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A tissue treatment system, comprising: an elongate probe having a distal tip and a length; at least one infusion lumen positioned through or along the elongate probe, wherein the infusion lumen defines one or more openings along its length; at least one delivery lumen slidingly positioned through or along the at least one infusion lumen, wherein translation of the at least one delivery lumen relative to the at least one infusion lumen controls a number of unobstructed openings along the at least one infusion lumen; and a liner enclosing the probe and being expandable from a delivery configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the liner has a size greater than the size of a uterine cavity in which the liner is inserted, wherein the liner defines a suppleness such that expansion of the liner within the uterine cavity causes portions of the liner to fold upon itself while conforming against a tissue surface of the uterine cavity. an elongate probe having a distal tip and a length; at least one infusion lumen positioned through or along the elongate probe, wherein the infusion lumen defines one or more openings along its length; at least one delivery lumen slidingly positioned through or along the at least one infusion lumen, wherein translation of the at least one delivery lumen relative to the at least one infusion lumen controls a number of unobstructed openings along the at least one infusion lumen; and a liner enclosing the probe and being expandable from a delivery configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the liner has a size greater than the size of a uterine cavity in which the liner is inserted, wherein the liner defines a suppleness such that expansion of the liner within the uterine cavity causes portions of the liner to fold upon itself while conforming against a tissue surface of the uterine cavity.
A method for preventing a touch button from being false triggered, comprising: obtaining a current screen direction state of a portable electronic device, when detecting the touch button of the electronic device being touched; determining , only when the screen direction state is a first direction state, a touch operation on the touch button and judging whether the touch operation is a predefined touch operation, wherein the first direction state is a landscape state; and reporting , when the touch operation is the predefined touch operation, a key value of the touch button to trigger a function of the touch button. obtaining a current screen direction state of a portable electronic device, when detecting the touch button of the electronic device being touched; determining , only when the screen direction state is a first direction state, a touch operation on the touch button and judging whether the touch operation is a predefined touch operation, wherein the first direction state is a landscape state; and reporting , when the touch operation is the predefined touch operation, a key value of the touch button to trigger a function of the touch button.
Helically coiled heat exchanger for the indirect exchange of heat between a two-phase first medium (M) and a second medium (M'), having - a shell which surrounds a shell space and which extends along a longitudinal axis (z), - an inlet for the admission of the two-phase first medium (M) into the shell space , - a tube bundle which is arranged in the shell space and which has multiple tubes for accommodating the second medium (M'), which tubes are helically coiled about the longitudinal axis (z), and - a separating device for separating a gaseous phase (G) from a liquid phase (F) of the two-phase first medium (M), characterized in that the separating device has a tray which is arranged above the tube bundle and which serves for collecting the liquid phase (F), wherein the tray has a plurality of chimneys for the purpose of separating the two phases (F, G), wherein the respective chimney projects from the tray from a side of the tray facing away from the tube bundle , is covered by a roof and opens into a passage opening in the tray , wherein furthermore, between the respective roof and an upper end of the respective chimney , there is provided an inlet opening via which the gaseous phase (G) can flow into the respective chimney . - a shell which surrounds a shell space and which extends along a longitudinal axis (z), - an inlet for the admission of the two-phase first medium (M) into the shell space , - a tube bundle which is arranged in the shell space and which has multiple tubes for accommodating the second medium (M'), which tubes are helically coiled about the longitudinal axis (z), and - a separating device for separating a gaseous phase (G) from a liquid phase (F) of the two-phase first medium (M),
A sample measurement system comprising: sample measurement units that are configured to perform measurement on samples by using consumables; a consumable setting unit in which a consumable rack (C10, C20) storing the consumables to be supplied to the sample measurement units is set; a sample setting unit in which a sample rack storing the samples to be supplied to the sample measurement units is set; a first transport path (F) that transports the consumable rack (C10, C20) from the consumable setting unit to at least one of the sample measurement units ; and a second transport path (R) configured to transport the sample rack from the sample setting unit to at least one of the sample measurement units ; characterised in that the consumable setting unit is configured to hold a plurality of the consumable racks (C10, C20), and the consumable setting unit is configured to cause an empty rack, emptied by passing through at least one of the sample measurement units , to hold consumables and transports the rack to the first transport path (F). sample measurement units that are configured to perform measurement on samples by using consumables; a consumable setting unit in which a consumable rack (C10, C20) storing the consumables to be supplied to the sample measurement units is set; a sample setting unit in which a sample rack storing the samples to be supplied to the sample measurement units is set; a first transport path (F) that transports the consumable rack (C10, C20) from the consumable setting unit to at least one of the sample measurement units ; and a second transport path (R) configured to transport the sample rack from the sample setting unit to at least one of the sample measurement units ; characterised in that the consumable setting unit is configured to hold a plurality of the consumable racks (C10, C20), and the consumable setting unit is configured to cause an empty rack, emptied by passing through at least one of the sample measurement units , to hold consumables and transports the rack to the first transport path (F).
A processor comprising: a processor core , and a memory controller coupled between the processor core and main memory, wherein the main memory comprises an enclave that includes enclave page cache, EPC, pages, characterized in that the processor core is to: execute a first enclave instruction, wherein the first enclave instruction is a single instruction; and in response to executing the first enclave instruction, copy content of a source EPC page in an enclave to a target EPC page within the same enclave , update an access permission level of the target EPC page, and change a page type flag of the target EPC page from a pending state to a valid state for use in the enclave . a processor core , and a memory controller coupled between the processor core and main memory, execute a first enclave instruction, wherein the first enclave instruction is a single instruction; and in response to executing the first enclave instruction, copy content of a source EPC page in an enclave to a target EPC page within the same enclave , update an access permission level of the target EPC page, and change a page type flag of the target EPC page from a pending state to a valid state for use in the enclave . copy content of a source EPC page in an enclave to a target EPC page within the same enclave , update an access permission level of the target EPC page, and change a page type flag of the target EPC page from a pending state to a valid state for use in the enclave .
Method for image processing comprising the steps of acquiring (S01) initial image data, preferably from an image sensor; deconstructing (S02) the image data in a plurality of N image pyramid layers, wherein N>2; collapsing (S031) the N-layer with the (N-1)-layer in order to create an intermediate layer; collapsing (S033) the intermediate layer with the subsequent layer to create a new intermediate layer and repeating this step until collapsing the last intermediate layer with the first layer to generate the final image; wherein a tone-mapping operator is applied (S032, S034) to at least one intermediate layer. deconstructing (S02) the image data in a plurality of N image pyramid layers, wherein N>2; collapsing (S031) the N-layer with the (N-1)-layer in order to create an intermediate layer; collapsing (S033) the intermediate layer with the subsequent layer to create a new intermediate layer and repeating this step until collapsing the last intermediate layer with the first layer to generate the final image; wherein a tone-mapping operator is applied (S032, S034) to at least one intermediate layer.
An in vitro method of predicting whether or not a PD-1/PD-L1 blockade is effective for treatment of a subject suffering from a malignant tumor, which comprises detecting a complete or partial deletion in 3'UTR region of PD-L1 gene in a tumor cell that has been taken from the subject and evaluating the PD-1/PD-L1 blockade as useful for the treatment of the subject when the complete or partial deletion in 3'UTR region of PD-L1 gene is present.
A process for the catalytic production of methanol and/or its derivatives dimethyl ether, ethene or propene from a gas mixture comprising at least H 2 and CO and/or CO 2 in at least a first reactor, comprising the steps of: i) bringing the gas mixture at a reaction temperature between 180°C to 360°C and a pressure smaller than 50 bar at gas flow conditions within the at least first reactor into contact with solid sorbent particles, such as molecular sieves like zeolite, alumina, silica, silicate, carbon material or mixtures thereof, and optionally catalyst particles, for the generation of at least water and methanol and absorbing water and/or methanol and/or derivate molecules on the solid sorbent particles in order to achieve in-situ or intermediate ex-situ at least partial removal of water and/or methanol and/or derivate molecules from the flow of the gas mixture, ii) separating at least partially at least one of the reaction products in first reactor or between a number of subsequent reactors at a temperature close to the reaction temperature by extracting the particles of the solid sorbent particles from the gas flow; and iii) operating the at least first reactor as fluidized bed reactor, wherein a regeneration of the solid sorbent particles is conducted in the upper part of the first reactor by a temperature increase or an addition of dry gases or a combination thereof, and wherein the regenerated solid sorbent particles are fed back from the upper part of the first reactor to the reactive bed in the lower part of the first reactor by means of a cyclone. i) bringing the gas mixture at a reaction temperature between 180°C to 360°C and a pressure smaller than 50 bar at gas flow conditions within the at least first reactor into contact with solid sorbent particles, such as molecular sieves like zeolite, alumina, silica, silicate, carbon material or mixtures thereof, and optionally catalyst particles, for the generation of at least water and methanol and absorbing water and/or methanol and/or derivate molecules on the solid sorbent particles in order to achieve in-situ or intermediate ex-situ at least partial removal of water and/or methanol and/or derivate molecules from the flow of the gas mixture, ii) separating at least partially at least one of the reaction products in first reactor or between a number of subsequent reactors at a temperature close to the reaction temperature by extracting the particles of the solid sorbent particles from the gas flow; and iii) operating the at least first reactor as fluidized bed reactor, wherein a regeneration of the solid sorbent particles is conducted in the upper part of the first reactor by a temperature increase or an addition of dry gases or a combination thereof, and wherein the regenerated solid sorbent particles are fed back from the upper part of the first reactor to the reactive bed in the lower part of the first reactor by means of a cyclone.
A catheter assembly comprising: a catheter having a leading end , a trailing end and a lumen extending between the leading end and the trailing end ; an expandable device positioned toward the leading end of the catheter , the expandable device having a collapsed configuration suitable for endoluminal delivery of the expandable device to a vascular treatment site and an expanded configuration having an outer peripheral dimension larger than the outer peripheral dimension of the collapsed configuration; a sleeve extending around the expandable device , wherein the sleeve comprises a sheet of material having first and second major surfaces and a plurality of openings extending between the first major surface and the second major surface; and a primary coupling member engaged with the openings in the sleeve for releasably coupling portions of the sheet to one another to constrain the expandable device toward the collapsed configuration, wherein the sleeve includes a distal portion that extends over the expandable device and is openable by disengaging the primary coupling member from the sleeve to allow outward expansion of the expandable device toward the expanded configuration, the sleeve being separate from the expandable device and having a proximal portion that extends towards the trailing end of the catheter being accessible by a user to facilitate removal of the sleeve from the treatment site after expansion of the expandable device toward the expanded configuration. a catheter having a leading end , a trailing end and a lumen extending between the leading end and the trailing end ; an expandable device positioned toward the leading end of the catheter , the expandable device having a collapsed configuration suitable for endoluminal delivery of the expandable device to a vascular treatment site and an expanded configuration having an outer peripheral dimension larger than the outer peripheral dimension of the collapsed configuration; a sleeve extending around the expandable device , wherein the sleeve comprises a sheet of material having first and second major surfaces and a plurality of openings extending between the first major surface and the second major surface; and a primary coupling member engaged with the openings in the sleeve for releasably coupling portions of the sheet to one another to constrain the expandable device toward the collapsed configuration, wherein the sleeve includes a distal portion that extends over the expandable device and is openable by disengaging the primary coupling member from the sleeve to allow outward expansion of the expandable device toward the expanded configuration, the sleeve being separate from the expandable device and having a proximal portion that extends towards the trailing end of the catheter being accessible by a user to facilitate removal of the sleeve from the treatment site after expansion of the expandable device toward the expanded configuration.
A sheave for a belted elevator system comprising: a shaft defining a central axis of the sheave , the sheave rotatable about the central axis; and a sheave outer member operably connected to the shaft via at least one bearing and rotatable about the central axis, the sheave outer member interactive with a belt of the elevator system ; wherein the sheave outer member is formed from a molded plastic material; wherein the sheave outer member is supported at the bearing by a metallic support member ; characterized in that the metallic support member is a tubular insert disposed radially inboard of the sheave outer surface; or the metallic support member is embedded in the sheave outer member and the metallic support member comprises a plurality of metallic rings molded into the sheave outer member . a shaft defining a central axis of the sheave , the sheave rotatable about the central axis; and a sheave outer member operably connected to the shaft via at least one bearing and rotatable about the central axis, the sheave outer member interactive with a belt of the elevator system ; wherein the sheave outer member is formed from a molded plastic material; wherein the sheave outer member is supported at the bearing by a metallic support member ; characterized in that the metallic support member is a tubular insert disposed radially inboard of the sheave outer surface; or the metallic support member is embedded in the sheave outer member and the metallic support member comprises a plurality of metallic rings molded into the sheave outer member .
A method for defending against a Denial of Service attack, the method comprising: monitoring data traffic transmitted from at least one source computer to a host server , detecting that the at least one source computer transmitting data is involved in a Denial of Service attack, in response to the detection that the at least one source computer is involved in the Denial of Service attack generating at least one data frame by modifying at least one data frame obtained from the data traffic transmitted from the at least one source computer being involved in the Denial of Service attack so that a plurality of data fields in the generated at least one data frame representing address information of the host server as a source of the at least one generated data frame are set to correspond to address information of the at least one source computer being involved in the Denial of Service attack, transmitting the generated data frame to the source computer . monitoring data traffic transmitted from at least one source computer to a host server , detecting that the at least one source computer transmitting data is involved in a Denial of Service attack, in response to the detection that the at least one source computer is involved in the Denial of Service attack generating at least one data frame by modifying at least one data frame obtained from the data traffic transmitted from the at least one source computer being involved in the Denial of Service attack so that a plurality of data fields in the generated at least one data frame representing address information of the host server as a source of the at least one generated data frame are set to correspond to address information of the at least one source computer being involved in the Denial of Service attack, transmitting the generated data frame to the source computer .
A method of allocating frequency channels in a wireless communication system comprising common channel framework enabled stations , said method comprising: - using by said common channel framework enabled stations a common frequency channel at common time intervals in order to determine a communication frequency channel on which a pair of common channel framework enabled stations will be allowed to exchange data frames, wherein said determining comprises detecting, for the duration of the common time interval, a presence of one or more common channel framework unaware stations on the respective common frequency channel used during that common time interval, and - periodically rotating the common frequency channel at the beginning of each common time interval according to a rotation cycle within a set of available frequency channels. - using by said common channel framework enabled stations a common frequency channel at common time intervals in order to determine a communication frequency channel on which a pair of common channel framework enabled stations will be allowed to exchange data frames, wherein said determining comprises detecting, for the duration of the common time interval, a presence of one or more common channel framework unaware stations on the respective common frequency channel used during that common time interval, and - periodically rotating the common frequency channel at the beginning of each common time interval according to a rotation cycle within a set of available frequency channels.
Robotic foot configured to be placed on a support surface and comprising: - an attachment of said robotic foot to an external object; - at least one chain defining a contact area of said robotic foot with said support surface; - a first arm joined to said chain in correspondence of a first end of said chain and hinged to said attachment ; - a second arm hinged to said attachment and joined to said chain in correspondence of a second end of said chain ; and characterised by comprising: - elastic means suitable for mutually spread said arms while keeping said chain tense and by opposing to a deformation of said chain when in contact with said irregular supporting surface; and a first limit switch for said first arm and a second limit switch for said second arm , wherein said limit switches are configured to limit the mutual combination of said arms defining a minimum value of the spreading angle between said arms substantially comprised between 30 ° and 50 °. - an attachment of said robotic foot to an external object; - at least one chain defining a contact area of said robotic foot with said support surface; - a first arm joined to said chain in correspondence of a first end of said chain and hinged to said attachment ; - a second arm hinged to said attachment and joined to said chain in correspondence of a second end of said chain ; and characterised by comprising: - elastic means suitable for mutually spread said arms while keeping said chain tense and by opposing to a deformation of said chain when in contact with said irregular supporting surface; and - elastic means suitable for mutually spread said arms while keeping said chain tense and by opposing to a deformation of said chain when in contact with said irregular supporting surface; and
A toothbrush handle portion having: - a drive system for moving a brushhead ; - a first switch operable by the user to control the ON/OFF condition of the toothbrush; - a second switch being a push button switch, operable by a user during the time that the first switch is in its OFF condition, to select one of a plurality of possible modes of operation established in the toothbrush, wherein when the second switch is operated to select a particular mode of operation, the toothbrush will then operate in that particular mode when the ON/OFF switch is thereafter operated to an ON condition; and - an indicator means for indicating which mode has been selected, wherein the toothbrush handle further comprises: - a microprocessor which is programmed to control the operation of the drive system to produce a desired brushhead movement; wherein the second switch is operable to select a particular mode available in the microprocessor prior to the application of power to the brushhead . - a drive system for moving a brushhead ; - a first switch operable by the user to control the ON/OFF condition of the toothbrush; - a second switch being a push button switch, operable by a user during the time that the first switch is in its OFF condition, to select one of a plurality of possible modes of operation established in the toothbrush, - an indicator means for indicating which mode has been selected, wherein the toothbrush handle further comprises: - a microprocessor which is programmed to control the operation of the drive system to produce a desired brushhead movement;