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A computer-implemented method for assessing peripheral arterial tone , PAT, of an individual monitored by optical plethysmography, wherein said method comprises: - obtaining: ∘ an optical plethysmography signal measured at an investigated volume of said individual by a sensor of an optical plethysmography setup; and ∘ light intensities (102;103) acquired by optical plethysmography at two or more points in time (12;13) along said optical plethysmography signal ; and - determining changes in arterial blood volume in said investigated volume between said two or more points in time (12;13) by determining an evaluation function that determines a logarithm , or a function approximation thereof , of a ratio of said light intensities (102;103), thereby assessing PAT of said individual ; said two or more points in time including at least one first point in time corresponding to a systole or to a diastole in a cardiac cycle and at least one second point in time corresponding to any point in time within the same cardiac cycle or within a different cardiac cycle; and - determining a drop in said PAT indicative for a vasoconstriction in said investigated volume , by determining a drop in value of the evaluation function that determines the logarithm , or the function approximation thereof, of the ratio of said light intensities, below a predetermined threshold value. - obtaining: ∘ an optical plethysmography signal measured at an investigated volume of said individual by a sensor of an optical plethysmography setup; and ∘ light intensities (102;103) acquired by optical plethysmography at two or more points in time (12;13) along said optical plethysmography signal ; and ∘ an optical plethysmography signal measured at an investigated volume of said individual by a sensor of an optical plethysmography setup; and ∘ light intensities (102;103) acquired by optical plethysmography at two or more points in time (12;13) along said optical plethysmography signal ; and - determining changes in arterial blood volume in said investigated volume between said two or more points in time (12;13) by determining an evaluation function that determines a logarithm , or a function approximation thereof , of a ratio of said light intensities (102;103), thereby assessing PAT of said individual ; said two or more points in time including at least one first point in time corresponding to a systole or to a diastole in a cardiac cycle and at least one second point in time corresponding to any point in time within the same cardiac cycle or within a different cardiac cycle; and - determining a drop in said PAT indicative for a vasoconstriction in said investigated volume , by determining a drop in value of the evaluation function that determines the logarithm , or the function approximation thereof, of the ratio of said light intensities, below a predetermined threshold value.
A punching device for processing dried samples (36-1,...,36-4) applied to a sample card , in particular of liquids containing DNA such as blood, saliva and the like, comprising: a support structure ; at least one punching means mounted removably on the support structure and having a punch and a lower die , wherein the punch is movable between a rest position in which it is away from the lower die and a punching position in which it is close to the lower die, and wherein the punching means has a receiving opening into which a sample card is introducible by means of a movable gripper unit of the punching device and is positionable relative to the punching means , a punching drive which is mounted on the support structure and which is couplable or coupled to the punch of the punching means and by way of which the movement of the punch between the rest position and the punching position is driven, wherein the punching means comprises a structure separate from the punching device , the punch and the lower die being arranged on said separate structure , wherein the punching means with its structure is configured such that said punching means forms an exchangeable module that is couplable to the support structure of the punching device and the punching drive , characterized in that the punching device comprises a suction device, by means of which dust particles produced during punching are removable in the region of the lower die , and an actuating element that can be actuated so that an engagement between the punching means and the support structure can be released. a support structure ; at least one punching means mounted removably on the support structure and having a punch and a lower die , wherein the punch is movable between a rest position in which it is away from the lower die and a punching position in which it is close to the lower die, and wherein the punching means has a receiving opening into which a sample card is introducible by means of a movable gripper unit of the punching device and is positionable relative to the punching means , a punching drive which is mounted on the support structure and which is couplable or coupled to the punch of the punching means and by way of which the movement of the punch between the rest position and the punching position is driven, wherein the punching means comprises a structure separate from the punching device , the punch and the lower die being arranged on said separate structure , wherein the punching means with its structure is configured such that said punching means forms an exchangeable module that is couplable to the support structure of the punching device and the punching drive , characterized in that the punching device comprises a suction device, by means of which dust particles produced during punching are removable in the region of the lower die , and an actuating element that can be actuated so that an engagement between the punching means and the support structure can be released.
An active wearable robot comprising at least two articulated modules adapted to correspond to respective body joints of a user, said robot further comprising: - actuation means defining a single primary motion output from which a torque is delivered; - at least one first motion distribution element connected to said single primary motion output to receive said delivered torque in input and to distribute it in differential modes through two derivative motion outputs to said at least two articulated modules; characterised by the active wearable robot further comprising: - torque sensing means interposed between said actuation means and said at least one first mechanical motion distribution element , adapted to detect the deviation between the torque delivered by said single primary motion output and the torque actually absorbed by said at least one first motion distribution element, wherein said robot further comprises a control unit communicating with said sensor means and said actuation means , configured to perform a feedback control for said actuation means based on said deviation. - actuation means defining a single primary motion output from which a torque is delivered; - at least one first motion distribution element connected to said single primary motion output to receive said delivered torque in input and to distribute it in differential modes through two derivative motion outputs to said at least two articulated modules; characterised by the active wearable robot further comprising: - torque sensing means interposed between said actuation means and said at least one first mechanical motion distribution element , adapted to detect the deviation between the torque delivered by said single primary motion output and the torque actually absorbed by said at least one first motion distribution element, wherein said robot further comprises a control unit communicating with said sensor means and said actuation means , configured to perform a feedback control for said actuation means based on said deviation.
An anti-slip safety tensioning device for an automobile, comprising a driving handle assembly , a support assembly , a long band and a short band ; wherein the driving handle assembly is rotatable relative to the support assembly ; wherein the support assembly comprises a pair of lateral support plates , an eccentric shaft having two ends respectively inserted into the two lateral support plates , and a plurality of connecting shafts disposed between the two lateral support plates ; wherein the driving handle assembly comprises a pair of lateral driving handle plates , a top shaft located at a front side of the driving handle assembly and between the two lateral driving handle plates, and a barrier assembly located at a rear side of the driving handle assembly and between the two lateral driving handle plates; wherein the driving handle assembly is located between the two lateral support plates , and the two ends of the eccentric shaft respectively pass through the two lateral driving handle plates enabling the whole driving handle assembly to be rotatable around the eccentric shaft to achieve unfolding and folding of the driving handle assembly relative to the support assembly ; and wherein the long band has a free end wrapped around the eccentric shaft , and a free end of the long band passes through a gap between the eccentric shaft and the top shaft ; characterised in that : the eccentric shaft has an eccentric bulge ; and when the driving handle assembly is folded relative to the support assembly , the eccentric shaft is located on a rear side of the top shaft and the eccentric bulge of the eccentric shaft faces the top shaft . the eccentric shaft has an eccentric bulge ; and when the driving handle assembly is folded relative to the support assembly , the eccentric shaft is located on a rear side of the top shaft and the eccentric bulge of the eccentric shaft faces the top shaft .
A device for testing the use of a capacitive surface with a glove, said device comprising : - a gauge made of an electrically conductive material adapted to be detectable by said capacitive surface to be tested, and - a plate , made of an electrically non-conductive material, adapted to be placed between the capacitive surface to be tested and said gauge , said plate having a thickness adapted to simulate said glove. - a gauge made of an electrically conductive material adapted to be detectable by said capacitive surface to be tested, and - a plate , made of an electrically non-conductive material, adapted to be placed between the capacitive surface to be tested and said gauge , said plate having a thickness adapted to simulate said glove.
A compound of formula (I) wherein R is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl, or a stereoisomer thereof.
Vacuum interrupter with a cover , which has an opening for an axially movable switching rod , which is led out of the vacuum interrupter by means of a bellow arranged vacuum-tight on the cover , wherein a torsion preventing means is provided for preventing a torsion of the switching rod with respect to the cover , wherein the torsion preventing means is provided by the housing cover and a torsion lock element , characterized in that the housing cover provides an external gearing arranged on an radial outer side of the housing cover , and the torsion lock element provides engaging means for torsion-proof cooperation with the switching rod and an internal gearing , which in a mounted position interacts with the external gearing of the cover .
Method for singularizing frames to be transmitted by an object connected to a server via a low-power wireless communication network, the singularization method comprises an integration, in a frame to be transmitted identifying the transmitting connected object and comprising payload data, of at least: • a counter that can be incremented according to the frame to be transmitted, the counter having a predefined dimension; and • a supplementary index that can be modified upon a zeroing of the counter. • a counter that can be incremented according to the frame to be transmitted, the counter having a predefined dimension; and • a supplementary index that can be modified upon a zeroing of the counter.
Daphne laureola extract for use in a method of treating dermopathies chosen from chronic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, seborrhoic dermatitis, non-specific dermatitis, occasional dermatitis, dandruff and psoriasis characterized in that said extract is obtained by decoction or maceration and is administered topically.
A valve for fluids, preferably for gases, comprising: - an inlet passage for a fluid; - an outlet passage for the fluid; - a shutter interposed between the inlet passage and the outlet passage and movable along a movement direction (L) between an open position, in which it allows the flow of the fluid from the inlet passage to the outlet passage along a sliding direction (S), and a closed position, in which it prevents the flow of fluid; - a first magnetic attraction means of the retaining type operatively active on the shutter for attracting and/or keeping the shutter itself towards the open position; said first magnetic attraction means being configured to generate magnetic field lines at the shutter ; - a box-shaped body containing the first magnetic attraction means and extending along the movement direction (L) between an outer face and an inner face with respect to an inner volume (V) of the valve interposed between the inlet passage and the outlet passage ; wherein said box-shaped body comprises a dividing wall arranged between the inner volume (V) and a housing in which the first magnetic attraction means is positioned; said dividing wall being arranged outside the dimensions of the first magnetic attraction means according to the movement direction (L), and said shutter being arranged on an opposite side to the first magnetic attraction means with respect to the dividing wall ; said shutter being at least partly made of a magnetic and/or ferromagnetic material so as to be traversed by a transverse component of said magnetic field lines with respect to the movement direction (L) and extending beyond said dividing wall so that said transverse component interacts with the shutter between the open position and the closed position; wherein said shutter has a lateral portion thereof that overlaps a geometric protrusion of the magnetic attraction means on a plane passing through the shutter and orthogonal to the movement direction (L); said lateral portion being at least partly made of a magnetic and/or ferromagnetic material, characterised in that the dividing wall is made of ferromagnetic material. - an inlet passage for a fluid; - an outlet passage for the fluid; - a shutter interposed between the inlet passage and the outlet passage and movable along a movement direction (L) between an open position, in which it allows the flow of the fluid from the inlet passage to the outlet passage along a sliding direction (S), and a closed position, in which it prevents the flow of fluid; - a first magnetic attraction means of the retaining type operatively active on the shutter for attracting and/or keeping the shutter itself towards the open position; said first magnetic attraction means being configured to generate magnetic field lines at the shutter ; - a box-shaped body containing the first magnetic attraction means and extending along the movement direction (L) between an outer face and an inner face with respect to an inner volume (V) of the valve interposed between the inlet passage and the outlet passage ;
A production line for the production of workpieces (W), comprising a printing machine and a degassing chamber separate to the printing machine for degassing a material located on a workpiece (W), the degassing chamber being located within the production line so as to receive a workpiece (W) after it has been printed by the printing machine , the degassing chamber comprising: a vacuum source for creating at least a partial vacuum, and a vacuum reservoir in fluid communication with the vacuum source such that the at least partial vacuum may be produced and maintained within the vacuum reservoir , a secondary chamber, a port valve which is movable between an open position to allow passage of a workpiece (W) therethrough between the exterior of the degassing chamber and the secondary chamber and a closed position in which the port valve is fluidly sealed, and a reservoir valve which is movable between an open position to provide fluid communication between the secondary chamber and the vacuum reservoir and a closed position in which the reservoir valve is fluidly sealed; and wherein the degassing chamber comprises a processing region in which the material of the workpiece (W) may be degassed, and a transport mechanism configured to move the workpiece (W) from the exterior of the degassing chamber and position it within the processing region. a vacuum source for creating at least a partial vacuum, and a vacuum reservoir in fluid communication with the vacuum source such that the at least partial vacuum may be produced and maintained within the vacuum reservoir , a secondary chamber, a port valve which is movable between an open position to allow passage of a workpiece (W) therethrough between the exterior of the degassing chamber and the secondary chamber and a closed position in which the port valve is fluidly sealed, and a reservoir valve which is movable between an open position to provide fluid communication between the secondary chamber and the vacuum reservoir and a closed position in which the reservoir valve is fluidly sealed; and wherein the degassing chamber comprises a processing region in which the material of the workpiece (W) may be degassed, and a transport mechanism configured to move the workpiece (W) from the exterior of the degassing chamber and position it within the processing region.
A photoresist remover composition comprising or consisting of a sulfonic acid component selected from the group consisting of camphor sulfonic acid, and a benzene sulfonic acid of structure (I), wherein R is H or a C-1 to C-18 n-alkyl; ; and a dicarboxylic acid having structure (II), a solvent component which consists of an organic solvent component, or a mixture of an organic solvent component and water, wherein the organic solvent component consist of 100 wt% to 85 wt% of said solvent component, and further wherein said organic solvent component is either selected from the group consisting of solvents (III), (IV), (V), (VI) wherein R is selected from the group consisting of -(-O-CH 2 -CH 2 -) n' -OH, -OH, and -O-C(=O)-CH 3 , wherein n' is equal to 1, 2, 3, or 4, (VII) wherein Ra is H or a C-1 to C-4 alkyl moiety, (VIII), (IX) wherein Rb is a C-1 to C-18 alkyl moiety, (X), and (XI) or is a mixture of at least solvents selected from this group; Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether (III), and
A process for preparing a poly(amide-imide) film, which comprises: simultaneously or sequentially mixing and reacting a diamine compound, a dianhydride compound, and a dicarbonyl compound in an organic solvent in a polymerization apparatus to prepare a polymer solution; transferring the polymer solution to a tank; purging the tank with an inert gas; casting the polymer solution in the tank onto a belt and then drying it to prepare a gel-sheet; thermally treating the gel-sheet while it is moved to prepare a cured film; cooling the cured film while it is moved; and winding the cooled cured film using a winder. simultaneously or sequentially mixing and reacting a diamine compound, a dianhydride compound, and a dicarbonyl compound in an organic solvent in a polymerization apparatus to prepare a polymer solution; transferring the polymer solution to a tank; purging the tank with an inert gas; casting the polymer solution in the tank onto a belt and then drying it to prepare a gel-sheet; thermally treating the gel-sheet while it is moved to prepare a cured film; cooling the cured film while it is moved; and winding the cooled cured film using a winder.
Method for defining welding parameters (P i (x)) for a welding process on a workpiece , in which a welding torch fastened to a robot is guided over the workpiece along a predetermined welding path and predetermined welding parameters (P i (x)) for processing the workpiece are set as a function of the position (x) along the welding path , characterised in that before the welding process is carried out, at least one parameter (P K (x)) representing the cooling is recorded as a function of the position (x) along the welding path , and the at least one parameter (P K (x)) representing the cooling along the welding path is taken into account when defining optimised welding parameters (P i,opt (x)) as a function of the position (x) along the welding path for the welding process.
A composition comprising: from 5 to 20 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight rubber (phr) of a propylene-ethylene-diene (PEDM) terpolymer comprising 1 to 10 wt% diene, 5 to 40 wt% ethylene, and 15 to 85 wt% propylene, said wt% based on the weight of the PEDM terpolymer; and from 80 to 95 phr of an ethylene-based copolymer comprising ethylene, one or more C 3 to C 12 α-olefins, and, optionally, one or more dienes; wherein the amount of ethylene content of the ethylene-based copolymer (in wt% on the basis of total weight of the ethylene-based copolymer) is greater than the amount of ethylene content of the PEDM terpolymer (in wt% on the basis of total weight of the PEDM terpolymer). from 5 to 20 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight rubber (phr) of a propylene-ethylene-diene (PEDM) terpolymer comprising 1 to 10 wt% diene, 5 to 40 wt% ethylene, and 15 to 85 wt% propylene, said wt% based on the weight of the PEDM terpolymer; and from 80 to 95 phr of an ethylene-based copolymer comprising ethylene, one or more C 3 to C 12 α-olefins, and, optionally, one or more dienes; wherein the amount of ethylene content of the ethylene-based copolymer (in wt% on the basis of total weight of the ethylene-based copolymer) is greater than the amount of ethylene content of the PEDM terpolymer (in wt% on the basis of total weight of the PEDM terpolymer).
A compound of the formula I for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein: R 1 and R 2 are independently -H; k is 0; R 3 and R 4 together form =S ; R 6 and R 7 together form =O ; m is 0; R 5 is -H or CH 3 ; n is 1; R 8 is -H; R 9 is -H; R 10 is -H; or a stereoisomer, enantiomer and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrite thereof. R 1 and R 2 are independently -H; k is 0; R 3 and R 4 together form =S ; R 6 and R 7 together form =O ; m is 0; R 5 is -H or CH 3 ; n is 1; R 8 is -H; R 9 is -H; R 10 is -H; or a stereoisomer, enantiomer and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrite thereof.