow has been disrupted.
A wall plug , comprising: a first component with a plurality of first strutting bars arranged in circumferential direction; connected to the first component , a second component with a stretchable coherent matrix , which matrix encompasses the first strutting bars circumferentially at least in sections, in particular at a wall plug head side; wherein the matrix comprises in a force-free state in a sleeve section a greater circumference than a hollow cylindrical wall plug section or strutting region between a foot of the wall plug and the sleeve section ; wherein the matrix comprises in a force-free state in the sleeve section at least one indentation and at least one filet indentation , which are arranged alternatingly in circumferential direction of the wall plug , wherein the at least one filet indentation corresponds to one of the first strutting bars ; wherein the at least one indentation is configured for being, upon inserting a fixing element into an opening of the wall plug , folded or pushed radially outwards. a first component with a plurality of first strutting bars arranged in circumferential direction; connected to the first component , a second component with a stretchable coherent matrix , which matrix encompasses the first strutting bars circumferentially at least in sections, in particular at a wall plug head side; wherein the matrix comprises in a force-free state in a sleeve section a greater circumference than a hollow cylindrical wall plug section or strutting region between a foot of the wall plug and the sleeve section ; wherein the matrix comprises in a force-free state in the sleeve section at least one indentation and at least one filet indentation , which are arranged alternatingly in circumferential direction of the wall plug , wherein the at least one filet indentation corresponds to one of the first strutting bars ; wherein the at least one indentation is configured for being, upon inserting a fixing element into an opening of the wall plug , folded or pushed radially outwards.
A method of papermaking, comprising the steps of: providing a blend of filler particles, a strength additive, and cellulose fiber stock; treating the filler particles with a composition carrying the same charge as the strength additive, to inhibit the strength additive from adhering to the filler particles; combining the filler particles with the cellulose fiber stock; treating the combination with the strength additive; and forming a paper mat from the combination: wherein at least 10% of the filler particles are precipitated calcium carbonate and at least 10% of the filler particles are ground calcium carbonate, the cellulose fiber stock comprises a plurality of cellulose fibers and water. providing a blend of filler particles, a strength additive, and cellulose fiber stock; treating the filler particles with a composition carrying the same charge as the strength additive, to inhibit the strength additive from adhering to the filler particles; combining the filler particles with the cellulose fiber stock; treating the combination with the strength additive; and forming a paper mat from the combination: wherein at least 10% of the filler particles are precipitated calcium carbonate and at least 10% of the filler particles are ground calcium carbonate, the cellulose fiber stock comprises a plurality of cellulose fibers and water.